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On the 9th April 1938 our Founder Moses McNeil passed at Townend Hospital Dumbarton. Moses had been visiting a friend in Dumbarton and became unwell. He was the grand age of 82. Moses was born on the 29th October 1855 at Belmore House which today is part of the Faslane Naval Base. His father John was from Comrie in Perthshire and mother Jane Bain from Downpatrick in Ulster. He was a natural athlete Powerful and of stocky build, it was said that was also known for his pace. In the Ibrox trophy room is a cup won by Moses for a half-mile race at the Garelochead Athletic Sports on 1 January, 1876 and it’s the oldest Trophy that the Club has. Moses played for the club he helped form for ten years, playing in the 1877 and 1879 Scottish Cup Finals.He was also a member of the first Rangers side to lift a trophy, the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1879. He was the first Ranger to play for his country when Scotland defeated Wales 4-0 at Hamilton Crescent in Partick in 1876. Moses led a nomadic lifestyle mainly due to his 20 year employment with the company Langs whose name was synonymous with the famous brand of whisky.Their premises,which Moses worked from,was at 70 Union Street in Glasgow. During his time in Glasgow Moses lived at 169 Berkeley Street and 333 Dumbarton Road. These locations are among many others that we cover during the Founders Trail. We have a wonderful newspaper report which details Moses and his friend, team-mate and fellow Founder Tom Vallance attending the 1905 Scotish Cup Final as supporters. Only 9 months after Moses passed Rangers would set their record attendance at Ibrox Park of 118,000 . It’s a comforting thought that our Founder was sitting in his cottage while the Club that he’d help form and nurture were now one of the biggest in the World. Moses spent the last few years of his life living with his sister Isabella in Clynder at Craig Cottage.She died in 1935, to be followed by her brother, the last of the siblings, in 1938. They lie together with their sister Elizabeth and Isabella’s husband, Duncan Gray, in the lovely churchyard at Rosneath.But sadly for the man who gave Rangers their name his own isn’t inscribed on the family headstone. The late great Sandy Jardine was a supporter of the Founders project and had expressed a wish to have a plaque with Moses name on it placed at the churchyard at Rosneath, this is a project that we completed on Sandy’s behalf on Sunday 28th June 2015. Our Restoration team cleaned Moses stone and placed an engraved plaque which was purchased after funds were raised via the Rangers support. Today we remember Moses McNeil.

Absolutely ridiculous. They are attempting to blackmail clubs into agreeing with the proposal by withholding funds for clubs. The association has an obligation to HELP clubs... yet here they are instead of simply saying "to help you out we will distribute the prize winnings early, based on current standings". Not sure too many would complain about that because, as has been said, the prize winnings are so skewed to the top 3 or 4 clubs that beyond that it will make little difference. They should then have had this proposal to finish the season "as it stands" as a separate resolution, not have the financial distribution to be dependent upon approving this proposal. Scottish football is run by the Keystone Cops. Amateur hour which is only surprising in the fact it is unsurprising.

I've always considered a lanyard to be a form of punishment rather than a unique selling point.

While I feel we are definitely on the right side of this, I also believe if we should have gone further and said that due to the exceptional circumstances, every club in Scotland gets an equal share of the total prize money, so we truly are all in this together. That would really harm the bheasts, it would impact on us as well, but it would definitely get the full support of every club outside the SPFL. Given the cash is heavily weighted at the very top, would a 42 way chop leave more than about 4 clubs getting less than the current set-up? It makes us look like we care about the smaller clubs in our country. If our players took a pay cut (not a deferment) we could afford the drop in prize money, and it would be a great gesture to other clubs. I would love to see the bheast mhedia try to paint that as a bad idea!

How could clubs in 2nd, 3rd & 4th places in the championship, league 1& league 2 vote for this SPFL proposal ? They’d effectively be voting against getting promotions Also clubs at the bottom of divisions like Hearts & Partick Thistle who could still easily avoid relegation ?

Football now not going to start again until at least June 10th and that is just training. No way this season gets finished.

Agreed. It's good to see proactive actions.

Didnt see the guy play but his stats are there to be seen. It annoys me when people say Rooney was Englands "greatest" goalscorer when he is clearly the "highest". Dont get me wrong, Rooney was world class player but Greaves percentage rate is way the greatest. 44 in 57 games.

Indeed. I don't ever want to be identified as a lanyard wearer.

No they came up after beating bottom club,Berwick Rangers, in play-off,the ones I quoted all got in via applications during reconstructions.

I don't think they ever thought it would. The delay is simply to establish the narrative that Celtic get the title and to make sure UEFA don't put obstacles in the way. The SFA and SPFL are such utter bastards.

