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23' - GOAL! It's another for Gallagher as he heads Rangers 2-0 ahead. It has been a tight contest but they've been clinical in front of goal The striker nodded in from close range after a Telfer corner from the left to Gasparotto at the back post was headed back into the mix -
4' - A cross came in from Ryan Sinnamon on the left and Waters seemed to gather but then spilled, leaving Gallagher with a tap in to score
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4' - GOAL! Rangers take the lead as Partick keeper Marc Waters has a Gilles Rousset moment on the line and Calum Gallagher taps in. 1-0!
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[h=1]Rae: fans would be naive to pay[/h]Staff Writer Tuesday 15 April 2014 Alex Rae has admitted he is saddened by Rangers' financial plight and criticised the rudderless board. The former Ibrox midfielder spoke out after businessman Dave King re-ignited his feud with the club's hierarchy on Friday. "I think Dave King, possibly deep down, would have known that this month they didn't have a plan going forward," Rae said. "He gave them that little bit of time knowing they were probably going to hang themselves.
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[h=1]John Brown: season-ticket money could 'disappear' if supporters renew[/h]Gary Keown Tuesday 15 April 2014 JOHN BROWN returned to the battle for control of Ibrox with renewed vigour last night by insisting that Rangers supporters must back Dave King's plan to withhold season-ticket money or face the prospect of their club going out of business. The Union of Fans, a collective group of all supporters' clubs and associations, turned their guns on chief executive Graham Wallace yesterday, announcing they will start collecting funds to be handed over only when they are provided with security on Ibrox stadium and the Murray Park training facility at Auchenhowie. Brown then went a step further by reiterating his own call from two years ago to starve the owners out of office if required. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/john-brown-season-ticket-money-could-disappear-if-supporters-renew.23969115?
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APRIL 14, 2014 [h=1]UOF STATEMENT 14/04/2014[/h] by Garry Evans “Following discussions on the release of season ticket renewals, the Union of Fans would like to confirm that, in line with Dave King’s statements over the weekend, we will now be pushing forward with plans to collect season ticket money. We are delighted that Nine-in-a-Row captain, Richard Gough, and Dave King have both agreed to support this plan. We hope that other iconic Rangers figures will join them in publicly supporting this move in the near future. The money placed into the account will be released to the club, in full, as soon as they agree to give season ticket holders a security over Ibrox Stadium and Auchenhowie. There will be no drip feeding of funds and we do not consider that the board has any legitimate reason to reject this proposal. For the past two weeks we have, through a third party, put forward a plan to Graham Wallace which would have seen a security over Ibrox and Auchenhowie granted to trustees in favour of ALL season ticket holders. The security would have diminished as games were played and would have been discharged at the end of next season. We felt this would provide the board with an opportunity to build trust with fans over a reasonable period of time. We have received no response from the board to this proposal, or to the offer of a meeting to discuss things amicably. This board’s public pronouncements about engagement and trust are a sham. To be clear, had the board complied, it would have meant that we would not have needed to collect season ticket money in a separate account. It would have allowed the fans and the club to carry on with renewals as normal and would have removed any element of confrontation from the process. Despite repeated acceptance from Mr Wallace that the board do not have the trust of fans, and repeated claims that they are seeking to engage with them, this board have made no serious attempt to improve things. Their haste to release renewals before the completion of the 120 day business review, has now forced our hand. Legal advisers have been engaged and are working on the legal framework and bank account required to collect money. We would ask in the meantime that fans do not renew prior to evaluating this board’s ‘120 day’ review to take the club forward. We would also ask them to be vigilant and ensure they are not signed up for auto renewal, which they would need to cancel in writing to the ticket office before the 28th April. The vast majority of season ticket