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The goal was a well worked move involving Lafferty sliding in Wallace who cut it back for Davis to finish Grezda looked bright & sharp which was encouraging Also a huge bonus to see Serge Atakayi come on from the bench, first appearance since his injury vs Motherwell

Not sure if this has been posted before

Rangers today beat Livingston 1-0 in a closed door match at HTC, Steven Davis scored the goal Rangers team was - Firth, Flanagan, Katic, McAuley, Wallace, Kelly, Davis, McCrorie, Middleton, Lafferty & Grezda ?⚪?

Apologies in advance if this has been done before but in the light of all the negative stories of in appropriate chants/behaviour in football in general over the last few weeks, I thought it would be good to look at the flip side and the potential positives that could come from this. It would be interesting to hear from fellow Bears about what 3 suggestions/additions you could make to the overall match day experience/atmosphere. It might be something you have seen on your travels at another football stadium or sports ground. It might be something we already do that you feel could be improved upon. Anyhoo, here's my 3... 1. One from my travels. I've always wanted to visit Dortmunds stadium and I finally got the chance a few years back to see the Yellow Wall in action during a Bundesliga game. It was amazing to see it action and it made me think if something like this could be generated at Ibrox. Imagine a " blue wall" at the Copeland Rd end inspiring the team when they were shooting into that end. It would simply be based on colour, spectacle and non-political noise and would help make the whole experience inclusive. 2. More interaction between the club and fans to celebrate our footballing history. Be it famous players, managers or honours we have a rich and glittering history to tap into and it would be good if the club could help initiate special fan days. ie. John Greig day, Laudrup day, International Players day etc. 3. We desperately need a new playlist before games. As much as Simply The Best has become an "anthem", personally speaking I bloody hate it because I hate that song. I don't want to hear Tina Tuna before a football game. I'm not sure what you use? Nothing political but a crowd pleaser? Would be really interested to hear other suggestions

For those of us banished to the front row of the enclosure's the ability to clearly see more than half the pitch would enhance the match day experience no end.

1. More diversity 2. More inclusion. 3. More inclusive diversity and diverse inclusion. On a more serious note: 1. Safe Standing section. 2. Get shot of all the Americanisms (take the awful looking Family Stand sign down, get rid of the pre-match and half-time music and definitely get rid of the cringeworthy post-goal music and put the mascots away). 3. Have the Union Flag, the Saltire and the RHoU, proudly flying above the Govan Stand on match days, as a way to say thanks to our fans from all over the UK.

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I'm looking forward to this (I haven't been to a game since the 2nd February). This is our most realistic chance of winning anything, so I hope we get a full house or at least pretty close to one. If Aberdeen put us out of two cups and the yahoos get another clean sweep, this season will be another huge disappointment. We can't allow that to happen!

Rangers can’t afford to keep the player Morelos promises to be. Start selling him now.

When he signs I expect the CO to come back to that tackle.

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Right we can stand down, panic over Official response is that it’s an old injury, not a new one & he will miss some games at most Thank goodness, apologies for the excitement!

Without going over the whole political songs issue again, I stuck this in as something all fans can get behind. Some fans would rather stick to football and are put off by the overtly political chants/banners.

Introducing caveats like "non-political" is going to reduce the atmosphere, not improve it. We get ex-players coming on at half time, and I find it boring. Inane platitudes aren't that interesting. perhaps pre-recorded interviews shown on the screen could be interesting, but the downsides are that no everyone can see the screens and the sound quality is usually bad. I'd agree on Simply the Best. If I was a fan of it then it was during NIAR. We've moved on and it's aged badly. Safe standing would certainly improve the atmosphere, but we should keep the pros and cons on that to the other thread. I see Man Utd have allocated 1,200 seats to an "atmosphere section". I guess the club could do that for BF1 and BF2, but it happens already. Perhaps more needs to be done in the Broomloan. Move the family section to, say, the Club Deck if possible and encourage those who want to sing to go to the Broomloan. The Copland has a lot of long terms occupants and using it would just create a lot of bad feeling, and potentially lose fans. Other things to improve the match day experience would be to get decent wifi and improve the food. The quality in the vans outside is so much better and far cheaper.

That perhaps explains his woeful performance on Sunday. I actually thought he looked injured. Either that or he totally bottled the game, and I was content to give him the benefit of the doubt given he has played really well the last few weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN0HlYrMtwc Catch up here. We went live tonight. I want to apologise for people turning up for the Sunday where we had technical issues. They are hopefully now cleared up and when we announce a live show it will be live.

Never a penalty in a million years. PSG missed a few chances and paid the ultimate price

Never a penalty and a poor game---- PSG passing the ball to death and Man-U not putting a great deal of effort into it.

Red card for Ryan Jack.

