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Doesn't work for me!!!,I got the email but then I still get asked to pay for it???

Striker Kevin Phillips has joined Blackpool on a free transfer after being released by Birmingham City. The 37-year-old has agreed a one-year-deal with the Seasiders with an option for a further 12 months. Phillips has scored 254 goals in 561 career appearances for seven different clubs and won eight England caps. "I've scored many goals in my career and I still believe I've got many in me," Phillips told the official Blackpool website. "I did a fair bit of work last year for Sky television watching Blackpool when I was commentating. "Like everyone else in the country, I enjoyed watching Blackpool play and creating chances. It was exciting to watch and Ian Holloway is an infectious manager. That was certainly a major factor in me wanting to join Blackpool. "Hopefully I can get on the end of a few of those chances that we create." Phillips made 20 appearances for Birmingham last season, scoring four goals, but was released by the club following their relegation to the Championship. He began his career with Baldock Town and subsequently played for Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa and West Brom, before moving to St Andrew's. He is Blackpool's third summer signing following the recruitment of former Manchester United winger Bojan Djordjic and Preston North End left-back Matt Hill. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14098319.stm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

They're all treble winners. Of course we all know we need to strengthen.

You should start following Barca. I hope he recovers quickly.

KRIS Boyd can pick 'em, can't he? He signs up for the Gordon Strachan era at Middlesbrough and the whole thing collapses around his ears, he decamps to Nottingham Forest where Billy Davies shows him a bit of love - and then Davies gets sacked. Privately, he sends out the SOS to Rangers but Rangers don't want to know him anymore. As the saying goes, if he didn't have bad luck he'd have no luck at all. And now he's gone to northwestern Turkey, to a club called Eskisehirspor (nickname: Red Lightnings) in the Super Lig. On the face of it, it's not a bad move. Plenty of cash for Boyd, a standard of football higher than the SPL, fanatical crowds (these lads show the Old Firm masses how to cause a proper stir), a new stadium in the offing (just as well given that their current ground holds little more than 13,000) and a new culture (sadly, no Monster Munch in Turkey) should the big man decide to embrace it. Boyd has been a wanted man in Turkey for a few seasons now. Transfixed (or something like that) by the record number of goals he got while at Ibrox, Bursaspor were keen to land him before he eventually opted to join Strachan at Middlesbrough, a move that should have worked, but didn't. Strachan said that Boyd would eat up the Championship just as soon as he settled down, but he never did. He showed patches of good goalscoring form at Forest but Davies's demise put paid to his chances of a permanent move. Turkey, it would appear, was his only option beyond staying in the reserves at Boro. The thing about Turkish football, though, is that it's going through what might euphemistically be described as a period of turbulence at present. Eskisehirspor are in the news, not because of the capture of Boyd and the buckets of goals he may score for them, but on account of their manager, Bulent Uygun, and their athletic director, Umit Karan, being banged up in an Istanbul prison last week pending a trial into a suspected match-fixing scandal in Turkish football. It's not just the Eskisehirspor guys who are in bother. There are many others in jail at the moment; chairmen and sporting directors and managers and former players and current players. This story is the talk of Turkey. Everybody from the man in the street to the prime minister have been talking about it. You have to wonder if Boyd noticed the trouble his new club is in for looking at the fat salary they were offering him. But to summarise: The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has suspected for years that match-rigging and bribery and fraud and all sorts of other illegal activity was pervasive in the domestic game. Only recently have they gotten serious about dealing with it. At the beginning of June they banned 11 former players and coaches for life after an investigation into illegal betting between 2008 and 2010. That was just the beginning, though. Last Sunday, in an operation intended to get to the bottom of suspicious behaviour surrounding 20 matches in the season just gone, the police launched a raid on clubs and the homes of influential football people across 16 provinces in Turkey. The champions, Fenerbah�§e, were at the heart of police scrutiny. In April, Fenerbah�§e played Boyd's new club Eskisehirspor and the authorities are exercised about that match more than most others. What they have seen in their investigations so far, they don't like. Sixty football people were interrogated in Besiktas last week. Thirty-two were then jailed awaiting trial. Some of the charges include "forming, directing and being a member of an armed criminal organisation" said a police spokesman in Istanbul. In a statement on Wednesday police said they had seized eight unlicensed guns in the raids. It's not known what specific charges are directed at which individuals but prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdog, reacted thus: "Fenerbah�§e is not the only club that is being investigated. They (prosecutors] are talking about a large (match-fixing] organisation. We all hear there are serious documents (proving the match-fixing allegations]. I hope the investigation will be completed in a fair manner soon." On Thursday, Eskisehirspor sacked Uygun and Karan. Where, precisely, this leaves Boyd's move to the club is anybody's guess, but there is no doubt that he is about to enter a very strange environment. What is potentially toxic about his move there is the way the Turkish clubs are funded, or part-funded, by a wonderful deal from the television broadcasters. Eskisehirspor, and the other clubs implicated in this affair, are hoping that punishment begins and ends with the organisation most in the police spotlight, Fenerbah�§e. But even if it does, there is a financial repercussion that could send a tremor through all of Turkish football. If Fenerbah�§e are found guilty they will be stripped of their title from last season and will be relegated. Given the terms of the broadcast deal - a whopping $321m a year - Fenerbah�§e's relegation triggers a renegotiation - and a whole lot less money for the Super Lig clubs that are left behind. There is a piece of legislation in Turkish law called the Prevention of Violence and Disorder in Sporting Events and there is talk now that if Eskisehirspor are found in contravention of it they, too, will be dumped out of the big league. Where then for Boydy? Where then for Kenny Miller, too, for that matter? After spending so long in the doldrums in England, Boyd found what he hoped was a new dawn in Turkey. Alas, there's clouds on his horizon again. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport/Tom-English-39You-wonder-if.6798960.jp?articlepage=1

