Bearman

Liked this one... Celtic's opponents discuss pitch problems caused by the heat in Baku

Enjoy a happy retirement Mr Park, thankyou for saving our club.

A BBC spokesman said....we stand by the professionalism of our journalism.... Whit? What a fucking joke! Gie's wur money back thieving c*nts.

Alan Halliday. Can't wait to see this player again on Sunday.

THE message is simple but effective and has already worked once to great effect for Mark Warburton. Rangers fans think he is magic, and Warburton is determined to give them more to sing about. The new Ibrox boss has become an instant hit with supporters and the 6-2 win over Hibernian last weekend only further endeared him to a fan base that has been rejuvenated over the summer. Footage of a Warburtons loaf brandishing punter on the streets of Leith last weekend, belting out a song about the Englishman and a magic hat has become an internet hit with Gers followers. It may only have been a Petrofac Training Cup tie, but the performance and the result gave those in the stands another glimpse into what Warburton is doing from the touchline. The visit of Peterhead to Ibrox this afternoon is a third chance for this remodelled Rangers side to catch the eye and Warburton is eager to give fans another reason to be cheerful. “I have no share in the (Warburton’s) revenue, I can assure you!,” he joked. “I’ve got a 21-year-old son who keeps me updated on everything that’s going on. Yes, I’ve heard the song but I don’t have a magic hat. “It’s great, but supporters being supporters, you have to make sure you maintain that consistency. You don’t want to be up here one week and down there the next. It’s about us recognising what we have to do to keep the people happy. “That will be on our wall in the changing room. There will be a sign saying: ‘Send Them Home Happy’. If we do that it shows we are taking our work from the training ground into the match arena and are delivering a level of consistency, week in week out.” There may have been areas of disappointment for Warburton as his side started slowly in the Capital before turning on the style and hitting the goal trail, but there were few reasons for fans to feel frustrated after a six star showing. Supporters have bought into the Warburton way as they have been impressed with the new arrivals and new approach against Burnley and their Championship title rivals. The early signs are encouraging for Rangers ahead of a campaign that has to be successful. So, is there more expectation from the stands? “Not at all. We have to channel it in the right direction,” Warburton said. “We sold out our whole end, taking 3500-4000 fans there and we sent them home happy. “The last message I gave them when we left the dressing at 25 past 12 was ‘send them home happy’. If we can do that week in, week out, we’ll be in good shape come the end of the season. “That’s got to be the way. To make them happy, what do we have to do? We have to show energy, quality on the ball and a desire and commitment. You saw James Tavernier running 60 yards in the 88th minute and that tells the supporters you can have a really bad day - days when you can’t pass water - but if you give 100 percent effort, the supporters will respect you.” If Rangers can continue to hit the heights of their Hibs triumph, both in terms of the outcome and the way it was achieved, the relationship between Warburton and the Ibrox fans will go from strength to strength. The bonds between the members of his squad will also improve over time as the new arrivals and the old heads look to combine and form one cohesive Light Blue unit. It is Lee Wallace who guided Warburton’s side on the park at Easter Road as he wore the captain’s armband once again. Danny Wilson was one candidate to be named as skipper this season, but the man who lead Hearts to the Championship crown last season doesn’t need the title to perform and inspire. “It doesn’t make much difference to me,” Wilson said. “When I came here and people asked me about the captaincy I always said that Ii would try to help whoever was captain because II know it’s not always easy. “I don’t feel any different, I try to be responsible on the pitch and I enjoy responsibility but whether that is as captain or not doesn’t make a big difference to me. You want 11 captains on the pitch but it doesn’t always work like that. However, it’s important there are players who can help out and take responsibility and I’m one of them. It’s something I’m enjoying. “Lee’s the captain and he’s doing a good job but it’s important other players help him and I think we’re trying to do that.” http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13523747.Warburton_wants_to_give_Rangers_fans_something_to_sing_about/?

Professionalism is Paramount in football in the build up to a major final... Jim Baxter during both teams taking the park before the 1963 Cup Final with a half empty C*ltic end in the background and a shit fearing Billy McNeil in the foreground... Rangers won the Cup 3-0.

I seem to remember him dragging us out of a hole or two as well. Could be doing with him.

Bobby Watson Viva Bobby Watson...'The Dynamo'

You can delete one of them yourself mate. Double posts can easily be avoided if you 'do nothing' after you post (ignore the prompts)