'Significant' stadium safety risk for fans, says policing review By Chris McLaughlin BBC Scotland sports news correspondent A report into policing in Scottish football has identified serious concerns around stadium safety which are putting fans at risk. Findings included incidents of clubs gaining safety certificates without stadium inspections and selling more tickets than the ground capacity. Rangers' away games while in the lower leagues prompted serious concerns. Unsafe temporary scaffolding was discovered, with safety certificates altered to increase stadium capacity. The report states: "This review highlights a lack of strategic oversight and co-ordination to ensure a corporate approach to safety certification. "The review takes the view this gap should be seen as a significant risk to the safety of spectators and be addressed with the utmost priority." The report, which was commissioned by Police Scotland following a crush outside Celtic Park last year, also highlighted a need for better stewarding and better engagement with fans. However, Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts, who was tasked with compiling the report, says overall the current policing of Scottish football is fit for purpose. His team looked at operational planning for matches, intelligence gathering and allocation of police resources on match days. 'Urgent attention' Police Scotland announced they had asked Dep Ch Con Mark Roberts to conduct the review one month after a crush at Celtic Park, but insisted the review was not triggered by a particular incident. Dep Ch Con Roberts told BBC Scotland news: "Some of the examples that were quoted do give rise for concern and I think it does require a degree of urgent attention. "I would like the Scottish government to look at the framework to make sure people are properly discharging their responsibilities." He did take some positives from the findings, highlighting individuals from the SPFL and from the SFA "going above and beyond" to identify risks and prevent them by working with police. He said: "What you have is lots of professional, competent people, committed to Scottish football, trying to make a system work but they are not being supported by a system." The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) vice chairman David Hamilton said he "fully supported" the recommendations made in the review - adding the issues surrounding safety at grounds were "utterly devastating". He continued: "Such a review also opens up the potential to extend licensing arrangements to consider the community impact, travel plans and fan behaviour beyond the footprint of the stadia. "This would force clubs to take greater responsibility for their fans not just at games but on their way to games too." Deputy Chief Constable Will Kerr said he felt "reassured" by the report's findings, but pointed to how the issue of stadium safety has been subject to much public and political commentary recently. He said: "We all have a collective responsibility to make sure we address the one thing that I know fans would be concerned about when they read the report - and that is, is it safe to go to grounds?" What happened during the crush? One person was taken to hospital and four more were injured during the crush at Celtic Park on 2 September last year. The incident happened about 20 minutes before the 12:00 kick-off against Rangers, as Celtic supporters tried to make their way into the stadium. It came after stadium access points were changed. Celtic later apologised to fans and said the match was the first occasion which featured new segregation and access arrangements for the Old Firm fixture. Some fans said the new plan resulted in some supporters being forced to climb over a high fence to escape the overcrowding, with one falling from a wall. Speculation arose regarding a gate having been closed on Janefield Street and contributing to the congestion. Police insisted, according to their understanding, the gate was open at all times but would have the issue included in the review. Officers had earlier cordoned off a section of London Road to allow Rangers' 800 fans access, forcing more home supporters than usual to use the Janefield Street entry point. Fans told BBC Scotland how an atmosphere of "worry and panic" quickly escalated as hundreds were later caught in a second crush in a corridor under the stadium's North Stand. Police Scotland promised to meet supporters to discuss their concerns following criticism of its operation. Celtic supporter groups called for a thorough investigation. 'Rights of supporters' Anticipating the review release, Paul Goodwin, of the Scottish Football Supporters' Association said fans should be told how strict safety checks are at individual grounds. He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We deserve the right, as customers, to know what grounds have got issues. "A lot of this comes back to the overall issues within the game, in terms of governance and transparency. "Fans don't like to be thought of as customers, but sometimes if you draw it back to that conclusion, we deserve to know what the status of the places were are visiting are." The Football Stadium Officers Association (FSOA) said it raised concerns over the "lack of consistency" among local authorities over stadium licensing, specifically how safety certificates have been issued. A FSOA spokesperson said: "We have raised these concerns with the Scottish government, Cosla and the relevant football authorities." Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) president Alison Evison said the body takes the licensing of stadiums "very seriously". She continued: "We have a strong record of safety on football events activity. We treat our community safety role with high priority. "Going forward if there are improvements identified of course local government and Cosla will work positively with partners to find solutions." 'Criminalising fans' and 'hooliganism' Publication of the report comes as the government and football authorities continue to debate issues such as coin throwing and sectarianism. Prior to the policing review's completion, Jeanette Findlay, chairwoman of the Celtic Trust, said there was a culture inside the police service in Scotland to treat the fans as though they are "potential criminals". She told the BBC: "The culture is thinking about and planning for games in that way. It's not about thinking, here are a group of citizens who are in a crowd situation and we need to keep them safe." However earlier this week, Scotland's Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said serious measures were required to tackle unacceptable conduct at football matches. Police warn of rise in 'sectarianism and consistently thuggish behaviour' at football Police Scotland look into sectarian singing and coin throwing His remarks followed a series of incidents, including a glass bottle being thrown at Celtic's Scott Sinclair. at a Scottish Cup match against Hibernian and an object almost hitting Hearts goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal during a clash with Celtic. Last month Kilmarnock striker Kris Boyd criticised Celtic fans after being hit by a coin and subjected to sectarian abuse while warming up as a substitute during the sides' meeting at Rugby Park. Following the review's publication, SPF vice chairman David Hamilton stressed that he agreed Scottish football has a "hooliganism problem as well as a sectarian problem". He said: "They are both manifestations of the same peculiarity - that some supporter groups believe that criminal behaviour is acceptable at football matches. "'Fans Against Criminalisation''s refusal to even engage with the review has shown themselves to simply be apologists for this criminality. "They have refused the opportunity to engage with the review, maintain their entrenched opinions and clearly have no interest in acknowledging yet alone fixing the problems of the Scottish game." He added: "This is an important point in Scottish Footballs history and if the review is implemented, should lead to a safer, fairer, more secure and pleasant environment for fans and those responsible for looking after them." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47459485

