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Neither Rangers nor Celtic need any help from the S.F.A. or S.P.F.L. The other teams can't compete at the moment. How do we expect them to compete if the fixtures get re-arranged to help Rangers and Celtic? As for the national team, I couldn't care less about them. If the fixtures change to help them then I will be most disappointed. I suspect Lennon is more concerned about having several first team players in the Scotland team.

A simple routine victory and praise for not reacting to the Livi hammer throwers. Now another bloody international break.

It's a performance from which I take tremendous pride. Playing a mob of hammer throwers, with little protection from the Referee, on an awful pitch is a challenging proposition; add to that the exertions of a mid-week European match. It's a really admirable performance.

The hoovering up of elite level schoolboys by the rich and powerful should be discourged by governing bodies #HeavyDutyTariff What is the point of youth development if you are going to lose the very players that might be good enough to develop relatively quickly and produce both on the pitch and in eventual transfer fee revenue. It's fair enough to talk about providing pathways but realistically, you need your best prospects, so as it makes sense for the first team manager. Under the present rules / rich club strategy...Barry Ferguson might not of ever played a first team game for Rangers.

Every game is a must win game. He has already shown he will rotate his team. We know Morelos is the best striker we’ve had in ages but burn him out at our peril. we should have more than enough for Livvy, even on their shitty plastic pitch. Defoe is still a quality striker who knows where the net is. keep riding Morelos till he’s exhausted and can’t play in important Europa and OF games ?? Not for this bear.

There are plenty reasons we should never forget OR forgive Scottish football for.

I've really missed these professional performances, where we don't play particularly well but are physical, tough, clinical and get the win. I don't think we've had that since Walter.

Would be nice to see that graphic repeated on the 29th of December. Well done lads !

The Winter 2019/20 Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread SIGNED in January 2019: Ianis Hagi (21) - attacking midfielder, Racing Genk, contract till 20xx, loaned till end of season (with buying option) - LINK GONE in January 2019: Andy King - loan deal cut short, returns to Leicester City Eros Grezda - (contract terminated) signed for Osijek on a permanent deal (06/01/2020) Zak Rudden - Partick Thistle (after loan deal, now permanent with future options), undisclosed - LINK Eduardo Herrera - Club Puebla on a permanent deal - LINK OUT or AWAY (as of 20/01/2020) OL - Robbie McCrorie - season long loan at Queen of the South - STATS 2019/20 OL - Jordan Rossiter () - CMF, contract till 2020 - loaned to Fleetwood Town till end of season - STATS 2019/20 OL - Ross McCrorie (born 18.03.1998) – contract till 2022 - loaned to Portsmouth FC for the season long - STATS 2019/20 OL - Stephen Kelly (19) - contract till ... - loaned to Ayr United - STATS 2019/20 OL - Cammy Palmer (19) - contract till 2021 - loaned to Partick Thistle - STATS 2019/20 OL - Jak Alnwick (17.06.1993) - contract till 2020 - loaned to Blackpool till the end of the season - STATS 2019/20 OL - Jake Hastie - right winger, loaned to Rotherham United FC till summer 2020 - STATS 2019/20 OL - Jason Holt - loaned to St Johnstone FC till summer 2020 - STATS 2019/20 OL - Jamie Barjonas - Partick Thistle - loan till end of season - LINK OL - Jamie Murphy - Burton Albion - loan till end of season - LINK RETURNING pre summer 2020: OL - Josh McPake (17) left winger - 6-month loan to Dundee FC - now back - STATS 2019/20 OL - Eduardo Herrera - loaned to Necaxa FC till January 2020 - STATS 2019/20 OL - Glenn Middleton () left winger - season long loan to Hibernian till summer 2020 - STATS 2019/20 - deal cut short OL - Jake Hastie (winger) - season long loan to Rotherham United cut short by mutual agreement - LINK RUMOURS: IN - Lewis Ferguson (21) - Aberdeen, central midfielder, contract till 2024 (Link on 1st page below) + Seemingly only paper talk IN - Mostafa Mohamed (22) - Zamalek, striker, contract till ??? IN - Lovro Majer () - Dinamo Zagreb, AM, contract till 2023 IN - Lyle Taylor (29) - Charlton Atheltic, striker, contract till 2020 IN - Olivier Giroud (33) - Chelsea, striker, contract till 2020 IN - Herbie Kane (21) - Liverpool, CM, contract till ??? (signed a new one with Liverpool in December 2018) - LINK - Stats at TM IN - Tyrese Campbell () - Stoke City, contract till summer 2020 - various sources, ID 10 verified IN - Matěj Vydra (28) - Burnley, striker, contract till 20xx - loan deal till summer IN - Florin Kamberi () - Hibernian, striker, contract till 20xx, loan deal till summer with buying option OUT - Alfredo Morelos -> Crystal Palace & Leicester City ... Inter Milan, Sevilla ... OUT - Glen Kamara -> Brighton & Crystal Palace - LINK and Leeds for 8m LINK - New Link 02/01/2020 OUT - James Tavernier -> "EPL sides" - LINK OUT - Wes Foderingham -> Middlesbrough FC - LINK OUT - Andy King - loan deal cut short - DONE OUT - Greg Docherty - on loan to ... Sunderland? or Hibernian OUT - Eduardo Herrera - loaned to Necaxa FC till January 2020 - possible  deal with Atletico San Luis - DONE OUT - Borna Barasic - loan to AS Roma with permanent deal in summer OUT - Jamie Murphy - loan to Burton- DONE OUT - Glen Middleton - loan to ... St. Mirren? OUT - Robb McCrorie - on loan to Livingston till end of season OUT - Jordan Houston - to Ayr United (with sell-on options) OUT - Jak Alnwick - pre-contract with Blackpool FC OUT - Conor Goldson - interest from Leeds, West Brom and Fulham OUT - Jordan Jones - loan interest from Sunderland with buying option CONTRACT EXTENSIONS Steven Davis, Allan McGregor, Jermaine Defoe - LINK - Defoe till 2021 LINK NON-STARTERS: IN - OUT - SQUAD as of 10 / 11 / 2019 (Squad listed in order of remaining length of contract) For running updates, see here: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/startseite/verein/124 Goal: Wesley Foderingham (28) – contract till 2020 Allan McGregor (37) – contract till 2021 Andy Firth (22), Barrow FC, goalkeeper, contract till 2020 - extended in January 2020 till summer 2021 - LINK Defence Jon Flanagan (25) - right-back - contract till 2020 Matt Polster (25) – right fullback/midfield, contract till summer 2021 James Tavernier (28) – contract till 2022 Connor Goldson (25) - centre half, contract till 2022 Borna Barisic (25) - left-back - contract till 2022 George Edmundson (21) - centre-half, contract till 2023 Filip Helander (23) - centre half, contract till 2023 Nikola Katic - centre-half, 21 - contract till 2023 Midfield Steven Davis (34) – contract till 2021 Sheyi Ojo (22) - loaned from Liverpool (u23), right winger - loan till summer 2020 Andrew Halliday (28) – LMF, left fullback, contract till 2020 (Jamie Murphy (30) - left-winger, contract till 2021 - on loan to Burton till summer 2020) Scott Arfield (31) - contract till 2022 Greg Docherty (23) – CMF, contract till 2022 Brandon Barker (23) - left winger, contract till 2022 Glen Kamara (23) - CMF, contract till 2023 Ryan Jack (27) – CMF, contract till 2023 Jordan Jones (25) left midfield, contract till 2023 Joe Aribo (23) - attacking midfielder, contract till 2023 Ryan Kent (22) - forward, contract till 2023 Jake Hastie (21) - winger, contract till 2023 Strikers Jermain Defoe (37) - striker, loaned from Bournemouth till summer 2020 - Contract extension & permanent deal till 2021 SIGNED - 25/01/2020 Greg Stewart (29) - striker, contract till 2021 Alfredo Morelos (23) – striker, contract till 2023 Coaching Staff TBC Squad in 2019/2020 as of (10th November 2019) https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/kadernaechstesaison/verein/124

