Frankie

I'll look into it asap chaps... I can add them easily enough using the admin software.

Guys, our traffic to news stories has increased by 2000% since going back to Newsnow. We've also had several new members so hopefully we'll have more folk taking part via the excellent writing from the exisiting guys. Thanks to everyone for their continued support.

These will be false to trick the counterfeiters. I don't mind them but the Carling logo and the colour of blue used isn't to my liking.

Great stuff Cammy - will get this on the main site today...

After some phenomenal interest over the last 24 hours this evening has already sold out! Apologies for those of you who have missed out but keep your eyes on the site for news of other planned social evenings for later in the year.

I agree. I'll space the re-posts out...

Trying to post the old news without looking dodgy mate... Can only get the one up so far... Might change the title of yours tomorrow and get it online - don't want that one wasted. Once Gribz does his previews they will help increase traffic as well.

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Rangers At last GersNet returns to the very best Rangers news feed on the web! If you want any stories uploaded to the main site and then NewsNow - then get writing and send them over to me for upload!

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Following the resounding success of this year's annual dinner, the Trust is pleased to announce another exciting evening for your social diary. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Nine in a Row, the Trust has teamed up with the Wee Rangers Club and a couple of playing legends from that era to celebrate one of our club's greatest achievements. The venue is the Wee Rangers Club on Edmiston Drive (a hundred yards West of Ibrox Stadium) and the date is Friday the 27th July, 2007. Doors open early and the 4 course dinner will be served from 8pm. John Brown and Andy Goram will be our speakers with with John Gillighan who shall be our MC for the evening. As usual with a Trust Dinner a host of ex-Rangers players are hoping to attend. Tickets have again been kept to a very reasonable £30 per person or £300 for a table of ten and demand is expected to be extremely high due to the more intimate size of the venue. As with the annual dinner, there will be a first class raffle and auction where all monies raised will go to funding the RST's activities. Dress code is smart. Please note that by contacting us through the site we can arrange for tickets to be paid on an installment basis. You can now buy tickets securely via PayPal (see below) or by sending a cheque (made payable to the Rangers Supporters' Trust) to: The Rangers Supporters' Trust c/o Direct Sharedeal 4 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 4RW Pay using PayPal by visiting the link below. http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/rstsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=101&Itemid=1 Keep an eye on the site for more info regarding this exciting event. Please contact us through the site regarding any questions regarding the dinner. Please note that Rangers play Chelsea in a friendly the next day.

Great read mate - will put that on the main site today and post it on some other forums with your permission of course...

I don't think he's as bad as some fans make out. However, it's clear he lacks some of the basic skills to be a success in the SPL. His aerial ability, physical strength and concentration are generally not good enough. I actually wouldn't be averse to letting him go on loan for a season then make a more reasoned judgement. However, I'd prefer that loan was in the UK.

Some people forget amongst the media hyperbole and sensationalism that our support have already made GREAT strides in removing the contentious terms from our songs. In less than one season ****** and *** have been 99.9% removed from the home support - a fine achievement - especially when one considers the debate surround the origins/meanings of ******. Most of the away fans have followed suit and apart from a small cross-section, progress has been excellent. Recently we had a few very public problems and suddenly the attention is back upon us. That's where our next problem occurs - perhaps the most difficult one we face in fact. There is ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT that we are being victimised here. Celtic fans and Aberdeen fans (and even Killie fans!) have been guilty of similar indiscretions and are NOT being pursued like us. Ergo, some of our fans are feeling a siege-mentality when it comes to the issue. Why should they stop singing contentious terms when others clubs do so without persecution? I can empathise with that point of view to an extent. It is argued that we shouldn't bring up other teams when we face our own problems. We need to fix ours first even in the face of apparant isolation compared to the debate at large. That is true and a worthy opinion. Conversely though, to say the apparant lack of action towards other clubs won't have an effect on our battle isn't accurate. The censure and coverage we face nearly every day has to be applied equally to every club. If not, our problems become harder to solve. If only criticism is offered and no solutions discussed such action (or inaction) is not constructive. That's why clarity for the full picture must still be sought and that's why the media's role in the sectarian crusade must be questioned.

