Yorkie Bear

As Joni once said "You don't know what you've got till it's gone."

The dates have been confirmed as Tues 22 and Wed 30. Let's be positive for a change and get them in your diary

Rangers 1 - 0 Servette FGS Dessers

I would like to see Hagi play but I suspect Cantwell will be prefered to him. We may see Hagi as sub. I would also like to see more of Danilo but again I suspect Dessers will start and Danilo will be a sub. Lundstram or Jack? I think he will go with Lundstram. Beale will probably think that this is not the game to experiment, so we'll probably get Lammers, Sima and Dessers

So he might be returning to Ibrox in the Champions league play offs.

It doesn't help when equal points are ranked alphabetically. Thankfully @yuddie is taking part.

Draw for play-offs is tomorrow 7/8 at 11am. Maybe getting ahead of myself but it helps looking ahead and not behind.

Twas always the case.

With Cantwell a sub, my money is on Lundstram as first booking.

So how do we obtain the "Tom English is innocent (of traducing Celtic)" T shirts?

From the GPL, I see that the range of FGS is wide. Let's hope that McInnes is also confused on who to target, let alone who will start for us. Most expect that Kilmarnock will come at us aggressively from the start, so once we nip that in the bud and have some counter attacks, the game hopefully will settle down with us having the majority of possession. if it pans out like that, it will be interesting to see how fluid we can be. Best case - we get into a comfortable lead and give many of the new boys a run out. Worst case - Let's not go there.

Did I miss the email re tickets available for season ticket holders?

Kilmarnock 0 - 2 Rangers FGS Dessers

If we get through the 3rd qualifying round, we'll have 8 games in August.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/28/premier-league-referees-to-add-on-time-lost-for-goal-celebrations-this-season In the English Leagues this season the exact time lost during goal celebrations will be measured by referees in the coming season, as part of a move to clamp down on dark arts and time-wasting. Other changes will involve players receiving treatment off the field whenever possible to promote player safety and deter teams from slowing the game. Exceptions include when a goalkeeper is injured or if players from the same team have collided. In circumstances where a player declines medical assistance, a teammate perceived to then purposely delay the restart will be cautioned. Referees have been reminded to book players who fail to respect the required distance at free-kicks. These seem to be FIFA directives but I've not heard of any changes to happen in Scotland.

One of the perks of donning the apron.

Me too.

On a positive note, the camera angle is good, allowing you to see the shape of theteam.

I agree. Opponents will also have seen this and they will be targeted. It was only when Morelos learned to curb his behaviour that opponents no longer targeted him. As Cantwell is a wind-up merchant, he will be the hate figure for anti Rangers folk. I fear that his reputation will precede him and referees will be more likely to dismiss fouls on him, making him more liklely to react.

Tomorrow 24th 11am we learn of our fate. As we are seeded our opponents will one of: Sturm Graz Backa Topola Dnipro/Panathinaikos Genk/Servette

Watching the game, I was mildly disappointed that we seemed no better than we were last season. Maybe I got caught up in the promise of all the new signings but you are probably correct - it was a testimonial after all. Thankfully, we wont have to face a team of Newcastle's quality very often. How the team play when we have 70% possession against a packed defence will be interesting to see and make the comparison to last season a bit easier to judge.

Dessers seems an articulate, likeable chap. Not one to wind up opposition fans or become a hate figure for the anti-rangers lot. As things stand at the moment, Cantwell is best place for this role. What we need to know is what Desser's goal celebration will be. His demeanor in this interview suggests it may be a big smile and a firm hand shake.

Let it go.

We have Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts and Hibs all at home in first round of fixtures.

9.00 am tomorrow, 30/6 they are released. I take it that we will be away in the 1st game, so an undemanding fixture ahead of our Champions League qualifier would be welcomed. On the other hand a tough match and a handsome win will set us up nicely. It would be nice not to get a plastic pitch. Bring it on.