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The heat is on… I was at a close friend’s stag do in Newcastle over the weekend. Beer, food, racing, karaoke and a bunch of mates I’d not seen for a while – it was magic! And with an Old Firm semi-final on the Sunday afternoon, I was even fairly excited to get back up the road. Unfortunately, an unforeseen two hour delay on the train meant I was going to miss a good portion of the first half. But even a patchy 4G service on the run into Waverley had my good mood evaporating as Rangers got off to an awful start in the game. By the time we’d arrived in Edinburgh and found a suitable boozer, the game was already pretty much gone at 2-0. As a few of us later discussed on the new Gersnet pod that evening, Graeme Murty’s tactical changes hadn’t worked and our poor form of late continued throughout the rest of the game as Celtic strolled to a 4-0 win. Yes, we could and should have scored a couple ourselves but, by that time, the game was lost anyway and Celtic were in second gear. This was no disappointment of failing to win as per the two most recent league matches – this was capitulation, pure and simple. Even the mixed company I was in didn’t make much of the defeat, this is the routine now after all – just another Rangers loss, does it really matter who it was to? For some players it did seem to matter. Andy Halliday – who was having an awful game (who wasn’t?) – hurled a stream of invective at someone as he was made the first half scapegoat. Daniel Candeias did the same before storming up the tunnel after his second half removal. Meanwhile Alfredo Morelos and Greg Docherty felt arguing on the pitch was more constructive than finishing a sitter or completing a simple pass. After the game, it seems Kenny Miller and Lee Wallace felt they knew better than anyone else and have now been suspended for their dressing room rants. Maybe they did – Graeme Murty certainly didn’t as he tried to suggest to the media that no immediate post-mortem was needed. No matter who was right, the post-match acrimony was horrible to witness, as were the tens of thousands of empty seats as Rangers fans left the game long before the final whistle. The club’s reaction since has hardly improved morale. Leaked stories about player X, Y and Z can be found across the mainstream media and fan forums. Meanwhile, the club’s own two paragraph statement about events hardly induces confidence in a regime that seems unable to put out the constant fires that surround our club in an era of Celtic dominance. ‘We are Rangers’ said last week’s season ticket PR campaign: yes we are but it’s not a Rangers that many of our fans recognise. ‘Renew your tickets now’ shouted various billboards across Glasgow – just don’t mention the price rises and lack of clarity over the management of the club. Dave King and his investor partners assumed control over three years ago now. By and large they were backed by the wider Rangers support. That support had been through three years of embarrassment, fraud and deception. As such, to have Rangers men – fans like themselves – was a welcome relief and, after a fairly successful boycott of the Green regime, Rangers supporters rallied once more. Trust was asked of us and that trust was given. Transparency was promised and our faith was furnished. Patience was requested and any reasonable fans understood it was necessary. A new journey was started then and Mark Warburton and Davie Weir led Rangers back to the Scottish Premiership. Despite a disappointing Scottish Cup Final loss, a win over Celtic in the previous round and a good quality of football had fans happy again by the time we started our first season back in the top division. Unfortunately, since then matters on the pitch have declined. As the management team struggled to adapt their system, it quickly became obvious that win over Celtic hid what was a huge gap and that seemed to be a challenge Warburton and Weir didn’t fancy. Add in subsequent legal battles and dressing room issues then already the football side of the club seemed poorly managed by the board. Enter the hitherto unknown Pedro Caixinha and a new excitement as we started afresh (again). Incredibly after only one win, Rangers then suffered the worst defeat in their history (bar none) in Luxembourg and the cracks were already forming. Further dressing room splits after a few months involving Kenny Miller hastened the departure of the Portuguese manager but not before millions of pounds were spent on players that never, ever looked like they’d fit in in Scotland. The sanction of the Carlos Pena transfer alone is a damning indictment of our football operations last summer. Since then things appeared to improve despite the bizarre decision to re-appoint Graeme Murty as caretaker manager until the end of the season. Along with Director of Football Mark Allen, various players were brought in through January and results improved – so much so, an inconsistent Celtic were again in our sights. However, our inability to see off our rivals who were down to ten men at Ibrox last month told us two things: Murty could not be the long term answer and some players lacked the quality or belief to be champions. Both these points have been emphasised in recent weeks as performance levels decreased to that we viewed last Sunday. Team morale is also clearly at an all-time low. With that in mind, the reaction of the club to understandable fan frustration has been nothing short of woeful. As the season ticket renewal period moves into its second week, there’s absolutely nothing for any fan to lay their hat on when it comes to making an informed decision. No confirmation of next season’s manager, no outlining of why two senior players have been ostracised for having the same concerns as the fans and no apology for the lack of character, quality and organisation on the park. Now, Rangers supporters have much to thank Dave King and his partners for. Removing the selfish interests of Charles Green and Mike Ashley rightly bought King huge amounts of goodwill from fans. Add in the various legal difficulties in doing so and the millions of pounds King and his co-investors have put into the club then anyone suggesting they don’t have the club’s well-being at heart isn’t being fair. Whilst progress hasn’t been great on the park; off it, fans seem fairly comfortable. Yet that cannot preclude them from criticism either – especially three years down the line. In truth, three years was never going to be enough time to mount a genuine challenge to Celtic. Rebuilding Rangers is a mammoth task and doing so against the financial power of our rivals only increases the difficulty. In that respect, Rangers fans have to continue to be patient and realistic. Season ticket monies and (hopefully) a few improved commercial deals aside, we don’t have tens of millions to spend on players. Neither do we have access to the Champions League to help attract managers interested in rebuilding their profile. There’s also no queue of rich investors eager to chuck their cash at Scottish football. That’s hard to take but we have to be honest. However, the same restrictions apply to Aberdeen, Hibs and Kilmarnock and, despite poorer resources compared to us, they’ve shown what can be done by appointing pragmatic, hungry managers able to get the best out of squads that may not be considered elite level – even in Scotland. As such the failure of King and his board to do the same – not once, not twice but three times if we consider the Murty care-taking debacle is inexcusable and unacceptable. Yes, you said in the renewal notice you appreciate that but actions speak louder than words and, so far, we have only words. That won’t be enough for the 45,000 season ticket holders you want to renew. In closing then, the pressure on Dave King has never been greater. Caddying for Gary Player in Georgia two weeks ago may have been a million miles from the pressure cooker of a struggling Rangers in Glasgow. Running a successful business in South Africa is also markedly different from bringing glory to his football team of choice. The same goes for the interests of Douglas Park, Alistair Johnston and the rest of the directors in charge of reinstating said glory. Quite simply Rangers must come first and if you can’t stand the heat, get out the kitchen.