holders on the 4 month payment option from last year will fall into this category. We do not consider that there is any prospect of this action forcing the club into administration. It would be a gross dereliction of directors’ duties for this board to allow that to happen when substantial investment is on offer to them and when they can ensure they receive all season ticket money by securing Ibrox and Auchenhowie in favour of season ticket holders. We also have concerns that, even with all the season ticket money available to them, they will not be able to complete the season without further investment. Furthermore we reject suggestions this will push the board into securing Ibrox in return for further loans. Again, this would be in breach of their directorial duties when they would first have to reject a more favourable offer from the fans. We will be extremely interested to hear the board’s answers to the four questions posed by Dave King in his latest statement. Particularly the question relating to Graham Wallace’s undertaking to shareholders at the AGM that there was “sufficient cash in the business to fund the ongoing needs of the club in the near term”. We do not believe this statement to have been true. Our fans have an opportunity to safeguard Ibrox – we sincerely hope they do not succumb to emotional blackmail from people who know nothing about what our club means to us and that they use the only power they hold for the good of Rangers.” http://www.unionoffans.org/statements/2014/4/14/uof-statement-14042014
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Steven Simonsen @SteveSimmoGK 1h Ive taken the unfortunate decision that as of 5pm tomorrow this account will be deleted,I won't accept mindless abuse of my family & son.1/2 I understand this spoils things for the thousands of genuine fans & followers out there, but I will not accept the idiots who resort, To abusing someone's family & particularly children, thankyou to everyone I've interacted with over the years!!! Met some wonderful people! My Son comes on twitter to follow his heroes including his dad, & ends up having idiots abusing him. He's 11 years old.. His first ever Trip to ibrox to watch his dad ends up with him receiving abuse because I included him in a tweet, I'm sorry but I'm not tolerating it!
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A cunning plan
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FRIDAY, 11 APRIL 2014 18:55[h=2]Club Statement[/h]WRITTEN BY RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB "The Board of Rangers Football Club notes with astonishment the statement issued this afternoon by Dave King. In his statement Mr King makes a number of untrue allegations against the Chairman and the Board of Rangers Football Club alleging bad faith and false representation. The Chairman and the Board refute all such allegations in the strongest terms and have referred Mr King’s statement to the Club’s legal advisors. Mr King clearly has elected to ignore the Board’s previous public statement following the Board’s meeting with him. In this statement, which was reviewed with him prior to issue, the Board stated that it will issue the results of the business review prior to the season ticket renewal window ending. This position remains unchanged and Mr King is well aware of this having sought personal confirmation on this matter from the Chairman as recently as yesterday. The business review period has not yet even ended, as Mr King is well aware, however he has elected to make yet another public statement to serve his own purposes. When the Board met Mr King a few weeks ago, he made it clear that he did not want to put another penny into the Club and would prefer to see the Club using other investors' money. The Board was therefore surprised, but gave him the benefit of the doubt when, a few days later, Mr King made media comments about a willingness to invest his money into the Club. This is an easy statement to make to the media but is contrary to what he told the whole Board. It is extremely disappointing that Mr King should consider it appropriate to issue this latest statement, clearly designed to unsettle and mislead Rangers fans, on the eve of an important Scottish Cup semi-final match. For someone who claims to have the interests of Rangers at heart and as an ex-director, King's untrue comments are nothing short of disgraceful."
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Andy Devlin @AndyDev28 23m @homeofgolf39 I know the timing is not great but it is a major play by King. He has been forced to act now because of actions elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by Grandmaster_Suck I haven't seen the statement but I am told he has pressed the nuclear button on the Wigs.
