ian1964

I think we'll struggle to keep him anyway mate,so with his performance tonight then we should be quids in when/if he does move

Man of the match: Madjid Bougherra was commanding throughout the game for Algeria http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/match-report/0,28360,12097_3222289,00.html

Get your money on Slovenia to beat Engurland

Well, what price goes on his head now after a sterling performance tonight against '' the best players from the best league in the world ''. If he is to move on then we better get at least what we got for Cuellar:)

Big Bougherra was outstanding tonight,and I for one am glad,superb performance from the big man,strolled through the game. Now anybody that wants him can get the feckin sheckles oot and pay at least what we got for Cuellar,IMO.

Germany v Serbia - 2-0 Germany Slovenia v USA - 1-2 USA England v Algeria 3-0 Engurland

THE Scottish Premier League fixture list for the new season was announced yesterday, and there was almost immediate disquiet from one club at least. Reigning champions Rangers will face away matches after five of their six Champions League fixtures, something which was noted on the club's official website yesterday morning. After five of the Ibrox side's six Champions League group games they have been handed away SPL fixtures – against Hearts, Celtic, St Mirren, Dundee United and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The only home date comes after Champions League matchday one on 18 September, when Walter Smith's side entertain Dundee United. Rangers will unfurl the title flag before a home match with Kilmarnock on the weekend of 14 August, while new Celtic manager Neil Lennon kicks off with an awkward trip to newly promoted Inverness. Hibernian travel to face Motherwell, with whom they shared 12 goals in the penultimate fixture of last season. Hearts will meet St Johnstone on the opening weekend, while Dundee United, who finished third last season, are away at St Mirren. Aberdeen host Hamilton Accies at Pittodrie. Despite the stated issue with Rangers' post-Champions League schedule, SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster described the clubs as being "broadly happy" with the fixture list. The New Year derby matches have been retained. Rangers face Celtic on New Year's day for the first time since 1994. This season's New Year Old Firm clash falls the day before the 40th anniversary of the Ibrox disaster, To accommodate the wishes of live television, the match could yet be switched to this poignant anniversary date. Hearts and Hibs are scheduled to face up to each other in the Edinburgh derby on 1 January as well, with Jim Jefferies' side the hosts. Again this is subject to change due to television. The SPL faced several complaints in April from clubs unhappy with its post-split fixtures. The system of splitting the league into two will remain in place for this season at least. "I think people are broadly happy with the fixtures and that's to be expected, frankly, because clubs have had a lot of input into what they want to see and what they don't want to see," said Doncaster. "We've been able to reflect that with the help of our partners, Optimal Planning Solutions, who have helped us put the fixtures together. Clubs have asked for certain requirements to be met and we've been able to meet them." http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Rangers-voice-disquiet--over.6370159.jp

Aye,you're probably correct,just angers me when whores like that try and ruin a man's life:).............BITCH

Defamation of charachter ?, or something like that I was thinking

I take it she will be??,McGregor should press charges

Sir David Murray today said Rangers will ride out their financial troubles ââ?¬â?? and could yet still attract a buyer. Murray announced on Tuesday he was taking the club off the market after three- and-a-half months of discussions with London-based property developer Andrew Ellis ended without a deal being done. The Ibrox owner said today that an improved relationship with the bank, Lloyds, and a continuing revival of his metals business helped explain his decision. He said there had been ââ?¬Å?some major improvementsââ?¬Â in the health of his business empire since the low point. ââ?¬Å?At that time our bank went out of business, the price of commercial property collapsed, the football club had just lost to Kaunas, and the price of metal collapsed,ââ?¬Â Murray said. ââ?¬Å?We have a working relationship with Lloyds, who didnââ?¬â?¢t know us a year ago and are backing many of our ventures, some in the pipeline. There is stability in our business.ââ?¬Â Murray said Rangers had produced six months of good financial results and there would be a small profit at year-end. He added: ââ?¬Å?The budget is approved, supported by the bank, the facility is supporting a little bit of money to spend.ââ?¬Â Murray declined to comment on his ongoing commitment to Rangers, but repeated that he would only accept an offer that was ââ?¬Å?in the best interests of the club, its shareholders and its fansââ?¬Â. When asked if Rangers is no longer a sellable proposition, Murray said: ââ?¬Å?The answer to that is it will be if it is run efficiently in a cost-effective manner ââ?¬â?? that is the way it will survive and be attractive to someone.ââ?¬Â http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/david-murray-rangers-will-survive-1.1035472

