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Can it be true? I am hearing Craig and Frankie are taking a Gersnet table in the new Sky Blue Lounge. The idea is to offer the other eight seats at the Rich Mans Table on a rota basis to us proper poor know our place types. We yearn for the discarded crumbs. If I had a forelock I would practise the necessary tugging. Can it be true?

The Summer 2022 Rangers Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread LINK to a rumour source TM is the TransferMarkt stats side for that player SIGNED in Summer 2020/22: IN - John Soutar (25) - Heart of Midlothian, free IN - Antonio Colak (28) - ST, Croatia, PAOK, contract 6/2024 - LINK - TM - SIGNED 07/07/2022 IN - Tom Lawrence (28) - LW, Wales, free - TM - SIGNED 08/07/2022 IN - Rabbi Matondo (21) - RW, Welsh, Schalke, contract 6/2024 - LINK - TM - SIGNED 12/07/2022 IN - Malik Tillman (20) - AM, US/German, Bayern u23, contract 6/2024 - LINK - TM - SIGNED 15/07/2022 IN - Ben Davies (26) - CH, England, Liverpool, contract 6/2025 - LINK - TM - SIGNED IN - Ridvan Yilmaz (20) - LB, Turkey, Besiktas, contract 6/20 - LINK - TM - SIGNED YOUTH - IN - Lancelot Pollard (14) - LINK - TM YOUTH - IN - Zak Lovelace (16) - ST, Millwall u18s, contract 6/202x - LINK - TM YOUTH - IN - Cameron Archer (20) - ST, Aston Villa, contract 6/2025 - LINK - TM YOUTH - IN - Cameron Cooper (16) - ST, Partick Thistle - LINK - TM GONE in Summer 2022 Aaron Ramsey - loan expired Amad Diallo - loan expired Cedric Itten - Young Boys Bern, undisclosed - LINK Leon Balogun - CH/RB - OOC Lewis Mayo (22) - CH - season long loan to Kilmarnock - contract till 2024 Joe Aribo - Southampton - LINK - Official 09/07/2022 Tony Weston (18) - ST - contract 6/2023 - season long loan to Partick Thistle (January option) Calvin Bassey - Bayern and Chelsea - LINK - off to Ajax Nikola Katic (25) - CH - contract 2023 - to FC Zurich Stephen Kelly (22) - CM/DM - contract till 2023 - to Livingston RETURN in Summer 2022 Lewis Mayo (22) - CH - Partick Thistle loan expired - contract till 2024 Kai Kennedy (20) - LW - Dunfermline Athletic - loan expired - contract till 2023 James Maxwell (20) - LB - Ayr United - loan expired - contract till 2023 Jake Hastie (23) – LW/RW - Linfield loan expired - contract till 2023 Glenn Middleton (22) – LW - St. Johnstone loan expired - contract till 2023 Nikola Katic (25) - CH - Hajduk Split loan expired - contract till 2023 Stephen Kelly (22) - CM/DM - Salford City loan expired - contract till 2023 Mateusz Zukowski (20) - RB - contract 6/2025 - season long loan to Lech Poznan RUMOURS: IN - Abdoulaye Sissako (23) - CM, Zulte Waregem - LINK - TM IN - Oladapo"Dapo" Afolayan (24) - LW, Bolton Wanderers - LINK - TM IN - Jacob Brown (24) - ST, Stoke City, contract 6/2023 - LINK - TM IN - Scott Twine (22) - AM, MK Dons, contract 6/20xx - LINK - TM IN - Billy Gilmour (20) - CM, Chelsea, contract 6/2023 - LINK - TM IN - Mateo Cassierra (25) - ST, FC Sochi, contract 6/2023 - LINK - TM IN - Vladan Kovacevic (24) - GK, Rakow, contract 6/2024 - LINK - TM IN - Ross Stewart (25) - ST, Sunderland, contract 6/2023 - LINK - TM IN - Cameron Humphreys (23) - CH, Zulte Waregem, freebie in June 2022 - LINK - TM IN - Berke Özer (22) - GK, Turkey, Fenerbahce, freebie - LINK - TM IN - Cedric Kipre (25) - CH, West Brom, contract 6/2024 - LINK - TM IN - Erik Botheim (22) - ST, without club - LINK - TM IN - Stephen Odey (24) - ST, Nigeria, Randers, contract 6/2022 (?) - LINK - TM IN - Ivan Lepinjica (22) - DM, Croatia, Rijeka, contract 5/2024 - LINK - TM OUT - Borna Barisic - "2 Turkish sides" - LINK - now Trabzonspor OUT - Alfredo Morelos - Sevilla - LINK OUT - Joe Aribo - Southampton (and others) - LINK CONTRACT EXTENSIONS ... NON-STARTERS: IN - Josh Tyman (23) - LB, Stoke, contract 6/2025 - LINK - TM IN - Eric Martel (20) - RB Leipzig - going to Cologne IN - Mateo Cassierra (25) - from Sochi to Zenit IN - Angelo Fulgini (25) - AM, France, Anger SCO, contract 6/2023 - LINK - TM - went to Mainz OUT - Fashion Sakala - loan to Auxerre SQUAD as of 20 / 08 / 2021 Squad listed in order of remaining length of contract & primary position Full squad list at Transfermarkt Squad by primary and optional position at Transfermarkt Goal: Allan McGregor (40) – contract 6/2023 Robby McCrorie (24) - contract 6/2023 Jon McLaughlin (34) - contract 6/2024 Defence Filip Helander (29) - CH - contract 6/2023 James Sands (21) - CH/DM - loan till 6/2023 plus excl. buy option James Tavernier (30) – RB- contract 6/2024 Borna Barisic (29) - LB - contract 6/2024 Calvin Bassey (22) - LB/CH - contract 6/2024 Leon King (18) - CH - contract 6/2024 Jack Simpson (24) - CH - contract 6/2025 Connor Goldson (29) - CH - contract 6/2026 John Souttar (25) - CH - contract 6/2026 Ben Davies (26) - CH - contract 6/2026 Ridvan Yilmaz (20) - LB - contract 6/2027 Midfield Steven Davis (36) – CM - contract 6/2023 Scott Arfield (33) – C/LM - contract 6/2023 Ryan Jack (30) – CM - contract 6/2023 Ryan Kent (25) – LW/AM - contract 6/2023 Malik Tillman (20) - AM - contract 6/2023 (option to buy) Ross McCausland (19) - LW - contract 2024 Ianis Hagi (23) - AM – contract 6/2024 John Lundstram (28) - CM - contract 2024 Charlie McCann (20) - DM - contract 6/2024 Tom Lawrence (28) - LW - contract 202x Glen Kamara (26) – CM - contract 6/2025 Nnamdi Ofoborh (22) – (CM) – contract 6/2025 Scott Wright (24) - LW/AM - contract 6/2025 Alex Lowry (18) - AM - contract 6/2025 Rabbi Matondo (21) - RW - contract 2025 Strikers Alfredo Morelos (25) – ST - contract 6/2023 Kemar Roofe (29) - ST - contract 6/2024 Fashion Sakala (25) – ST – contract 6/2025 Antonio Colak (28) - ST - contract 2025 Coaching Staff Check out the club's home page Academy / B Side -> https://www.Rangers.co.uk/article/academy-restructure/4skGYIfqugwK1CvGZUHFH0 GONE - ... 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As long as he brings Bale with him, it's a yes for me 🙂

