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Why is the BBC,media,SFA ect not coming out and questioning this???,it shows how desperate all the BHEASTS are to sink so low as to call the SFA bias/cheats. I didn't think they get stoop any lower, after using the death of POD to get a game called off and their tour of Japan...........

HA!HA!,that's the spirit Gribz,wire in to the bevvy. Anyway,it's not my thread mate,anyone is free to start whatever thread they want. Sheep 0 The Champions 3 Lafferty,Naismith,Jelavic :spl:

ALLY McCOIST insisted justice was done after he was cleared of fighting with Neil Lennon. The Rangers assistant-manager was hit with a two-match touchline ban for scrapping with the Celtic boss after the Old Firm game of hate in March. Last night Lennon, though, hit back and confessed he has now been left wondering why he's the ONLY person punished for the shameful bust-up. McCoist won his appeal yesterday and left Hampden Park beaming. He said: "I am glad common sense has prevailed, it's a bit of justice, and I'm delighted. "I didn't come here fearing the worst. I looked at the case against me compared to the case we had to put forward and felt - using video evidence as well - it was very strong. That's the way it has turned out." Last night Lennon hit out at the ruling - claiming he had been singled out by the SFA. He revealed he's considering demanding a copy of the MINUTES from McCoist's hearing. He said: "You have to comment on it. It seems like I'm not allowed to comment on a lot of things these days. "You have to see it for what it is. If you have any media integrity you call it as it is. "It's interesting that out of the so-called shame game I'm the only one who has been punished and three others have been let off. I'm not surprised, just interested. It's a pity I couldn't get to see the minutes of the meeting. Would there have been any point in me appealing? I don't think so, that's why I didn't. "I might ask for the minutes. I haven't got round to it today. I've been a bit busy." McCoist clashed with Lennon seconds after the final whistle of the Old Firm Scottish Cup clash at Parkhead on March 2.Rangers chief executive Martin Bain added: "We have been fully supportive of Alistair's position on this issue from the beginning and we're glad that common sense has prevailed." Meanwhile, Hibs No 2 Derek Adams has landed a six-game dugout ban - after being reported to the beaks for the fourth time in TWO YEARS. Adams was banished by ref Alan Muir in his side's 2-0 loss to Motherwell in January for allegedly using foul and abusive language. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3524653/Coisty-beats-SFA-ban-and-smiles-This-was-JUSTICE.html#ixzz1JM7YHj2v

Is it not dasatrdly Murray who is insisting on the long term investment???

