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Friendlies and EQ games have now been more or less scheduled, so what are we looking forward to: EL - Qualifier Draws Tuesday June 18 - QR1 Main Path draw Wednesday June 19 - QR2 Main Path draw JULY 2019 Sun 7 - Rangers FC v Oxford United FC Thur 11 - Europa League QR1, 1st leg Sun 14 - Rangers FC v Olympique Marseille Thur 18 - Europa League QR1, 2nd leg Sun 21 - Rangers FC v Blackburn Rovers FC Thur 25 - Europa League QR2, 1st leg Sun 28 - Rangers FC v Derby County FC Confirmation of exact times will sure be made public here: https://rangers.co.uk/matches/

Joe Aribo looking extremely positive ? Not done or signed but news today really positive as above Should be treated as rumour etc but I’m confident Never done till it’s done so we will see

The source is a good one, given his job and data available to him.

Rangers were blackmailed into signing that agreement. But if CAS decide it is void, that really would open up a monumental can of worms. Could we (“newco”) then sue the other parties for kicking us out of the league, as they had no power to do that with a continuing member club of the SFA??

It feels more like giving up a bad habit than surrendering.

I would assume that Rangers will then sue the SFA and if that comes to pass, no Scottish team will participate in Europe, as UEFA does not allow teams from an association in a legal battle to do that. BTW, so far they are considering to put it before the CAS. You would have to ask, why does it take them so long? IMHO, Rangers should simply make a step in advance of this and ask the CAS or UEFA lawyers for their opinion on the matter, given the heinous deeds by Whyte ... and whether it is actually time-barred. On a sidenote, it should also be pointed out to UEFA that the SFA showed gross neglect in checking whether Whyte was a fit and proper person, a charlatan who fooled both Rangers FC as well as them. Why would Rangers have to be punished again for acts the SFA were also unaware of?

I don't really get why you would not want to support your national team to be honest. I support Scotland, not the SFA or the Tartain Army. I won't let these people take my support for my national team away. Do I agree how Scotland is run these days then the answer is no but we can't change things by running away we can only change things by being bigger and louder than the rest. If people want to support Engerland or Ireland then fine but unless you have a connection then they are the ones with the identity crisis. My support is in front of the telly of course.

Has Ibrox moved to Spain? Don't fancy being in the top tier when an icey December wind is blowing. Cool pic though ?

He has done well fighting a disease for 6 years which has an average life expectancy of 14 months. He isn’t in pain, yet in some ways MND is a living death. Frightening stuff as anybody could develop this untreatable illness.

How little many of us have to complain about. Compassion is all we have to offer those like Fernando who’ve been dealt a poor hand. So very sad.

He's been at boxing training with his dad since he was a very young boy, both them love boxing and have/had a bulldog named Floyd (after Mayweather) Think it was his mum who didn't want him to go down the boxing route for a career but hid dad always said he easily could've.

I'm probably the least patriotic person you could meet but I'm not allowing my national team to be hi-jacked by a bunch of amandans!

.... or waking from a bad dream

Well said. I'm not surrendering my support of Scotland and it's sad to see so many Bears doing so.

Sensible post. I think there was a change in the "Tartan Army" about 20 odd years ago. IMO it changed from a group of genuine football fans and became a glorified travelling social club. In my own experience the members that I have spoken with very limited knowledge of football and seem to know more about watering holes in far flung places like Riga and The Faroe Islands. each to their own I suppose but I think there are unfortunate parallels with the demise of Aberdeen in 90's and the demise with the Scotland national team/Tartan Army. Aberdeen went from a team that challenged for honours right into the 90's and then almost became a parody of themselves in the aftermath of that successful period. Their fans almost wore their down turn as a badge of honour to the point that they sarcastically cheered getting corners, touching the ball during regular humpings by the OF and European teams. Why the hell would they accept this? It's embarrassing. (They have also subsequently created a "rivalry" with Rangers to maintain their interest). I see the Scotland team and some of their fans in the same light. (the same sarcastic applauding happened during some of our drubbings). We've accepted mediocrity for so long it has almost become the norm in my eyes. Let's face it, a blind man could see that there should have been major changes in our game many decades ago but the usual myopic SFA were happy enough to take the money from fans who were happy enough to pay over the odds for a tin pot stadium and truly woeful game experience for so long. As long as we get some Proclaimers, Runrig prematch, get bladdered into the bargain, what happens on the pitch disnea really matter...

I was waiting for you to comment @JohnMc because like me you seem to have more exposure to Rangers fans outside the central belt bubble where all the anti-Rangers issues are magnified. Most Rangers fans in Scotland don't know what the BBC thing is all about, they don't know what our problem with the SFA is and they don't make it to many games. They still buy the strips for their kids and watch any Rangers games that are on tele and listen to them on the radio. But the idea that the ordinary Rangers fan doesn't support Scotland sounds reasonable only to those who regularly frequent fans forums. To those who don't, they would probably think you meant Celtic fans.

I don't think you can doubt the credentials of the data, I can't see why the guy publishing it would make something like that up, it could cost him his job for a start. The echo chamber nature of modern digital media, and it's particularly pronounced when it comes to football and politics, can lead to tunnel vision, the lack of exposure to people with different views can lead to you believing they simply don't exist. For me this data simply underlines the one universal truth about our support; that it's a very broad church. Personally I've not been to a Scotland match for a couple of decades, having been to almost every home match for the two decades prior to that. I've absolutely no time at all for middle-aged men dressed as extras from Rob Roy and my heart sinks when you see them marching around with feathers in their hats and a look on their face that suggests they think their more Scottish than anyone else. Knobs. But then, in all honesty, I cringe at some of our songs and some of our fans too, it doesn't stop me supporting Rangers. I hate flag waving (all flags, whatever their colour or design) and all shows of nationalism (all nationalism, whatever its flavour) make me uncomfortable. Yet I still find myself turning on the radio or the TV and following the Scotland match. In the end I still want 'us' to win, or at least fuckin compete. I also think that international football is perhaps the only 'pure' football left at the elite level. It's much harder (although not impossible) to buy success at that level, smaller nations can and do compete, and at some level it clearly stops being directly about money for the players and becomes about winning for winning's sake again. Yip, I know doing well at international level has a direct affect on a players earning ability and profile, but it still feels less mercenary than club football. For me then this simply proves that despite the best efforts of our haters, and some of our own, you simply can't pigeon-hole the Rangers support. We're broad, we come from all over, we've no proscribed views on any subject except wanting Rangers to win. Plus, on some level, the sheer pain and frustration watching Scotland brings does make watching Rangers all the more enjoyable, even in recent years.

I may be wrong but I think this will come into play if Rangers are well in front in the league or win it and gain entry to the Champions league. Celtic would be hoping to replace us. Seemingly cases put in front of the CAS take ages for a decision so the SFA could rule us out of Europe until they make a decision. Of course they could make that decision and ban us from Europe this season and until there is a CAS decision.