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But that ain’t the problem. We fail against Aberdeen & Kilmarnock etc. because they sit in and defend hoping to get us on the break or from dead ball. Celtc play more attacking style which suits us more. We really need someone to unlock a packed defence, not easy to get or cheap.

I should not post this, it being the 1st of April. However, I am flying back from Mallorca late afternoon and prefer to hand out the plaudits before my ageing mind forgets. I watched BBC Sportscene this morning. Mikey Stewart played a blinder. He absolved Scott Brown of any wrongdoing, despite being integral to three of the game's flash points. Jonathon Sutherland mentioned Gerrard being the subject of sectarian chanting, then showed Ryan Kent palming off Broonaldo. Mikey was unequivocating, "the Compliance Officer will take action on that". The sectarian chanting aimed at both Gerrard and Jimmy Bell was NOT worthy of a Mikey monologue on strict liability, in fact he ignored it. I am positive our Justice Minister, Humza Yousef will do likewise, despite sitting in those comfy green leather seats of the north stand. Jonathon was most agitated about pitch invasions after Rangers goals at Livi' and St Johnstone; he ignored a Sellik Steward being injured in yesterday's game, due to Green Brigaders spilling over. Humza will ignore this too, he was too busy celebrating himself. Strict Liability is going to require considerable elasticity, to ensure those in green'n'grey hoops and Dandy Dons singing about Gerrard/Bell/Ibrox Disaster are not strictly liable; you cannot always rely on awkward and inconvenient evidence being lost by Humza? Finally, a BIG shout out to Big Dick. After driving back to my pied a terre, I switched on BBC Radio Scotland through my satelite connection; to hear Big Dick purring over the actions of Scott Brown. He chuckled, recalling, "he is a player enjoying himself, Scott Brown doing the Broony". Getting your kicks by proxy! Only seven months to go, but I foresee the PQ Christmas Party being regaled by all our favourite broadcasters paying necessary homage, 'a mass Broony'. Well, it's either that, or another Mikey Stewart monologue on strict liability. PS : Did anyone at PQ think Tav' should have been awarded a penalty?

Only in terms of squad depth, which has been a concern this season. In terms of first-team quality, probably not too much. The added benefit is it weakens the teams around us; I'm all for that. Kent's out of our reach, financially; I'm not too bothered if we get him or not, to be honest.

If Gilchrist’s claims are true, idiots have given her a free pass to victimhood.

