Frankie

Ferguson was my man of the match last night. Led from the front, worked extremely hard and I don't think he gave the ball away once. In this kind of form he shows how valuable a player he is. Certainly his best game of the season so far and this is the kind of level he needs to find every week. Invaluable to the team.

http://www.gersnetonline.net/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=497&Itemid=1 Has to be Barry Ferguson for me... :uzi:

I wasn't there but I'll try my damnedest...

I love this design and am looking forward to something even more ambitious for the Barca game. A few of the fan groups met last night and did some brainstorming.

My favorite thread of the week...

Excellent Stu.... Good to hear from you

http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/rstsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=1 The RST are delighted to announce a major breakthrough in their innovative Share Save Scheme. Malcolm McNiven, the RST Chairman, has successfully negotiated a price of 59.5p per share with Sir David Murray. When the scheme was launched, it was envisaged that the shares would be bought at �£1.00 each, so this great news means that GerSave members will get almost twice as many shares for their investment. The price of the shares is approximately the same as the current share offer price of 60p. GerSave is a scheme where supporters can invest a minimum of �£10 per month, or lump sums if they wish, and this money will be invested directly into the club on a periodic basis. With the share price being in line with the market price, and there being no broker fees involved, it represents an ideal opportunity for fans to invest in the club that they love. The first investment into the club of �£50,000 will be made in the very near future. You will find more information on GerSave, including an application form if you wish to join by visiting our site. Specific enquiries may be made to this email address: gersave@rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk

About time the rants re-appeared mate. This will go online this afternoon.

http://www.gersnetonline.net/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=495&Itemid=1 Er, David Weir for me. Least said the better I think.

http://www.gersnetonline.net/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=494&Itemid=1 Ever since Alan Hutton was given his debut at Partick Thistle in December 2002, Rangers fans have been divided over his contribution. Is he good enough? Can he develop? Is he international class? With every passing game, the lad is answering every one of those questions with aplomb! Ever since around last November - not just since PLG left - Hutton has simply been outstanding. Consistent, strong, athletic, disciplined, good on the ball, aerially competent, decent distribution and generally developing into a top-class player. I hear off the park he has changed his lifestyle and attitude completely. Once again the lad was superb last night. Despite being isolated at times, he again dealt with Malouda very well (as he done against Chelsea) and for the most part (in the second half especially) forged a decent understanding with Brown. In only his 2nd competitive cap he already looks as if he'll be an international mainstay for years to come. Despite strong criticism over the last couple of years, when Hutton first became a regular first team player towards the end of the the 2004/05 season and the beginning of the next season Hutton looked like a player capable of doing what he's doing now. After he broke his leg he obviously lost his place, his confidence, his fitness and the backing of much of the support. Since then he has fought back well (from the injury, poor dispays and fan barracking) to find the kind of form (and more) when he first broke into the team. His reaction to us signing Phil Bardsley really appears to have focussed his mind. To his credit he's came through those challenges a better player and I think that experience will help his career even more than if it hadn't happened. To that end, there is nothing stopping the lad going to the very top if he continues his form of the last year or so. In addition to Hutton, it's great to see so many other young Scottish players eager to grasp the opportunity of not only playing for their club but the national side as well. To be a success (even in Scotland) you must have the self-belief and extra social discipline to led your life and career as constructively as possible. In the last year or so I think the likes of McGregor, Hutton, Smith and Boyd at Rangers have really shown what can be done by being professional and consistent in your performance. Guys like Naismith, Burke, Adam, Gow, Broadfoot and the younger fellas such as Fleck et al can only take heart from this kind of attitude and I'm really excited for the future of the club. Not only will we have a Scottish foundation for years to come but the foreigners we do sign to compliment them will see what genuine Scottish graft and spirit can do for their game. With the excellent Craig Gordon, Darren Fletcher, James McFadden, Scott Brown and Stephen McManus (who had one of the best games I've seen him play last night), it's not only Rangers but Scottish football generally who will profit from this new breed of exciting Scottish talent. What will the negative Scottish hacks write about now?

Good stuff. I won't be online until tonight now so if anyone wants to write one for Saturday, please do it for then.

Tremendous performance from Scotland... Defended deep but were extremely well organised and generally did OK on the counter. France had lots of possession and did get in behind us a few times but we managed to deal with pretty much everything they had. The goal was very well taken by McFadden and while the goalkeeper was done by the late swerve; the touch, turn and strike is worthy of great praise. Every Scottish player did what was asked of them and tonight is one of the best result's in Scottish football history. With even more young players developing all the time the future is certainly bright. Even if we don't qualify from the group (and we have a great chance) the squad (and managers) deserve immense credit for their own self-belief and spirit.

Yep, I'll do one as well - let the others have a go first though...

Good idea Gribz...

This is why we have democracy... No change.

Guys, Thinking of merging the Footie Chat Forum with this one. Might help the place look a wee bit busier and catalyse debate...? Anyone feel really strongly that I shouldn't do this? This would happen from next Monday.

Guys, Thinking of merging the Footie Chat Forum with this one. Might help the place look a wee bit busier and catalyse debate...? Anyone feel really strongly that I shouldn't do this? This would happen from next Monday.

Stuart has just taken a few steps back in recent times due to other commitments. He's still one of the main Gersnet admin though and hopefully we'll seem him back involved very soon.

http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/rstsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=1 The Trust is delighted to release the results of their recent online Rangers supportersââ?¬â?¢ survey. Please visit the downloads section of the site to peruse the document (PDF File ââ?¬â?? 76K). It is the most comprehensive online survey ever conducted on the views of Rangers fans and covers all aspects of following the club - from the match-day experience itself through to the way the club conducts its relationships with customers, both internal and external. This report will be submitted to the club at the earliest opportunity and the Trust urge the club to consider and comment on its contents. We hope they welcome its findings - as valuable data has been obtained for the Club - at the sole expense of the volunteers who run the Trust, and trust its value is recognised. Please note that this survey was open to both members and non-members of the Trust.