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The FA can confirm its Membership Committee met on Wednesday [12 March] and has made a unanimous recommendation to The FA Council to reject Hull City’s request to change their playing name to Hull Tigers from next season. The recommendation, which came after consultation with stakeholders within and outside of the game, will be discussed and voted upon at a full FA Council meeting on 9 April 2014. Hull City are able to make a further submission to The FA Council in view of the written reasons, which they have received, before the 9 April meeting. A final decision will be made at that meeting. As such, The FA will be making no further comment at this time. Read more at http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2014/mar/fa-statement-on-proposed-hull-city-name-change#DttMt5zquB7y4Fvq.99
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from FF PHOTOCALL NOTICE RANGERS LAUNCH SEASON TICKET RENEWAL CAMPAIGN Rangers legends Johnny Hubbard, Alex MacDonald, Captain Lee McCulloch and young stars Fraser Aird and Calum Gallagher will team up at Ibrox tomorrow to launch the 2014/15 season ticket renewal campaign. Daily and broadcast media are invited to attend the photocall and the details are as follows:- Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2014 Time: 1.45 for 2.00pm Location: Press Room IBROX STADIUM Lee McCulloch and Alex MacDonald will be available for interview directly after the photocall. (ENDS) 8 April 2014
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THE next crisis is scheduled for just after high noon on Saturday. Ally McCoist faces his biggest on-field challenge yet against Dundee United. Picture: SNS However, Rangers supporters, bloodied and bruised by two extraordinary years of turbulence, will be reminded bluntly about the realities of their club somewhat sooner that the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final with Dundee United at Ibrox this weekend. The season-ticket renewal letters will be sent out tomorrow, with informed sources suggesting an 18% hike. These missives might precipitate a period of reflection among supporters. The crisis at the club is political, financial and professional. It has seeped from the boardroom to the playing field. The crux of the matter in the wake of the Ramsden Cup victory by Raith Rovers appears to be the future of Ally McCoist, the Rangers manager. A simple investigation of "should he go or should he stay" has more twists than Agatha Christie on a Waltzer. Rangers are believed to be in the almost unique position in football of having a manager who can't walk away from a club that can't sack him. The belief is that the board and McCoist are welded together by mutual necessity. Being Rangers, however, it is not as simple as that. McCoist remains determined, even defiant. He has been sorely tested by the events both before and after liquidation. He has made mistakes both on and off the field. But he has become the rallying point for a support who have been introduced to more chancers and comic singers than a matinee audience at the Glasgow Empire. The Rangers manager could be forgiven for deciding that his future lies away from a club that he loves and a job that he craved. His professional abilities have been scrutinised with some rigour in the aftermath of defeat to Raith Rovers. The accusations include: his recruitment policy is and was flawed, his tactical acumen is limited, and his ability to make a game-changing decision is hardly conspicuous. There is a validity in all of this but McCoist is entitled to point out that players were necessarily bought in haste, that his tactics have been good enough to ensure only two defeats all season and who needs to change the flow of a game that your team is already winning? The pressure, though, is growing and is in danger of becoming intolerable. McCoist, famously, cannot do walking away. A personality with a strong sense of self-will and a belief in self-reliance, McCoist must wait on the deliberations of the board, however constituted that may be in the immediate future. The accepted truth is that he cannot be sacked in deference to his place as Rangers legend and as the enduring beacon in the most stormy of times at the club. This is no longer correct. First, there is a loud element of the Rangers support who are looking for change in the manager's office as well as the boardroom. Second, the present board includes those who have little time for McCoist. This disaffection stretches far beyond his capabilities or otherwise as a football manager. McCoist's decision to give the proxy vote on his shares to a supporters' club at the club's annual meeting in December was handled delicately by Graham Wallace, the chief executive. However, it was greeted with some anger by other members of the board. The chance of a united front against the requisitioners was weakened considerably by the manager's stance. This has not been forgotten or forgiven. There are also those on the periphery of power at Ibrox who are not admirers of the manager and have called on him to be sacked. McCoist has had a good relationship with Wallace but there are reports that this has been severely dented, if not fractured, in recent days. If they continue to sing from the same hymn sheet, it is with strained voices. There is, too, a constituency that argues