I don't believe that there's anyone out there willing to buy out the current shareholders, or to provide alternative sources of finance. There are some who seem to have a major dislike of King and want him to leave, but I haven't heard of any alternatives to how they would finance it. It's more about running the club day-to-day than the big picture finance. We still need financial support from our directors and they have committed to provide that. It's not realistic to expect them to do that and allow someone else to make the decisions. To those who do want King to leave, I'd advise them to be careful of what they wish for.

“When a chap loses his heart to an ideal, there’s no going back. It grows and grows within him, growing stronger as the years slip past. That is why, when people ask: “Would you rather play centre than in the half-back line?” my answer comes off my lips as though from a tape recorder: “I don’t care where I play so long as I wear the Rangers colours.” (Jimmy Millar) Due to the way it has been mis-handled, there will be something of a media frenzy about what was said in the Ibrox dressing room last Sunday. Already this incident has divided opinion amongst our support, with some backing the players for speaking their minds whilst others insist the manager should be afforded some modicum of respect, regardless of who that is. I doubt many of us would argue that Lee Wallace has given his heart to an ideal. While some badge kissers could not engineer their Ibrox exits quickly enough, Lee Wallace stayed for the fight to restore the club in its time of dire need. In terms of his flourishing international career it could be argued he paid a heavy price for doing so. Therefore, on the back of one of the most gutless, insipid, soulless and embarrassing performances from charlatans wearing the famous blue jersey, one can at the very least, understand the passion which proved to be the catalyst to whatever transpired within the dressing room. As is often the case in life, it was actually what was not said which was important. Graeme Murty’s post-match interview where he admitted he had not discussed the performance with the players for fear it may cause conflict or finger-pointing should merit an internal Rangers investigation more than anything else which transpired on Sunday. Can any of you imagine Jock Wallace avoiding what needed to be said after such a humiliating capitulation for fear of upsetting some inflated or precious egos within the Ibrox dressing room ? If a 4 nil thrashing to Celtic in a Scottish Cup Semi Final was not sufficient cause for Murty to light the blue touch paper in the Rangers dressing room – you have to ask yourself – just what the hell would be ? The Heart & Hand Podcast summed the situation up perfectly via their twitter account. Our current board have made a spectacular series of gaffes with regard to managerial recruitment, that situation could become a whole lot worse if they fail to act before Sunday. The Post Mortems on managerial decisions and the merits or madness of promoting the Youth Coach can wait for another day, for once, the board need to step out of character, show some leadership and for God’s sake listen to the real voice of the Club – the fans. Share this:

I was listening to Jeff Webster's show on BBC Radio Scotland on Sunday noon, the old firm build-up was beginning. Dandy Don, Jeff began with the immediate aftermath of the Commonwealth Games, Hugh MacDonald and athlete, Lee McConnell joined him for the thirty minute wash up on Gold Coast events. Both John Beattie and Kheredine Idessane joined in from Australia, with the closing ceremony going on in the background. Obviously, the welfare of Scots marathon runner, Callum Hawkins was uppermost. I am sure many Gersnetters are aware that Hawkins was two minutes ahead of the field with a mile to go, when he collapsed from heat exhaustion. He picked himself up, staggered forward another few dozen steps before collapsing again, this time hitting his head off the crush barrier, on the way down. It was in excess of seven minutes before appropriate medical attention was delivered. There's an interlude at this point in the narrative, we can see from the above posts that Tom English attempted to bully a Scots athlete, Lynsey Sharp for an indifferent performance, or because she blanked Tom's questions? Let me take you back four years to Glasgow, and Lynsey Sharp has just secured silver for Scotland in the 800 metres. She gushed on her achievement, dedicated it to her father, fellow Commonwealth and Olympian athlete, Cameron who has been in a dreadful state of health since a car crash quarter of a century before. Lynsey added her desire to take her medal to Ibrox and share it with her fellow Rangers supporters. Tom quipped on BBC Radio Scotland that at least Rangers supporters will see some silverware this season. The usual suspects indulged in a few jibes and sniggers, read out a few e-mails based on Lynsey's desire. One of those contributions emanated from a female from Biggar, attending Ibrox for the Rugby Sevens. She thought Ibrox was a wonderful venue for family gatherings, everyone cheering both sides' efforts, and it's capacity was perfect for rugby fans in the west. As rugger types could fill the stadium, and create such a wonderful atmosphere, it should become a rugby venue. Lot's of murmuring approval from the studio. Subsequently, we found out that the e-mailing female was SNP MSP, Humza Yousaf's office manager. BBC Scotland realised it had gone too far again, and read out another contribution before the show's conclusion, that the current Ibrox was constructed as a memorial to those that had perished on the 2nd January'71. It is like Tom English's contribution on twitter, after painting a target on the back of Lynsey Sharp, He was correctly embarrassed at the vile sectarian abuse being doled out to a Scot's athlete by cyber yahoos. Tom's motivation for getting after Lynsey stems from four years past. Back to Jeff Webster, Lee McConnell provided the timings of Sharp's qualifier and winning finalist; further, she reminded the listeners that April was the very start of northern hemisphere season and it was a big ask for our athletes. Hugh MacDonald murmured that Sharp's big let down was blanking the media. McConnell felt everyone had the right to deal with disappointment the way they saw it, but added she would not have avoided questions after a disappointing race. Hugh felt firmer ground and related back to Glasgow and swimmer, Michael Jamieson. Similarly, he failed in the Commonwealth Games and paraded his Olympic silver medal around Sellik Park. He was out in front of the media explaining his failure, immediately. Hugh provided an appropriate, or maybe approved role model for Lynsey, but did not mention the horrific abuse suffered by Sharp because the Hector Tom had been bested by her on Twitter. This is where it got most interesting, both Beattie and Idessane(remember, in Australia) both chimed in with Sharp's actions reference Callum Hawkins. She ran over a kilometer in hot, humid conditions with bottles of water, and was the first to administrate any aid to the collapsed athlete, nearly two minutes before medical attention. Twenty years past, when MacDonald was the Herald's Literary Editor, he had a column in the Saturday Sports supplement. Often, he returned to Journalists taking a line on a story. This was a bad thing, information was lost because half-a-dozen journos ion attendance at a sporting event would naturally see things differently, and such a compromise deprived the readership of the full facts. I have read Gordon Waddell's piece on Hawkins collapse in the Record, read the Scottish Daily Mail's John Greechan's piece too, ......... etc and all have written Lynsey Sharp's actions out of their reports. I wonder if a line has been taken to ensure bullying Tom's vanity remains intact? We should be told. Well done John Beattie and Kheredine Idessane.

