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Chettri, left, and Lalpekhlua, below. RANGERS are weighing up a shock move to sign two Indian international strikers - in the hope of opening up a new market in the subcontinent. Record Sport can reveal Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sunil Chettri are expected to arrive in Glasgow before the end of this month to begin a trial with Ally McCoist's squad. And the visit - which has been set up by director of football Gordon Smith - has been timed to allow McCoist to make a move to sign one or both when the transfer window opens in January. The potential double swoop is also being looked upon in the Ibrox boardroom as a chance to open a new revenue stream into the lucrative Asian market where both players are held in high regard. Lalpekhlua is hailed as the hottest kid in the Indian game after bursting into the international team this year at the age of 20, scoring four goals in his first three games. He plays for Pune. jeje lalpekhlua rangers Image 1 Chettri - under contract with I-League rivals Mohun Bagan AC - was regarded as the country's poster boy and has been linked with Celtic and QPR. In August 2009 his agent claimed the Parkhead club were considering an offer after sending scouts to run the rule over the striker. But later that month Chettri signed a three-year contract at Loftus Road only to have his dream move to Europe collapse after failing to secure a work permit. He then failed to make an impact in the USA after a failed stint with Kansas City Wizards in 2010. Meanwhile, anxious shareholders could be given the chance to grill new owner Craig Whyte at a much-awaited agm just six days before Christmas. Record Sport can reveal that although no date has been set officially, Monday December 19 has been pencilled in for the meeting at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall. That would mean Whyte will have only three weeks left to make public the first set of accounts since buying Sir David Murray's majority shareholding for £1 in May. It's understood the auditing process should be signed off in the next few days. If December 19 is confirmed Whyte will then have until November 28 to send the accounts to shareholders. The meeting should provide much needed clarity on the financial health of a club that has been rocked by rumours of administration throughout Whyte's six months at the helm. Whyte insists he has become the target of a malicious whispering campaign designed to blacken his name and undermine the SPL champions. This week a longrunning £49million dispute with HMRC was reconvened in court, with a final decision expected in February or March.

Gregg Wylde scored the only goal of the game as Scotland's Under-21s defeated Rangers at Murray Park. Rangersâ?? Gregg Wylde had the rare experience of taking on, and scoring against, his own club on Thursday in a bounce match at Murray Park. The winger lined up for Scotlandâ??s Under-21 side in a specially arranged fixture against the Ibrox club and scored the only goal of the game. Wylde is one of three Rangers players in Billy Starkâ??s national squad, with defenders Darren Cole and Ross Perry also selected for the forthcoming European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Holland. The Under 21s are currently four points behind their Monday opponents in Group 10 with three games played, having won one and drawn two of their games to date. Wylde will miss Rangersâ?? next two games after the international break, having been sent off in his last competitive match against Dundee United. The 20-year-old was dismissed for violent conduct in the game, having kicked out at Willo Flood, leading to manager Ally McCoist telling Wylde publicly he will have to â??learn things like that are not acceptableâ?. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/278543-rangers-winger-plays-against-rangers-and-scores-the-winner/

SCOTLAND star James Morrison has revealed his desire to sign for boyhood heroes Rangers. The West Brom ace grew up as a kid in Darlington following the exploits of idols Paul Gascoigne and Brian Laudrup. And the 25-year-old has admitted that when the time is right heâ??d love to emulate his heroes and pull on a light blue shirt. For now heâ??s happy to remain a Premiership player with the Baggies, but confessed to a long-term dream of running out at Ibrox. Morrison said: â??Football can sometimes shoot you down when you start thinking ahead too much. But I could definitely see myself playing in Scotland. I'm a bit of a Rangers man so it would be nice to play there one day. â??The Old Firm games are quality and I try and get up there as much as I can to watch them.The Ibrox lads have sorted me out with tickets a few times. ì I could definitely see myself playing in Scotland. I'm a bit of a Rangers man so it would be nice to play there one day. î James Morrison â??Rangers is just a team I've followed since I was a kid so it would be great to play there in the future.I'm still young and hope to play at the highest level I can. â??No disrespect to the SPL but at he moment it's not where it should be. But one day in the future, who knows.â? Morrison had a chance to join Hibs as a kid, but Middlesbrough blew that idea out of the water so a move to Rangers would be second time lucky for Scottish football. Morrison added : â??When I was 18 Hibs tried to sign me on loan when Tony Mowbray was in charge. Middlesbrough goalkeeping coach Stephen Pears knew Mowbray from their time together and they spoke about it. I was up for it but the club said no.â? Morrison is a key member of Craig Leveinâ??s Scotland set-up and has become a fans favourite with his clever brand of attacking play. The former Middlesbrough player will start tomorrows clash with Cyprus in Larnaca and is itching to get the Euro 2012 failure out of his system. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/282783/Scotland-star-James-Morrison-wants-to-sign-for-Rangers?