SCOTLAND caps and cup final goals. Hampden Park is the venue which helped Ally McCoist make his name on the pitch. Yesterday it was where he cleared his name off it. The Rangers No 2 fought for his club and country countless times in the national stadium but yesterday he turned up to prove he didn't start a barney. McCoist was hit with a two-game touchline ban for adopting a threatening manner towards Neil Lennon in the so-called Old Firm shame game on March 2 but after winning his appeal, McCoist beamed proudly: "There's a bit of clarity there now - and in my opinion a bit of SANITY has been brought to the situation. "I am actually quite proud of the fact that I have got a reasonable - in fact, very, very good - disciplinary record. "The one thing I don't do is argue with people. I don't fall out and fight with other coaches and assistant managers. "Generally speaking I maybe have a disagreement with a referee but I don't fall out with them either to any great degree. "My record is something I'm quite proud of and I'm pleased that's still the case now. "It won't change me one bit. I'll still hopefully have all the respect in the world for fellow coaches and fellow managers - as well as opposition players and referees." McCoist was flanked by Rangers director of football administration, Andrew Dickson, but pleaded his own case personally. Emerging from the committee meeting just after lunchtime, McCoist added: "I feel delighted, genuinely thrilled but I'm not surprised. It wasn't something I was pleased having levelled against me, but thankfully we can now move on. "I have nothing against the people who levelled this against me. "Sometimes people see things differently as we all do, managers, coaches and players. I just felt the offence levelled against me was totally wrong. "That theory now has been proved right. For me common sense has prevailed. "My case for the defence was that I didn't commit the offence which was put against me. I didn't feel I adopted a threatening or aggressive attitude. Thankfully the gentlemen on the committee agree with that and I'm delighted." The focus will now be on McCoist and Lennon for the next Old Firm game at Ibrox on April 24. The Rangers assistant boss hopes all eyes are on what happens ON the pitch. He added: "I really hope the spotlight is on both teams on the park and I'm sure that's the way it will be. "We've both moved on now - it's history - and I look forward to some great games between now and the end of the season. "The fact I'm able to be in the dug-out for the Old Firm match is a big relief. "We can now put this matter behind us and press on with the campaign and attempt to retain the championship. "I don't want to stand here and start pontificating about how well behaved we are, this, that and the next thing - because that's not the case. We have a responsibility and we need to continue to show that. "You can make arguments for things happening at the end of the game and other sports - it's nothing in comparison. "I would really hate to undermine the situation and I won't do that. I won't be forgetting my responsibility. "I know there will be a lot of pressure on both teams in the next Old Firm game. "Hopefully the outcome is one we're talking about in a footballing sense but I don't have any doubt it will be." Rangers centre-half Madjid Bougherra escaped a further ban yesterday for his part in the Old Firm shame game. He grabbed referee Calum Murray's arm when he was sent off and tried to stop him from flashing a red card. Bougherra was only fined - with McCoist now hoping he doesn't quit the club in the summer. He said: "It's a hope he stays next season. Obviously there have been reports to the contrary. I don't think there's any doubt within the next 24 to 48 hours we'll have a chat with Madjid." Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3524332/This-clears-my-name-we-needed-sanity-and-stain-on-my-record-was-WRONG.html#ixzz1JM2GfXrd

Who was protesting at what ??

Welcome to gersnet guys

If Rangers win this league this season it will be against all odds,the BHEASTS have the refs and the SFA on the run,in fact they are breaching on bringing the game into disrepute. Our players need to up their game as they are really up against it,in fact it seems that Rangers will not be allowed to win the league!!

The guy is terrified to give anything against the BHEASTS mate due to the consistent pressure from Integrity FC

It's clearly working in their favour tonight as well,Brines is a fucking disgrace,he's terrified to give anything against the BHEASTS,shocking.

Brines is having a fucking nightmare,Broon9 hauls down the St Johnstone player right on the edge of the box as he was heading straight through on goal,NO FOUL!!!!!!,even Burley was laughing about it. The BHEASTS get a goal just before HT,CUNTS. 0-1

Shota Arveladze today declared his interest in luring Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra to Turkey. The former Ibrox striker is manager of SuperLig club Kayserispor and, after launching a failed bid to sign Kris Boyd from Gers last year, he is ready to return to the negotiating table in a bid to bag Bougherra. The Algerian has declared his intention to quit Ibrox in the summer after turning down a new two-year deal. With his contract due to expire in 2012, Rangers will look to sell the defender in the summer rather than lose him for nothing in 12 months and Arveladze is ready to swoop. “Madjid Bougherra is a player I have admired for a long time and I would like to see him join Kayserispor,” he said. “Transfers are always difficult but I am confident that we can sign him. “I certainly hope that is the case because I follow Rangers closely and he has been a very good player for them. “He would be a very important player for Kayserispor.” With captain David Weir likely to retire at the end of the season, the loss of Bougherra would be a huge blow to the champions ahead of the new campaign. But Gers’ manager-in-waiting Ally McCoist hopes to have showdown talks with the player to clarify his future. McCoist said: “The situation with Bougherra is news to me. “The first I knew about it was when I read it in the paper. However, there is not much we can do about it if the man wants to leave and he’s not happy with the contract he’s been offered. “But I’d have liked the opportunity to speak to him first. “Madjid hasn’t spoken to myself, the manager, Kenny McDowall or Ian Durrant. So we’ll need to sit down and discuss a few things. “In an ideal world I’d love to keep him. There is no question Madjid is one of our better players when he’s fit. “However, you shouldn’t have to browbeat anyone into playing for Rangers. “If they don’t want to play and are unhappy at Rangers then it’s hardly ideal to have them around. “That’s why I need to have a wee chat with Madjid to find out what he’s thinking. “But, to be frank, I think there is a lot more going on just now than Madjid, in terms of trying to win titles and club takeovers. “His future is just another thing we have to deal with.” Meanwhile, Craig Whyte hopes to complete his protracted takeover of Rangers this week. The deal has dragged on in recent weeks as Whyte attempts to buy Sir David Murray’s controlling interest in the club. But a source said: “We are seriously hoping that this is the week.” http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/arveladze-is-mad-for-bougherra-1.1095966

