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To be honest I was going to post the same but reversed.

The Rangers squad for the Glasgow Cup final is as follows: Goalkeepers: Robby McCrorie, Kieran Wright Defenders: Ross McCrorie, Jason Krones, Robbie Smith, Lewis White, Aidan Wilson, Kyle Bradley Midfielders: Max Ashmore, Kieran Balfour, Jamie Barjonas, Jamie Brandon, Liam Burt, Kyle Clark, Przemyslaw Dachnowicz, Ross Lyon Forwards: Sam Jamieson, Josh Jeffries, Grant Nelson, Andrew Dallas Tagged under Billy Kirkwood Glasgow Cup

Panathinaikos have made enquiries about Hearts captain Danny Wilson

This piece looks to me as damned if you do or damned if you don't. McCoist gave Aird a chance when we were all shouting youth should get a chance. If a player plays well in the beginning then do you drop him like a bag of potato's as soon as he has a few bad games or do you give him a chance to get his confidence up and back into form. I did not think that Walsh had a good game on Saturday but when is the tiime to drop him back to the youths?

Excuse my ignorance but I have tried google and the English dictionary but what does annone mean. I have never heard of it. Possibly the result of being away for 35 years.

I disagree, this is an easy decision. King has proved in the past he is fit and proper for Rangers as he has pumped money into Rangers.That is what the SFA must judge on. The fact he has had a fight with the tax man has nothing to do with his Rangers role

Abuse of Lee McCulloch gives McCall dilemma 23:18Sunday 26 April 2015 THE biggest headache Rangers manager Stuart McCall faces after Saturday’s salvaged point may not revolve around the likelihood that second place in the Championship has been surrendered to Hibernian. His biggest headache might centre on what to do about Lee McCulloch. The ferocity of the abuse Rangers fans heaped on to their captain after he was ragdolled by John Baird as Falkirk made it 2-0 on the hour really did chill. The jeers, which followed the Union Bears section pointing at the captain and shouting “what the f***in’ hell is that?”, were an outpouring of a resentment long in gestation. McCall said the treatment “sickened” him. He pointed to the fact that within minutes there was an effort from supporters on all sides to drown out boos with cheers and claps for a player in his eighth year with the club, and so the last remnant of a Rangers that could win top-flight titles and reach a European final. Yet, frankly, the fans are sickened by McCulloch’s increasing on-field failings. The contempt for the centre-back on the blogsphere is near universal. Various websites practically campaign for him to be dropped, suggesting – without any foundation – that he has a clause in his handsome contract that prevents him being omitted. McCulloch, who will turn 37 in little over a fortnight, is considered a downward pull on Rangers’ prospects of going up – which were dented despite them showing real backbone to force a result against a fading Falkirk with an angled drive from Nicky Law deep into added time. If the fans hadn’t turned on him quite so violently, McCall might have quietly dropped the faithful servant for Saturday’s final league game away to Hearts. An encounter they must win if they are have any chance of avoiding the prospect of six play-off ties. Really, however, they need snookers to regain the runners-up berth they were replaced by Hibs in at the weekend, because as well as winning at Tynecastle they also need Alan Stubbs’ mean to fail to take three points away to Falkirk. “That is the worst thing about the result. It is now out of our hands,” said Rangers attacker Tom Walsh. “When you are at home you want to give the fans a show and something to cheer about. It didn’t happen in the first half and then we had a terrible start to the second half.” “But, we fought back well,” added Walsh. “I hit the post and their keeper [Jamie MacDonald] had a few other great saves. I think they will all be professional enough. They [Hearts] will want to put on a show for their fans on the last day of the season. We are under no illusions as to how hard it is going to be. But we were great here when we beat them here a few weeks ago. We have to take confidence from that.” It must dent confidence that Peter Houston’s team pulled Rangers apart for a spell either side of the interval. The home backline could not handle Baird, who connected with a corner to net with a flashing low effort from close in shortly before squaring for Tom Taiwo to appear to put the Scottish Cup finalists in an unassailable position. A Haris Vuckic header in 81 minutes began the fightback and, as McCall petitioned, Rangers had a threat throughout that meant they could not be begrudged their equaliser. The Ibrox manager also expressed his fear that young players such as Ryan Hardie and Walsh, who he has had the bravery to play, would be affected by the insurrectionist mood among supporters demonstrated in the McCulloch mauling. The mature and erudite Walsh suggested otherwise. “You’ve got no choice, you have to go and play,” he said. “You cannot let it affect you. You have to play your game. You have to show no fear and get on with it. It was disappointing but Jig has been great for Rangers. I think we managed to turn it around. We got the goals and then they were back on our side again. All you can do is get on with your game.” Falkirk scorer Taiwo had words to both comfort and discomfort Rangers after his team’s display that showed they will be no patsies for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in next month’s Hampden showpiece. The spat between Houston and Stubbs following Falkirk’s win over Hibs in the Scottish Cup semi-final nine days ago – Stubbs effectively describing Falkirk’s success as unjust, Houston hitting back that the result was down to Stubbs being unable to organise his defence to deal with crosses – made for needle that Taiwo says “probably” will carry on in the teams’ game on Saturday. Moreover, with the confrontation the last chance for claims to be staked for a cup final places, the former Easter Road midfielder believes Falkirk – even after Queen of the South moved beyond their reach in the final play-off place – will have plenty to play for beyond rubbing Stubbs’ nose in it with a fourth victory over his team. “It’s disappointing when you work extremely hard for a victory and you score a very good goal and people don’t want to give you credit for it,” he said. “Hibs is a great club and I really enjoyed my time there but sometimes people have to hold their hands up and say we have been better than them over four games this season. We have always congratulated teams when they win and we look at what we did wrong. A little bit of praise wouldn’t go amiss sometimes.” Taiwo has plenty of praise for Queens, to the extent he believes it might not be decisive in the context of Premiership promotion whether Hibs edged out Rangers for third. “Queens could go all the way,” he added. “There’s a lot of pressure on Rangers and Hibs and Queens can play with a freedom. They won here and at Easter Road. They make their place a fortress and then they are not afraid to go away and come to places like this. I think they will be a real force to be reckoned with. “It’s hard to deal with the pressure and the expectancy for Rangers and Hibs. You saw today when we had a good spell and we nearly scored and it brought an anxiety on in the crowd and that can seep down to the players.”

