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So there was a crush at Celtic park nearly ending in catastrophe and he is worried about fan safety at Ibrox!!??

If his accuser had to declare her identity you can be sure this case would never have come to court. Either both should enjoy anonymity ... or neither

Great news more tickets for our supporters.

Oh please say it's so....

We have already welcomed Hearts, Maribor, Rapid Vienna and Spartak Moscow with no issues.

Can’t control the groin brigade! There are thousands of others who happily sing along too. It’s another smoke screen to say it’s “only a few”. It’s a bi-weekly Shame FC IRA’Oke!

What a surprise Lawwell running to the defence of his useful planted pet Doncaster. Well if Peter says its the best deal, thats the debate over then.

I think we need to be a little smarter how we use Ryan Kent. He became regarded as our creative player and certainly showed some great personal form recently but it seemed other players around him were becoming increasingly inhibited and relying too much on him to provide the inventive spark. Against Motherwell that responsibility was shared among so many other players and the result was overwhelming. We need to find a role for Kent that allows him to contribute but also allows the rest of the team to function better than it had been in previous weeks.

Talk about a quantum leap of epic proportions... Who needs enemies and all that. He's been charged, how about we actually let the case run its course before we jump to condemnation ? Innocent until proven guilty and all that, no ? I am not defending him if he has done this - but we have seen plenty of examples of false accusation - just look at your own neck of the woods where it is now known that at least one of Kavanaugh's accusers admitted to fabricating the allegation.

Club chairmen won’t speak out. Remember 2012. Won’t risk boycotts

What new proceedings is he on about?

THE CELTIC COVER-UP CONTINUES https://www.vanguardbears.co.uk/article.php?i=222&a=the-celtic-cover-up-continues

I was hoping Peter Lawwell might provide an update on his, 'no stone unturned' inquiry into identifying ra Sellik fan who threw a lighter and hit Fernando Ricksen on the head? Thirteen years and counting Peter.

If they're not in attendance I would think that the Boys Club stuff may not be so vociferous from our side. One things for sure it has nothing to do with fan safety.

Any victim headline will do to bounce the paedo stuff off the news cycle. Lieswell was asked by a shareholder about the sectarian IRA singing by the CFC fans. Liewell admitted it was a hard problem to deal with. How better to deal with the away fans than not allow them to be there to sing their objectionable songs? The man can't be trusted to give a straight answer, fan safety my arse.

Yet more evidence that Doncaster is Lawwell’s pet. The TV deal is almost impossible to compare to England as it is a completely different scale of market. However, you can compare it to similar sized countries in Europe. And it shows we are shafted, no matter what that liar says.

That save from McGregor at the end was a worldy !! What a keeper - anyone who even THINKS that Gordon is close to McGregor as a keeper needs their head read.

As they say ... sectarianism is not used in the article, heinously, one has to add. It was re-defined from roundabout 2007 onwards and is solely used against "us" and or Protestants "attacking" Catholics. Backed by media and politicians ... which makes it even more vile.

McGregor too!4 You would some EFL side took note and goes after them in January. On a similar note, it always surprises me that the thugs and hammerthrowers of the Premiership seem to carefully evade their in-form players, as opposed to us. You do wonder how our hospital brigade shapes up near the OF game ... On FF, someone said that the "commentators" apparently forgot our name, whereas Aberdeen's and Hibs' appeared every now and then, but the Scums' was in every other sentence. Maybe a bit exaggerated, but it wouldn't suprise me.

Is that one of those questions that only ever gets asked when you already know the answer but don't agree with it? The same as my previous sentence? ?

Never seen the match, I struggle to give my support after the way we have been treated by the SFA,and the whole of Scottish football