Graham Spiers, Chris McLaughlin banned from Ibrox by Shane Nicholson | Executive Editor Not for the first time, though hopefully the last, Graham Spiers has been banned from working games at Ibrox, and this time has been joined by the BBC's Chris McLaughlin. Both have a track record that speaks for itself. Spiers is so proud of his work he's decided to rewrite history in terms of his coverage at Ibrox through the years. Of course Graham's further clarification hangs on the "beat-reporter" title, which is true; Spiers is not a beat-reporter – he's a columnist, so in effect banning him for working Ibrox again is perhaps a bit of an empty gesture, but it's a pretty damn funny one as far as those go. Stopping him from producing his particular kind of web-traffic-generating bullshit is nigh impossible, but at least he can't do it from the Ibrox press galley any more. Stay behind your piano, Graham. McLaughlin is perhaps a more pertinent case. Here we have BBC Scotland's number-one match coverage guy getting the shaft. Of course he's earned it, whether it be his disgraceful "reporting" at the weekend or his willingness to repeat anything Media House tells him. (You do, Chris. You do. And we all know you do. People working next to you know you do.) It seems to be a disease suffered by certain parts of the BBC Scotland football posse, that "reporting" is merely regurgitating information as quickly as possible and worrying about the ramifications later. This is how you have the likes of Alasdair Lamont near the time of the first EGM saying that shares in the IPO went for 90p (because that's what Irvine's email said), or McLaughlin himself regularly breaking embargo by three minutes and claiming an exclusive. This is not reporting; this is lazy hackneyed churnalism that most stringers at small dailies couldn't get away with. McLaughlin also has a problem wherein he seemingly must work a dig in at Rangers in nearly every audio or video report he files, including one tonight. Filing a report on the SPFL Premiership, he dropped a bit of, "The blue side are still looking up from a lower division," which was met with some derision by the lady sharing the screen with him: "Here we go again." It's a skill to be sure–I can't imagine the script rewrites he has to go through in order to squeeze in a "new club" or two every time he gets behind the microphone–but certainly not one befitting a journalist at a body such as the BBC. But, as noted before, his editors aren't universally keen on the bit any more, and the BBC has made hires in the past year or so to directly counter McLaughlin's unprofessional behavior. And here's the final upshot in today's news: that former non-executive director, cartoon aficionado and part-time CROpod partaker Chris Graham was the first with the news, on Twitter anyway. Some seem to be having difficulty wrapping their heads around the implications of such events; we'll leave them to speculate just what that all could mean. In any case, that's two massive journalistic waste fields banned from ever taking up seats that could be filled by real-life reporters at Ibrox. That's a pretty big win for Rangers in a week that's already featured a pretty big win on the pitch. May it continue.

Players talking OFF the park don't impress...unless they talked ON the park beforehand. Impressive stuff from the man.

What a DIFFERENCE!!!

The U14s, the boys who won the World's Oldest Football Trophy...

He's treated as some kind of hero over on KDS.

...and about time too.

We don't really need him if truth be told and we'll get him for nothing at the end of the season, but as GIRUY's go it would be nice for Rangers and their fans to get him now!

Chris McLaughlin called to task by RST over match delegate report by Shane Nicholson | Executive Editor One of the sideline highlights of Rangers' 6-2 bashing of Hibs at the weekend was the BBC's Chris McLaughlin shooting his mouth off about info he'd received from match delegate George Douglas, who just happens to be the ex security supremo at Celtic Park Fill your boots, Chris! McLaughlin's final claim of handling this the same as he would any other club is of course laughable. There are two times he has words to report on Rangers: 1) when a supporter does something stupid; and 2) when he reads his emails from Jack Irvine. In fact, the last time Chris mentioned "arrest" on Twitter in context of football fans was back in July of 2011. You'll never guess what club is was focused on... All this aside, the obvious question arose as to how Chris could possibly get his hands on the info in the match delegate's report prior to even the SPFL, and what police did he possibly talk with to confirm his information as all subsequent reports had seven fans arrested and zero identification as to what team they support. Of course McLaughlin, behind a story on the BBC's website with no byline, filed a report typical of his past work: How oh how was intrepid reporter and wholesale Irvine jockey Chris McLaughlin able to garner such complete information? Inquiring minds would like to know, including now the Rangers Supporters Trust. The RST has written to the SPFL tonight seeking explanation as to the conduct of its match delegate on the day, including whether it is "common practice for SPFL match delegates to approach journalists and 'offer' them detailed information on the contents of their match report." They go on to ask: "If not can you explain why the match delegate saw fit in this instance to approach the media to highlight one aspect of the contents of his match report?" Obviously, despite McLaughlin's rather ridiculous arse-covering explanation, it is not the status quo to have match delegates giving briefings before their report has been filed with and reviewed by the SPFL. Poor Chrissy Mac, the hard-working nose-to-the-ground reporter that he claims to be, may have finally gone a step too far. http://www.thecoplandroad.org/2015/07/chris-mclaughlin-called-to-task-by-rst.html?m=1

MA could sponsor the CL if he wanted to...all he wants is entry via any club, maybe giving he has no chance now with Rangers he's decided to pump more money into Newcastle to achieve this.

Sketch of Willie Thornton...Willie loved to pose for the ladies who followed the Gers.

Ibrox Stadium: First floodlit match v Arsenal December 1953, captains exchange formalities before kick-off.

Yeah it's him...17 by that time. If you watch the video again (it's all mixed up) you'll see DJ celebrating his goal at 17:24, you'll also notice the celebrating mass of Rangers fans in the North Stand extending into more than what is allocated today, and no police to keep the fans apart, can you imagine that ever happening again? Never.

Well done the U14s...now lets bring that trophy to Ibrox and show it off on Sunday