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Jews don't Count. You may have viewed David Baddiel's latest powerful documentary, 'Jews don't Count'? Given the fall out between the majority of UK Jews and the Labour Party these last couple of decades, it was not unexpected but, it was an awkward watch. Baddiel correctly lays out two millennia of anti-semitism we are all familiar with and, points out the left leaning intelligentsia find it most uncomfortable. We live in an era of heightened sensitivities and it is appalling that Jews are mostly not included in debates on racism. Baddiel points the finger of fault at the Establishment, including the BBC. Baddiel accepts that his previous broadcasting history was not all that, he recognised his demonisation of Nottingham Forest's centre forward, Jason Lee strayed into racism. Baddiel blacked up, wore a pineapple on his head and, donned braiding whilst sending up the hapless player. He decided to say sorry to Lee and the filmed apology will surely be counted in the ranks of awkward TV. However, the most awkward fact remains why the Jewish experience fails to make inclusion when the Palestinian, new world Aboriginals and, Irish experiences are so well rehearsed? The Establishment in Scotland is the SNP and the fawning broadcast and print media. I have long wondered how left leaning folks get away with identifying themselves as both Nationalist and Socialist? The Doyen of our intelligentsia parks his arse at BBC Scotland, the seventy year old RAB Cosgrove took umbrage at Baddiel's piece. Toting a significant multi-national property portfolio, this Michelin starred so-called. Socialist has a column in the National and a constant PQ remit to stick it on the Rangers. The arbiter of what is acceptable in new, modern Scotland has decreed, "sorry" appears to be Baddiel's hardest word. RAB utilised both his National column and weekly shows on the National broadcaster to stick it on Baddiel. Where he leads, we know the PQ Producers in their Panzers follow(not follow follow NEVER follow follow). We have a number of other shows reinforcing RAB's point. Shereen Nanjiani has Angela Haggerty and Paul McNamee on to discuss Baddiel, then there are the phone-ins(only card carrying members need call). On Off the Ball, RAB prompted Cowan through a pitch for a BBC Radio Scotland show where past Presenters could say sorry for past errors of judgement. Thus, we arrived at Jim Traynor. Now, usually when Traynor is mentioned, Cosgrove informs the audience that his Scottish football nickname is, 'Jabba'. Funnily enough, RAB never explains why Rangers supporters refer to him as, 'RAB'(Rancid Auld Bigot). Anyways, RAB wants a show with Jim Traynor and Graham Spiers discussing their support of Rangers and saying, "sorry". As a Rangers supporter, I would ask why License Fee payers monies are being forked out to invite two guys no longer employed by the national broadcaster to return to discuss Rangers. Particularly since one of them, Spiers(and sons) has told us he has been a season ticket holder at Sellik Park these last four seasons. He wants to give his sons the football experience he enjoyed. Further, Traynor right back to his days on the Herald always proclaimed his love for Airdrionians. Here is a better idea, take half-a-dozen still employed at PQ types, you know Chris McLaughlin, Kheredine Idessane, Tom English, Martin Dowden, ...... etc and, they can all chorus love furra Sellik and say, "sorry" for NOT loving the club enough. Even better, include RAB, Big Dick, Liam, Michael Stewart, .... etc and, you can all debate who HATES Rangers and Rangers supporters the most? More value for the License Fee payer and think of the spin offs in phone-in shows. Keep the Producers happy. RAB often evokes the past on the Beeb, Rangers were without a doubt the Establishment club. If we were, surely it ended fifty years past? Further, being the Establishment club, you would think our PR might be a bit better? Even further again, being the Establishment club, why does none(zero) of the ruling party's(SNP) MSPs support Rangers? Sixty-five MSPs and none support the Establishment club. Here's a better, more appropriate pitch. Put RAB in a studio and he can say, "sorry" for every time he broadcast or printed the word, 'H-U-N'. We will get David Baddiel to keep count.

Welcome back Michael Beale, go write yourself into the folklore of Rangers Football Club. Said previously I was never against his appointment and I think we all knew he'd be back at some point. However, the appointment stinks of the board giving the job to a "safe" option, exactly as they done with Gio. I'll give Beale and the team my support and I hope MB becomes a Rangers legend.

Simply cannot believe the negativity towards someone who had us playing great football in spells againstcsone really decent European teams . Also there is no comparison between our Squad and QPRs , he also never spent a penny at them , competing with teams that had just dropped out the EPL and with 90million parachute payments.

