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Aye,but at least it seems our scouts,whoever they are?, are scouting!!!!

Aye,if he is as good as he looks then we won't be able to afford him as I'm sure the other teams are also scouting him

Killie 0 The champions 2 Miller,Naismith:rfc: wheres the SPL title smiley:cry:

He certainly looks a player,'' on trial by youtube ''. How positive is this rumour?.

How many threads this man used to create;). There were a lot for Boyd and a lot against him,'' shite player but great goal scorer '' was the common description of him. For the record I was a fan of Boyd,although I also agreed with the '' shite player but great goal scorer ''. When he left the Rangers I was dissapointed and also angry that he basically walked away from Rangers,angry because if he was going to leave then I felt he should have gone to Birmingham in the January transfer window and at least we would have got a decent amount of money for him,what really irked me though was when he was asking for a new contract to put him in line with Kenny Miller,I agreed with him,correct me if I'm wrong but he was offered that contract,then he said he wasn't signing until he was sure that Walter Smith was staying on as manager,then when WS said he was staying he then left anyway:ffs:. Now I know and agree with the fact that he ,or any other player,is entitled to see out his contract and leave but for a player who was on the whole a hero for most Rangers fans,me included,was it simply the money he left for or are there other factors which we don't know about??. He is a Rangers fan and was at the last game against the BHEASTS as a fan so what I'm wondering is how many of us Rangers fans thinks he regrets moving from Rangers ??, I mean he got his move and his money but surely as a Rangers fan he must be thinking he made the wrong decision to leave no ?, or do you think he is happy with his choice because of the money he has earned ?, or is it just me thinking that as a Rangers supporter?. For the record I never wanted him to leave,especially for nothing,but I know we don't miss him as much as I and a lot of fans thought mainly due to the fact that Kenny Miller has been banging the goals in. I just think the guy would have been better of staying at Rangers for himself as a player and fan.

One of the first steps as a young player is to train with the first team and handle themselves well,listen and learn,but also gives them the chance to further impress the management by working hard.

Promoting more young players to first team training will give them all that extra bit hunger/desire to break through into the first team and will improve them as players,they must all realise that they may get an opportunity due to the lack of 1st squad depth. All in all it's good for Rangers

Who???............................

Highlights http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/default.stm

Some of these quotes were before the team was picked,did Maloney not get called into the squad because of withdrawals?

http://leggoland2.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-era-for-rangers.html

ST MIRREN bosses have leapt to the defence of one of their youth players after he was charged with being involved in shouting sectarian abuse at Celtic supporters. Club chiefs are backing the 18-year-old following an alleged confrontation with away fans in the moments after the Buddiesââ?¬â?¢ live TV clash with the Old Firm giants on Sunday. The Paisley Daily Express understands that key to the playerââ?¬â?¢s claim of innocence is that he actually is a Roman Catholic CELTIC fan! The youngster ââ?¬â?? who plays for the Paisley clubââ?¬â?¢s Under-19 side but was acting as a ballboy during the game ââ?¬â?? was charged by cops on Monday after they visited St Mirren Park to question him on the post-match incident. They acted after receiving a complaint from Celtic fans. But Saints general manager Brian Caldwell said the player is ââ?¬Å?100 per cent innocentââ?¬Â. He has now rounded up a list of witnesses willing to back up the teenagerââ?¬â?¢s denial. Mr Caldwell said: ââ?¬Å?We are totally defending our player. ââ?¬Å?Having carried out our own internal investigation and looked at CCTV footage of the incident, we are backing him 100 per cent.ââ?¬Â Mr Caldwell then blasted: ââ?¬Å?We feel the decision to charge him was wrong. This investigation is a waste of the policeââ?¬â?¢s time and money. Itââ?¬â?¢s a disgrace.ââ?¬Â It was originally claimed that five Celtic fans had witnessed the incident and were willing to back the allegation that the St Mirren youth had lobbed a sectarian slur towards them. However, the Express understands that four of them have now dropped their claims. The Saints starletââ?¬â?¢s career could be left in ruins if he is convicted of the offence, with one punishment available to judges a Scotland-wide football stadium ban. But Mr Caldwell added: ââ?¬Å?We have four or five of our own stewards who witnessed the incident and are backing our playerââ?¬â?¢s story. ââ?¬Å?Itââ?¬â?¢s a real shame for the lad to have to go through this when he has not done anything wrong. ââ?¬Å?Heââ?¬â?¢s grown up supporting Celtic so why would he hurl a sectarian slur at their fans? ââ?¬Å?His head is in a real mess right now and he is really worried. It should never have got this far.ââ?¬Â A police spokeswoman confirmed that a complaint had been made. She said: ââ?¬Å?An 18-year-old male will be reported to the procurator fiscal for an alleged breach of the peace with religious football aggravation following an incident which took place on November 14, 2010.ââ?¬Â A spokeswoman for the crown office, however, claimed the procurator fiscal had yet to recieve the police report. Mr Caldwell added: ââ?¬Å?Our hope is that once it goes to the PF they will throw it out." http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/2010/11/17/saints-chief-backs-ballboy-87085-27666625/