I’ve just run some of the names involved through the “dodgy alert” software on my computer and it has just imploded on itself and opened up a rift in the space-time contiuum.

Tam McManus was on Radio Scotland last night. He claimed to know what he was talking about and said the issue was around Murty refusing to discuss the game in the dressing room straight after the match. Both Wallace and Miller wanted to and started to, this led to a stand off and harsh words. Make of that what you will. McManus told another story about a Hibs dressing room following a drubbing from Hearts where actual physical fights broke out between players and between management. As he said that sometimes happen when passions are high and tempers lost, but in the manner of boys in the school playground by the next day it's all sorted and everyone gets back on with things. Professional football has its rituals and one of those is the dressing room post match where strong words are spoken, criticisms aired and accusations made. The more I hear of this affair the more I feel Wallace and Miller were doing what they thought best. Whatever we think of him Murty has clearly 'lost the dressing room' and dispatching Miller and Wallace won't change that. The manager of Rangers needs to be the strongest personality in the building, that's not the case currently and until it is we're going to see issues like this arise.

Ultimo they are good at covering tits

RangersMedia posters are suggesting boycotting STs. I'm happy to wait until the season ends before we bring in a new manager but I want Murty gone yesterday.

Eh ? The fans already asked how they could help. King said "boycott ST's for the current regime so we can have power change". The fans responded, to an extent. King and his fellow investors gained control.... next up was "help us by purchasing ST's in numbers". The fans did just that, in record numbers. What more, realistically can the fans actually do to help ? They have, time and time again, put their hands in their collective pockets and financed the club. It is the fans, not the Board, who have repeatedly defended the club's reputation by questioning fabrications in the media (well, the Board will do the same, but only for their own reputation, not the Club's) and, indeed, the fans continue to not only buy ST's and merchandise but also to make monthly contributions to C1872 in order that more shares can be purchased by the fans, for the fans.... as well as some of those contributions also being carved out for "projects". Personally, I find it a bit ignorant to be questioning the fans and how they can do more. The fans have done pretty much everything asked of them, and IMHO have gone well "above and beyond". How about we take a contrarian perspective and say.... "the Club should ask the fans : How can we help" or even "How about the Board actually stop making mistakes, show more transparency as promised or even make a managerial appointment and not just "lets promote the youth team guy" ? How about that ? The time is not for the fans to be called to arms to assist - the time is for the Board to be held accountable and make the tough decisions... and actually get one right.

You don't need to be psychic to know what this is about. All you have to do is look back and see what some of those involved have done and their apparent motives. Primarily this isn't about Rangers, it's about getting at other Rangers fans, groups, and the Rangers board until they cause enough 'bother' to do 'damage' to them. They obviously oppose the board in a way that goes beyond the current and deserved general criticism but do they have serious alternatives................Don't forget, many of their past opinions, behaviour and choices are somewhat tainted. IMO this is more about deconstructive motives than constructive but everyone is free to throw their money at them, if they want.

I'm struggling to see how it can be anything other than hindsight ... unless I'm the only one without clairvoyance and no bugger has told me.

New kit deal has to go with the highest bidder. Folk getting their knickers in a twist because it isn’t a Nike or Adidas need to have a reality check. Hopefully whatever deal we get helps to pay for a top manager.

Exactly! they can slag off the UB & their songs, but you will see/hear on Sunday how quiet Ibrox is with out them! all these fans slagging them off I wonder how many try to start a song?

Is one of their new rules to rename the competition ? FFS, "Champions League" and yet 16 teams from 4 countries are guaranteed entry.... how about renaming it the "Cash grab league" ?

Really? By some anonymous internet posters? I never spoke to one Bear who touted Murty as a permanent manager.

That being one. Looks cracking to me. The orange one looks class too

I'd take him as player-manager, even still. With Mols up front and Gough at the back! C'mon the oldies! Sorry for levity, but I can't face being serious as I cannot see a way out of the hole we are in.

How are they a diddy little brand ? As a company they're comparable in size to New Balance.

There are quite a few members on here who are or have been members of VB so please avoid suggesting that all members of VB are bigots. As for your other point, I'm sure CS's political views may have had something to do with him being rejected.

