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Where would we be if McInnes had taken the job? A guy who instructs his goalkeeper to waste time right from the kick off.

From BBC website. Summer signings Eros Grezda , Borna Barisic and Kyle Laffertyappear to have played their last matches for Rangers after a withering dressing-down from manager Steven Gerrard in the wake of Tuesday's bounce match in which they found themselves 4-0 down at half-time against a Liverpool Under-23 side. (The National) Scotland forward Greg Stewart , the 29-year-old presently on loan to Aberdeen from Birmingham City , has agreed a three-year contract to join Rangers this summer. (Sunday Mail) Josh McPake , the striker who was man of the match in the midweek Scottish Youth Cup final win over Celtic, is to be offered new Rangerscontract with Liverpool among clubs eyeing the 17-year-old. (Sunday Mail)

I have addressed the main issue of their complaint. There are NO no go areas for Protestants in Glasgow.

As I said at the start, these guys seem to think that OO, APOD & Protestants are one in the same. It obvious this is an anti independence campaign nothing less. No go areas in Glasgow for Protestants, what utter nonsense.

ONE person has been arrested for sectarian breach of the peace after two groups staged protests in Glasgow this morning. 100 people from Protestants Against Discrimination stood outside the City Chambers on George Square to protest against 'discrimination of their culture'. Riot vans were used to block off roads near George Square Large groups of officers were out in force There was a heavy police presence with roads around the square closed by officers. Another march to commemorate the Easter Rising by the West of Scotland Band Alliance was taking place at the same time. Surrounding streets were locked down until the incident was cleared with officers and vans used to block off roads Dog units were also present next to George Square. Rival groups had gathered in the city centre The planned protest from both groups headed towards the Trongate area of the city leading to a further Police response. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said:"There was a Scottish Protestant demo between 10 and 20 past 10 with 100 people in attendance. "At the same time there was a West of Scotland bands protest who marched from India Street street via George Square to the Gallowgate." "There has been no reports of any disorder but Police are in attendance to ensure that protests run peacefully. "One person has been arrested for sectarian breach of the peace." A spokesman for Glasgow City Council previously said: “This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the legislation on public processions. “There is no such thing as a no-go area for any organisation. "In reality, a procession passed the site in question earlier this year. “In the case of the event planned for Easter Sunday, however, our Public Processions Committee heard evidence from Police Scotland that there was a significant potential for serious disorder if the procession went ahead on its intended route. "This was based on intelligence relating to protests and counter-protests on the day.”

Brown is bulletproof.

Me too. Like you not one word understood. It may be something to do with fishing, e.g. cast.

