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Thanks, that clears things up. It's difficult for a layman to know where the red line is with digital stuff and I didn't want to get caught on the wrong side of the law because of football.

I addressed that in my first reply to you. It's a change in coverage I want to see. You can't change their attitude. But this stand-off isn't the most productive way to address the problem and another method needs to tried, including regular and rational exposing of bias.

I haven't researched it but my understanding is that using VPN to access services not available in the UK would be a form of piracy because you're breaching the rights that companies like BT and Sky have paid for.

This is fine but not nearly as convenient as listening to the radio and getting some stuff done at the same time. And obviously not the same experience either. Unfortunately I've seen no alternative radio coverage. I've used other clubs coverage in the past when free. I could do this as RTV is one subscription I do pay but I'm not totally comfortable using VPN.

Haven't said that, only a change in coverage. The problem with the action is that it is in the category of press freedom and will always be met with the kind of response we've seen from the BBC. Trivia question, what is the one issue that has united Fox News and CNN in 2018? Trump's banning of a journalist from press conferences. Very similar situation really where there are complaints of ongoing unfair coverage and then a ban of 1 individual who was judged to have gone further than the rest. But for all journalists, press freedom is a fundamental right and they'll never back down on that. I subscribe to Rangers TV too but amn't comfortable using VPN so I miss the BBC's radio coverage. Not every BBC journalist is the same and I think coverage of the Maribor game would have been an advert for the club, as big European games always were in the past. Relations are strained just now but I don't think you would see the negativity we saw the other night if you looked back on their coverage of the road to Manchester. Celtic and even Hibs now are benefiting from this free advertising now.

If you can't afford all the tv subscriptions though I don't think there are alternatives. I've relied on the radio for this reason quite a lot over the years but lately I have no options because they don't cover our games.

Thanks for the clarification. Just my opinion but I think it’s time to end it and start getting coverage of our games again. It’s so damaging to the club and can’t go on until his retirement.

Pardon my ignorance, what are the privileges?

They aren’t going to come to Ibrox until we un-ban McLaughlin. Which it’s time to do. Fed up of getting no coverage of our games. It’s doing far more damage now than his bias could do.

The double/triple punishment rule only applies if the player attempts to play the ball apparently, therefore wouldn't apply in Ball's case. However given Coulibaly was offside and interfered I'd be reluctant to complain too much. I thought McCrorie's was probably a red, but consistency is the issue as I'm sure we've seen yellows given to our opponents in similar circumstances.

That's all I said, maybe one for for us to watch I find it bizarre that you have a problem with a fan discussing how a few players did on the match thread on a fans forum. I wasn't overly critical of anyone and didn't say Gerrard should have done anything differently. Just a few observations on the game as I saw it.

Can't imagine Stubbs would be difficult to deal with...?

Again I'm only 50 minutes in to the game, but couldn't but notice Kyle Magennis (no7) looks to have a lot of quality. He played a sublime through ball at one point which I think was possibly the best chance they had. 19 years old and was linked to Sunderland, could be one for Rangers to watch.

I can't tell if these comments are directed at my comment. I just gave my thoughts on how players got on, how the new player looks etc.

Quite incredible if it's true they've turned down Wallace plus cash. I think even a straight swap is pretty generous. Having said that, they've just brought in a young LB all the way from Australia who has made a good start so you can see why they might not be keen on bringing in Wallace with his wage in a position they have covered. I like Lafferty but if he comes in then why did we sign Sadiq? Did Roma really expect him to be 3rd choice and not making the bench?

I’ve been watching it through and only reached 50 minutes but my observations so far would be; · Barisic’s delivery from open play and dead ball is as good as expected and he’ll get plenty assists this season. He’s also strong defensively. However he’s not as tidy in possession as I thought, touch has been heavy and passes not as crisp as I expected (which led to Murphy’s miscontrol and then McCrorie’s foul). · Ejaria has actually won the ball back a number of times with good tackles and interceptions · Morelos is still an enigma. Sometimes his link up play is great, muscles off defenders with ease and brings in midfielders brilliantly. Other times he is so easy to dispossess, he turns straight into the defenders and gifts them possession. And even when he scores when through on goal with no pressure he still doesn’t strike it cleanly and it kind of bounces in. He really is not a natural finisher. · Flanagan is a fantastic addition to the squad but a weak link as a starter imo, will be a backup to Tav and Barisic · Coulibaly has been almost anonymous so far, not the superman he was against Maribor. Could be that we were on easy street so he just hadn’t got his adrenaline going. Could be tiredness or injury too. In possession he is a very limited player, he’s been asked to keep it very simple. That’s fine as long as he keeps doing the other side of the game. · Goldson has provided that aerial threat we’ve been lacking for so long. Goals from headers are vital imo for a Rangers team looking to win the league. There’s always going to be time’s that plan a and b don’t work and a header bails you out. Or it just gives you a cushion and lets you relax like today. Could have been a very different game without that second goal.

Always been a huge Wallace fan but neither party are going to back down so to get his very large wage off our hands would be a big boost for Gerrard as he looks to add the finishing touches to his team.

It’s tough to get it right. I would still like to see about 4 senior players out and about 2 in.

I don’t agree with that actually. Celtic have had 4/5 times our income for 6/7 years straight. Even in our second season in the top level that was the case. So of course they have much more strength in depth and a much larger wage bill. By far the best strategy to for us to win the league is to focus on getting the starting 11 as strong as possible. It’s quality vs quantity, you can’t have it both ways.

As was said on the Record Rangers podcast, I think Scottish teams are going to struggle majorly if we do that level of pressing against them. Maribor struggled majorly with it so I think St Mirren will too. Stubbs like his teams to play on the ground too which could play into our hands. Hopefully the team aren’t too tired. I expect the only only changes to be Murphy in for Kent, Barisic for Flanagan.

Well he dodged the question and then when the journalist came back to it saying the worry is the other clubs will be alerted to him if he keeepa performing well, Gerrard replied “that’s life”. I can’t think of any good reason to deny we have an agreement if we did.

I think you need to think about it in terms of the alternative. Paying his wages when he has no chance of playing and adding to his reputation made no sense. It certainly seems a bargain but for whatever reason, professional scouts didn’t agree with your valuation because there was no competition for his signature despite the fact it was no secret he was going cheaply. Add to all that that another 800k can go towards an addition to the squad who will feature and I think the right decision was made.

I haven’t seen a a replay but it reminded me May on Jack in that he got the ball but went through the man.

2021 apparently. If he keeps this up surely we’ll be trying to get him permanently in January though. I would be doing it before the end of this transfer window tbh, we’ve seen enough. We won’t be able to compete with the bids that will be made for him next summer.

Gerrard hinted in the presser today that we don't have an agreement to sign Coulibaly permanently ?? I thought we were going to be stealing him for 100 grand Kamberi style. We need to bench him until January and make it permanent before letting him off the leash again