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As much as I like Kenny Miller i hope he doesn't play this weekend. We have far better options than him now.

Aye very good, let just allow a terrific young prospect walk out the door. Sign him up quickly and send him out on loan to gain the experience.

Glasgow to Dingwall is just over a four-hundred-mile round trip and it has a population that is under six thousand. While there you can take in the Dingwall museum, Pefferside park and the Hector McDonald Monument to name but a few of its attractions. The main attraction for all those bears traveling north this Sunday with be Victoria Park, now known as the Global Energy Check Stadium. This is the home of Ross County who entered the highland league in 1929 and were then admitted to the third division of Scottish football in 1994. Nicknamed “The Staggies” which is taken from their badge which bears a stag’s head. This signifies the Seaforth Highlanders regimental badge which many of the inhabitants had fought in the great war with. Over the years we have enjoyed battles of a different kind with Ross County on the football pitch. We met only a few weeks ago at Ibrox where we ran out 2-1 winners with goals from Morelos and Wilson cancelling an early tenth minute strike from the Staggies. I had missed this match due to being “festive” for a few days however i remember being very relieved when watching the Saturday results come in. I had been informed that the first half display did nothing to assist in warming those at Ibrox up in what was a bitterly cold December day. It was one of those days where we were simply glad to take three points and move on. It will be a reasonably early start this Sunday for all bears traveling north with a 2pm kick off time. The capacity of 6,541 will be mostly filled with the away support as we continue to follow in tremendous numbers wherever we go. Owen Coyle who is the new County manager would love nothing more than a victory over Rangers. Being a well know supporter of one of Glasgow’s other teams will add extra motivation for him. However, with their current league position anchored at the bottom and three points adrift of Partick Thistle in the play-off position, I fancy that a draw would suit him fine. In light of this I suspect we will have a tough ninety mints where we will have to be solid both physically and mentally. Of course, playing for Rangers requires these attributes in every match and with our new arrivals in the window they will be made aware of these high expectations. The acquisition of Russell Martin, Jamie Murphy, Jason Cummings, Greg Docherty and Sean Goss all look to be very good business from Graeme Murty and Mark Allen. With the exception of Docherty, who has only just signed yesterday, we had a glimpse of Cummings and much more of a look at Goss, Martin and Murphy on Wednesday night where we outplayed Aberdeen again. It was a great way to start back after the winter shutdown which is just horrible. There is nothing worse with being stuck in the middle of January with no football for three weeks. However, the clubs and players seem to enjoy it and we can’t argue as the side looked rejuvenated, rested and hungry to get back into action. The first half seemed anyone’s for first ten minutes but then we took hold of the game and deservedly took the lead through Morelos. Alfredo does miss his fair amount of chances but he never lets it get to him. He doesn’t hide and as all great strikers do he goes looking for the next chance. All and every striker misses easy chances, Morelos has the mental strength to put this aside and move on to the next one with no baggage. He is one heck of a prospect and the recent £10 million price tag put on him by media sources, and being mentioned by others seems very good value. In all honesty his value and potential are showing abilities that would command a higher fee than £10m should anyone come calling in the summer? It was a great performance all round on Wednesday and not one player performed badly. After we scored number two in the second half through a Tavernier penalty Aberdeen did come back into the match but found incredible defending from Bates and Tavernier in particular. Wes was in outstanding form too and he is looking like a top-class goalkeeper again. So, we take our momentum and good form and onto this Sunday. Will see any changes from the team the performed so well on Wednesday? Perhaps but I suspect not as the 4-2-3-1 formation is serving us well and we will hope Murphy and Candeias can unlock them down the flanks. Goss looked comfortable beside Holt which allowed Windass to get forward to support Morelos. The back four remain the same with Tav, Martin, Bates and John with Wes in goal. This leaves us options on the bench which is pleasing as we can see some creativity not only on the pitch but waiting in the wings if needed. There is an upbeat mood around the club at the moment. Good business done so far and the side look comfortable on the park. Either the jerseys seem to have shrunk to fit or more probably our side have grown and realised that they have the belief confidence and ability to be a Ranger. I predict a tough match on Sunday and it will be physical. Rangers to win by two goals to one for me with that man Morelos on the scoresheet again. C’mon eh Bears!

Criticism is important, but I get frustrated at the certainly at which some will declare, 'get him out; he's not Rangers standard' etc. after watching them for a few games.

Am I the only person that thinks he looks like a ginger James Tavernier?

When Paul Le Guen’s managerial reign came to an end, Rangers were left with an unhappy camp in turmoil and struggling to cope with the demands of playing for our football club. Over paid players and underperforming stars offered little or no value to the club and it took a mini revival from Walter to turn things around. https://fourladshadadream.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/allens-vision-with-a-touch-of-walter/

No, he returned at the start of the month. Played for the development team the other week and scored and/or assisted a goal I seem to recall

If we have a successful second half of the season, I'd like to think that almost all fans would be delighted! If that means Murty gets the job, surely it's well deserved then.

We are clearly very fickle - though, as you say, criticism is important too. The exact same comments being attributed at Tavernier could be mirrored for Windass. The same cries of him being useless are now being changed to looking to extend his contract as well. It is no coincidence, to me at least, that Tavernier and Windass have seen their form improve considerably under Murty.

