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Looks like I'll have a spare beside me for the OF game, if anyone's interested.

St Mirren 0 - 1 Rangers Igamane

FFS. The guy has been in the door less than 2 days and will still be in the early stages of his information gathering, and has also been dealing with the SFA on the VAR issue and you expect him to have something of substance and can already form an opinion that he hasn't got what we need?

So if it's Umbro, it's still Castore but with a different badge?

Great idea, although need someone who appears neutral and doesn't have an official connection.

I find it hard to blame Beaton for the penalty incident. That goes on VAR. Agreed, although it needs to be done in a clever way. It can't be seen to appear as if we're just poor losers. Celtic used ex-players in the press, plus I firmly believe that the refs are being intimidated away from the pitch by the extremist parts of their support..

(3) John Walker on X: "Penalty Narrative Dismissed - Beaton Whistles after play stops - It was for the pull (that was inside the box) - Freekick taken from Edge of Box (Not the corner where some are claiming) https://t.co/zXz73ueXJL" / X Not sure why the above link doesn't embed, but it shows clearly that the whistle goes AFTER play stops so there's no reason for VAR not to intervene.

But play is stopped when the ref blows his whistle. I don't have a clue when he did blow it, but if it was immediate and before the defender went into the box then VAR can't intervene. However in saying that, it happened so quickly that I find it very unlikely that was the case and doubt the whistle was blown immediately.

If that's the case then yes, VAR wouldn't be able to intervene.

Are you saying that the whistle was blown before Scales moved into the box?

Tav and Hagi play. Barron on the bench.

https://x.com/RangersFC/status/1868299376231100628?t=Yq-YdVC7CFejIEeHN5sPLg&s=19

He's 55.

Rangers 1 Celtic 2 FGS Igamane Sorry guys 😧

I worked with Fraser briefly back in the early 90s, and also knew his dad, who was also a massive bluenose and their company was a sponsor of Rangers for many years. Fraser has mainly been involved in the whisky/drinks industry over the years. I haven't come across him for many, many years so can't comment on his suitability, but he certainly knows the club and the Scottish football scene. I guess I'd hoped for someone with a wider range of experience and perhaps not have the connection with the club, but hopefully Fraser will step up and be a great chairman. An article on his dad: RANGERS fan Bill Thornton, former chairman and chief executive of Burn Stewart, spent (pounds) 1m of the distiller's money buying shares in the Ibrox club, it has emerged, leaving investors in the debt-laden firm nursing a paper loss of (pounds) 600,000. However, the East Kilbride firm, which has since been taken over, is unrepentant about its brush with the volatile world of football finance. Ian Bankier, chief executive of the renamed CL World Brands, said the company may seek a similar arrangement with Celtic to boost the popularity of its Scottish Leader whisky blend among Old Firm fans. Burn Stewart's investment in Rangers dates from 1995, when the club invited selected corporate figures to become honorary directors in exchange for a five-year ''soft loan'' of (pounds) 1m.

RANGERS Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Fraser Thornton as Chair. He will join the club on 16 December 2024. Fraser has held many senior leadership and board positions throughout his career, in both private and public companies. Having worked in the international drinks industry for the last 30 years, he offers a vast range of experience in stakeholder engagement; spanning political, commercial and public interest groups. He has extensive management experience across sales, brand marketing, strategy development and finance. Raised in Glasgow, Fraser graduated from the University of Stirling before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in Glasgow in 1993. Between 1996 and 2021, Fraser held multiple executive leadership positions in international businesses working across several regions of the world. He was a council member of the Scotch Whisky Association for 15 years until 2021. Since 2021 Fraser has held several non-executive positions and he is currently Interim Chair of Scottish Golf. Rangers’ Interim Chairman, John Gilligan, commented: “On behalf of the board, I’m delighted to welcome Fraser to the club as Chair. “As a lifelong supporter and season ticket holder, he has a deep knowledge of the club which together with a highly successful executive track record and an impressive range of non-executive experience makes him an excellent fit for this role. “We look forward to welcoming him, and our CEO Patrick Stewart to their new roles, on Monday. “My time as Interim Chair of our club has been a wonderful and emotional experience. My sincere thanks goes to the board for their trust in me, and for their support during this time.” Rangers Appoint Fraser Thornton As Chairman | Rangers Football Club

Diomande, Igamane and Tav were all excellent. Kudos to Tav for turning around his season. However, have to go to Raskin, who was immense.

An outstanding team performance but Raskin, Dio, Tav and Igamane deserve special mention. Surprised at how well Diomande played. He really stepped up.

Rangers 1 Spurs 3 FGS - Igamane

Hahaha. I'd forgotten about that.

The manager changed his formation and tactics, which meant dropping Dessers and playing 4 players that can interchange with each other. If you want him to keep the formation then it means dropping Dessers as he isn't as mobile so the formation won't work. You can't have it both ways. 😁

I don't agree that Tav and Dessers are our main goal threats. Dessers hasn't played well when he's started for weeks and Tav has struggled defensively for months. Igamane and Danilo have scored 2 in 2 and Cerny has been scoring more consistently than Tav.

RC 0-3 Gers Tav

Gersnet had a very enjoyable lunch at Malaga Tapas with the legend that is Dave Smith. Who else was there that day?

A booking if a player is pulled up for time-wasting 3 times. Scottish referees to give more protection to skilful players and book players for over-physical attempts at tackles and don't take the attitude of "it's Scottish football. Our defenders can do what they want to young johnny foreigners."