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IMPORTANT INFORMATION SEASON TICKET HOLDER SALE THE BETFRED CUP SEMI FINAL RANGERS FC v HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN FC HAMPDEN PARK SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER - KICK-OFF 3PM Rangers No: Season Ticket Seat: Dear We are pleased to inform you that we have received an additional allocation of tickets for the above game. These tickets will be made available for sale to Season Ticket holders who have not already been allocated a ticket via the Semi Final / Final Priority continuous credit card scheme. Due to the extremely limited availability, only one ticket can be purchased per Season Ticket. To purchase a ticket from 9am Thursday 24 October, please call the Rangers Ticket Hotline on 0871 702 1972, option 1 (calls cost 13p per minute plus network extras) or for online sales click here. Prices are as follows: • West/East Stand Clear View - £25 Adults / £10 Under 16s or 65+ • North/South Stand Clear View - £30 Adults • West/East Stand Restricted View - £22 Adults / £7 Under 16s or 65+ • North/South Stand Restricted View - £27 Adults Please ensure you check your details carefully during purchase, i.e. sales level, mailing address, as due to the high volume of incoming calls and emails we are experiencing, we will not be able to rectify any e

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I thought he would at least be in the squad today with Jack unavailable. Not on bench, is he unfit ? although looked ok when given a few minutes previously.

A chance to put down a marker for 55, same as last season when we got the chance and never took it. Awful display, subs should have been a lot earlier, Ojo is a passenger most of the time, Tavernier must be dropped. rant over.

FT 1-1

1-1 Morelos

Well another blunder by the captain. 1-0.

Header hits bar with McGregor well beaten, why is Goldson ducking down?

Dear Member, Following our notification yesterday that BBC Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) had upheld a complaint regarding Tom English’s tweet about our statement on crushing at Kilmarnock, BBC Scotland gave a quote to the Sun newspaper yesterday claiming that they had already partially upheld this complaint. This is the second time that BBC Scotland has issued a misleading statement to the public regarding complaints correspondence with Club 1872 in the past 6 months. The previous instance in August was addressed in our statement here. The following are direct quotes from the correspondence we received from BBC Scotland regarding this part of our complaint prior to the escalation to ECU. In response to our initial complaint in August, BBC Scotland said, “BBC Sport Scotland senior staff have discussed this with Tom, and we acknowledge your concern at the tone and language of this tweet and that it wasn’t appropriate.” In response to our follow up complaint to BBC Scotland their response in September was “Again, we acknowledge the first-hand accounts of crushing outside Rugby Park, and your concern at the tone and language of Tom English’s tweet and that it wasn’t appropriate.” At no point in correspondence did BBC Scotland state that they had upheld or partially upheld our complaint. Acknowledging Club 1872’s concern at Mr English’s behaviour is not the same as upholding the complaint and expressing their own concern at his behaviour. In fact, BBC Scotland performed their usual mental gymnastics to deny that Michael Stewart, Tom English and others on Sportsound had deliberately presented a myth to the public that supporters were not endangered at this game. If BBC Scotland are now claiming to the press that they have upheld our complaint regarding the tweet from Tom English, which led to a torrent of personal and sectarian abuse directed at our volunteer board members, then why is the tweet still on his timeline and why has there been no apology issued by Mr English and BBC Scotland? Is it the BBC Scotland position that, despite claiming to have upheld the complaint, there is no requirement for an apology and retraction? Is it the BBC Scotland position that even when they agree that their standards have been breached they do not need to remedy the situation? As usual, their position is to fight tooth and nail to avoid the further embarrassment of yet another apology for the ingrained hostility within Pacific Quay towards Rangers and Rangers supporters. Club 1872 will therefore direct these questions to the ECU in the hope that some action will finally be taken. Mr English should apologise to Club 1872 and Rangers supporters publicly and BBC Scotland should apologise for once again attempting to mislead the public regarding their position on one of our complaints. Issued by Supporters Voice Limited, a Club 1872 company Club 1872

Grandson collects all the Rangers home game programmes. Anyone bought a purpose made binder or whatever for storage?