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Get under the floor boards,find the old shoe boxes,blow the dust off those old notes and spend them:tongue:

No mention of OC in this article:)

The former SPL linesman has failed to gain permission to be allowed to officiate at amateur level. Referee Steven Craven has had an appeal against his ban from the game rejected by the Scottish Football Association. The former SPL linesman, who resigned from top flight appointments following his involvement in the infamous 'Dougie, Dougie' incident, had hoped to continue as an official at amateur level. Craven though was suspended from taking charge of games at any level by his association and, following an appeal at Hampden on Wednesday, has been prevented from regaining his membership. Referee Steven Craven loses appeal against lifetime ban A statement read out by his lawyer to STV outside Hampden said: "My client is shocked and disappointed by the SFA's decision. "My client maintains that the original decision of the Glasgow Referee's Association to subject him to a lifetime refereeing ban was wholly disproportionate." Craven was the linesman as Celtic faced Dundee United at Tannadice last year, in a game remembered for referee Dougie McDonaldâ??s decision to overturn a penalty given to the visitors and the resulting fall-out. The official said in the aftermath that McDonald had attempted to cover up how the incident occurred, with Craven later speaking out in the press to give his version of events. He subsequently resigned from officiating in the top flight but continued to referee amateur fixtures, before being banned by the Glasgow Refereesâ?? Association, reportedly for speaking out, a decision which prevents him from being involved at any level. â??Dougie [McDonald] ran towards me and said: 'I think I've f***** up.',â? Craven told the Sunday Mail in October 2010. â??After the game Dougie said we should tell the referee supervisor [Jim McBurnie] that I called him over to question the penalty award. "I went along with it because I wanted to be supportive of Dougie. But then Neil Lennon came in after the game and asked Dougie why he hadn't given the penalty kick. "We told Neil the version that was a lie. It was wrong to lie. And I'm not proud that I went along with Dougie's suggestion.â? http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/278366-steven-craven-loses-appeal-against-referee-ban/

Legend?,LOL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iL0OPKO9c&feature=related

Another fantastic piece of top drawer journalism by the daily rHebel.We feel their pain

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True,it is quite smart though,at least we know who won't be purchasing them

