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I'd like Tom English to provide a single example of a supporter who was persuaded to buy a season ticket because of what Craig Mather said.

I'm not convinced that Tom English writes articles to undermine season ticket sales. It is more likely that he will simply write anything to fill his column.

The manager tells us that he has brought in new signings to create competition for places. I'd like to think that this would help. What I suspect is that the real problem is the perceived lack of competition from other teams. This won't change and if I'm right about that then we have another season of poor football to watch.

It's interesting to see a couple of comments about the cups. I'd really want to win the Ramsden's Cup. I'll be doing my best to get to these matches and if I've paid for a ticket I want to see the first choice team play. Although I'd like to do the same in the other cups I'd settle for making a decent effort. That is to say if we have to be knocked out I don't want the team to capitulate in the fashion that they did to Dundee United.

I doubt they'd charge but I suppose it wouldn't surprise me.

 

No idea why they'd think Dublin was a suitable outlet - Belfast is more likely.

Ok, perhaps a mistake, or a joke, from the OP.

I was thinking about the Wi-fi as I've often wished that we had it at half time. I then considered the potential hassle of having to pay per use. If they do bring it in I hope that you can set up an account.

Wi-fi is an interesting proposition. Does anyone know if the club plans to charge for this?

Also I don't know if I have missed something here but is Dublin seen to be an untapped market?

I think you only need something like 10-15% to call an E.G.M.

The idea of an SPL2 fast track is terrible. I'm really surprised to see support for it among Rangers fans. It's obviously tempting but a moment of reflection should make anyone realise that it would ruin Scottish football even more than it already has been.

We all turn up to the football to see a contest where the best team wins. Fast tracking any team abandons the idea that teams should progress according to sporting merit. It reduces the Scottish league system to a matter of who has the most fans. That is to say no longer even pretending to be about what happens on the pitch. Why should any supporters turn up in those circumstances? I'd understand if supporters, of all teams, stopped turning up altogether.

The SPL was formed as an attempt to protect a select group of clubs from failure. It has undoubtedly been bad for Scottish football. Falkirk were denied promotion. I didn't quite realise it at the time but that was a disgrace. Forced to abandon Brockville Park, near the centre of the town, for a bleak, soulless and lop sided echo chamber. Airdrieonians and Partick Thistle also invested in stadia to the detriment of both clubs. The meddling that the SPL has brought Scottish football amounts to little more than vandalism. It's important that we all remember what the game is supposed to be about and avoid being fooled by incredible notions of the greater good.

Competence and Openness.

The question is how much openness are supporters actually entitled to?

We may all agree about the club needing to move forward etc but there's some fundamental disagreements about what the path for that is. In particular I'm probably referring to the 'Rangers men' or not debate.

The criterion should be competence. As Frankie mentions we can't make any decisions without knowing what people intend to do.

I am @EleanorBowden and I would appreciate advice from anyone on getting rid of my egg now that you have brought up Twitter, Frankie. I follow most of the Rangers guys but nobody follows me back cos I am still an egg

I followed you a while back.

But I had taken the trouble to read your tweets and could tell that you're not a bad egg.

@ranger_syntax

Rarely in modern football does shared ownership work well.

What do you think that the difference is between our various owners and those of clubs who make it work?

I think Daly is potentially a great signing. We've been lacking leadership in the squad and by bringing in the captain of Dundee Utd we will help to address that. On top of that I think he's a vastly under-rated player. His influence and style of play has helped Utd develop both Russell and MacKay Steven, Daly can hold the ball up, lead the line and deal with the robust nature of the game up here. I think he's the perfect foil for Little and possibly Barrie McKay and David Templeton too.

Yes, he's unlikely to have a sell-on value but as he cost us no transfer fee I'm not sure that's a big problem.

I'm baffled by criticism of this signing.

I agree with some of this but not all. I'm not sure he will be a great signing but I think he will probably do well enough over the next two years.

You are right to point out his contrast to Templeton, McKay and Little. I think that this is why McCoist wants to sign him. He wants the option to play a big guy up front. I think that this is why he signed Kyle last year too. When he signed Kyle I was surprised as I thought McCulloch would play that role but I think we can all see that when McCulloch plays it will probably be at the back or in midfield.

You also mention his resale value. In an ideal world we would only sign a young player who fulfils his potential before we sell him for a nice profit. In reality the manager needs to balance that against the need to achieve short term goals. When you consider that alongside the constraints that we still face in the transfer market is it any wonder that we will make signings that are imperfect? I'm not sure that it is a big problem either.

"I have worked hard to make sure I can finish with either foot and, although I like to get in behind defenders, I realise you have to keep working on your game to make sure it is as rounded as possible.

 

"When I look at Andy Little and all the goals he has scored this season, and the fact that he and Dean Shiels are both full internationals with Northern Ireland, then I know how hard I will have to work to compete with these guys.

 

"But hopefully all of that will make me a better player. For me, the most important thing in football is that you keep trying to get better â?? at Rangers I know I will have no option."

A player who understands the importance of hard work and continued effort. I hope it catches on.

Who the fuck is this Charlotte Fakeovers?

 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/142111149/data-room-access

Great password that they gave Craig Whyte: Rangers1!

Although I think Craig Whyte has supplied Charlotte with this information it would be no surprise to find that the data room had been hacked also.