Anyone not getting a game for Juranovic isn't worth much if anything.

Twenty-five years ago I had a table of 8 in Club Deck Hospitality on a whole-season basis, which came out at £210 per seat per game. I'd be amazed if hospitality prices aren't considerably higher today although granted there's more hospitality choice these days.

worth that easily.

Some are bound to be surplus to requirement but since many players are loaned out as part of a deliberate player development and trading strategy, it's very unlikely that all loan players can be defined in this way.

Outstanding generosity 👏

There is absolutely no way you can say "Barisic" wouldnt have been on the park. Where do you even get that from ? Prior to the game at Celtic Park he had played in the previous 4 league games - so not sure how you can squeeze in that he wouldnt have been playing. Absolutely zero guarantee that Souttar would have come in and Bassey would have been moved to LB. This is exactly what I talk about when I say benefit of hindsight. "Oh look, Borna had a nightmare - if we'd had Souttar then Souttar would have played, Bassey would have went LB and Barisic out". If Souttar DID sign he almost certainly wouldn't have started that game for a number of reasons including he would have literally only signed days before - no chance GvB is taking a chance in those circumstances. Another reason being he picked up an injury against Motherwell just before the window closed. Diallo was poor, no denying it. But there is absolutely NO WAY I can agree with you that he was more culpable than Tav, Barisic, McGregor and the midfield 3. Our issues against Celtic weren't up front - we we dismal defensively with a midfield 3 who didnt know what they were doing. Our loanees didnt cost us the league. Look far closer to home in Allan McGregor (Ross County and Celtic at Ibrox) and the two very weak goals we lost at home to Motherwell when cruising.