November 5th, 2011 | Author: Gerry The Power of Black and White Scotland Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, November 5th 2011 Scottish political debate is characterised and marred by a host of difficult divides and fractures. There is anti-Nationalist Labour hatred; the rage of the so-called â??cybernatsâ??; and a widespread, almost national sport of anti-Toryism. All of these are part of a Scottish problem which we see not only in our politics, but also across society, culture and football. Why do large parts of the Labour Party so virulently hate the SNP? And why do part of the Nationalist community, â??the cybernatsâ?? think it appropriate to conduct themselves the way they do? The former have used a politics of fear and negativity for years against the Nationalists, while the latter believe they are taking a stand against an omnipotent unionist establishment which is biased against them. We can look for answers in each tradition. Labour until this year saw one of their main tasks as defending the self-preservation society they had built. In Scottish nationalism there is commonly a sense of self-righteousness and belief in one â??trueâ?? way. One reason regularly put forward for the vitriol is the lack of substantive difference between Labour and SNP bar independence. Something more is at work than this. I think that part of the problem is that Labour and SNP, even beyond the zealots on each side, donâ??t understand each other and so donâ??t understand what motivates their political passions and involvement. This is why they find it easy to attribute negative motivations to their opponents. Whatâ??s more, there is a profound asymmetry between the two in that Labour, the long dominant culture, has reacted with fury to being challenged by what it regards as the Nationalist interlopers who have dared to intrude into what were once â??Labourâ??s natural heartlandsâ??. In my view, Labourâ??s detestation of the Nationalists is found at all levels of the party, whereas the manic hatred of Labour seen in â??the cybernatsâ?? is found at the margins of the party. Labour misjudgement and caricaturing of the Nationalists can be seen everywhere â?? in Iain Grayâ??s latest whinge, Ian Davidson â??s â??neo-fascistâ?? comments, Douglas Alexander, Gordon Brown and about any Labour figure you care to mention. This picture is part of a wider story. We can see a similar pattern in the relationship of Rangers and Celtic, the former the long established dominant club and culture, the latter, seen as the imposters, â??alienâ?? and â??illegitimateâ??. The records of violence, abuse and even tragically deaths connected to â??the Old Firmâ?? isnâ??t balanced between the two, but of predominantly Rangers fans doing violence to Celtic fans; which doesnâ??t excuse the excesses and idiocies of some Celtic fans. The sheer volume of hatred, aggression and anger coming from one quarter in particular, seems to be something the current sectarian bill has failed to grasp. Yet, this is what dominant cultures do when under threat and their once unquestioned writ no longer runs. All of this in our politics and society can be linked to the absence of empathy across swathes of Scotland, damaged, bruised relationships, and an aggressive, masculine language of violence across society, as well as actual violence making Scotland a more violent country than our European neighbours. While we believe we are a friendly, warm, welcoming people, the other side of our society is a shaming record of violence, crime and alcohol abuse which is off the record compared to others. Some of this echoes Carol Craigâ??s analysis in â??The Scotsâ?? Crisis of Confidenceâ??, just reprinted in a revised second edition. She argues that it is commonplace for people to be labeled and judged â??worthlessâ?? and traces this back to Scotlandâ??s religious past and the division into the â??savedâ?? and the â??damnedâ??. I donâ??t think it is an accident that the Rangers v. Celtic divide originated around religion, and that the Labour v. SNP fissure often feels like a throw back to Scotlandâ??s embattled religious sects. There is the need for action in politics. Mike Small, writing in the pro-nationalist â??Bella Caledoniaâ??, said that a debate of â??cybernats v. cyberbritsâ?? was not only quaint given the prevalence of the internet, but also â??a boring gameâ??. Small argues that we desperately need to develop non-party bases for ideas to widen out the debate which has become phenomenally narrow, insular and focused on a political class. And he rightly points to the need for the SNP to change gear in this new environment and have the confidence to engage in a degree of self-criticism, which would ultimately strengthen, not weaken the Nationalist cause. We have to go much further than that. There is a whole host of men behaving badly across Scotland (and some women) and we have to stop colluding with it, allowing it to flourish by silence and evasion, and address it head on. We have to be capable of more than the current disfigurement of much of our society. Arenâ??t our political traditions capable of more than reflecting cliché and stereotype? Would it not aid the Labour Party if it recognised that the Scottish Nationalists have been a force for good in our nation these last forty years, and stopped using a pejorative, negative language of â??separatismâ?? and â??separationâ??? And given that this is the finest hour so far of the Scottish Nationalists, would it not aid a generous, pluralist, dynamic vision of an independent Scotland, if they were to tell the cyber-thought police to shut up? It is fascinating to reflect that even writing the above carries with it a slight feeling of foreboding for what some of our vociferous political tribalists might say, but we have to challenge them. It is understandable that so many people want to cling to a rigid sense of certainty in a turbulent, complex world, but in so doing they only aid a politics of insularity, conformity and conservatism. Such characteristics donâ??t really help Scotland address the kind of challenges we are going to have to face and open up public debate and discussion. Black and White Scotland, the voices of a monochrome world are damaging themselves, their own well-being, the rest of us, our society and our prospect for creating a different, collective future. The campaign for a Scottish self-government which is meaningful, taking a stand against the authoritarian mindsets found across society, and a dynamic, outgoing public culture, are all part of the same canvas and debate.