henriks4heid 15 Nov 2010, 07:58 AM Post #61 Member Avatar Doughbhoy [ * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 4,477 Group: Snr. Member Member #19,705 Joined: 30 May 2008 Favourite all-time player Sony Walkman Now that Maloney has been called up one has to assume that he wasn't included initially because he's not good enough - if Levein really was going down the road of giving the untried a chance then he would have called up some youngsters last night. I don't have a problem with that, if Levein doesn't rate him then that's his perogative. Every hun has now pulled out - as, incidentally, have Davis and Lafferty from the NI squad. Realistically these are the two associations which will roll over and do the bidding of Smith/the huns. Or am I just paranoid? Good to see everybody going the extra bit for the huns in their hour of need. Who does need quantity when everything is done to nurse your piss poor squad through the hard times? As usual with this mob, it stinks. Oh and Maloney will be nowhere near the squad when the chips are down and the huns decide they want to play in the qualifiers btw. Tamba_Trio 16 Nov 2010, 08:11 AM Post #89 Member Avatar Illogical. [ * * * * * * ] Posts: 1,682 Group: Members Member #7,547 Joined: 27 March 2007 Favourite all-time player Paul McStay Estadio nacional 15 Nov 2010, 11:10 PM Team via STV Gordon, Bardsley, Caldwell, Wilson, Crainey; Commons, Fletcher, Adam, Bannan, Maloney; Mackie. Im told its confirmed. Hope our man doesnt get injured. I was wrong. I thought it would have taken a plague wiping out millions for Maloney to get a game for Scotland. Turns out he just needed all the huns to pull out. It's interesting to compare his attitude to that of Boyd, McCulloch, Ferguson and co. MattyBhoy16 16 Nov 2010, 01:03 PM Post #100 Member Avatar Super Sammy! [ * * ] Posts: 89 Group: Members Member #26,164 Joined: 3 June 2010 Favourite all-time player Henrik Larsson I'm usually a big scotland fan and go to most of the games, but recently this clown Levein (who in my opinion is turning out to be worse than Burley) really is making me loose taste for it with his refusal to pick huns and letting them drop out if they can't be arsed. We need a manager thats not gonna pander to the masonic ways of the SFA and the huns get WGS in and punt this moron. He deserves to be hung drawn and quartered for playing a 4-5-1 against the Faroes never mind the 4-6-0 against a piss poor czech team. :arrr: Munich Tim 16 Nov 2010, 09:01 PM Post #130 Member Avatar Super Mario [ * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 5,342 Group: Snr. Member Member #23,683 Joined: 28 May 2009 Favourite all-time player Lothar Matth�¤us One up-front, at home, against a pub team in a friendly . :lmao: Levein plumbs new depths. And to think some Celtic fans said they'd be happy with this idiot in charge of our club. :cuckoo: Bobby Peru 16 Nov 2010, 09:27 PM Post #152 Member Avatar The Maestro Admin Posts: 30,925 Group: Admin Member #87 Joined: 1 September 2004 Danny Wilson. He made such a big mistake when he was Ranger's player. tonyjaa-csc 16 Nov 2010, 09:32 PM Post #161 Member Avatar Off treasure hunting in Holland [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 15,645 Group: Snr. Member Member #4,990 Joined: 21 September 2006 are der hun getting money because danny wilson has made his international debut ? BBJ NO.1 16 Nov 2010, 09:50 PM Post #173 First name on the team-sheet [ * * * * * * ] Posts: 1,321 Group: Members Member #24,108 Joined: 22 July 2009 Favourite all-time player HENRIK LARSSON I take it it's only the huns players that are exempt from this game? :ponder: mmhughes 16 Nov 2010, 10:44 PM Post #223 First team training [ * * * ] Posts: 177 Group: Members Member #14,743 Joined: 30 January 2008 Maloney is knackered- every other player has been subbed off except him. Who is the assistant manager? Who do we play at the weekend? About time some of our players caught the 'Scotlanditis' bug that is so contagious at Murray Park. Larsson_scores 16 Nov 2010, 11:20 PM Post #240 Member Avatar Fee fi fo fum [ * * * ] Posts: 247 Group: Members Member #27,060 Joined: 5 October 2010 Quiet Assasin 16 Nov 2010, 11:17 PM Larsson_scores 16 Nov 2010, 11:16 PM Did Shaun Maloney play the full 90 mins? Yes :nono: Cheers. Wonder if Miller, McCulloch, Naismith, Broadfoot, Whittaker, Weir and McGregor will play on Saturday? :ponder: How any Celtic supporter can support this team and this institution that goes out of its way to shaft the club at every opportunity is beyond me. :nono: Harry Potter's comments about Mark Wilson "missing the next couple of games for Celtic" sum them up. Ruff in the jungle Yesterday, 8:34 PM Post #292 First team training [ * * * ] Posts: 125 Group: Members Member #6,624 Joined: 21 January 2007 anyone else find it strange that rangers players were rested from the squad due to the 'hectic schedule' the club has had? we've both played the exact same number of competitive games this season with 19

