D'Artagnan
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Really highights how deep rooted our lack of depth at squad level is. I wouldnt play Morelos and Sakala just infuriates me these days, probably Wright up front as he at least looked lively & interested against the sheep.
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1 hour ago, Frankie said:
Great to see you back on the forum mate...
1 hour ago, Frankie said:Great to see you back on the forum mate...
Cheers Frankie & many thanks for your help getting logged on again.
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3 minutes ago, 26th of foot said:
It used to be Cactusville and it's foremost denizens, Desperate Dan and Dawg devouring Cow Pie made more news than Dundee. These days, Dundee and the silvery Tay is the very centre of Scottish public life. Humza Useless has one less dimension than Desperate Dan, Shona is on her third/forth husband, Stewart Hosie has more bairns than Idi Amin, Joe Fitzpatrick lives a quiet non-scene life and, Jum Spence continues to lead the red biretta revolution from his scratcher.
We need a Dundee Diarist to keep Gersnet abreast of going on within Clootie City.
As always bud, you have summed it up succinctly.
A very strange city indeed, brought home during my first ever meal break where I plummed for that old west coast favourite - the Pie roll. The horrified onlookers muttered something about me being a "Barbarian", which I thought was particulalry harsh from a people who designated their children's Autumn break to coincide with the back breaking work of "tattie picking".
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Great to see Todd's goal, his ist which was not subject to a VAR check - an absolute peach, delighted for the boy
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On 04/08/2021 at 12:13, 26th of foot said:
Interesting, Murdo Fraser confirms what most of us know. The SNP has no MSP or MP supporting Rangers. That is a hundred folks.
Where else in Scottish life can you find zero out of a hundred supporting Rangers?
Just a pity 26th that he didnt emphasise he was asking a rhetorical question
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33 minutes ago, ian1964 said:
Its all gone One flew over the cuckoos nest.....
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6 hours ago, ranger_syntax said:
It's a well worn topic but I might as well throw in my 2 pence worth again.
Club 1872 is undeniably better than zero fan ownership. It is better for Club 1872 to buy Dave King's shares rather than risk the wrong people getting hold of them. The problem is that if you donate to Club 1872 you need to take an ongoing responsibility for it. You never own the shareholding but someone does. That is to say you really need to remain a member and be active. If you don't then who knows who will end up controlling Club 1872.
Actual fan ownership of shares is undeniably better than donating to Club 1872. When you own shares you don't need to give any thought to any of the bickering that surrounds the Club 1872 board. You'll never need to worry about who might one day control the share holding that you paid for. If you do this then you end up with a different problem. You'll be faced with dilution of your holding one day. That's an easier problem to deal with.
Actually RS its a bit more complex than that with C1872 being set up as CLC - they have to demonstrate member involvement in the ongoing running of the company. When I did the Annual Report for the CLC Regulator in the 1st year of its inception we had to demonstrate & present 4 examples of member participation in the decions made and such decions being carried through to fruition and inception.
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44 minutes ago, rbr said:
I fully support Robert Marshals latest efforts , however given his part in the Rf debacle which allowed club1872 to start its quite ironic how this has turned out.
Ive passed my details onto him so hopefully he gets enough support . I have abs.olutely no faith in this current board , the whole debacle around the Craig Houston affair ended it for me , since then there has been no meetings , virtually no correspondence and no elections , or at least that I am aware off
Not really evidence of a "member led organisation" RBR
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6 minutes ago, Bluedell said:
It's laughable that there hasn't been an AGM yet.
As well as Mark being denied the chance to stand, there's been threats made by the current board to someone else in the past to prevent then to stand. I proposed someone else this year and their name has not appeared so I presume that at least one and I think a second have also been refused the right to stand.
The current C1872 board appear to be acting as a cartel and are refusing to address members' valid concerns, and we have the sleazy sight of Dave King wanting to get his cash back rather than the club getting cash and entering the fray.
I'd urge any C1872 members to pass their name and membership number to Rab Marshall (or pass them to me and I can pass them on) to allow him to ty and get support for an AGM.
Its Christine BD - she confirmed it on FF
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1 hour ago, Frankie said:
I've been swithering about posting a thread about this increasingly unedifying episode but as more stuff comes out in the media, the more relevant the story becomes - especially when both the club and the fans group are asking us to spend a lot of cash on shares.
To cut a long story short it seems that:
a) Dave King and the Rangers board are not getting on with the former chairman working with C1872 to increase their holding by buying his shares whilst claiming the newly announced RFC share offer will be at a higher price. Effectively Dave King wants to you to buy shares from him via C1872 whilst RFC now want you to buy direct from them (full details of this offer to be decided).
b) Meanwhile there appears to be some doubt placed upon the existing C1872 directors by Rev Stuart MacQuarrie (a former director himself) where he alleges they are not working in the interests of the membership and are looking to control all activities whilst also being overseen by a shadow director (alleged to be Chris Graham who fairly recently left some sort of consultancy role at the club).
c) As such current elections to the C1872 board are being used to highlight this issue where the likes of Mark Dingwall was denied the chance to stand for a position. However, another former club chairman Malcolm Murray is now standing but has been trashed in today's papers by Dave King (https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19358485.dave-king-addresses-rangers-share-deal-malcolm-murrays-club-1872-board-bid/).
d) Robert Marshall (the owner of the Louden and father of the RFC SLO) is now working to organise a C1872 AGM after taking legal advice on all the above.
