Edu blasts Loovens `malice'

Wed, 27 May 10:00:26 2009

Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu has branded as "malicious" a Glenn Loovens challenge on him in the final Old Firm derby of the season.

Edu initially felt the Celtic defender had accidentally raked studs down the back of his knee during the May 9 Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Ibrox.

But having since watched replays of the incident, Edu has changed his mind,

"When it happened, I thought Loovens had kicked the ball away and had just followed through," said Edu of the incident, which has been referred to the Scottish Football Association's disciplinary committee.

"But, when I saw the replay, it looked a little bit more malicious. It was definitely sore right up to a couple of days afterwards."

 

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  1. PT16...League Cup, Scottish cup, Europe

    From shivylb, on Thu 28 May 9:39AM

  2. Do WE care, you are second best, the Gers are No. 1 in­ Scotland.

    From css, on Thu 28 May 12:54AM

  3. OH IT CHANGED .....COMMENT 13

    From robertgibson263, on Wed 27 May 7:46PM

  4. IN REFERENCE TO COMMENT 14.................ARENT THERE­ ONLY 38 GAMES IN 1 SPL SEASON?

    From robertgibson263, on Wed 27 May 7:46PM

  5. Enough to win a CHAMPIONS medal thats how many.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Wed 27 May 6:53PM

  6. TO ALL YOU HUNS THAT ARE MOANING ABOUT LOOVENS, HAVE­ NONE OF YOUR TEAM NEVER EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT­ LOL

    From THE HOOPS, on Wed 27 May 6:10PM

  7. How many out of the 50 odd games has he played Paul G

    From stub1, on Wed 27 May 6:01PM

  8. Edu is a great player. First season is the spl and he­ has done good. Not many other players do.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Wed 27 May 4:55PM

  9. CANADIAN FAIRY

    From arkaig, on Wed 27 May 4:21PM

  10. anyway who is edu , a guy who will not play half a­ season next season coz he's mince

    From johnc, on Wed 27 May 4:05PM

  11. i thought the rangers fans wanted rid of a rubbish­ manager ( their comments ) and half the dross in their­ team ie edu ferguson lafferty oh how things change­ lol

    From johnc, on Wed 27 May 4:04PM

  12. ITS GOOD WHEN THE GERS WIN THERE FANS BECOME SO SO­ RIGHTOUS AND THEY START THINKING THEY ARE BARCELONA­ WELL DONE THE GERS THAT FANTASTIC TEAM WHO BEAT THE­ DRUM AND FLY THE FLAG FOR ALL THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE GOOD­ LUCK FOR NEXT SEASON AND REMBER WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE­ ROMANS DO

    From arkaig, on Wed 27 May 3:22PM

  13. it happens all the time and rangers are the worst for­ it even going back as far as the 80s hibs rangers­ souness butcher sent off 4 others booked for ttacking­ mcbride ending in 6 stiches were they banned then no 1­ rule for old firm and 1 for the rest

    From paul, on Wed 27 May 3:17PM

  14. Pt5...Well said Gerry O....dont worry when we get the­ League back next year the rangers fans will be blaming­ it on incidents like this...they are already stating­ that when laugherrty is suspended for 6 matches at the­ beginning of the season that the SPL/SFA have it in­ for them.....

    From stub1, on Wed 27 May 3:11PM

  15. This is getting out of control. I am all for video­ evidence, however, they now need to get back to work­ and ready for next season. Loovens had a boot... so­ what. Lafferty fell down ... so what it's just as­ bad as a dive. Just because it's the Old Firm they­ will investigate. If this involved Falkirk and Dunde,­ it would not see the light of day. These people just­ like the publicity. Let's get back to Football,­ this would not have happened when Chalmers and Greg­ were booting each other up and down the park.
    Grow up­ everyone and stop complaining about stuff that should­ never be in the news anyway.

    From Geester, on Wed 27 May 2:20PM

  16. Are we not getting the facts right here...Did Edu miss­ any games through this malicous tackle? Did Lee Wilkie­ miss any games?...

    From stub1, on Wed 27 May 1:22PM

  17. you failed to mention the falling around antics of mc­ donald and co should thay be hounded also lafferty was­ bad but it would not have ended a fellow professionals­ career unlike the afor said loovens but you are right­ players do leave the boot in but his "TACKLE"­ was to maime and injure

    From charliedog3333, on Wed 27 May 1:12PM

  18. How can u even try and compare these 2 incidents what­ loovens did was wrong but players leave the boot in all­ the time.What Laugherty did was a disgrace and he­ should be hounded out of scottish football same as the­ Hearts player.

    From gamestec, on Wed 27 May 12:21PM

  19. Still no admittance or apology from Loovens - and­ nothing from Celtic either. Contrast that to the­ Lafferty incident and the actions of Lafferty and­ Rangers - shame on Loovens and Celtic.

    From Mark, on Wed 27 May 11:11AM
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