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Remembrance. A week has passed and hopefully the over wrought emotions have cooled? As someone with seventeen years service and a Rangers supporter, the club have been on a ridiculous journey reference Remembrance these last dozen years. The act of Remembrance should be moments of poignancy conducted with appropriate solemnity. Rangers under the auspices of Craig Whyte, Charles Green, the Easdales, ............. etc travelled a jingoistic road : Bootnecks abseiling from the Sandy Jardine roof with the match ball. A track side stage prop howitzer booming both beginning and end of the minute's silence. Serving Gunners utilising a 105 mm field gun to signal the beginning and end of the minute's silence. Serving members of all three services in uniform circumnavigating the pitch at half-time. I feel last Sunday's game against Hearts was the start of a more appropriate journey. The Jambos have their own relevant history with the McCrae's Battalion story, a true pals' battalion volunteering for service in World War One trenches. Ibrox fell silent as a black and white photograph banner was unfurled with the red poppy petals drifting across on the breeze. The fifty-three year old photograph had poignance, it depicted members of the City of Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment, the Royal Highland Fusiliers alighting from an aircraft. In fact, they were the burial details for three comrades summarily executed in Northern Ireland. As Rangers return to solemnity, the national broadcaster took another dozen steps towards the Ministry for Truth. Sunday evening's Rangers-Hearts Sportscene highlights began with footage of the Ibrox Remembrance with BBC Scotland commentator, Liam McLeod stated, "Ibrox falls silent as it did at every football ground in Scotland". The BBC Scotland website carried a Killie-Sellik match report penned by "good Celtic man"(courtesy of Annie McGuire), Martin Dowden. Derek McInnes gave a post match interview where his criticism of Sellik favourable refereeing decisions was emphasised by, "Celtic even decide when the minute's silence stops. It was awful, Why? It is our ground, our minute's silence". Martin Dowden's Ministry of Truth multi-paragraphed report ignored pre-kick-off happenings and fail failed to include the Killie Gaffer's incisive post match comments. BBC Scotland reserved comments until their evening news the following evening. The Gang Hut's Sports News Correspondent, Chris McLaughlin took ninety seconds to put both sides of the story, quoting twice from the Green Brigades issued statement. Chris offered no conclusion other than opining why Sellik have to suffer embarrassment every year. Peter would have it no other way.

Some snippets from today's Q&A with Graeme Souness which was hosted by Gordon Smith. Souness explained his part in the recruitment of the new manager and he interviewed all candidates. As was reported at the time, his preferred candidate was Frank Lampard. He explained why it was down to Lampard's very good relationship with Chelsea & Man City, his knowledge of their Youth set-ups / players and his ability to bring players from both those clubs on loan given our limited budget. He did go on to say that he was impressed with Clement during the interview and believes Clement is doing as best as can be expected given the players at his disposal. He also sticks by his comment that we need better players. At that point Gordon Smith said that he agrees and what is required is fresh income. He insisted that there was an interest in buying Rangers and a meeting was set up for a deal to be completed only for the Rangers board to pull the plug. Both said that there remains interest in Rangers but with the shareholdings being held by many different people, it's difficult to get them all to agree to a sale. Both agreed that without the board selling the club on, we'll not move forward. It was an excellent day and Souness & Smith spoke really well. Souness said Gough was his best signing but mentioned Butcher, Wilkins as well. Said Derek Ferguson was an absolute talent as was Durrant. He also rated Terry Hurlock and Ian Ferguson. Said the 2 mistakes he made at Rangers were ; letting Davie Cooper leave for Motherwell and accepting the Liverpool role. He said he should have moved "upstairs" and let Walter take over. As I said it was an excellent day and great to be in the company of Rangers people and Rangers royalty.

For anyone who's been a member for a while, do you ever wonder what happened to some of the people who used to post here (good and bad)? Some names that immediately spring to mind for me are Bmck Colshy Jon Jim'll Del (Ian) (bump into Ian at Ibrox occasionally) Smalce 8ball @Gribz (still here along with @Frankie and @ian1964). We had a few meet ups back in the day both at Ibrox and a few in Belfast. Hope they are all good and still supporting Rangers. I'll have missed a few and apologies for that, it's my age 😀

Didn't want him as manager but was interesting to hear why Souness recommended him. Also good to hear Souness talk positively about Clement.

Lampard's a dreadful manager.

Souness isn't someone whose opinion we should be paying a great deal of attention to, in my opinion. He's yesterday's news (and he didn't think twice about leaving Rangers in 1991).

The famous boot room. You couldn't run a club that way now.

Forget about CEOs Chairmen AGMs and Rangers today is the first big meeting of the national hunt season at Cheltenham get down to your turf accountant stick on a weeline put your feet up and enjoy the racing first race 12:35 good luck .

Nah the reply was that I obviously wasnt there in the early to mid 80s - which was right. A bit like Chevy Chase blowing the power grid out in National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, Calscot caused Internet blackouts when he posted - but a very good debater. I dont recall anyone from Bournemouth.

My son sent me this it’s a rough outline of the expectations of a football CEO

So, a 'we're doing stuff behind the scenes, honest' statement wouldn't actually be of any use to anyone. Who'd have thunk it.

While it was good to see Barron get recognition with a call up Im glad he didnt play as we need him fit. When everyone is fit the current midfield is as strong as its been for at least a decade but every other area is the weakest I can remember. The keepers, centre halves and strikers that can be listed from mid to late 80s until mid 2000s is just a different level.

No, not a guess, but what was said online at the time, hence the use of the word allegedly. What would a generic statement say? That the search continues? That they're close? They aren't ging to say the latter in case it backfires again, given the last candidate pulled out, and aren't going to say the former as they would be accused of issuing a statement that didn't give any information.

Good stuff. I still remember you was the first person to respond to my first ever post in 2002 or 2003 when I stated that Gers team under McLeish was the worst ever - how wrong was I???!! Cant believe you left Calscot out with the amount of lengthy debates he used to have with everyone. He certainly had the highest word count on the leader board 😃 Craig as well - where on earth is he?? (literally) I met up with 8ball in Singapore a good few years ago now but not seen him on here since. He maybe got a shock at the type of bar I dragged him and his misses to. Met Del once or twice for Pittodrie tickets but must be 20 years ago now though as Ive been away 19 years. Was supposed to buy a Sega Mega Drive with sensible soccer from him!! The last meet up I went at Ibrox was Jan 2004 the Greek defender Kyriakos(??) debut - Myself, Cammy, Frankie, 8ball, Smalce, BMCK, Jimll and there was a few others. @stewarty Give JonC my best. And where is your old side kick Juffery??

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