Agreed:thup:

The pair have both been warned over their future conduct but have escaped suspensions. Madjid Bougherra and El Hadji Diouf have escaped bans from the Scottish Football Association for their actions in Rangersââ?¬â?¢ loss to Celtic in the Scottish Cup. Diouf has been fined Ã?£5,000 by the governing body, with Bougherra receiving a Ã?£2,500 punishment. It is known Bougherra has been given a warning over their future conduct. The Rangers pair faced the SFAââ?¬â?¢s disciplinary committee to answer a case of ââ?¬Å?misconduct of a significantly serious natureââ?¬Â on Tuesday, with referee Calum Murray in attendance to give his account of events. Upon leaving the disciplinary hearing, Bougherra was asked by STV if he would be free to play in the Old Firm derby on April 24, replied: "Yes, yes, yes, the referee understands what I did." An official statement is due from Rangers shortly. Bougherra was shown two yellow cards during the game, grabbing Murrayââ?¬â?¢s arm as the official showed him a red card. Diouf meanwhile received his second yellow card after the full-time whistle, after becoming involved in a confrontation with the same official. The Senegalese striker has since spoken out over the incident, giving his version of events. ââ?¬Å?The ref said to me: 'You don't have the right to speak to me,' which annoyed me,ââ?¬Â Diouf said in March. ââ?¬Å?At the end I told the ref he was the worst ref I've ever had so he gave me another card. ââ?¬Å?I said 'you can give me as many cards as you like, the match is over now'. I know it's not good to get cards but I'm only suspended for the cup, not the league.ââ?¬Â The SFA are yet to announce whether they will charge Diouf for his remarks to Canal Plus on the affair, in which he also described Murray and his colleagues as ââ?¬Å?officials who were against us.ââ?¬Â Both Bougherra and Diouf received automatic suspensions for their sendings off in the match on March 2, although the bans will not apply until next seasonââ?¬â?¢s competition. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/243197-bougherra-claims-he-faces-no-further-punishment-for-old-firm-flashpoint/

UEFA own goal for 2012 A report released by the East European Monitoring Centre has revealed details of almost 200 serious hate crimes at recent football matches in Poland and Ukraine, hosts of the 2012 European Championships. There have been 133 reported incidents in the last 18 months in Poland, including 56 related to the open display of racist or fascist symbols, and 36 cases of anti-Semitism. Ukraine had 62 incidents including one involving neo-Nazi fans of Dynamo Kyiv, which ended with an Arsenal Kyiv fan receiving multiple stab wounds. So what is currently vexing UEFA? Sectarian chanting at Rangers matches. A serious matter, no doubt, but far less painful than admitting you have awarded your tournament to hosts whose football clubs have a penchant for attracting right-wing nut-jobs. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1375531/Wayne-Rooney-swearing-We-survived-Rooneygate-Premier-League-carried-on.html#ixzz1JJMnYsnL

