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In the Age of Ange'. 'We Never Stop' is the new mantra at ra Stade de Gadd and it has come as no surprise that many of PQ's usual suspects have adopted the nuance in their approach to Rangers and Rangers supporters. In the fifteen months since our Club secured title 55 and as a result, stopped ten in a row; I have come to realise how much this has hurt the Gang Hut members. The winning margin of 25 points received scant mention until Ange' regained the Premiership for the Happy Hoopsters and, suddenly we were told continually of the 29 point turnaround. Ange' has restored dominance. Of course, not everything Ange' touches turns to gold. PQ never mentions Ange' was stopped, specifically in three separate European competitions in the one season, last season. There is another unwanted narrative running alongside Ange's unique failure, Rangers have improved their European fortunes in four successive seasons, if we defeat PSV next week and, qualify for the Champions League, it will be five. Think about it, Rangers have had to play nearly two dozen qualification games to reach the Europa Cup group stages. Throw in the games played in the groups, the knock-out rounds and, the Europa Cup final and, the arithmetic surpasses seventy. It would appear in Europe, Rangers never stop. The most heard Rangers related phrase across BBC Scotland these last several weeks is, "over the last couple of seasons". They seek to minimise the multi season European achievement. The pertaining narrative is to reduce Rangers success to a couple of years and ignore ra Sellik and Ange's participation completely. It is what is known as, 'A Celtic State of Mind'. This brings us to last Sunday at Balmoral Park, Cove, Aberdeen. The SWPL Champions, Rangers ladies are playing their second game of the season away to Aberdeen and BBC Scotland decide to once again cover the match live on their i-Player. This week after a five minute black out, BBC Scotland's i-Player worked throughout. Commentating was Amy Canavan and co-commentary was proved by Pauline MacDonald. The first 30 minutes was all Rangers possession but the Dons Keeper had not been worked. The next ten saw Rangers notch a quick double and Amy was NOT happy. She was opining the injustice the Dandies must be feeling on the cusp of half time when Rangers knocked in a third, Pauline agreed Aberdeen do not deserve to be 0-2 down when Amy squealed, "the Referee has awarded Rangers a penalty" It was a disbelieving squeal? I do not know if Amy was upset at Pauline not keeping up or, Rangers had the opportunity to go in at the break four ahead? I should point out Amy Canavan has been a Presenter and regular contributor these last several years to a Podcast - A Celtic State of Mind. After a few years of being in funding conflict with UEFA, the organisation known as FARE(Football Against Racism in Europe) has been returned to Ibrox. Representatives were seated in the Broomloan Front for Tuesday evening's CL qualification against PSV Eindhoven. FARE last visited the Stadium in 2011. Correctly, once again the Club warned elements of our support reference the songs being sung. Any report of sectarianism( defined by FARE as ant-Irish racism) will lead to either partial or full ground closure. These last five years(or a couple of seasons in BBC Scotland-speak), we have become used to Euro wide reports of the fantastic atmosphere generated at Ibrox on Euro evenings. BBC Scotland deliberately boycotted the Stadium for seven years, they preferred to sit in a PQ studio watching a satellite company's live coverage and, make mundane comment. They chose to divorce themselves from the atmosphere generated. I should point out that FARE's first representative was BBC Scotland's own, Alex O'Henley. The Gaelic commentator from South Uist participated in Spanish practises in Villarreal. FARE's Executive Director is Piara Powar and he is married to Glasgow born and bred Aashma Mir. The Sellik minded Ms Mir has worked at Aunti Beeb for thirty years in numerous senior positions. BBC Scotland's Chief Sports Writer, Tom English returned to Ibrox on Tuesday evening for the PSV clash. Tom did not mention the atmosphere but he did post match conclude Rangers got what they deserved. I do not think we can disagree, we failed to defend two corners because of our new adoptation of zonal marking. Tom expanded, Rangers were sloppy, Rangers were fortunate with their second goal and, Rangers were hanging on in the last several minutes. Again, hard to disagree. However, in the Age of Ange' Tom's Sellik state of mind came to the fore reference Ryan Kent. Tom decided the Rangers winger was not all that. It was the manner he chose to discredit Kent that gave the game away. He thought Kent was decent first half but disappeared in the second period and concluded, "he is not good enough, he should be dropped". Further, he compared Ryan with Sellik's explosive game winners, "if this was Jota or Abada, they'd be ripping it up". Realising his state of mind had spoken he added quickly, "Rangers supporters won't thank me for saying that". Why did Tom say it? Think about it, a player that has participated in over 50 of those Euro games these last four seasons. We have watched him take it to numerous well known respected Euro sides. Only three months past, he played well in the Europa Cup final, nearly winning it for Rangers in the last moments. I suspect the vast majority of Rangers supporters are more than happy with Kent's Euro contribution? It was Tom's choice to compare Ryan with Jota and Abada, how did they perform in Sellik's last Euro outing, were they both ripping it up? I can tell you the Norwegian minnows from the Arctic circle, Bodo Glimt defeated Tom's beloveds 1-3 on their own midden and a week later won 2-zip at home for a 5-1 aggregate victory in the Europa Conference Cup. Should FARE launch an investigation into BBC Scotland's Celtic State of Mind?