The (Spring &) Summer 2019 Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread SIGNED: Jordan Jones (24) Kilmarnock, left midfield, pre-contract signed on January 5th "Rangers wishes to place on record our thanks ... Kilmarnock for their cooperation in securing both agreements." Jake Hastie (19) - Motherwell, winger, contract till summer 2019 - LINK - signed 3-year deal with option - source family & FLHAD - LINK; Signed-LINK Steven Davis (34) - Southampton FC, midfielder, loaned from Soton till 2019, contract till 2019; now signed on a one-year deal - LINK ( -> Thrilled to stay - interview ) Greg Stewart (29) - Brimingham City / o loan at Aberdeen, striker, contract till 2019 (each) - FLHAD - "signed" 2-year deal (25/05/19) LINK - SIGNED 2-year deal 13/06/19 Zak Rudden (21) - contract till 2020 (?) - signed contract extension 21/06/2019) George Edmundson () - Oldham Athletic, centre-half, contract till 2020, perm. deal for 400k+ (25/05/19) LINK - signed 21/06/2019 Sheyi Ojo (21) - Liverpool (u23), right winger, contract till 2024, season-long loan deal signed (18/06/2019) LINK Joe Aribo (22) - Charlton Athletic, freebie, attacking midfielder, contract till 2023 signed 27/06/2019) LINK Brandon Barker (22) - Manchester City, freebie, left winger, contract till 2022 signed 09/08/2019 - LINK Filip Helander (23) - Centre half, Bologna, contract till 2022 - signed 13/07/2019 - LINK Andy King (30) - midfielder, Leicester City, contract till 2020 - signed on 15/08/2019 on loan for the season - TM stats site - LINK Ryan Kent (21) - Liverpool FC, forward, signed on 02/09/2019 - four years - supp. 6.5m + 1m addons + 20 % sell-on - LINK GONE after 2018/19: Myles Beerman (born 13.03.1999) – freed May 2019 Liam Burt ((born 01.02.1999) - freed May 2019 - since then signed for Celtic FC Joe Worrall (21) - Nottingham Forest, centre-half contract till 2019 -> returned to Forest, May 2019 Lee Wallace (born 21.08.1987) – contract till 2019 -> freed, signed by QPR Ryan Kent (21) - Liverpool FC, forward, - season-long loan from Liverpool -> returned to Liverpool, May 2019 Lassana Coulibaly (22) - defensive midfield - season-long loan from Angers -> returned to Angers, May 2019 Gareth McAuley - contract ended OUT (as of 03/09/2019) Robby McCrorie - season long loan at Queen of the South - LINK Jordan Rossiter () - CMF, contract till 2020 - loaned to Fleetwood Town till end of season - LINK Ross McCrorie (born 18.03.1998) – contract till 2022 - loaned to Portsmouth FC for the season long - LINK Eduardo Herrera - loaned to Necaxa FC till January 2020 Stephen Kelly (19) - contract till ... - loaned to Ayr United - LINK Cammy Palmer (19) - contract till 2021 - loaned to Partick Thistle - LINK Ryan Hardie (22) - Blackpool, permanent deal - undisclosed fee - LINK Daniel Candeias (born 23.02.1988) – contract till 2020 - signed for Genclerbirligi - undisclosed fee - LINK Jordan Rossiter () - CMF, contract till 2020 - loaned to Fleetwood till the end of the season - LINK Kyle Lafferty (30) - striker, contract till 2020 - contract terminated 24/07/219 - LINK Jak Alnwick (17.06.1993) - contract till 2020 - loaned to Blackpool till the end of the season - LINK Andrew Dallas - Cambridge United FC ca. £30,000 Glenn Middleton () left winger - season long loan to Hibernian till summer 2020 - LINK Josh McPake (17) left winger - 6-month loan to Dundee FC - LINK Jake Hastie - right winger, loaned to Rotherham United FC till summer 2020 - LINK Graham Dorrans - contract terminated - LINK Joe Dodoo - contract terminated - LINK Jason Holt - loaned to St Johnstone FC till summer 2020 - LINK RETURNING pre summer 2019: Ryan Hardie (born 17.03.1997) – contract till 2018 (On loan with Livingston FC) - contract extented till summer 2019 - see above Greg Docherty - (contract till 2022) - season-long loan to Shrewsbury Town confirmed on August 8th Lee Hodson (born 02.10.1991) – contract till 2019 (in Spain) - loaned to St. Mirren FC till end of the season Jak Alnwick (17.06.1993) - contract till 2020 - loaned to Scunthorpe United till January 2019 Zak Rudden () - contract till 20xx - loaned to Falkirk till summer 2019 Joe Dodoo (born 29.06.1995) – contract till 2020 - ON LOAN for a season to Blackpool FC (till summer 2019) Jason Holt - contract till 2020; Fleetwood Town (managed by Barton & Hill) - season-long loan signed June 18th Eduardo Herrera - loaned to Necaxa (Mexico) till summer 2019 Andrew Dallas - loaned to Morton till end of season - Link Robbie McCrorie - loaned to Morton till end of season - Link Jamie Barjonas (born 24.01.1999) – contract till 2020 - from Bury - loaned to Raith Rovers till summer 2019 Jak Alnwick () - contract till 2020 - loaned to Scunthorpe United till January 2019 - Loan extended till summer 2019 Jordan Rossiter () - CMF, contract till 2020 - loaned to Bury FC till end of season - LINK RUMOURS: IN - Curtis Tilt (26) - Blackpool FC, centre-half, contract till 2019 LINK new LINK IN (winter rumour) - Lawrence Shankland - (23) Ayr United, striker, contracted till next summer - (Swansea apparently making 400k move, 05/12/18) IN - Tomas Kalas (25) - Czech international defender, Chelsea, on loan at Bristol City, LINK IN - Lewis Holtby (28) - Hamburg SV, German, MF, contract till summer 2019 - LINK IN - Nick Powell (25) - Wigan, AMF, contract till summer 2019 - LINK IN - Timm Klose (31) - Norwich City, centre-half, contract till summer 2019, TM stats - FLHAD IN - Axel Tuanzebe (21) - Aston Villa loaned from ManU - contract there till summer 2020, centre-half, TM stats - FLHAD - LINK IN - Danny Wellbeck (28) - Arsenal, striker / winger, contract till summer 2019, TM stats - FLHAD (though unsubstantiated) IN - Martin Skrtel (34) - Fenerbahce, centre-half, contract till summer 2019, TM stats - various unsubstantiated IN - Andre Gray (27) - Watford FC, striker, contract till summer 2022, TM stats - FLHAD-Link IN - Mama Balde (23) - on loan at Alves, Sporting Lisbon B, right midfield / winger, contract till 2022, TM stats, FLHAD-LINK IN Kemar Roofe (26) - striker, Leeds United, contract till 2020 IN - Filip Helander (23) - Centre half, Bologna, contract till 2022 - LINK - TM stats IN - Ryan Kent (21) - Liverpool FC, forward, season-long loan from Liverpool with option to buy OUT - Alfredo Morelos - various OUT - James Tavernier - various OUT - Kyle Lafferty - Apollon Limassol - Scotsman & interest from Qatar & Saudi-Arabia OUT - Jason Holt - QPR NON-STARTERS: IN - Stewart Downing (34) - Middlesbrough, LMF, contract till 2019 - LINK - rubbished by MD 27th March 2019 IN - Karlan Ahearne-Grant (21) - Huddersfield, striker, contract till 2022 - LINK - apparently signed contract extension with Huddersfield Town IN - Graeme Shinnie (27) - Aberdeen, left-back, freebie - LINK signed for Derby County IN - Edson Mexer (30) - Stade Rennes, centre-half, freebie , signed for Girondins Bordeaux IN (winter rumour) - Gary Mackay-Steven - (28) Aberdeen, left midfield, contract till next summer, pre-contract deal supposedly done - rumour only - signed for NYC OUT - SQUAD as of 03 / 09 / 2019 (Squad listed in order of remaining length of contract) For running updates, see here: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/startseite/verein/124 Goal: Wesley Foderingham (born 14.01.1991) – contract till 2020 Allan McGregor (born 31.01.1982) – contract till 2020 Andy Firth (22), Barrow FC, goalkeeper, contract till 2020 (?) - Link Defence Jon Flannagan (25) - right-back - contract till 2020 James Tavernier (born 31.10.1991) – contract till 2021 Matt Polster (25), right fullback/midfield, contract till summer 2021 Nikola Katic - centre-half, 21 - contract till 2022 Connor Goldson (25) - centre half, contract till 2022 Borna Barisic (25) - left-back - contract till 2022 George Edmundson (21) - centre-half, contract till 2023 Filip Helander (23) - centre half, contract till 2022 Midfield Steven Davis () – contract till 2020 Sheyi Ojo (21) - loaned from Liverpool (u23), right winger - loan till summer 2020 Ryan Jack (born 27.02.1992) – CMF, contract till 2020 Andrew Halliday (born 11.10.1991) – LMF, left fullback, contract till 2020 Jamie Murphy (born 28.08.1989) - left-winger, contract till 2021 Scott Arfield (born 01.11.1988) - contract till 2022 Eros Grezda (23) - left winger, contract till 2022 Glen Kamara (23) - CMF, contract till 2023 Jordan Jones (24) left midfield, contract till 2022 Joe Aribo (22) - attacking midfielder, contract till 2023 Andy King (30) - central midfielder, contract till 2020 Brandon Barker (22) - left winger, contract till 2022 Ryan Kent (21) - forward, contract till 2023 Strikers Jermain Defoe (36) - striker, loaned from Bournemouth till summer 2020 Greg Stewart (29) - striker, contract till 2021 Alfredo Morelos (born 21.06.1996) – striker, contract till 2023 Coaching Staff Squad in 2019/2020 as of (26th March 2019) https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/kadernaechstesaison/verein/124