Abuse of Lee McCulloch gives McCall dilemma 23:18Sunday 26 April 2015 THE biggest headache Rangers manager Stuart McCall faces after Saturday’s salvaged point may not revolve around the likelihood that second place in the Championship has been surrendered to Hibernian. His biggest headache might centre on what to do about Lee McCulloch. The ferocity of the abuse Rangers fans heaped on to their captain after he was ragdolled by John Baird as Falkirk made it 2-0 on the hour really did chill. The jeers, which followed the Union Bears section pointing at the captain and shouting “what the f***in’ hell is that?”, were an outpouring of a resentment long in gestation. McCall said the treatment “sickened” him. He pointed to the fact that within minutes there was an effort from supporters on all sides to drown out boos with cheers and claps for a player in his eighth year with the club, and so the last remnant of a Rangers that could win top-flight titles and reach a European final. Yet, frankly, the fans are sickened by McCulloch’s increasing on-field failings. The contempt for the centre-back on the blogsphere is near universal. Various websites practically campaign for him to be dropped, suggesting – without any foundation – that he has a clause in his handsome contract that prevents him being omitted. McCulloch, who will turn 37 in little over a fortnight, is considered a downward pull on Rangers’ prospects of going up – which were dented despite them showing real backbone to force a result against a fading Falkirk with an angled drive from Nicky Law deep into added time. If the fans hadn’t turned on him quite so violently, McCall might have quietly dropped the faithful servant for Saturday’s final league game away to Hearts. An encounter they must win if they are have any chance of avoiding the prospect of six play-off ties. Really, however, they need snookers to regain the runners-up berth they were replaced by Hibs in at the weekend, because as well as winning at Tynecastle they also need Alan Stubbs’ mean to fail to take three points away to Falkirk. “That is the worst thing about the result. It is now out of our hands,” said Rangers attacker Tom Walsh. “When you are at home you want to give the fans a show and something to cheer about. It didn’t happen in the first half and then we had a terrible start to the second half.” “But, we fought back well,” added Walsh. “I hit the post and their keeper [Jamie MacDonald] had a few other great saves. I think they will all be professional enough. They [Hearts] will want to put on a show for their fans on the last day of the season. We are under no illusions as to how hard it is going to be. But we were great here when we beat them here a few weeks ago. We have to take confidence from that.” It must dent confidence that Peter Houston’s team pulled Rangers apart for a spell either side of the interval. The home backline could not handle Baird, who connected with a corner to net with a flashing low effort from close in shortly before squaring for Tom Taiwo to appear to put the Scottish Cup finalists in an unassailable position. A Haris Vuckic header in 81 minutes began the fightback and, as McCall petitioned, Rangers had a threat throughout that meant they could not be begrudged their equaliser. The Ibrox manager also expressed his fear that young players such as Ryan Hardie and Walsh, who he has had the bravery to play, would be affected by the insurrectionist mood among supporters demonstrated in the McCulloch mauling. The mature and erudite Walsh suggested otherwise. “You’ve got no choice, you have to go and play,” he said. “You cannot let it affect you. You have to play your game. You have to show no fear and get on with it. It was disappointing but Jig has been great for Rangers. I think we managed to turn it around. We got the goals and then they were back on our side again. All you can do is get on with your game.” Falkirk scorer Taiwo had words to both comfort and discomfort Rangers after his team’s display that showed they will be no patsies for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in next month’s Hampden showpiece. The spat between Houston and Stubbs following Falkirk’s win over Hibs in the Scottish Cup semi-final nine days ago – Stubbs effectively describing Falkirk’s success as unjust, Houston hitting back that the result was down to Stubbs being unable to organise his defence to deal with crosses – made for needle that Taiwo says “probably” will carry on in the teams’ game on Saturday. Moreover, with the confrontation the last chance for claims to be staked for a cup final places, the former Easter Road midfielder believes Falkirk – even after Queen of the South moved beyond their reach in the final play-off place – will have plenty to play for beyond rubbing Stubbs’ nose in it with a fourth victory over his team. “It’s disappointing when you work extremely hard for a victory and you score a very good goal and people don’t want to give you credit for it,” he said. “Hibs is a great club and I really enjoyed my time there but sometimes people have to hold their hands up and say we have been better than them over four games this season. We have always congratulated teams when they win and we look at what we did wrong. A little bit of praise wouldn’t go amiss sometimes.” Taiwo has plenty of praise for Queens, to the extent he believes it might not be decisive in the context of Premiership promotion whether Hibs edged out Rangers for third. “Queens could go all the way,” he added. “There’s a lot of pressure on Rangers and Hibs and Queens can play with a freedom. They won here and at Easter Road. They make their place a fortress and then they are not afraid to go away and come to places like this. I think they will be a real force to be reckoned with. “It’s hard to deal with the pressure and the expectancy for Rangers and Hibs. You saw today when we had a good spell and we nearly scored and it brought an anxiety on in the crowd and that can seep down to the players.”

