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This would not be a good outcome if that fud Doncaster is still in charge

What a lot of pish,they can't even go and watch their own team but will fund scumdee utd,there is no way these twats are going to go to this game it's all just hot air

As usual when they get bad press they play the victim card

Dundee United 'won't dignify' Rangers' statement with response STV 5 December 2012 13:07 GMT Rangers will not take tickets for their fans ahead of the game at Tannadice.SNS Group Dundee United have said that they are "disappointed" with Rangers' decision to refuse tickets for the Scottish Cup match between the sides and say they won't dignify Ibrox chief executive Charles Green's statement with a response. Rangers confirmed on Tuesday that, following a similar announcement by supporters groups, they would not take a ticket allocation for the tie and appealing to Rangers fans to boycott the match. The decision was as a result of the SPL decision not to admit Rangers to the league and also relates to a ticketing issue following an abandoned match at Tannadice in 2009. Green said: "Everyone at this club is dismayed at the actions of certain SPL clubs, which were actively engaged in trying to harm Rangers when we were in a perilous situation and we are acutely aware of their attitude to us." United have announced that they will be seeking clarification from the Scottish FA over their position and that they had noted Rangers' stance over tickets. However, they said they would not respond directly to Green's claims. A statement on the club 's official website said: "It is with huge disappointment that we read both the content and tone of the statement from Rangers, stating that they will not be taking any tickets for our Scottish Cup tie in February and urging their supporters not to attend. "However, we do not intend to enter into a war of words with Rangers or to dignify their position by responding in kind. "We have noted their decision not to take any tickets for this cup tie and will now act accordingly in arranging the match. The statement from the Rangers makes it clear that their fans should not attend. We have therefore raised a number of related matters with the Scottish FA and will be making no further public statement until their advice has been received." More to follow... Related articles Rangers, Dundee Utd and Scottish Cup tickets: Your questions answered

It was never a job. More of an absolute joy, if truth be told. But all good things come to an end and when they do, itâ??s important to end with some good things. When writing this, my final newspaper column, the memories come flooding in. When the time comes to change direction and move on, let the best of those memories rush from every corner of your mind and keep the worst of them locked away. If people who have abused you because of their own bigoted and narrow-minded ways, or events that might have saddened you deeply, are allowed light and oxygen you let them tarnish and blacken what youâ??ve done and achieved. For instance, this column â?? the final one after 37 years in newspapers â?? could bang on about supporters who have spat on my coats and jackets, thrown all sorts of insults and occasionally bricks and bottles. But that would demean everything. I could name managers, players, club directors and administrators who, because the truth can hurt, have wished me all kinds of harm and misfortune. But neither they nor their words mattered. They damaged and shamed only themselves. So from Andre Agassi (tennis is such a wonderful sport) to Zinedine Zidane (football really is a beautiful game despite the money grabbers and crooks), it has been amazing. Itâ??s been a blast. Uplifting but also a deeply humbling and, at times, disturbing journey. When Scotland were in Bucharest to play a European Championship qualifying tie against Romania, a couple of years after that madman Nicolae Ceausescu had been overthrown by revolution, players broke down. So too did supporters. It was 1991 and the horrors of the Romanian orphan crisis were becoming clearer to the outside world. It was heartbreaking. Even the most hardened cynical hacks cried at the sight of swarms of hungry, distraught children wandering the streets begging for morsels. I know I said the bad memories should be locked away but those kids, who snatched all the money we could muster as though we were making them instant millionaires, can never be forgotten. Strangely, another memory also concerns tears. But this time they came from a Brazilian great sitting right in the middle of Avenue Foch in Paris at the start of the 1998 World Cup finals. Nilton Santos was there with Pele, Carlos Alberto and another great, Alfredo di Stefano, who was claimed by both Argentina and Spain. I was there because Iâ??d had a say in selecting the team of the 20th century â?? just for the Record that team was: Lev Yashin, Carlos, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Santos; Johan Cruyff, Di Stefano, Michel Platini; Garrincha, Pele and Diego Maradona. Then I sat with Pele, Santos and Di Stefano listening to their tales. It was fascinating, even when Santos, who had been a father figure to the deeply troubled Garrincha, wept as he spoke of the tormented genius and his final tragic years. But there were loads of laughs with the greats of the peopleâ??s game to giants of other sports. Heroic characters such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver, Ilie Nastase, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe (did I mention tennis is a wonderful sport?), Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Mark McGwire (baseball is such an hypnotic and simply beautiful sport, maybe even the best) and the 49ersâ?? Jerry Rice. There are just too many to list. But itâ??s been a privilege to have seen them in the flesh and even under the threat of extreme torture, such as being forced to listen to recordings of SFA/SPL meetings, I could never say my job has been anything like work. Itâ??s been a pleasure. Until recently. Unfortunately, there has been the last twisted and bitter year during which Scottish football, unable to deal with the Rangers crisis in a civilised manner, has tried to tear itself apart. All in the name of sporting integrity, of course. Actually, for the last couple of years some of the most bilious types have been allowed to emerge from the shadows and spew invective that sadly became regarded as fact, even though what they were saying and writing wasnâ??t even close to being definitive. Or honest. Overnight all sorts of anonymous bloggers became experts. These champions of decency had all the answers. They knew better than anyone else. They said over and over Rangers would be done for cheating the tax man. They were wrong, the Rangers Tax Case blog in particular. Yet he/her/they stated: â??This blog has been accurate on all of the major points of the case except the one that matters most to date â?? the FTT (First-tier Tax Tribunal) outcomeâ?. Excuse me? Accurate on all the major points except the bit that matters most. And thatâ??s all right is it? Thatâ??s a bit like a team manager saying after a defeat: â??Hold on, I picked the right team and I believe my tactics were correct. So the result doesnâ??t really matter.â? Dolts. The result is everything. If any of the Rangers Tax Case bloggers are trained lawyers, would you want them to defend you in a court of law? Even now so many â?? and I include some fellow journalists â?? still cannot bring themselves to accept Rangers did not cheat the tax man by using EBTs. One journalist declared it to be â??a government conspiracyâ? when he heard the ruling in Rangersâ?? favour. Perhaps in time more will be written about this kind of hack and the rabid desire to help bring down Rangers, a fierce desire that, sadly, was widespread. Actually, Iâ??m sure more will be written about them. Just when did they become consumed by such eye-popping rage? Was it always there, a dormant fury against Rangers and their fans, who deserve enormous credit for having saved their club, just waiting for the catalyst? Now they canâ??t help themselves. They canâ??t stop foaming at the mouth and we can be sure their determination to have titles stripped will go into overdrive. They need some kind of victory or they might explode and that would be terribly messy. All that bile all over the walls and streets. Unfortunately reason was never allowed to be a player in this grotesque game, which quickly became dominated mostly by incoherent imbeciles fuelled by all that hatred. And letâ??s not forget how some with telly platforms were prompted by those bloggers and ill-informed commentators. Stupidly they allowed themselves to be duped by supporters with dangerous agendas hidden under the banner of integrity. And the result? Some of the most shallow and infantile drivel ever written. These egotists are so into themselves theyâ??ve no regard for the safety or wellbeing of those about whom they have written some awful and completely inaccurate pieces. Despicable, pathetic little creatures craving some kind of recognition but lacking in conscience and morality. Iâ??m so sorry theyâ??ve had to be thrown up into the same piece as some of the true greats and gentlemen of world sport. However, thatâ??s it. My work here is done and Iâ??m glad â?? but just for the record, Iâ??ve not been sacked or made redundant. I was asked to remain but my conscience wonâ??t allow me to stay in our profession. The journalism needed by the country, never mind sport, no longer exists in enough of the other media outlets. But as Iâ??ve said, the good memories of all those sporting greats will always outweigh the negatives, especially those that bubbled to the surface throughout this last year. Thanks to sportâ??s real heroes Iâ??ve had a ball and thank you for reading while I was with The Herald, the Daily Express and the Daily Record. Good luck to you â?? and be careful about what and who you read in the future. There are people out there calling themselves by different names. But thatâ??s not the bit that should worry you. They are calling themselves journalists.

