Tannochsidebear

Typical from Hateley, who seems to have forgotten that he had more than the odd bad game himself, including a very dismal first 6 months where, according to his own type of analysis as shown above, he looked lazy, unfit, and didnt want to be there. Yes, he went on to become a good Rangers player, with some magnificent performances, but to slaughter Boyd, not for the first time, is way OTT. Does he not remember his own performance againt the Czech's when he got his chance to play for England when his Rangers form finally got him noticed at International level. He flopped miserably and was never picked again. Perhaps Boyd should remind him of this.

It must have been cheap tickets to get 40K for a diddy match. OK, I correct my previous statement to 3/4 full from half-full Incidentally, I was in a local newsagents shop in Baillieston after visiting a client on Tuesday afternoon and a local teenager who the shop owner obviously knew well was telling the shop owner that he was going to the game at hampden and was looking forward to it. Fair enough I thought, it is good to get the youngsters interested in the National team, but imagine my disbelief when I take a look at the youngster only to see him decked out in the Germany tracksuit Kids nowadays

Not been on since the game, and while I admit to not being that interested in International Football, major tournaments aside, I really cant believe the amount of dispair and anguish being written about the two games played this last week. Although I want Scotland to win when they play, it doesnt ruin my day if they dont win, but I thought they did just about all they could do the other night at a half empty stadium and lacked any creativity to produce chances for the strikers. This was mainly due to one or two individual poor performances, coupled with the selection of players who are not creative to start with. To be fair to Levien he wasnt slow to hook Faddy at half time who had a bad night, and made a tactical chance to take off Boyd for Naisy to give the opposition something different to look at, and didnt just go to the long ball to Boyd as I was half expecting, but kept it down and played it and probed away at an organised and swamped defence. With Brown and McCulloch in the team, you are not going to create much, so if any criticism is due it is for picking both these similarly negative players. I was actually less happy with the draw in Lithuania, and the team selection of Miller as the lone striker, than I was at the home game. Has he not watched any of Rangers Euro games this last 2 seasons. Miller as a lone striker DOES NOT WORK. Yes, he can run channels. Yes, he can chase down defenders as they pass the ball forward. But no, he cannot create chances or worry defenders at that level working alone. Cousin could do it, hence our successful run in 2008, but neither Darcheville or Miller are menacing enough to carry it off at that level. Anyway, for someone not really that interested i've had enough to say, so i'll just go back to proper football, and focus on our game at Accies tomorrow, and pretend that Tuesday's game in Scumchester is still a million miles away, and that Walter wont play Miller up front alone, when I know both to be equally unlikely.

Thanks mate.

It is very possible to be completely supportive of the players at the matches, while slaughtering them on message boards. There are players I dont like, dont rate, and wish would never wear our colours again, but during match-time, they get my full support, and I try as hard as possible to bite my tongue when they mess up, and save it for the bus home, the forums, pub chat etc, which is where you can say what you feel about certain players without any influence on their performance. What I cant stand is the abuse given out to players during matches, booing, heckling, and even cheering when they get subbed, without same fans actually "supporting" the same players. Give the opposition the abuse, back your team, and feel free to dish out the abuse elsewhere.

Dont read it online either, it gives them "hits" which generates income for them via advertising. Either ignore it completely, or wait until someone else does a cut and paste job on sites like this. I have not bought this paper, any of its sister publications, or visited any of the group websites, since the mid-90's, and I dont feel I have missed a thing except lies, bile, more lies, and more bile, of which a lot is directed at our club.

It has been this way for almost a decade now, since Timmy started upping the stakes regarding getting us punished off the field for singing, behaviour, etc etc whilst being at the centre of most of the unpleasant stuff that goes on themselves, but being untouchable for it at the same time.

I would have thought January 2009 would have been more appropriate to have proven himself by, but hey-ho, two and a half years at �£20K pw and a �£3.5M price tag and we still dont "know" if he can prove himself!! My vote went in ages ago, and with our striking options as is, I dont expect him to get much of a chance to "prove himself" in his natural position between now and January, and he has proven he cant play successfully and consistently on the left wing already, so I dont really see the point. But I suppose we need to persevere given the outlay on him to try to get him in some sort of form to move him on for a fee that wont be a total loss to us.

The record has plenty of previous, and they are not alone in Scottish media circles either. I hope without much expectation that the Club issues a statement on this very blatant misrepresentation, ask about the motives of the paper and reporter in concuting such a story, and demand a very public apology. Better still, ask all supporters to refrain from buying said rag outright, not just their usual apathetic response that we can choose to buy or not to buy on our own merits. However, just like with Miller's "exclusive" with the Rhebel today, this comic will continue to be allowed full access to our players for in-depth one-to-one interviews, then allowed to slant said interview with misleading headlines and comment without any further comeback.

