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So after those games it will be between us and Motherwell

It is going to be no more inconvenient than a ticket check barrier, like we had at Dens on Saturday and get regularly in Edinburgh and Aberdeen and indeed the piggery. Added to this is that they (Scotgov & SPFL) have admitted that this will be spot checks rather than every attendee, so I dont know what people are fussing about. Get to the ground a few minutes earlier just in case. It's not difficult. If your pre-match pint is more important than ensuring you get in the ground on time, then you have more problems going on than you realise. A very small inconvenience to allow me to attend the game. I have had to show my covid "passport" to gain entry to the theatre, and will need to show it to travel. I have no problem in doing this to ensure I can see the Rangers play. It also gives me the small comfort of knowing everyone else around me has also got some protection against the virus, and therefore reducing the chances of me catching it or passing it on if I am unwittingly a carrier.

There's Always Another Sellik Supporter? I believe we have 42 senior clubs in Scotland. The petty and ill-informed show broadcast by BBC Radio Scotland twice weekly attempts to relate the full Scottish football experience. Off the Ball championed, 'Sell Out Saturday' because both Hosts, Tam and Stuart are supporters of self-confessed "Diddy Clubs" and they trapped at Fir Park for the visit of the Perth Saints on that day. They joined the attendance of five and a half thousand to join the chorus of, Scottish football does not need Rangers. It's a continuing chant taken up by the majority of the PQ Gang Hut. The Producer of Off the Ball guarantees a hearing for every voice in Scottish football, his/her efforts these last few weeks epitomise that fact. Guests on the show have been Hugh MacDonald, Jackie McNamara, Mathew Joseph Campbell, Susie McCabe, Paul Lyons and, Chris McQueer. All Sellik supporters, through and through. The other 41 clubs, including the Diddy Clubs are just not represented. There's always another Sellik supporter. These last five and a bit years, Rangers supporters pay their License Fees and we get compartmentalised. The last week has seen three games at Ibrox, Motherwell, Lyon and, Livingston. A couple of former/current players with Rangers connections are placed in a separate studio to watch Rangers TV or a steam. Big Dick the patronises them with a few dull questions and this is called, 'a Service'. This started five years past with Craig Patterson sitting on the naughty step, where is Craig now? Derek Ferguson, Billy Dodds, Chick Young, .................. ............................... Steven Thompson, Richard Foster and now, Rory Loy. Seriously, they all avoid the gig as soon as they are able to do so. Don't worry about, when the Rangers connections well runs dry, there's always another Sellik supporter.

Circling Vultures. Wandering along Paisley Road West, the talk pre-match was Ronnie McKinnon being out. I believed it was precautionary, the gazelle like centre back was highly mobile and would be needed for the midweek home leg against Rennes. Most of the mates argued he was needed against a strongly performing Aberdeen. Forty-two thousand watched the teams run out and we found out Dave Smith was Ronnie's replacement. The teams were, Rangers : McCloy, Jardine, Mathieson, Greig, Jackson, Smith, Penman, Conn, Stein and, Johnston. Aberdeen : Geoghegan, Boel, Hermiston, Murray, Young, Buchan, Forrest, Robb, Harper, Willoughby and, Miller. Former Rangers and cousins, Jim Forrest and Alec Willoughby made little impact but I remember Martin Buchan strolled it, Stevie Murray ran the legs off Alfie Conn, Joey Harper was a pest and, left back Jim Hermiston out wing backed Sandy Jardine. The first circling vulture was spotted at half time. We were one down to a Murray goal and a heated discussion behind me nearly came to punches. The manager must suppress his pride and reinstate Wullie Henderson to the team. Apparently, the bunion effected winger was the only Ranger to be relied upon to carry the ball and, the team up the pitch. When Harper took the ball into his feet, dropped a shoulder and, swivelled to hit a goal bound strike; the vultures were stacking. Deservedly spanked 0-2 by the Dandies, we had played four league games and had amassed two points. We were fifth bottom of an eighteen team league. The Sunday papers were unforgiving, "Alarming Gaps must be Plugged" screamed the Sunday Mail. Otherwise, we were out of Europe. The Express offered, "Wednesday's Euro tie is a must win to avoid a full blown crisis". Willie Waddell was quoted by his old blat, "there is no crisis". Monday's press took a different line, they quoted the visiting French press. A bleak city of tenements and shipyards was the background, the foreground was loud, bellowing Bears, "when lubricated with whisky, Rangers supporters vocal cords are indestructible". The Herald's Ian Archer revealed Rennes boss, Jean Prouff had been the recipient of numerous letters from Sellik supporters wishing his side well when visiting Ibrox. The Bretons were confident and surely Prouff was tempting fate when he said, "The result is not important to us, it is the way we play and the correct way is by attacking. I will not lose my job if we get beat" Maybe, it was a different era? I have mentioned two Aberdonian players above who would finish the season with contrasting fortunes. Silky Dave Smith would be voted Scotland's Player of the Year and Jim Hermiston left Aberdeen for the security of the Grampian Police. Would the Tams and, 'Hey Girl don't Bother me' make it to number one, would the Education Minister, Margaret Thatcher really withdraw free milk from schools and most importantly, would Rangers defeat Rennes? Answers on Wednesday.

