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OK I'm not getting ahead of myself but I think we might win this competition

This not aimed at anyone in particular, but more at fans who are complaining or expressing disappointment about the draw. Let's remind ourselves this draw is for last 8 and 4 of a major European Tourniment - can't think of any reason for complaints / disappointment. As I posted last night 7 years ago we were debating a 2-2 draw with Alloa, today we are looking forward to playing Braga then hopefully Atalanta or Leipzig in the later stages of a European competition. Happy Days...

who would you have gone for in the keeper category?

I didn't fancy us away to Dortmund! I didn't fancy us at home to Dortmund! I didn't fancy us at home to Red Star! I didn't fancy us away to Red Star! so f*ck it! I have no more nerves left! I'll just enjoy the ride now 😁

I've just rewatched it and I wouldn't expect offside given the current rules. He's far enough away from McGregor and the ball to not be interfering.

We got horsed by Eintracht Frankfurt, 6-3, in the European Cup semi-final in 1960. It would be nice to turn them over, now.

Trailer now out for this fantastic looking film: More info here: https://www.rangers72.com/

In intriguing dilemma for ScotNats everywhere - back an English team or back Rangers. Or per BBC Scotland, pretend it isn't happening.

Think we got 3000 the last time.

Apparently, not just Rangers fans disappointed with the draw....

Having voted for McGregor, I thought Lundstram was outstanding last night. The work that him and Jack got through was amazing, confirming why they form the best midfield partnership we've had in ages. No wonder they were both spent by the end, you can ask no more.

We'll make a loss before player sales this season. The only question is whether the Patterson sale will take us into profit. I think it will be close.

They also made this by Leeds: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Take-Us-Home-United-Season/dp/B08KWNPW2Y

Bring on Barca. Huge game that will raise our profile and not impossible to win.

Wouldn't be a proper discussion about Rangers in Europe without @Fat Eck! 👍

McGregor, who has shown me as I was calling for him to be dropped.

I can't see beyond the ageing maestro, who kept his head when what seemed like all around were losing theirs. Sterling stuff. I confess that I have questioned, somewhat severely, his selection on various occasions this season, but last night, and last week, he earned redemption.

I have been watching horses down here at Cheltenham with more sense than the BBC lot .

From the Tunnel of Hate to the Grassy Knoll. PQ have changed tact, from continuing as if a Scottish Club(Rangers) had not knocked out the German club(Borussia Dortmund) second in the Bundesliga in European competition to now, attempting to grab a piece of the action. BBC Scotland's preview of the Red Star Belgrade tie contained the revelation, "Red Star are privately pleased to be paired with Rangers". Their preview of last evening's game in Belgrade was Alasdair Lamont walking, "the tunnel of hate" at the Marakana stadium. Two hundred and fifty metres of graffiti is intended to be claustrophobic and intimidating, big Al' just pulled his coat and scarf closer. Game coverage was Big Dick sat in the PQ studio, with Richard Foster, Mark Hately and, Leanne Crichton. Liam McLeod commentated from the studio whilst watching the BT Sport live feed. Apparently, "Rangers have rode their luck"? we all have a view, I do not think any team can progress to the last eight of a European trophy without a bit of luck. Big Dick said it often enough to know it was his comfort blanket and he was clinging on. Anyways, Big Dick ended with, "Rangers have a maximum of fifteen games left in the season if they go all the way in each of the three competitions they are participating in". Okay, we'll keep riding the luck, Big Dick can keep riding Dolly. BBC Scotland's last news bulletin carried a twenty second clip showing all three goals, heavy emphasis on Ryan Kent's, "deflected goal". Their first morning bulletin had Al Lamont post match in the Marakana with the held in Rangers support at his back. Al' told of Ryan Kent's, "deflected goal" and the quarter final draw being held after midday. The lunch time News had Kheredine Idessane standing upon the Hinshelwood Grassy Knoll, he told of the draw, "Braga are the best Rangers could have hoped for, avoiding Barcelona, Lyon and, West Ham". Then, we had a VoxPop filmed outside the Rangers Superstore. Nothing outrageous but why can't Rangers supporters just tell BBC Scotland to fcuk off? Tomorrow, BBC Scotland's Sports Correspondent and Chief Sports writer, Chris and Tom visit Dublin for the Ireland versus Scotland Rugby Six Nations international. It will be scrum down for the Craic, slurping the broth of Bhoys, and, the luck of the Irish. I hope Chris and Tom do not take turns in the unedifying sight of riding Irish luck. Certainly, they'll have a deflected Try.

i can see 20k bears traveling for this.