Replying to @Club1872rfc We’ve been told further information on any action taken by the BBC will be communicated to us shortly. We have not received any public or private apology from @TEnglishSport despite the BBC acknowledging his comments “went beyond a reasonable expression of professional judgment”. Club 1872 @Club1872rfc · 42m We will shortly be updating our members on this and other ongoing correspondence and complaints regarding BBC Scotland and their coverage of Rangers and Rangers supporters.

@Club1872rfc · 40m Club 1872 has received confirmation that a complaint regarding @TEnglishSport comments on our statement about the crushing at the Kilmarnock game has been upheld by the BBC Executive Complaints Unit.

You have gone off at a tangent here. I’m in no way questioning Rangers statement or motive. I just wonder why the boys parents did not pursue the matter with the police.

It’s a question. If it was my son I would have been proactive. Could be there are family reasons, splits, death or illness. If Rangers have lied they should be hauled over the coals.

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This boys parents complained to Rangers, the club sacked Neely and also said they had informed the police. If so the parents would be expecting a visit from the police, why did they not contact the police to see how the investigation was proceeding when no visit happened?

Rangers 'covered up' reasons for abuse claim coach's departure By Mark Daly & Craig WilliamsBBC Disclosure 25 minutes ago Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share Image captionGordon Neely, pictured during his time at Ibrox, died in 2014 New evidence has emerged suggesting Rangers FC covered up the reasons why a former youth coach accused of child sex offences left the club. Rangers have consistently said they sacked Gordon Neely in 1991 after a complaint from worried parents and then reported him to the police. But the new evidence shows that is not what the club said publicly at the time - and Neely's alleged victim insists a police report was never made. Rangers have yet to comment. Gordon Neely coached children at Hutcheson Vale, Hibernian and Rangers in the 1980 and 90s. A BBC Scotland investigation in 2017 revealed the extent of his abuse at those three clubs, including allegations that Hibs failed to pass on concerns about his behaviour when Neely moved to Rangers in 1986. Neely would carry on abusing at Rangers until a complaint was made in 1991 which led to his dismissal. Rangers told the BBC in 2017 that Neely was sacked and reported to the police. Two months ago, the club told The Sun: "It was important Rangers took both steps without delay to address this matter." Image captionThe BBC has obtained an article in the club's newspaper However, this has been called into question after the BBC obtained an article in the club's newspaper marking his departure, which made no mention of abuse concerns and wished him "every success in the future." The boy who made the complaint which led to Neely's sacking has broken his silence and says Rangers' statements that a police report was made are "total lies". 'What just happened?' Former Rangers youth team player John (not his real name) says he fell victim to Neely in 1991. One night before training, when he was aged 14, he says he was told to go and see Neely in his office over an apparent breach in discipline. John said: "[Neely] says: 'Well there's two ways we can deal with this… I can go and tell your parents and you'll never play for Rangers again. Or we can do it my way which is that I'll take you in this office, pull your trousers down, and spank your bum'… And I said: 'Well, we'll do it your way.' "And he went and snibbed the door… took down my pants and he bent me over his knee and I can always remember his hand going up... "I shut my eyes expecting the thud. But just at that he said: 'That's enough… go and get changed and go for your training.' So I don't know whether something's spooked him… but that's what he done.' "I was… confused, a bit 'what just happened there? What have I done?' I've not done anything wrong. I was just, I couldn't believe it." 'They didn't go the police' John told his parents. They phoned Ibrox and were invited to a meeting with the then manager and assistant manager, Graeme Souness and Walter Smith. He says the initial meeting took place in Souness' car, across from Ibrox. He says the meeting then continued in Souness' office and Neely was brought in and confronted. John said: "[Neely's] face just fell when he saw me. Mr Souness said: 'This boys says you had him over your knee.' He said: 'No I didn't boss, no, no.' I broke down and said: 'You did so.' Neely later confessed, and Souness sacked him on the spot. Since 2016, Rangers has insisted it also reported Neely to the police. Image captionNeely had a youth development role with Hibs in the early 1980s "Total lies," said John. "No, they didn't go the police. "When I made my statement to the police [in 2016] they said they couldn't find any trace of any record at all going back to what Rangers are saying. "Nobody came to speak to me either when I was that age. That's how I know nothing was reported to the police." Martin Henry, who led the SFA review into child abuse in football, told the BBC his review had been "unable to confirm either way whether an actual formal report was made to Strathclyde police at