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Article: WE'RE 24HR PARTY PEOPLE; WAITING IS ALMOST OVER FOR IBROX ARMY AS THEY SWAMP CITY FOR THEIR GLORY NIGHT Thousands of Rangers fans invade Manchester day ahead of big game UEFA CUP FINAL 2008 READY RANGERS IN MANCHESTER.(News)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- May 14, 2008
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Byline: By Lynne Davidson, Lachlan Mackinnon, Keith McLeod, Craig McDonald & Ben Spencer
RANGERS fans painted Manchester red, white and blue yesterday.
The advance guard of the expected 100,000 took over the city centre on the eve of the UEFA Cup final against Zenit.
They sang and danced in the sunshine as temperatures soared into the 70s at the start of a 24-hour party.
At the Cathedral Gardens fanzone, flags, scarves and banners were draped from every pub and hotel window.
Barman Tommy Wright, 43, said: "I've never seen anything ...