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  1. Uh oh looks like someones house of corrupt cards are in danger of falling down. I think a full judicial revue of everything that went on during our admin, the subsequent blood lust that lead to the 3 way agreement, illegal fines, bans and our monies that were stolen. The SFA has left themselves open to corruption charges, not to mention the old SPL and the clubs that shared in the fraudulent taking and misappropriation of our money.
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  2. If they want 3M for Goldson, make it 2M (+ 1M when he's played XX amount of games)
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  3. I spoke to Frankie about this last week as its been something have been deliberating approaching for a while? It was only listening to a programme on talk sport last week that reminded me. The programme highlighted that the biggest killer in men under 45 in the UK in suicide. The programme itself was quite informative and as I and the resident psych student (midd life crisis student) I thought this would be a good idea and Frankie agreed. The point of this thread being here is its somewhere you/we can come if there is something bothering you. It doesn't matter what it is or how little or big you may think it is or isn't. If its bothering you and you don't have anywhere to to go for advice or just need to get something off your chest, then post it in here. There is a very good chance that at some point things may get hard to cope with for many of us. Be it anxiety/depression/PTSD or any of the other mental health issues. In my case it was and still is PTSD which I cope with as best I can. So on that note, this thread is sacred. No fuckery or taking the piss please. If someone posts something here take it seriously and offer a bit of advice (If you feel you can?). I will try to check it regularly and if everyone else has a look now and again we will all be sorted. There are various great organisations that offer help and advice specifically for guys too such as.... https://www.thecalmzone.net http://www.menandboyscoalition.org.uk http://breathingspace.scot There are lots of others out there and those are just a few examples. Cheers, Coop
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  4. When SDM lost interest we ended up with no representation in Scottish football & the yahoos moved their placemen into positions of power. Whilst it’s good to see our chairman rounding on them I wouldn’t build up too much hope at the moment. This will be a long process getting rid off these people
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  5. For several years I have taken a keen interest in goings on at Auchenhowie, getting along to watch the youngsters whenever I can. Admittedly due to becoming a father, these opportunities are rare these days but I still like to keep up to date with goings on as best as I can. So when I hear the training centre getting tarred as a ‘Youth department that fails consistently’ that irks me to say the least. https://fourladshadadream.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/rangers-failing-academy-and-mark-allen/
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  6. RI still think there's a player in Ryan Hardie, somewhere.
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  7. I agree, but we'd be better focusing on the placemen in the SFA and the SPFL at the moment...A narrower focus on who these guys are and the links to a certain club...stuff that can't be airily denied and waffled about
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  8. King has called for a second independent investigation. https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/chairman-calls-for-second-independent-investigation/ Looks like the Club are finally showing some balls with these things. Long may it continue.
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  10. Well done Dave King. Those rat bastards have been hiding in plain sight for far too long.
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  12. McGregor will be our number one and I can't see Wes being content as a back up. He'll be on his way because I'm pretty sure Championship clubs could match the wages we're paying him
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  13. The 'impact' part was not a debate regarding whether or not it was 'a great idea to post what is being posted elsewhere'. Rather, it was over the ridiculous notion that Gersnet was giving publicity oxygen to something that had that a thousandfold over without our involvement. Some of us do think - nice of you to tell us what we should do, though, especially as we've also just been told how and what to think by another poster. Some of us are too old and been around the block too often to dance, but thanks for letting us know that in an Admin controlled environment of a fans' football forum, Ian should carefully weigh up each and every one of the many items he goes out of his way to share with his fellow fans. For this, he has my thanks and gratitude and sympathies for the way in which this thread has turned out.
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  14. Edit by craig : Please see official site for full article. The club have asked us to not post the entirety of official site articles so the club gets the hits on the website
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  15. It was Neil Cameron of the Herald who posted that Private Eye clipping last summer. It's interesting that many of his media colleagues like to explore Scottish fitba regime change - unless it involves exposing or removing Rangers haters.
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  16. The attacks on the youth academy and Mark Allen are over the line. What is wrong him? Further evidence that the DR (as well as the BBC) have little interest in healing relations with Rangers and are enjoying having free reign to attack the club and anyone related to it. You’d never see anything vociferous like this written about any part of Celtic.
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  17. Also throw in the likes of young Gilmour moving to Chelsea, it takes more than talent to get into any first team, they have to push themselves as hard as they can. The Liverpool LB Robertson was rejected by the scum for being too wee!.
