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We will just have to deal with it, no doubt the Scottish mhedia will have a field day. That's their back pages filled for the rest of the season, hopefully unlike Lennon, not the front ones. As long as he conducts himself well, as a Rangers player he will have my full support.

United I think, been told he is a good player by a Blades fan.

Unless he plays well enough for them to buy him. :tongue:

Beattie deal confirmed

Gobs on tims, will do me!!!

Daily Record RANGERS are attempting to complete a shock deadline busting swoop on Blackburn to hand Premiership bad boy El Hadj Diouf an escape route to Ibrox. Record Sport understands Diouf is on his way to Glasgow to put pen to paper on loan deal with the SPL champions which will keep him in Scotland until the end of the season. The move comes as Diouf attempts to recover from the latest in a long line of scandals which have repeatedly rocked his career. Just last month he was told his Ewood Park career was over after he was accused of taunting Jamie Mackie as the stricken Scotland striker lay on the pitch with a broken leg during an FA Cup tie. QPR boss Neil Warnock launched a furious attack on Diouf after the match branding him ââ?¬Ë?lower than a sewer ratââ?¬â?¢ and Blackburn manager Steve Keane then launched his own internal probe. Within days, it was clear that the Lancashire outift had decided to ditch Diouf in the January window but they failed to strike a player plus cash deal with West Brom for another Scotland international Graham Dorrans. The 30-year-old was also linked with a move to Turkey but as the options fell through Diouf was facing a long stretch on the sidelines until Walter Smith stepped in at the eleventh hour today with the offer of a short term deal at Ibrox. Diouf is already a hate figure with Celtic supporters after he was caught spitting on a Parkhead fan when playing for Liverpool in a UEFA Cup tie in 2003. Now heââ?¬â?¢s set to return to the city at a crunch stage in the season and could make his debut AGAINST Celtic in this weekendââ?¬â?¢s Scottish Cup derby

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If Heally wasn't a Rangers Supporter would he even be on the radar, going with his recent form I can't understand why we are even thinking of this.

Did we hear any more on the lad Tom Mullen, he was having trials with US and Them?

I think we will have Boyd and a defender, both loans till the end of the season. The money from Millers sale will disappear and we will still be in the same boat next season. My big hope is Ally will tell them to F--- OFF, and the Supporters will wake up. OOOPS sorry folks fell asleep and started dreaming halfway through that.

'For every �£5 celtc spend etc' ....... had no respect for him after that.

Why is it only Rangers who seem to be under these restraints? I have no quarrel about living within our means, but I have yet to hear of other Clubs being subject to such strict financial restrictions.

Is there a date set for this to be heard, or is it continually being changed? Also is it possible to find out the other Clubs who are under the same threat?

I heard last night Derby have received 2 offers US and the tarriers, they have offered more and are willing to give the higher wages, this was from a Derby player. To me he is now trying to see if Rangers will up their wage offer, not unheard of. Remember this is someone who signed for his local Club Forest, who he had grew up supporting, then moved to their biggest rivals Derby for more money.

If Rangers kept the Support informed [as much as they can]. Scum like this would have less air to fly their kites.

I can see no other reason but the Tax problem for us not to have new owners. It will have a big influence on our future either way.

I hope it's true, I remember Big Eck spoke about Muir so I looked it up...... "I don't ask Walter about his private business, but reading between the lines, all of this is really hurting him. I know the guy Donald Muir as well. I grew up with Donald. Went to primary school with him. And I feel for him also because he's getting that Enemy Within stuff from some of the fans. I know he's a financial doctor sent in to monitor the spending, but he's certainly not an enemy of Rangers, I can tell you that for a fact. He's a big-time Rangers fan, even more fervent than I was when we were young. He's a great guy, a great Rangers supporter. I kept in touch with him when our lives went in different directions and he moved to Toronto in Canada. I went over there with Hibs one year and the first guy I phoned when we got there was Donald. And where does he take us? In with the Bears at the Bramalea Rangers Supporters' Club. "I spoke to him a while back. I said: 'If only they really knew you. Is there no way you can say something?' But because of the oaths of secrecy, or whatever, he's prevented from saying anything. It's a tough situation, that."

