Administrators for crisis-hit Scottish giants Rangers have accepted an offer from a consortium headed by former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green, it was announced today. Duff and Phelps, who were given the task of getting the 140-year-old club back on the rails after it entered administration in February, said: "We are very pleased to announce that we have accepted an offer from a consortium headed by Mr Charles Green for the purchase of Rangers Football Club." That is good news for Scottish football, but I'm more concerned about whether or not QPR will beat Man City (game kicks off 1500h BST) to not only save themselves from possible relegation but make it easier for Man United to win the just-within-their-reach English Premiership title. I am also concerned about the level of sectarian violence at Scottish Premier League matches. The competition between some pairs of clubs (especially Rangers and Celtic) has roots in more than just a simple sporting rivalry. It is infused with a series of complex disputes, sometimes centred on religion (Catholic and Protestant) and Northern Ireland-related politics (Loyalist and Republican). One effect is that Scottish flags are rarer than might be expected amongst both sets of supporters; Celtic fans are more likely to wave the Irish tricolour while Rangers fans tend to wave the Union Flag. It has gotten to the point where fans have to be kept apart like in the photo. In other news, Boston University mourned three study-abroad students killed in New Zealand while visiting locations where "The Lord of the Rings" movies were filmed. A van in which the students were traveling swerved off a road and rolled over about 7:30 a.m. yesterday near the resort town of Taupo in the center of North Island, the school said. The university, quoting a U.S. vice consul in Auckland, identified the victims as Daniela Lekhno from Manalapan, New Jersey; Roch Jauberty, who lived in Paris; and Austin Brashears of Huntington Beach, California.
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