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  18. Rangers boss Steven Gerrard lines up Spanish training camp ahead of new campaign STEVEN GERRARD will put his Rangers squad through their paces at a training camp in Spain next month as he steps up his preparations for his first campaign in the dugout. The Liverpool legend officially starts work as Gers boss on Friday after agreeing a four-year deal with the Light Blues. Gerrard will be joined by assistant manager Gary McAllister. And the former Anfield heroes will waste little time in getting down to business as Rangers gear up for the Europa League qualifiers and the upcoming Premiership campaign. Gerrard’s side will spend ten days training at a camp from June 17-27. The 37-year-old has already added new recruits Scott Arfield and Allan McGregor to his group this summer. And more fresh faces could come on board before the Gers jet out to Andalusia next month. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/rangers/16254441.Rangers_boss_Steven_Gerrard_lines_up_Spanish_training_camp_ahead_of_new_campaign/
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  19. If there is quality there will be a pathway, eg. Ross McCrorie. It takes a special youngster to be able to handle all aspects of a step-up to the demands of the Rangers first-team and stay there. That's why over the years there are countless stories of promising youngsters that come to nothing or leave and have a career elsewhere. ie. First and foremost, we need to produce quality .
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  20. It's really quite sad when we constantly read supposedly senior football writers in Scotland fail to offer any sort of balance in they way they cover Rangers. By all means be critical but at least be fair and, above all, accurate. The Daily Record is a regular embarrassment and Keith Jackson really has taken this to a new level. Rangers is not a club without its failings. It's relationship with the media is a poor one and some of the criticism aimed at us in that regard has merit. Indeed, RFC fans are hardly glowing in praise of its PR work. However, some journalists are beyond objectivity when it comes to our club. It's worth adding that I'm not always convinced banning organisations and their reps from Ibrox is the best strategy but if and when it does happen, Rangers need to be completely clear in why that approach is chosen and maintained. If Jackson intends embarrassing us on a daily basis, then we should do the same where appropriate.
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  21. Too much of the time the team was 'playing' around a less than active Windass. We need consistent performers
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  22. The restored Tom Vallance painting was unveiled last night at the top of the Marble Staircase at Ibrox Stadium. We’d like to thank artist Helen Runciman, Club 1872 and Rangers Football Club for their assistance with this project.
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  23. With Russell Martin’s belated confirmation this morning that he has left Rangers, that now takes the official number of departures to three with more to follow. We expect that, like with Clint Hill, there will be no club announcement to wish anyone the best, and that departures will only become absolute once the player themselves has corroborated it. Currently the Jason Cummings situation looks bleak for the striker, with no information or progress pertaining to any deal being confirmed. He has returned to the City Ground with little hope of a future there, having already admitted he is not in favour and wants to leave. Forest, for their part, are securing a replacement as we speak. So while Nottingham are likely to let him go, it doesn’t appear that Steven Gerrard and Mark Allen are interested in making the deal permanent. Meanwhile Kenny Miller is gone – his deal technically expires on Friday, but there is no word of interest from the new management about offering him an extension, while a host of SPL clubs absolutely are interested in a fine free agent, including Hibernian whose manager Neil Lennon has made no secret of his admiration. Miller is certainly weighing up his options. The closest we got to confirmation was Josh Windass’ social media post mourning over the lack of proper send off. David Bates, as we know, left for Bundesliga 2 side Hamburg, leaving Rangers with just two senior defenders as things currently stand. But at least he got a club announcement!Sean Goss too found his time in Govan ending with a whimper and suffering gross mismanagement. But QPR were never wanting to sell.Youth player Jordan Thompson also headed off for pastures new – his contract, like Miller’s was not renewed so the midfielder is a free agent for anyone who fancies signing him up. Meanwhile Ryan Hardie is in the same boat – contract expires at the end of this week and no word on a new deal – we cannot see him retaining his shirt at the club.Lee Wallace is another whose future is uncertain at best and bleak at worst. Having consulted a specialist earlier this month, the prognosis for the club captain is not ideal – further surgery makes him harder to sell, due to his inability to pass a medical, while in the best case scenario he is fit for pre-season training but doesn’t have a club – Wallace has one year left on his deal and Rangers would likely sell if a buyer came in. The definitely gone:David Bates, Russell Martin, Sean Goss, Jordan Thompson, Kenny Miller.The almost definitely gone:Ryan Hardie, Jason Cummings.The unknowns:Lee Wallace.Expect further turnover in due course. http://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2018/05/a-whos-who-of-confirmed-and-not-so.html
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  24. Yes indeed but I suppose that's the place we find ourselves in right now with no games to talk about. I hate the close season. I'm hoping the activity picks up speed after Friday when Gerrard actually officially takes the role.
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  25. Are the SPFL suggesting there’s no links between Desmond & MacLennan ?? Looks pretty clear cut to me. Is this acceptable?