Likewise @CammyFI have a couple of seats and on Saturdays in particular I may have a spare one as the kids are both working, so if you give me a shout in plenty of time then I can see if it's available. Happy to have you or your son along rather than the wife, who seems to be a bad luck charm! The offer is also open to other Gersnetters

Congratulations to Tam Cowan on Achieving 'Useful Idiot' Status. UEFA apologised to both Rangers and Rangers supporters on Friday last. Actions not unfamiliar to BBC Scotland. On a day in Seville where the mercury reached 35 degrees Celsius and evening humidity touching 90 degrees, the Guardia Civil turned off the tap water inside the stadium and UEFA agreed with Guardia Civil recommendations to close most of the stadium's refreshment kiosks. The Rangers Doctor dealt with four separate incidents of supporter dehydration inside the ground. The Andalusian para-medics were constantly involved in administering saline solution. Several hundred Rangers supporters experienced uncomfortable to most upsetting issues spanning a six hour period. As expected, BBC Scotland found mass H-u-n discomfort as subject matter to be cruelly exploited by preferred prejudice. Photographs of Bears at watering holes, songs eulogising cool, cool water and, multiple quotes from the Ancient Mariner were in full flow. Viewing the distress of your fellow Scots brought joy and it was not the fault of UEFA or the Guardia Civil; no, dehydration in every case was the responsibility of bevvied Bears. Former PQ employee, Catriona Shearer appeared on Saturday's Off the Ball to articulate her distressing experience at the final. Sixteen years as a colleague meant nothing, she is a H-u-n thus Cosgrove ignored her experience whereas Tam Cowan taunted with playing Marty Robbins Cool Water. RAB Cosgrove made a quip about drinking holy water, Cowan was concentrating on received correspondence, a pregnant silence ensued broken by RAB saying, "we must discuss Rangers supporters singing anti-catholic songs". Catriona Shearer stated, "I am here to discuss the failings of the authorities at the game, I condemn any such singing" and, the Producer moved them all along. The next day, Sunday's Off the Ball had Susie McCabe as a guest. Like RAB, she has a history of liberal usage of the 'H' term. Along with RAB she is there to judge the guilty parties, Tam and the H-u-ns. There is a 15 minute discussion on the day before's broadcast. RAB flashes the show's credentials on anti-catholic chanting and ant-Irish racism. Susie wants everyone to move forward without the old baggage and, Tam joins Graham Spiers in the useful idiot corner. He offers to Chair a two hour discussion on sectarianism next weekend when laying his life bare, "married to a catholic why would I indulge"? Tam should have extended the accuracy before blurring the objectivity. Tam told of Chairing the Reamonn Gormley Diner on an annual basis, "a lad murdered because of the football shirt he wore"? Let us look at that statement. Reamonn Gormley was brutally murdered eleven years ago in Blantyre. Along with a mate, David McFall; both watched the Aberdeen-Celtic match live at the Parkville Bar. The pub was owned by former Celtic player, Harry Hood. Both those charged and convicted of Reamonn's murder, Barry Smith and Daryn Maxwell were also in the bar watching the game. As Raemonn left the premises, he turned off the main drag into a tree lined lane where the armed Maxwell and Smith waited. It was a mugging, they demanded money and the lad's mobile? He refused and was stabbed three times and bled out. All four mentioned attended the same school, St John Ogilvie High School and Smith joined a dating agency on release from jail with the username, 'HappyHooper' - a homage to his favourite player, Gary Hooper. An attempted robbery gone tragically wrong. There were those at the time who attempted to portray the murder as sectarian, it was not. Similar to the Francis Haggerty murder of a dozen years before; the Daily Record's Anna Smith continually told us, "the Police refuse to rule out a sectarian motive for the murder". Francis was the victim of a Paedophile ring. If Tam had utilised the murder of Mark Scott in 1995 at Bridgeton Cross, then he would have been correct, it was undeniably sectarian. We can see an issue about the distress of dehydration among the Rangers support has had the narrative seized and suddenly it is all about sectarian murder. If you are accurate you will be objective has NOT been applied and RAB is NOT going to intervene. RAB is bleating on other means about David Graham's role at Rangers and, his Loyalist political links, all because his partner in Rangers hate, Michael Stewart was forced to apologise publicly to Rangers, Rangers supporters and, Jim Traynor. RAB talks about Rangers needing, "to participate in the removal of doubt" ie remove David Graham. Let's reverse this, RAB bellows about, "Handsome H-u-ns", introduces a guest Janitor from Largs on his show for five years as, "the H-u-n with a Heart" and, pens articles for St Johnstone fanzines referring to Rangers supporters as, "H-u-ns and typical orange bastards". When does PQ participate in the removal of doubt? You will never quench the thirst of the PQ Gang Hut for another Useful Idiot?