They will have to get by Arbroath first

Take from RM just read on Facebook that he isn't doing too well. he's in intensive care after having 3/4 of his liver removed. get well soon Sandy Not looking good

On a side note has the fat Geordie ever invested the money for the 10% of the shares ?

They'll make that on Sunday at Ibrox,not the big payday they expected but it will teach others not to try and take advantage off our support

More like a rat abandoning a sinking ship

I have e-mailed the sun for contact details,it will be interesting to see if they will reply

Superb post,the only thing that would make it better is if you were to e-mail it to Provo

Somebody should be asking why they are continuing with this when the SPL is about to implode

After the way we have been treated by the SFA during the summer and recently with the blatent theft off our money I think I would have to say Fuck the SFA .No assistance till O' Regan and Liewell are gone

Not sure when it was coughed up but I do remember hearing at the time that was one of the conditions on us getting a license

Were we not blackmailed into giving it up to get membership ?

It really is time that we took these thieving bastards to court

“They were more organised and passed the ball better. They created more chances and probably wanted it more than us. This quote from jig speaks for itself

His job is safe until the share are sold after that who knows , a few more results like Stirling and in my opinion he will be gone

Don't give up your day job

We needed width and Davie Cooper Tempelton will give us that

I realise that , I just don't want it .

Sorry not for me , let's work our way back up the leagues and then nobody can throw it in our faces that the leagues were changed to help us,the diddly teams are now starting to realise that life without Rangers is not as much fun as they thought,they wanted it let them keep it ,it's sporting integrity don't you know As for regan calling for a line to be drawn,what a dick,let's draw a line but we still want to come after you for your titles surely drawing a line means all hostilities stop ? Or is it just Rangers who have to stop ? All the rest still get to have a fly kick I have nothing to say about the sheep shagger situation but "die" this could be a good year

Blow the lid off in what way ? The problem is if it is damaging to Doncaster it will be given the usual treatment from our press " sweep sweep "

Maybe SPL will try another " sell out Saturday "