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Alose worth noting that we have a superior goal difference as well. However, in saying all that, I don't think my heart could cope with a rerun of our last two final day SPL triumphs. Let's win it with a few games to spare Cammy F

Between Miller and Mendes for me. Miller possibly shades it for his two well taken goals. Cammy F

Saturday summed up Kris Boyd - scored a goal then did nothing else. Plenty of evidence in the game for boyd fans and non-boyd fans to mull over and evidence that they will believe enforces their opinion of Boyd. However, lets get one thing straight - I don't believe any fan who doesn't rate Boyd as a player, as a striker et al is ANTI-Boyd. I certainly not anti-Boyd, just believe that he can improve on his all-round game and is systematic of the continued downsizing we are seeing at Rangers. During the halcyon days, signing and pinning our title hopes on a big lump of a laddie from Kilmarnock would have been laughable. Boyd has his strengths no one is doubting that, but some feel that he has as many, if not more, weaknesses. Cammy F

Feel free to add these wee videos to your emails to remind the authorities of what happened tat day! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8odje67E3Y]YouTube - Dado Prso sings follow follow[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPHf7NaaNJk&feature=related]YouTube - dado prso singing[/ame] Cammy F

So its OK to be 2nd as long as you're not too far behind? I didn't think we'd sunk so low. Second isn't acceptable no matter how close we get. Being a baw-hair away from first is the same as being 30 points behind first place IMO. Cammy F

Still can't believe the drama that unfolded that day and still can't believe that I was on the verge of giving my ticket away the morning of the game! Cammy F

An excellent tale I've found in my dealings with the tims, it pays to know more about their club than they do as thay have actually revised parts of their history to suit their own agenda. Something about telling lies often enough..... The best debates to be part of are when a Hibee is ripping Timmy apart for their tenious links to 'The Home Land' Cammy F

The same could also be said of the Hibernian, Dunfermline and Dundee teams who also created a fine reputation outwith these shores (around the same time)/ Plus the Aberdeen and Dundee UTD teams who performed so well in Europe in the early 80s. Cammy.

I had actually forgetten about that campaign / game Yeah, we were so unlucky, player sent off, missed opportunities and a terrific performance in Rotterdam. I watched the game in Amsterdam as I was ticketless but didn't want to miss the trip. It was surreal watching the game surrounded by Ajax fans all cheering on Rangers! In Saying that, there were probably as many Rangers fans in Ambsterdam as there were at the game itself... Cammy F

Thanks for the info 26th of foot. Like I said at in the initial article, I know I'll be in the minority, but its red with white tops for me anytime Cammy F

If we are talking about, ifs, buts and maybes wheilst defending Walters, it is also easy to forget that under AMc, we were very unlucky not to get to at least the semi-finals of the European Cup. We were defeated by a Villarreal team who were unlucky not to get to the final. The goal Villarreal scored at Ibrox was well offside and we actually played them off the park in Spain (one of the proudest moments watching Rangers away from Ibrox). Villarreal resorted to timewasting, cheating and the usual Spanish tricks to ensure their passage that evening. In fact, if Kris Boyd hadn't failed to connect to that cross in the last minute, we would have won and would have faced (with a great chance of progressing) Inter in the quarters. As has rightly been pointed out, AMc worked under a chairman who repeatedly sold our BEST players and didn't back his manager to replace them. We aren't likely to forget the scenes of AMc sifting through the dregs left in the last minutes of the transfer windows having scraps sactioned by his paymasters. Walter Smith has been given a kings ransom compaited to McLeish. The brand of football we have played in the last 5 years (since we last won the league - coincidence?) has been awefull with very little, if any, improvement this season. We struggle to impose ourselves on the likes of Hamilton, St Mirren and Falkirk and you can't guarentee an away win no matter who we are playing. If anying, that mirrors the latter days of the McLeish era but hardly betters it. As for points totals et al, doesn't matter how far or close you are - if you're second on goal difference, you are still second. If you are second by 30 points, you are still second. Cammy F

And I would nominate Mr Graeme Souness or Sir Alex Ferguson for that role. Cammy F

He was simply ignored by the majority of our support as we wasn't 'sexy enough' to repalce Dick Advocaat. We were all expecting another big name from Europe to continue the work Advocaat had started. Unknown to the msjority of fans, SDM had driven us to over �£74M debt and that had to change. IMO, McLeish was brought in to look like the fall guy as SDM knew that we would be selling players right, left and centre and we would not be replacing these quality players. Given that fact, IMO McLeish did an exceptional job in his first few years as managers and no matter what anyone says regading the way we won the two titles under McLeish, they were unforgettable and won under trying circumstances for the club. Cammy F

IMO, that is a rather hash statement on the AMc's entire time as Rangers manager. It certainly describes the final 18 months or so where AMc saw all his best players sold and was left scrambling for players in the last minutes of transfer window deadline day. During AMc's initial stages, he had us playing some wonderful football with a very attacking formation that including the glittering skills of R DeBoer, Mols, Lovenkrands, Cannigia and Shota (laterly Novo and Prso) bakced by players like Ferguson and Arteta from midfield. Have a look at First To 50 and 51 And Counting DVD's to refresh your memories. Witness Rangers, expecially at Ibrox surge forward relentlessly and score goals for fun. We ripped teams apart and during that spell, AMc team managed to match the 2nd most succesful Celtc manager trophy for trophy (and he is the last Rangers manager to secure the SPL title and domestic treble). His teams would regularly score 3, 4 and even 5 goals at places like Easter Road, Tynecastle, Tannidice and who can forget the vintage 3-1 win at Pittodrie that was crucial in our quest for title number 51? The performance capped off by Prso's deft back-healed goal. IMO AMc was always harshly treated during his time as Rangers manager, even when he was succedding in the face of SDM's downsizing. I believed that in time, history would be a little bit kinder to AMc, but it appears not. Or, we haven't endured enough pain yet to realise that AMc whislt not be the greatest ever Rangers manager actually did OK. Cammy F