http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/rs...00&Itemid=1 Following an unprecedented meeting, arranged by Billy Montgomery of Nithsdale Loyal, involving 68 Rangers Supporters' Clubs and 7 fans' organisations on Saturday 5 April, the Rangers Supporters' Trust, Rangers Supporters' Assembly and Rangers Supporters' Association have made a joint statement asking all parts of the Rangers family to unite in doing three things: improve the atmosphere at games; support the team; and demonstrate the best of our traditions. Whilst many of us no doubt feel we are being victimised, there can be no doubt that we must get our own house in order and the time to act is now. Rangers FC and their supporters have everything to be proud of. We are Scotland's most successful club and the tradition, history and heritage of our fans is the history of the nation. Our values and community are rooted in pride, loyalty and commitment. The good name of the club and the support are too important to risk and all of us must accept it is time to move on. The '*** Brigade' has had its day. All members of the Rangers family must unite and celebrate the club's traditions in a positive fashion. We must be judged on what we are for, not what we are against. We can and will defend our traditional anthems and songs, but without the idiotic add-ons. Rangers Football Club is more important than any of us - it is an institution, one of the greatest football clubs in the world. As a uniquely Scottish and British Club it is incumbent on us to act in the best traditions possible. 'We Are The People' - let's show the world what that really means.

If we can keep Weir I'll be pretty happy. There's no doubt he'd help the development of Webster, Broadfoot and Svensson.

Yeah, it's a decent article but Broadfoot is just one journalist that seems confused about his Rangers leanings and keeping his job... One minute he makes perfect sense, the next he seems quick to jump on the bigotry bandwagon.

I think I've been saying this for the last 3 years but the next 6 months are huge for our football club. Whatever the budget we need to make the right signings in the summer. Similarly we need to ensure qualification for the CL group stage to help finances. Add to that solving the sectarian problem (we are getting there), then that is 3 main issues to help us get back to success the fans deserve. Unfortunately, it's easier said than done.

http://www.gersnetonline.net/newsite/ Davie Weir for me....

From FF regarding yesterday's meeting. Rangers 'Til I Die is the theme By Mark Dingwall Sunday 8th April 2007 At a meeting on Saturday 68 Rangers supporters clubs pledged to swing behind a campaign to improve the atmosphere at games and stop the current witch-hunt against the club by our enemies. Putting our own house in order was the theme of the day at the mass meeting called by the Nithsdale Rangers Supporters Club in the "Wee Rangers" social club. In a full and frank two hour meeting numerous speakers for the 100+ attendees pledged their support to rid the support of chants which bring no credit on the club, provide our enemies with ammunition and are leading us towards a UEFA ban. Instead of the usual preaching Big Brother attitude the club itself displays the supporters clubs represented want to see positive support for the team - and instead of grassing phone lines and booing other fans they want the support to belt out traditional club anthems and the "Rangers 'Til I Die" chant when the *** stuff that is causing us problems starts. There was a tremendously positive sense of unity throughout the meeting with every club and supporters organisation represented - Assembly, Association, Blue Order, West Enclosure Loyal, etc - pushing towards solving the problems ourselves in our own way. Billy Montgomery chaired the meeting and made the very simple point - at the moment the solution to our problem is still in our own hands - but if we don't get our act together quickly then the club faces not only severe fines but the closing of stands at Ibrox. No-one with the best interests of Rangers can tolerate that happening. From the floor of the meeting it was repeated time and again that the club's problems were exacerbated by poor PR, the disorganisation associated with the Travel Club and the attitude displayed by our own security advisor and directors. At the same time other speakers noted that campaigning on any or all of these issues did not mean we needed to stand silent about getting rid of the problems the *** Brigade are causing us. Time and again speakers used the examples of the Northern Ireland support and the England support who have cleaned up their acts. Ayrshire Billy Boy expanded on his experience at the recent England game in Barcelona. It can be done and it will be done. All the club reps agreed to go back to their buses and spread the word - it was also agreed that leaflets be produced to get the message about the positive support needed in the coming months to fans who travel independently to games home and away - volunteers will be needed for leaflet distribution at Ibrox as well as on buses traveling to the games. The time for pussyfooting is over and positive action is going to be taken to stop us facing a doomsday scenario. The tone of the meeting was loud and clear: the things that are causing us problems are going to be eradicated and if it disenfranchises those that think their right to shout "***" is of greater importance than the wellbeing of Rangers FC then so be it.

This being the new Umbro template for the next season. Ireland, Sweden and England all have similar designs so I doubt ours will vary from the brand. As such it may look something like this...

Mate, there is a guy in TBO has done exactly what you say. The group have tried his songs and they just don't catch on elsewhere in the stadium. That's not TBO's fault but the apathetic 49,800 who couldn't care less.