Only that he and his club are insignificant and would not have gained as much as the club that "shall not be named". 2008 is when sporting integrity went out of the window ... where it was raped in 2012 by moon howlers living there.

A deserved 3 points against an anti football mob who do nothing to promote the Scottish game to broadcasters and plenty to negate broadcast interest. I generally have empathy for these teams with such limited budgets but currently not them. The league could do without their like and I find myself hoping they drift down to the bottom 2 then lose to Ayr in a playoff. Ayr also have limited resources but can still manage a grass pitch.

We've had a few of those this season although I don't think today necessarily qualifies. We've certainly played worse this term and won.

Gerrard in his post match interview just makes you like him all the more. Spot on about his comments pre-game and how Holt should actually read what Gerrard said.

Our back 4 looks very solid right now. No coincidence given we’ve a consistent back four. Very tough on Katic but Helander and Goldson look very solid.

A very good, solid win and we have to be happy with that going into a another fortnight's break. The players have worked hard since the last break and the results have been excellent so they should take a lot of confidence into the next round of games which will really separate the wheat from the chaff.

How much confidence is Barisic playing with ????

Think Kamara has been fantastic today. Simple pass and move and he’s creating space for not just himself but others too

A fairly decent first-half - not many clear cut chances but we're going about our business professionally and not getting drawn into their physical antics. However, we do need to be a bit more patient on the ball and a bit stronger when receiving it. Do that and we're capable of passing around their mid block and creating space just as we did at the goal which came at a very good time. Have liked us going direct from time to time though and Goldson's range of passing has been terrific so far. Still a lot of football left in the game though and Livi have looked dangerous once or twice. A second goal would be a big help!

Connor Goldson is having another good game.