ALLY McCOIST'S mobile phone has barely been away from his ear during Rangers' pre-season trip. Sadly for him, it has rarely been a footballer on the other end. You get the feeling a few more players would have joined Juan Manuel Ortiz in bolstering McCoist's threadbare squad had the new Gers gaffer managed to speak directly to some of his transfer targets. McCoist is loving life as the new man in charge at Ibrox but, as he sat at the club's Herzlake base in Germany last week, he spoke of his frustration at dealing with agents rather than players themselves. He has already lost out on Israeli striker Tomer Hemed, English midfielder Neil Danns and ex-Dundee United winger Craig Conway as he tries to build on the side left behind by Walter Smith. Any deal for Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar now looks dead in the water while his pursuit of Dundee United striker David Goodwillie is set to drag on. McCoist insists his tireless attempts to sign new stars have been the hardest part of the job so far. But what makes it even tougher is he can't meet players face to face and persuade them Ibrox is the place to be. He said: "I'm on the phone for what seems like hours a day. It's very difficult having to deal with that. "Trying to sign players is the one side of the job I didn't realise would be quite so time-consuming. "And the main problem is I can't deal with the player. Words end up transferred in a different way and it takes a little bit longer to get things done. "It's a fact of life now but I'd far rather talk to a player. "It's frustrating because I think of myself as someone who, if sat down with a player, could convince him to come to Rangers. I could sell this club to him easily. "But you can't sell the club to an agent, that's the bottom line. The agent isn't interested in the club. He should be interested in his player's welfare but it doesn't work like that. "I do find it tough but I was told it would be frustrating. I want things to happen yesterday but it simply hasn't worked out that way. "I'm doing my best not to let it get me down but it's difficult at times. "We need players here who fit into our group. So the most important thing is not to buy anyone just for the sake of it. "We need a balance because the season starts soon. We have to be ready and want to hit the ground running. "But we need to get the players we want and they have to want to come - that's what's most important." Despite chasing a new striker McCoist is adamant he has a ready-made, red-hot partnership up front in the shape of Croatian ace Nikica Jelavic and Ulsterman Kyle Lafferty. He's determined to bolster his options going forward, with Goodwillie a prime target, but will have no fears in starting with Jelavic and Lafferty after their superb end to the last campaign. And, as a former goalscorer himself, McCoist knows just how gutted either of them would feel if dropped in favour of a new addition. He said: "Jelavic and Lafferty were different class in the last 10 games of last season. Stevie Naismith can play as a centre-forward as well but we still want to strengthen that area. Kyle and Nikica battered in the goals to win us the title - they looked as if they would score in every game. "Their goals and performances towards the end were fantastic - they were a real handful for defences. "We've said all along that Lafferty is a centre-forward but we have played him in different positions. "To a degree we had been unfair to him because he hadn't enjoyed an extended run up front. "But he got his chance last season when Kenny Miller left - and took it. "I firmly believe when you have possession of the jersey then it's yours to lose. You can rest players in other positions but strikers don't want to be left out when they're scoring and on top of their game. "If Jelavic and Lafferty continue their form it could be huge for us because they're more than a match for anyone. "Goalscorers don't want to be dropped or rested because the toys come out of the pram - I'm speaking from experience!" Two players unlikely to be left out of any Rangers team are keeper Allan McGregor and full-back Steven Whittaker. Both signed new long-term deals last week and McCoist is optimistic Northern Ireland midfielder Steven Davis will now follow suit. There are just minor details to iron out before Davis puts pen to paper and the Rangers boss looks set to receive a massive boost just a fortnight before the SPL title defence begins. McCoist said: "I'm very hopeful we'll get Davis tied up. I don't want to tempt fate but we've had ongoing negotiations. There are one or two things to discuss but it has all been positive. All indications are we'll get something over the line. "Steven is one we can sell the club to because he has been here three-and-a-half years. We're selling him more of the same. "It was the same with McGregor and Whittaker. They have been a huge part of the success we've had and if we can keep that spine, and add to it, we'll be alright