Rangers fans today called for urgent talks with Sir David Murray after he took the Ibrox club off the market. The majority shareholder last night revealed the Scottish champions are no longer up for sale. A takeover bid by a consortium fronted by London-based property developer Andrew Ellis has fallen through. Despite now being legally able to talk about their proposed buy-out of Sir David’s stake in the club, consortium spokesman David Gilmour declined to comment when contacted by SportTimes this morning. He said: “I have no comment to make. It would not be appropriate to talk about this.” Ellis, too, was unavailable. Rangers Supporters’ Trust chairman Stephen Smith and representatives of his organisation now want to meet with Sir David to discuss outstanding issues regarding the Glasgow club. He said: “I would hope this heralds a period of much-needed stability. That is patently not what we have had over the last 18 months or longer. “We think the management team need clarity about operational matters and the transfer budget available to them. “But I’m not sure it removes all the uncertainty. We still don’t know how long Murray International Holdings intend to remain the majority shareholder – the short, medium or long-term? “Anyway, what we are looking for is for the Rangers support to be involved in securing the club’s future by putting a sustainable 21st century business model in place. “We are interested in discussing this with Sir David Murray and are keen to secure a meeting at the earliest available opportunity. We would much rather talk than snipe on the sidelines.” Smith added: “We have had some interesting meetings with the former chairman in the past. We respect the good things he has done for the club in the past. We have issues with the things which he has done which are not so good. “It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that not signing a player in over two years and the involvement of the Lloyds Banking Group are not good things. “I think the collapse of the Ellis deal shows we have to move on from the model of one man controlling virtually all the shares. “We want to know what role the Lloyds Banking Group is going to be playing, if any? We have concerns about what Walter Smith has said about their involvement. “We also believe the unresolved HMRC investigation into offshore payments to players is a major issue. We would like to know if Mr Muir and Mr McGill are still going to be involved and if Alastair Johnston is the chairman and it is business as usual.” RST spokesman David Edgar now wants everyone associated with the club to focus on the 2010/11 campaign. He said: “What we need to do now is get our heads down and plan for the new season.” Meanwhile, Gers are reported to be set to begin signing talks with former Hearts defender Jose Goncalves. “Hopefully we will still be able to bring in a couple of players – I think the bank has seen the folly of running the club with the bare minimum. If we don’t have the funds to compete, we won’t bring in any money. “In Scottish football you really have to be getting to that Champions League pot of gold – cutting the squad to the bare minimum is never likely to do that.” The RST believe a buy-out failed to materialise because Rangers – and Scottish football in general – is simply not regarded as a lucrative enough business proposition. Murray revealed he has been unable to secure an offer which he believes is in the best interests of the club. With manager Smith and his backroom staff secured on new contracts, he now wants to push ahead with a business plan following “positive talks” with the club’s bankers, Lloyds Banking Group. Sir David made his announcement eight months after Murray International Holdings revealed it was considering options regarding their controlling shareholding in the club. The news has come as a surprise to those who thought a takeover was imminent. The consortium fronted by Ellis last week announced to the Stock Exchange they were in “advanced negotiations” to buy a controlling interest in Rangers. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/rangers-fans-in-call-for-david-murray-talks-1.1035214

Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor will not face charges after police investigated allegations of a sexual assault on a young woman. The Crown Office has confirmed it will not proceed with the case. McGregor, St Johnstone player Filipe Morais and former Big Brother contestant Kenneth Tong were questioned by police earlier this year in relation to the allegations. All three have been cleared and formally notified. McGregor described the claims made in January as a "vile lie". He said he was the victim of smears and a blackmail attempt. A Crown Office spokeswoman said: "A report was submitted to the procurator fiscal at Glasgow concerning Kenneth Tong, Allan McGregor and Filipe Morais in connection with an alleged sexual assault in Glasgow in November 2009. "After very careful and detailed consideration of all the facts and circumstances following an extensive police inquiry, Crown counsel have decided that there is insufficient evidence to satisfy legal requirements to institute a prosecution. "We have sought to keep the complainer informed throughout the investigation. The procurator fiscal has informed her of the decision and has offered her a meeting if she wishes to address any questions she may have." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/10339368.stm

Now that would be nice:)

The fact that Rangers FC have such a vast world wide fan base is something that needs to be tapped into,IMO,especially in our current financial plight and I'm almost certain that the vast majority of these fans groups would be more than willing to participate. It really needs a deeper research and I don't see how this can't work.

Benfica have the biggest world wide paying fan base in the world,does anybody know how this works and could it not be as successful for Rangers FC?. In Portugal, the large majority of the population, are said to be Benfica sympathisers. Almost every municipality of Portugal has its own Casa do Benfica (House of Benfica), which can also be found in many cities and towns of countries worldwide (Andorra, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, England, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Luxembourg, Macau, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States).[12] Since the 2004–05 championship, club membership figures have seen a significant increase (see reasons above). In April 2006, the number of club members surpassed 140,000.[13] In July 2006, Benfica had 143,000 members, 1,000 more than Manchester United. Since 2006, Benfica has been the club with the most associates (paid club members), known as SÃ?³cios, in the world. On 30 September 2009, Benfica announced that it had reached the 200,000 mark for paid club members. In May 2004, Benfica launched an aggressive marketing campaign, known as kit sÃ?³cio (membership kit), to increase its paid club membership from 94,714 to 200,000. As a result, five years later, Benfica was able to add more than 105,000 new paid club members to their existing membership of 94,714, which more than doubled their total paid club membership. Currently, Benfica remains the leader of international football clubs with the largest number of paying club members worldwide.[8][9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica#Supporters

