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Justice Secretary calls on SFA to introduce ‘strict liability’ rules
barca72 replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
I can see the away fans area being fenced in. -
I wouldn't disagree with you on that, but remember Liewell and Reid have had input through Riley for a wheen of years.
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My God, how does any Scottish team compete against that kind of money? What kind of wasteland has Pete and his crew led us in to? The EPL does not need a 'big game' against Scotland's best. Why would any English team vote to allow any Scottish team into their leagues to possibly share a piece of that big a pie? Talk about a reality check.
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Hibernian yet to respond to Rangers following pitch violence
barca72 replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
There is the merest hint of contrition in that statement only. Nor does he intimate any concern for the welfare of Rangers personnel. To build bridges with these people would be a phony business. -
PFA back Rangers' calls for independent investigation
barca72 replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
Possibly because he is calling for an investigation and not attempting to be judge and jury at this point. If he pre-judges the situation it could taint the investigation, and undermines his position that allows him to call for an investigation. He has approached it from the point of view of the safety of his members. That is sufficient for now. Don't give them an inch of squiggle room. -
Finally, the 'dignified silence' is dead.
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Well I guess Rodgers is going to be found out quickly with this team if all he is going to inherit is Broony, Ambrose and the thumb !!
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Thx, Ian. Good try at least.
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If you watched Ian's video, I thought you would have picked up on Barry F's. performance. He won tackles in midfield, he drove and passed forward and he even scored a goal. This kid, Rossiter, is only 19 and that is why I was comparing him to a young Barry F. What came after is not in the argument at this point. Individual personalities differ.
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Rangers fans from Greenock cleared of offensive chant charges
barca72 replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
My God, I really did LOL !! -
Official: Joey Barton signs 2 year deal with Rangers
barca72 replied to cooponthewing's topic in Rangers Chat
Move over, Broony ... -
Do you think young Rossiter will shape as a 'new' Barry Ferguson?
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Hibzed it !!!!
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What a season !!
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How can you blame the supporters? None of us were aware of what to look out for. We learned, but still we were completely helpless - apart from boycotting - as to what to do to save our club. At the time of both Whyte and Green we thought we were getting a saviour and breathed a sigh of relief. We wanted and embraced a saviour. We were wrong but we were not sophisticated enough nor organised enough to do anything about the situation. Thank God for Dave King and The Three Bears. Through the efforts of Rangers First and RST we may be able to do something in the future, however, we were never able to do anything about the sp**s. The fans were not wrong, look elsewhere if you need to lay blame.
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C****c safe standing plans to go ahead from next season
barca72 replied to ian1964's topic in General Football Chat
What a rag the DR is ... Clarification on Celtic Park safe standing 18:08, 6 May 2016 Updated 18:09, 6 May 2016 By dailyrecord.co.uk CELTIC announced in June 2015 that the club was introducing plans for safe standing at Celtic Park. AN article which appeared on our website on Thursday May 5 headlined “Celtic safe standing announcement branded 'insensitive' by Hillsborough campaigner” stated that the club's chief executive, Peter Lawwell, had announced plans for safe standing at Celtic Park the previous day. We would like to make clear that Celtic had announced in June 2015 that a safe standing section would be introduced at Celtic Park and that Peter Lawwell did not make any announcement regarding safe standing on 4 May as we had reported. We apologise for this error and are happy to set the record straight. Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/corrections-clarifications/clarification-celtic-park-safe-standing-7913493#G8KcgOjgkcqSLqft.99 -
Hibs were in control for the majority of the game, however, they "hibsed" it. Raith worth their win. Big travelling crowd - 5330.
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Watched the game tonight and I think the whole experience, especially after seeing Thompson's face at the end, can be summed up in one word - SCHADENFREUDE !!!
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This is closer to the truth of it, I think ... Rangers’ crisis club reputation hampers bids to sign players Mark Warburton says young players have been put off coming to Rangers because of the club's 'crisis' reputation. Mark Warburton believes his efforts to sign players from England have been hampered by an ongoing perception of Rangers as a club in crisis in the aftermath of their financial collapse in 2012. But the Rangers manager is confident this season’s success in winning promotion to the Premiership and the Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic can finally shed them of that image and persuade higher quality players to sign on at Ibrox this summer. The on-field progress achieved by Warburton in his first season in charge has come in tandem with a more stable environment off the pitch which he hopes will make them more attractive to potential transfer targets. “There are a generation of younger players who have grown up thinking of Rangers being in financial trouble and administration,” said Warburton. “The hardest job we have got is getting them even to come to Glasgow to speak to us, as bizarre as that might sound, because they have got this impression of the club in their minds. “Once we can get them to the training ground and show them Ibrox, then it’s done. But this season, because we were in the Championship, some of them just didn’t want to play here. “They question whether the league here is good enough. If they have got English Championship clubs after them, offering more money, then we have got a hard sell. But once we get them here, we can absolutely sell Rangers to them. “It will be better now that we are going back into the Premiership. It is better after the Old Firm game. The beauty of that massive TV audience was that it gave Rangers a fantastic stage to show what we are about – the fans and the whole atmosphere. “I think it did a world of good for Scottish football but it also helped us in terms of recruitment. We can say ‘this is what we are about, we want more of this and there will be a minimum of four of these Old Firm games next season’. Hopefully that really helps with recruitment.” Warburton, however, recognises that the size of Rangers and their support will not be enough to convince some players to choose them ahead of relatively smaller English clubs with greater financial muscle. “They are working men, don’t forget,” added Warburton. “I laugh when supporters talk about so and so being greedy. He is a working man. If he has got a wife and two kids and is offered ‘X’ in Scotland and three times that down south, what is he going to do? “It is not greed, it is just looking after your family. We have to recognise that. If we lose a player because he is being paid three or four times the money, that is it. We can’t compete with that. They have got access to TV money that Scottish clubs, at the moment, haven’t got access to. So it is a recognition of that fact and move on. We are going to lose targets simply because of the fact that club X comes in and pays them three times what we can afford to pay.” The former Brentford manager also accepts that he and his more successful players could attract interest from some of those bigger-spending English clubs if Rangers continue to progress. “It happens to everyone,” he said. “I’m not disputing that fact. But any manager will only get touted for jobs if his players do well. “So you’ve almost got a vicious circle. The players do well, they get linked to other clubs. Then the manager gets told he’s going somewhere. I was told five guys had me going to one club last week. It was news to me. But that’s just how the game works. “Everyone involved is a working man. If one of our players with two young kids is offered that kind of money, it’s hard for them to say no. “What we have to do, from Rangers’ perspective, if we lose one of our players is to make sure we lose them on our terms, in terms of the transfer fee. And if we lose out on a signing target, then make sure you have other options.” Regardless of the market in which Rangers can afford to trade as they look to strengthen their squad for their return to top flight action, Warburton insists he will not compromise on the type of player he signs or the style of football he has adopted at the club. “Someone on radio the other day said they wanted a 6ft 4in centre half who could head it and kick it and a 6ft 5ins centre forward who could head it in the goal,” he said. “That’s not us and will never be us. As long as we are here, we will never play that way. We will keep playing our way and do what we have to do. We have to keep fine tuning it, find solutions and find better players. We will continue to improve our training, because we will find tough defences in the future. But I think we can go into next season full of confidence in our style of play. Our philosophy won’t change. We just have to be brighter with it and better at it.” Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/rangers-crisis-club-reputation-hampers-bids-to-sign-players-1-4114092#ixzz47AgZDVpJ
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Tin hat on. He's right though, we do need to add a bit of quality, especially to the defence.