He had made it in his head and put his feet up.

On its own, the Souttar signing looks fine. Add it to the now worse situation of Helander and IMO, it is too much of a risk. We can't depend on the indestructibility of Goldson. Up front, we signed Roofe knowing of his injury history but got a good player for a relatively small fee. Always a risk but we had Morelos, who like Goldson, never got injured, until he did. At this point you have to ask the injury prone player (Roofe) for more minutes. What happens next is predictable, injury for Roofe and no decent forward option for business end of season.

I think everyone thought the same thing about Souttar in terms of his injury record, but on a free, on balance, I think he's a decent signing. On top of that, as you rightly point out, Helander is also similarly out regularly and we struggle to get consecutive games out of him consistently. Which is why I thought the comments from Super about Balogun were odd. We similarly had to manage his fitness and he also struggles to string together games. I'd much rather give King minutes when the need arises, and that seems to be Gio's view too.

Worth noting their chairman is famously nuts and may well just be trying to punt the player using ranger name.

Don't think anyone stood out - various players already mentioned had good periods of the game but also fell out of things or were culpable of poor decisions on the ball. All things considered I think Colak was most consistent and I also feel McLaughlin deserves some credit for two excellent stops.

Just seen it is from the Record! file under shite!

To be honest, it's often hard to take McCoist seriously. Too busy playing to the media galleries.

Havent had a chance to comment on the game yet, but I thought the first half was one of the bests halves of football I have witnessed for a long time. Both teas playing at a pace and intensity you just dont see very often, with skillful players on show on both sides. Really enjoyed it apart from being so nervous and us conceding a really poor goal, thought we deserved to be in front at HT. Second half our legs went after the first half exertions, and Gio, who got it spot on tactically (zonal defence apart) which RVN admitted, couldnt change when we saw PSV changed their approach in the 2nd half, and as a consequence PSV were certainly the better side in the 2nd half. Our subs were not right, we needed legs and we bring on Kamara to stroll around, when it should have been Arfield and Alfie should certainly have had the last 10 mins or so as Colak tired after a great shift. Anyone else want to see them together, I think the two styles would lead to tons of goals? Ok, the elephant in the room continues to be Goldson. Both goals are his fault, no doubt about it. The first goal he actually ducks down, a feeble header right into the danger zone then turns away on the net-bound shot. This despite him not having a man to mark (awful zonal system to blame for that). The second he gets outjumped by a midfielder. H simply MUST win those headers, or do enough to ensure it is not a goal-bound effort. I will say that i agree this system dictates that others must be blocking off these runs to add some protection, and they failed also, but he is our main centre half and is positioned accordingly at the most dangerous zone and it is his job to ensure that if the ball comes into his zone, he wins it. He failed. Again. Sick of it but he aint going anywhere or ever getting injured or dropped so I am left with hoping he can improve, and that his mistakes go unpunished.

I agree. At one time he was the great hope for England. I remember Warburton saying that he was the player he would most like to manage. Whether he was not as good as people said he was or whether the expectations proved too much for him, who knows.

The big mystery what happened to this young man he was once valued at £40million plus when he was at Spurs

https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ce-a-spus-gigi-becali-dupa-ce-a-aflat-ca-rangers-il-vrea-pe-olaru-si-pune-pe-masa-6-milioane-de-euro-1860551 He is full of the nonsense that guy but broken clocks and all that..

He said more or less they had knocked back 5 million for rangers because they still had a qualifier to play but that may change on Friday. Told the fans he will spend money to replace him.

I was hoping Arfield and Morelos were coming on on Tuesday.

Eh! can you be a bit more specific?

Report on tonight's U16 game against Queens Park https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2022/08/17/three-goal-wins-for-14s-16s/

Deli Alley plays with the focus, and intensity of a man who just found out he won the lottery.

No thank you

Read the thread title and thought Muhammad might be heading to Govan.

Would be an absolute disaster of a signing. A throbber of a boy in the Glasgow goldfish bowl living life and can’t be arsed playing football. Has the IQ of a potato. I’m out.

Goldson got stuck under the man/ball for the second but there were others at the set piece that also failed to match runners and to get a block/header in. Whilst we rode our luck a little, it was disappointing to concede from two set pieces like that. A tough second leg coming up but I think we have a good chance.

Report on today's U14 game against Kilmarnock https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/u14s-snatch-late-win/