http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4795/ Cork youngster making his name at Rangers 0 commentsby Alan Smith Thu, Jan 20 2011 When Alan Smith first stepped in between the posts for Springfield Ramblers as a fresh-faced schoolboy at nine years of age, nobody would have imagined that shortly after his 17th birthday Rangers would hand him a professional contract. An Irish player signing for the club on the blue side of Glasgow might be very much a rarity in the footballing world, but itââ?¬â?¢s not the only unusual story in Smithââ?¬â?¢s rapid rise to prominence. Having originally made his name playing for Springfield and the CSL inter-league side, the Cobh-born stopper earned a deserved call-up to the Irish underage setup. Although there was nothing unusual about that, as a host of local players find themselves representing their country at various age groups every year, what soon followed was the first surprising turn in the burgeoning career of one of the most promising Irish goalkeepers around. After other teams around the country took notice of his authority in the area and terrific shot-stopping ability, Smith was approached by Dublin side Crumlin United to become their goalkeeper, not too long before a new rule was implemented by the SFAI blocking such moves. Nowadays, it is impossible for a player to sign for a club so far from his home, meaning long distance commuting to play football at underage level is now banned. Smithââ?¬â?¢s move, though, came before the ruling was introduced and he has reaped the rewards since he was spotted by the Dublin side. Firstly, the transfer meant he established an even bigger role in the international setup under the guidance of Sean McCaffrey, with arguably more emphasis placed on Irish scouts watching players plying their trade nearer the capital, before finally he was spotted by the Scottish club while starring for Crumlin. ââ?¬Å?I started with Springfield when I was six or seven,ââ?¬Â he says of his beginnings at the seaport town. ââ?¬Å?Originally, I was playing outfield but I finally moved into goal when I was playing at under-9 but then once I was about 11 everything started to happen for me. ââ?¬Å?I played in the Kennedy Cup then for the Cork inter-league team and an Ireland call-up came for a tournament called the Hibernian Cup. That call-up came just after I played in the Kennedy Cup, so for my first full international I was still playing at Springfield. ââ?¬Å?From the Irish games I played that year, the Crumlin manager spotted me and invited me to the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland to play and be involved for the week. That went well and it just kind of happened from there. I was then spotted by Rangers playing for Crumlin by a scout called Paul Hammond, and that would have been at around under-16 level.ââ?¬Â Moving to a big club cross-channel is always a daunting prospect, with droves of players failing to settle down due to homesickness every year, but Smith believes he has fitted in well despite the big change in scenery from the playing fields of Cobh and Crumlin to Rangersââ?¬â?¢ state of the art Murray Park base. ââ?¬Å?I was at some other clubs on trial, but there werenââ?¬â?¢t any other serious offers at the time. Just things like offering me another trial. To be honest, I settled in at Rangers fairly quickly,ââ?¬Â he says with an air of coolness. ââ?¬Å?I had been away from home a lot for the past few years so it wasnââ?¬â?¢t a major change. I had been on trial at other clubs since I was 13 and my first trial was at Nottingham Forest, so I havenââ?¬â?¢t found it hard settling in at all.ââ?¬Â That initial bedding in period was helped, of course, by making a solid debut for the under-19s in a pre-season game against Wolves just a short few weeks after signing. The result was a positive one too as Rangers ran out 3-1 winners. Since then, however, he has very much been an understudy to Belfast-born Wayne Drummond who was also signed last summer from Millwall ââ?¬â?? but with two years of a gap between them both, itââ?¬â?¢s not like thereââ?¬â?¢s any rush and Smith is quite happy with how things have gone so far. ââ?¬Å?Yeah, it was good to get that 90 minutes in pre-season and I think I have settled in well,ââ?¬Â he adds. ââ?¬Å?Iââ?¬â?¢m happy with my progress so far. I signed last summer, around July, and I have a two year contract here and Iââ?¬â?¢m happy with how Iââ?¬â?¢m progressing. All the players are brilliant as well, it was great to settle in so early after that game in pre-season.ââ?¬Â Despite the aforementioned attention from other clubs such as Notts Forest, after impressing in a couple of trial games in Glasgow, the youngster was offered a full-time deal and he accepted, becoming the first Republic international at any level since American-born Joe Lapira to sign a deal at Ibrox. Even New Yorkââ?¬â?¢s Lapira, who was handed one cap by Steve Staunton in 2007 and failed to make any impact in Glasgow because of injury, canââ?¬â?¢t be counted as Irish born so it places Smith in a unique list of players from the Republic to play in blue. Alex Stephenson, Alex Craig, James Lowry McAuley and Reuben Evans are the only other Irish-born players on record to have played for the club, making him only the fifth player south of the border ever to play for Rangers. Being part of such an exclusive group makes the move abroad even more special but Smith is, perhaps understandably, keen to play down the rareness of it all. He has a certain air of confidence in his ability though; you can hear it in his voice. He is entirely focused on just getting as far as he possibly can in the cut throat world of professional football and being in such a unique position at Rangers doesnââ?¬â?¢t seem to have any affect. ââ?¬Å?My ambition is to just go as far as I can and make the most of this opportunity that Iââ?¬â?¢ve been given,ââ?¬Â he concludes. And on the evidence so far, that could be very far indeed.

