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Chris Jack @Chris_Jack89 Rangers statement: “Rangers refused to allow an offensive banner relating to the police service to be displayed at today’s match. "The Union Bears elected to absent themselves from the stadium because the Club would not permit the offensive anti-police banner display.”

Again? You obviously have a problem with me posting.

Toys oot pram, again.

UB not at game, guy comes in says something through megaphone and leaves.

https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-unveil-new-rangers-ready-concept/4L61PGUoMBU1ZeSd26YLbu RANGERS Football Club are today thrilled to unveil ‘Rangers READY’ – an all-new nationwide concept in children’s football development in Scotland. Rangers READY will further enhance our Academy’s offering to young people not only in the Glasgow area, but right across Scotland. Seven new centres will open across the country including cities such as Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Dundee. This innovative, exciting offering for young, primary-aged kids allows them to learn, grow and explore in a fun and engaging environment that supports and challenges young people who desire to learn and develop in a playful and creative way. In addition, it will see Rangers build strong relationships with the grassroots football community. This, however, is not a ‘community programme’ as driven by our Academy, Rangers READY is free for the selected kids and a genuine attempt to change how we develop young footballers in their earliest years experiencing the game. Those selected kids will be chosen by Rangers’ extensive scouting network to come and experience the Rangers READY programme. Rangers READY is designed to allow children to develop a love for the game and, perhaps most importantly, the ball. As such, Academy Head of Coaching, Zeb Jacobs, has designed a unique, evidence-based play programme, taking his own experiences in Belgium and combing them with lots of research from countries such as Germany, that is exciting, fun and will stimulate curiosity. All of the team delivering Rangers READY will offer a unique and different programme full of playfulness, movement skills and lots of competitive 1v1 to 3v3 practice designed to create a strong long-term love of the sport. Rangers READY is an all-new concept, which young people and their parents will feel from the moment they arrive at the venue, different from any Academy model previously implemented. There is no retention or release for kids this young, only fun and games, and that is why every block will see all players leave the centre at the end of the term and new invites issued for the following school term. We don’t believe in the existing model of labelling six, seven and eight-year-olds ‘elite’ and adding pressure to an already challenging childhood. We want to offer parents and their kids a new alternative and hopefully create an affinity with the club that will make Rangers their preferred choice when selection occurs at an older age. Rangers Academy Director, Craig Mulholland, commented: “Our team have worked on developing the new Rangers READY concept for almost a year. Our starting point was that we simply don’t believe in labelling kids who may only have been playing the game for less than 12 months ‘elite’. “All of the research Zeb has led tells us we need to change how children learn. We must engage with them and create that love of the game in a playful way. We also spoke with many parents and didn’t like the pressure they felt when professional clubs became involved, so we decided to create a different offering which will benefit Rangers, Scottish football, and most importantly, the parents and the child. "So, whether you are attending the Rangers READY in Aberdeen or the Ayrshire, the feeling, the environment and the research-based content will be the same. We looked at what they do in Portugal, France, Germany, Belgium and many other countries and are now really clear on what we want engagement with Rangers to feel like when the kids are so young. We are really excited by this new concept which we believe will change the pre-Academy space in our country. Rangers Head of Coaching, Zeb Jacobs, added: “We looked closely to research about optimal learning environments and tried to understand how a child learns. Based on the outcomes, we saw that ‘play’ needs to be at the heart of Rangers READY. "So, together as a team, we have designed an exciting ‘play programme’ based on research, best practice and experience that allows children to explore and develop in a unique and playful environment. This is why we speak about a ‘play programme’ and not a curriculum, a child and not a player and an experience and not a pathway.”

16tomlawrence Verified Appreciate all the messages over the past week off everyone, not how I wanted my first season to go at rangers with injuries and after trying everything over the past 5 months in and out of the gym the only solution was to have surgery and get ready to play again next season. Surgery went well and I’m looking forward to getting back on the pitch in the near future 💙

Rangers 4 - 0 Raith Rovers FGS Colak

Ryan Jack having a very good game.

Hibernian 0 - 2 Rangers FGS Colak

In the league mistakes may not cost you the title, In a cup game they usually do. MB was the guy who spoke about signings not being squad fillers, legs in midfield etc.

I agree if we can afford it. We are getting mixed messages from the manager on close season signings expenditure. My priority is the men’s team. Could be the women’s team net outlay is less than £1M? I have no idea how many ST’s are sold etc.

Could we get a decent goalie for that?

Apart from Lawrence injury quote I would see he’s spot on.

Anyone know how much it costs the club to run the women’s team?

Listening to radio on way home, some talk about anti board banners at the game. Never saw any. Anyone?

Rangers 4 - 0 Kilmarnock FGS Kent

I’m surprised at the 41.29% No. Poll Result: Club 1872 Affirmation Dear Contributor, Club 1872 has been polling Contributors over the past week on the affirmation of Laura Fawkes as a Club 1872 director. The result of the poll is as follows: Yes - 58.71% No - 41.29% The Board would like to congratulate Laura on her affirmation. We are delighted that her vast knowledge and experience will be available to Club 1872 for a further term. Club 1872

I concur.

That’s what I said, if not the manager is nowhere good enough.

Jack has experience does he not? If the manager left out both players because he though Lundstram & Kamara were better we are in trouble.

I agree that you start your best team and replace during game, not the other way round.

What team would you have selected? I’m assuming that Jack and Raskin were carrying injuries and not fully fit. Got to say though, the previous manager did the same, waited till we were getting beat and then brought on Jack.

I don’t think Sakala knows what offside is.

Back in game.

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/23346664.rangers-transfer-target-kevin-mantilla-opens-potential-move/ Rangers transfer target Kevin Mantilla breaks silence on potential Ibrox move (Image: PA) Rangers transfer target Kevin Mantilla has broken his silence on being linked with a move to Ibrox and admitted he knows about interest from European clubs. The 19-year-old central defender is rated as one of the best young prospects in South America and helped Colombia reach the semi-finals of the CONMEBOL Under 20s Championship this month. The Santa Fe stopper was linked with a move to Rangers this week and was previously touted for a transfer to Liverpool last month too. Clubs in Italy, Portugal and Greece have also been credited with an interest in Mantilla and his club reportedly rejected a £1.5 million offer from Olympiakos last month. But Mantilla has insisted he is only concentrating on playing for his club in Bogota and not thinking about linking up with Colombian countryman Alfredo Morelos at Rangers...for now. He said: "I am very calm about all the transfer interest. It's all in the hands of God. "I know which teams are interested in me in Europe and it's very nice to hear about them. I have been kept informed about who have asked about me. "My head is with Santa Fe though. It's important for me to concentrate on the season ahead with them. "I will wait to see if one of the clubs who are interested in me make a firm proposal, but for now I can't do anything. "We want to win the league this season. I am only a young player and I have a lot to learn. At the moment, the best place for me to do that is here in Colombia. "But of course, the truth is that I do dream of one day taking the leap to European football." Mantilla, who has been capped 15 times for Colombia Under 20s, has played 26 games for his club.