KDS On Scotland Game: sdstim 11 Nov 2010, 05:55 PM Post #4 Member Avatar I could murder a pint right now [ * * * * * * ] Posts: 1,485 Group: Members Member #8,200 Joined: 12 May 2007 No Celts? Brilliant Scotland should manage a draw nae bother with that squad then jpk31 11 Nov 2010, 06:00 PM Post #8 Occasional Substitute [ * * * * ] Posts: 410 Group: Members Member #23,095 Joined: 2 March 2009 Favourite all-time player Mc Stay/ Henrik chuckles 11 Nov 2010, 05:55 PM Strange no Maloney - not complaining though. One of the best mifeliders scotland has, he is fit and on form and doesnt get picked , Wonder what would happen if he turned round and told Levein to GTF as he didnae want to play anymore :suspect: Bittersweet Timphony 11 Nov 2010, 06:02 PM Post #10 Member Avatar Hannah Tointon gets ma trousers pointin' [ * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 5,238 Group: Snr. Member Member #23,886 Joined: 20 June 2009 If I was wee Shaun I'd tell Levein to ram Scotland up his shampooter. Edited by Bittersweet Timphony, 11 Nov 2010, 06:04 PM. Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top Bobby Peru 11 Nov 2010, 06:04 PM Post #11 Member Avatar The Maestro Admin Posts: 30,925 Group: Admin Member #87 Joined: 1 September 2004 Maloney will have been left out so we can't moan about Levein giving so many huns a rest dherry dhan 14 Nov 2010, 11:35 PM Post #49 Member Avatar First-team captain [ * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 2,626 Group: Snr. Member Member #5,933 Joined: 10 December 2006 The Huns haul almost every one of their players out of the squad. So are the Scotland supporters on here comfortable with that? Larsson_scores 15 Nov 2010, 01:01 AM Post #53 Member Avatar Fee fi fo fum [ * * * ] Posts: 247 Group: Members Member #27,060 Joined: 5 October 2010 Seriously, Danny Wilson? :rubeyes: Mark Wilson emdy? Played in the CL a few times, won a few titles, won a few cups? Naw - lets just pick a hun. eff the SFA, eff the Scotland team, eff the sub-Harry Potter lookalike who has won eff all and couldn't force Gary Mackay out of a one-cup Jambams team. Only one team in my eyes, and Benthoof and Elbows ain't in it. Munich Tim 15 Nov 2010, 01:26 AM Post #55 Member Avatar Super Mario [ * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 5,342 Group: Snr. Member Member #23,683 Joined: 28 May 2009 Favourite all-time player Lothar Matth�¤us WGAFF? If any of our players play in this nonsensical face, Lenny doesn't have the coconuts I thought he had. Hope the Faroes win 4-zip. Danny Bhoy - 7 - 15 Nov 2010, 03:40 AM Post #60 Member Avatar Pretty good. Pret-ty pret-ty pret-ty good. [ * * * * * ] Posts: 1,236 Group: Members Member #19,446 Joined: 19 May 2008 Favourite all-time player Paul McStay Hopefully the huns get some injuries.

