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Rangers v NK Osijek UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round 2nd Leg 19:45 Premier 1

Has Lafferty improved since he left Ibrox? I very much doubt it.

From FF Today’s decision in court is not the final episode in the fight to cleanse the club of the stench and stain of Sports Direct. Reports in this evening’s media are selective and tendentious. As a whole it leaves Rangers in a slightly better place than they were last week, but still under the shadow of further court action. The only journalist from the mainstream media present in court appeared to be Brian Farmer from the Press Association and his report – circulated to newsrooms and providing the basis for coverage I’ve heard or seen so far – does not tell the whole story. Most importantly, Sports Direct failed to have the contract which they must match with a similar offer, split into three parts. It would have suited them to pick and choose the most profitable parts of the retail operation. The costs awarded also relate to other cases, as well as this one, which have been ongoing but which couldn’t be mentioned until today’s case was declared upon. The main point of contention remains – Sports Direct must now match the best offer Rangers have received. Sports Direct were also trying to obtain an extended injunction – that too failed. The judge similarly threw out a Sports Direct attempt to obtain the documents pertaining to the other bid. His Lordship spoke in open court about Sports Direct’s approach in business in certain areas being a desperately bad way to conduct business. There was reference to ‘messing around’ and concerns were expressed to the Sports Direct counsel that the judge had a concern about his client’s thought processes. Pressure is obviously on to conclude a deal as the league season approaches and the time for Sports Direct to continue dragging their heels is short ahead of that. The ball is now back in play between Rangers and Sports Direct to find a solution. There is no stated deadline by which agreement has to be made. I expect this will end in more court appearances. Meanwhile – fans must maintain their boycott of the Rangers Megastore and Sports Direct ahead of any final settlement. The behaviour of Sports Direct over the years has been disgraceful and should never be forgotten or forgiven by fans. Rangers will never maximise their retail returns until Sports Direct are gone.

Nothing on club site yet. Must be taking their time to make sure it sounds like great success.

I may have been tangoed ? Got it from twitter.

Bum steer.

Levein saying that Lafferty’s head has been turned a “little” by Rangers enquiry.

Madden is the ref!

Who’s the co commentator?

Some others: Billy Sutherland Neill Woods David Graham D. Adamczuk !!!!!! Roy Carroll Matt Gilks

Lafferty is everything a Rangers player isn’t, so it’s a no from me.

Bryan deal is off, Rangers said to have walked away.

CELTIC Football Club has confirmed that it will issue approximately 800 tickets to visiting supporters for the fixture against Rangers at Celtic Park on September 2. This mirrors the decision announced recently by Rangers. This is not a development we welcome and it is unfortunate that the initial decision came without any form of discussion. The previous arrangements worked well for both sets of supporters as well as contributing to the status of the fixture as a sporting occasion. Following the unilateral action by Rangers, we cannot allow our own supporters to be doubly penalised, by having access to the away fixture reduced so dramatically, while not being offered the opportunity to maximise our own support at Celtic Park. The rules of the SPFL call for ‘reasonable’ provision to be made for visiting supporters, without being specific on numbers. Within that context, we would welcome further discussions involving the two clubs and the SPFL. Celtic’s decision relates, at this stage, to the match on September 2, 2018. Meanwhile, Celtic will closely monitor the implications for crowd management and other factors surrounding these fixtures. We will at all times be guided by the interests of our own supporters and the reputation of Scottish football. Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

Good.

Yes he is.

Kean Bryan to Rangers: Steven Gerrard eyeing up move for Manchester City kid SunSport understands the 21-year-old is on the Gers gaffer's radar after impressing on loan at Oldham last season EXCLUSIVE By David Friel 24th July 2018, 10:51 pm Updated: 24th July 2018, 10:52 pm

SG at Fir Park tonight. Hopefully watching one of our opponents.

Jock Wallace died.

Game on Premier Sports this Thursday KO 1945hrs.

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Dingwall on FF is reporting this. I’m sure I saw it somewhere else though, probably twitter.

According to some other forums etc. Will see if I can find it.

Reports saying that Lawwell pushed for the length of grass to be kept below a maximum figure, as per Rodgers moan. Seems he got nowhere.