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I started with Niven. Norrie Martin played most of the season '66-67, '68-69 Then there was Sorenson around the same time.

Top-price Arsenal tickets have risen to £126, £26 higher than last year's figure

One for DB. These prices correct? http://t.co/6ANbiDWF

This is the important bits imo. Only a draft surely.

There hasn't been many over the years, who have actually put money into Rangers. Whether he would be good for the Club is another matter. I would think Green would welcome him with open arms.

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Clyde have reported a £62k profit from our recent game at Broadwood. This is net after all police and stewarding costs.

http://t.co/WXvZDJkM Walter Smith last night returned to Rangers for the third time in his career after accepting an invitation to become a non-executive director. The former Rangers manager will be joined by the businessman, Ian Hart, who has agreed to a similar offer. Both men will take up their positions with immediate effect. Smith has been considering the offer for several weeks, and was adamant that he will not play any role in the football operation, since he does not want to overshadow his friend and protege, manager Ally McCoist. The board appointments are also significant since they represent a show of support and commitment to the current owners ahead of the launch of a share issue. Roadshows with potential institutional investors will begin this week, before fans are invited to buy stakes in the club. "Serious constructive efforts are being made to rebuild Rangers after a very difficult period in the club's history and if I can play a part helping that process, I am willing to do so," Smith said. "Apart from being a former manager, I am first and foremost a supporter, and am no different from the many thousands of other Rangers fans who have shown they're willing to do what they can to ensure Rangers rise again. "I must make it clear, however, that I will not be playing any role in the day-to-day running of the club or the team. It's the manager's job to run the team and the chief executive's job to run the club's affairs. The role I will fulfil is to bring my experience of Rangers and football in general to the board table. The people who purchased the club have shown over the last few months they are serious in their intentions to rebuild Rangers and I am happy, as many other fans have done, to lend my support." Hart is a close friend of Douglas Park, the businessman who was a prominent member of the Blue Knights group whose bid to buy the club was scuppered last May by Charles Green's consortium. Hart was initially named as one of Green's investors after money he previously donated to the club's youth department was transformed into shares, and he has been assisting the new owners in recent months. "The board felt there was a need to bring in people with background and experience in the west of Scotland," said Hart, who is now retired. "I have been a supporter of the club and youth development programme, in particular, for a very long time and this is an area that will become increasingly important to all clubs in years to come." The Rangers board now comprises the chairman, Malcolm Murray, the chief executive, Green, the finance director, Brian Stockbridge, plus Smith and Hart. "It is extremely important to have a board that has the respect of investors and Rangers supporters," said Green. "The consortium I led to buy the club are not Rangers people but there could be none better than Walter and Ian to fill that void." The return of Smith, who guided Rangers to the club's nine-in-a-row success, then won a further three titles in his second spell in charge from 2007 to 2011, will be reassuring to supporters ahead of the share issue, with fans able to buy into the initial public offering at a minimum of £500, or through the Rangers Supporters Trust Buy Rangers scheme, which was launched last week. "The board and management are delighted that Walter and Ian are joining," said Murray. "They bring integrity, wisdom, experience and excellent contacts, and will ensure the highest standards of ethics and governance are maintained."

Was he part of TBK?

Is there anyone who knows this guy, or can tell us more about him?

C Green on Keys and Grey, Talk Sport this morning. No doubt he'll be asked about WS. If anyone fancies reporting back.

I'm glad he has joined the Board. Do not understand why it has been announced at this time. It should be a massive addition, why announced on a a Sunday night ?

The lads about right. My gangs better than your gang. The whole poppy thing, always have, and always will wear one, but point scoring goes against the grain.

Frankie ‏@GersnetOnline Young player pictured training with the first team today is Travis Gregory who signed from @GMFC_ACADEMY last month. Welcome! http://willievass.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/091112-Rangers-training/G0000UNWxRIlXV0I/I0000fno10rTA9w0/C0000zhD53CUQkGY

Has there been an investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in the UK? That should answer your question.

I see Tom Walsh has been added to the first team squad for tomorrow. Good luck to the lad. Elfideldo has posted this on Follow Follow. This is what I said about Tom at the start of LAST season "Another likely Rangers representative in this yearâ??s Victory Shield. Midfield is the strongest part of this squad and Tom would be a first pick. Skillful, creative and although not the biggest is sure to play for the 17′s this season." This season he has progressed at a rapid rate and has also developed physically, he looks a class act.