It had become a routine trip for Jonatan Johansson. As Finland's assistant manager, surveying the nation's top sides was simply part of the day job. His remit was to keep tabs on homegrown talent but it was as 2016 drew to a close he first became aware of a young Colombian U-20 striker by the name Alfredo Morelos. Plucked from obscurity in Medellin, his goals had fuelled HJK Helsinki's tilt at the Finnish title. And although they eventually came up three points short, Johansson struggled to recall a player of this ilk in the Veikkausliiga. After all, 30 goals in 43 appearances does tend to demand that kind of attention. "I thought he was different from anything the Finnish league had before - strong, a good target man," Johansson said. "He was very - maybe arrogance is the wrong word - but he had that confidence where he just wanted to score goals." Single-minded, bullish, maybe even a bit unorthodox at times - all traits now synonymous with the man known as "El Bufalo". Johannson's association with the Finnish national team was short-lived but his scouting missions to the Telia 5G -areena were to prove hugely valuable - just not in the way he'd first imagined. Over in Scotland, Rangers were on a quest of their own. Mark Warburton's Ibrox reign had just ended and the club were set to complete the ill-fated appointment of Pedro Caixinha. The Portuguese coach was a Scottish football novice and the addition of Johansson, a former Rangers striker, as assistant coach was seen as a shrewd move. Johansson, with an extensive knowledge of Scottish football, was handed a lengthy list of players to watch but there was someone else, someone off the grid that stuck in his mind. By this point, that all-action Colombian kid who'd caught his eye had picked up where he left off the previous season. Admiring glances from around Europe were turning into firm offers and it was clear Morelos' time in Finland would soon be over. Whoever was to convince HJK to part with their prized asset would have to move quickly, but in Johansson Rangers had a way in. "Pedro was trying to reshape the squad and he gave me a lot of players to watch - different leagues, different types", he said. "I felt that Alfredo fitted the profile perfectly. I had very good contacts with HJK, I knew the manager, players and the chief-executive. "I think with every player there are risks and it's about minimising those risks. "It's about doing as much research as possible, to see how he is as a player and speak to coaches and team-mates to get as many opinions on him as possible, find out what he's like as a person and everything else." Johansson set about studying Morelos and became increasingly confident he'd be a star at Ibrox. Martyn Waghorn had bagged 16 goals across all competitions in 2016/17 but Caixinha was never a fan, while Joe Garner's £1.2million move from Preston hadn't worked out. Both men were out the door before long and reliable marksman was required. Johansson said: "It's a profile you're looking for - everything comes into it, wage-wise, do you want to sell him on? Do you want to play him in different positions? Do you want to play him first striker or third striker? "All of that comes into it but I felt the price was right and I knew he had a get-out clause. "That's why I felt he was very good value for money. "I found out what he was like and brought it to Pedro. "I said, 'I think this player would be good, he fits all the boxes'. I told him of the other things we'd need to be wary of, the risks. "Pedro liked him and took it from there." The top table at Rangers were now aware of this South American livewire making waves in Northern Europe, but HJK's season was in to full swing and so was Morelos. Another 17 goals in 19 games had convinced clubs to start putting money on the table. An offer arrived from Spain that would likely have ticked several boxes for the frontman - there would be no language barrier and he'd be moving to a climate much more akin to his native Colombia. But, in footballing terms at least, the player's camp felt Rangers was a better fit and and the man himself was impressed in conversations with the club. The growing Spanish-speaking contingent at Ibrox certainly did no harm, either. A source close to the player said: "At the time Alfredo signed for Rangers there was an offer from Spain, but we felt Rangers was a much better option for the player. "We felt that the style of football in Scotland would suit him really well. He's a physical player, he works hard and obviously Rangers are a massive, massive club. "That was one of the main factors. It wasn't like Rangers offered more money or anything like that. We felt from a footballing point of view that was the best option for him. "He had a chat with the coaching staff, who obviously spoke some Spanish. He had a chat with them and was impressed with what they said. "It definitely helped that there were Spanish speakers at the club." Johansson, meanwhile, felt a move to Rangers was the right choice for a player who was outgrowing his current surroundings. Morelos was still a gamble, it was acknowledged, but the coach had the backing of his superiors. "I felt that he needed to get a new challenge from Finland because he was dominating that league," Johansson explained. "It's the same with any young player, if they become too comfortable that's a risk - you have to challenge them. "I felt the Scottish league was the next step, it would be perfect for him in a team that dominates possession in most games, like Rangers. "Player profiling and player recruitment is a big, big area. There's a lot of money in transfers and you have to be careful to get the best out of everything. "So much comes into it and at the end of the day there's still a risk, especially with young players. "But I felt confident and obviously Pedro and Stewart Robertson felt the same." Managing director Robertson hammered out an agreement with HJK and Johansson helped Morelos acquire a work permit. The deal took little over a week to complete and on June 19, 2017, he became a Rangers player for the bargain price of just £1m. Morelos finished his first season in Scotland as the club's joint top scorer alongside Josh Windass, helping himself to 18 goals. But it's under Steven Gerrard, who will be thankful the club fended off interest from China, France and Turkey before his arrival, that Morelos has flourished. He's already just three strikes shy of last season's tally and a first senior cap for Colombia has been just reward for his efforts. A humble Johansson, now manager at Greenock Morton, is happy to have his name associated with one of the club's most astute signings in recent times, but he'd rather the credit went elsewhere. He added: "I'm delighted for Alfredo and Rangers. He's a good lad and I have to give big credit to the current management team for really getting the best out of him. "He's looking really sharp, fit, confident and hungry and that's down to the manager and his team. "At the end of the day, recruitment is one part but you need to do a lot of work on the training pitch. I just want to say that's the most important thing at the end of the day. "Obviously when you put your name to a player that's great so I'm very happy for everybody and I hope when he moves on it will be a good deal player and club." https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-story-how-rangers-brought-13613607

But is that not a short-term view ? If, and who knows where this is going, but if they run it like the Spanish Colt teams in Spain then the Colt team can get promoted to the Segunda (Second division) but cannot get promoted to La Liga - actually, technically they can't get promoted into the same league as their 1st team - so if Barca, for example, were to be relegated into Segunda and Barca B were there then Barca B automatically get relegated to the 3rd tier. After 4 or 5 years a Rangers Colts team may not be performing in the 5th tier of Scottish football, but may be in the 2nd tier - so playing against half decent teams but, more importantly, playing in the same philosophy as the 1st team. The Colts system doesn't always work though and it doesn't always work that well. Barcelona very rarely sees players moving up from Barca B. Indeed, many of their players end up going overseas to play rather than staying at Barca, only for Barca to subsequently pay millions for them. The last player to properly be integrated from their B team to the 1st team was Sergi Roberto. Right now they have Alena and Munir trying to break through. But they have lost many players in the past from Fabregas to Pique and even Jordi Alba before they even got to the B team. So a Colt team is no silver bullet - though it at least gives them competitive games playing in the same manner as the 1st team so you can see the development of the players.

Apparently he is being charged with “inappropriate touching”?? Whatever that is deemed to be? It smells like a stitch up to me but time will tell?

There's at least 3 posters on here in the thread and only by selective editing has the camera averse Dragonfly Trumpeter avoided exposure. I always smile when I'm in the Presidents Suite at the Nou Camp!

I disagree with you there, Rab. Don't you think the Scottish government should display a duty of care to sexually abused children within a closed network? I mean a separate inquiry from the general one they have going and which Nippy does not want to burden any further. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sexual-abuse-inquiry-cannot-cover-football-xx5tz5jd8 Sexual abuse inquiry ‘cannot cover football’ Jeremy Watson December 9 2016, 12:01am, The Times Nicola Sturgeon said that the immediate priority should be police investigations

We know our place.