Fairly recently, you will need no reminding, a well-known red topped comic did a tabloid number on a couple of fellows who contributed to a weel kent Rangers' podcast. This organ "outed" them for dodgy social media posts from some years previously. The two resigned from their roles, immediately. However, friends of the podcast, and other concerned citizens, intrigued by the odour of sanctity emanating from the rag, investigated the social media postings and posturings of a number of 'football writers' associated with it. Lo! They uncovered a veritable omnibus of of sexism, homophobia, sectarianism, and the like. Muck rakers muck raked! Much mealy mouthed talk, in print and elsewhere, ensued, but little in the way of public clamour. These writers remain employed, and if I was a betting man, I should hazard a guess that they attended the annual beano, the other night. I should hazard another guess that the 'turn' most probably tailored his script to what he understood to be his audience, or that, maybe, his booking agency put him forward, as an appropriate act, on noting that the gig was for The Scottish 'Football Writers'. I wish Eilidh Barbour well in the Augean task of redding out her profession. I know nothing of Prof. Raymond Boyle, my time at Gilmorehill being too long ago for polite company to mention, but, if one may judge a man by the company he keeps......

That is quite the panel of mentalists

Old, pale, male, and stale.

RAB goes Rabid. In the period this thread has been running, BBC Scotland and their employees have issued close to a dozen apologies to Rangers and Rangers supporters. I suspect they are fed up going cap in hand to the Great Satan, it is not a good look. They have reigned in the worse aspects, not sitting as comfortably with their preferred prejudices these days. Fellow Gersnetters do not fret, given the opportunity PQ will still spit the venom. Rangers achieving a Europa League Cup final has been decreed NOT an opportunity, yet. As stated, RAB Cosgrove's first reaction, actually his first broadcastable reaction to Rangers achievement is to state, "Rangers qualifying for the Europa League Cup final is not good news for Scottish football". Carrying the Scottish standard for four years, singularly raising the coefficient to allow the League Champions, Sellik automatic entry to the Champions League group stages, allowing third placed, Hearts automatic Europa League group stage entry and, ensuring fourth placed, Motherwell have Euro Conference group stage entry; is all trumped by Rangers earning Euro monies that take us further away from all Scottish clubs other than Sellik. Rangers are creating disparity. RAB does not want Rangers to triumph in Seville and, he wraps up this principle of rivalry for presentation but, it's just HATRED. We know this because RAB has a Podcast, 'Talk Media'. There was a period of a decade where PQ allowed RAB and Eamonn O'Neill to appear on John Beattie's lunch time show to spout their take on various media stories and the Scottish take but, over a couple of years past, they discontinued the overbearing Nationalistic propaganda. RAB and Eamonn took it to Podcast and another PQ stalwart, Janice Forsyth Produces it. I urge no Gersnetter pays for this Podcast, we find out quickly enough when RAB sticks it on his fellow wrong type of Scots. Michael Stewart's apology to Jim Traynor, Rangers and, Rangers supporters has hurt RAB. He is smarting and his analysis of the affair castigates BBC Scotland, "There is a degree of sensitivity around Rangers that no other Scottish club enjoys". Apparently the dark shadow of the Masonic hand stretches further, "we've arrived at a moment when large sections of the Scottish media are frightened of them". The architect of this great threat to the fourth estate is David Graham. Now, RAB does not mention him by name, he talks about, "a significant employee with Loyalist credentials". Apparently he has convinced the club, " to ignore the issue of doubt by convincing the club to release another orange strip". RAB's disappointment will be further deepened since Rangers are playing the final in all blue and, not in Seville bitter orange. Let's go back a decade, happier days for RAB. Regularly, he would get all Phil McFournames, you know make stuff up. He told of three Rangers supporting pals who attended all games, they decided to no longer attend because Rangers were not the same club. So much so, they all gave up their season tickets. I do not know of any Rangers supporter aping this behaviour but RAB knows three? When we received our License from the SFA, RAB predicted Rangers would return to the Premiership from League 2 obscurity. We would arrive and regularly play in front of 6,000 to 8,000 supporters at Ibrox because the vast majority of our support being glory hunters would fall away? you can see how Rangers European achievement causes RAB to wrestle with angst. Those days of introducing Rangers supporting guests as, "Chris Connor the H-u-n with a heart" and bellowing inquiries, "can you spot a handsome H-u-n" are gone and RAB in his eighth decade is pining for nostalgia. On the 25th of this month at Glasgow University, RAB has an opportunity to relive the good old days of the Rangers Tax Case Blog. Professor Raymond Boyle Chairs a debate afternoon in the Davidson building between 2pm and 4pm - those participating are Roger Mitchell, RAB Cosgrove, Jim Spence, Kevin McKenna, Graham Spiers, David Low and, Alan Burrows. You have to register if you wish to attend. Further, they are sure there will be some Haters? Looking at that list, how could they possibly squeeze in another Hater? I hope Gio traps accompanied by the Europa League Cup.

I hope I never again see PQ reporting from Ibrox. I don’t need the BBC, don’t miss them, don’t want them. I much prefer my BBC-free Rangers and as long as I know they’re still at odds with us, I can rest easy.