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Just when we should have been celebrating a good win and two fantastic goals against Partick Thistle, with one finger to his lips telling the away crowd to shoosh, Josh windass changed the whole accent of post match discussion from the fantastic goals and win to his stupid gesture. If Graeme Murty is a good manager he will have given Windass a good ticking off and tell him he should have more respect to the people who pay good money to watch him come wind rain and snow and ultimately pay his wages. If Windass has any sense then he will ask to do the pre-match press conference and apologise to the supporters. Then the matter should be forgotten and entered into the realms of history and we all move on. I can't let the Thistle game go by though without another mention of the two fantastic goals which were completely different but both works of arts in their own way. The first was five quick fire passes without a Thistle player getting a sniff of the ball. The move started when Foderingham gave the ball to Bates just outside the Rangers area. He took a few strides forward and then released a fantastic pass to Candeias who knocked it around the corner as they say with the outside of his foot to Cummings. Cummings took one touch and weighted a perfect pass to Candeias who had sprinted down the right wing and in turn took a first time perfect cross to Windass who had out-sprinted the Thistle defence and side-footed it into the roof of the net. If they were playing darts it would have been a nine darter. The perfect game. The perfect goal. If the first goal was a Vincant van Gogh then the second was a crazy Salvador Dali. James Tavernier played a midfield 1-2 pass with Josh Windass. He received the ball a little behind him but controlled it and strode forward into the Thistle D and then rifled it into the roof of the net giving the Partick Thistle keeper totally no chance. The reason it was a Salvidor Dali is that Tavernier came from the left side of the field. Windass's pass was not great but the end result was a thing of beauty. A bit crazy like Dali's work On Sunday we move on to the picturesque seaside town of Ayr to play Ayr United in the fifth round of the Scottish cup. Ayr are at this moment in a footballing dogfight with Raith Rovers to be champions in league division one. They are leading the pack by one point but Raith have a game in hand. The Honest men as they are called have a far better goal difference because of their goals for, so it would seem they are a very attacking team and know where the net is. That said they have already lost thirty goals Which is higher than three of the teams around them. That is possibly good news for Rangers as it makes them a team that is not good at defending and all the noises are that they want to go toe to toe with Rangers. Lawrence Shankland and Craig Moore have been scoring a bundle of goals for Ayr so this could be the much feared banana skin if we lose our concentration and think the game is won before we enter the field. Beating us would be a fantastic scalp for them but the chairman would probably be ecstatic to get a draw and get a replay at Ibrox giving them a fantastic financial boost. Good news coming from Ibrox is that the injury problems are starting to decrease with Kenny Miller back on the bench with Bruno Alves and Ross McCrorie ready to hit the training field. Kenny Miller has not been very popular with some fans but his experience enthusiasm and work rate are second to none and does give boss Murty an added option. Murty will probably keep Foderingham on the bench and play Jak Alnwick in goals. I can't see him changing the defence although he may bring Fabio Cordoso in for Russell Martin or David Bates. Declan John went of sick on Wednesday so Lee hodson or Andy Halliday could step in to the left back position. Halliday was preffered on Wednesday so he would probably be the first choice. I would imagine that Greg Docherty will get a full game so the question is who will drop out. Jason Holt or Sean Goss are not natural defensive players and both have their strong and weak points. The golden foot of Goss or the hard work of Holt. This may be a game for a hard worker rather than a slick passer so I will go with Holt on this one. I would love to see Morelos and Cummings together in a two man attack, although it would be difficult to overlook the form of josh Windass. Candeias is also in the form of his life and is a must start for me. I think the team will be: Alnwick Tavernier Bates Cardoso Halliday Holt Docherty Candeias Windass Cummings Morelos

Hopefully this will be the end of this non-story. Windass has been one of our best performers this season & will earn us millions when he moves back to England

You would hope the BBC could remain impartial but sadly that hasn't been the case, which is why things need to change in terms of license fees.

Where'd you copy that from...?

I've said all along he should not have done that, however it is hardly crime of the century, if he keeps progressing like he has been doing he will become a very good player for us, or he will be sold for a decent profit, can't believe the amount of uproar this has caused!.

If these individuals are found guilty then the SFA have a duty to investigate Celtic.

