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Gribz, no matter how good he has been, and he has, he no longer has the desire to play for Rangers and is leaving at the end of the season. As said above, he, like all players has flaws but since he arrived at Rangers, his flaws have NEVER improved. He can't kick a ball and is dodgy at cross balls. At parkhead this season, it also apeared that his bottle had gone. Great keeper but time to move on. Cammy F

Thing is Chris, like the last 7 previous close season, we won't spend - our 'better' players will go and they will be replaced by cheaper alternatives. Until we rid the club of the parasite that is masquarading as our Chairman, the only way is down I am afraid. Cammy F

Only thing I'd disagree with Gribz is Klos. No doubting he is a decent shot-stopper, but he's past his best. He can't kick a ball and still, after all this time, looks vunerable at cross balls - see goal last night. Hopefully that sobering performance last night will finally open the eyes of those who believe that the current management / board are the people to take us forward. For the last 7 years we have been going backwards and that trend looks like it will continue for the foreseeable future. We MUST get rid of those who are killing our club before it is too late (if it isn't already too late). As the Pistols once roared - No Future - kinda sums up Rangers at the moment Cammy F

To play with only 1 man upfront in a home European tie is unforgivable. Walter, this is RANGERS not Scotland. And to confond this mistake, the guy he plays as a lone striker can't trap a bag of cement. Look at the difference in the Spaniards 3rd choice striker. He led the line brilliantly, he held the ball up, made runs into the channel, had some very decent link up play - something Body simply can't do. Our keeper has done nothing for 2 years, yet still can't kick a fookin ball. Now, he'll be defended for his saves, but come on, kicking the ball, clearing over the halfway line is a MUST in a keeper. What has he been doing for 2 years to justify his �£35K a week wages? I have said often enough, and I hope that last night proved this to my doubters - only Thomson, Fergie and Hendami are first team players - the rest are ordinary at best. I reality, we could and should have lost the game 4-1 last night - I fear for the return leg and more depressingly, I fear for Rangers FC long-term. Now I know how the Tims felt 10-15 years ago.... Cammy F

Here is a link to the story being reported last night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOWQNTDgMV0 Cammy F

I'm sure after last years 'grassing' by the Scottish Media, they'll be back on to their UEFA insiders this morning metioning Timmy attcking their bus? Isn't it ironic that they will keep quiet to 'protect' those who attcked them. Only in Scotland and only those reptiles that masquerade as journalists Cammy F

So was I (once) in 1947 or something Cammy F

You're just being paranoid again you bigoted orange so and so.... We all know that TGFITW took 6 zillion fans to Milan and there was no trouble what so ever. It's just coincidence that the bus window was smashed as it drove thro the TGFITW. In fact, it wouldn't surprise any of us if it was a Rangers bigot who was to blame - © Nil By Cake Hole -------------------------- Cammy F

Can anyone else remember the last time we faced Osusuna? The home leg was played during a torrential rain strom, which in truth should have been posponed. We won 1-0 thanks to a brilliant headed goal from Craig Patterson but lost the away leg 2-0. Lets hope for better playing condictions and a better outcome this time around.... Cammy F

Don't know if any of you seen this, its brilliant - Knickerless trying to be serious about Craptic being knock-out, Souy and RG laughing at the 'cut athelete' that is Neil FatBhoy Slim Lennon - Cammy F

No, especially with Craptic looking like spending a fair few pounds in the summer to strengthen their squad (which is already stronger than ours). I know I keep saying this and I know that all won't agree but Ferguson, Thomson and Hendami apart, we need a complete new first team. We need pace, we need strength, we need passion, we need skill, we need guile, we need experience - none of the 3 players already sign give us any of that. I can't believe that our standards have fallen so far that we believe that Scott Fookin McDonald would IMPROVE a Rangers team. McDonald has done his duty of Rangers and he'll never elcipse that Cammy F

Gribz, I think you are being too kind to the players that are here and who we know are coming. IMO the only players that I'd have in my team on a consistant basis are Fergie and Thomson - and possibly Hendami. The others, due to various reasons are no more than squad players. We urgently require a keeper, right and left back, centre half, wide players and 2 strikers. Like you, I'd take Lovenkrands back, I'd go for McCulloch but by fook, WS has his work cut out. I still seriously doubt many Rangers fans realise how far behind DOMESTICALLY we are both on and off the field. With Craptic likely to spend and spend big in the summer, they are dissappearing over the horizon. Cammy F