'The level of punditry is patronising and insulting' IT'S FAIR to say that it's not just ITV that has taken some stick for some of their coverage at this World Cup, particularly the coverage of the tournament's lesser lights. The BBC have been getting it in the neck as well. To give you an example, what I'm talking about here is things like Alan Shearer's self-proclaimed "expert analysis" that amounts to a conveyor belt of cliches and the kind of insight that even a child of six would describe as laughable. Before the Algeria versus Slovenia game in Group C on Sunday, Shearer seemed to be speaking for the entire BBC panel when he said, "Our knowledge of these two teams is limited." Limited! What the former England striker was saying was that he hadn't done his homework, that he hadn't spoken to any of his vast array of contacts in the game, hadn't tapped into the BBC's huge research machinery, hadn't even bothered, seemingly, to peruse the internet for some background on Algeria and Slovenia or even flick through a newspaper or a magazine. Shearer was content to sit in front of the cameras and tell the viewers that, really, he didn't know much. Hardly a revelation to those of us who have groaned our way through his anodyne commentaries in the past, but embarrassing all the same. Why do the BBC deem that acceptable? Why is Shearer not taken aside and told, 'Listen, if you can't be bothered doing some research on this game then get lost'. It's a different, and entirely more professional story, on radio where the wonderful 5 Live and, closer to home, the award-winning Radio Scotland present their football coverage in a proper fashion. How does Shearer (but not just Shearer) get away with opting out like that? And here's another one. The Beeb got carpeted by some viewers for their treatment of that Algeria game. So what happened before the kick-off in yesterday's lunch-time match between New Zealand and Slovakia? In a six-and-a-half minute introduction just one player out of the 22 on show was given a name-check, and here is how it happened. Lee Dixon: "Slovakia have got some decent players, Hamsik, the pick of them. Young player, plays on the left side." Gary Lineker: "He's at Napoli." Lee Dixon: "That's right." Alan Hansen (chuckling): "Somebody gave you him, by the way." What Hansen meant, I think, was that his colleagues must have been fed the Hamsik reference by another party, that they couldn't have come up with his name all by themselves. It's not like Dixon or Lineker produced a dossier of facts about Hamsik, a file of information on who he is and where he has been. All they did was mention his name and the fact that he was rather good. That was it. Hansen seemed to think this was worthy of a gently-mocking put-down, as if the other two were some kind of class swots. As such, he was almost revelling in his own ignorance. There's a lot of this going about, on BBC and ITV. The level of punditry is cringe-making. It's lowest common denominator stuff. Patronising and insulting, much of it. Emmanuel Adebayor's mobile phone started ringing in his pocket live on air the other day. His respect for the viewers didn't even amount to him making sure the thing was switched off. Edgar Davids has been unintelligible, Gareth Southgate hasn't said one interesting thing, Kevin Keegan has been nothing more than a cheerleader for England and Andy Townsend has been his usual bland self, trotting out statements of the obvious with a rapid-fire gusto. "I tell you what, for me, he's gotta hit the target from there!" And you are paid how much, Andy? Clarence Seedorf was in the BBC studio the other night for the Italy versus Paraguay match and he was making a point about the positive impact an Italian substitute had made on the game. He was referring to Antonio Di Natale, winner of more than 30 caps for the Azzurri and the leading goalscorer in Serie A in the season just gone, but Seedorf couldn't remember his name. Hadn't a clue. Neither did the blokes alongside him, Hansen among them. "He was the No 10," said a smiling Seedorf, who then reached for a team-sheet on the desk for help before realising that it was the Dutch team-sheet. "That's no use," he laughed. Indeed, Clarence. Hansen thought this was priceless. "That might be highlight of the World Cup so far," he trumpeted. The programme ended and still nobody had figured out that the No 10 was Di Natale. You would hope that behind the scenes the BBC producers were holding their heads in their hands with embarrassment, but you wouldn't bank on it. Of course, in the squirm factor stakes there are many challengers. Mick McCarthy claimed just before kick-off in the Argentina versus Nigeria game that he'd only just realised that the Juan Sebastian Veron that appeared on his team-sheet was the same Veron who'd played for Manchester United and Chelsea. Quite a statement of ignorance, that. In fairness to McCarthy, he does have something to offer in his reading of the game. It's just that there is so much that makes you wince in between. What we're getting a lot of from both sides is glib nonsense, crap jokes and crass stereotyping. Adrian Chiles is flavour of the month on ITV, but his popularity is not what it was. It wasn't his fault that ITV HD pressed the wrong button at the wrong time during England's opening game and missed Steven Gerrard's goal, but Chiles has been distinctly unconvincing in the anchor role. He wants to be the funny man when the job demands gravitas. He wants to throw in one-liners when he should be attempting to spearhead a proper discussion about a match. His introduction to England's game against the Americans was mortifying. Wielding a baseball bat and sending a message to America, he said, "Just stick to your sports, why don't you?" Chiles was also seen patting a burger, adding: "We really love Americans, just wouldn't eat a whole one." He made himself look like a clown. Keegan's summing-up: "It was a very, very good performance, good enough to win any game." This classic piece of Keegan claptrap should have been jumped upon and ripped apart for the nonsensical garbage that it was, but it sailed through pretty much. Chiles doesn't do confrontation – neither does the BBC – and it's a terrible weakness. There is no edge, no passion. It's all so bloody harmless and dull. ITV needed somebody with a backbone to turn around to Keegan and say to him, 'Okay Kevin, what you're saying there is a load of junk. Explain how getting a draw against a team of journeymen like America is very good, explain the selection of James Milner out of position, explain why the rank ordinary Shaun Wright-Phillips was brought on instead of the classy Joe Cole, explain the failure of Gerrard and Frank Lampard to function together yet again, explain why this negated Wayne Rooney's impact'. Kev didn't do any of that, though. There are many days ahead when our intelligence will be insulted by "expert analysts" who speak to us like simpletons who've just staggered home from the pub. We could do a lot worse than hitting the mute button from here on in. Or getting the commentary off the radio. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Tom-English-39The-level-of.6364084.jp