Slow progress will not derail Craig Whyte's bid for Rangers Published Date: 12 April 2011 By Stuart Bathgate Craig Whyte and his negotiators still hope to complete their proposed takeover of Rangers this week despite being disappointed by a lack of progress over the weekend. Lawyers for the businessman put in "a huge amount of work" on Saturday and Sunday, according to a source close to the Whyte camp, but no substantive progress was made on the points which need to be resolved before a final agreement is reached to buy Sir David Murray's controlling interest in the Ibrox club. "We are seriously hoping that this is the week," the source said last night. The middle of the week is the most likely time for a resolution to be reached, but the nature of the negotiations means that predicting the date of a conclusion is far from an exact science. A vast volume of paperwork is still outstanding, and only when that has been processed will both parties be in a position to proceed with the sale. The Whyte camp, while stressing that they had never set or been a party to the various deadlines supposedly imposed on the takeover talks, have admitted that they had hoped last week would see a successful outcome to the talks. They have accepted as "very sensible" the statement by the Rangers manager-in-waiting Ally McCoist that in planning for next season he has to work on the basis that there will be no new owner. That means that at present, when attempting to persuade a new player to join Ibrox or an existing member of staff to sign a new contract, McCoist is working within the very tight budget imposed on the club by their bankers, the Lloyds Group. Whyte plans to provide the new manager with several million pounds' worth of funds to make new recruits. The precise amount will depend on the cost of the takeover. http://www.scotsman.com/football/Slow-progress-will-not-derail.6750226.jp

Match winner for us today I'd say.

I'm not getting tired with it either as I believe Whyte is trying to get the best deal for Rangers FC.

Aye,I know mate,I feel better after my wee rant:angel: None of these songs offend anyone though,really,but now these songs are legaly offensive?????

All this talk of being offended,MOPERY,is plastic,they are only using the word offended as a tool to put a stop to Rangers songs. When we got our first fine from UEFA the Rangers fans did stop singing the '' offensive songs '' for a while,and also seeing that the BHEASTS were getting carte blanche on what they could do/sing,especially at Ibrox,it's perfectly understandable why these songs have made a come back. But for sure the '' offensive songs '' will indeed have to stop which IMO is wrong,but fact. And as has already been said, what song will offend the BHEASTS next?,when/where does it end ?,how do we get parity?. If RFC as a club comes out with a bit of fight back then I'm sure theses '' offensive songs '' will stop again,so hopefully with this latest UEFA action something may just get done??,but I won't hold my breath. If football songs are so '' offensive '' then don't go to the football.