Wild goal celebrations with subs and coaches joining must stop. New rule required: a) Ref blows whistle for goal. b) The restart is twenty seconds after, ready or not, with the offside rule suspended for thirty seconds. That should get things going again without the collapsing, cuddling, boogeying, forehead-banging, sky-finger-pointing and ground-head-bumping. Without my proposed moderate change, how long before we get the full Thanksgiving Service on the centre circle after a goal? Or High Mass depending who scores.

https://therangerscollection.com/ A stunning personal collection, made public for the first time. Welcome to The Rangers Collection, a website dedicated to displaying a vast amount of memorabilia and artefacts associated with the club from one privately held collection. With the clubs 150th Anniversary in mind, the owner of this collection wanted to create a shared space where Rangers supporters could view a chronological history of the club through a whole range of rare, and not so rare items associated to the club. This website is a work in progress, and will be for some time. Some categories have yet to be populated, and almost all categories have items still to be added. I will work through it as and when work and family life allows. I have decided to publish what I can just now as I wanted to give fellow supporters another medium through which they could view other items of the clubs rich and proud heritage in this historic year.

Very much so. As you see above, quite a few posters go into board-room problems et al, when the most obvious and the most grievous thing clearly were injuries to a host of players, especially our central defenders. IMHO, this is what Gio refers to ahead of anything else. We've not seen Hagi this season, neither Helander. Souttar has been missing since 1st of August, Lawrence since 29th August, Goldson since 12th October, Roofe has played 26 mins this season, Morelos being a bit-part player too, mainly due to lack of fitness and form. Jack missed 12 games and didn't average more minutes than Morelos on the park. If fit, Hagi, Helander, Lawrence and Roofe would start every game for me, maybe even Jack.

Imagine we hadn't appointed GVB and we had 40 million less in income.

People are just giving their opinions. I’ve been on Rangers forums for about 6 years and the optimists have always mocked those who are more measured and they’ve been completely wrong far more than they’ve been right. I’ll back the manager fully, but there’s nothing at all wrong with people discussing the appointment openly.

As has been said by others, there are no guarantees so Beale will get my full support until he no longer deserves it. Such is the way with football.

It's not exciting certainly but perhaps it is sensible. Anyway like all these things the proof is in the pudding. PLG was exciting. Walter sensible.

I’m one who is underwhelmed by this appointment(if confirmed). What research into other managers did the board do? Did they interview anyone else? If the board have such a high opinion of Beale why not give him the job when Gerrard left? Anyway we will all need to give him a chance now.

You've been arguing against a 'project' appointment for weeks - is Beale not a project? I've always argued that Beale is a talented coach, but I just think this comes too soon for him; he's only been in the door 5 minutes at QPR, and his record his patchy. I see this as a disappointing appointment - mainly because there are better, more experienced options out there.

Impressing Ally McCoist is nowhere near my criteria for a new manager.

Somebody please fetch an unpopular, and expensive, manager before it all gets too much!

I must admit I am absolutely devastated by this appointment. It shows no ambition, no direction, just give the job to a popular guy who will be cheaper than other options. Look at our next 6 games, Hibs, Hearts & Bheasts at home with trips to Dolly, Ross County and Tannadice all before the cup semi final. He could be gone by then. The Liz Truss of Rangers managers! If we ever needed a new manager bounce it is definitely now with this fixture line-up looming.

There's no doubt we've been unlucky with injuries. Especially given how absolutely bullet-proof Goldson has been up to now. But... playing devil's advocate... I thought we should have cut our losses/moved-on/neogotiated an exit for Roofe, Jack & Helander during the close season. We just can't have three first XI starters who have continual issues. I thought Souttar was worth a punt - but by signing him and keeping Helander we've effectively doubled our risk exposure in that position. If you look on those three first team wages, plus the contracts given to McGregor and Davis, that's a big chunk of money from our budget which could have gone towards other signings.

Any more embarrassing than the glut of mediocrity standing behind Gio those season Rousseau?.

The aim should not be 'lets be big' but to scale up in terms of quality and potentially sellable assets. Putting all your eggs in the Kent and Morelos baskets then letting them walk out the door for nothing will hopefully be something we learn from. Not selling Kamara when he was in top form is something we will regret. Having players around the 30 mark as your top earners, who as a result of age have little resale value will prove to be ill judged. Its ok to have one or two like Goldson who is definitely worth it. But having a bunch (Tav, Goldson, Lundstram, Lawrence & Roofe) means that if we fail to make Europe one year we cant sell to make up the shortfall and cut the wage bill at the same time. I also dont agree with the approach of going in heavy on Bosman players unless its a profile like Bassey/Aribo. Sakala/Lundstram/Lawrence are expensive and have little resale value.