TYCOON Craig Whyte is ready to hand Walter Smith a �£20million cash bonanza if he seizes control of Rangers next month. Lifelong Gers fan Whyte, 39, is locked in talks with Sir David Murray to buy the SPL champs before the January transfer window. The businessman would take over Gers' debt and also invest heavily in new signings and contract renewals for current stars. SunSport understands Whyte would make the bumper funds available for Smith to strengthen his squad as he seeks to end his own Ibrox career with three-in-a-row glory. The Gers gaffer, due to hand over the reins to Ally McCoist in May, is working with a squad stripped to the bare bones. He didn't have enough players to fill the bench last weekend and had been told by Lloyds bankers there would be NO cash available in January. But that will change dramatically if successful venture capitalist Whyte, with business interests totalling �£1billion, can seal a deal with Murray. It's understood Whyte is acutely aware of the problems Smith and McCoist have faced as Gers juggled huge debts. The �£4m signing of Croat striker Nikica Jelavic in the summer was only funded by the sales of Danny Wilson and Kevin Thomson. But Gers lost fans' favourite Kris Boyd due to an inability to match the wages on offer in the Championship. Now Whyte is ready to make money available to improve offers currently on the table to the likes of Kenny Miller, Allan McGregor and Sasa Papac and fund signings. Only this season's SPL champs are guaranteed a place in next term's Champions League qualifiers and Whyte wants to give Gers every chance of landing that all-important slot. Smith WON'T spend anything like �£20m in January but that would leave funds available for McCoist next summer. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3234042/Walters-windfall.html#ixzz15cQjerlQ

A SELF-MADE millionaire who lives in a castle is set to ride to the rescue of Rangers - after weeks of secret talks with Sir David Murray about taking over the club. Lifelong Gers fan Craig Whyte - who made a fortune nursing struggling firms back to health - is poised to sign a �£32million deal for the debt-ridden Ibrox side. Sources claim the final details of the agreement are still being thrashed out. But the negotiations are set to be completed by the end of the year - bringing a dream to life for Whyte. It is understood accountants and auditors are examining the wealthy businessman's bid but he and Murray are hopeful that the deal will go through without a hitch. An insider revealed: "David Murray has always said he would only sell Rangers to someone he could trust and who could take the club forward. Craig Whyte is that man. "He is a Rangers fan with the club's best interests at heart and the financial muscle to make this deal happen. "The deal is in the early negoitation stages at the moment but I understand that David Murray has met Craig Whyte and been very impressed by his vision of the way ahead." Venture capitalist Whyte - whose business interests are worth a massive �£1billion - was brought up in Motherwell and went on to amass a fortune through shrewd investments. At the age of just 15 he played the stock market using cash he had saved from his weekend job. And by the time he left school at 17 he boasted a bigger bank balance than most of his teachers - making more than �£20,000 from buying and selling shares. It was the first step on the road to becoming Scotland's youngest self-made millionaire. By the age of 26 he was chief executive and owner of Vital Holdings plc - a conglomerate of firms involved in everything from office cleaning to heavy plant hire. And four years later he was listed alongside the likes of David Beckham as one of Britain's richest young people with an estimated �£20million fortune. By 2000 he had quit Britain for the millionaire's playground of Monaco, but the dad-of-three returned to Scotland eight years later. He splashed out �£720,000 on historic Castle Grant, near Grantown On Spey, Moray. Whyte currently heads London-based venture capital firm Liberty Capital, which has operations in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia and France and provides funding to struggling businesses needing a cash boost. They also acquire existing businesses and specialise in providing finance to turn round situations where an established business has cashflow problems and requires both cash and expertise. It's understood Whyte will take on Rangers' �£22.1million debt if he takes over the club. In September, Rangers announced a year of profit and a substantial increase in turnover that enabled them to reduce what they owed by �£3.7million. Debt problems had meant the SPL champions were unable to buy players for nearly two years until this summer. Another source revealed: "Craig specialises in buying over stricken companies and nursing them back to health. "He would take control of Rangers' debt - it will be taken care of. He's a very down-to-earth guy who likes to keep himself to himself and remain low profile." The deal would mark the end of Murray's 22-year love affair with the Ibrox side. Previous bidder Andrew Ellis - whose proposed takeover crashed earlier this year - had suggested that the steel tycoon be honoured with a lifelong presidency. But it looks certain that the sale of his 92 per cent shareholding will see him make a clean break. Instead it is thought Murray - backer of the Scotland rugby team - will try to enhance his sporting influence in other areas. Last night Rangers fans welcomed the deal and claimed it was the boost their club needed. James Macmillan, secretary of the Rangers Supporters Association, said: "This is very welcome news for the supporters and the club. "It's early days yet and we've obviously heard things like this before, but this sounds very promising. "It is something that the club needs and has needed for a while now. It'll be great to clear the debt and start with a clean sheet. "But there needs to be money spent as well, not only on the playing field but the in the infrastructure of the stadium as well." Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3233965/Millionaire-fan-Craig-Whyte-is-set-to-buy-Rangers.html#ixzz15cGGX9bf

