Norris Cole

But we knew we wouldn't be signing anyone when Walter touted KT's return as "like signing a new player" a few weeks ago. The club have been breaking it to us since last season ("28 too big a squad" etc.).

Tremendous. GIRUY :spl:

Doubt it. With three new starting XI signings it's possible. Then it depends on the draw, although it's part of our inconsistency in Europe that we tend to do OK against the big teams. To be honest, given what happened to us last season I'm just going to enjoy having six games in the Champions League.

McGregor and Mendes please.

Terrible news for a good guy.

A lot of good posts in this thread.

Aye, let's get rid of one of our two matchwinners and our only player with pace. A dreadful, if sadly predictable move by the club if true. Novo and Boyd both leaving could see another fans revolt.

Rumour going about just now that we've accepted a �£500,000 bid for him.

I wouldn't mind the new kit but not if Kenny Miller comes with it

Aye very good Cotter. You clearly need reminding of the sinister nature of this particular bheast. ââ?¬Å?Should Rangers not survive Group E, one consolation is that the arenas of Europe will be spared the putrid stench of their travelling supporters appearing like savages in their midstââ?¬Â The Herald Nov 6th 2003 On the song Follow Follow: ââ?¬Å?Like the Rangers orange strip, the song cannot be listed among the great criminal acts, it merely offends" The Herald Oct 8 2002 ââ?¬Å?'Nice one, Jimmy, nice one sonââ?¬Â¦' the Dons supporters sang, a hymn to their mercurial Mr Calderwood,the new cock oââ?¬â?¢ the north. Poor Calderwood looked a mite bashful after this outcomeââ?¬Â The Herald Nov 1 2004 Spiers wrote that Jock Wallace was a bigot and a bully, the day after he died. Bill Struth was ââ?¬Å?either an idol or idiot depending on your point of view" according to Spiers Do you really think if Spiers was on some kind of innocent moral crusade as you seem to infer, he would ignore the week in, week out, home-and-away IRAoke from Celtic fans? Really? The man who wrote about Rangers fans.... ââ?¬Å?....rancid chantingââ?¬Â...."the putrid stench of their travelling supporters appearing like savages in their midstââ?¬Â....ââ?¬Å?zealotsââ?¬Â....ââ?¬Å?poisonous singing at Ibroxââ?¬Â....ââ?¬Å?it must have felt like being revisited by the Dark Agesââ?¬Â....ââ?¬Å?this desecration of a football atmosphereââ?¬Â....ââ?¬Å?wholesale yobbishnessââ?¬Â....ââ?¬Å?the stinking, bigoted religious stuff was no choral minority or even small majority, almost to a man they were stomping and chanting sentiments which most people would regard as belonging to a backward culture....ââ?¬Â ....yet when confronted with Celtic's "backward culture", called the despicable desecration of the Armistice commemoration at Shame Park last November a mere result of "the political and religious complexity of Celtic". The man who describes Celtic's Catholic identity and the wearing of Republic of Ireland shirts at Celtic Park as "perfectly legitimate", yet describes the Protestant-Unionist tradition of Rangers as "mythical". When Mike McCurry was called a "hun" and "dirty Orange bastard" by Celtic fans in 2008 it wasn't sectarianism apparently. No, it was "denominational ambivalence". When Robbie Keane was booed during the Liverpool friendly at Ibrox last summer, Spiers wrote "it must be tough being an Irish Catholic in these parts". The boos had nothing to do with the fact Keane had come out in the papers that week and said how much of a Celtic fan he was you understand. When the Lurgan Bigot spat on a Rangers scarf and shouted "dirty Orange bastards" (as verified by professional lip-readers) at the Rangers dug-out what did Spiers write about him? Oh, wee Lenny was "a remarkable human being". When was the last time you heard or read Spiers take issue with sectarian chanting from Celtic fans? Ever? His book about Paul Le Guen featured the word "bigot" around 60 times. The discredited journalist has fabricated Rangers-supporting credentials in a desperate attempt to find some legitimacy to his constant stream of anti-Rangers (and let's face it, anti-Protestant) attacks. None of his earlier contemporaries have corroborated his tales of "paying good money to see over 200 games at Ibrox" in his formative years. Indeed he made no mention of this until the publication of It's Rangers For Me in 2007. In recent times Spiers has gone from Chief Sportswriter of The Herald - circulation 60,150 - to football writer for The Times in Scotland - circulation 27,750. Have you seen him on television recently? Me neither. Not only is his campaign of vilification of all things Rangers effectively destroying his career, he is a virtual pariah in his own media circles. But with friends like you eh? Time to wake up and smell the coffee.

Just as he did in 'It's Rangers For Me', "boyhood Rangers fan" Graham Spiers tries to prove to us how much he knows about the club, yet fails miserably once again. His tactic here is to fill the list with Victorian-era players in an attempt to prove his superior knowledge to the "white underclass" as he likes to call us. Unfortunately his omission of a bona fide Rangers legend in Harold Davis strips his piece of all credibility. Another epic fail for the discredited journalist.

Nice shirt. Shorts look like a parachute, far too big.

That's exactly what it is. I like it a lot.

I'll have to get that PR company to make up one of those brochures for me.... "Norris' reliance on alcohol is a media invention...."

I read in the paper today that Walter thinks Kevin Thomson returning from injury will be "like a new signing" Now do you think they're trying to prepare us for a summer of no big signings?

Maybe like Liverpool's silver away strip last season. The original 'squares' strip was the first I ever owned and still one of my favourites.

Pathetic .

This will be the same Paul Quinn that was up in court for trying to disfigure someone while out on the town. No prizes for guessing his favourite football team, and certainly no prizes for guessing why this was given limited mhedia coverage at the time. Now if that had been Bob Malcolm, who had to leave the country to get away from sectarian bigots recently...

To be replaced by....................................... Still laughing at you khunts.

South Africa are a disgusting rugby team. Nothing against the people, fans or country, but last Saturday was by no means the first time the Springboks have darkened what is a great game. Agree with your overall point, rugby certainly seems to be run far better than football in this country.

If the papers don't have them signing Ronaldinho, Xavi, Ribery and Cruyff then Liewell is losing his touch. Oh and that's six years now since Aiden McGeady broke into the bheasts' first team - STILL NO BIDS.

Nice one. Didn't see that one coming. Now give him a fecking game Walter.

I could see Hutton being a goer. From what I can gather, despite Bain's figure of �£9m, Rangers have received very little of that. I don't know the ins and outs of the deal but there's a chance we could resign Hutton for nothing, or a negligible fee. Signing Hutton would also have the added effect of putting the shitters up the bheasts. He terrified them and the league was handed to them on a plate when he left (well, that and SPL corruption). I'd take Tonel as a repacement for Weir, something of a priority for us as good as Weir has been. We don't even have Dailly to cover now if Bougy or Weir gets injured. Don't know a hell of a lot about the guy but he has Champions League experience so I'd imagine he knows what shape a football is. I'd steer clear of Bikey, the guys a bit mental is he not? I'd take Stock first. I'll get my coat

If he was right-footed I'd say no, however I hope he stays. Worse players than Charlie Adam were getting a game in that Rangers team last season. He was one of our better players under Le Guen (no matter how bad we were) and has been popular at every club he's been at on loan. On reflection a year away from the club wasn't the worst thing for Adam as it got him a break from the boo boys and his confidence will be up, having been chased by a couple of Championship clubs after a good season. He'll come back a more mature and experienced player, and for that reason, added to the amount of dross we still have in our team, means he's deserving of a shot next season IMO. That said, if he hasn't developed his set-pieces then he can feck off :admin:

I prefer this one.