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Mitchel Dijks had talks in Norwich but decided it was not for him.

I was at that game as well. I was a few minutes too late but just late enough to miss the only goal of the game. I was just going through the turnstile as he scored.

This is where I miss my father with all the old stories and songs of older players. It is great to have some oldies that can still remember that. Unfortunately you lose a generation every generation that is why it is fantastic the Gallant Pioneers are cataloguing so much of our history. the modern generation have films of almost all games but in the early days the films were few and far between.

Thanks for the fantastic preview mate. It surprises me how much you can remember about games back then. I can hardly remember last weeks game. I do remember Graham and Pettigrew being a scoring dream team. One of my memories of big Peter was hanging from the crossbar as the ball dropped into the net. Motherwell were indeed a very difficult team to beat around that time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRWatccd670

I didn't know him but sad to see another of the family going. RIP I hope we don't have many more deaths for a long while as people will be starting to think the black arm band is a part of the strip.

I don't really know why a Sunday at 3pm should reduce the crowd. A SC game against Morton will never get a capacity crowd even on a Saturday at 3pm. I would not think more than 30.000 will come anyway or +\- that number no matter when it is held.

Hibs should not be taking part in it let alone winning.

He was quoted quite regularly in elfideldo's reports throughout the last couple of years.

The SOS have established themselves as having a large mouthpiece of the Rangers support. The post on this forum is brought across as of it is a press release from them. It is open to a little more scrutiny than a normal facebook post.

Probably more, but we should not get involved in a childish "Mummy he did this, he did that" 5yr old playground fight. Fair enough if they get something worth reporting but if they start reporting every person who looks up a quiet spot in a shop to answer a phone then the whole world is at risk. admittedly it was not very smart but hardly earth shattering and reported from a person without a name. If this is the best we can do then do nothing. at least it won't make us look stupid.

We should be better than this point scoring crap.

Billy Gilmour is only 15 but playing for the under 20's so hopefully we may have someone on the way up. That is if he is not wrestled away from us when he turns 16.

I never saw anything in Chris Cadden that would improve us to European standard although he did cross for the goal.

There is no discussion the player was a mile onside and the 2 players who were on the post know it. They only appealed in hope of convincing the Ref otherwise. Maybe they should be looked at for cheating.

No the TV picked that up as well. There were about 4 obvious decisions the Ref got totally wrong today.

I noticed McGhee was not present.

What channel is the game on?

You are applauding her life not her death. I agree with you that silence is better for me but applauding at a certain time has become a modern trend. We have to move with the times mate even if we don't always like it. Being stubborn and getting locked in the past is a worse option.

I think they done that since I was only 40.

I think they are covering the Scottish cup so they are committed to do it. The BBC are not banned so it is no problem for Rangers as long as McLaughlin does not try to use his press card. Not a sign that things have been resolved. I think they covered a SC game last season as well. Not 100% sure on that. They certainly covered the final.

Thanks.I feel old. 50 sounds young 60 sounds old. I have lost a stone of weight recently and walk an hour per day so feeling super=fit at the moment.

I thought of that but he could have played that way by moving Hodson to the left. He said on RTV that Wallace can easily switch to wing-back which makes me think he could keep it as it was. Possible red herring though.

After writing half a match preview I decided to toss it and start again. Why? Well I found myself falling into the negativity trap that the press have been bombarding us with since December the 31st. Unfortunately with Scottish football being put on hold for 3 weeks the media need to dig deep to fill their papers and what is easier than to fill it with drivel over The Rangers. Let us not kid ourselves on, all is not Rosy in the garden but we have entered a new year in the history of Rangers Football club. The most successful club in the world will become 145 years old this year and that is something we can be positive and happy about. Unfortunately Saturdays Scottish Cup match against Motherwell will start with a negative after the loss of ex-player Johnny Little. As I have only just reached my 60th birthday today as I write, I have no recollection of Johnny but it is always sad to lose one of the Rangers family. All the strength to his family. As a mark of respect, a minute’s silence will be observed prior to Saturday’s game. Saturday brings on a new adventure in the Scottish cup and and the begin of a new competitive year. Let us forget the Leipzig game and think positive as that was a game we were always going to lose, RB Leipzig has become a European top team with an owner that has pumped millions into the club instead of our past owners and a few shareholders who only wanted\wants to pump money out of the club. Like Rangers, the Scottish cup also has a rich history and dates back until 1873 one year younger than Rangers. While the English FA competition is a few years older, the Scottish Cup trophy is actually the oldest trophy in football dating back to 1874. The original trophy is kept in the Hampden museum and brought out once a year to be presented at the the cup final. After the final the cup is returned to the museum and a replica is presented to the cup winners. The biggest shock in the competition was in 1938 when 2nd division East Fife won the cup beating first division Kilmarnock in the final. Hibs became the second, 2nd tier club to win it last season, but the less said about that game the better.Queens Park are the only non-league team to win it by beating Celtic in the 1893 final. While Celtic top the winners charts with 36 wins against Rangers 33 wins the surprise team who hold 3rd place with 10 wins is Queens Park. All of their wins was between 1874 and 1900 though when they virtually dominated Scottish football. A good question for a pub quiz with probably only the older guys getting it right. Rangers have two new signings in contention for a place in the team on Saturday. Jon Toral and Emerson Hyndman were signed on loan and are both hoping for a starting spot. Both played a half a game against Leipzig. While I think Toral may get a start I think Hyndman will have to be content with a place on the bench. Warburton has started the last 3 games with a 3 man back-line with Tavernier moving forward to the right wing-back position. Warburton will probably stick with this system with the only difference being that the suspended Tavernier will drop out for Captain Marvel, Lee Wallace to come in at left wing -back. I am not sure if Gilks will get the keepers role for cup games but if he does then he has shown in the past that he is a worthy replacement for Foderingham. The midfield needs freshening up in my opinion with Holt possibly needing a break after playing every game after coming back from injury. He certainly looks to have been running on empty the last few games and needs to get that spark back that saw him ghost into great scoring positions last season. Haliday probably also needs a rest but playing two brand new virtually untried players in the engine-room would be taking a very big gamble. One which I doubt Warburton will take. I think the team will be: Gilks Kiernen Hill Wilson Haliday Wallace Forrester\Dodoo toral Miller McKay Waghorn We have already beaten Motherwell twice this season and I don't see any reason to think tomorrow should be any different. I actually think we will win comfortably.(That's it positive thinking.) C'mon the Gers!!!

OOOHHHHH! Ya lucky thing ye. Get in there Frankie!!!!

Personally I think McKay needs to add goals to his game. He needs to get to the back post more often and create havoc there. He stays far too wide now to be dangerous. if he can add that he will be a topper.