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Except, obviously, for every obnoxious self-obsessed frog I've ever worked with. The ones I haven't met may well be entirely different.

If only they saw squaring circles as something to be pursued.

What he said.

I can't imagine why anyone thinks the French wouldn't be anything but helpful ..... wonderful neighbours that they've been these last few centuries.

But more than anything else I despise the jacobite pish from the moronic, cringeworthy tartan army wankers and the endless dreadful droning flower of scotland, led by the latest hasbeen folk singer from yesteryear.

i grew up fixated with the national team. Now I can't be arsed with it at all. I think it started with the treatment of Souness but on the whole it's increasingly felt like the authorities in Scotland have one rule Rangers and another for everyone else. SFA, SPL, it all feels the same. The Duncan Ferguson episode was shameful, as was the introduction of the video panel, the attitude about TBB travesty, the treatment of Richard Gough by Roxburgh and Craig Brown, the arse Burley and his handling of Kris Boyd, hanging Shagger and Fergie out to dry while everyone else was ignored, .... where do you stop?

Time to get your head out of the sand mate. Hiding your denial behind claims of timmery is plain daft. Look around you, it's really happening and it's got nothing to do with paranoia.

The importance of David Leggat's writing isn't the effect it will have on the institutionalised bias in Scotland against Rangers, or the Soviet-style propaganda perpetuating the myth surrounding Celtic, and their catholic/republican hinterland. He can't change that any more than I can by simply wishing for it. The bias is there because of those who carry it on and their commitment to their cause ... and because they have systematically removed from our media all source of contradiction or debate. Like it or not, we now live in an entirely artificial, one-dimensional, ethnically-cleansed culture that Robert Mugabe would be proud of. The true value of Mr Leggat's work is that it records what is actually going on behind the barricades of this sad and dishonest little country. The power isn't in the words themselves, simply that they are written and can be read today and tomorrow. He's creating a small hole in the dyke and some of the truth is leaking out, enough to say there's more where that came from. How did we allow this small group of Irish immigrants to infect Scottish life so badly that they now dominate so many aspects of our lives, whether political, media or whatever. Claims of needing to defend their interests against a hostile host community are now revealed as an overt intention to dominate. Frankly and in all seriousness, I've had enough of them. Time to disinfect.

The RST isn't lucky enough to have that level of achievement I'm afraid. Picture the communication skills of Mr Bean, the humility of Basil Fawlty and the organizational abilities of Frank Spencer ... and you'll be altogether closer to defining the RST. Edit: perhaps I should have added the honesty of Walter Mitty and the intellectual ability of Ralph Wiggum.

That isn't going to happen though. Two choices in front of us ...... accept where we are or wallow in frustration and envy

Hmmmmm which could it be?

Those moralistic Hearts players eh? HEARTS player Craig Thomson has been arrested on charges of sending lewd pictures of himself to young girls. The 19-year-old defender was questioned by detectives after the teenage girls' parents found explicit photos on a home computer. Thomson is alleged to have been chatting with the girls on the internet and is understood to have been unaware that they were underage. Police visited Thomson at his Edinburgh home and removed his computer for forensic examination when the parents made a complaint to them. The footballer, who played against Rangers at Tynecastle on Saturday in a Premier League clash, was charged after officers found naked pictures on his computer. It is believed they were also able to access conversations on the computer which allegedly contained talk of an "inappropriate nature". A police source said last night : "He's accused of speaking to the girls, who are just 15, on the internet and in conversations which took a sexual turn, with mild flirtations going back and forth. "Pictures of a sexual nature were exchanged and found by the girls' parents. "Police were called. The case involves low-level sexual offences and inappropriate use of the internet." Thomson, seen as one of Scotland's rising stars, was forced to tell Hearts boss Jim Jefferies about the allegations. Sources said the manager "hit the roof" but is backing his player. Thomson made his debut for Hearts in August 2009, despite being a life-long fan of Edinburgh rivals Hibernian. He was sent off last month during the Co-operative Insurance Cup game against Falkirk but returned on Saturday against Rangers. A police spokesman said: "A 19-year-old male has been arrested and charged and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date." Thomson's agent Gary Mackay said: "I've no comment to make."

That's a hell of a good post for a cult leader and about sums up my own feelings about this 'wee' forum. Takes a bit of getting used to at first if you don't know what to expect, and I didn't, but a certain Gersnet quality shines though soon enough. I agree it would be completely misreading the situation to view this forum as anti-RST. I haven't found one member who is anti-RST, and I include myself in that. On the contrary, I'd say the vast majority of members simply want an effective RST that's run on the basis of transparency, inclusiveness and making a positive difference. The absence of all of these is what raises dissatisfaction with the way the Trust is run but I hear no one calling the Trust as such a bad idea.

You'll get my place on the naught step for that.