Yes, but he does comes from a 'Rangers supporting family'... Very little outstanding candidates when you look around these shores. We'd be looking at the lower levels of the EPL, the higher levels of the Championship or the SPL. Roberto Martinez has Swansea playing some outstanding football and he's signed some decent players. Maybe Nacho and Aaron could have a wee word with him! Cammy F

Would you believe it, I read it on here - http://www.gersnetonline.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=9536&highlight=light+blues Cammy F

Interesting to hear The Goalie on SKY last night claiming that Rangers should never go down the foriegn route again as we've tried that and it has been a failure. DA a failure? I wouldn't have said so..... Who to replace Walter? IMO there are no obvious candidates at the moment. Would SAF fancy a stint at Rangers after 'retiring' from Man UTD (he still says his only regret is not managing Rangers)? Could we attract someone like David Moyes who has stated that he'd love to manage one of the Old Firm? He's doing a brilliant job at Everton. Other contenders would be what I'd describe as 'flash in the pan managers' - those who've done well for a season or two - Phil Brown at Hull, Gary Megson for the work he's doing at Bolton and has done at West Brom. The only other candidates would be an up and coming manager from foriegn shores who would be willing to gamble on succeeding at Rangers thus captipulting him to the EPL - this would also be a gamble on our part. I'm thinking of the likes of Michael Laudrup. I am sure such a forward thinking Custodian as SDM has a dedicated team scouring and scouting the world for both up and coming players as well as our next manager - where's the sarcastic smiley? Cammy F

Kris Boyd couldn't lace Parlane's boots :box: Cammy F

I'm sure it isn't to do with the colour of our tops, it was to do with our agility as a team - think I read that somewhere! Cammy F

If it stops Ally McCoist being manager, then yes Walter has to continue. I would like to see a newer and fresher approach and have no problems with McCoist being part of that - he just isn't ready to be the manager. Cammy F

But as you have admitted yourself, we don't have a 'traditional' design for socks, these have change over the years. Red and white, red, black and red, black, blue, blue and white, blue and red.... take your pick. Rangers colours traditionally are blue, white and red, no mention of black there :fish: Cammy F

I guess everyone noticed that Rangers changed from their traditional black socks with red tops to an all red sock (or stocking, if you are old fashioned like myself) at Parkhead on Sunday and the official line was that the black socks clashed with Borat’s socks (however, both teams have white shorts, strange that one). Anyway, I am going to assume that I will be in the vast minority hear, but I prefer Rangers to play in red socks, however, my preference would be to have these topped with white. Now, this isn’t a lily-livered liberals response to the outlandish and bizarre claims by Celtc supporters that we only wear black socks, topped with red to signify that we are ‘up to our knees in ****** blood’. Like all of their eccentric claims against us, this just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. The line ‘up to our knees in ****** blood’ is from a song that glorifies The Billy Boys, a Glasgow gang from the 1930’s. The song itself wasn’t truly sung until much (decades) later and a quick trawl through old Rangers photographs will show that Rangers played in black stockings with red tops as early as 1907 (please refer to the excellent Rangers blog site - http://blogs.myspace.com/glasgowrangers1873 for a extensive selection of historical Rangers team photos). Anyway, I’m digressing, back to the red stockings. The reason I prefer these is probably due to the fact that when I was becoming ‘aware’ of the Rangers, seeing them in newspapers, magazines and match programmes left lying around by family members, Rangers were then wearing red and white socks (this would be around 1973ish- see below). I can also remember getting my first Rangers strip for Christmas around this time. Back then, the strips came in a packaged box and the RFC crest and number had to be ironed/stitched on (I had Number 9 and thought that I dreamed I was Derek Parlane as I ran around the back garden). To me, this will always be the classic Rangers ‘look’. However, Rangers would soon change back to the traditional black and red socks and would continue wearing these until the arrival of Graeme Souness where he reverted back to the red socks (much to my approval I may add). Again, as this was a wonderful era for all Rangers fans, especially those who had suffered previously, this could also explain why I prefer the red socks – it heralds me back to a greater time, an exciting, exhilarating and ambitious time where Rangers seemed to ‘come alive’. This is a rather whimsical look at something that many may not feel worthy of megabyte of space in hyperspace, whilst others, like myself will believe that these small things are important and part of our history and heritage. As far as I have been able to gather, traditionally, we adopted stockings in black with red tops as these are the colours of the burgh of Govan. Nothing more sinister than that and a nice touch to the citizens of our home burgh, but it’s a pity that they hadn’t adopted red and white as their colours. Cammy F – Blue, White & Red Loyal

Wasn't the worst player in a white jersey, not by a long shot.... Boyd, Naismith and especially Wittickar were woeful. Only slight positive was rare and fleeting glance at Aaron - two 20 minute appearances but already looks the part - he MUST be given a start on Saturday. Cammy F

In all seriousness, could you imagine the reaction of the press, if SDM did allow a clued up fan loose on these people (not saying that I'm clued up!).... First up, if it were me, I'd ban any reporter who printed lies about Rangers or our fans. Secondly, I would challange every negative story printed or reported in the media - this would be done by pointed out facts and done in a professional manner. With Rangers employing such a high profile PR firm, you think this would be already happening. I'd save SDM a fortune.... Cammy F

I am currently looking for gameful employment and would happily offer to be the defender of Rangers name and a person who would tackle the biased reporting by the media and the so called impartial observers. Come on SDM, it makes sense, :fish: Cammy F