As often is the case, it's rather unclear when it comes to the allegations being made and information subsequently supplied.
From direct experience of such bunfights, I'd certainly suggest there are two sides to every story so would urge anyone who is interested to be wary of who says what and when. But it's certainly a shame that in the wake of one of my best moments as a Rangers fan, we're now having more issues to enjoy within the fanbase - especially when Celtic are struggling badly at the moment right across their setup.
If you do want to post about this (and I suspect a few will enjoy some of the content elsewhere) then please avoid making unsubstantiated claims and stick to the facts. And I should be clear at the outset neither myself or this website has a horse in this race.
The published letters are damning Frankie, compounded by the fact the source may fall into the "unimpeachable" category, I do think its going to get very messy and unedifying
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16 hours ago, weebluedevil said:
The difference between the teams today was their hunger - they were psyched up and defended like their lives depended on it. Our defense had no such ‘urgency’ it was almost complacent (perhaps our clean sheet record went to their heads) , which was very disappointing after coming from behind. It’s like we never learnt our lesson from their first goal. From the start of the second half I thought we had found a way to dominate and win, but then complacency set in and we threw it away.
I was surprised not to see SG screaming from the touchline, after all the one benefit of empty stadiums is that coaches can make themselves heard.
in looking for positives, I’d say better to learn our lesson now and go on another 3 game winning run
Agreed WBD - disappointing to see our "Iron curtain" defence was more curtains than iron - Young, Shaw & Woodburn they most certainly are not.
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The war against racism in Scotland has suffered a considerable setback in recent times, despite the multitude of diversity workshops being run regularly in our country. Such setbacks have not come courtesy of a group of marauding right wing thugs embarrassing our nation but an ignorant media displaying a complete lack of self-awareness and compliance with the material and training provided in the aforementioned diversity workshops.
Our national broadcaster, BBC Scotland, lowered the crossbar considerably, providing a platform for allegations that a victim’s claim of racial abuse was solely motivated by a desire to deflect from another news story, and thus lacked credibility whilst at the same time repeatedly demanding evidence of such claims, running contrary to the teaching that a racial crime is an incident where the victim perceives that the conduct directed towards them was motivated by hatred or prejudice. Not only seeking to discredit the victim but providing justification (allegedly) for such motivation.
Perhaps in lieu of “Narcos inspired” columns about a Columbian footballer appearing in the Daily Record we should also disregard the pitfalls of racial stereotyping. Better still, suggest that the victim lacks some measure of mettle or bottle if they cannot cope with such abuse. Way to go Davie Provan -target the victim instead of the perpetrators – wind that clock back at least 20 years, and whilst you are there perhaps you could tell us how damaging that orange top was to the peace process.
Before I’m accused of viewing this unedifying episode through blue tinted spectacles, its worthwhile reflecting on this tweet from columnist and Tv presenter Jean Johansen :
There has been something of a mixed reaction to the Rangers statement on social media. Whether you liked or loathed it, I’m far from convinced that the silence of the Rangers board is justified due to ongoing Police investigations. Much of the unedifying media content and conduct occurred well before the game which gave rise to the latest criminal proceedings. Call me cynical, but the catalyst to this latest Rangers statement release appears to be the recent attack on James Traynor rather than the long standing catalogue of attacks on Alfredo Morelos. As many of us repeatedly warned the Murray regime “So as you sow, so shall ye reap”. Dignified silence is neither dignified nor effective, it is a complete abdication of responsibility – an easy out for those are afraid to fulfil the sacred trust bestowed upon them as directors and guardians of our club.
Any Traynoresque statement is akin to a red rag to a bull for some in the Scottish media. Graham Spiers just cant help himself, becoming afflicted with the irrational red mist which he attributes to the foaming bigoted Neanderthals he so often castigates.
Never mind the racial abuse – so long as your p’s and q’s are in order. Why bother with the gravity of the message when there is an opportunity to shoot the messenger?
The Rangers board are not the only ones guilty of silence. Where are all the anti-racism campaigners and charities, funded to challenge obsolete and draconian attitudes towards racism? Not a single word.
This final paragraph in the Ranges statement has drawn some comment :
“Finally, Rangers would be more than happy to accommodate the young person involved in this latest incident on one of our courses designed to help people understand why racist and sectarian abuse is unacceptable. Indeed, if any of those journalists/pundits who got it so badly wrong would like to attend we’d also welcome and help them.”
Some have suggested it was both crass and undignified.
Given the monumental failings of our media – it certainly wasn’t unnecessary.
