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whats happening on Monday ?

I guess I've just accepted that Boyd will be on his way sooner or later - not cause he's not good enough (IMO) but because he's not really rated highly enough at Ibrox. As I posted the other day; he must feel immense pressure in every game, much more than others becaue of the constant threat of being punted. I suppose that could be a good thing too but it seems wasteful to me

You're right Craig. You are definitely right.

I know exactly what you mean mate. The KB situation is weird though - WS refused to play him regularly (and still will by the looks of things) and generally speakeing, RFC wanted shot of him in January to balance the books. Personally, I'm a Boyd fan (if he does all he can). I cannot for the life of me imagine where his goals will come from if he goes - and these goals mean points imo. But it basically comes down to whether you agree that he's worth keeping or not. If you are in the club's camp, then clearly he's expendable, especially in desperate times -which is probably and ultimately why he's not got a new deal.

haha the "I know more than you know" went down a fecking treat!

Well, you could always find it and bump it tomorrow sometime. I spent 15 minutes on that f**ker. Some people don't know what they're missing you know

SA - nobody at Ibrox would gladly give KB away for �£2m. We managed to negotiate (what was it, �£3.5m?) from Birmingham only six months or so ago. They know the value KB has in the market. If (IF) KB goes for that kind of money then there can be no bigger sign that things are 100% fooked at RFC.

Yeah, he would be MAD to decline that kind of money. At the end of the day, he's not really wanted at Ibrox, you can just tell. Can't win on length of contracts though. More than one player has done JACK for the club (every club actually) by running down his contract which was too long in the first place.

Top post 26chap! If I wasnt outside the pub on my iPhone I'd elaborate

Not at all mate, that expands perfectly on what I mean. Anyway, I'm just happy to get a reply - any old shit would have done because I posted the same thing on FF at roughtly the same time and within 25 mins the thing was on page 2, probably never to be seen again!

lol, yeah i know

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQLWF_ItzYs]Money Talks.[/ame]But it don’t sing and dance and it don’t walk. More and more I’ll acknowledge I’ve been concerned with the finances of Rangers FC. It used to be that it was only a game to me. Then David Murray came along and I even had a ‘Bank Of Rangers’ fiver on my wall, a big blown up thing that represented our financial might in relation to Celtic – and to be honest, I loved it. It was a kind of ‘We Are The People’ x 10; the ultimate partner for the trophies and happy days – we are much, much richer than YOU. GIRFUY as they say these days! Nowadays I feel that the off-the-park stuff is more important than it used to be; too important. I scrutinise the reports, I analyse what they mean, I interpret Rangers’ accounts and draw conclusions. I ask for views and points of view; I really do care about Rangers as a business, because I see it as Rangers’ way of securing its future at the level it we are accustomed to. But why? At the end of the day I got into all this as a young lad who loved football. Even in the early 80’s, I never cared about wages, sponsorship, TV rights, facilities, representation, communication. It just didn’t matter. I heard someone say the other day that back then they didn’t even care who the team manager was; just as long as Rangers were winning. I love the history of Rangers, but I have to be honest and say I’m more interested in the future. I worry about Rangers. I really do. And now I see what Rangers could be; much more than a football club and a business; more of a social enterprise, serving its community and a hub for all things blue, and the things we stand for. Rangers permeates all corners of life in the west of Scotland and beyond. Everybody knows our name. We are a huge and remarkable club. We are truly unique. And the more I think about it, the more I am beginning to find the financial and commercial focus on the club to be somewhat distasteful and a million miles from what the game should be all about. I know the world has changed from the 70’s and 80’s - I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I’m not hankering for a fuzzy-wuzzy past where everything was sweetness and light. I’m not pretending that everything was better in the 70’s or that modern life is rubbish. Far from it. But I do honestly yearn for the day when all we talk about is football. I bet a lot of people feel the same.

You are one of a kind bmck, there's no doubt about it! More power to your elbow.

Maybe someone has a better idea than me, but i'd say the money to buy a controlling interest in RFC could not possibly be made back in bus rental over a reasonable period. That said, the potential business synergies are quite extensive if you think about it. If true, sounds like partly an emotional purchase imo - which would be no bad thing.

CIS Cup, yeah no problem. SPL? Wouldn't go near it tbh. We are in a two-horse race and we have to win it; the consequences are horrendous if we don't. Sad but true. Interesting idea though!

THis story seems to raise its head every day now. Its getting boring.

wonder what the locals will make of this!

SA - fantastic article, well worth the effort you put into it! I honestly feel better now, knowing that players genuinely have tailored regimes specific to their history, position, needs and so on. it must be quite a job keeping on top of all this for a squad of 25 players or so. Very interesting. Can you shed any light on how players' ..erm... bad habits would show up on a week to week basis please? Not bashing anybody, but a handful of our guys (at least) are allegedly prone to fast and greasy food as well as a bit of a bevvy - how do you think this shows up and what do you think the approach is from within the fitness team?

The only person likely to use it on here is Chick. So the sanction should be death.

From today; http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Headlines/0,,5~1733077,00.html I think I feel the same as most people - Royal Blue is our colour (although I confess never to having bought a Viva on the strength of it )

Well, there you go mate! Dundee were formed in 1893, so this pre-dates that and reels by some considerable way.

Reading the new book 'Rangers 1872 The Gallant Pioneers' at the moment - very interesting so far. Wee bit I was reading last night (which you may or may not know about) regarding the 'light blues' nickname. To summarise, the book says; Rangers listed their colours as 'blue' (1876 & 1878) in the SFA Annual, but listed as 'Royal Blue' from 1879 onwards. The 'Light Blues' first came to the fore around 1877 when Rangers played Vale of Leven in the SC Final. Two stories compete; 1) the term referred to the 'dash' of the players in the team; the nimbleness of Moses McNeil & Peter Campbell whom The Glasgow News described as 'light and speedy' at the time. 2) As Vale played in very dark blue, an analogy of the Oxford/Cambridge universities colours, where Vale were dressed similarly to the Dark Blues of Oxford, while Rangers resembled the lighter blue of Cambridge. I've always wondered about this myself, as since I was a lad I've always seen Rangers' tops as 'royal blue' and never really understood the term 'light blues', so this piece (amongst others) captured my imagination. Hopefully this is not a zzzzzzzzzzz post! (cue zzzzzzzzzz replies )

Would rather hear this than Broadfoot saying we can't compete! At the end of the day, the last 16 has been proved to be achievable when for a long time it seemed it was not. Anyway, its too early to say given that we dont know who we're playing but with WS's inherently defensive tactics and the ability to score on the break I dont see why it sounds impossible at all. We could easily get lucky.

Seems 100% clear that the player has been tapped-up via his agent. Bain said the other day that he was told by Boogie's agent there was a bid on its way.

I prefer walter's stuff to chick's tbh.