Some " in the know " [I know. I know] have been telling the Rhats that Wallace heaved the tactics board at Murty and Miller went forehead to forehead with him. Neither had the right to speak to him never mind pull him up.

The Board wont do that because, rightly or wrongly, they wont want to see the results of such a survey.

There hasn't been anything going well for such a long time that if D'Art waited for that then he would be like the invisible man. There is very, very little to be positive about just now. What could the Board have done ? How about not appointing the youth team coach as manager for a start..... Had they shown some gravitas and courage when Pedro was removed we could actually have challenged for the title this year - the fact they screwed up the McInnes affair (thankfully) and had no alternative plan other than to put Murty in charge AGAIN, shows they haven't much of a clue.

Gilmour had his head turned by more than just the bright lights... the rumoured 14k a week would have turned any 16 yr old's head too......

Another heavy defeat to the scum, more in-fighting in the dressing room, a dead man walking as interim manager, battling with Dolly & Hibs for runners-up. In the world of spin, you release a deflection story (true or otherwise) to try to take some of the heat away from all the negative stories doing the rounds at the time. This is exactly what this is.

the bottom line is that the current board are not up to the job. they will prove it again with their next managerial appointment.

"A Rangers Man" this is such a stumbling block to many on here,and the wider support. If we go for a decent replacement it matters not what team his leanings were/are toward he will be here to do a responsible job. Are we to say that those in top jobs don't have a team they followed in the past but our obsession is this "he is a Cespit fan" is becoming boring. Let's go for the best we can get and move on. Still don't want the two English halfwits being mentioned though.

The Rangers board should have agreed an appointment by now. There may not be any perfect candidate or universally popular one but there should be one.

Which of the 4 came closest to winning the league? Did Rodgers win the league ? How close did Rodgers come to winning the CL ??

I think you miss-read the dynamic of the dressing room. Miller and Wallace are not unpopular with the players, far from it, they speak for the players. This belief that you should keep your mouth shut if you disagree with something at work also puzzles me, particularly if you are in the right. If you are an experienced and able employee it is beholden on you to speak up when faced with management incompetence. There may well be consequences to face, but it doesn't change the fact it is the right thing to do. Whatever way we look at this the club and the team on the park aren't being managed well. The club captain in particular should be raising this and in the sanctity of the dressing room sounds like the perfect place to do it.

What age was he then? 29 January 1966 (age 52) He is now a politician in Brazil. Years Team Apps (Gls) 1985–1988 Vasco da Gama 47 (17) 1988–1993 PSV Eindhoven 107 (96) 1993–1995 Barcelona 46 (34) 1995–1996 Flamengo 19 (8) 1996–1997 Valencia 11 (5) 1997 → Flamengo (loan) 4 (3) 1998–1999 Flamengo 39 (26) 2000–2002 Vasco da Gama 46 (41) 2002–2004 Fluminense 60 (34) 2003 → Al Sadd (loan) 3 (0) 2005–2006 Vasco da Gama 31 (22) 2006 Miami FC 25 (19) 2006 Adelaide United 4 (1) 2007 Vasco da Gama 6 (3) 2009 America (RJ) 0 (0) Total 448 (309)

".....For some players it did seem to matter...." With most of them, it seems the passion kicks in when they themselves are questioned and/or are not playing.

The brand is not Nike, it's not Adidas, it's not Under Armour, it's not Canterbury (rugby, since you ask), it's not Hummel, it's.... .....Rangers; and that is all that matters. Those who are inclined to cavil about the manufacturer, should cast their minds back to when the team strip was adorned -fully across the chest -with the name of the sponsor, McEwan's Lager. We may argue about the rights, wrongs, and grey areas of appropriate sponsorship, but if you are going to punt booze, at least make it acceptable booze, and not donkey water. If fashion conscious bleaters continue to agonise that the producer of the garments is not in vogue, they may have to cry, preciously, into their Jack Daniels and Cokes, or their Buds , and spark up another Marlboro Light....

Some Bears give the impression they want to sit in a library. I can't stand the Ultra songs, the drum or the megaphone. But they try.

Not really. We've regressed over the last month and nobody is happy about it. It makes no sense to exaggerate the problem though. If all the good work had been undone then we would be relegated. We'd also be in a worse state off the pitch too. That's not the case so why should anyone pretend that it is.