Anyone wanting a ticket should be able to get one, pretty sure those who had procured home end tickets last time were just directed into the away section. Game simply won't sell out.

What are your thoughts, folks?

No easy draws but some are potentially more favorable if we have ambitions of going further in the competition. I think the QF and SF draws are as favorable as we could have got. So I’m very happy. Doesn’t mean I’m confident, but it could have been worse.

He is a very good pundit and always has good things to say about us 🙂

Owen Hargreaves just said '' West Ham & Rangers semi finalists? absolute banker!!''

I'm disappointed with that draw.

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2022/2001460/

If it's West ham, it will be billed as 'The Battle of Britain', and the whole of Scotland will behind Rangers, willing the team on to turn over the hated English (and cockneys to boot). Sorry.........oh.....really?

in other countries you always know who is doing VAR. Anything else in Scotland would be very suspicious.

Who's nervous. I'm not nervous you are nervous. can't eat my lunch here.

Yeah, despite qualifying for the CL group stages and reaching the UEFA final, we only made a profit that year due to the gain on sale of players.

yeah i was really disappointed with the money we had left after Manchester. Bain was still in charge then though and he got a wedge out of it for that mater.

Depends how much we give out on bonuses etc for getting there. I'm sure the year we made the final we paid out about half the prize money in bonuses.

The goalkeeper, who alone gave us a chance of being in the draw today.

Just watched the highlights. Excuse my ignorance of the offside law but how is their first goal not offside? Their player is a yard in front of every player when the guy strikes the ball. I know he doesn't touch the ball but he within eye shot of McGregor and sure interfering with play?

Our European performances since SG came in is quite phenomenal! superb! the way Rangers FC have carried Scottish football is nothing short of remarkable! yet in Scotland it is never given the recognition it deserves! what a sad wee bitter Country Scotland is!!.

Quite astonishing given the financial gulf between the clubs for the past decade or so...

Ironically we probably played as poorly as we have done all season in Europe in attacking terms but it's very much job done so can only give immense credit to this team who continue to fly the flag for Scotland in such competitions. Felt Goldson, Balogun and Lundstram were good throughout but it's a big hat tip to Greegsy for another top class performance. Yas!

Yet again Separate Entity FC trying to get one over on us!!!!, when will the Rangers board realise they hate us?

