Bougherra misses Euro clash

Tue, 20 Oct 20:15:29 2009

Madjid Bougherra has been ruled out of Rangers` Champions League game against Unirea Urziceni on Tuesday.

The defender suffered a knee injury in training on Monday and medical staff have confirmed he will play no part against the Romanian champions at Ibrox.

Bougherra will be assessed in the coming days and it is still unclear how serious his injury is.

Bougherra was set to return to the side after missing Saturday's win over St Johnstone in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League when he failed to return from international duty with Algeria on time.

Walter Smith admitted after the 2-1 victory he had not spoken to the centre-half and was frustrated by the player's absence.

However, the Rangers boss has since accepted Bougherra's explanation that his return to Glasgow was delayed after his possessions - including his passport and mobile phone - had been stolen.

Smith confirmed the highly-rated defender was back in the squad at Monday's pre-match media conference but his plans were thrown into disarray just hours later.

The void is likely to be filled by Lee McCulloch or Sasa Papac in a match which is crucial to the Scottish champions' hopes of progressing from Group G.

 

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  1. cheetah who killed michael your boss jackson?

    From zzgus f, on Wed 21 Oct 5:53AM

  2. To all you choobs who down thumbed me (#2) I wasn't­ too far wrong was I? Lets all laff at rangers.

    From Cheetah, on Tue 20 Oct 10:47PM

  3. Matthew...I was actually making the T m8...talk about­ this then, who thinks Boogie will not be at Rankers in­ Jan 2010, as a player?

    From Stuart, on Tue 20 Oct 6:28PM

  4. #14 I could put a mouth that size to much better use?

    From lysdexic, on Tue 20 Oct 6:06PM

  5. #14 jealous?

    From lysdexic, on Tue 20 Oct 6:05PM

  6. #12 me intelligent? daft as a brush matthew!!! but, his­ wrist was actually not sprained per-se, but the story­ is he was explaining that very thing to his agent, Mr­ Collymore, when the Bordeaux deux offered him a­ pre-contract and mr Collymore gave him a severe chinese­ burn for procrastinating. Who could blame him, 10% of 6­ million is a lot of dosh!

    From lysdexic, on Tue 20 Oct 6:04PM

  7. LYSDEXIC WE ALL KNOW HOW YOU SPRAINED YOURS.@#$%!

    From tom_g, on Tue 20 Oct 6:04PM

  8. Cuckoo pups not posted anything worth talking about­ since 4:05pm mmmmm? is he trying to think of something­ intelligent to to post? me thinks not.

    From Matthew, on Tue 20 Oct 5:57PM

  9. Lysy i thought you were more intelligent than that? If­ he was a free agent to talk to other clubs in January i­ could see your point.

    From Matthew, on Tue 20 Oct 5:54PM

  10. jim todd79 sounds like a wordly person, what a numpty.

    From inverkenny, on Tue 20 Oct 5:47PM

  11. He sprained his wrist signing for Bordeaux on thursday!

    From lysdexic, on Tue 20 Oct 4:55PM

  12. Cuckoo pups, post something that we can talk about­ idiot.

    From Matthew, on Tue 20 Oct 4:41PM

  13. Just in from work and seen toddyaged 79's post.­ Some of my underpriveliged clients have a better I.Q.­ than him? The fool can't help himself can he. There­ is a space at my centre for you toddy aged 79.

    From Matthew, on Tue 20 Oct 4:40PM

  14. Well done ginge its time we all stood against this­ mo.ron !! He has absolutley no intentions of posting­ anything with meaning on here apart from pure racist­ bile !!

    From aztectrooper35, on Tue 20 Oct 4:34PM

  15. Injured my @#$%....bye bye boogie

    From Stuart, on Tue 20 Oct 4:05PM

  16. 4 - AZTEC, I hope you don't mind, but I just­ reported TODD's post as RACISM! If you're­ reading this, TODDIE, feckin' grow up!! And btw, I­ don't mind being called a grass, so bring it on,­ numbnuts!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Tue 20 Oct 2:42PM

  17. Hey Tim Todd ya man.ky tr.amp you diidnt mention where­ your team are in the SPL ??

    From aztectrooper35, on Tue 20 Oct 12:43PM
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    Without him they'll get hammered 5-0 instead of 4-0

    From Cheetah, on Tue 20 Oct 11:49AM

  19. woops..

    From Half A Brain, on Tue 20 Oct 11:26AM
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