Seems like it annoyed TLB Neil Lennon raps plane crazy Rangers fans as he weighs up Craig Gordon move Jul 10 2011 Gary Ralston, Sunday Mail celtic perth glory friendly Image 1 NEIL LENNON last night slammed “obsessed” Rangers fans for trying to noise up his team in Oz. The season may not yet have started but the Celtic boss has already got into his first spat with Gers supporters after they had a cheeky banner flown over the ground as the Hoops took on Perth Glory. Celtic won 2-0 with goals from Gary Hooper and Charlie Mulgrew. But Light Blues’ fans from the local supporters’ club hijacked the occasion at the nib Stadium after they hired a light aircraft to fly over the ground with a message saying: “Rangers FC champions. Three in a row. Perth RSC”. Lennon refused to see the funny side and said: “You’d think they would have better things to do, like follow their team in Germany rather than pay a lot of money to noise us up “They’re a wee bit obsessed with us.” Former Rangers star Ian Ferguson, now boss of Glory, saw the stunt differently. He joked: “I understand some Gers fans clubbed together to hire the plane – I put in a week’s wages! “It was done with a bit of a humour, even Celtic fans were laughing.” The Hoops boss may have lost his sense of humour after seeing his side suffer an injury blow against Perth with midfielder Beram Kayal having his broken nose. Glory midfielder Adam Hughes did the damage when he led with his elbow in the middle of the park. Lennon said: “Beram broke his nose but the doc clicked it back into place. It will be sore for a few days and we might not be able to risk him when we play Melbourne Victory on Wednesday.” Meanwhile, Lennon admits he would love to sign Scotland keeper Craig Gordon, who has been made available by Sunderland. The ex-Hearts No.1 is believed to be available at just Ã?£4million – less than half the sum the Black Cats paid for him only four years ago. Lennon is keen, but the transfer fee and wages would be a stumbling block. He said: “He’s a good keeper but whether we could afford him or not is another thing. “He certainly fits the bill for the type of keeper we’re looking for.”