There's no way any manager would accept a situation where they come in to a club and are told the DOF will just identify and sign the players they want and the manager will just have to deal with it. I'm assuming, but happy to be corrected, that the DOF will constantly be looking-out for players who they think are realistic signings, a good fit for the club, the league, good investments etc and then sit down with the manager to discuss them along with any players the manager thinks we should be looking at?

Yes that’s enough about kheradine Sadman what about the chap dancing around behind him.

I think people can feel underwhelmed before a manager has been in the job for a certain time. I'm sure if there were Internet forums when Walter Smith took over from Graeme Souness, many Ramgers fans would have been "underwhelmed" by Walter's appointment. After the razzmatazz of the Souness arrival, replacing him with Smith was "underwhelming" but as history shows, was the correct decision. People are free to feel underwhelmed, excited, non-plused, over-the-moon at Beales appointment - however their feelings will have no impact on how successful (or otherwsie) Beale may be.

There is no good or bad choice of manager, certainly not on the day he assumes the position. There isn't even an underwhelming choice, despite the valiant efforts to try to imbue this concept with apparent wisdom. Those epithets can only ever be applied once the manager has a meaningful track record in the job to be examined. There are really only reasonable and unreasonable choices and I think Michael Beale is a reasonable appointment as manager. We'll see much later on whether he has been a good choice. In the meantime, anyone leaping into further judgement must have some other axe to grind. A bit like the endless crucifixion of Ryan Kent by certain Gersnet experts.

Well I certainly didn't get a call 😉

It is official, Michael Beale is the Rangers Gaffer. Michael has my every best wish, I hope he is the most successful Rangers Boss of my approaching 60 years follow following Rangers. Deliberately, I have stayed off the Forum this last month. I have been traveling, including 12 days in my Mallorcan pied a terre. Contemplation was needed because the last two away games against both the Perth and Paisley Saints highlighted a phenomenon that cannot be ignored. The GVB year was a very good year. He took us to our sixth Euro' final, won the Cup and, successfully guided us through four Champions League qualifiers. He made the club a shed load of money. He was hampered by significant injuries to key players. In saying all that, he was Toast after Liverpool thrashed us 1-7 on our own midden. The details of that game are worth remembering - we were drawing 1-1 with thirty minutes left to play. We succumbed to an eight minute hat trick from a substitute and only some outstanding goal keeping kept the scoreline below double figures. Elements of our team stopped soldiering. Our Board should have applied the maxim, always reinforce success. they did not, preferring to recoup their soft loan monies and, I do not think we can blame them for doing so? During both Saints games, most of the teams refused to soldier. I think Beale has an interesting problem. He has to find a way to install professionalism individually and collectively. Hard decisions must be made that will impact upon ambition. Leadership is required.

Behind the RTV pay-wall again. Will Rangers never learn!

He won't be gone anytime soon. MB cost us 5.1M to get in the door (1.5 QPR--3.6M GVB) If this turns into a shit sandwich, we are gonna be savoring it for a while. Rangers don't have the kinda scratch required to play musical managers.

Yeah but not in the backwater of Scottish football , remember the way the majority of teams plays up here would be like some alien landscape to these guys .

I understand you point , but dont see it as a project for a few reasons , his previous knowlegdge and experience of defensive Scottish kick and rush/ defensive football , the club and the squad . We also know he can set a team up and play good football. My idea of a project manager is someone who would simply start again , we dont have the time or money for these guys , again its only an opinion .

By the start of next season he will have us playing irresistible football.

Does the above not represent a failure in the players and their lack of quality rather than the manager's influence on the game? We've all been around long enough that no matter what the manager wants, at the end of the day the people out there on the park have to perform and while you can blame the backroom staff for fitness, tactics et al, if the quality is not there out there or people simply continue to under-perform, what can he do? Gio was hardly able to do much in terms of rotating people in certain areas, while I did blame him for not-chopping under-performers time and again. Yet, I also know that people on here saw no quality in Matondo or Wright either, so no matter how little countable results Kent produced, in those people's eye Gio did not do much wrong with Kent either. Alas, Beale knows the place, the demands, and most of the players. You would hope that we will have more people back from injury and fit, a look at QPR's line-ups give me little hope that he will change much in tactics though. If we go on with Plan A, the pain will continue.