I had a discussion with an associate who, whilst being a reasonably intelligent guy, follows them ardently and is brainwashed to their cult group think. I seen his head almost explode though when bringing this one up on him: He was banging on about Israel and I questioned him as to why he hated them so much. Him: “Israel is a foreign invader and have no right to be there, it’s not their home land”. Me: “So if a group of people aren’t indigenous, they shouldn’t have the right to set up home somewhere else?” Him: “no, it’s shocking, they way they persecute the Palestinians who are the true people of the land is shocking too”. Me: “you do realise that Celtic and their fans are the Israel of Scotland?” Him: “what absolute rubbish”. Me: “Well the Celtic fans with their hatred for the country they now reside in and alleigance to Ireland makes them the non-indigenous people, say, invaders. They have no wish to assimilate with the local people or their customs, they openly discuss the ultimate goal of wiping out the indigenous population and support violence against them. In what was does that make them different to what your perceived hatred of Israel is based on?”. Him: “The Irish had to come over because of the potatoe famine. They had no choice”. Me: “So the extermination of millions of Jews in the world’s worst case of ethnic cleansing isn’t justification for finding somewhere new to live?” Him: TIMPLOSION Celtic - The Israel of Scotland.

How the lego muncher impresses referees:_ 1) Sly kick to cause retaliation referee smiles and gets Morelos on the cheap. 2) Laughs and mocks surprisingly!!! missed by officials. 3) Studs shown tackle it's okay it was just his style. 4) Antogonises away support never mind just "high spirits". Just some of an endless list.

I know what you mean, but I think Liam Kelly has proved that he was good enough to be trusted to be number 2 when he was here but we preferred Jak Alnwick who has no scope for improvement and no sell on value. We seem to sticking to the same strategy, buy in some older keepers to fill a hole rather than let young players fill in now and again. Surely McCrorie can't be that bad that we'd rather spend 300k-500k a year on a 27-28 year old to warm the bench instead? Is playing the Championship better experience than being number 2 to McGregor? Is that going to prepare him better for stepping up? I'm not convinced. McCrorie is 21 and he's 6 foot 4, he's not a boy anymore and maybe a taste of first team action would work for him as well as it did for his brother, who only got in after an injury crisis if I remember correctly. It's the same old debate about how our wage kitty is best split up, for me we should be spending more on our best players (allowing us to sign a better calibre of player) and less on at least some of our squad fillers to allow our young players to actually get through every now and again.

And an ability to occupy the right spaces and chip in with a few goals.

Hard to argue with Stewart on a free. Underwhelming maybe, we’d all prefer some 21 year old African hotshot with an un-pronounceable name who is the next Sadio Mane. But we could have done with him this season, a player with creativity that we have often lacked.

I think Liverpool indicated they don't want him to go on loan again; they want a permanent move. They value him at £7M. Even if we could afford that, I don't think he's worth it.

Manners maketh the man, as my late mother would say. Kelman is still around and still writing, as far as I know. Whether he is enjoying a continuation of his literary moment in the sun is open to debate. Uncharitably, perhaps, the thought occurs that wance you huv read wan ae the cu nt's books, you huv read them aw.

I just sat here and thought the same thing. Body check, stonewall penalty as Tav was in.

As it was in the weeks leading up to Helicopter Sunday. A win yesterday and we'd have reason to keep believing.

the main aim for mark allen this pre-season should be getting rid of the deadwood who have made little to no impact this season and turn their wages into 2/3 quality players who will improve our starting xi.

It's good to talk ?

The bizarre juxtaposition and relevance of the article make it worth discussing. That much is obvious.

It's never easy discussing a game you've just been beat in but I do find speaking about it helps ease the pain a wee bit. Thanks for your time and balanced commentary as always! Remember folks, if you fancy appearing on the pod, just give me a shout. It's great fun and the experienced heads will help you through it.

I've got to be honest I wasn't looking forward to the pod last night, it was the last thing I felt like doing. But it was cathartic and the time flew in and as Pete says Stevie Clinton helped lighten the tone.

