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Agreed. We have to sell high value players who are not going to sign a new contract. Goldson was different as his resale value wasn't as high but Aribo shouldn't be allowed to run down his contract.

Joe Aribo making noises about staying next year. As much as i think he is a good player I'd rather have some cash for him and bring some fresh faces in. Don't see him signing a new deal.

I remember Davie Wilson clearly as a player and what a player he was. But it was many years after he hung up his boots that I met the man behind the legend. For a number of years Davie hosted our Club Deck hospitality box and over the period I chatted to him many times, both round the table and watching whatever game was on. My abiding memory is of a humble, respectful and engaging man who was instantly likeable and who represented Rangers with enormous pride. I think Davie was one of those truly genuine people who was comfortable in his own skin and a pleasure to know. I haven't seen him for years now but feel huge sadness to hear of his passing. One of the very best, heaven's gain.

Looks like a determined effort to disguise what is essentially a humiliating climb down by the SPFL. Wonder what they had to offer Cinch to get this outcome?

OBITUARY Davie Wilson, footballer, was born on January 10, 1937, in Glasgow. He died on June 14, 2022, from Alzheimer’s-linked illness, aged 85 Davie Wilson obituary Scotland and Rangers great who played in the famous 2-1 defeat of England at Wembley in 1963 Wednesday June 15 2022, 5.00pm, The Times Wilson at Highbury in May 1963 for the Jack Kelsey testimonial match against Arsenal. Wilson scored 159 goals for Rangers in 382 appearances BARRATTS/EMPICS SPORT Even into his early eighties, Davie Wilson kept to a strict diet and fitness regimen which he claimed had been the secret to his long, healthy life. A Rangers and Scotland great of the 1960s, Wilson was able to say in 2011: “Here I am 50 years after playing for Rangers against Fiorentina in the 1961 European Cup Winners Cup final, and I am exactly the same weight now — nine stone — as I was back then.” He never touched a drop of alcohol in his life. Wilson, who has died at the age of 85 from conditions linked to Alzheimer’s disease, participated in some memorable moments in football, not least one night in June 1963 in the Bernabéu in Madrid when Scotland beat Spain 6-2. It is the sort of result that Scotland fans today can scarcely believe. Spain took the lead that night but a Scotland team comprising of Wilson, Ian St John, a young Willie Henderson, Billy McNeill and a swaggering Jim Baxter duly put their hosts to the sword. Wilson also played in Scotland’s famous 2-1 defeat of England at Wembley in 1963, the game in which “the crack” of his team-mate Eric Caldow’s broken leg was said to have been heard across the pitch. Wilson, a left-winger, was forced to fill in as left-back following Caldow’s departure, and showed equal ingenuity as a defender. Of those Scotland conquests of Spain, England and others, Wilson told The Times in 2016: “They were special times — what a Scotland team we had back then. You’re talking guys like Denis Law, Jimmy Baxter, St John, players of that ilk. Sometimes we felt no one could touch us.” Born in 1937 in Newton, the old mining community of south Glasgow, Wilson was one of four children — Davie, Nan, Grace and Linda — born to Thomas and Margaret Wilson. His father was a miner, his mother a home-maker, and 16-year-old Davie had begun training to be template-maker when his football career was in its infancy. Wilson was raised amid an austere Protestant puritanism. “I’ve never had a drop of alcohol in my life — we weren’t all Jimmy Baxters,” he said. “I never fancied the taste of it. My father didn’t drink and nor did my mother. “Whenever we won anything at Rangers, and they poured champagne into the cup, I put it up to my lips as if I was drinking it, but I never did.” It was as a Rangers player — at first earning £12 a week but then rising to a seismic £45 a week — that Wilson made his name. Blond-haired and willowy, standing 5ft 6in and with tremendous sleight of foot, he had been rejected by a number of clubs for being too small and frail, before Rangers spotted him playing for Baillieston Juniors in 1956 and had no hesitation in signing him. At Ibrox, as his career began to unfold, Wilson would go to the front steps of the stadium at every home game and hand two match tickets to his doting father, mired in the grim mining industry but now marvelling at his son’s career. Wilson had scored for Scotland against England in the 2-0 win at Hampden in 1962, played and won again against England a year later at Wembley, and also featured for Rangers in the 1961 Cup Winners Cup final, lost 4-1 over two legs to Fiorentina. On March 17, 1962 he set a Rangers scoring record which stands to this day, when he bagged six in a 7-1 rout of Falkirk. Wilson won four league titles, five Scottish Cups and two league cups with the Ibrox club SNS GROUP It was during those early days of his career, with his eye-catching talent so obvious, that Everton, then one of the giants of English football, came in for him. Everton were prepared to make the then 24-year-old Wilson the first £100,000 player in British football. Had he gone, Wilson would have tripled his salary, but a combination of his love for Rangers, and closeness to his father, meant he stayed. His Rangers career became a personal crock of gold. In 11 trophy-laden years Wilson won four league titles, five Scottish Cups and two league cups. He also, between 1960 and 1965, earned 22 Scotland caps. Life wasn’t all sweetness and light, however. While his football was taking off, Wilson and his wife, Avril, suffered the death of their first child, who died just days before birth due to an anaesthetic accident. The couple did go on to have two children: Sheena, who is a carer, and David, who works in the IT industry. He is survived by Avril, his children, four grandchildren and by two sisters, Grace and Linda. Symon had decided to swap Wilson for Dundee United’s dribbling Swede, Orjan Persson, though quickly saw the error of his ways. “I’ve made the biggest mistake of my life,” Wilson claims Symon said to him on the phone a week later. Wilson replied, “Well, it’s too late now”. He played for four more years and became a fans’ favourite at Tannadice. Following the end of his playing career in 1973 Wilson successfully managed Dumbarton for a period, and after that took on a meet-and-greet ambassadorial role at Ibrox. He managed his pigeon lofts in Newton for more than 60 years. More recently Wilson grew interested in faith and became a churchgoer. But his renowned physical and mental fitness finally gave way to dementia linked to Alzheimer’s, a condition his family are convinced was linked to his football career. Davie Wilson, footballer, was born on January 10, 1937, in Glasgow. He died on June 14, 2022, from Alzheimer’s-linked illness, aged 85 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/davie-wilson-obituary-0v3b75wpp

