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Right, strap yourselves in ... a rumour! According to a Turkish reporter, the Ibrox side are tracking Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Igor Matanović, with regard to bringing him to Glasgow. The player still has another four years left on his contract with the Bundesliga outfit, but due to a lack of gametime, he could be available for a fee of around €5m (£4.2m). That could be within Kevin Thelwell's budget at Ibrox if he can move Dessers on for a substantial fee, should a move to Athens go through in the coming days or weeks. https://www.footballfancast.com/rangers-tracking-move-for-igor-matanovic-next-jelavic/

Wait ... Europeans aside, Souttar is half-Aussie, Nsiala is half-Congolese, Jefte and Danilo are South Americans (Brazil), Cifuentes too (Ecuador), Ridvan a Turk, Sterling half-Jamaican, Diomande half Ivory Coast/half-Ghana, Igamane North-African ... will we finally look at Asians, or North-Americans? 😱 UEFA-technically ... Ridvan is European too, so too would be Turgeman (but I doubt they see it that way).

Thelwell has apparently been involved for 'months' So given that it is he who supposedly decides on the way forward regards style of play and then, the personnel chosen to fit that. It doesn't make sense that everything has been ripped up. Unless, he didn't really know or didn't decide until the manager (Head Coach) was appointed. If the latter, surely that is the tail wagging the dog.

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But if they were to take your instruction and not bother about Europe this season to concentrate on the League, we could be overtaken.

The game you really want someone to tell you about was Bohemians away in the early 80s. I'd a mate who went and the stories he told are barely believable. Not only was the ground a crumbling shit hole but it turned into a war. He genuinely witnessed a group of guys dig a railway sleeper out of the terrace and try and kill a Dublin copper with it so they could try and steal his gun. They only stopped when they realised Irish polis don't carry guns. Leaving the ground and trying to get to the bus and then the bus trip back to Northern Ireland is the stuff of legend.

The only time I recall crushing at Parkhead was leaving the Jungle. It was a cup semi against, I think, St Johnstone. I only remember it because it was also the day of the Hillsborough disaster. How people didn't die leaving that place I'll never know. I was in the 'Rangers' end a few times but never experienced any crushing beyond the usual 'sway' all terraces had. Ironically the away end at Parkhead was better than the home ends. You had to watch yourself leaving Hampden and both Tynecastle and Easter Road had horrible narrow exits everyone got funnelled through. I quite liked Tannadice and Love Street, they were open terraces with wide exits. Often the polis caused the problems as they closed streets and exits forcing thousands through the same tight space.

The tunnel exiting Tynecastle onto Gorgie Road was a weird experience. Been down it once or twice without my feet touching the ground.

I think it’s pretty clear that Purdy and Thelwell have basically ripped up whatever plans Koppen had in place before they arrived. That probably explains why deals like Oumar Camara (the PSG lad), Cameron Burgess from Ipswich, and Mulligan from Dundee have all quietly disappeared. Thelwell’s obviouslytbeen involved behind the scenes a bit longer, but I’m not sure the same can be said for Purdy. If they’ve come in and decided to start from scratch then the delay makes sense. We’re basically back to square one from the moment they fully took over.

STARTING TO LOOK WTF1!!!!!!

Normally with a new manager you are keen to hear from them and soak up as much content as you can to get a feel for them and their plans. I am so underwhelmed by this guy's appointment I havent listened to one word from him yet. Just cant bring myself to accept this guy is manager of our team. I am just going to hope that he can deliver on the park rather than talk a good game off it. We have had too many the wrong way round in recent years. However the manager wont have even the remotest chance of success if we continue to do nothing in the transfer market. One board replaces another board, but the dithering at getting players in seems to remain constant. Training starts on Monday and he has very few players that will be part of his future plans to train. I assume those taking part in June internationals (Raskin etc) will have some additional time off so it will be even emptier than normal. Not been a good summer so far.

From another site Rangers can go straight through to UCL league phase 26/27 season if they win the 25/26 Scottish Premiership through the UCL titleholder replacement spot. Massive season ahead! 👊💙

Still is.

Russell Martin on potential incomings to Rangers, with only Dundee's Lyall Cameron through the door so far: "We'll have a few before the European game. That'll be for sure. I honestly don't know [how many]... I'm excited about the people we're starting to look at, and we'll hopefully add." [...] "Everyone's working extremely hard, that's what the bulk of the work has been in the last week or so - identifying character and talent we want in the building which can add to us and add to the group and add culturally and in performance." https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/13386107/russell-martin-on-rangers-signings-new-faces-will-be-at-ibrox-by-time-of-panathinaikos-game

Parkhead used to be bad for crushing, from what I can recall. I used to love places like Brockville and Firhill because if you stood next to no man's land, you could see the whites of their eyes and occasionally get whatever bit of pie that had made it through the fences right on the bonce. 😃

It's got some tough competition but I think Brockville was the most dangerous ground I was ever in. Witnessed some terrible crushing there. East End Park was awful as well. I heard a girl's leg break in a crush there and it's a noise I'll never forget. I also get nostalgic for places I visited as a teenager but in reality most were shitholes where we were treated like animals.

I had a Flamengo shirt years ago. The Badge (lettering) is very similar to our own one.

Liverpool addressing the full back issues promptly. Frimpong and Kerkez done deals. What will be interesting is to see how Liverpool mould new players, last year it was the same squad with the Chiesa addition so not much tweaking needed done. Both full backs should be starters with Andy Robertson linked with Atletico Madrid or stay as back up. Plus the big signing of Wirtz about to be done and Mark Guehi from Palace heavily linked to join as well.

I think because he initially wanted to come in the summer to get a full pre-season they have to give him a chance. But if they are not top 8 in Oct / Nov he could be out.

Brockville was a crackin' wee ground. The Falkirk stadium is one of the worst places I've been to - won't ever go back.

I'm surprised united didn't sack their manager he's been very poor as well as his teams and tactics