Thank's for a decent listen lads ! ------------- Regards European qualification and entry point, Ross mentioned that 2nd place may get us into the 2nd round of qualifiers. According to Bert Kassie, that isn't the case. Scotland are currently 20th in the co-eff table but next season uses the country position at the end of last season (26th) and that means ALL Scottish teams in the EL will begin in the First Qualifying round. 26 Scotland 18.625 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q1) CW= (eu/Q1) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL3= (eu/Q1) This seasons end position (20th) will (if rules stay the same) mean that the SC winners of next season enter in the 2nd round of qualifiers. Qualifying via league position means a first round qualifier, be it 2nd or 3rd.... Hopefully we'll be in the CL. 20 Romania 20.450 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q1) CW= (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL3= (eu/Q1) https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/qual2019.html June 18/19?, 2019 draw for 1st and 2nd qualifying round Champions League draw for 1st and 2nd qualifying round Europa League July 11, 2019 1st qualifying round Europa League, 1st leg

Slept in to listen live and join in the chat. Great listen with Stevie Clinton playing the leading role without taking part. Well done guy's.

I think 'stonewaller' is the term to use for Tav being brought down. Our record against Top 6 plus Motherwell (A) now stands at 6 wins in 21. There remains 7 games against that same opposition and if we maintain the record, it'll be 2 wins we'll get. Whilst on stats, a more important one is that despite the above, we are 6 points better off than 3rd place. It was encouraging to see the manager being able to lift and organise the 10 men to a fighting second half performance. It was also very important for SG that he did that because had we capitulated as in seasons past, the headlines would be as much about him as they will be about Morelos. Morelos being suspended may actually work in our favour in the short term.

Gregory Vignal was co-commentator on RTV and I was impressed with his passion. 2nd half was much better and at stages yesterday we looked like the team playing an extra man. At first glance with Jacks chance I couldnt believe his effort but from the other angle it came to him a bit awkwardly, he didnt get a chance to turn on it. But that would have been the one that changed the game. McGregor immense again, some amazing saves. The one he tipped round the post from Tiernay was top notch. I hope we can still squeeze 2 more seasons out of him.

Great. Why can't Morelos learn not to leave himself open to this? If he pulls up and holds his ankle then the spotlight is on Brown.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/17540563.chris-jack-celtic-captain-showed-a-lack-of-class-with-old-firm-celebrations/?ref=rss Chris Jack: Celtic captain showed a lack of class with Old Firm celebrations By Christopher Jack @Chris_Jack89Group Senior Sports Writer Celtic's Scott Brown at full time after the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park THERE is a way to win and a way to lose an Old Firm game. On Sunday, Scott Brown showed just how not to mark a derby victory. The midfielder might relish his role as the pantomime villain whenever he steps on the park but the faux hard man act got old a long time ago. He has been around the game enough to know what kind of reaction his gestures and actions towards the Rangers fans would have as Neil Lennon’s side clinched a derby win that all-but secures eight-in-a-row. While Rangers were out of the top flight, and while they have struggled since they returned, Brown and his team-mates have swept all before them in Scotland. With no credible challenge from Ibrox, Celtic have racked up the medals with ease and Brown has been one of the main beneficiaries of the monopoly in our game. It is understandable that this derby win meant a lot to the Parkhead captain but the role and profile he has comes with a responsibility. And that means he shouldn’t be milking it in front of the away fans like he was within seconds of full-time. At 33 and as a veteran of these combustible Old Firm fixtures, Brown really should know better. Quite why his first thought was to try and wind up or antagonise 800 Gers supporters when there are 60,000 Celtic fans around the ground is beyond comprehension. The melee that marred the end of the game only happened because Brown wanted to taunt rather than celebrate. It was classless. Brown will have the last laugh when he lifts the title but it was no surprise to see Rangers respond like they did to an unnecessary celebration.

On the plus side this result may see Lennon get their job full time. I think he’s a shite manager so hopefully they keep him. when down to 10 we were the better team, comfortably IMO, and looked the more likely to score again. Thos result will do nothing but paper over the cracks for them. They’re garbage but we make them look better than they are at times. Gerrard’s a smart guy and having now had a full season will know exactly what we need.

I think your reply makes my point.

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There is a monotonous regularity in talking heads appearing on BBC mediums, having a gratuitous pop at Rangers/Rangers supporters, then rushing to claim victim status. Well done Nicola, just over a week, and to claim victim hood on the morning of an old firm game too. Nice bit of symmetry.

wot about Kenny Miller? still banging them in at the highest level (in scotland) used to play for Rangers so knows the club inside out and knows what it's all about