He wouldn't get away with that wearing a Rangers strip! see Jack & Morelos

Shinnie is an arsehole. We could use more arseholes in our team. Although, I think McGregor and Morelos are carrying the team just fine in that regard.

Hi s yellow & red cards would significantly increase if he was to become a Rangers player! see Jack & Morelos

Forgot about him. They got 3 million back on small outlay so decent business by the current board

Bandits in Holyrood, cretins at the SFA, morons at the SPFL .... snouts in every trough and all set against a backcloth of bigotry and sectarianism. Is there anything they can't get wrong? Welcome to Scotland, home of every kind of shambolic under-achievement you can possibly think of. Except Andy Murray ?

I don't see what our "record" of poor fees has do with anything. Has this present board had a sellable asset on their hands?

Given his disciplinary issues, the fact he plays in a crap league and still hasn't scored against the only other 'big' side and our (poor) record of getting good fees, I'd expect him to go for around £12-15m.

He did get hammered from the back in a tackle from either McLennon or Lowe which is probably the cause of this injury..

No problem Frankie I thought nobody was doing one and after the 21st I will be dropping out so thought I would get some in before.

Kevin Kyle?

If we do we have to be clever. Make sure we have laid the foundations for a replacement and get a possible sale done early in the summer

They are a big club from a big city with a rich history and they seek to become Evertonlike or somewhere close to it. Not easy in todays game but not impossible.

Over the years, Ramos has been a fantastic player for them in the CL as well as someone who prioritises winning over Queensbury rules. However, his decision in Amsterdam, judging the tie to be won and deliberately getting a yellow card was I think symptomatic of where he and this current Real Madrid set-up are. Zidane saw it coming and left, a wise man of few words. The Madrid squad had won three CL's on the bounce but it had reached and in it's favourite Cup competition had forced it's way over a relative hill. It wasn't for doing anything else, especially after a WC summer.

No, they’d be as well releasing him

A bit of deserved sarcasm.

Probably but Morelos aside a couple of £5 million additions would ease us further ahead of the sheep etc of this league while giving us another nudge towards 55. And a million or so on another good young prospect would be nice.

I think Juventus may now win it and if they do the remarkable ego of Ronaldo will expand beyond the limits of imagination. Don't get me wrong he's undoubtedly one of the greatest players of all time but also the greatest footballing ego I have ever seen. Currently the most champions league/european cup winners medals record is held by Francisco Gento who played for real in the 1950's and 60's who won 6 times. Ronaldo has 5 winners medals and another win this year would equal that record so we can look for him to be driven to get a 7th. His ego will demand it.

This is the best result CL in years IMO. RM may be on the slide but Sergio Ramos' apparently earns more wages than the entire Ajax XI. That gives hope to teams in smaller leagues with less money and in turn shines a spotlight on how bad St Brenda was in Europe. This result will not go unnoticed over at the cesspit. It also means Real are out. I've gone from not having an opinion on them to really disliking them due their antics under Jose Mourinho, the primadonna posturing of Ronaldo and the horrible gamesmanship of Sergio Ramos over the years. Good riddance IMO. I've no particular skin in the game but I would like to see Spurs win it. I really like the way Mauricio Pochittino operates and it would be nice to see a new name on the trophy

Too bad if you have people who have only half a clue about what they are writing: Sectarianism is a form of bigotry, discrimination, or hatred arising from attaching relations of inferiority and superiority to differences between subdivisions within a group. Common examples are denominations of a religion, ethnic identity, class, or region for citizens of a state and factions of a political movement. The ideological underpinnings of attitudes and behaviours labelled as sectarian are extraordinarily varied. Members of a religious, national or political group may believe that their own salvation, or the success of their particular objectives, requires aggressively seeking converts from other groups; adherents of a given faction may believe that for the achievement of their own political or religious project their internal opponents must be converted or purged. ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism

Would agree especially East Stirling as they could not hack 2nd division so see no benefit.

Great job ! ..even though i missed the first 20 or so minutes. My you tube settings are set to inform me beforehand of any Gersnet live broadcasts, but it would appear that you still need to have you tube open and logged in for that to work.

It isn't remotely puzzling unless you think a footballer would turn down a pay increase.

He is nothing like Arfield mate.

Agreed. No thanks!!!