boabie

1-0 Scotland. Phillips.

Mulgrew misses a penalty.

43 minutes played 0-0.

In the studio pre-match -  "Although it's only his second match in charge Eck is under pressure".

No shit Sherlock !   I wonder why that is, eh ?

I think it's Stevie Thomson co-commentating ----- "We're playing well."             

It's like watching paint dry.

Playing nothing and just holding on.

9 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Not really 'new' per se, but a coming together of several rules implemented throughout Europe.

 

The Italian Leagues have had the 12 subs for ages. The 4th sub in Extra time has been trialled too.

It's for the later stages so I don't think any Scottish club will be affected for the foreseeable  future mate.             

" UEFA have announced a raft of new rules for next season's European competitions concerning kick off times, substitute numbers and player registrations.

But Scottish sides will have to reach the latter stages of the Champions League and Europa Leagueto benefit from the majority of them.

Top of the list is the announcement that clubs competing in the knock out stages of both competitions will be permitted to use a fourth substitute in extra time.

The finalists of the two competitions will also be able to name TWELVE substitutes - up from the traditional seven.

And teams will also be allowed to use new signings who have already played in the tournament for their former sides - effectively ending the idea of a players being 'cup-tied'.

New kick-off times will be introduced too - including a new slot at 8pm (UK time) in the Champions League, with two games on Tuesday and two games on Wednesday kicking off at 5.55pm.

Europa League games will be split between these two kick-off times until the quarter-finals when they will all start at 8pm. The Super Cup will also kick off at 8pm.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/uefa-rule-changes-affect-celtic-12258743

Maybe if we had a voice in the boardroom some of the things that seem to matter to the ordinary supporter could get raised ?

The constant drip drip of lies and rumours against our club and  the Rangers-bad-sellik-good  agenda being shovelled for the past few years may be looked at ?

I don't know about anybody else here but my money isn't put in so our youth team can get warm showers. 

I want some fucking action taken to back me up against the crime of being a Rangers supporter.

McLeish announces he will field a "more experienced" team for the next match.

Have we learned absolutely nothing ?

Not good enough to qualify for the last several competitions ---- but play the same guys again to fail at the next attempt.

57 minutes ago, pete said:

I only remember Cammy Fraser going on about him on here. Cammy said often it was a bad bomb waiting to go off.

I wasn't here at the time so can only talk about my [short] time on FF.

What became the Gub , myself and about 3 other regulars were the only ones speaking out against the sham that was Murray.

The warnings about fraud, nepotism and the rest were all made years before they affected the club.

5 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

Which dodgy feckers and are you sure no one batted an eye(lid)?  I remember Follow Follow fanzine moaning a lot about Murray in the 90s, so think some fans have questioned the board for years.

I'll disagree slightly with that one mate.

At that time there were only very few on FF moaning about Murray. I was one of them.

2 hours ago, aweebluesoandso said:

Yes not just between the board and the fans, but between the fans also. very disheartening all round.

It's how democracy works buddy. When it comes to elections or selections between board members experience has taught me to expect the worst. However it doesn't mean we cancel trying to get what we want.

1 hour ago, trublusince1982 said:

Fans bodies are too reactionary as if their immediate thoughts must be known. Until a fans group can attract the support of the majority of fans they should be treated as a minority opinion.

I can see where you're coming from here mate but C1872 are more than a fans group and should not be treated in the same way . They are financing Rangers directly.

If the majority of Rangers fans are unhappy with c1872 being treated differently they have a very easy solution - start doing the same.

A few excerpts from the early history of the manks --

" John MacCreadie was the first president of the Donegal Reunion Society and a founding member of the St Aloysius Association alongside Joe Shaughnessy, Joe Nelis and Dr John Conway. He was also a leading member of the Catholic Literary Society and was a star turn at their frequent soirées. At the St Patrick’s Day bash of 1891, he was accompanied by the Rangers Musical Association and John H McLaughlin in a rendition of “Wearing of the Green” and was also renowned for a spirited rendition of “God Save Ireland”. "

"A member of the Catholic Literary Society, during a break in their St Patrick’s Day social meeting, he proposed in an eloquent speech the toast of “Ireland a nation”. It was later noted that a most enjoyable feature of the evening was the artistic programme provided by the Rangers FC Musical Association. "

" He regularly played the piano with the Rangers FC Glee Club and in return the Rangers Musical Association would accompany him elsewhere. "

From reading elsewhere it would seem that the manks also used the Waterloo Rooms for their official functions.

