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Exciting stuff! Lots of credit to @Rousseaufor doing another incredible job of administrating this, this season. Good luck to everyone who can still win!

I've got nowhere to put it, but it's a thing of beauty so I'm posting it here. Ah--to have fans back at Ibrox. You can only imagine the reaction to some of the scenes this season...

Ambush! This Saturday, the Premiership trophy will be held aloft by James Tavernier, BBC Scotland will NOT attend Ibrox to report on the end of our particular journey. There will be some platitudes offered by the disinterested, there will be the obligatory mention of Steven Gerrard only securing one trophy in nine and, there will be impatient haste to move matters on to the awaiting, primed ambush. Thistle fans celebrated their League 1 title win amid fireworks, Palestinian supporters gathered in George Square on Tuesday evening and, the Yahoo collective gathered for the Broonaldo goodbye. No masks, no social distancing and, no reporting by the national Broadcaster. A successful ambush requires two stop groupings and a killing group. A couple of senior Police Scotland representatives have made pleas and the Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf has revealed he has endured liaisons with the Club; keeping our families safe is the message. There is no point in paying attention to detail, a freedom of information request by Rangers supporters to reveal the extent of liaison between Club and Police Scotland when we won the league several weeks past, has resulted in 18 pages of A4 being released, 17 fully redacted. Apparently, the First Minister has no recall? The initiation will come from one of the usual suspects, probably Cosgrove; he has already quashed whataboutery, "simply, they are a disgrace". The trigger fingers of the killing group will squeeze until the empty klick, then the reorganisation will involve lots of empathy for Police Scotland, both Calum Steele and David Hamilton have already provided Chris McLaughlin with numerous quotes. From atop the moral high ground the artillery of perceived morality will reign and feelings of superiority will mask ra Sellik's implosion and Scotland's second best team, Aberdeen finishing fourth for the third successive season. A Change of Phase. The most crucial aspect of an ambush is preparation. PQ has been preparing the ground for ..... well forever. Two weekends past, the social media blackout in support of anti-racism was consuming 48 hours. BBC Radio Scotland had a 25 minute discussion on the merits and success of such a protest. Big Dick hosted the contributions and nothing notable was added, then Michael Stewart offered a well rehearsed diatribe. The real problem in Scotland is sectarianism(Mark Walters debut did not happen); however, we must note things have improved in Scotland(Morelos does not exist), "things are improving all the time". A necessary sop to 14 years of Nationalistic governance. The man who lamented Rangers pursuing both Ross County's Gardyne for homophobic comments and Slavia Prague's Kudela for racist utterance declared, "sectarianism is racism". Prepared ground right there, the only organisation I have seen promoting such a phrase, is Angela Haggerty and Jeanette Findlay's, 'Call it Out'. Sectarianism is racism is the change of phase that will see the next stick the boot into the H-u-ns free fun. All other contributors to this discussion, including the Chair, Big Dick let his concluding comments go unchallenged. Manager of the Year? Last weekend had Big Dick Host another round robin discussion on Manager of the Year on BBC Radio Scotland. We had fifteen minutes of the usual suspects chorusing Calum Davidson as the only candidate. Apparently, guiding one's club into two national finals in the same season is a stick on for Manager of the Year. Pity, no one informed the three different Rangers managers securing Trebles in the last forty-odd years, and still NOT securing the award. I agree that Davidson has performed particularly well in his first managerial season, but I will leave it to the national broadcaster's final contributor, Derek Ferguson to make Steven Gerrard's case. In silence, he pointed out Gerrard's European record, as well as remaining undefeated in the league and, being 55 points in front of St Johnstone. Of course, corresponding budgets were mentioned and Ferguson pointed out Saints defeating Kelty Hearts, Peterhead and Brechin City in the League Cup group stages was hardly comparable to Rangers conquering Benfica, Standard Liege and, Poznan. Further, Rangers topped their group and the last three seasons results have ensured Scotland has five places in European competition next season. Oh Derek, having a son playing at Aberdeen will not protect you. You have got in the way of expediency, at PQ interviewing Calum Davidson is a lot easier than talking to Steven Gerrard. Anyways, the disgust is on the rise; Big Dick spent last evening on Open All Mikes expressing his displeasure at Rangers penalty and supporters letting off fireworks at the 55th minute. There was no live commentary on the Champions, it was reserved for the best footballing side against the potential second best Scots club in the last decade, at Sellik Park. It will be the same this coming Saturday, PQ will be at Easter Road. We pay our License Fees, we don not receive the service and, we wonder if an Ambush can be triggered by proxy?

Now we know. Behind that username, it’s Captain Mainwairing.

Note to self, 18.00 is not the same as 8pm. Note to self, 18.00 is not the same as 8pm. Note to self, 18.00 is not the same as 8pm. Note to self, 18.00 is not the same as 8pm. Note to self, 18.00 is not the same as 8pm.

Fellow Rangers supporters beware! I know, I know, we are on the cusp of completing a long, weary journey. Placing the next step is most difficult, but we must finish the quest. Today's events in Pollokshields light the way of the path we must travel. A few hundred woke demonstrators have secured the release of two illegal immigrants from a Home Office van. The reasoning is that both are part of the community and despite being in a state contrary to the laws of the country, the First Minister has supported their right to a standard of life in Scotland. Further, Humza Yousaf was fulminating that the Home Office had not responded to his multiple promptings on the matter. There is a lesson there for victims of Sellik Boys Club abuse? Just like Tuesday evening's demonstration in George Square, a few hundred not wearing masks and not social distancing but waving Palestinian flags; neither Glasgow City Council, nor the Scottish Government have condemned this demonstration's threat to family safety and health. The Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf was thankful because he revealed his Brother-in-Law and nieces and nephews are currently in Gaza under bombardment. Susan Aitken has said nothing because Gerry Braiden hasn't told her to say anything, yet. To defeat transference of Covid and all avoidance of official derisory and derogatory comments from Scottish officialdom, carry a Palestinian flag. If only all those BIG Pharmaceutical companies had known this fact before months were wasted on vaccine research. It makes you proud of Caledonia, carrying a Palestinian flag sees you at forefront of the new enlightenment. Fellow Bears, take my advice; whilst celebrating the 55th, wave the flag and wear a Yasser Arafat badge. Guaranteed to keep you safe from both virus and arrest.

