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I suppose he does the dirty work on the park that goes pretty unoticed by a lot. Ive picked up on it on a few games but still thought he was average at the start. For me the current contenders for POTY at the moment would be Hutton, Weir, McGregor and Cuellar - probably in that order.

Dancer - Sheff Utd once we get past Man City!! I said at the start of the season it would be a banker for West Ham to get Sheff U in the cup after they tried to appeal against there prem status. The Ammers will go up to Man City and be the first team to win there this season then give the Sheff U fans more to cry about!!

Obviously you guys see him in the flesh first hand more often but ive saw quite a few games on the telly this season and its really only of late his performances have started to be good. I thought he was very average in the first few months of the season. Its weird how different people see games and players differently.

K Thomson for POTY?? Thats stretching things a little is it not mate? Considering how good a season Hutton has had.

Anyone know the date when the last OF game has been rescheduled for? If we beat St Mirren and Gretna and Celtic only manage a point at Motherwell (which is a very likely scenario) then what a game that OF could be!! But we have to just go out and do the biz against the bottom 2 teams first.

But if Hutton was currently a Everton or Birmingham player who was playing like he is in the Premier League then they would fetch 12 million no problems. I think if Hutton continues like he is then 12 million is definatly a fair value considring Darren Bent was 16 million.

Yip me too. The difference here is he was a name so many knew of and its a loss to a huge popular industry, therefore a larger group can collectively understand the shock, whereas if someone unknown to the public dies its only the family and friends of that person who know about it therefore the rest of the world dont grieve dispite agreeing its a tradegy all the same.

The re-naming thing wouldnt actually bother me. Id prefer it to be Ibrox for a number of reasons but its been a success with Arsenal. There home was Highbury for over 100 years and were sad to see it go but things move on.

Seldom do you see 4 draws out of 5 results. How Stoke never won that game il never know. The boy Parkin's shot should have went in but somehow Faye got to it. Eduardo is a cooler finisher than Fowler and thats saying something. His goals against Everton last week were superbly taken.

No way we could turn 12 million down!! But cant see it being that much, although if he continues how he is then he will be worth it but its playing in the SPL that will cap the fee to 9 million.

It sounds like the want to move the ground a bit and keep the bricks which is very possible - Ive heard of many buildings which have been moved brick by brick. Agreed, size isnt everything but atmosphere makes a huge difference. Ibrox is flat as a pancake except in big games so we should look at ideas on how to improve this. For eg, Arsenal used acoustic experts when designing Emirates. 70,000 would be great for OF games but we'd need to lower ticket prices to fill a game against Gretna. Scotland does need a stadium this size for big matches aswell as a 30,000 ground.

70,000 - thats a fair revamp!!

I fancy Newcastle today. I was going to back Middlesboro yesterday when everyone fancied Bristol. Its kinda the same game and I fancy Newcastle to go there and score a few.

Yesterdays win puts us 1 point clear with 2 games in hand on most and 1 on Celtic (who's game will be a tricky emotional trip to Motherwell). We have a hectic January with re-scheduled games against St Mirren and Gretna. They have to be banker wins but will be awkward games. If we win them then it sets us up nicely to drive onwards. But the best thing at the moment is we have given ourselves this chance following 2 years of being out of it at this stage. We'll also have the OF game to be played again and that game that could say a lot should we win the Gretna and St Mirren games. With the transfer window open and Alan Hutton set to stay on for the mean time it will be interesting to see if anyone leaves or any additions come in. Lets kick on and stay on top and bring the title back home.

Didnt bother with any other forum, had a sniff on gersforums but they didnt accept my hotmail email so didnt bother. Also was away so didnt have my computer to worry about internet. But back to work on monday and the site has come on at good time for that I know its not anyone on here's fault that the site went down but Xmas wouldnt be Xmas without Gersnet getting lost in cyberspace - thats 3 in a row Looks like we havent lost too many posters but I'll be keeping an eye on who isnt posting and will try and get everyone back.

Disasterous coupon yesterday: Wolves to beat Cambridge - won 2-1 Blackburn to beat Coventry - stuffed 4-1 Bolton to beat Sheff U - lost 1-0 Birmingham to beat Huddersfield - lost 2-1 Norwich to beat Bury - drew 1-1 Southend to beat Dag & Red - won 5-2

Interesting! I cant see where the money comes from for a total re-furb of Ibrox. Bar72 cost the best part of a few million so 3 new stands wouldnt be cheap!! Until we know the full details of what is required then we cant really discuss what to do but id still like to see those screens taken away and the stands becoming more steep to create a better atmosphere - a bit like Dortmund and Newcastle (2 ends).

Whilst Burke is giving 110% and looking very lively he is guilty of giving the ball away and still couldnt cross a road. I caught the last half hour and he got himself in good positions yet gave the ball away and couldnt produce an end product. He was the same against Hibs but at least he is giving us something of an attacking sense in the final 3rd. He has the potential to go on and be a dangerous winger but needs to get a few simple things into his game. I still think Novo is our better option on the right (at the moment) but have to say Burke has impressed me with his appetite and is looking to bring more to the right side than McCulloch has in recent games. Hemdani still oozes (sp) class on the ball and is by far our best player, I still think playing Buffel infront of him and 2 wide players would be our most dangerous team.

Cant believe it, the tv channel here advertised a re-show of Celtic v Gretna but have the game on live and now ive missed 65 mins - bassa's. What is up with the pitch? What a state its in, we havent played much at home recently so it should be in better nick than that.

Yeah I agree, i wouldnt begrudge him the move for the money either but i applaude him for not jumping at it. As you say he would be likely to treble his wages at Spurs but decided to stay at Gers. He is capable of getting a few medals this season and i think thats whats maybe swayed it for him

Ive been impressed whenever ive seen Moore play. He is similar to Agbonlahor and Ashley Young in that he has pace and can play wide or through the middle. I actually thought he was better than Young but he seems to get the nod from MON these days. He'd be a great addition for us IMO and give us pace down the wing that we need.

Delighted he is staying on and TBH he will win more at Gers than Spurs so he is right to stay on. This would have been a financial move for him but then again he isnt exactly skint being a Ranger player. Only if one of the big 4 comes in then I can see him move.

Well Hearts need something soon, they are an absolute shambles at the moment. If Gretna werent so shite then Hearts would be in real danger of going down.

Like Craig, I was totally shocked at this last weekend. I remember him playing for Celtic against us. He and Simon Donnelly were signed around the same time and did not bad against us. IIRC he was a big part of Tommy Burns side that went the whole season only losing 1 game despite still finishing 2nd in the league. After that his injuries kicked in. Total shame that a young man can lose his life like that.

Thanks for starting this Pete, Ive no idea about any teams news. Firstly Ive think the applause is just as good as a silence but its probably more appropriate at the grounds where that person made himself a name and other grounds can observe a minutes silence. But either way it should be respected. Dundee Utd are a bit of a bogey team and we are due to give them a bit of a pasting. Id go a straight 4-4-2: __________________McGregor__________________ Hutton______Weir___________Cuellar______Papac Burke______Ferguson_____Hemdani______Naismith ______________Cousin____Darcheville___________ Possibly bringing Novo on for Burke later, but having Burke and Naismith down the wings against Hibs got us into the game and created. Burke was lively dispite giving the ball away a few times, probably due to him being lightweight and pushed off the ball again. But We should continue this at home but add an extra striker.