that the sacking of the manager would give the sale of season tickets a necessary and timely boost. More sober voices point out that the level of uptake of season tickets may be beyond any such move given the continued uncertainty in the boardroom and the prospect of competing in the SPFL Championship with a squad that is not considerably improved. There is also the belief that finding a replacement for McCoist may be easy, but that does not mean it carries a guarantee of success on the pitch. "This place is bedlam," said a Rangers insider. "There is no budget, no scouting and no stability. "Who wants such a job? And are they the sort of people who could make it work?" Despite all this, of course, McCoist could be sacked and there would be little concern over any pay-off. "Can you imagine Ally suing Rangers?" said one cynical but acute observer last night. The manager thus prepares for a defining match against Dundee United against a backdrop of severe sniping, unyielding criticism and increasing pressure. He would be forgiven if he remarked with his trademark smile: "So what's new?" This rhetorical inquiry may be answered by Dave King, the South African businessman, who is pressurising the board to accept his plan for an immediate investment of £50m backed by a rights issue. The issuing of the season-ticket book reminders might prompt King to make another verbal intervention as he seeks to persuade fans that he offers the last best hope of a swift re-invigoration of the club. His supporters insist he would provide funds for a strengthened squad for next season's campaign. King would almost certainly also back McCoist, at least in the short term. However, King did not become a multi-millionaire on the back of a penchant for patience and a predilection for backing those who do not give him what he wants. Rangers now stand just more than a week away from the publication of the business plan that will set out the way forward. It is difficult to see how it can satisfy King. McCoist, meanwhile, must select and set up a team to defeat a quick, inventive and increasingly confident Dundee United side. The Rangers manager, ever the optimist, will point out his team are just 90 minutes away from unlikely redemption. Until, that is, the next crisis. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/what-to-do-with-a-man-who-cannot-walk-away.23908867?
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RangersHistory @RangersFACTS 4h @TheDrewMcIntyre RAWISRANGERS pic.twitter.com/8UG4F5JlAd RangersHistory @RangersFACTS 5h These Bears are Having a Party at #RAW Give @slorryy & pals a round of applause for the banner! #WATP pic.twitter.com/2eMfVAzrbA
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RangersHistory @RangersFACTS 4h 28 years ago today, Jock Wallace was relieved of his position as Rangers manager for the 2nd time. pic.twitter.com/n9ej2iefrJ
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Ben Smith @BenSmithBBC 1h 15,033 Hull City season ticket holders were eligible to vote. 5,874 did. The 9,159 who didn't, counted as yes to name change
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Raman Bhardwaj @STVRaman 52m Rangers statement re players/management team gathering at Ibrox last night after Ramsdens Cup Final defeat... '' management team & players returned to Ibrox to meet up with families who attended the game as previously arranged for a post-match meal.”
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Rangers FC Official @RFC_Official 43m Some information from the #Rangers Head of Safety: For the avoidance of doubt, only surfing banners have been banned by police. [1/3] The match has been categorised high risk & police are concerned these will be used as cover for fans inclined to set off pyrotechnics. [2/3] All the usual flags and banners are welcome provided these are inoffensive. [3/3] Enjoy the match tomorrow!
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RangersHistory @RangersFACTS 26m A 13 year old Rangers supporting Michael Carrick! Always liked the boy, he's world class! #MichaelCarrickLoyal pic.twitter.com/1Mu882MLjw
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The Rangers Supporters Trust (RST) is dismayed by the news that Police Scotland may not allow large flags into the Ramsdens cup final on Sunday at Easter Road. There is already a ban on alcohol in public, something which does not happen when the rugby is played at Murrayfield, or at the Edinburgh derby. Once more, Rangers fans are being criminalised through no fault of their own. The unprecedented decision to refuse entry with large flags on the basis that it can be used to hide pyro seems redundant given that special sniffer dogs will be on duty to stop any pyro from entering the stadium. This decision by Police Scotland will cost supporters clubs money. Bridgeton Loyal recently spent a substantial amount of money on a new flag for the game which is now not allowed and there are no doubt others in the same position. The RST urges Police Scotland to allow common sense to prevail and engage in dialogue with fans and the club to allow supporters to enjoy the day in a safe and sensible manner, and allow flags into the game.
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Tannochside RSC @tannochside_rsc Mar 31 A bear from the Uddingston area owns this amazing piece of history! Incredible! pic.twitter.com/0toeefiNPD