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I'm sure you were right in the first place.

That wasn't hero worship. It was hysteria.

It seems that behind almost all criticism of Boyd is a belief that he could somehow be more of a player if he would only adopt a different attitude. Wrong, he is what he is, that's all folks. If you're going to drop him you need to say who you would put in his place - bearing in mind that you only have the current squad to choose from. It's really that simple. Who would you play instead of Boyd? Then please explain how the team would be better off without Boyds goals this season because if there is one sure thing in all of this it's that not one of our current alternatives would have scored as many goals as Boyd.

I'm not particularly energised by these Boyd debates but I will usually back him against his critics. However, while I think he should always be in this current team, I also acknowledge his weaknesses and would love to see a better CF take his place - it's just that we don't have the money to make me believe this will happen in the forseeable future. Mind you, the same could equally be said about every other position in the team. I do think it's time this all stopped though. Kris Boyd is the best he can or ever will be. He's the Rangers centre forward. He's a bear and he deserves at least some credit, even from his detractors. There can't really be much more to say about Kris that hasn't been said a hundred times already. Love him or hate him, he's the best we've got right now.

Yes, especially since such players seldom get through a season unscathed.

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Haven't you met the disinterested David Murray then?

This from today's Times. How desperate and bitter is this man becoming? He really only has one story to tell, over and over and over again. His fellow journalists have cold shouldered him completely and he remains an isolated embarrassment to his profession. I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read the latest grasping attempt to be noticed. Pathetic, he has finally done to himself what all of us would like to do to him in a darkened alley. See for yourselves...... Bigoted chants? Will the SPL have courage to act? Following the cringe-making repertoire of the travelling Rangers support at Celtic Park last weekend, we can only await to see if the Scottish Premier League has the guts to do anything about this ongoing blight. I have to say, I very much doubt it. At this point, a few simple facts around this latest Rangers embarrassment can be clarified. First, the bigoted anthems were at full cry once more last Sunday. Second, the SPL observer, Alan Dick, made reference to it in his report, having been in no doubt about what he heard. And, third, the Rangers hierarchy are once more in a jam over what to do about their education-starved poison within. Last week at Celtic Park was most amazing of all for this reason: it was almost like going back five years, to the dark days of 2003-04, when Rangers began the task of ââ?¬Å?putting to restââ?¬Â their bigotry problem. For some unknown reason, all the work that the club has done in that time ââ?¬â?? all the antibigotry campaigns it has aimed at its own support ââ?¬â?? appeared not to have happened. Will the SPL have the nerve to intervene? In recent years it has specifically adjusted its articles, making it legally permissible for the SPL board to dock points for bigoted chanting. Before you hold your breath, though, remember that Scotlandââ?¬â?¢s football governing bodies have a timorous track record when it comes to such action. In 2006, frankly, the SFA was embarrassed when Uefa suddenly came marching in to Scotland and said, ââ?¬Å?Right, well if you wonââ?¬â?¢t, we will fix Rangers.ââ?¬Â In the wake of last Sundayââ?¬â?¢s embarrassment, there has been the now familiar outbreak of ââ?¬Å?whatabouteryââ?¬Â from the usual apologists around Rangers. It has become the classic stalling tactic for those who are in denial of the problem... ââ?¬Å?But what about Celtic, what about Aberdeen, what about Hearts?ââ?¬Â I keep saying it: if only the Rangers Supporters Trust, for one, could be politically radical, rather than prevaricating, on this subject. The pathetic truth is, some of those who indulge in this fudging of the issue actually quite like these songs. They quite enjoyed The Billy Boys before we got it binned, and now they donââ?¬â?¢t really mind a wee drop of racism like The Famine Song, despite all Rangersââ?¬â?¢ pleas to their supporters to drop it. Now wonder Sir David Murray and Martin Bain donââ?¬â?¢t really know which supporters to turn to for help with this problem. And the wider Rangers support must feel thoroughly embarrassed and fed up. Celtic have the edge over Rangers in the kitchen Having enjoyed the excellent grub of the Rangers boardroom in my time, I can now say for certain that the culinary skills of its Celtic counterpart are just as good ââ?¬â?? perhaps even a tad more exotic ââ?¬â?? after an enjoyable experience last Thursday evening. On the eve of Celticââ?¬â?¢s half-year figures, a group of the nationââ?¬â?¢s most eminent hacks ââ?¬â?? thatââ?¬â?¢s meant as a joke ââ?¬â?? were invited to chew and quaff with Peter Lawwell, the Celtic chief executive, and John Reid, the clubââ?¬â?¢s chairman. And, while the conversation was highly intriguing, what a night of juicy fayre it was. For the record ââ?¬â?? given that both me and my good friend, Jim Traynor, were at the table ââ?¬â?? I have to sadly record that on this occasion there were no ââ?¬Å?marvellous chunks of the chairmanââ?¬â?¢s succulent lambââ?¬Â for our knives to carve through (copyright Jimbo, May 1998, Sir Daveââ?¬â?¢s pad in Jersey).