Wishing on a Red Star. As we have already discussed on this thread, BBC Scotland largely ignored Rangers knocking out Europa League favourites, Borussia Dortmund from the tournament. I do not mind PQ decided our Ladies and Mens Olympic Curlers journeys to winning Gold and Silver medals respectively was deemed more worthy of coverage. I do not mind they decided the Celtic - Bodo Glimp tie in the Europa Conference League was more worthy of live commentary and, I don't mind the machinations at Aberdeen are considered more worthy for the bulk of discussion over the period. All PQ had to do was pay BT Sport the required amount to show the game's goals . They did not. At the start of the season, RAB Cosgrove provided first evidence of BBC Scotland's take on matters Rangers, "ah don't get it, Rangers fans are standing on the side lines, beelin". RAB repeated this line a few times and if you think about it, BBC Scotland were deliberately putting us on the side lines and their reaction was to ignore us and our aspirations. Even Michael Stewart gave up on his weekly 'Trial by Sportscene'; demanding numerous retrospective red cards for Morelos. It could be argued PQ is just reflecting Scots wider society's take on the Club, not one of the SNP's 108 MPs and MSPs support Rangers. Those credentials were flashed again last week when none of the SNP MSPs at Holyrood signed the early day motion offering congratulations to Rangers on their 150th anniversary, including First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon whose constituency includes Ibrox. However, BBC Scotland is contracted by the License Fee to provide a service, even to Rangers supporters. I detect a slight change this week in the wake of the Red Star game. On Thursday night after Midnight, BBC Scotland's last news bulletin carried the Ranger result and having paid BT Sport the necessary fee, showed Rangers three goals with a Kheredine Idessane voiceover. Today, Cosgrove and Cowan mentioned the result at the top of the show, then talked endlessly about last night's Ayrshire Derby. Mention it early, then consign it to the sidelines is the current Immediate Action - coping mechanism. Jum Spence wears his black heart on his Twitter sleeve, he Tweeted 17 times when Dundee United defeated Rangers earlier this season; on Thursday evening he issued one Tweet, "penalty to Rangers". Later, he reinforced this broadcast by claiming, "it succinctly captures events at Ibrox". PQ's journey with the Rangers - Red Star Belgrade tie began with a wishing on a Red Star moment(apologies to Rose Royce). Four days before the game, the headline on the Website was, 'When Red Star beat Rangers on the way to Euro' Glory'. A dozen paragraphs lionising the Red Star team that won the European Cup, particularly since, "they drew and brushed aside Rangers". As the article went on it sharpened, "the Belgrade side routed Rangers on the way to their greatest triumph". The relevance of events 32 years ago were tied into current times with, "BBC Scotland can reveal Red Star are privately pleased to be paired with Rangers". It was the last paragraph before PQ threw in a bit of balance, "nonetheless GVB's men will aim to channel the spirit of 1964 and 2007, two years when Rangers got the better of Red Star". BBC Scotland's various contributors to the numerous shows on Scottish football constantly opine, even bitterly moan about folks missing opportunities to talk up Scottish football. The above preview fails but the real piss on your chips moment arrived during the two and half hour live coverage of the game itself. BIG Dick hosted Richard Foster, Charlie Adam and, Leeanne Chricton. Now, Charlie was enthusiastic but his emotion did not influence Big Dick. After 25 minutes, I tuned in whilst seated in Bar'72. I wanted to find out the reason for the award of our penalty. Rangers are winning two zip and Big Dick is NOT talking up the Scottish game, "we have had twenty five minutes and the ball has been in play for barely sixteen or seventeen minutes, this is not what VAR is for". I was deliriously happy with VAR, everyone around me was in agreement. The fact that PQ cannot be arsed to walk half a mile to the Stadium and participate in the atmosphere of a Scots team achieving a victory that again improves the National co-efficient, is a big part of the problem. Any given Sellik Euro game, we have Big Dick with the Blarney Twins constantly eulogising the green'n'grey hooped heroes, straining to heard over the Stade de Gadd PA banging out the Irish music. VAR had failed Big Dick, lamenting Red Star's offsides constantly but, relief arrived at one minute to ten(four minutes after the game ended) when BBC Scotland's football coverage finished. At half time I tuned in once again and Big Dick did not discuss the first forty-five happenings - two goals, three VAR decisions, a converted penalty, a saved penalty, five minutes added time, ............. etc; the weekend's Scottish Cup fixtures and the Dundee - St Johnstone relegation fight were deemed more important. Could you imagine BBC Scotland doing similar during half time at a Sellik Euro game? On Friday morning, GB's Para-Olympians were front and centre, by Noon the Ayrshire Derby was being previewed but, none of it runs interference on Big Dick's summary before the second half began, "busy first half, Allan McGregor was lucky to get away with a fumble, Ryan Kent's penalty was certainly a controversial one, Red Star also missed a penalty as well as having the ball in the Rangers net twice but not counting, however Rangers are two nil in front and, errrh well errrm that is good for Scottish football" That last line, I am sure as Big Dick uttered it he had his fingers crossed, whilst wishing on his Red Star?