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Don't be daft we do not have one player good enough for the Celtic team.

The guy saying his father telling him to keep his hands up brought back memories as my father used to tell me to keep my arms crossed in front of my chest. The shouts trying to stop people pushing from behind are another thing stick in my mind. The surprising thing is that it took so long for an accident to happen as it was literally an accident waiting to happen. I have said before that was my first OF game but thankfully I was only allowed to go as I could use my uncles season ticket for the main stand. Thankfully as I used the Haugh ferry that was the stairs that I would have been on.

I am not sure if this has been posted before as I haven't seen it. If it has I will delete it later.

Do you not consider that we are interested in Messi as a big deal.

I used to love us playing in the blue and white stripes. It is better than the white with the sash.

I can only say any info on here you and indeed Craig have given us recently has been kept private until it was common knowledge.

Anything to do with Tony Fitzpatrick?

I put my name in for Livingston but if anyone would like to do that especially then it is no problem. A few more names would be great as games are coming thick and fast.

Thanks i thought he was smaller.

And I totally agree with him. McCrorie was a bomb-scare as centre-back and not really tall enough. He is my first pick in the midfield in that more defensive role.

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Yes we have to be Hardie.

Thursday they are doing a match preview and the flagship will probably be Monday. Don't forget the Gersnet podcast on Tuesday though.

i have the 3.99 package but only really listen to the update and the flagship so I am actually paying too much. They also did about 20+ shows of the Advocaat years which will be in the archive. Really easy listening by good Rangers men. Most of the update news comes from FF as David is a moderator there. Our Stevie Clifford seems to be nearest the fire when it comes to inside information.

This was even on Dutch TV tonight. Great the Dutch seeing the Gers score.

The Scottish winter stop is the most stupid thing there is as the period after means playing 2 games a week. That is not releasing pressure on the players it is putting more pressure on them.

Used to own the pub across the road from my house on Old Dumbarton Road. I will have seen him as a youngster but I can't remember much about him unfortunately.

You have just posted everything I was saving for the first match preview.

Not one mention of Celtic's violent moments. Not one word that Rangers got a 6000 pound fine for speaking out and it looks like Celtic are getting Hee Haw. We also need well balanced reporting Chris and you certainly don't supply that. Start with a media clear out and the media putting referee's under almost unworkable pressure. I hope you are out of work soon.

How growing up in poverty turned Alfredo Morelos into ‘El Bufalo’ As a youngster he would often help his father sell fruit out of a wheelbarrow By Craig Williams 18:12, 8 JAN 2019 Features Alfredo Morelos celebrates after scoring against Hearts in October (Image: Getty) Few players have lit up Ibrox, and the Scottish Premiership, as much as the young Colombian striker who joined Rangers from HJK Helsinki. A player who, as a reward for his efforts, made the step up to his national side with a debut appearance in September in replacing Radamel Falcao in a friendly against Venezuela. Morelos celebrates with midfielder Yimmi Chara during a friendly match between Columbia and Venezuela in Miami in September (Image: Getty) Known for his battling qualities and sharp scent of goal, Alfredo Morelos's arrival in Scotland and his first international cap is the culmination of a journey that has taken him from the most humble of origins to filling the back pages of newspapers both here and in his native Colombia. Read More How one of the true Barcelona greats developed an 'amor' for Livingston As the son of a fruit salesman father and housewife mother, Morelos grew up in the rough Botaven area of Cereté, a town of around 60,000 in Northern Colombia - the fourth poorest region in the whole country and one with an economy geared towards agriculture and cattle-farming. If the young Alfredo wasn’t at school, he was helping his dad with his small enterprise helping him to sell fruit from his wheelbarrow or out kicking a ball around on the local streets. As a five year old he joined up with the local footballing side Fumigadores de Cereté, after his father had asked the team’s coach while passing by the local pitch if he could bring his son to training. Morelos prior to a league match against Hamilton in October (Image: Getty) Although his parents were unable to pay the monthly costs for him to take part in training, his then manager Vicente 'Chente' Fernández, surprised at the ability young Morelos had, took him under his wing and offered to pay for his footballing education. "I saw his talent, his quality and I got him in on a scholarship. Alfredo started playing as a midfielder, he knew what to do with the ball, but he was so good that I decided to send him further forward", Fernandez told Colombian newspaper El Espectador back in February. Read More 10 players deserving of a statue outside Hampden Park Such was Alfredo’s situation that his family weren’t able to pay to take part in tournaments or even buy him the necessary clothes he needed to play football. But so sure of his talent, and the possibility that he would turn into a decent player, the coaching staff assumed the cost for his boots, strips and shin guards. As a teenager, his eye for goal and performances for his local side saw him turn out for his regional team, and with that, he caught the eye of professional side Independiente Medellín (who sent scouts up to watch him), who were based in the city of Medellin some 180 miles south of Cereté. Independiente Medellín's stadium, Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex, where Morelos played between 2014 and 2016 (Image: facebook/DIM) Back in September, Pablo Orozco, president of the Liga de Córdoba (who has known Morelos since a young age) told Gol Caracol TV in Colombia: "He came from a humble neighborhood. He was silent, but hit the ground running. “Alfredo was an innate leader, and more than that, a good boy, who with his nobility went far and that is why Independiente Medellín took the step". Moving down to Medellin as a 15 year old to form part of their youth set up in 2013, even in the big city and on a major club’s books his economic problems remained. 'El Bufalo' himself has noted in interviews how he often didn’t have the money to take the bus to training, and would walk the 90 minutes there and back. Read More 11 world class players who faced off against non Old Firm sides in Europe But that didn’t stop him digging in and gaining himself a spot within the first team at 16, where he made his debut in July of 2014, while also forming part of Colombia’s Under 17 and Under 20’s squad (competing in the Under 20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015). Morelos in action for Colombia during a South American U-20 football match in 2015 (Image: Getty) The sacrifices he made to pursue his dream of playing at the highest level, and for his national side, saw him make the risky decision to try and find his feet in Europe after falling out of favour with Independiente Medellín. A risk that has paid off with his move to Helsinki and subsequent arrival to Ibrox in June of 2017. https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/features/long-reads/how-growing-up-poverty-shaped-15569609

Professional referee's make a difference yeh that is why they have VAR in England. Whoever controls the Camera's? The VAR people choose what they want to watch. That is a bit like saying not to put your money in a bank as there may be a robber lurking about. Let the tims be paranoid as VAR will come eventually.

That photo only goes to prove that Morelos was totally looking at the ball and putting his foot where he thought the ball was coming. Never a red card in a million years.

I am all for VAR but I think the VAR officials should make the final decision and not the referee. Having a referee trudge over to watch something the VAR officials have looked at from every angle possible is a waste of time. It is having teething problems and some decisions will still remain debated as it is an opinion and they differ from person to person. That is why I think a 3 man VAR team will at least give a majority decision.

Absolutely fantastic peice Rick. I sometimes struggle to read right through some long pieces but this kept my interest from start to finish. One spelling mistake: On social media most of the press pack praised Rangers performance, endorsed the result and rated Benton's performance as good (which in Scottish refereeing terms is stratospheric). Newspapers, tabloids included, said similar, at least initially. One good example is that Graham Spiers tweeted Beaton was 'terrific'.