I have no idea who McManus is but thank god he is no official of our club. His statement is horrendous. Alex McLeish should get no nearer to Ibrox than the Clyde tunnel. If he promises not to have a say in the running of our club then he can buy a season ticket. One shout and he is out.

I had the privilege of seeing Mols for virtually his whole career. My daughter was the Mascot in a friendly he played in for FC Twente and walked on to the field holding his hand. As I said there was no player I have seen better at finding an inch of room in the box. He is also the best player I have seen that could hold a ball up even with players in his back. He wasn't a prolific scorer but with a player like Durrant, Parlane or even Vuckic running off him would have been a dream in heaven.

While I agree you shouldn't boo players on short term mistakes but how do you show your dissatisfaction at someone you feel has not performed on a regular basis. Personally I would never boo a player but as Bearman said I can fully understand the frustration that caused the supporters to do it. On saying that the only Rangers player I would have booed was Lafferty after his head-but dive against the Aberdeen player. If I was manager it would have been his last game for Rangers.

I don't think there is any other player in the world that could turn like Mols did. Looking at his whole career he wasn't a renouned goalscorer though. I am not sure what Negri done apart for his short time at Ibrox.

I have to agree, I don't believe Ally done anything he thought was harming the club. He was not a great manager but neither was John Greig.

Ouch! Kick in the teeth for McCoist.

Look at the Newcastle supporters website for the truth. Ashely has done nothing to sell the club except give spin he was trying his best. He is not now looking to sell the club because he has them pinned to the ground for a count of 3. Come on guy's wake up and smell the roses.

Apologies I will expand on this. Ashely has not invested one penny in Newcastle. They are 180 million pounds to him in debt. Just like they sold our best player for peanuts he does that with Newcastle too. The reason they are not hitting the top is because Ashely keeps selling their best players. I don't want to be in debt to Ashely and can't believe you still see the positives in him. Just look at all his business adventures. He fucks everyone to make a buck. Not for me .

I don't believe in the tooth fairy. Sorry.

Taking 50% before costs are taken of will be more like 75% of the total profits I would imagine. That is a bit unfair as teams have to pay players out of contract extra money. In the future contracts will be made to cover the play-offs but that is not yet the case.

You have a point but do Hearts get any of that money?