What’s “txs”? Thanks? If so why not say that.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48028660 Did not know he was a Rangers fan. Archibald Leitch: The man who survived disaster to build football By Steven BrocklehurstBBC Scotland News 25 April 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share Image copyrightH. F. DAVIS Image captionTottenham's White Hart Lane was a stadium Archibald Leitch returned to design stands for over three decades When Archibald Leitch died 80 years ago few in football knew his name but his impact on those who watched the game was huge. Between 1899 and his death on 25 April 1939, the Scottish architect built stands for Rangers, Chelsea, Fulham, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester United, Arsenal, Aston Villa and many more. Image copyrightPLAYED IN BRITAIN Image captionArchibald Leitch survived disaster to build many football grounds In fact, at his peak in the late 1920s, 16 out of the 22 clubs in the English First Division had hired Leitch's company at one time or another. He also designed a greyhound and speedway stadium in London, where in the early 1930s there was a doomed attempt to establish a Football League club called Thames AFC. Image copyrightGENERAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AGENCY Image captionThe West Ham stadium designed by Leitch is not to be confused with the ground used by West Ham United According to historian Simon Inglis, no other firm of architects before or since has clocked up such a client base in British sport. Mr Inglis, the author of Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - Football Ground Designer, says Leitch's career almost ended in disaster as soon as it began but he fought back to dominate British football stadium design for decades. In more recent times, the Leitch-designed stands have quickly disappeared as new modern stadiums have been built but his influence can still be seen across England and Scotland. How did it all begin? Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionArchibald Leitch's first worked for Rangers in 1899. He returned to build the South Stand in 1928 Leitch was born in Glasgow in 1865 and began his working life as a factory architect. Mr Inglis says the first ground Leitch worked on was Kilmarnock's in 1899. That same year he was commissioned to design a new stadium for Rangers, the club he supported. Rangers had been playing in a "fairly basic" 25,000-capacity timber ground and were keen to expand. They moved to the other side of Ibrox Park and Leitch built a new oval stadium, which by 1902 had a capacity of 80,000. Ibrox stadium tragedy But on the very first occasion the ground was tested by a capacity crowd, disaster struck. Scotland were playing a match against England in April 1902 when a short section of timber terracing behind one of the goals gave way, sending 25 fans to their deaths. Leitch was at the game and witnessed the tragic events. An inquiry was held into the deaths and, according to Mr Inglis, the blame fell on the inferior wood which had been used on the terracing. Image copyrightEVENING STANDARD Image captionFulham's Craven Cottage was designed by Leitch in 1905 The Ibrox terrace was built in a way which was common at the time, with wooden flooring on top of an iron frame. "Today we would call them bleachers," Mr Inglis says. "They were very popular in American baseball stadiums." It transpired that yellow pine was used at Ibrox instead of the superior red pine and this was blamed for the disaster. Timber merchant Alexander MacDougall was the man who carried the can despite the presiding judge feeling he was perhaps a scapegoat. Mr Inglis says: "There was evidence that Leitch had approved the use of yellow pine in order to get the job done but MacDougall was equally to blame because apparently he billed Rangers for the higher quality pine." Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionCraven Cottage underwent a major redevelopment in 2002 Despite Leitch escaping criminal prosecution, he was still in danger of losing his career. Mr Inglis says the architect wrote a letter to Rangers begging them to re-employ him instead of one of his rivals. He says: "Leitch writes to Rangers and basically says 'if you sack me then you will effectively be saying that I am guilty'." Leitch's letter goes on: "I need hardly say what an unutterable anguish the accident caused me, surely the most unhappy eyewitness of all." Mr Inglis says Leitch was a charismatic man and a good salesman who was determined to clear his name after the disaster. Image copyrightLIVERPOOL FC Image captionThe decorative gable at the centre of the main stand roof at Liverpool's Anfield stadium, designed by Archibald Leitch Leitch, a prominent Protestant church-goer and freemason, eventually persuaded Rangers to give him another chance. Mr Inglis says: "Archie to his credit gets the job back with Rangers to replace the terracing and does what every good engineer will do, he goes back to the drawing board." The result was a patented form of terracing which is formed by solid ground - effectively earth banks - to make them stronger. He also unveiled tubular steel crush barriers which were built into the slope and form a network of steel and concrete that sat on top of the bank. Image copyrightEXPRESS Image captionPortsmouth's Fratton Park was another where Leitch made his mark The first grounds to benefit from this new design were Fulham's Craven Cottage and Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, which were unveiled in 1905. Leitch's reputation for being able to build functional and budget-conscious football grounds grew. Mr Inglis says the people who controlled football clubs were "very conservative" and it was hard for Leitch to convince them to take risks with their design, as they were beginning to do in Europe. But Leitch refined and improved his engineering and design as he moved around England as a "jobbing architect". In 1923 when Wembley Stadium was built, Leitch was not even considered for the job and was hugely critical of the result. Image copyrightFOX PHOTOS Image captionMuch of Everton's Goodison Park was designed by Leitch Mr Inglis says Leitch was not part of "the establishment" and those in charge of football would not have even looked at his designs before awarding the contract to architects who had no experience of building stadiums. Despite being largely overlooked, Leitch's designs dominated British football until the late 1980s when the Taylor Report following the Hillsborough disaster accelerated the replacement of many of his stands. His work can still be seen at a number of grounds including Rangers, where the South Stand, built in 1928-9, is category B listed. Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionAston Villa's famous Holte End terrace was originally designed by Leitch's firm The concrete core of Leitch's main stand at Liverpool's Anfield stadium, built in 1906, lives on but it is buried deep within the vast new stand. Across Stanley Park, two others Leitch stands survive at Goodison Park: the Bullens Road Stand (1926) and Gwladys Street (1938) but they may not be around for much longer if Everton rebuilds. Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Dundee, Aberdeen, Crystal Palace and Portsmouth all have Leitch work that is still standing. Image copyrightTOPICAL PRESS AGENCY Image captionEverton playing at Spurs' White Hart Lane ground in 1912 Image copyrightTOPICAL PRESS AGENCY Image captionAn ambulance worker handing out water at a crowded football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane in 1913 But Tottenham's White Hart Lane is the latest casualty. Leitch built four stands for Spurs between 1909 and 1934, including the East Stand, but the stadium has now been replaced by a new ground. Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionA general view of a match in progress at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge in 1919 Image copyrightDAVIS/TOPICAL PRESS AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES Image captionGroundstaff lay 3,000 bales of straw at Tottenham Hotspur's football pitch to protect the ground from frost When Archibald Leitch died in April 1939, two days short of his 74th birthday, there was not a single obituary in any newspaper. Image copyrightFOX PHOTOS Image captionLeitch who had first designed a stand at White Hart Lane in 1909 was brought back for the new East Stand development in 1934 Image copyrightJ. A. HAMPTON Image captionSpurs play Sheffield United at White Hart Lane in 1936 Mr Inglis says: "It is extraordinary that he died almost completely unknown. "In those days football ground architects were just not regarded as establishment figures. There was just not the level of press coverage that there is today."

As title. A great Celtic captain has passed away.

How would a priest or any other religious person standing on the pavement antagonise any normal person? The fact is that some who follow these marches are morons.

Why would you or anyone else want to do that? There is a group who stand at the side of the road at every Independence march, approximately a dozen of them led by right wing nutter and holocaust denier Alistair McConnachie, don’t think any of them have been assaulted so far.

This thread has gone way off the original topic.

Pollster coming on ?

Thanks that what’s I was looking for, sure looks like pro RC and anti the rest.

The statement from the SPAD said: "The decision taken yesterday by Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland is a clear attack on the Culture and Beliefs of the Protestant people of Scotland and in doing so have created a 'No Go Area' for Protestants. No evidence of these claims has been given on this thread. The OO is not the same thing as the "Protestant People of Scotland", rerouting a OO march does not created a "No Go Area for Protestants".

I see this time and time again, people with an agenda saying that others have an agenda against them. I just want proof of this Anti Protestant claim, actual actions that are discriminatory to Protestants.

We need facts.

The number of RC Lord Provosts means nothing. Again give a wee list of Anti Protestant decisions/policies carried out by the council.

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I no longer live in Glasgow left over 40 years ago, so can someone give a wee list of anti Protestant decisions taken by the Labour and/or Scottish National Councils.

F is for Forrest.

What a load of nonsense from a small group who speak for nobody but themselves. The statement from the SPAD said: "The decision taken yesterday by Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland is a clear attack on the Culture and Beliefs of the Protestant people of Scotland and in doing so have created a 'No Go Area' for Protestants. They seem to be saying that the OO and the other Protestants are one and the same thing, nothing could be further from the truth.