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not much you can do to force him though.

But, but he wears a waistcoat and he supports kneeling.

I very much enjoyed that. I have never rated Southgate. I think they were lucky in the WC and even the Euros to a large extent by easy (home) draws. The only notable result was the win against Germany, but even then, Germany were not great at that stage. The only thing I can say for him is that he created a cohesive unit; it seemed like they were all together. His tactics are so poor. He reminds me of Scotland's Clarke: it's negative, defensive football, based on organisation. To be fair, it will get you so far, but then there are better teams that will show you up.

We Win. https://news.stv.tv/sport/spfl-agree-revised-sponsorship-deal-with-cinch-amid-rangers-row SPFL agree revised sponsorship deal with cinch amid Rangers row Neil Doncaster has hailed the new deal as 'extremely good news' for Scottish football. Cinch: New deal for Scottish football. By Peter Cassidy ‘Sheer hard work’ helped Celtic regain Premiership title under Postecoglou Former director Paul Murray says league title must be Rangers’ priority The SPFL has agreed a revised title sponsorship deal with cinch amid a row with Rangers over advertising. Under the terms of the new deal, which comes into force with immediate effect, the Ibrox club will no longer be required to participate by providing the agreed sponsorship inventory, which they have so far failed to provide. The SPFL say the revised deal protects the car dealership’s investment into Scottish football with bosses saying they are confident their current budget of £27.5m for the 2021/22 season will be exceeded. Chief executive Neil Doncaster has welcomed the deal, which has been approved by the Premiership clubs, as “extremely good news”. Advertisement He said: “Under the terms of the revised cinch contract, Rangers are no longer required to participate by providing the sponsorship inventory that they have so far not provided, whilst, crucially, the overall income to Scottish football is expected to remain materially unchanged over the original five-year term of the sponsorship. “This revised package has now been approved by cinch Premiership Clubs. “It’s extremely good news that we have been able to work with our partners at cinch to develop an updated sponsorship package which delivers the same level of financial support to Scottish football, whilst providing additional SPFL media assets to cinch to compensate for loss of Rangers related rights. It is testament to the strength of our relationship with cinch, and the high value they place on it, that they have agreed to move forward with us on this basis. “This deal gives us further confidence that we will exceed our budget and deliver fees to clubs of more than £27.5m for Season 2021/22.” Murdoch MacLennan, chairman of the SPFL, added: “This is a great outcome for the entire game in Scotland. Our friends at cinch have been brilliant to deal with throughout this whole process. Advertisement “There is so much to celebrate in the SPFL as cinch and our clubs look forward with excitement to the launch of the 2022/23 fixture list this Friday.” A spokesman for cinch said: “We welcome the evolution of our agreement with the SPFL and are proud of our continued investment into Scottish football across all four cinch SPFL leagues. “We are very much looking forward to next season and to continuing the stellar growth of our business in Scotland.”

Maybe but I’m sure that wasn’t their negotiating position 😉

Absolutely as the cinch money goes towards the prize fund, we won't lose a penny.

I make no apologies for having an opinion of my own. In my opinion hes not good enough for where we want to be.

Yup, clubs generally won't break their wage structure on someone just because they don't have to pay a transfer fee either, so it doesn't often pay.

I think they may be second or third favourites to win this world cup .. Any more performances like last night it will soon be time to send for Sam

I see that the National Party XI scored a loin stirring victory over a 10 man (then a 9 man) Armenian side, a whole 92nd in the FIFA rankings, btw, in Yerevan, ie away from home. Clarke is a hero, all is right with the world, and the countrylooks forward eagerly to the World Cup in November, where there are scalps to be taken. What? Clarke fucked up qualification? Say it ain't so, bro!

he has run down his contract before......

True, although I'd argue like Bassey, Aribos stock will be at high right row. Just came off the back of a 70 games season where he played the first half really well, fell away about after AFCON but finished strongly, including a good performance leading the line in a EUROPA cup final and scoring a goal. Next season he could get injured or just not play well and not be in the team. We as a team might not play well and underwhelm. Anything can happen in football.

Thought it was strange when your centre half gets sent off in the last ten minutes to replace him with another given that they were three down at that point

My first Old Firm match at Celtic Park was the 1st January'66. It had been freezing the entire Christmas - New Year week and, as was customary for Celtic at that time, they covered the pitch in hay bails. The game was on, the pitch was rock hard and frozen on top. Davie Wilson skated through the opposition to put Rangers one up in the first minute. Half time was the same score. In the second half, three of the Sellik players, John Hughes included changed their footwear to baseball boots. They ran in five unchallenged to run out 5-1 winners. However, the scene of Davie Wilson running arm aloft, backdropped by a dozen hay bales continues.