I am very happy the SFA stopped Ashely in his tracks otherwise there was no way back for us. I hope the SFA win and all these arrogant so called business men realise the sport is bigger than them.

Pay up unfortunately. They have us by the balls and are squeezing hard. I don't see the reason clubs feel they should get 50% for not doing much though. 25% was nearer the mark in my opiniom

Rangers remain interested in defender As broken on the 3rd of April, Rangers took two trialists on board for a spell at Murray Park. Former Hamburger youth winger Josef Shirdel, and Montenegrin defender Milos Milovic (second from the right, above). It is unclear if young Shirdel’s time at Murray Park continues, raising doubts as to whether he impressed, but indications are that former Mogren Budva wing-back Milovic (19) remains on the Club’s radar, having been confirmed as still being on trial as recently as 9 days ago. Right back is most certainly a problem position, with the perennially-injured Richard Foster and Sebastien Faure the only two players allotted to that slot, and both are out of contract with only a 30% chance either will be rewarded with a new deal this summer. The window for signing free agents passed prior to the start of both Shirdel and Milovic’s trial (March 31) so even if manager Stuart McCall is impressed enough to wish to sign either of them on, he cannot. He said on the third: "They are in Britain right now, so it's a chance for us to take a look at them and, if they do well, the club might take it forward later in the summer." It appears Shirdel may not have done enough to impress, while Milovic would fill in a problem area.

I said we would still win the league by 20 points.

The City Of Glasgow Cup Final 2015 Written by Rangers Football Club The City Of Glasgow Cup Final 2015 THE Glasgow Football Association is pleased to announce that the City of Glasgow Cup Final will take place at Hampden Stadium on Tuesday, 28th April 2015. U-17 teams from Celtic and Rangers will take part in the Final, which will kick-off at 7pm at the National Stadium. The Glasgow FA has decided that the match, this year, will be closed doors, although a small number of children from local schools have been invited to attend, through the Football Festival and community programmes of the five clubs. We are delighted also to announce that the match will be broadcast on both Club TV Channels. The Glasgow Cup stretches back to 1887 and is actually the second oldest trophy to be played for in world football, and the competition has gained fresh momentum in recent seasons with the re-introduction of the tournament as an under-17 event. The five senior Clubs within the Glasgow Football Association (Rangers, Celtic, Clyde, Partick Thistle and Queen’s Park) compete for the Trophy and due to renewed support and commitment from all clubs, the Glasgow Cup has moved from 'knockout' to a round-robin format, with two semi-finals and the winners then competing in the competition Final. City Refrigeration Holdings has been a long time supporter of Scottish football and the Glasgow FA is delighted that City’s Executive Chairman Lord Willie Haughey continues to sponsor this magnificent event. Lord Willie Haughey, Executive Chairman of City Refrigeration Holdings said: "City Refrigeration is delighted to continue its support of the Glasgow Cup Tournament. I have always felt the Glasgow Football Association has been hugely important in the development of young players in the city. “I know there is a real appetite across all clubs within the city to see young footballing talent flourish, and we are delighted to support the Association in this objective. “The Glasgow Cup has been the starting point for many great football careers across the clubs and we hope to see many more develop during the next three years. "For a number of years, City Refrigeration has enjoyed involvement and investment in Scottish football and we are pleased to continue this close association through the City of Glasgow Cup." Rangers U-17 Manager Billy Kirkwood commented: “I am delighted we have once again reached the City of Glasgow Cup Final and on behalf of Rangers would like to thank City Refrigeration for their continued support. “This tournament gives us a great opportunity to showcase our young players and the squad are looking forward to playing in a Final at Hampden. “Ryan Hardie and Tom Walsh have both previously played in the Final so the young kids can see there is a route to the Rangers first team by competing in these games and performing well. “I have been pleased with the squad’s recent performances, in the last 10 games we have only lost one and have been scoring goals and hopefully we can take this good form into the Final next week.” Celtic U-17 Manager Tommy McIntyre said: “We are really looking forward to the match and we are sure that it will be a great occasion. "We are sure our young players will enjoy the experience of playing in such a prestigious final at the National Stadium and I know they will be doing all they can to win the trophy for Celtic, however we know of course it will be a very difficult match. "The City of Glasgow Cup is a magnificent tournament and has been a huge success in assisting the development of young footballers from all clubs and I know the five members of the Glasgow FA have once again been delighted to take part”. “On behalf of Celtic I would also like to sincerely thank City Refrigeration for their continued backing for youth football in Glasgow, it is greatly appreciated.”

I think they will at some point.