that time". Wished 'every success in the future' But despite Rangers' claims that Neely was sacked and reported to the police, that's not what they told the public. In an edition of the in-house weekly newspaper Rangers News on 20 March 1991, a story titled "Neely Moves On" appears on page two. It states that Neel "resigned last week after spending four years at Ibrox". It continues: "Neely, who was previously with Dundee United and Hibernian, has decided to go into business. "The club wishes him every success in the future." Image captionThe article appeared in Rangers News in March 1991 When shown the article, John told the BBC: "Well there you go. On one hand they tell you they went to the police. And on the other hand, he went with their best wishes. A paedophile? Unbelievable. A cover-up." Martin Henry said the article was "concerning," and was "new information" that his review had not previously been aware of. He added: "It would concern me if any institution knew that somebody presented a potential risk to young people and didn't follow it up with due care. And from what I've read that appears to be the case. "I can only construe it could well be that this was a public relations attempt to just explain Mr Neely's departure and to do it in a way that was as less compromising as possible." Mr Henry's full SFA report will be published this year. 'It takes something away from you' Image copyrightPA MEDIA A week or two after Neely left the club, John says that another coach came into the Ibrox dressing room to speak to his team. John said the man barged in and said: "Right, there's somebody in here, and you know who you are, that's been telling lies about my best friend." John said: "I knew straight away it was me they were referring to… I just put my head down. "I didn't go back. How could I? "It affected me. I came back to football, to Dundee United, but [on] maybe my second training session there was something missing. I didn't want it. "It takes something away from you - trust. I decided to stop. I just lost interest, I suppose." 'I hope lessons can be learned' In 2017 the BBC revealed that Neely went into private coaching after leaving Rangers, and continued to abuse well into the 1990s. Another former youth player says he was abused by Neely for four year during the 1990s, at Neely's home in Perthshire. He told the BBC: "It is very disappointing to learn that Gordon Neely appears to have been protected from investigation by the clubs… leaving him free to continue to abuse children and young adults. "The fact Neely was able to continue to promote himself as a trusted and respected youth coach directly created a situation which led to my abuse. "Considering Neely's death, my only hope is that lessons can be learned from this and that clubs involved in abuse will be investigated to find out how this was allowed to happen." 'I'd like an apology' John, who is now in his 40s, is pursuing a legal claim against Rangers. His lawyer, Daniel Canning from Thompsons, told the BBC: "Our client has shown great courage in coming forward and speaking about his experience as a child at Rangers. It was not an easy thing for him to do. "Secrecy, misinformation and a failure to take decisive action have always been the circumstances that have allowed child abuse to take place and abusers to continue abusing." Neely died in 2014 from cancer and never faced justice. But John says that some things could still be put right. "I was only a wee boy at the time. [It'll be] 29 years next March… I'd like an apology - but will I see that? Probably not."

Another one! POLL: Rangers Charity Foundation Walking Football Project 2019 Dear Member, Club 1872 is pleased to present another potential project to members for approval. The project is to support the Rangers Charity Foundation (RCF) in its provision of a year long Walking Football programme to members of the Rangers family - something which Club 1872 also supported in 2018. You can read more about last year's programme here. Walking Football provides the opportunity for supporters aged 50 + to take part in the sport that they love. It targets socially isolated individuals using the hook of the club to bring people together for some physical exercise and the chance to build their network of people in the local community. The session lasts 2 hours, the first hour is activity helping with participants' well-being both physical and mental through enjoyable structured walking football, whilst the second hour is for socialising and building positive relationships which can be carried forward out with the sessions. Walking Football takes place at the Ibrox Complex with the social time taking place in the Ibrox Community Hub. The proposal is: To fund the provision of a year long programme of walking football by the Rangers Charity Foundation for up to 30 participants each week. This includes the provision of 2 RCF coaches, Ibrox Complex hire, t-shirts for participants and hire of club facilities. The cost of the project is £4,400. The project requires majority approval from the voting membership and voting will remain open until midnight on 21st October 2019. To vote please click the link below, enter your login details and you will be redirected to the poll page. If you are already logged in to your Club 1872 account please logout first before clicking the link and then re-enter your login details. VOTE HERE Club 1872