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“Moral hazard” is an important concept. It is simple enough to grasp. If people are allowed to behave knowing that no consequence will befall on them then they are likely to behave differently than if they knew they would be answerable for their actions. Subsequently you get more of the consequence free behaviour. If the punishment is SO minimal then there is a “Moral hazard”. Imagine if drink driving was a £10 on the spot fine and on your way. Do you think that more people would drink and drive? Sadly that is exactly what would happen. Without the automatic forfeiture of the driving licence and the danger of imprisonment people would revert to type and behave selfishly and dangerously. That is why we have courts to curtail the conduct of the crooked timber of humanity. Rangers’ are seeking debt forgiveness from the SPL and the SFA and they’re about to get it. The establishment club are not presenting themselves as a broken African country. There is a sense of entitlement. That is to be expected given the culture and history of the club. However what is of concern is the stance of Celtic football club to this behind closed doors. My sources in Celtic tell me that the highest echelons of the club have given their tacit approval to a deal that will see the Ibrox club escape their years of, err, “tax efficiency” with a slap on the wrist. Despite the lips service from the SFA to Platini’s campaign against “financial doping” they will, I am told issue a licence to the new Rangers if they decide to “phoenix” out of their situation should the “big tax bill” hit. The SPL will impose a ten point penalty and leave it at that. This is a form of debt forgiveness that is unforgivable. What would be an appropriate punishment would be a multi season penalty. Instead the Scottish football authorities are about to rubber stamp the prolificacy of the tax free Tore Andre Flo period. The Advocaat years saw spending on a lavish scale. No one could keep up with a club that could splash £12 million on a single player. This was Championship Manager with the cheat codes. Now the slate is about to be wiped clean. Yes there will be a 10 point penalty, but that is all there will be and Celtic at the highest level are ok with this. Celtic fans deserve the board to be fighting their corner on this matter. Rangers aren’t “too big to fail”, but they do appear to be too big to be appropriately punished by the Scottish authorities and Celtic have nodded their approval. Finally I am starting to believe in the “Old Firm.”

Taxman accused of letting Vodafone off £8 billion http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8875360/Taxman-accused-of-letting-Vodafone-off-8-billion.html Maybe they will let us off as well..............??, :-}

Aye it does!!,did Johnny ship you some over:tongue:

And mine,you have a lookalike then,far left,baseball cap & glasses

Of course,it was tongue in cheek,I forgot to insert the smiley

Noticed this is missing from the highlights!!!!

I see him Zappa

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Two Aberdeen FC stars have posted apparently sectarian comments on a social networking website. Michael Paton and Zander Diamond left comments on Facebook insulting Protestants, it emerged last night. Aberdeen Football Club has confirmed that the postings have now been removed and the players â??spoken toâ?. The messages were posted on Patonâ??s Facebook page on September 16 â?? the day of the Popeâ??s open-air Mass at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. Diamond, 25, the clubâ??s vice-captain, referred to the pontiff â??running oer prods in his popemobileâ?. Paton, 21, replied â??aye and them going on fire in turnin into dust hahahâ?. Last night, the comments were condemned by the Catholic Church in Scotland, which said the club should deal with the players â??firmlyâ?. Spokesman Peter Kearney said: â??Ultimately, the fight against sectarianism and bigotry has to be dealt with by Aberdeen Football Club. It is to be hoped that they will deal firmly with these players.â? He added: â??The concern must remain that the underlying motivation has not been questioned simply by removing these comments from the page. There does seem to be a deeper intolerance.â? Chris Crighton, editor of Dons fanzine The Red Final, said fans would be â??dismayedâ? by the playersâ?? comments. â??It winds me up that footballers even have these web pages â?? it is just asking for trouble,â? he said. â??They should know they are public figures, and anything they put in a public forum like that is going to attract greater attention than if anyone else was to do it. â??Clubs like Aberdeen, who have set their stall out to bring young players into the first team, really need to make players aware of what they can and cannot do. There is an element of responsibility on them to be beyond reproach and to be seen to be beyond reproach.â? Mr Crighton added Diamondâ??s comments were particularly disappointing. â??You are looking at someone who captained the team last Saturday,â? he said. â??He is one of the senior figures among the current squad, and he should know better.â? Last night, a club spokes-man said: â??We have dealt with it internally and the threads have been removed. â??The players have been spoken to.â? It is not the first time Dons players have attracted attention for content posted online. Two years ago, Diamond was warned about his behaviour by the teamâ??s manager at the time, Jimmy Calderwood, after photos of the defender sporting Celtic regalia appeared on another social networking site. Diamond has never hidden his support for the Glasgow side, but was spoken to by Calderwood after photos were posted on his girlfriendâ??s Bebo page of him posing with a Hoops cake, card and headband to mark his birthday. Only months earlier, fellow Don Chris Maguire faced claims he posted offensive and derogatory remarks about two Rangers players on a friendâ??s Bebo page. The alleged remarks were directed at Barry Ferguson and Allan Hutton, who have both since left Rangers. The striker denied any involvement in the comments, and said they were posted by someone else who had accessed his site. The comments were posted three days before Aberdeen played Rangers in a heated match, where Ferguson grabbed Maguire by the throat after appearing to have fouled the Scotland under-21 star. At the time, a spokesman for Aberdeen said the player knew the comments were â??totally unacceptableâ?, but maintained someone else had used his account. http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1952466

Aye,seen that,hopefuly CW jumps on that.