Daily Record from Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland • 63

Friday April 21 1995 Dally Record 63 FANS played the Old Squirm yesterday but Mo Johnston came up shining bright Hotliners gave Celtic gaffer Tommy KU Bums a ring of no confidence others hung up on Rangers supremo DavidMurray and his latest fund-raising scheme TALK ABOUT GETTING HOT UNDER THE CALLER! Meanwhile Johnston -the player who had a left foot in both Old Firm camps is man of the Mo-ment down Brockville way Hearts lover Tom Nicholson Edinburgh branded Burns a lousy loser He rapped: is just another in a Ion: tradition of Farkhea managers criticises tactics yet to suggest Celtic are adventurous and cavalier is grossly misleading look at their league OH ME OH MIKO Alexei celebrates (above) the goal that gave Rangers victory at Rugby Park last night while (right) Gers hitmen Ally McCoist and Gordon Durie sit it out with the fans Angry Celt Grant Leishman Falkirk blasted: players break Hearts on the pitch on Wednesday night but they broke hearts in the stands CELTIC WERE ABYSMAL BURNS IS CLUELESS AND AN EMBARRASSMENT And Ibrox chairman Murray is a disgrace according to obviously impartial Celtic fan James Flannigan High Blantyre: once had the biscuit tin but got the begging bowl out asking £399 from Rangers Falkirk fan John to net a deal By GRAHAM CLARK INJURY-JINXED Alexei Mikhailichenko grabbed his second goal in five days to keep the newly-crowned champions on a high And the Ukrainian star seems hell-bent on getting himself a new deal when his contract ends this summer Dogged by one problem after another the midfielder has only recently returned to first-team action but back with a bang Ibrox boss Walter Smith said: making up for lost time two goals in a few days and taken them both well Applause only played a few games after his injury problems but certainly doing Miko who scored on Sunday against Hibs was again the cheer leader in what was a fairly meaningless fixture Despite the narrow scoreline Rangers outplayed Killie And Smith was happy with their efforts considering he was without £12m worth of talent Long-term crocks like Andy Goram and Ally McCoist were still missing but so too were Trevor Steven Mark Hateley and John Brown We also had the unusual sight of McCoist and Gordon Durie sitting with the Ibrox fans They turned up late after being at Ayr racing found no tickets had been left for them and so had to buy a couple to sit KILMARNOCK RANGERS 1 Maskrey Rangers replied by replacing Ferguson with young Lee Robertson And it was the Ibrox side who finished on top with Durrant going so close two minutes from time The midfield man converted to striker for the night latched onto a Mikhailichenko pass but his clever chip rebounded off the bar with Lekovic beaten There were bookings for three Killie players Whitworth Anderson and Connor KILMARNOCK: Lekovic MacPherson Black Skilling Whitworth Anderson Mitchell Findlay Wright Connor Maskrey (Brown 75) Subs: Reilly Geddes (g)- RANGERS: Maxwell Moore Bollan Gough McLaren Murray Cleland Ferguson (Robertson 77) Durrant Mikhailichenko Laudrup Subs: Reid Inglis (g) Referee: Hugh Williamson Renfrew wanted a penalty Rangers wanted a free-kick but the ref gave nothing The reinstated Ibrox Nol made amends 10 minutes later when he produced a fine save to keep out Derek header from a Mitchell cross Dragoje Lekovic also had good saves to thwart Brian Laudrup then Alex Cleland but he had no chance after 38 minutes when Rangers got their goal A tremendous through ball by Moore caught Killie napping and when Laudrup unselfishly laid it into path the Ukrainian made no mistake reply was immediate Gus MacPherson and Paul Wright combined to give Steve Maskrey a chance but the shot hit the post Killie tried to save the game by putting on Tom Brown for Scorer: Mikhailichenko (38 mins) HT: 0-1 Att: 16086 in with the travelling support Unlike them the Killie players were never at the races Boss Alex Totten said: three wins disappointed Our passing was poor and let us down We can do much A big crowd of 16086 packed Rugby Park including the new Chadwick Stand that was opened in time for the visit but the game never got off the ground And most of what action there was came in the first half Ally Maxwell under pressure with crosses all night caused a scare in 17 minutes when he and Ally Mitchell collided Killie MO local hero have Laudrup in a Bluenose Dave Simpson Edinburgh insisted: is the best Scottish midfielder not at Ibrox not happy at Celtic going Iain McKennas Glasgow wanted Peter Grant rapped for his off-the-ball dash with Hibs hit man Darren Jackson in the Cup semi-final replay Stiffs He blasted: Ferguson is in trouble over TV evidence from last season yet Grant stiffs a bloke on national television and appears to get away with it going Jambo Rab Bold Edinburgh believe Scotland boss Craig Brown had ignored Craig Levein for the San Marino game while Tom Budge Thurso feared the Scottish game was down the Tom with a message of support for Sports Editor Bill Leckie -pointed out: campaign to improve the game in Scotland is spot-on The my No Mb super He chirped: weeks ago Partick Thistle fans were saying we had made the biggest mistake ever but if there are any more free transfer men like Mo have them got him at the start of the season be champions NOT Fired Talking about major signings how does this swap-around grab you John Collins for Rangers and Brian Laudrup for Celtic Two callers from either side of that great divide hail-hailed that grand old prospect Celtic fan Peter Haggarty East Kilbride fears his side are heading for Raith in the Scottish Cup Final and he fired ORAEMESOUNESSIs rWcTTFHTTaWTTl spell ended with the sack VjI going back to Ibrox lAnUMiiilyiOflillM But delighted to be to manage Rangers CITS8 tee? nea against Rangers! oe ms managerial sunt decade ag0 The former boss will be in He s'd: He said: will be great to charge of a team of former say never in tootbau out iao get back among all the old Gers who wiil face the cur- not esage being a man- feces and sure we have rent team in Scott Nisbefs ager again after all matured a little in our testimonial on May 1 Souness wiU be going back own way since those early International to Ibrox FOR THE FIRST Select will include Chris TIME since his controversial Those days included bust- Woods Terry Butcher departure for Liverpool four ups with Roberts and Terry Hurlock Graham years ago Butcher but all will be Roberts Jimmy Nicholl Ray been taking it easy sweetness and light again on Wilkins and Mo Johnston since his stormy Anfield May I JUST called to say I you! on your mind sing it out to IAIN CAMPBELL today between 11am and noon on 0141-242 3306 they have foreigners in that team as.