Jamie Carragher believes Rangers title win would only be beaten by Champions League glory night in Istanbul for boss Steven Gerrard Sport 28 mins ago Jamie Carragher believes Rangers title win would only be beaten by Champions League glory night in Istanbul for boss Steven Gerrard By Christopher Jack @Chris_Jack89Group Senior Sports Writer Steven Gerrard turned out for both Rangers and Liverpool during the Legends match at Ibrox on Saturday THE Miracle of Istanbul will always stand alone as the greatest night, the greatest achievement, in Steven Gerrard’s glittering career. But Jamie Carragher believes there would be a new entry at number two on the list should his former Liverpool team-mate lead Rangers to title glory this term. It is 14 years since Gerrard inspired the Reds to their fifth European crown and ensured his name would forever be enshrined in Anfield folklore. A similar fate would await at Ibrox if the 39-year-old could end Rangers’ long wait for league and cup silverware and a fanbase that already have huge admiration for their boss would hold him in even higher regard. Gerrard played down the achievement of his side moving top of the table earlier this month. If Rangers are still there come the end of the campaign, it would undoubtedly go down as one of his proudest moments in the game. “I think it will be right up there, I really do,” Carragher, a member of the side that beat AC Milan on penalties, said. “Because it is not a title that is expected in some ways. “There is no doubt that Celtic probably have the edge in terms of the squad, financially also. They have the belief that they almost win the league every year. I think Celtic have a lot of advantages that Rangers don’t have. “But I think they will do it this year. I have seen in some of the European and Old Firm games how the crowd and the atmosphere has been. You think there is something bubbling here at Rangers. “I know myself from Liverpool how it feels when the manager has the crowd and the players pulled together. It feels like that at Rangers when I watch them. I think, for him, it is probably difficult to top that (Istanbul), really. But I think it would maybe be a close second or certainly in there and about. “It would be the first title he had won as a manager if he pulled it off. That would be massive. Also, it would be stopping Celtic on the run they are on – when Celtic have a bigger budget and are seen as the more successful team, the favourites going into many games.” Rangers may be in pole position in the title race but many will still see Celtic as the ones to beat. The momentum that Gerrard’s side have built in recent weeks was temporarily halted by the international break but the Gers have a chance to pick up where they left off when they face Hearts at Tynecastle this weekend. Carragher got his own taste of Rangers last Saturday as he turned out in the Legends game at Ibrox and the 41-year-old got a feeling of what Gerrard is building both on and off the park these days. “It’s a huge driver for a team,” he said of the unity between Gerrard’s side and the Rangers fans at present. “You look at the amount of goals Rangers have scored in games at Ibrox this season and you know something is happening. “I know myself that European games have a better atmosphere than a regular 3pm game on a Saturday. But, even then, you look at some of the celebrations. “I now follow Rangers on Twitter, so I see all the videos and different things of Steven and the players celebrating a big result. There is a togetherness there. “It was a big thing for Rangers to get into the Europa League group stage. That got them a few quid and probably gave them the means to go and get Ryan Kent just before the window closes. Fingers crossed, he can push on even further now. “He definitely has that [no-nonsense style]. We all know the personality and character he had as a player. You can’t go on and kick someone from the bench, but you can imagine the messages Steven delivers and the way he delivers them to the players on a daily basis. “He will be putting a bit of himself into those players. That’s what great managers do.” Gerrard was left with no silverware to show for his efforts during his first term at Ibrox as Celtic swept the board once again. But Carragher believes there will be a far stronger challenge across the Old Firm divide after an encouraging start to the campaign. He said: “I think he has done brilliantly, absolutely fantastic. He has obviously put Rangers in a position this year where I think there is going to be a real challenge for the title. Hopefully for him, because he is my big mate, he can stop 10-in-a-row. I know it is nine-in-a-row this year, but just to stop that sort of that run. I was a big Celtic man more than Rangers, I must say, but that has had to change since Stevie got the job. “He has done really well. When he took it, people were saying Rangers were miles behind Celtic. They bridged some of the gap last season and beat them in a couple of Old Firm games. The fact they lost the first Old Firm game this season and are still top of the league shows how consistent they have been. It will be really tight and that’s brilliant for Scottish football. “I am not really surprised, because of who he is. He wouldn’t take short-cuts. He is a massive name and a lot of people in his position might think they don’t need to do coaching courses or whatever. But he does it properly. He just has that stature. He is Steven Gerrard. When he walks into a room, you feel that presence. “You could feel the connection he has with the supporters even during the Legends game. He has got the crowd in the palm of his hand and I’m sure it will be the same in the dressing room.