Managing Rangers is a million miles removed from managing Ross County & Plymouth

PS - as for what I expect from the Board or DoF - it is asking for very little to ask them to come out and say that they fully understand the position of the support and that they agree wholeheartedly that Sunday was completely unacceptable, but that they are already looking to right the ship. After all, they had no issue using those buzz words when sending out the renewal letters for ST's. Indeed, they would only be words and many would say talk is cheap (which is fair enough) but the only thing we have been treated to by the Board since Sunday is that two senior players have been suspended... even they seem to have buried their heads in the sand. The same people who were happy to make many statements when looking to wrest power from their predecessors - and did so on a wave of "transparency" now seem to be less than transparent. Who woulda thunk it ?

RdB may well be a suitable assistant (or even manager in the future) but, for now, I think we need experience more than anything else.

He won the League Championship in '63/64 season, pipping Hearts at Tynecastle(0-2) on goal average on the last day of the season. Interestingly, Killie would have lost out on today's preference for goal difference. Reference his time at the Scottish Daily Express, it was a broadsheet in those days and many men bought the blatt particularly because of it's football coverage. My old man bought the Glasgow Herald for news/current affairs, but detested their main football writer, Cyril Horne. The Express accompanied the Herald and was read from the back page first, namely John Fairgrieve's contribution. Waddell mined the seam of the Rangers manager's job, his constant criticism of then boss, Davie Whyte bordered on unseemly. Apparently, Wullie felt overlooked when Scot Symon was dismissed. I think it was after defeat in the Fairs Cup semi-final to Newcastle, Waddell christened Whyte, 'the Boy David'. He did not recover.

The bottom line in all of this is that Miller & Wallace over stepped a line, and as a result face disciplinary action. Exactly the same as ANY other workplace. Yes they are 2 long serving, Senior players but that doesn't give them free reign to do & say whatever they want. Also, both have been previously linked to similar incidents in the past year. I've seen a lot of posts over the past 24hrs, blindly supporting both players. IMHO this is wrong. The club cannot ignore a players behaviour simply because they have been there for a number of years, or because they stayed through the Admin period etc. Also remember that neither player actually PLAYED in the game - Wallace wasn't even in the squad. Also in recent month both players could only be classed as "Fringe" players - Miller is unable to hold down a regular spot (since his last suspension for over-stepping the mark), and Wallace has been injured since Sept, but has unable to get back into the team since his return to fitness. On top of all this, we don't know exactly what went on. It's also worth remembering that Employment law can be a right Royal pain in the backside, therefore any actions that are taken HAVE to be justified. You can't simply just suspend an employee for the "fun" of it. A case will have to be built via the investigation, that will get put in front of each player & their representatives (Union, Agent, Lawyer). I would say it is rare that if an investigation isn't upheld, that the employee returns to their job & carries on as normal - it would make for a rather uncomfortable atmosphere.....yet Miller did just that only a few months ago!!!! It's hard to believe that there wasn't some sort of ill feeling towards him (& Wallace possibly) within the dressing room.

Agreed. It seems to me (and it is only an opinion) Wallace chucked it months ago so has little right to be considered the saviour here. However, there's also no doubt that both Caixinha and Murty have been the wrong men. The board's inability to bring in the right man could set us back years if they don't deal with it soonest.

I enjoy reading some of your opinions, but for a while now (and it may just be my perception) it seems that you appear with a post only when there's a 'disaster'. Maybe that's your style, but there are perhaps other fans like me who would respect your opinion more if we saw the other side when things are going well. Maybe you can consider that in future. However, back to your content. As for listening to the fans, what do you mean? We want success. Is that what you mean? We want a winning team on and off he park. Is that what you mean? Do you think the board doesn't know that already? Do you think the board wants something else? Beyond that, what do you mean? What is it that the fans are saying that the board isn't doing? Beyond what I've already stated, I can't see many things (if anything) we, the fans, agree on. I agree this board needs to step up its game a lot, but I don't think they need to listen to anyone else to know that.

Brian Stockbridge is linked to this. Sounds like a vehicle to get rank and file punters to pay and soften the blow when their shareholdings are diluted in upcoming share issues.

Like them or not they are the only ones who actually sing at Ibrox! most just sit and moan and shout abuse at the players

I’m confident the rest of Ibrox will show solidarity with the union bears by not having a vocal presence either.

There shouldn't be a short-list. The new manager should be known by now and the fans informed so they can take that into account when they spend upwards of £450 on a season ticket.