I am completely underwhelmed by this appointment and I sincerely hope I am wrong. I cannot see where the board are coming from with this.

The opportunity to manage an institution like Rangers FC is a privilege which very few are afforded. As a former player, I understood the responsibility and magnitude of the task. My backroom team and I worked with energy, passion and were driven with a belief that we could achieve amazing things. We treated our roles with respect, optimism and determination. We experienced some incredible highs, especially on our European journey to Seville. Winning the Scottish Cup for the first time in over a decade and qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League is something I am very proud of. The passion of our support drove us on to achieve those wonderful memories. For that, I am forever grateful to every single one of you who travelled near and far, spent your hard earned money, and never gave up supporting our team. This season, like every year at Rangers, the first priority is domestic success. I understand the hurt when wins become draws, and worse, when we experience defeat. That isn’t acceptable at a club of Rangers standing, no one understood that and felt that more than I did. I faced unique challenges and some very difficult circumstances to operate in. Rangers FC will always be in my heart and I wish the club all the success for the future. Once a Ranger, always a Ranger. 1h https://www.instagram.com/p/Cldk-RXDQQJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

If we don’t we will soon be in the same situation again forking out more compensation

Good luck to Michael Beale if he is indeed the new Rangers manager. I only hope he’s got the assurances & guarantees he’ll need from the board and in particular our DoF and our supporters are patient with him and realise there’s no magic wand to sort things

A full breakdown of our accounts well worth going through with your morning coffee: https://swissramble.substack.com/p/rangers-finances-202122

I still think there might be a way back for Kamara under Beale, but who knows. I'd definitely take whatever we can get for Morelos in January and finally move on from that chapter. I saw a couple of articles over the weekend saying that Kent really loved working with Beale, so not sure if that means he might be persuaded to stay?

Agree with much of that but it's always a lot easier with hindsight. If we'd sold Morelos, Kent and Kamara in summer 2021, I doubt many fans would have been pleased even with an obvious rationale for it. Of course a quality core needs to be retained for continuity reasons but clearly timing is everything if player trading is our model. Unfortunately because of poor timing, we're already struggling now with that strategy. I suspect Kamara will go soon enough but at nowhere near the value we could have got 18-24 months ago. Kent and Morelos may also bring in a few million each in January but again that's a lot less than before. If we manage £10-12m for those three when the window opens, that may be as good as we can hope but all that and more will need to go towards their replacements. That's not good news when we could perhaps have achieved £50m if the timing had been right. Like I say though, we're all experts with hindsight.

Omnishambles?. The issues at a club, or any business, rarely lie in isolation, there's generally always more than one. However, your average fan struggles to get their head round this, and cannot see past what their chosen root cause is.

It was his fault ! Naw, it was the fitbaw operation ! No, it wis the board ! No, no, no...it was the DoF ! But what about the players ! Maybe it is a developing omnishambles with the main issue, increasingly going to be financial. Trying to be Big with a relatively Small budget.

John Hartson and Eni Aluko 'in the studio' for the early game on ITV. Mute.

Let's relax and celebrate our new manager gentlemen...

The defeatist 'we can't compete' stuff is unbecoming of a Rangers man.

"I faced unique challenges and some very difficult circumstances to operate in"...... wonder what he means here? Anyway as I said in another thread the EL run last season, winning Scottish Cup and qualifying for CL group stages were the highlights of hospital year in charge. I'll never forget that night at Ibrox v Leipzig. Gio as a player won a treble, scored against Celtic and scored in the Champions League. I wish him well in his next challenge and he'll always be welcome back at Ibrox as far as I'm concerned.

“Finally, this is a coveted managerial position and after an intense week of discussions, I wish to extend our sincere thanks to all of the excellent managers who we met to discuss the role.” Wonder who they were if this is true? I doubt it is.

Key points we haven't really looked at in this appointment. Beale and Banfield have a proven track record of being youth development orientated. Banfield worked under Wenger at Arsenal for years developing the likes of Fabregas & co. If we are serious about player trading we need a management who are bought in. I think they will be. Obviously they have to be bought in to winning silverware too. The more I think about this appointment the more I think it makes sense. 100% behind them and looking forward to seeing what unfolds.