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Blackburn is a wonderful, wonderful club and I hope he doesn't go... #JujuLoyal

Matron will be around soon to tuck us in 😅

I think that you could sell that idea to Channel 5.

Right, I've been down a rabbit hole coming up with all sorts of predicted figures depending on what sort of run we go on. Here's what we're going into the competition with atm: https://www.football-coefficient.eu/team/322-rangers-fc/ It's pretty healthy and I think we're pot 1. Imo we should aim for 5 wins to get into the play offs, that's accounting for 4 home games and 2 games against pot 4 sides. We probably want 6 to get top 8 though. It's the unknown though so go out and try and win all 8, we are Rangers! (And we love a Thursday night at Ibrox...hopefully!) Here's an explainer for the format: Now I've said before that missing out on the UCL does have the sliver lining of us being veterans of the UEL and getting into the KO stages. We are currently ahead of Celtic in the 10 year and 5 year coefficient and if we perform well in Europe this season we will more than likely pull away unless they have a blinder in the UCL. What needs to happen in the next few seasons is having at least one season, if not several, in the UCL whilst we've got priority for the share of money in Scotland. We could hit 100+ points in the 10 year ranking if we perform well enough in the near future, which would have us on a par with the likes of PSV and Salzburg. Which, imo, is what the aim should have always been the last few years. If that happens it is imperative we capitalise on it. Now this is a big old caveat which gets thrown out the window because I and everyone else want Rangers to win the league and be at the table of the best competition in football as well as the caveat that Celtic have all the honey whilst we plan accordingly with another UEL budget (which should be the case when we do qualify for the UCL btw). Lots of ifs, buts and maybes but I'm looking forward to the campaign, like the ones that have gone before it could be blessed relief from the domestic slog. Let me know what you think, I'll include a prize money calculator that I've been rinsing the last week - always look forward not back! Cheers lads. https://www.fotcalc.com/prize-money-calculator-post-24 Oh, also.. UCL= Uefa Champions League UEL= Uefa Europa league KO= Knockout And apologies to @Rousseau for the aneurysm, theres a lot of lofty hypotheticals ha.

Prepare yourself for Europa League humiliation.

Of all the players linked, I like the sound of Josip Brekalo. He's just turned 26 and can play both wings as well as the 10 position. Any player that has managed to gain 35 caps for Croatia over the last 6 years must be of a decent standard IMO.

I remember a time when there were no international teams. Changed ends after every goal then. Good times...

Jermaine Jenas sacked by BBC for 'workplace conduct.' This pleases me...

Anything is surely better than the B team playing endless friendlies. The cynic in me thinks this will go nowhere though

I remember the time when we didn’t have to.

Ngl we do need a new 10. Lawrence will be the end of me if he's the pick for the foreseeable. Bloke can't or won't run.

Wait, what!? I thought they were downtrodden victims, formed by a selfless bloke, who just happened to be part of a decadent, global cult.

Before ra Sellik had even played a match, they had purchased the original Sellik Park and constructed two grandstands. The first game to happen on the ground was an exhibition match between Hibs and Renton. In the aftermath of the game, Sellik signed the better halves of both sides before playing their first match against Rangers reserves(the Swifts). Remember, Scottish football had been on the go for a quarter of century and was firmly amateur. Did the cash rich club that could afford their own ground and two grandstands offer all those Renton and Hibs players an incentive to sign? We should be told.

You're all wrong, it's 1979, that strip is recognised by FIFA as the greatest Scottish Cup Winning strip, Michel Platini told me that himself. Technically we sort of won the 1879 final too, well, we drew the final then complained about the refereeing, (plus ca change) and the SFA awarded the cup to Vale of Leven. So the Tims used to wear stripes, who knew!

I thought he was going to Breast, feel like a tit now.

Wrong socks, which is why I picked '76.

Let's not be too hasty. Football can be a funny old game. We went from losing to a truly mediocre Malmo team in the CL qualifiers to being 30 minutes away from winning the Europa League in the same season. I'm not saying that it's going to happen again but let's see how the season unfolds.

It must be bad if the BBC sacked him

Yes when a player got injured we had a replacement in the reserve team

Dammit, man. I think you’re right.