Yes, you're more than welcome to take one mate... I think Del has them, so give him a pm and I'm sure he'll pass it on at the next home game...

Good stuff mate... I'm going to put this one on the main site tomorrow...

http://www.gersnetonline.net/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=492&Itemid=2 Since its international week (good luck Scotland!) and Rangers news seems thin on the ground, I think now is as good a time as any to discuss the ongoing relationship between our club and the Scotland team. Itââ?¬â?¢s fair to say in recent years the Rangers contribution to the national team has not been as valuable as in the past. The Dick Advocaat era, as well as the cheap, foreign Bosman import meant not as many Scottish lads were coming through of a quality to make the Rangers first team. As such, the numbers in the international squad also dwindled. From the days of having Richard Goughs, Ian Fergusons, Ally McCoists and Andy Gorams, we went to fewer and fewer players being involved. Indeed, only Barry Ferguson could be considered a genuine regular in the first XI this century. Is it no coincidence that our qualification for the big international tournaments has also become pretty much non-existent? Obviously, in more recent years our club have struggled from financial problems. While this has resulted in 6 years of sporadic domestic success and a few years of downright underachievement; one good thing that may come out of this bad spell is the re-emergence of Scottish players at our club. It certainly appears obvious that Walter Smith is building his team around a home-grown spine and not only is this helping Rangers currently, Alex McLeish will also be delighted. If we start in defence, well no-one can doubt the quality in the current Rangers team. Craig Gordon is certainly a fine goalkeeper and it was not much of a surprise when Sunderland paid Ã?£9million for him. However, in the last year, Allan McGregor has certainly come of age. Consistency is his best quality and while he may not be the best at dealing with crosses, his overall game is very good and he is now a very capable goalkeeper. Certainly, the most obvious deputy to Gordon available. At full back Rangers also have 2 fine young players. Alan Hutton was excellent for the majority of last season and has taken this form into the new campaign. Athletic, strong and excellent going forward, he has all the hall-marks of being the Scotland right back for years to come. On the other side, Steven Smith has also done well in the Rangers first team. Unfortunately, his progress has been held back with a bad pelvic problem but when he retains fitness, heââ?¬â?¢ll be another player capable of staking a claim for the national left-back position. In the centre, one of the main features of Rangersââ?¬â?¢ return to form has been the experienced figure of David Weir. Now 37 years young, the big centre-half has shown age is no handicap to quality. While he has never been the fastest of players and his distribution not his strongest point, his sheer presence and composure has already helped Carlos Cuellar no end. Andy Webster should also benefit from this experience and go onto to regain his place in the Scotland central defence if, as expected, his loan deal at Rangers becomes permanent. Midfield is more hotly contested in the Scotland squad right now. Darren Fletcher and Shaun Maloney are both fine players and while not out and out regulars in their respective EPL teams, their quality cannot be denied. Similarly, Scott Brown has made a decent start at Celtic and although there may well be an element of hyperbole about his early contribution, thereââ?¬â?¢s no doubt he should be part of any Scottish international team. His Celtic team-mate Paul Hartley hasnââ?¬â?¢t had as good a time at club level in recent times but has done reasonably well for Scotland so will also always be looking to feature. As such, the Rangers contingent in the Scottish squad frame has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, Steven Whittaker, Barry Ferguson, Kevin Thomson and Lee McCulloch have all done well so far this season. A more solid midfield is difficult to name and all four will become important parts of future national squads. The forward line is another area that will provoke further debate. James McFadden, Kenny Miller and Garry Oââ?¬â?¢Connor have all scored important goals of late and all 3 can lay claim to a first team berth. Again though, we have two Rangers players more than capable of challenging them. A better goal-scorer than Kris Boyd we do not have and while his overall contribution may detract from his international chances, already heââ?¬â?¢s shown if we need goals, heââ?¬â?¢ll get them - at any level. Steven Naismith is a more rounded player and his SPL form of recent years suggests when he does make the step up to the ââ?¬Ë?Aââ?¬â?¢ Squad, heââ?¬â?¢ll be difficult to ignore. If we put this altogether, then the following international side is not out of the question if injuries and suspension affect the national team: ________________________McGregor_________________________ Hutton___________Weir__________________Webster________Smith Whittaker_______Ferguson_______________Thomson____McCulloch __________Naismith___________________Boyd_________________ Obviously, as much as this team looks attractive and extremely solid, itââ?¬â?¢s also unlikely to happen. David Weir is too near his international retirement and a few of these guys too far from consistent national selection to see a complete Rangers/Scotland merge in the near future. However, what is clear is that the Rangers contribution to our national game is increasing. Add that to Walter Smith turning around our fortunes in such a short period and Alex McLeish following on rather nicely, the Rangers/Scotland connection is rapidly coming back to the days of old. Letââ?¬â?¢s hope this starts with qualification for Euro 2008. This should then give these players exactly the kind of experience required to substantially increase our chances of a Scotland appearance in South Africa in 3 years time. Thatââ?¬â?¢s good for Scotland, good for Rangers and good for our game as a whole.

Game has been moved to East End Park, Dunfermline...

Not a bad draw... CIS Insurance Cup - third round draw: Inverness CT v Gretna East Fife v Rangers Falkirk v Dundee United Dundee v Celtic Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton Accies v Kilmarnock Hibernian v Motherwell Partick Thistle v Aberdeen

http://www.gersnetonline.net/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=491&Itemid=1 Andy Webster for this bear....