They would find a way, you can be assured about that

I have been a member of Bar'72 since day one. I have a great seat, and if desired, access to a lounge serving food and refreshment. Over the 13 seasons, I have been most happy, every game at Ibrox is on the ticket. Today's renewal correspondence informs me that Bar'72 will have additional offerings next season : MC Host and live entertainment. Upgraded LED screens for match viewings. Ex-player visits and Q and A's on all match days. Complimentary drink on arrival(wine, beer, or soft). Complimentary match day programme. Complimentary half-time pie. Personalised membership card and lanyard. Dedicated account manager. What I really enjoy about Bar'72 is the freedom, probably I dip into the lounge half-a-dozen times per season. It's there if I want it. The demographic of the Bar is middle-aged to older, a lot of these folks enjoy the heat, it makes match days in the winter months more tolerable. The above changes will make attending more of a corporate hospitality experience. The increase in my season ticket will be approx' 35%. We are talking just over £1,100 to just under £1,500. I wonder if the club have decided to maximise income by chasing/discouraging the demographic? There is a waiting list. I will renew, but I will not change my behaviour. I value my freedom and do not want to participate in most of the above. I hope a lot of the folks I have met over the years can sustain the increase, but I doubt it. The reason I left the Club Deck back in the day was to get away from the increasing hospitality types, most of them were balloons with a sense of entitlement. It's a bit depressing, where is comfort to be found?

Having to wear one with an identity card attached is a breach of one's human rights. I say this because I have always refused to do so,even when I was a P.O. manager,as i have the right to protect my identity.

Restructuring the league at extremely short notice is a very bad idea. It will be used as a power grab by the teams at the top. If you want to restructure the league then you should give all teams at least one full season of notice. You should also provide a credible rationale. The latter is always absent from any discussion of league restructuring. This is no exception. Meanwhile Neil Doncaster continues to rake in piles of cash.

Correct. For a few seasons after the war there was a Division C, the top leagues being A and B. Leith Athletic played in it.

Queued for hours for my ticket. Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, McKay, Medwin, White, Smith, Greaves, Jones. No wonder we lost.

Scored on his debut for every professional club he played for seen him help destroy us in the early sixties you had to stop take a deep breath and watch him and spurs give us a good seeing to

Moses past 66 years after the club's founding. The club had become an institution in the aftermath of World War 1, the lost opportunity was NOT recording Moses voicing the founding and relating tales of the hopes and determinations of teenage lads. It would be a treasure to hear that voice, the first to say, 'Rangers'. Keep up the good works.

44 in 57 gives Greaves an average of 0.77, well ahead of Rooney, 53 in 119 @ 0.45 and Charlton, 49 in 106 @ 0.46 and comfortably ahead of Lineker, 48 in 80 @ 0.60. Tom Finney got 30 in 76 @ 0.39 but he got most of his from the wings. Greaves doesn’t do as well as Nat Lofthouse. 30 in 33 @ 0.90. Of these only Lofthouse and Lineker were true centre forwards. Greaves was the classic inside forward, auxiliary striker (Ralph Brand) Charlton played both inside and centre, latterly midfield. Rooney is a mid-fiielder. How many would they have scored as centres only? Perhaps not as many because their talents of coming onto chances created by others would have been stifled in one to one battles with centre halves. How much does a striker’s average diminish the longer he plays? Did Lofthouse get out at the right time? Never mind the stats. Old @compo was probable right - again.

Correct. Agreed. Then Elgin don’t have to drive down to Stranraer. Shame for the good citizens of Stranraer, though. They don’t get to see the Black an’ Whecht.

Hearts statement https://t.co/mkq4ztN6Vg?amp=1

Club Statement – 8th April 2020 Wednesday 8th April, 2020 at 4:21pm Following today’s SPFL announcement, Partick Thistle FC will simply not accept this proposal as it stands. We believe that the proposal requires significantly more discussion, scrutiny and debate before any vote can be taken. We are now engaging with others to amend the proposal to identify a fairer and more equitable solution to address a number of inequalities it throws up. At an unprecedented time for football, we believe that it doesn’t meet the basic principle that no club should be left worse off by this important decision. It also seems to link acceptance of the proposal before payments can be made to hard-pressed clubs but, in our opinion, the two things do not need to be linked. Money to clubs is a priority, the proposal could be debated in slower time. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/club-statement-8th-april-2020/

Any former Rangers player unwilling to tug their forelocks to BBC Celtic will find it hard to get anywhere near a microphone. Those who do are either thick as shit like the Fergusons or desperate for drinking money

Our ex-players are like a bunch of nodding dogs when it comes to the Scottish press. It does my nut in. Grow some balls, FFS!