What else can be done is capturing experience players on Bosmans. AM had some limited success in this market (Frank De Boer, Prso, Boumsong (if we are to believe the mint that he was a bosman!!!) etc). Craptic have done this with Vinger of Castlemilk, why shouldn't we be looking at bringing decent, experience European players in on Bosmans? Klos will leave at the end of the season freeing up �£35K per week on wages - more than enough to secure a Vinger of Castlemilk type player. Unfortunately, having a team full of 'promising' Scottish youngsters isn't going to see us dominate Scottish football for decades nor will it see us progressing in Europe, especially in the CL. Rangers IMO should be setting our sights a lot higher. If Rangers had, when DA left, invested heavily in the youth academy, we would be bearing fruit at this point. What I mean by that is setting up academies world wide and bringing the best players from all over to Ibrox. We would still be in the same position on the field, but we would have a shit load of players ready to break into the first team. Unfortunately, David Murray doesn't do 'forward thinking' Cammy F

Especially in Europe, I'd have Lovenkrands thro the middle with someone like Prso playing alongside him. Lovenkrands offered pace and 'directness' and Prso offers intelligence, guile (sp), flicks, off the ball runs, link up play etc. Cammy F

Yes - as IMO he is more likely to score the 'important' goals than any other striker we have. His intelligent runs, flicks, passes (which no other striker we have can offer) can also unlock defences and set up midfield runners like Fergie. His overall play and experience his what is required tomorrow evening. As Gribz says, for us to progress, Prso simply has to play. BTW, this is not a slight on any other player, simply putting our best 11 on the pitch giving us the best opportunity to advance in the UEFA Cup. Cammy F

So do those of us who advocate a 'dignified silence' to these reptiles still think its the correct way to deal with them? Well done Frankie, the RST and the 100's of Bears who take these tossers to task when they write drival about us, our fans, our culture and the club we love. Cammy F

Yip, and he offers SO MUCH MORE than any other stiker we have on our books. Cammy F

I think Weir has stated that he intends to end his career at the end of the current season - maybe WS can change his mind, but we need defensive cover so Papic or Svensson may stay. Like Gribz, I am not overwhelmed by the recent signings and the names being banded about for the summer do not impress me either. Can a team of players like Smith, Hutton, Burke, Adam, Boyd etc ensure we win back OUR title? I am not confident that they can. With Prso and Novo looking likely to also leave in the summer, we need a major cash injection to ensure that those who leave are replaced by BETTER players and with such a young squad, we'll need some experienced players in their to help them out. However, I won't be surprised if all we sign during the close season is players like Broadfoot, Gow, McCulloch (who I rate), McDonald et al. It wouldn't surprise me if we lose out on Brown due to the continued penny-pinching. Cammy F

If you are looking for a natural left sided player, then it has to be Adam - no other player can be considered, if we are 'not forcing players to play out of position'. I was tempted to go for Adam in my 11, but thought Thomson was more solid. IMO, with hindsight, Frasers team looks like the one that I would go for and would guess WS will go for something similar. Only change likely would be Boyd form the start instead of Prso. Cammy F

That could well be the team that WS plumps for, and it isn't the worst team he could put out on Thursday. Cammy F

No - the reason being, as it was in my thoughts in the last round, we need to score at least 2 goals without conceeding. Novo and Prso are IMO more likely to score in Europe and more importantly, they offer more defensively than Boyd. Plus, again only IMO Prso is wasted 'out left' as is Novo 'out right'. A solid 4-4-2 with Burke offering width and supply to 2 strikers and Thomson and Hendami offering cover for the back 4 as Osusuna will play on the break. Adam is unlucky not to be picked as even tho his overall play can be poor, his delivery from set-pieces could be the key to us unlocking the Spaniards rear-guard. Cammy F

I'd Play Klos Hutton Weir Ugo Murray Hendami Thomson Fergie Burke Novo Prso Cammy F

M8, you have missunderstood what the guy is saying - he is attacking Irish people for attaching themselves to a Scottish (sectarian) Club due to non-footballing issues. He isn't ripping into Sligo Rovers for being Irish, or singing Irish songs. Completely different from OUR press attacking OUR songs. Cammy F

I wasn't, as the article states in its opening paragraph, we are as bad as each other, but everything the author states about Timmy is spot-on - honest, journos? that'll never catch on here in Scotland. Cammy F

Can you imagine an article like this ever appearing in a Scottish Newspaper? Cammy F