Gers striker's uncle in Mafia link 'The Boxer' rumoured to be Godfather of Balkan mob By Stephen Houston and Kathleen Nutt, 03/10/2010 THE uncle of new Rangers hitman Nikica Jelavic is a feared figure in the Croatian underworld with links to the Mafia, the News of the World can today reveal. The �£4 million striker's shady relation - also called Nikica Jelavic but known as "Boxer" - is rumoured to be a Godfather in the Balkan mob operating from the Croatian capital Zagreb. But the 42-year-old former nightclub bouncer has managed to walk free from a string of court cases - including a horrific street murder using a rocket launcher. Boxer, below, is widely described as the "uncrowned king" of the city's Mafia, although two years ago he was cleared of charges connecting him to a criminal organisation involved in extortion. Last night a source in Croatia told us: "Jelavic's uncle has been linked to some high-profile organised crime groups and court cases in recent years. "There have also been suggestions he has been involved with his nephew's footballing career. "But that is something Jelavic has claimed doesn't happen." Jelavic, 25, is already a Rangers favourite, scoring five goals in his first three games and playing in the Ibrox side's 2-1 win over Hearts yesterday. But he has been forced to deny his uncle interferes personally when football decisions go against him. In March 2006, Jelavic's coach at Croatian side Hajduk Split was battered by two thugs in the stairwell of his home. Police investigated the attack on 40-year-old Luka Bonacic but no arrests were made. Answering claims that his uncle was behind the beating, Jelavic said: "I score goals, not my uncle. He is not my agent. "He has helped me a lot through my career, but he was not my agent, nor he scores instead of me." Jelavic signed for Rangers on August 20. The �£4 million deal made it the most expensive summer transfer in eight years at the club. The move had been agreed a month earlier but was delayed because of a pay battle with Jelavic's previous club Rapid Vienna. Just last month he gave an interview to Croatian newspaper Vrime where he hit out over media coverage of his uncle. He insisted: "I have a plain, familiar relation with my uncle. He helped me on a volunteer basis because he loves me. "I always concentrate on a game only. If I was listening to the stories about my uncle I would never achieve anything. My uncle has helped me a lot, but he does not score." Last November, Jelavic's uncle was cleared after standing trial for the third time on the same murder charge and three attempted murders. Zagreb County Court ruled there was no evidence that he tried to kill rival Vjeko Slisko and associates Juraj Dodic and Ivica Bertic on two occasions in 1995 and 1999. In the second attempt on their lives, a rocket fired from a hand-held launcher bounced on Slisko's bullet-proof Jeep and hit passing dog walker Zoran Domini. He was blasted in the stomach and died instantly. But the striker's uncle was released after Croatian police fumbled evidence procedures. In March this year, the Zagreb County Prosecutor's Office launched an appeal against Boxer's latest acquittal last November. But the bid failed, and in July the Croatian Supreme Court upheld the verdict. Jelavic had stood trial over the charges twice before - first in 2000 and then again in 2007. The first case lasted for two years and involved 12 suspects. In 1998, Jelavic was injured outside a cafe bar when his friend, the reigning mob boss Zlatko Bagaric - known as "The King of Dice" - was shot dead. Later, in a criminal case, authorities began investigating his activities after he was able to put up a �£262,000 bail bond when his three companies had never made a profit. Last night it emerged a little girl was hit by his car in Zagreb last week and is fighting for her life in a city hospital. And Jelavic has also fallen foul of the law in Germany as well as in his homeland. He was extradited to face attempted fraud charges in January last year and was given a two-year suspended sentence and fined �£85,000. Jelavic had been charged with attempting to swindle the German state out of �£462,000 - the sum he had demanded as compensation for time he spent on remand in the country's Kempten nick in 2004 while accused of robbing a jewellery store. He was cleared of the charges and brought the damages case over claims he had lost earnings while he was behind bars. But he was convicted of producing forged documents to back up his allegations that he had lost out on lucrative business deals. The Croatian Mafia is composed of ethnic Croats and Bosnians whose underworld activities include contract killing, car theft, smuggling and the illicit trade in blood diamonds and arms. They have strong ties with Mafia gangs in Bulgaria, Albania and ruthless gypsy gangs and are made up of the Zagreb clan, allegedly including Jelavic, and the Split drug cartel. Before playing with Rapid Vienna, Jelavic's star nephew played in the Belgian league with Zulte Waregem. He started his career with Croatian top-flight club Hajduk Split, where he scored 15 goals in 31 games. But one Croatian fan, writing an online response to a Celtic supporter who was trying to find out more about Jelavic, warned: "If they have signed his uncle Nikica Jelavic you should be worried." Rangers were last night unavailable for comment. Jelavic refused to discuss his uncle as he boarded the Rangers team bus after the game at Tynecastle yesterday.

Just in case there's a level of reluctance, this can be entertaining on any day of the week :uk::uk:

Taking full advantage of your moment of weakness, I've copied your post to all other Rangers websites ... So you're reputation is now utterly fecked

One more cult among many can't do any harm.

Big Hilti Productions latest offering for those of a Rangers persuasion ... [ame= ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHLhPtGi9Uk[/ame]

If I knew how to enter a signature I'd have that fiver off you.

:)Reminds me of Arteta.

And who can blame them, which is exactly why we need to think about our own perspective now and again. We don't want to bring the house down but we deserve and could easily be given a modicum of accommodation for the national contribution of playing in the CL.

Yup .... should have stuck to tea after all.

It will never happen of course but voicing the threat alone would spill a few gins over at SFA Towers.

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