You say that and I know why. There was a time when we made steamrollers at Ibrox - talent, self-belief and no one stood in our way. That's what made us Scotland's No 1 and is what I still expect. It is at the root of much of my frustration and disappointment with the current regime.

Never heard of him. In fact this guy means as little to me as I'm sure his statement will to Nacho.

That's surely the wish of us all. You wake up on a Monday and we're top of the pile. Our rivals appear to be a shambles and getting steadily worse. It feels bloody great tbh and I want to be full of enthusiasm for the run in and beyond. I'd actually like to think we are going to win this title. However, (and I genuinely hate this) I still feel this underlying trepidation that we are run on and off the field by old dogs with no new tricks. For that reason, the mistakes of the past will almost certainly be the mistakes of the future. This would be a wonderful time for real change, if only.

Great post - succinct and 100% accurate. At one point it seemed as if our manager had completely lost his marbles, then it became apparent he had only lost the plot.

Boyd may be making another very important contribution to the team's emerging success. He has scored so many goals since his bust with Burley and scored so consistently that I believe he has raised the confidence of the squad and their expectation of winning. Successful teams always feed off their successful strikers, it tends to raise morale throughout the squad. Larsson did it for a fairly poor sellick side. McCoist lifted the whole club in his day, as did DJ. Boyd is doing it now, albeit perhaps to a lesser extent so far. Goram did the same thing with his apparent invincibility, ditto Gough or Tam Forsyth. But goalscorers always do it better. If I were in that team, I would want our goalscorer on the teamsheet every week.

No shortage of media bias in this wee country. It's disgusting really and they no longer make any attempt to disguise their feelings.

Surely it's not a question of liking or disliking Kris Boyd, that's largely an irrelevance as far as the team is concerned. The real issue here is whether or not there is a more effective alternative and this is where the facts cannot be ignored or over-written by personal likes or dislikes. Whatever I might think about Kenny Miller and regardless of his four goals in two games, his ability to hit the target this season has been woeful (and most past seasons also if it comes to that). If you look beyond Miller and Boyd, we just don't appear to have anyone at the club who even begins to deliver the goals necessary to win titles. If Miller could score Boyd's goals then it would be impossible for people like me to criticise him the way we do. If there is a better alternative to Kris Boyd then tell me who it is and let's get him in the team. That for me is the only issue for debate. Who cares if Kris Boyd appears moody or otherwise, we have more important questions to answer first, like who else is going to score thirty goals a season? In the simplest terms, we do not currently have a better alternative than Kris Boyd. We may have players who can turn in more committed performances but I can't see anyone who will deliver more goals while doing so. We might as well spend our time comparing Boyd with Drogba or Rooney. If we had these people at Ibrox then few would be asking them to sit on the bench in favour of Kris Boyd. But we don't and that's the real issue at hand.

I like irony. It's so much more effective than overt criticism.:cheers:

Season tickets are a large part of what has killed the atmosphere at football matches. When I started going regularly, you travelled with your mates or you met them at the game - but you shared the matchday experience with them. Now most of us have to separate before kickoff, go to our allocated seats and watch the game in isolation. It's a very pale imitation of the experience I once knew and certainly not one I'm prepared to waste season ticket money on anymore. Then you get harrassed by some snotty steward or a policeman inventing new laws as he goes. You don't know whether you are going to leave Ibrox with memories of a football match or a conviction. That and the fact that season ticket money up front is keeping Murray in place means I will never again own a season ticket at Ibrox. I can still go to any game I choose, so what benefit would a season ticket give me?

A brilliant piece of work. Whoever did this deserves enormous credit.

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Hmmmm ...... there could be wisdom in those words Grasshopper. If the Chinese could be persuaded to make a small extension to their own wall, we might have him trapped forever. Aaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahah.

Listen to him Kenny, listen to him. It's obviously the place for you. Lot's of space to run, just keep facing east.

That sounds about right, although Ally does seem to exhibit that greatest of all managerial weaknesses, a need to be loved. (as opposed to Walter who obviously has a desire to be despised:)) BTW, I take it your username describes a reactionary fashion sense and not a political leaning?:box: Welcome aboard.:cheers:

I think you get the point across very well indeed. Everything must be challenged, they should get nothing for free at our expense anymore. Zero tolerance is the only way.

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