12 hours ago, MacK1950 said:

Thanks Boabie you mention two great names there Davie Smith a very good replacement for Slim Jim and Andy penman signed from Dundee.

Remember going to see Andy's debut game,in a reserve match,within a decent crowd.It was also the day of the Grand National in which Foinavon had the crazy historic win,there were so many transistor radios on it might have been possible that even the players heard the race.

I remember the Foinavon race. We listened to it on the car radio on our way to the caravan in Arbroath.          

A perhaps surprising thing that used to happen in our early history was that Rangers Jolly Band supplied the entertainment after Celtic AGMs took place.

1 hour ago, MacK1950 said:

It is sad that we did not get him sooner,but it was a joy to watch him at times with his range of passes although some of his team mates did not have the savvy in how to work with him.

He goes with my best wishes and hopefully he might find a level to play at to see out his career.

Although younger, clever skillful players like Andy Penman or Dave Smith spring to mind. They could always see a pass before the ball reached them. Signing a guy at his age was always going to be a risk but that was the situation we appeared to be in at that time.

" RANGERS can today confirm Niko Kranjcar’s contract has been terminated by mutual agreement.

Kranjcar joined Rangers in the summer of 2016 from New York Cosmos, and has made 26 appearances while scoring three goals in the process.

The former Croatia, Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder leaves Ibrox with the best wishes of everyone associated with the club, and also their gratitude for his services.

Niko said: “Myself and Rangers Football Club have come to a mutual agreement to terminate our common contract.

“It’s been an honour to have been part of such a big club and to have played for such great fans, it will always remain an honour for me.

“I wish the club success in its future while I now consider the options I have on the table.”

https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/niko-kranjcar/

" Club 1872 does not have an automatic right to an RIFC board place. "

While the rules may say that, given the amounts of money the fans are investing in the club, it should be a given. In fact, imo it should be insisted upon.

Even if our shareholding is diluted by a new issue we should still be granted that access.

By all accounts going by what has been posted online he did very well and received plaudits from sections of the Wales support.

I'll watch in the pub.

1 hour ago, MacK1950 said:

So many names are being banded about, I don't have any suggestion, therefore can anyone on here give a realistic signing prospect who must,it seems from posts,have:-

1) Massive experience.

2) Knowledge of the world-wide game.

3) Perfect man management skills.

4) Be our Messiah.

5) Be within our budget.

Mac, nobody here has a clue what is happening. The diddies at The Sun and Record who have absolutely NO insight into what is going on inside Ibrox are throwing out any name available or inventing Emails from "Bears" making recommendations.

What is going to happen close season will happen. 

I suspect the board already know they themselves are increasingly under the microscope and will have to do all they can to placate the support.

Watch out for "an announcement will be made in the short future" note to be stapled to the season ticket renewal letter.

I for one won't be sitting on the chanty expecting a managerial superstar to arrive.

21 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

Better than Cammy Bell but much less competent than Woods or Klos and without the match-saving genius of the goalie or even, to a lesser extent, McGregor. Alexander was a better ‘keeper.

Foderingham to me was an excellent keeper, despite the odd feck up,  with the ball at his feet when we played in the lower divisions. He doesn't have the luxury of that now and imo has been given orders not to play about and to simply hoof the ball out. He isn't as good as a keeper as the rest there.

I'll agree with most of the goalies you quoted apart from Klos - fantastic shot stopper that he was, we ended up changing our whole team formation due to his inability to kick a ball more than 5 yards. Playing two centre halfs on the 18 yard box is simply inviting disaster.

I don't want him back simply because of his age. But there's no doubt the guy is a total professional. I was in the lift with him heading up to the players lounge after he'd made a great save during the match but an Inverness forward had banged in the rebound and the game finished 1-1.  He was distraught .

2 hours ago, pete said:

Donkeycaster wanted the title stripping incidents to be reviewed but the SFA went against it. Now he is being moved over to the SFA you can bet your bottom dollar there is another attack from somewhere.

The compliance officer looking into whether Rangers told porkies to get a licence to play in European competition will be the start.

A whole can of worms will get opened and many decisions made years ago will be overturned.

I've no doubt those bastards aren't finished with us yet.

On 18/03/2018 at 13:08, compo said:

An electric fence 240 volts and give them a wee jolt when they get uppity .

Something the owner of Chelsea proposed  in the 70's after their fans had rioted just once too often during another match.