Rangers have no skeletons in the cupboard, but these songs do the Ibrox men little credit By JOHN GOW When the news that UEFA are looking to bring charges against Rangers for sectarian singing, there is hardly a Rangers fan who did not groan with displeasure. It's in the nature of being a supporter that you dislike bad PR for the club you love. It would be easy to metaphorically put your head under the pillow and wish it would all go away. Well it isn't going away. It was never going away. Some fans pretended it was and nothing could touch the club. They are wrong. There are people who spend most of their waking life writing about and trying to hurt The Rangers any way they can. In a world without meaning this is their raison d'�ªtre. However, let us be clear. Some of the songs Rangers fans sing have become unacceptable, and frankly bizarre, in modern society. It's not necessary to sing about Chapels and Nuns considering there are more than enough Championships, Cups and victories against Celtic to cheer. Rangers are standing at a crossroads that has two paths. The first is to blindly walk on the current course. It will be a 'death by a thousand cuts' with a long, slow degradation of Rangers reputation and standing. There will almost certainly be bans from UEFA and the SFA/SPL or Scottish Authorities will eventually be forced to make their mark. This road is exactly what many non-Rangers fans secretly desire. The second option is to embrace Zero Tolerance, completely forbid the singing of those songs and chants like 'No Pope of Rome', 'The Billy Boys' and 'The Famine Song' but also in return demand Scottish football and society stop all offensive and sectarian songs. Including the terrorist-chic of IRA songs. The charge by some fans that if these songs are banned the club will start to lose part of it's identity is false. Singing about Rangers or even your pride in Britishness is not the same as pejoratively referencing another religion or nationality. In 1960, James Handley writing in 'The Celtic Story' wrote that: until a Catholic centre-forward in a Rangers blue jersey scores a goal against a Celtic team the tension will persist. If that should ever come to pass then the rabble would be bewildered and all its fire extinguished. The notion that the mob can be ultimately educated to see the folly of its way is a hollow one, for the creatures who compose it are ineducable. Not only is the text highly inflammatory and surprisingly reminiscent of Graham Spiers, he fails to understand The Rangers support. In the end when his Catholic Rangers player scenario once again came to life, the Maurice Johnston goal did not cause depression amongst Rangers fans but sheer joy. In fact it was even sweeter because it made the Celtic fans feel worse than usual after such a late decider. In the end it has always been about the club winning Championships and beating Celtic. That is Rangers' identity. This is a crucial point. Stopping songs about Catholicism or Ireland is not the same as asking Rangers fans to stop singing about Rangers and even of Britishness. Some fans have fallen into the trap of forgetting an identity is for something and not just against something. If the fans do stop then the club can legitimately defend the support. They have done this in the past when certain journalists questioned some pro-British songs. It soon became obvious that their query was not completely driven by an anti-sectarian stance, but to a reaction against any mention of British identity. In the end they had to back down. They had no case. However if the singing does persist, Martin Bain can hardly be seen to be defending the support if fans mention Famines and Priests. No-one can. Not Bain or any other CEO in the future. It doesn't matter if fans say they are not insulting those who died in a famine. If you mention a famine you can hardly blame people taking offence. If another fan group quoted the Ibrox Disaster - even if they were not belittling the tragedy - Rangers fans would still find it unacceptable. It doesn't matter if you elaborate some response that you dislike Catholicism as a religion but have no problems with Catholics. If you sing about "No Pope of Rome" and "No Nuns and no Priests, fuck your Rosary Beads" you will not be taken seriously. It doesn't matter if you sing 'The Billy Boys' and explain that Fenian does not mean Catholic and that Celtic fans sing in praise of Fenians. Society is not a debating chamber. Ideas are transmitted crudely. Sometimes those who make the most noise win. It has already been decided Fenian means Catholic. Game over. And lets be honest, in the same way some people use Hun to mean British or Protestant and then pretend it only means Rangers fans. There is no way a sizeable - especially young - section of the support does not equate Fenian with Catholic. Now before you get the impression I am just putting on a hair-shirt after a good beating with the big guilt-stick, I would like to re-emphasise - that as well as stopping those songs seen as offensive - Rangers FC and fans should demand zero-tolerance of sectarianism and discrimination from everyone. Demand that everyone should actually follow through on their strong zero-tolerance campaigns and expose them when they don't. Continue to ask questions if you see double-standards. Ask why it is a crime to be up to your knees in Fenian blood, but not Hibee or any other blood? Politely ask why offensive songs about the Pope are worse than offensive songs praising the IRA? Ask why journalists like Graham Spiers of The Times believes pro-IRA songs are "political" and why Andrew Smith of The Scotsman thinks "any acknowledgement of the Irish Republic can be viewed as pro-IRA" and that "The British Army are guilty of acts of terrorism in Iraqw" (sic) . Demand to know why glorifying guns and violence is acceptable? Query why IRA songs are "political" but UVF songs are sectarian? (Please note I am against both.) Once questions are asked it will surprise you how many secretly support or defend the IRA, or their own form of bigotry. They get off lightly because they are never asked any difficult questions by a support too busy navel-gazing over a few indefensible songs. Only recently I came across an article by a St Johnstone fanzine interviewing the BBC's Stuart Cosgrove who said: "One time we were through at Hearts, and we were at Falkirk station on the way, on the same day Rangers were playing Falkirk. It was Huns galore - thousands of them, and there were maybe 40 of us in the CYS from Perth. We got on the train at Falkirk Station, we just opened the windows as it started moving, and gave them "Orange wankers" and all the rest of it, and of course as soon as we were moving - the train stopped and started moving back into the station! The driver must have been a Hun or something." http://www.blueheaven.org.uk/cos1/cos3.php This is an employee of the same BBC who lecture others on sectarianism. This is the level of debate we are dealing with. It only needs the light of day for it to be exposed for what it is. (Ask yourself if you hear Stuart Cosgrove in the future discussing sectarianism that you won't be better informed about him by knowing that quote.) Rangers fans welcome fans and players from all religions and nationalities. From Dubliner Alex Stevenson who went onto coach the Republic of Ireland national team to Nacho Novo of Spain and Lorenzo Amoruso of Italy. From the supporters in Rome called 'the Italian Gers' to the Dublin Loyal of Ireland. From a report that show 5% of Rangers fans in Glasgow are Catholic (4% of Celtic fans in Glasgow are Protestant) to the Gers proud Asian fans. No-one cares because they share the support of The Rangers Football Club. However, wider society doesn't see this. They only see the stereotype projected and hear nonsense songs. They naturally assume the worst. So accept the challenge. Take the opportunity to make the Ibrox experience noisy and colourful. Sing about the magic of Rangers history. If there are non-football songs make sure it is for a positive identity we can share together. Society wants Zero Tolerance so lets give it to them. Start demanding the zero tolerance of all offensive/racist/bigoted songs. Not only is it the right moral choice but it's the best action for the club. There is nothing to fear. Rangers have no skeletons in the cupboard. Let us see if others can say the same. http://www.theawayend.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=677:uefa-charge-is-an-opportunity-for-rangers&catid=51:features&Itemid=109