Opportunity for Aribo to continue the upturn in form and that he can cope with the physical nature of Livingston's game. Slightly surprised Kent starts but he has the International break to recover. I see Dykes is starting for the first time in 3 weeks so our central defenders should be issued with gum shields, if not motorcycle helmets.

I suspect you continue to wear that green rag on your napper? If the above occurs, I'll wear the green rag too.

Last 32: Man Utd (SG would love it) Last 16: Inter Milan (major scalp) Last 8: Zenit (Retribution now that we can score goals as well as defend) Semi: Celtic (It would be epic and them getting a run would mean Thurs/Sunday for them as well) Final: Arsenal (Tierney can emulate his heroes from Seville and pick-up a runners-up medal)

We returned from the last international break to play Hearts at Tynecastle. We were top of the table, Hearts were a point or two off the bottom. We knew what to expect, the ball would be lumped into our box at every opportunity and supported heavily. We started poorly, the Jambos were camped in our final third for twenty minutes. We were 1-zero down and had survived another couple of scares. Today before the next international break, Livi' will be more of the same. We must start well, on the front foot, take the game to Livi'. Dictate the tempo and we should win comfortably. It is essential we score first and second, whilst retaining defensive discipline. The surface is what it is, ignore it, get the victory and hopefully we will not have to revisit it this season?

In his preview, JFK1 talked of going back to the bread and butter SPFL. I'd add the Livingston trademark of blood and snotters served on a plastic plate, often watched by more than 2 plastic seats to every paying customer. The governing bodies should be looking to reduce the plastic and discourage such a unedifying menu if it wants to improve general standards in the game. I don't think this is going to be a game for the faint of heart or too many 'fringe players'. I think the terms often used are go again and max-out prior to the International break. Not a game to start slowly either. The fast start and early goal in our League Cup win was fundamental to progress that night. Opposition teamsheet will be of interest today, to see if Dykes starts or not. For us, two from Ojo and Arfield/Aribo might come in (for Kent and Barker) Unless Davis or Jack have knocks/niggles, I'd play both. I'd start Morelos but look to give Defoe 30-45 minutes dependent on how the game was going. Defence the same. No excuses, has to be a non-negotiable 3 points.

Why would SG want to start with Defoe??? It’s a must win game. Morelos is the best striker we’ve had since McCoist (not forgetting Negri’s 6 months) .

According to the Sheffield Utd manager it was a bad result for Sheffield Utd as they were the better team.

I calculated that Liverpool dropped an average 0.44 points per game over the 38 game season last time out. With 26 games remaining if that average continued they would be set to drop a further 11.63 the rest of the season. Let's call it 12 and since they already have a 9 point lead over City who you have to expect will themselves drop more points it's well within Liverpool's hands to take the title.

Might help if we could have eyes in some of the poorer areas of the globe where kids can't afford playstations and still play football even in the streets which honed the skills of bygone Scottish generations. South America and Africa as examples.

One hand on the Title for Liverpool. Lets hope its a Gerrard double

Seven losses?! #GerrardOut

It's his birthday today as well

Take Morelos off now, Stevie; he looks irratated.

Half-time. Not pretty, but we've been up for the fight, and scored a nicely worked goal.

Dykes on Goldson: niggly?

I'd like to see us target McMillan. He's been booked and looks quite a dirty player. Take him on, make him foul us.

Great interview with Neil Alexander,.... thank's to all involved.

Fine by me and good idea to "rest" Davis from that hellish surface.

I will argue on that Craig. Alfie is not every bit as good as Édouard. He is a street length better.?

Can we just have the same result

I've said for years now that why we don't use ex players who are based all over Europe and elsewhere to keep the club informed of any potential players! use them to spot talent.

If we get into the knockout stages, I want the biggest glamour tie possible, even if that means less chance of progressing. I want to see us testing ourselves against the very best in Europe. Man Utd would be an awesome tie for many reasons, but there are others in there too.

Apparently they will celebrate if Milne goes, he's part of the problem they're shite. He and that 'hun' McInness who also has to go then they will conquer Europe. That's how far detached from reality they are. There is zero chance of any admin. Whatever King may be he's not a total idiot and he's not going to become Murray/Whyte by creating a shit storm then bailing out. We may be forced to reign in the spending if certain things don't come off but long term that would only effect our ability to compete in Europe. If we were never in Europe we would still eclipse the sheep and everybody else for that matter the yahoos aside.

It’s absolutely fucking scandalous !!

Yes indeed, it was electric for Porto and that would raise it to stratospheric. Obviously Stevie wants to beat anybody we face but them? Has to be yet another level for him from a personal perspective. As I said there are easier draws but there are harder ones too. Man Utd would satisfy me.

So far this weekend I am even more rubbish than usual. Unlike Preston North End, flying in the Championship.

£1 million for a striker is peanuts, even for us, especially when you consider he was scoring for fun in Finland too.

Could this not be classed as government aid for Shame FC? If the victims are accepting payments on behalf of them. Scotland is rotten to the core and this needs to be challenged.