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Weirdly, it would be an absolute hoot if the OF game at Parkhead was played in front of no fans.

Nope. Off to the Tower with you!!

A Winter of Discontent. Winter's fickle finger was wagging at the beginning of December'71. The country was being prepared for a national Miners' strike, the Prime Minister, Edward Heath had warned Parliament that if coal from the minefields did not reach the power stations, then a state of emergency would be declared. In the early 70s the UK had nearly a million Miners. My old man held a senior management position at Rank Hovis McDougall with responsibility for four Mothers Pride Bakeries in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and, Carlisle. Hustings had been held and a Bread strike was imminent. The Industrial Relations Act 1971 first impact was going to be no coal and no bread but, the immediate hammer blow was Benny Hill was now number one with, 'Ernie'. Ernie may have been the fastest Milkman in the West but, he could not catch Sandy Jardine. The Rangers right back regularly entered the Powderhall New Year sprint and I believe once finished second? Sandy's participation could not be guaranteed, the previous New Year's had witnessed the Ibrox Disaster and Rangers were scheduled with Thistle as first footers, away to Celtic on the 3rd of January. Nothing was guaranteed, around every corner waiting was a Two-Ton Ted from Teddington and he drove a Baker's van. Around Rangers immediate corner was Clyde managed by Archie Robertson, a Chemistry graduate who also worked for the Coal Board. The Bully Wee arrived at Ibrox on the 4th December 23,000 attended to see the following teams leave the tunnel : Rangers - McCloy, Denny, Mathieson, Jardine, D Johnstone, Smith, Henderson, Fyfe, Stein, MacDonald and, Johnston. Clyde - Cairney, McGoldrick, Swan, Burns, McHugh, Glasgow, Sullivan, McGrain, McBride, Hulston and, Aherne. I did not attend, my Scout Troop were climbing Tinto Hill to raise funds for the annual Gang Show. Ging gang goolie ya bass' inspired Colin Stein to notch the only game of the game on the 70th minute. After several reasonably successful years as Clyde's boss, Robertson left the club and the Coal Board to become Head Chemistry Teacher at Hunter High, East Kilbride. He coached the school team, including Ally McCoist. Before Rangers and I arrived at East End Park on the 11th of December, Dunfermline had appointed Andy Stevenson as Manager. His tenure barely lasted three weeks, he was gone before the Miners and Bread strikes began. Ernie was still riding the fastest milkcart in the west. We were cutting through the graveyard as the teams ran out : Dunfermline Athletic - Arrol, Callaghan, Mercer, Fraser, Cushley, McNichol, Paterson, Thomson, Mitchell, Scott and, Gillespie. Rangers - McCloy, Jardine, Mathieson, Greig, D Johnstone, Smith, Henderson, McLean, Stein, MacDonald and, Johnston. The crowd was given as 14,000 and myself and two mates were three of several thousand that missed Ham and Egg's opener on the fifth minute. There were barely several thousand left on the terraces when Bud got the second in injury time. I remember Cushley had a good game at Sweeper, he was a former Celt and at that time a Teacher at Holy Cross High School, Hamilton. Further, he was Lanarkshire School's Intermediate boss and I had been up for selection a few weeks before at Kerswell College. I made the cut and Cushley would go on to discover a host of players, particularly for Celtic. The McStay and McCluskey brothers being the most prominent. Sadly, John passed 15 years past, another former football that succumbed to MND. Two Rangers greats passed at the end of that second week in December, Torry Gillick and Alan Morton went on the same day. Torry or Torrance to give him his Sunday name was a winger who won the Championship on both sides of the border with Rangers and Everton. Morton or, 'the Wee Blue Devil' was another winger, specifically the Wembley Wizards winger. Morton was never full time, he was a Mining Engineer who won nine League Championship medals and three Scottish Cups. On retirement he became a Club Director until his death. To this day, climb the marble staircase and you are greeted by a life size portrait of the man who tormented the English at Wembley in our 1-5 victory in 1928. Next up was Airdrie at Ibrox and then Hibs at Easter Road on Christmas Day. Attending a football game in the Capital city on the Saviour's Day was not that difficult because Christmas Day was NOT a national holiday in Scotland in 1971.

Take a day off or go get a can of juice or something- tiresome

Scotland's headline whore is in her element with Covid.

Itten is too hit and miss to rely on.

I'm calling for a ban on gifs right here and now!😊

"There's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers...." 😉

@alexscottislegend is taking one hell of a battering, here...

'So ok - we'll let you off 😊

Can't beat a wee scuffle 🤕

Yaaaaaaaaaaaa

I'm a proud Glaswegian but it should always be Rangers, not Glasgow Rangers.

18 months till his contract expires and I don’t see him renewing, I would hope that we are very open to selling Morelos. But I would hope that that we are looking for a new striker too because Roofe will inevitably miss a lot of games and I’m not convinced Sakala and Itten are reliable enough in front of goal. I would love a poacher who can be relied on to consistently score goals, we are wasteful in front of goal and Celtic have better goal-scorers in their front line in my opinion.

Who said that? Thought the smilies were a giveaway....

SG often played Roofe and Morelos in the same team, so that's nonsense. I agree SG didn't take to Itten, though, simply because he didn't really like a traditional target-man in the way we played. I agree, I think there is a player there, or at least one that can be used. I do see Itten fitting into GvB's system more. And, we're quite short up front, so I don't see why he wouldn't come back into the fold.

I've posted this before, but I think GvB might like Itten, because he liked a big target-man at Feyenoord.

We always have been Glasgow Rangers we will always will be. The Glasgow Rangers, the teddy bear's oh we wont be mastered by who by no....................

As I Was Walking Down The Copland Road, I Met A Bunch Of Strangers, And They Said To Me Are You Going To See, The Famous Glasgow Rangers.😉

We can't compete with the wages in England's top flight wrre the average pay packet is around £65,000 a week we need to bring in lads turn them into promising prospects and sell them for a whopping profit

Young player who showed potential but progress has stalled. Worth a loan to buy type deal like Hagi IMO.

Connor Goldson for me. Solid. Borna should have done better to stop the cross for the own goal IMO. Harsh? Maybe. But it is what it is.

It really isn't.

It is the greatest city on earth.

IF the story is true, I don't blame the player for wanting to test himself down south. Now up to Ross Wilson to ensure we receive the maximum possible fee for him and anyone else who feels they'd like to move on.

Magnificent? He was a tryer - he gave 110% every time he pulled on a blue jersey. He didnt score many goals and his crossing accuracy left a lot to be desired. Not too good for a wide player!

Right wing has been an issue since we sold Candieas. God knows what we have spent on inferior replacements.