Who's going to do the checking? The state of some of the stewards at Ibrox suggests reading skills isn't high on their list of job requirements. I see trouble ahead.

What qualifications will a steward have to check if a medical exemption letter is kosher?

I've been double jabbed mate! it will be horrendous trying to get into Ibrox! and I totally disagree with this SNP passport pish! I can still see Rangers from the comfort of my home! each to our own I guess.

Agree but wouldn't it be easier (and safer under GDPR) if you sent your vaccination certificate to the club and they 'enabled' your Smartcard rather than random checks. What s the randomness of the random checks? 1 in 2, 1 in 5, 1 in 1000? it's gonna be chaos.

I can't believe those bloody-minded arseholes are going to insist this actually goes ahead. If ever there was a pointless waste of time and effort for maximum inconvenience. Presumably they'll delay the kickoff until all the queues are in the stadium, otherwise my first time will also be my last.

Agreed and by some distance too.

And me.

Overall we've gone backwards in terms of performances but there are some positives, including being top of the league of course. Bassey, Balogun, Patterson and Lundstram have gone from backups to some of our best performers. Fashion Sakala is settling in well and Hagi has grown in stature. Perhaps it's no bad thing that these guys face a bit of adversity - it's often the well from which success is drawn.

Rangers didn't mention anything about id. So I expect not.

I disagree with it in principle also, although I'm happy with the benefits. Absolutely each to their own, but I still don't get it. There's a few things that would keep me away from the game, but a 'government' policy that doesn't impact me wouldn't be one. I wouldn't let the SNP keep me away from supporting the Gers. I'm not saying that I disagree with you, just that I don't understand it.

The main reasons for me getting vaccinated were ; to get to football, gigs and travel. But each too their own.

I disagree. It will be manual, not tech-based. I've witnessed plenty of arguments between punters and stewards about things far less divisive than this.

I really don't get that someone is that against getting a vaccine that they would put their views on it in front of seeing the Gers.

Well Sunday's gonna be fun.....

I won't be back at Ibrox until all this nonsense is finished, they can ram their passports up their arses.

More news expected this week on this from the club after they met with the Scottish Government today. While you wait, I'd urge anyone who wants to attend the upcoming home games that you download your vaccine passport documentation from here: https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/after-your-vaccine/get-a-record-of-your-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-status

I thought Lundstrom, Morelos and Balogun did well. I'm sure others will go for Lundstrom so I'll go for Alfie.

True words, Bill. I wish large swathes of the population could come to grips with that.

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We've got Hibs and Hearts next up...

Quite often think you are too harsh Gisa but totally agree with your last couple of posts on this thread

Brighton will go to the top if they win at Palace tomorrow. Whit? Rousseau will be in raptures.

It is important not to take their failure as our success, but thwir demise is great to watch. Allys take a kick now speech rings in my ears with every setback they face!

Our form has been poor but some of the reactions are OTT. Players don't go from being great to useless that quickly. Same with tactical formations. The lack of intensity and desire is what concerns me.