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  26. I think the DoF will be looking to get rid off a lot more than those in the OP
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  27. colin, most UK citizens have no interest in bombing Iraq or Libya. Most UK citizens have little interest in Israel/Palestine. Most UK citizens, I hope, are in support of freedom of speech. Labour are clamping down on speech just as much as the Tories are, perhaps more so. Yet it's normal, everyday UK citizens who have to deal with terror attacks. It's us who see wages stagnate and rent prices rise, in part due to immigration. New Labour opened the gates in the 90s/00s. None of our mainstream parties intend to do anything about these issues, so who do we vote for?
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  28. Is it a failing of the youth academy though, or a failing on the 1st team, for not using more younger players? As far as I can tell, the youth teams are performing admirably under Craig Mulholland's watch and producing some genuine talent. I think it's a bit of a catch-22. We need to blood in some young players, but the 1st team can't afford to take the risk, as the support demands that we win every game. And if the demands on the team are too much, we need to play proven 'talent' to try to win every game. To break through, the player needs to be of an exceptional quality and even if they are, the pressures to give 110% all of the time must be ridiculous. I think the idea of playing the reserve or B team in the lower leagues/cup matches would have bee a good way of getting the boys experience. But I'm pretty sure that was vetoed.
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  29. One part that the article didn't really touch on is that while there are are few youths who have made it to the 1st team squad, there aren't many who are getting regular game time. That aspect could be seen as a failing. It is counter-acted by the fact that they mention several very promising players who are coming through & could well be knocking on the 1st team door in the near future. I definitely think it's unfair to say that the academy is "failing"....under-performing in recent years is maybe more accurate....but you also have to factor in the the Managers player preferences - some are hell-bent on bringing youths into the 1st team, some prefer to buy players in.
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  30. Tom Vallance and Davie Wilson. A wonderful image from Saturday’s unveiling at Ibrox.
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  31. I'm sorry to hear that, mate. I know FF has a similar thread which seems to work well and there have been a few who have got help from it, so it's good that a similar thread is starting here. I'm not sure how much help I can be to anyone but I'm here to offer an ear if it helps.
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  32. For that proposeal in the article above, Don Agnelli might aswell be an online messageboard poster making a suggestion for CL reconstruction, he'd have the same chance of success.
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  33. Beware: A sly plan by Andrea Agnelli to make the Champions League dull For Andrea Agnelli, Serie A is not working. And if it is not working for the man whose team have won Italy's title for an unprecedented seven seasons straight, imagine what it must be like for the rest of them. Agnelli is the fourth member of his family to serve as chairman of Juventus. In his first season, 2010-11, the club finished seventh, after which he appointed Antonio Conte and hasn't looked back. Yet it still isn't enough. To dominate domestically doesn't make Juventus — revenues last year £491.5million — enough money. 'The Serie A product has come to one of its lowest moments,' Agnelli complained. Aston Villa have a bigger ground than Juventus these days, while 50 per cent of a new television deal worth £916.7m will be split equally among the Serie A clubs, in the hope of promoting competition. At the moment, only 10 per cent is subject to an equal share. You can imagine what Agnelli thinks of that. For Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, who has seen his team dominate, Serie A is not working Actually, you don't have to, because he's done the imagining for all. Last week, Agnelli launched his plan to screw even more money out of football — sorry, reshape the European game for the greater good. He wants to change the Champions League format so the group stage alone will last 14 games. He wants more matches for elite clubs, and less commitment to domestic football — and he wants a closed shop. Except he didn't mention a closed shop. You had to read between the lines on that one. Agnelli's plan — and, do not forget, this is the chairman of the European Clubs' Association talking — is for eight groups of four to become four groups of eight in the Champions League. 'We want more European games and less domestic,' he said. 'Whoever participates has to play in the national league with six Under 21 or Under 23 players.' We'll get to the unexamined ramifications of that in a moment. First, let's see how an eight-team league could shape up. It's easy enough. We can take the 2017-18 Champions League groups and amalgamate: A and B, C and D, and so on. So Group 1: Manchester United, Basle, CSKA Moscow, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Anderlecht. We can see the beginnings of the flaws already. Two clubs, at least, look certain to qualify and could be playing dead rubbers, or fielding weakened teams, long before the conclusion. Manchester United will be fairly hopeful, too. Italian giants Juventus have won Serie A for an unprecedented seven seasons straight So 56 matches to pretty much locate a fourth-placed team. Then there is the travel. Do Manchester United's supporters have the finances for trips to Switzerland, Russia, Portugal, France, Germany, Scotland and Belgium — and this before the business end of the tournament gets under way? Meanwhile, Group 2: Roma, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Qarabag, Barcelona, Juventus, Sporting Lisbon, Olympiacos. A strong field but with three clubs from eight having no chance whatsoever. One of the problems of the Champions League first stage is the 2 v 2 split: a group that has two strong clubs and two also-rans. Barcelona and Juventus, against Sporting and Olympiacos, for instance. Quite