A potential takeover offers optimism to Rangers. It will feel priceless when heavy debts still restrict the size of the first-team squad and the means to offer players new contracts, but uncertainty, as much as relief, must be dealt with in the meantime. While Craig Whyte, a millionaire from Motherwell who made his money as a venture capitalist and is now based in London, continues negotiations with Sir David Murray, Rangers’ majority shareholder, speculation, and even doubt, will be generated. That is the case for the players and the coaching staff, at least. A source close to the talks revealed that a deal could be struck in “weeks rather than days”. But then the club has been here before, with Graham Duffy, Andrew Ellis, Dave King and Jim McColl, who was briefly said to be involved in financing a supporters’ takeover, all linked with buying Rangers. None of those deals could be completed, and supporters will wonder if now, finally, the club is to change hands for the first time in 22 years. A resolution is needed, with the debt standing at around Ã?£25m and the likelihood that Lloyds Bank will act more stringently if Rangers fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League and earn the estimated Ã?£12m that generates. It is understood, though, that Martin Bain, the Rangers chief executive, was unaware of the talks between Murray and Whyte, which brings further uncertainty as his role after any takeover would be unknown. A kind of stability was established last June, when Rangers released a statement to the Stock Exchange declaring that Murray International Holdings would “no longer [be] actively marketing its controlling stake in the club for sale”. The move brought a sense of stability and calm in which Walter Smith could being to plot, without distraction, a bid to retain the title and be competitive in the Champions League. But around 12 months on from Rangers last becoming the subject of stories about takeovers and the influence of Lloyds Bank, Smith might find himself again thrust into the upheaval of speculation. What funds will there be to invest in the team if Whyte completes his purchase of the club? Will there be any money to spend when the transfer window opens in January to bolster a squad that is already beginning to strain under the competitive demands of the Champions League and a Celtic side whose title challenge, under Neil Lennon, is fiercely determined? Whyte, a Rangers fan, is believed to have the finance to provide for transfer business, but it is unlikely to match the spending of Murray’s early years at the club. Supporters will demand ambition, that he is prepared to speculate to accumulate, but they may also be reassured at Whyte’s background as a fan. Contract talks with Kenny Miller remain unresolved, while Sasa Papac is also out of contract at the end of the season. Suddenly, issues that the Rangers manager has been able to keep at arm’s length will suddenly reintrude, at a time when the Champions League group stage is coming to its conclusion and the Clydesdale Bank Premier League enters what is often a decisive period. Smith has been here before, when Ellis was in discussions with Murray and the Rangers manager was asked on a weekly basis for updates. In the end, the inquiries began to irk Smith, particularly since he had never met Ellis. He will be wary of that circus developing again. There is also the wonder about what will happen at the end of the season, when Smith retires, from Rangers at least, and Ally McCoist is due to take charge. All of the coaching staff will wonder what will happen to their roles under a new owner. It is the future of Rangers that is at stake, and the emergence of Whyte brings only questions for now. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/rangers/whyte-knight-venture-capitalist-in-talks-with-murray-over-sale-of-rangers-1.1069162

As exciting as it is,does anybody know much about the person/persons that is supposed to be interested?

So exciting,hopefully it comes good,but you can't help feeling a bit cagey with this,hope I'm wrong I read that Murray will receive �£6m what he paid for the club 20 years ago????

Follow Follow understand that Craig Whyte is in pole position to buy the club from Sir David Murray and the bank. One of his companies, Tixway UK is registered in Bath Street, Glasgow, and is capitalised at �£2,001,000. The parent company is Liberty International Holdings Ltd with, according to accounts, a total net worth of �£773 Million. The deal will be for the current level of the debt (around �£30million) plus a payment to Sir David of �£6million - the same amount he paid for the club when he gained control over 20 years ago. Mr Whyte is a former pupil of Kelvinside Academy who currently resides in the refurbished Castle Grant on Speyside. He has many business interests including plant hire, corporate recovery, ticketing and commodity trading. Mr Whyte has had a corporate box at Ibrox for many years and splits his time between Monaco, Scotland and London.

http://therst.co.uk/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rangers-Supporters-Trust/10150104779665191?ref=ts

Aye,and the older ones always talk sense,you must be about 13:)

Aye,you've always been one of the beloved ones Pete:)

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