Don't think the standard of the league is a problem as I see the reasoning to be that the "Colts" will have their chance to play as a team and not having to come back from loan deals where tactics used probably hugely differed.

After that today another two voters for Nippy no doubt.

Same for me

Some very good performances last night but I thought Kamara was the MOTM.

He does us proud

It goes down to the final day... Correct Result (1 pt): Everyone who entered. Correct Number of Rangers Goals (1pt): Yorkie, MacK and FS FGS (2 pts): - Correct Score (3 pts): Yorkie, MacK and FS Latest Standings:

Agree 100% with Sir Furious of Govan. Gerrard really excels at interviews. The guy is class personified.

Another tick in the win column, another clean sheet and we move on to 99 points and remain undefeated in the league. Saturday is trophy day, but 1 point required to get to the magic 100 points tally and 1 MORE hurdle to overcome to go the entire league season undefeated. No matter what happens on Saturday, this team has delivered this season and I applaud all the players and staff. Can't express how proud of them I am. Rangers, Champions

Can't argue with that at all - an entertaining performance with a few well worked goals and a hard-working team display. Livi had their chances but we were very much in control and looked assured throughout on the ball. Is it Saturday tomorrow as I cannot wait for this trophy...?

The gap might be considerable in terms of quality, but in terms of style and what they're doing and how they play... ? I'm not convinced. (I omitted 'Keepers and any player (e.g. McKay) that broke through during the banter years, because they're different circumstances.) The issue, for us (Rangers), is getting player X from the youth set-up (including any loan periods he may have) into the first-team squad. The current loan set-up is not helping us: they're not learning enough, and/or not playing enough. I think the 'B' team system is a step in the right direction because it produces better, well-rounded players. I think we've got a group of decent players. We're able to control their development, and pit them against elite sides in their own age range. They're also trained the way the first-team will play, so the transition to the first-team becomes easier -- It doesn’t mean they’re ready to slot straight in, but it means that they understand the requirements. The next stage is getting them regular games. A Colts team will give them that. You can argue about the quality, but I'm not sure it's an issue if they get regular games and are in a controlled environment. Youth Development is difficult for us - it should be easier being a bigger club, but it's not. We could go down the Brentford route, closing the Academy and just plucking those players that are let go by bigger clubs or poach them from smaller clubs? You'd still need a 'B' team for that, though; to assess them and develop them. Like I've said, a 'B' team, playing in the leagues, is a win-win, for me. You keep saying, quite correctly, Scottish football is at a low ebb, but then you seem to be shooting down anything done differently, or a new idea - Joining an Atlantic league, a 'B' team, a 'B' team in the league pyramid, the whole youth Academy... ! I jest...

I agreed that they would toughen up, but I still believe they don't really learn anything useful for their move up to Rangers. How many Rangers youngsters have actually made it into our first-team after playing on loan at Championship sides? The intensity and level of football may be higher (not by much, IMO), but it doesn't help them get a game for Rangers, and it doesn't develop them into well-rounded players - too many Scottish clubs have no idea what a well-rounded player is! McCrorie has played every game for Livingston, but apparently -- going by comments on here, (by yourself?) -- he's not ready for Rangers. Regular matches, yes, but how many of the current Scotland squad would make it at Rangers, when they were on our radar, so to speak? Roberston did well at Utd, but were we clamouring for his signature? No, he had to go up a level, to Hull. McGinn? I actually thought we should sign him when he was at Hibs, but the majority thought he was p*sh. Again, he's had to go up a level. They are good players, but I wouldn't say they are well-rounded. Robertson is just hard-working, with a wonderful left-foot. McGinn is similarly hard-working. It's not just playing at Auchenhowie, it's playing against elite players in their age-range. Our 'B' team was playing against the best sides, and because the players are not outmatched physically, they can develop their technical skills while playing in a system similar to our first-team. You could argue that players developed from our 'B' team actually look much more rounded, and better technically, than anything produced before (McPake, Kennedy, Kelly, Mabude, Dickson, King etc -- I think Gilmour, too, but maybe not?). So, for me, we've got a structure that can develop good players. I would then agree that the next stage is regular games. Surely they'll get games for the Colts? They wouldn't use the team skills they'd learned if they were to go on loan. They'll have the team around them to play a certain way, utilising their technical skills, all the while playing regular games against 'tough' opposition. The 'B' team in the leagues is a win-win, for me.

it's a pyramid system. i know it is only a years trial but one day we could be in the championship. a league allan mcgregor cut his teeth in and he has gone on to be our greatest ever keeper.

I've just seen that the Caledonian Braves have a reserve team in the league below them. iT MaKeS a MoCkErY oF tHe PyRaMid...

Currently - http://slfl.co.uk/lowland-league-table/ a mix of ex-Junior sides, old East Of Scotland League clubs that used to appear in Scottish Cup every year some relegated former senior sides and some new clubs like BSC and East Kilbride. I'm puzzled about this. Apart from being deeply unpopular with supporters in that league it's really not a great level of football. I understand the desire to have young players playing senior football, but I'm not sure why the current system of having them out on loan doesn't work. I'd have thought a season fighting for a place in a Championship or League 1 side against seasoned professionals would be better for players than this, but what do I know.