http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/220128-miller-turns-down-fiorentina-for-birmingham/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9359756.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9359756.stm

Rangers will receive 60%, celtic 40% http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/old-firm-in-line-for-2m-cup-bonanza-1.1079507 The Old Firm will share a near-Ã?£2million windfall after being paired together in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup. Although Rangers manager Walter Smith and Celtic counterpart Neil Lennon would rather have avoided each other at this stage of the competition, the clash will hand both clubs a major financial boost. A 50,000 full house for a game not on the season ticket will generate around Ã?£1.6m in gate receipts and under SFA rules Rangers will receive 60% of that as the home team. A further Ã?£82,500 from Sky, plus other corporate income, mean Rangers will pocket more than Ã?£1m from a single tie. The prospect of earning that amount of money, which was not budgeted for, could prove invaluable as Smith attempts to improve his squad during the transfer window this month. Faced with the possibility of losing Kenny Miller for around Ã?£600,000, the Ibrox club are aiming to land Dundee Unitedââ?¬â?¢s David Goodwillie. But the Scotland Under-21 star is likely to set them back around Ã?£1m so the revenue from an additional derby clash could be the difference in pulling that transfer off. The game will be priced as if it were a glamour Champions League tie so it is unclear whether Lloyds Banking Group will try to claim all of that income or allow manager Smith some unexpected leeway in the transfer market. Celtic also stand to benefit healthily from the tie. They will receive around Ã?£700,000 for their 40% share of the gate plus Ã?£82,500 from Sky. It will be the first Old Firm Scottish Cup tie since Celtic won 2-1 in the third round at Parkhead in 2005. Celtic first-team coach Garry Parker believes Gers will be favourites, despite the Parkhead club winning 2-0 at Ibrox at the start of the year. He said: ââ?¬Å?They are at home so I would say they would be favourites. It doesnââ?¬â?¢t always work that having certain players back available will make us stronger. ââ?¬Å?You have to put your best side out on the day and hope for the best. I just hope we put on a good show like last time. ââ?¬Å?They beat us at our place at the start of the season and we know they are a good side. Whoever plays best on the day will win.ââ?¬Â Former Rangers striker Mark Hateley believes Rangers will look upon this tie as the perfect chance to gain revenge for their recent derby defeat. He said: ââ?¬Å?It is a great way of putting a wrong right very quickly and taking that sour taste out of your mouth. ââ?¬Å?Everything is there for a great tie and Walter Smith will want to step down in the summer having won the Treble. I donââ?¬â?¢t think that his appetite has diminished.ââ?¬Â

Is it not an internet thing, so easy to say Frankie is a numpty when sitting at a keyboard, face to face no way.

I was always of the opinion �£500,000 was not the true worth of Adam, something I said on here. But under the circumstances it was all we were going to get. Therefore a sell-on clause was a must in my mind. I hope Blackpool hold out till the summer, �£20m to Man C !!!

Seeing they can tell Rangers what they can spend etc. perhaps they told Bain to include it in the negotiations. Bain doesn't usuallly have these bright ideas.