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3 hours ago, Frankie said:
Fair comment D'Art but it's still difficult to change a winning team, average performances or not.
Further, it's not like Jones or Docherty have ever really shown up when they have played, though neither have had much of an genuine run in the team.
It's worth noting though that I felt the bench was a bit light yesterday and someone like Docherty might have been useful to help us gain a foothold in the midfield with Davis and Kamara being so poor and Jack having to go off. Instead we had Edmundson, Halliday and Polster, only two of whom I think should be needed.
No theyve not but Docherty going out on loan and being voted player of the season at Shrewsbury, the loan club, kind of reinforces the question what they have to do to get ahead of the pecking order when some are clearly underperforming. ?
Im surpised at SG given his previous comments in interviews about getting the shirt and ensuring performances warrant a plyer holding onto it.
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How can the manager be so "shocked" after the performances against Stranraer & St Mirren ?
Kris Boyd touched on the problem post match which he mentioned SG's favoured 13/14 players - but what about when they are not cutting it ? Do they keep the jersey week after week despite poor perfomances ? What kind of motivation is that ?
Jones & Docherty must be wondering what they have to do to get game when the failings from the game previously are ahead of them on the team sheet.
Did anyone honestly expect Ojo to turn things around for us when he came on ? I know I didnt
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Even with our most consistent player, Ryan Jack having an off day by his own high standards we bossed them in their own gaffe. Davis and Aribo outstanding thoughout - I think Arfield better get used to the bench given the the performances of our midfield today.
Borna continues to impress to a standard which is mind boggling - not only defensively but his clinical and lethal use of the ball in attacking positions.
I suspect the New Oxford Dictionary will have a photo of Katic under the word desire.
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Update
Maybe getting there Bruce
https://planetradio.co.uk/clyde/sport/football-news/video-ref-call-from-rangers-boss/
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11 hours ago, rbr said:
Yet again , what is blatantly obvious is hidden because it’s a result against them , our support will never learn , our board will never learn , we play into our enemies hands at every opportunity, We Never Learn .
I agree Bruce, their various histrionics over the years have created this laxk of balance, resulting in dubious decisions falling their way with alarming regularity.
Only last week we are told Beaton apologised to SG for getting a penalty call wrong - I do think someone should be calling out this regular occurence of officials seemingly terrified to officiate if the decision favours Rangers
Two critical decisions determined the destination of the trophy yesterday - one allowing a goal which re-runs show 3 Celtic players clearly offside the other showing a goalkeeper clearly of his line when a penalty was struck - on both occasions the officials got it wrong
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Our inability to keep a clean sheet is proving to be something of an achilees heel for this team. Plenty of warnings throughout the season with some calamitous defending leading to the loss of unnecessary goals - game against Hamilton was the prime example. You have to wonder about the manager's wisdom/lack of experience chopping & changing our CH pairing mid season (Again)
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21 minutes ago, Frankie said:
Every successful squad needs experienced winners able to pass on their professionalism and abilities to younger players who perhaps need an extra guiding hand at times.
Its one thing saying players are aware of the standards and expectations at Rangers but in Davis & Greegsy you have two guys who have actually lived and thrived on that expectation. The embodiment of that in the dressing room is no bad thing.
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Great to see Ryan Jack having a dig rom the edge of the box which proved particularly fruitful. Hope this becomes a regular part of his (and others) game.
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19 hours ago, Gaffer said:
There was no danger there until that balls up. I'm really annoyed with Tav these days. That's another one that is just a case of him not thinking. I can accept a lack of luck or a misattemp at doing the right thing but he's making absolute howlers these days. His positioning there was terrible, otherwise he'd be running forward onto that. Grrrr.
You know Gaffer, couple of weeks ago I got some angry responses from Bears for pointing out on Twitter that Tav's defensive inadequacy had cost us yer another goal Im temptedd to escalate inadequacy to liability such is the frequency of these howlers. I think his tendency to make crtical faux pas has given the manager a real dilemma to ponder
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A delightful day all in all.
Delighted to see Big George get a start & look so commanding.
Delighted we clocked up another clean sheet - a real thing for me ?
Delighted for Defoe & his incredible hatrick.
Delighted for Borna, another majestic performance capped of by yet another majestic free kick.
Delighted to be sitting top of the league.
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12 hours ago, Frankie said:
Let's not blame the rest of the defence for the goals Tav cost us alone.
Other than a couple of half-chances due to the midfield giving the ball away in the first half our defence played fine and I actually had Barisic as my man of the match.
So disappointing Frankie, having appearing to solved the problem on the left side of defence. we now appear to have a new problem on the right side. Tired of hearing about Tav's goals & assist count - his primary role is to defend.
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Superb performance today with so many stand outs, Borna continues to impress and we chalk up another clean sheet - very happy with that.
David outstanding followed closely by Stewart, the latter I think would improve given more game time - his vision & link up play was a joy to watch
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Maybe Frankie you shoud have applied the BC tag to any poty awards ie Before Cantwell !! 😁