Pity this didnt come to light, there is always January.

Thats my guess as well Buzz, but dont want to go for it until I know for sure.

It makes it a helluva early start to get up there for lunchtime though Craig, which doesnt suit a lot of us lazy bassas that like a wee lie in on a Saturday morning!

I was wondering if anyone had any info on a definate date for the cup tie against Dunfermline at Ibrox on 21/22 September. Looking back at last year when we played QotS, the game was televised by BBC, as was the next round match between tims and hearts if I remember right. So far there has been nothing announced by BBC one way or the other regarding a tv match for this round although I would have thought they might go for tims v ICT and go over SuperCaley again. The SFL website has all games listed for 745 KO on the Tuesday, but again looking at last year some ties were on the Tue and some on the Wed. The weekend before we have a sat 3pm home game and the weekend after we have a 12.45 sat lunch game at sheepy, so I'm thinking we might go for the Tuesday as I cant see our game being chosen for tv. Need to book a business trip that week that will take me away for 2 successive nights, so dont want to book mon/tue if match on tue, or wed/thur if game on wed. I cant go thurs/fri for other reasons. Any insight welcome!!

I seen it all right, and the pass was poorly hit and it was only as a result of Miller fouling the defender that it let to a goal. I also noted it was McCulloch's only forward pass of the game, and that many of his attempted passes over 10 yards went astray. I also noted he was rarely in the correct position to stop Saints midfield from passing to the player he was supposed to be marking, that he chased and never caught Saints players all over the park, and that he won less tackles than Weiss. (2 to Weiss's 3) I watched him very carefully yesterday, and yet again failed to be anything other than amazed at his selection. I would love him to be a good player, he is a real Rangers man, a supporter, a good guy in the squad and the changing room by all accounts, and his goals in Lyon and at Parkhead were as fantastic as they were important. I would much rather have him in the trenches when the going gets tough than some other imposters we have paid vast sums to in recent years, but the facts, for me, are that he is simply not a very good footballer, either technically or tactically.

His third successive poor display of the season, yet he has scored in every game. I can accept that from my main centre forward, as long as he continues to score goals. What I will challenge is where I keep getting told he is a hard worker, chases everything, links up well etc etc when the performances I have seen from him go almost exactly against that thinking. Those excuses were dreamed up to back a striker who could not strike. Now that he is actually producing regular goals, I dont see that argument being used much now. Still, 3 days left to get rid of him and McCulloch and I will be a happy bear, as unlikely as that is as I dont see any other clubs being that silly.

Its a complete no-brainer as far as i'm concerned. One is a talented genuine central midfielder who can get box to box, tackle, has the pace to play the position, is an aeriel threat at set pieces and can actually play a forward pass, and the other is a player, now in his 5th different position after failing in the other 4, and while a fully commited and 100% trier, has none of the qualities required to play centre midfield for Rangers.

Completely underwhelmed by the draw again. The powers that be at Ibrox had better not over-price the package or it will be far from full on 2 out of 3 nights. As for travelling Bears, I know we have run coaches to Valencia before (1999) but it was a hell of a journey and will only be for the vets! Not sure where in stinking kebab land that mob play, but it is not going to be a pretty place. The journey to Manchester should be every Rangers fans absolute nightmare, going back to the scene of our most disappointing Euro night in decades, combined with a total inept local police force, has me questioning my sanity at booking up, but I know I will. Just to wait for the computer to rearrange the groups to decide the layout of the fixtures, and we can hopefully avoid Man U back to back again, but perhaps start with the kebabs at home!

kebab meat bassas

Phew, missed the gypos

just add in the russians now for the draw from hell for travelling bears

cue timmy already on the phone to Manchester police demanding we are not allowed to travel

oh F**k right off

Please please please group G My dream draw, Milan, Real Madrid...................

As far as I remember most of Miller's goals were in Wolves promotion year, and he only got a couple in the EPL. Saying Miller didnt cut it for us first time round is only adding to my argument, thanks for that!

It is impossible to heap any praise on Donald Muir, as we simply do not know for sure what role he had, how much influence he had, if he personally came up with a business model so very different from the one already in place, etc etc. It is far more accurate to say that our improving financial condition is an exact result of 2 successive years of increased CL money with a much reduced squad (and therefore much reduced wage bill, the biggest single expenditure factor) and a net income from transfer activity. If any of these purely football matters is down to an accountant, it will be a first. Forgive me if i'm wrong, but I dont remember Muir playing any of the 76 matches that won us back to back titles and therefore CL participation, or any influence on team selection or tactics. In my book, the whole credit goes to Walter, his backroom team, and his ever-reducing squad of professional players. The blame for why we are in this mess is entirely Murray's, so forgive me if one of his lackeys is not that high up on my list of thank yous when looking at our (still fragile) recovery.