Worth a read. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/1547?cc=5739 Celtic's 2-1 upset win over Barcelona on Wednesday prompted some to describe it as the "second greatest night in the history of the club" after -- presumably -- that night in 1967 when 11 men born within a few miles of Parkhead went out and became champions of Europe. That generated some interesting discussion, as you would expect from a club that celebrated its 125th anniversary on Tuesday. Does beating Barcelona in a group stage match make it a "greater night" than, say, winning nine league titles in a row? Or that epic night in 1970 when Celtic overcame mighty Leeds United in front of a reported 136,505 people? I threw it out there on Twitter and got a range of responses, the vast majority of them thoughtful. Some argued that this was a one-off and isn't so remarkable because upsets happen with a certain regularity (heck, Belarus' BATE Borisov beat mighty Bayern Munich a few weeks ago, and we all know how far Cyprus' APOEL Nicosia got last season). Since Pep Guardiola arrived in 2008, Barcelona lost -- among others -- to the likes of Hercules, Getafe, Real Sociedad, Osasuna (twice), Numancia, Rubin Kazan (at home!) and Mallorca. In short, the Blaugrana has suffered its fair share of upsets, but more to the point: Surely Celtic doesn't belong in a conversation with those clubs? Plus, past Celtic teams' achievements were much greater because they were much better sides who proved it over time. But, of course, the game doesn’t have the sense of history it once did. Others made the point that, for this Celtic side -- with a limited budget in what is now a limited league -- to defeat a team like Barcelona (off to their statistically greatest-ever start in La Liga, according to the stats) was, emotionally, a greater achievement, perhaps precisely because it was so unexpected. I came to the conclusion that it comes down to what is more memorable to you, which is a matter of personal taste. Is it during times when your club is strong and obtains victories against major opposition? Or is it when your team is relatively weak, overachieves and pulls off an improbable upset? Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Ajax beating Man City was regarded as a shock, though it's more an indictment of the gulf between top Euro clubs and those excellent teams in second-tier markets earning a fraction of the money. What struck me, though -- and left me with a degree of melancholy -- is that Celtic's win was a reminder of how times have changed. A bit like Ajax's home win over Manchester City or Benfica's draw at Old Trafford last year. These are big teams with huge fan bases. Clubs that have won the European Cup, seven times between them, in fact, more than the Premier League's four representatives combined. Clubs that average more than 40,000 a game. Yet because geography has relegated them to small television markets in small countries, they simply can't compete the way they once did. They don't get as much TV revenue from their national leagues, and because nearly half the Champions League money is distributed based on the size of the domestic broadcaster’s deal with UEFA (the rest is prize money), they get far less than a Premier League or Serie A side would get. That goes a long way toward explaining why we were all left open-mouthed when Jose Mourinho’s Porto won the Champions League in 2004. Also why it's highly unlikely that anyone outside the big five European leagues will win it any time soon. The disadvantage to historically big clubs in second-tier leagues is staggering. And, sadly, it's increasing. That's why I'm an advocate for a rethink, something like the old Atlantic League idea whereby the top sides from Belgium, Holland, Portugal and Scotland would form their own competition. That's a column for another time, but it's interesting to note that UEFA set an important precedent recently by allowing Holland and Belgium to run a combined top division in the women's league. In the meantime, fans of these clubs are -- evidently -- modulating their expectations. Over time, the glorious past becomes a bit faded and you become more realistic. You take joy in smaller things. You don't love your club any less. It's what being a fan is all about. Yet as a neutral and as someone who grew up watching the old European Cup contested with a far more level playing field, there's more than a twinge of sadness. And I hope that someday these clubs -- not just the ones I mentioned, but also ones like Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, Porto, Sporting, Feyenoord, etc. -- will no longer have to play David to someone else's Goliath.

Charles Green last week. 3 - All footballing debt have been paid apart from the 31k to Dundee Utd which he has a letter confirming would be paid by the SPL. He also said. 6 - Rangers owed hearts the remainder of the Lee Wallace fee, Hearts were so desperate for the money eventually offering a 100k discount if we paid the cash two weeks ago.Thats why the couldn't pay the wages.

The first was a belter, but the way he took the second, when he had time to think, showed someone with a bit of composure.

It would leave room for Little to be given a run up front, as he is not a right winger.

So what is number 1 all about?

1 - He met with Sky last week and refuses to sign up to the new sky deal which ends in two years ! 2 - Rangers only receive approx 700k from TV money at present. Number 1. Why would we meet and sign separately from the SPL? Is it because we are in another League? Number 2. Did we sign a deal knowing we would only receive this amount, or was it another form of blackmail?

It seems to me, the creditors have lost out on quite a bit of money. Surprised they haven't been more vocal.

RICHARD HUGHES, who owns 6.8 per cent of Rangers, is being probed by Revenue and Customs over 17 firms he set up. Co-founder of Zeus Capital Richard Hughes RANGERS last night distanced themselves from a criminal tax investigation into club investor Richard Hughes. The club hit back after HM Revenue and Customs confirmed they were probing 17 firms set up by Hughes, who is co-founder of Zeus Capital, the finance company involved in the takeover of the club. Hughes has a 6.8 per cent stake in Rangers. Last night, Zeus Partners, the company used to create the 17 firms, firmly denied any wrongdoing. And Rangers attacked reports that they were in â??fresh troubleâ? with HMRC. They said: â??The Rangers Football Club have no outstanding issues with HMRC.â? Meanwhile, a finance expert said the probe would have â??little impactâ? on the club. He said: â??The worst impact would be under fit and proper person SFA rules. That would simply mean a parting of the ways. But that is way, way down the road and would be dependent on if there was any conviction.â?

Perhaps he enjoys it.