Leppardized2001

Didn't take him long to consider our offer it would seem

Or we could go totally 'modern', and use the 4-2-3-1 tactic that went down a storm at the world cup. That retains you're two holding players in midfield.

Thought that myself at first then got to thinking that it's a smart move by Boydy or his agent. Let's say he scores a load down there in his first season. He'll have only one year left on his contract and clubs will be lining up to sign him. Or waits 2 seasons and he's on a bosman again. And he'll still only be 28.

I take your point, but surely we should be planning for all eventualities ie if so and so leaves and we have x budget we will go for this guy, but if the budget is y then we go for this guy. Even though funds haven't been forthcoming doesn't mean we stop scouting. In fact i'd say scouting for us was more important than ever as we can't afford to make mistakes with any potential signings.

That's probably my major concern, squad depth. Assuming that Bougherra and Wilson both go, say for a combined �£10 million, we would really need to splash that on at least 3 defenders i'd say. That would leave us with Weir and Webster as our central defence, one a guy of 40 who surely can't play every league game again and the other an injury prone player who's just had the best season of his career. Add in the fact we have no genuine cover for Whittaker and Papac if Broadfoot also goes and we could be in serious trouble. Could be. Throw into the equation that we still have no real creativity and no real width in the team and Walter doesn't have his problems to seek this close season. Can see it being a busy summer on the transfer front for us.

�£7 million for Bougherra??? Errr yes please!!! Let's not forget, 2 seasons ago he was playing for Charlton so hopefully his 'rather inflated ambitions' aren't that high. What with Andy Webster back, a player I would say was more suited to the SPL, and i'd be happy to let Bougherra go as long as some of the money was reinvested into signing another CB. Will probably all depend on what kind of World Cup he has. If he has a stormer against England we could seriously be quids in!!!

If Newcastle Utd over him their no 9 shirt he'll be off their like a flash!! Don't think anyone was given it last season as the manager thought no one deserved Alan Shearers 'mantle' but if they offered it to Boydy that would definitely tempt him. The location of such a move would also appeal to him. I also disagree about some of the comments about going to a 'smaller' club not developing him as a player. I'd just point to Steven Fletcher as an example. Went to Burnley, probably the smallest team in the league, and had a terrific season and I wouldn't be surprised if teams were sniffing about him in the close season and he'd go for a lot more now than what Burnley paid Hibs.

Aye...be like a home game for them over in Boston

back upto 16....get buying folks. This could be legendary!!!!!

Gow, Riorden and Stokes up front perhaps. Thats not a bad forward line at all.

If I was a betting man i'd be putting money on Boyd moving to Newcastle United, either in January for smallish fee or in the summer on a Bosman. Would have put my house on it if Shearer had been their manager as Shearer was Boydies hero as a kid. However it's close enough to his family up here in Ayrshire, gets him out the Old firm football goldfish bowl, gets him pretty much into the Premiership as Newcastle are romping the Championship AND get's him better wages. All round it looks the ideal move for the big man.

Exactly. Let's face it, theres no way FIFA could have a World Cup in Africa and NOT have France there.

I reckon Wilson will be following Boogie out the door in the not to distant future. The big guns of the Premiership have been following this young lad for months. I know it's early days in his first team career, so not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but he's now jumped very much to the top half dozen of our most sellable players. Big offer in January and it could be a short Rangers career indeed.

Ach it's alright lads....we punt all the players who are out of contract at end of season and promote some young kids in their places. And then we sell Ibrox and play our home games at Murray Park. Problems solved

Scottish football is heading backwards, and Rangers and Celtics recent runs to UEFA cup finals along with Walter Smiths and Alex McLeishs tenures as Scotland managers have papered over some seriously glaring cracks. Or perhaps we're not moving backwards as such, more treading water while everyone else progress's. Is it the fact that the rest of Scottish football is dragging Rangers and Celtic down, or is it the fact that the Old Firm duopoly is to the detrement of Scottish football and in particular the SPL? What do the other teams in the SPL realistically aspire to? 3rd place in the SPL. Hell the vast majority of the teams in the SPL are just happy to finish top 6 for a little extra prize money and another game against each of the Old Firm. With 'lofty' ambitions such as that is it any wonder the SPL is in touble?? Unfortunately being the best of this bad bunch obviously doesn't cut it when it comes to playing in the European arena. Some may think we're getting paranoid and this is a knee jerk reaction to the game on Tuesday. But heres the facts people. Since the game in Lyon when we won 3-0 and we were all pretty much shocked and stunned by the results, how many games in Europe have we played? 18. And how many have we won? 2. Our record in those last 18 games is won 2, drawn 8, lost 8. So realistically why did we expect to win on Tuesday with a European record like that???