Exactly mate,and this is the reason WS will play him almost every game,which I'm not saying is correct,but having someone on the park commanding,directing and generally influencing players around him is just as vital as what you do with the ball.If you asked the players who they miss the most in games it would be him I reckon.

Rangers anger at UEFA decision to hammer club over FANS report UEFA are poised to hammer Rangers with a three-match ban after studying a report written by FANS. It can be revealed UEFA have chosen to act on a submission from a supporters' group rather than their delegate's report on the match in Eindhoven last month. The official delegate gave Rangers a clean bill of health. He did mention there had been discriminatory chants yet was not moved to have Rangers hauled over the coals. But a damning report written by a fan, who volunteered to attend the match on behalf of a group called Fans Against Racism in Europe (FARE), convinced UEFA Rangers supporters should be banned from attending their club's next three away games in Europe. UEFA have also given strong indications they are ready to fine the Ibrox club up to �£100,000. Rangers will contest the validity of the report UEFA are using as evidence. Ibrox sources believe they've been set up and Rangers will ask if FARE's procedures are reliable. They'll want to know the people to monitor fans. They have had contact in Scotland with Show Racism the Red Card and Nil by Mouth but from their British HQ in London, spokesman Piara Power, refused to say how FARE selected the person who monitored Rangers. He did say his group act on information supplied by fans and that was why it was decided to look at Rangers. He said: "We use volunteers. We'd use academics, accountants, teachers, people who have been active in social life and perhaps politicians. "They would need to have knowledge of the problems being looked at." Power wouldn't confirm if the person involved was a Scot but suggested that might have been the case. While willing to distance themselves from the morons who disgrace them Rangers are concerned the monitors used could be fans of other clubs and that they might have their own agendas. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/04/09/rangers-anger-at-uefa-decision-to-hammer-club-over-fans-report-86908-23048496/

Kick it Out/FARE and Rangers http://johndcgow.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/kick-it-outfare-and-rangers/

Rangers have been handed a boost with the news Lee McCulloch will be fit for the club's title run-in. It was originally feared the midfielder, who underwent an operation earlier this year to remove a cyst on his knee, would be sidelined for the remainder of the season. However his manager Walter Smith confirmed on Friday that the 32-year-old would be in contention to play in Rangers' SPL fixture away to Aberdeen on Wednesday, April 13. The player's return will see him available to feature in eight of Rangers' remaining SPL matches, with three games scheduled before a further five are added to the calendar after the SPL split. The Ibrox club's post-split game with Celtic has already been scheduled for Sunday, April 24. McCulloch had been a virtual ever-present for the Ibrox club this season before his injury, featuring 27 times before being forced out of a win over Hearts on February 2 after just 20 minutes. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/242464-mcculloch-ready-to-return-to-action-for-rangers/