I've found the reason why we're not winning trophies:

Problem is if he hasn't got the pace running back the way he won't have it going forward. I'd much rather have him on the bench, Sterling at RB and rotate between Cerny and McCausland. But Dujon has hamstrings made of empire biscuits. Ideally Devine would be a level or two better than he is currently but alas, that's not the case.

Not like they do it in ice-hockey for ages ... ... but imagine these hardcore Queens Park or Clyde fans who want to see their "own team develop" ahead of being "used" by the "money-grabbing" giants. Yeah, I can see how that will go ...

We will probably not lose him this window, so Clement should look at converting him to his beloved right-midfield role and put some defender behind him. As I suggested a few times, make that Sterling, Souttar and Pröpper in a 3-man defence, one DM and let the rest have fun.

So much furore about our captain, one of the greatest right-backs ever at the club, stats-wise. You would assume that scores of clubs would look at him, given the stats and the hero status. And yet ...

There’s trophies and cups and for me this is one beautiful cup and would be a pleasure to lift

Strong rumours of Matondo to Blackburn, that absolute dump is probably a good place for him tbh.

I instantly thought of the 1979 strip, but like Frankie, it has to be the 92/93 strip. My favourite of all time.

I think there is a limit of 2 players on loan from same club per season and 4 on loan in total. Otherwise aye, buy a diddy team like Clyde under a myriad of shell companies to get around duel ownership and use it to develop players.

Agree, but was my fav top probably because it was the first one i ever owned although had to hand sewn the badge on.🤣

I usually prefer the plain blue tops with v neck collar but the 1992/93 strip remains my personal favourite.

Living la Vida Loca. It is a quarter of a century since Puerto Rican prancer and warbler, Ricky Martin achieved the number one spot with his take on enduring a mad world. It is appropriate mood music for all Rangers supporters who continue to exercise patience whilst PQ takes truth on another crazy journey. It is a quirk of our fate that Ricky Martin or, Ricky and Martin performed a choreographed rant on the latest manufactured controversy. Ricky Foster and Martin Dowden seized the penalty to Rangers narrative. Richard Foster has turned out for Rangers on 53 occasions over two spells at the club, including a couple of appearances in the Champions League. Ricky took our money and never misses an opportunity to run to the national broadcaster and articulate disbelief. Eighteen months ago, he was appointed Chief of Coaching at Motherwell and after Rangers visited Fir Park he rushed into the Sportscene studio to vehemently disagree with two refereeing decisions. 'Well midfielder, Callum Slattery received a second yellow for backhanding Cantwell and Ricky did not accept the drawn VAR lines proving Sakala was onside for the concluding goal. This particular PQ crazy journey to the truth took a week. Big Dick provided further interference on Sportsound the next day when he led 'Well Gaffer, Stuart Kettlewell with the line, "Todd Cantwell cheated and hoodwinked the Referee". Kettlewell was invited to Hampden to discuss both decisions and he accepted both decisions were correct. A similar trip began on Saturday. Ricky thought Dessers fouled the Saints defender, Sanders then, he heard a whistle which he ventured stopped play. Good Sellik man, Martin Dowden penned the PQ website piece(it remains up today, Wednesday), "Controversial opener helps Rangers past St Johnstone". It has been Edited a couple of times but still contains the lines, "Dessers tangled with Sanders, Referee Mathew MacDermid seemed to give that as a foul" and, "St Johnstone were furious when the goal was ultimately awarded as they clearly felt play had been stopped by the Referee". Ricky leads, Martin reinforces la Vida Loca. Another good Sellik man, Kheredine Idessane has penned a second concluding piece for the website today, "St Johnstone accept no whistle before Dessers goal". Saints asked for a Hampden meeting, attended and after hearing the audio from the incident, are satisfied that no breach of VAR protocol took place. Where does this leave Ricky and Martin? Regular Rangers Hater in Chief, Michael Stewart was doing co-comms on Premier Sports for the game and unsurprisingly he deemed Dessers had fouled Sanders. We know the former Sellik TV Pundit sees himself as the Jiminey Cricket of Scottish football. I suspect both Ricky and Martin heard the Ginja Ninja giving it, "a little (dog) whistle"? Upside, inside out We're livin' la vida loca.