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Craig,it's the same ones that are posted,not working

PM sent mate

Is that what you & Gazza were like when we got beat by the wee German team? :devil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG3ezQUodao :grin::spl:

God,that was so embarassing to watch:D On a serious note,is todays game available anywhere to watch online?

Lifted from FF: well it will be mid November 2011 when it becomes The Louden Tavern: Ibrox Stadium. Well done and Good Luck to Big Sherbert WATP

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'I tasted Anfield last year, scoring here (in the Seasiders' 2-1 win) was an unbelievable feeling and hopefully I've got many more days like that as a Liverpool player.' Rangers boss Ally McCoist will get to spend an �£850,000 windfall from Charlie Adam's move to Liverpool. The Ibrox club are due a slice of the �£9m fee from Anfield through a sell-on clause agreed when Adam left Glasgow for Blackpool in a �£500,000 deal two years ago. Blackpool boss Ian Holloway will also take �£250,00 from Adam's move. A clause in Holloway's contract entitles him to 2.5 per cent of the fee the Tangerines will receive. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2012442/Charlie-Adam-vows-bring-glory-days-Liverpool.html#ixzz1RUkdXl9c

Foster has taken flak from Aberdeen fans for signing on loan to rangers Craig Brown last night warned Aberdeen supporters that any hate campaign against new skipper Richard Foster could see them dragged into court. The Dons boss believes the details of proposed new anti-sectarian laws need clarified after his defender, who spent six months on loan at Rangers last season, was barracked during Wednesday night's 2-1 friendly defeat to Bochum in Germany. Two fans have been identified by the club for hurling foulmouthed abuse at the player with shouts of, "f*** o** back to Ibrox, you Hun" being clearly heard before Foster was involved in several ugly spats with the supporters. But Brown believes the police could be watching at Pittodrie after the question over what constitutes a hate-crime becomes an issue weeks before the season begins. The historic bad blood between Rangers and Aberdeen did little to help Foster ease back into action with the Dons boss insisting any ill-feeling is harboured among only a minority of the support. And Brown has urged fans to get behind Foster just as they did for their hero and former Rangers player Sir Alex Ferguson. He said: "It could be a dangerous line they're treading as we are bringing in a new law. I knew there was a bit of rivalry but it seems to be worse that I thought. "This is because Richard played for Rangers. Sir Alex was a Rangers player yet became Aberdeen's greatest-ever manager. "It appears to be inconsistent that they can accept their best manager ever was a Bluenose and real Rangers man. "That defies logic. It shouldn't happen and I'd hope fair-minded fans would shout them down." Brown, meanwhile, will not be following up any interest in trialists Thomas Gentner, Andreas Rossl and Edis Colic but keeper Chris Oldfield could yet be signed. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/07/08/aberdeen-boss-craig-brown-warns-fans-they-face-court-over-richard-foster-hun-jibes-86908-23256023/

I'm sure it will get an airing...........................................if he's still with the sheep by then?

Sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me,see below quotes: But the Gers’ off-field situation could potentially complicate any transfer deal. Chairman Alastair Johnston and fellow director Paul Murray were sacked last month; both were key personnel in Rangers’ player recruitment team. Additionally, chief executive Martin Bain is currently suspended, pending an internal inquiry into allegations of misconduct and “financial irregularities”, and as yet no replacement or equivalent has been appointed by new chairman Derek Whyte. Read More http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2011/06/07/liverpool-fc-s-danny-wilson-set-for-rangers-loan-deal-but-joe-cole-unlikely-to-join-tottenham-100252-28832338/#ixzz1RQMCJvjk

That is horrific,seems there are people trapped under it

What the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://twitpic.com/5mfywj

How good would it be if the Rangers fans chanted '' one Ricky Foster '' , sheepie would go nuts:twisted:

Sheep are scum of the highest order,they will drive Foster away despite him being their captain and possibly their best player,all because he played for us!!!

He'll get a few kebabs for �£40k p/w