Oh some of us have been calling for Murray's head long ago... Saturday's performance was awful and I, for one, have no issue with some fans making their feelings known after the final whistle. During the match, support the team fully I agree but that doesn't mean we can't boo afterwards. Too many players didn't put in any effort until after Caley equalised and that isn't good enough. More importantly, it's not as if it's just after one game - this has happened far too often over the last 2 years and it exactly why we havm't won a thing.

Fraser: Perhaps, if they applied themselves properly over 90mins and a whole season instead of just when it suits them, the booing wouldn't happen. Do you think Saturday's performance against 10 men for 90% of the match was acceptable?

After another appalling and heartless performance at Ibrox on Saturday I read with interest that many fans felt booing wasnââ?¬â?¢t suitable and that we should be supporting the players as opposed to criticising them so publicly. In addition to that, there were further complaints of the general atmosphere being poor as well as the usual complaints about the ââ?¬Ë?Subway Loyalââ?¬â?¢ leaving early. Generally, one can understand these points of view but I think the prevailing reason for such differences of opinion is merely another symptom of the Rangers family breakdown. After another season of disappointment and under-achievement, player/club/fan relationships have never been so strained. Perhaps itââ?¬â?¢s one symptom of such declining communications but it really is becoming incredibly hard for the fans to find anything to relate to and indeed support per se. In decades past, players were fans and lived similar lives to the support. Football wasnââ?¬â?¢t so glamorous and the money was nothing special. Hero worship was evident but not to the extent it is today. As European competitions begun and the TV and mass media started to take a real interest, profiles began to rise and higher reputations increased egos dangerously. From the Jim Baxterââ?¬â?¢s to the Willie Johnstoneââ?¬â?¢s star quality was now part and parcel of a Rangers footballerââ?¬â?¢s life. As we approached the 21st Century the TV finance boom and the subsequent worldwide exposure of that and the internet meant footballers were front page icons and loved by people all over the world. The Ally McCoist and Paul Gascoigne age started to take the players out of the reach of the fellow fan. Annual wages were now millions of pounds not thousands and fans werenââ?¬â?¢t as important as the agent or journalistic friend. The Bosman rule was next and money really started to take hold of our game. Not only that, it wasnââ?¬â?¢t just Scotsmen playing for Rangers but players from all over the world ââ?¬â?? many whom couldnââ?¬â?¢t even speak English never mind understand our traditions and history. As such, with every passing year attitudes and relationships are changing. Who are our Rangers heroes nowadays? Barry Ferguson ââ?¬â?? a captain who doesnââ?¬â?¢t appear to be a leader? Dado Prso ââ?¬â?? a likeable chap whose career is all but finished? Nacho Novo ââ?¬â?? well he did say no to Celtic 3 years ago? Will we even have any great players next year? The kind of ability, charisma and pride that makes a player a Rangers legend certainly seems in short supply nowadays. At the same time, these players are further from our reach. Increased technology and the problems that can bring means they are not allowed to attend RSC functions. VIP lounges means we canââ?¬â?¢t even buy them a pint and have a chat in our local pubs and clubs. Even when we do, we canââ?¬â?¢t understand what their life is like just as they canââ?¬â?¢t understand ours. Even the most average of players can earn more in a month that even the most skilled of us do in a year. Never have we been so far apart at the most basic of levels. Ergo, do the players really care when we boo them? Do they even care when we cheer them? Similarly, can kissing the badge or the odd fleeting gesture appease us? What about other figures at the club? An owner and chairman now semi-retired in France leaving an ill-equipped non-Rangers man to do a job he obviously struggles with. Even the so-called Rangers men still around prefer to lie and cover their bossââ?¬â?¢s tracks instead of standing up for the very people that loved them so much in years and eras long gone. Has the game changed so much that our greatest ever players are silent while our fans are kicked from pillar to post by sensationalist figures in the media? Or, like their fellow modern players, does the pound come before loyalty to the people who pay their wages? All this is rather depressing but itââ?¬â?¢s also realistic and relevant. Last week our chairman appeared from nowhere to again plead with a small section of our fans to stop letting the club down. Of course he is right ââ?¬â?? the club should take priority over everything else. ââ?¬Ë?Rangers Firstââ?¬â?¢ is the admirable message. Perhaps the chairman and some of the highly paid strangers now at our club could use that ethos themselves. Then we might just be more of the family they often talk about enabling us to face the many challenges ahead of us as a bonded unit instead of a divided and despondent one.

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