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Remember the words of Marvin Andrews.

It does but we need to get rid of this stage fright we get when they drop points. We had made some progress on the goal difference but then Aberdeen gave them a big help at parkhead a few weeks back..

Players have more agency in this than we're giving them credit for. If we approach Hearts for example and make a bid of say £1.5 mil for Shankland Hearts are within their rights to say 'no' for a variety of good reasons, not least their inability to replace Shankland and his contribution to their side. But, if Shankland knows moving to Rangers would give him a signing on fee of say £500,000 and see his salary treble, he's perfectly entitled to go to Hearts and say 'you're stopping me bettering myself and my livelihood, will you match Rangers salary offer'? If Hearts say 'no, you've got a contract honour it', then they've an unhappy player and, potentially unrest in their changing room, as it won't be just Shankland speaking with their agent about this. Shankland has 18 months left on his Hearts contract, he's a diminishing asset, worth less now than last summer and worth less next summer if he doesn't sign a contract extension. Hearts would need to weigh up criticism from their support and the loss of an important player, with cashing in on a player who by that point may no longer want to be there. This is the same scenario if we made a bid for an Aberdeen player or a Hibs player or any club in Scotland with the exception of Celtic. It's all very well for Aberdeen or whoever to play hardball and demand well over the odds for a player, but it's not without consequences not least pressure from the player himself. It was reported that the reason we allowed Sakala to leave in the summer was the offer made to him by the Saudi side was not one we could match and so we wouldn't stand in his way. I expect it was the same with Aribo and Bassey the summer before. Every club has to balance the books, keep their support onside and their playing squad happy. It's easier for Aberdeen or Hearts to convince a potential signing to join if they can point to a 'pathway' to a bigger club with higher salaries, even if the club is Rangers.

Take Aberdeen results out of the equation and we'd be top on GD with a game in hand. Annoyingly.

Been a good weekend.

Yeap...20 Dec...at home to SJ Can Rangers capitalize? We seem to shit the bed every time.

Great result for Killie today ,taking all three points 👏.

Clancy was motm for dundee

Crash helmet on ⛑️ I thought Dessers played well today

That is 23 December League victories in a row 15/12/19 PRE Motherwell 0 - 2 Rangers View events 20/12/19 PRE Hibernian 0 - 3 Rangers View events 26/12/19 PRE Rangers 1 - 0 Kilmarnock View events 29/12/19 PRE Celtic 1 - 2 Rangers 06/12/20 PRE Ross County 0 - 4 Rangers View events 13/12/20 PRE Dundee United 1 - 2 Rangers View events 19/12/20 PRE Rangers 3 - 1 Motherwell View events 23/12/20 PRE St. Johnstone 0 - 3 Rangers View events 26/12/20 PRE Rangers 1 - 0 Hibernian View events 30/12/20 PRE St. Mirren 0 - 2 Rangers 01/12/21 PRE Hibernian 0 - 1 Rangers View events 04/12/21 PRE Rangers 3 - 0 Dundee View events 12/12/21 PRE Hearts 0 - 2 Rangers View events 15/12/21 PRE Rangers 2 - 0 St. Johnstone View events 18/12/21 PRE Rangers 1 - 0 Dundee United View events 26/12/21 PRE Rangers 2 - 0 St. Mirren 15/12/22 PRE Rangers 3 - 2 Hibernian View events 20/12/22 PRE Aberdeen 2 - 3 Rangers View events 23/12/22 PRE Ross County 0 - 1 Rangers View events 28/12/22 PRE Rangers 3 - 0 Motherwell 03/12/23 PRE Rangers 2 - 0 St. Mirren View events 06/12/23 PRE Hearts 0 - 1 Rangers View events 09/12/23 PRE Rangers 3 - 1 Dundee

Watched the highlights of Villa and every time I watch them I thank our lucky stars that Celtic didn't sign McGinn

The Cup final is the most important. Win that and we will have serious bounce heading into January

I'm not being funny but the police treat football fans like cattle, look at the new supporter bus legislation coming through for an example. They'll have no sympathy with me until they start treating fans like the humans that they are (even if they are coked and tanked up, but again, drinks at the game?!)

Being filmed, harassed and treated like subhumans by the Police are reasons why. The point is fairly obvious. ACAB (or 1312, if you prefer the covert version) is a fairly standard slogan for any Ultras group, which you can see all over Europe. I don't think it's worthwhile, personally but it doesn't bother me in the slightest. Certainly not worthy of a thread.

I think I said on another thread that if we make it past the game at Parkhead unbeaten domestically (+ LC win) then we'll win the league. The only reason I think that wouldn't happen and we do go unbeaten in this time is our medical department and the players injury records (mentality?), to put it bluntly. It also hinges on us signing a striker in January, I was a Shankland doubter but signing him in January whilst Danilo is crocked is pretty much a priority now and I'd suggest it would give us impetus in the title race. Of the 8 league games we've got up to Parkhead since the last intl break we're unbeaten in 4 and have won all but one (Aberdeen (a)), i.e we're halfway to the target. It's a miracle that we're still in this tbh. Come all ye faithful and back the players, they haven't warranted the support but they won't win this league on their own. Cheers.

We just need to keep winning and also focus on January recruitment. The game in hand follows trips to Seville and Hampden but is just as important as either of those.

Not for me. I think we persist with McCausland, he is doing well and will improve with more game time.

Nice to see you happy😀

I also told you months ago that Everton would come good because their xG was good.

Need to break the habit

One that doesn't include Lammers, i'll be happy with .

Steady, folks. Remember the juju...

Killie pie anyone 😆

It really isn't a hard choice this time. Abdallah Sima.

I hope they did not have to sign a non disclosure agreement. Gersnet is all about opinions so it's a shame that you did not share it widely,.

Good effort and good result despite a 12 man Dundee side. Clancy you prick.

Not at all. Aberdeen would've charged us £8m for Ferguson! 😀

Due to the two tier policing in this country I back the message fully.

Went for Sima and would like to know if anybody at game or otherwise got the sh**s at some of Butland's out passes?.

An player still loved by the older Goodison fans , Bo’ness Rangers Everton Hibs and Falkirk Alex Scott an excellent winger.

Sima - Lammers (F*ck you!) - McCausland Cantwell Rice - Lundstram Barisic - souttar - Goldson - Tavernier Butland

Luton 1 - 2 City*

Merited, apparently. Even 10 mins Tim-Time couldn't help.

Terrible, but not surprised

Good stuff, compo but the Bramall Lane Broom’s not so new. Just been at the back of the cupboard.

But also take into account the cash they could make from European qualification if they keep him. That may value us out of it.

If Dessers could cut out the dithering in the box and shoot sooner, I think he'd be a decent striker.

No brainer. Sima. Covered every blade of grass. Beginning to look like a Rangers player.

That was a tenacious performance from us today. Well done to all. Clancy was a disgrace.

Great three points against 12 men today. WATP

Until we lose this embedded myth that all players at other Scottish clubs must by definition be inferior, while spending big of the likes of Dessers and Lammers, we will never progress as we should.

Miovski to rangers in record breaking deal that's the latest rumour.