often, after the fourth game, what remains is meaningless. Now think of that in a 4 v 4 split. Groups could be as good as over after eight games, leaving dead fixtures for some. Who wants to watch that? Who will tune in for Qarabag v Olympiacos with nothing on it — or even Barcelona versus Sporting, one already through, the other already out. This is a dismal plan. But the devil, as ever, is in the detail — or in this case, in the lack of it. Wind back to Agnelli's suggestion that elite clubs field age-group teams in domestic league matches to compensate for increased European engagements. He doesn't say it but right there are the seeds of a Champions League closed shop. There is no way the elite could play their youth teams for a third of the season and be guaranteed top-four finishes. Have a look at what happens in FA Cup ties when the Premier League clubs go weak. Jurgen Klopp played the kids plus Daniel Sturridge at Exeter in 2016 and almost got knocked out. Arsenal dialled down at Nottingham Forest this season and conceded four to a club with no manager. Agnelli wants to change Champions League format so the group stage alone will last 14 games If Manchester United played their Under 21 team against mid-ranking Premier League clubs they would lose — and probably lose enough not to finish in the top four. So Agnelli's four-group, 32-team Champions League would have to come with certain guarantees to its members. Devaluing domestic competition would mean league positions could not be used to decide entry. So what would? The only criteria men like Agnelli understand: wealth. The survival of the richest. He, and like-minded saboteurs of fair sport, would cherry-pick the entrants and there they would remain. Do not imagine a club such as Juventus could get relegated from Agnelli's world. There would be no Leicester-like fairy tales, either, no surprises, no romance, nothing that is new — just a procession of the same old names, playing the same old fixtures, the majority of which will mean even less than they do now. Agnelli would make the Champions League as dull as Serie A, as dull as the Bundesliga, as dull as the Scottish Premier League, or any of these competitions in which one club are so politically and economically powerful their success is guaranteed. And when that boredom multiplies, as the world switches off, Agnelli will seek the solution in his next revolution. And he will decide that what the people want, once again, is for Juventus to become even richer than they already are: because his sort always do. Agnelli's plans would make the Champions League as dull as the Italian top flight http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5780327/Beware-sly-plan-Andrea-Agnelli-make-Champions-League-dull.html
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  34. ".....In a statement released to Record Sport yesterday an SPFL spokesman said: “Murdoch informed the SPFL Board in advance of taking up a board position with Independent News & Media Group of Ireland. This followed him stepping down from his role as deputy chairman of the Telegraph Media Group. There is no conflict of interest between Murdoch’s role with INM and his role with the SPFL............” -------------------- ForlanS has already posted this but it's worth another airing........."Shifty McGifty" Did he take a libel action against Private Eye and if not, why not ? Lots of other clipping about Shifty https://www.google.es/search?q=murdoch+maclennan+private+eye&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2077MparbAhUBkBQKHXgxDskQ_AUICigB&biw=1164&bih=774#imgrc=-rNksJLSDDcB5M:
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  35. The impact of a post on Gersnet is not really the issue. It's also not a great idea to do something just because so many other people are doing it too. We should think about what it is that we discuss. As it is we dance to the tune of our critics.
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  36. I’ve heard big DJ defend us plenty of times on Clyde. I think some seem to expect him to shout down any and all criticism of Rangers no matter how justified it is. Any less than that then he’s apparently in dereliction of duty and his exploits as a player forever tarnished. I cant get my head around that at all.
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  37. The EPL probably is a better league than La Liga, when it comes to competition. Barcelona and Real Madrid have endless pots of money and a bigger pull factor than any EPL clubs, which is why they are so successful. I don't like either of them. European football was better when Dutch, Yugoslavian and even Scottish clubs had a chance.
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  38. An Ambassadorial role is ceremonial. DJ isn't there to win a PR war, he's there to smile and shake hands.
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  40. Ramos is a born winner. I'd love a player like him in our team. He'll do whatever it takes to win a game.
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  41. That season was the high water mark for me. We had many great days after that but we never again competed in Europe with such authority and style. The shocker is that was 25 years ago.
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  42. I think you need to adjust your thinking mate if you think supporting Rangers is about fighting anti-British and the IRA. I would say you need to find another organisation.
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  43. As far as I know being a part of Britain was not a part of Rangers history at any time. It was with the arrival of Irish that some supporters linked it but as far as I know the club have never had any political slant for or against
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  44. Most of the time on these forums we enjoy a great debate and argument about all things Rangers. Now and again however there's an element of our support that surfaces which in my opinion is distasteful and embarrassing. I suppose this element exists in society, and as we've discussed on here before, our support is largely representative of the wider society. It therefore shouldn't be a surprise that we see a representative sample of that in some postings on here. Thankfully, this forum seems to be subjected to it far less than others, which for me is a good thing.
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