Good news. Not seen much of him but impressed v Aberdeen at home last season despite result. First team experience will do him world of good

On the banking facility, I think the absence of the facility would be more of a statement than having one. If we were unable to get one previously and now we are, the risk we're viewed as within the banking industry has shifted, this has to be a good thing. The fact we have one is neither here nor there, it's the fact that we can get one that's the important thing and shows that we're moving in the right direction.

If guff is 7 goals and 6/7 assists in 20-odd games, then bring on the guff. Diddums. He shushed you.

I never understand why so many players arrive in a flurry of good performances, then sink into mediocrity after ten games. For a while I thought Declan John was a big improvement on Lee Wallace but he has been atrocious lately. Inconsistency is a failing that is soon exposed at Rangers.

Oh they absolutely knew but they were far more concerned in keeping their participation from David Murray secret in case that jeopardised the deal and ergo their expected profits than they were in ensuring Whyte's compliance to the extent that he didn't even sign their Directors declaration form. Ticketus were also so aware of the possibility of the transaction being viewed as "Financial Assistance" that they sought outside legal opinion.

Fuss over nothing. Is the Rangers support really so thin skinned?

Many of the current problems at the SFA were caused by by liewell & his vile club

I agree the structure of the Scottish game requires changes but coming from Liewell that is rich. With the influence he and his cronies have had in aiding the destruction of the game in Scotland for purely selfish reasons, he is the last person from whom advice is needed. Arrogance personified.

Hes all but named petrie there.

150 new members so far.

there is no "independent" press

Someone has to 'pay' for it. Whether you pay for it through a licence fee, at point of consumption, point of purchase or by watching advertising all the 'news' content you consume has to be paid for somehow, it's not 'free'. I suspect you'll see a 'Spotify' type system emerge where you pay a monthly or annual amount and then get access to 'news' from a wide variety of sources. For what it's worth the demise of an independent press is a bad thing in my opinion.

As the BBC media affairs correspondent pointed out today on the lunch time news, Newspaper figure are in freefall, why would people pay for news when the can get it for free on their phones and laptops. I concur but i would go even further why pay the BBC license fee, when i can watch output from around the world on the internet on the same devices.

You also have 24 hour news on the telly.

Thanks Whosthedado.

Thanks Pete! I'd be really keen to try out having a strike partnership of Cummings and Morelos too, because if they click, its potentially a springboard for the rest of the season.

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Enjoyed that Pete and agree 100% re Windass. That’s a good attacking formation of 4-2-4 or 4-4-2 depending on the game situation. Ayr will make it tough so hope the likes of Murphy, Candeias and Tavernier get good crosses in.

I remember at the time of the Scottish referendum when the Sunday Herald came out for a Yes vote. It became national (UK) news. At first it was simply said that this was the first newspaper to call for a Yes vote (the underlying sentiment among media types down in England was favourable to a Yes vote). Then in later broadcasts it was also said that the circulation was 40,000, which put things into context. The story soon died.

I thought John was great in the beginning but now he seems to be more of a liability losing the ball in dangerous places.

With "shift" I did not solely mean "running his socks off", but staying "alert and concentrated" for the 90 mins you are out on the pitch too. Here Windass needs to work on himself and that's what Murty has alluded to. Else someone will take the No. 10 role off him soon enough. That's not Windass bashing, solely pointing out what he should focus on.

I was a Herald reader and bought it mainly for the crossword for many many years but gave up when Speirs was given rein to have his lies and distorted views published on a regular basis. Around a year later a guy came to my door offering a week of free Heralds delivered to my door. I explained exactly why I'd stopped buying it. The guy told me he'd had the same response at several doors. I wouldn't use it as toilet paper nowadays. Same as every other newspaper in this country.

The geezer is Chris Ewing and his club’s already in the Lowland League so he’ll graft his new project on to it. But where are all these supporters coming from? There are too many clubs already playing in front of handfuls.

Someone on Twitter complained that it shouldn't be anyone with an Old Firm connection.... and in the very next sentence said Brendan Rodgers should be involved. Some people shouldn't be allowed to have accounts on social media

Exactly. Basic internal controls. It's crazy that one person had the ability to transfer the cash. As JFK points out, what else can the bank do? It's unclear what these lapses are.

This part makes it sound to me as if the bank did their job but simply weren't listened to. What else can the bank do? Send up a heavy to break his fingers?

I'm outside looking in ....just to be clear I think 100% of fans' contributions should go towards buying shares until 25% is reached.