I don’t give a penny to those who tried to kill us. My decision, you’re obviously free to do what you wish.

Correct.

The Sun was running with this a few days ago, its a complete non story. Made up to sell papers.

This makes me laugh, they same fans will be clamouring to get tickets for Hampden.

Rangers: Scottish FA to discuss Dave King's 'fit & proper' status By Chris McLaughlin BBC Scotland sports news correspondent 1 hour ago From the sectionRangers Sharethis page Dave King said his actions were found to be done 'solely for the love of the club' Rangers chairman Dave King's status as "fit and proper" will be discussed by the Scottish FA at their next board meeting after he was sanctioned by the Takeover panel. King has been punished for committing an offence of the "utmost gravity" in his takeover of the Ibrox club in 2015. Rangers are now officially obliged to alert Scottish football's governing body after King was "cold-shouldered" for four years, meaning UK financial firms are barred from working with him on other takeovers. It is only the fourth time such a sanction - which is only applied to King and not to Rangers - has been issued by the Takeover Panel in its 50-year history. The Takeover Panel judgment said that "a statement of public censure would not be a sufficient sanction". King, who chose not to appeal against the punishment, said his actions were found to be done "solely for the love of the club". King will not have to fulfil £8m offer No further legal action threat for King In a statement on the Rangers website, he added that the Scottish Premiership outfit would not suffer as a result of the judgement. "RIFC and Rangers Football Club are not affected by the Hearings Committee's ruling and the ruling does not impact upon my position as chairman and a director of RIFC," he said. "This now allows myself, RIFC and its shareholders to draw a line under this long and much protracted saga. "Rangers supporters already know that my problems with the Takeover Panel arose directly as a result of the steps I took to protect and safeguard Rangers Football Club from the forces that were bent on destroying it at that time." South Africa-based businessman King was deemed to have acted "in concert" with George Letham, George Taylor and Douglas Park to acquire more than 30% of Rangers shares. Legislation dictates that those holding a 30% stake in businesses are compelled to make an offer to other shareholders to buy their stock. Having been threatened with contempt of court after a long delay, King made an unsuccessful 20p-per-share offer to buy remaining shares in the club in March. However, the Takeover Panel continued its own disciplinary procedures and found that King had failed to inform them of his share purchase, as required by law. It also deemed that he provided "incorrect and misleading answers" during the investigation, and mislead the Panel when a share offer was eventually made. "Mr King's behaviour shows a clear propensity to disregard the Code and to comply with its rules only when forced to do so by enforcement proceedings in the courts," read the ruling.

Things are looking good at present on the financial front, we have people in control who are Rangers fans and business men. Everything looks rosy, just the same as most fans thought during the reign of SDM. Club1872 should be concentrating on financing share purchases at every opportunity. It looks to me that the board of Club1872 are looking for things to do to to justify their position.