That gif reminds of the time I drove past myself in the same car one day when going into town, but I'm not sure this is the time or the place.

*Rangers make appropriate bid for Jones* Boyd: *Celtic make derisory bid for Hendry* Boyd:

HI Liam!

Really good post Frankie. I fully expect us to sign the three of them, as I believe we have the right (but not the obligation) to buy them. Goss is however different and I think we've already seen why. Even if they are willi g to sell him, can we afford him? He's good enough to play for any of the top championship sides and they can all afford much more than we can. That's one I'd love us to secure though because he could be a real class player for us. As for moving players on, I think Mark Allen and the team are going to have some work to do. Wilson, Miller, Dalcio and Nico will all leave in the summer anyway (I hope), and I think I'd keep Halliday. However, Wallace (sorry to include him here), Dodoo, Herrera, Hodson and MOH need to be moved on. Possibly Cardoso too, because if we bring in another centreback in the summer (which I fully expect), I can't see him getting much game time either. The good thing for us now is that we have a good first eleven at last. From now on I expect we will have fewer incoming players because we are surely only going to replace those key players that are bought by other clubs (possibly Fod, Tav and Morelos), or bring in those one or two players of class to help us step up a level. For me, the days of 6,7,8 new players should not be so necessary. We have a very young squad now so that should help with the longevity of the squad too. For the first time in a long long time, the future is bright.

It's still frustrating that C1872 decided not to put the last lot of cash for share purchases into the club and it went to third parties instead...without giving members the choice, despite their claims that members are consulted over everything.

Auto-correct.... and given I have lived in Bermuda for over 17 years where the influence is more American than British... I would say that is acceptable

Lol.... you spelt "Albion" without the capitalized "A" and mocked their lack of capitalization..... was that deliberate ? It is surprising the number of people that don't know the difference between to and too

RANGERS Ladbrokes Premiership game against Partick Thistle has been rearranged for Tuesday February 6, kick-off 7.45pm. https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/thistle-clash-confirmed/

His contract is up in the summer and he seems to be one of our top prospects. He should be signed up quickly as we need to stop letting players leave for free. After a long injury he seems to be back and playying well - we need another left footed player as a natural wide option, as Murphy is right footed.

Agree with that, his position now should be impact player sitting on the bench till the latter stages.

I just tweeted @TomCommentator and asked him if it is possible

I'd rather have cummings partnered with Morelos from the start.

Could be Ian, cant remember. A real shame though

It was Docherty in his presser. Said that he got a welcome from Rossiter with "Jordan Rossiter got me with a great tackle in training, a proper welcome to Rangers despite me doing a couple of somersaults"

There used to be on the old website. Not sure why they binned it - couldn't they just have the audit from Tom Miller pushed into radio commentary ?

A real shame about Jack but Rossiter is a ready made replacement.

I don't fancy myself much of a writer but I'd like to make a contribution.

The Pacific Quay clique work a few flankers to benefit the clubs they support and ensure fees are retained within the clique. Two weeks ago, there is no Premiership fixtures because of the winter shutdown. They cover the Championship and Wullie Miller suddenly appears reporting from Dumbarton FC. Of course, the Sons were playing St Mirren that day, and St Boo were due at Pittodrie the following Saturday on Scottish Cup duty. You see Wullie who has played, captained, managed, and been Director of Football at the Dons, gets to do a wee spying mission and pick up his BBC Scotland fee. All clubs accommodate opposition spying teams by issuing complimentary tickets. As Rangers supporters, we became quite used to the above practice during our two seasons in the Championship. Any away game before we played Hearts, Hibs, Falkirk, etc; BBC Scotland would invite Robbie Neilson, Alan Stubbs, Peter Houston, ... etc to sit atop their gantry, pay them a fee whilst they took notes. Do we think Fraserburgh's boss, Mark Cowie will be a surprise guest at Dingwall on Sunday? Mark would probably appreciate the cash more than others mentioned.

If you want to be picky then fair enough. The amount of barriers in place to not make it illegal are challenging.

One or two negative posters aside, I don't think we can really argue with the players brought in this window and Murty must be really happy with the depth of his squad. Injuries notwithstanding he image below nicely shows the options at his disposal. However, it also shows that we really need to move players on before the window closes.

I can have one up tonight if that’s any good Frankie? Will do it when I get home later.

I think we do with Murphy and Cummings. I also assume Martin will be signed if he does the business. I don't think QPR want to sell Goss. Let's hope all four do well as that will certainly make the summer a lot easier.

Good work Frankie, your diagram illustrates very clearly the need to move on most of the middle section, in particular Dalcio, Dodoo and Herrera.

Has to be a priority for the club to get his contract extended!

The SPFL Radar: Greg Docherty https://stewartbrown999.wixsite.com/thespflradar/blank-1/2018/01/15/Greg-Docherty-Signs-For-Rangers

Apparently he's having a medical with Colorado Rapids and wanted £22k a week from us. Bye Danny. You won't be given a 3rd chance.

Except I didn’t say it was unachievable... I said it probably won’t be as easy as it should be.

Craig, the RST raised £250k in under a week in 2012 because people knew it was going directly to the Club so it’s achievable.