WANTED. A man with Rangers' best interests at heart. Someone who cares deeply enough about the club to be prepared to pump in millions and see little or NO return. In fact someone just like Sir David Murray. The Gers owner chose to take the Ibrox club, who remain �£27million in debt, off the market on Tuesday evening after losing patience with Andrew Ellis' attempts to buy him out. He will now extend his 22-year spell in charge for at least another season in a bid to give the Glasgow giants some much-needed stability. But Professor Chris Brady, Dean of London's BPP Business School, reckons Murray could end up being around for a lot longer than that. Because as he sees it there is NOTHING to be gained from trying to buy Rangers right now - unless it is done out of a sheer passion for the Glasgow giants. Brady, who specialises in football takeovers, has watched with interest over the past few weeks as the Ellis bid has hit the buffers. And he was not surprised in the slightest at the timing of Murray's announcement to the Stock Exchange. Brady firmly believes the moment Ellis failed to get planning permission to redevelop the ground around Ibrox the deal was doomed. He told SunSport: "Rangers are still in a very difficult position. They can't generate money through television revenue, commercial revenue or gates, which are the only three options open to them. "If they were able to negotiate their own TV deals, like Barcelona and Real Madrid do in Spain, then they could survive. "But SPL rules prohibit that and if they didn't I suppose such a thing would kill off the rest of the clubs so that can't happen. The question you have to ask is who would buy Rangers right now? "It's a fantastic brand but you need more than that. Unless there is a way where planning permission for development around the ground can be obtained or SPL rules are relaxed then there is a problem. "Because the only person who would even think about it just now would be a crazed person with money to spend who loves Rangers." Advertisement Click here Brady believes Ellis WOULD have made significant money if he'd been allowed to renovate property around Gers' ground. And he reckons his failure to get permission will have put off anyone else who may have been waiting in the wings with their own offer. He said: "As far as I understand it the planning permission for development around the ground has been held up for whatever reason. So something that WOULD have made Rangers an attractive option's gone out the window. "That would appear to be why Ellis's interest in the whole deal has waned. "People think you can't make money out of football - but that's wrong. You make money when you sell. So what you do is buy a club, develop the area around it and sell it for three times the amount you paid for it. In Rangers' case that option is no longer open to them. The ONLY way they can turn this situation around is by gaining entry into the English Premier League. "I keep hearing people say that won't happen, but I will stick my neck out on this. It WILL. It has to. It might not happen next season or the season after that. It could take 10 or 15 years. But trust me, something will be done. "I saw a statistic the other day which said Rangers' TV money is less than that of the bottom team in the Premier League. That's distressing given the following they have. "It is incredible you can have a situation where a club like Burnley, with a population of 80,000, can be a Premier League club. Yet Rangers, who could FILL a stadium with 80,000 people, can't compete on that level." In the meantime Murray will stay on in charge of Gers until a buyer can be found. And Brady believes last year's championship success has given him some significant room for manoeuvre. He said: "We are in a recession and what winning the league has done is give Rangers some breathing space. "They can now spend the next while working on the stability of the club to make it a more attractive prospect. "They now have �£15m they didn't have a month ago and that will allow them to get on to a more stable footing. "The debt is estimated to be around �£27m. The club itself is valued at �£43m. So you'd need �£70m just to get in the door and then there is the money you would put into the playing squad. All of a sudden you are talking about investing �£80-90m in a good brand, but in my view not an international brand like Celtic has. "But if the management can spend the money wisely this season, bring the debt down AND win the league they'd be in a far better position. "All of a sudden you would take as much as �£20m off the price. And that may be enough to tempt someone into making a bid." Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3017644/Only-Murray-would-buy-Gers.html#ixzz0r5qHrAxK

OOR, Georgie Welcome is about to come on

Hope there's goals in this game....................doubt it mind you,going on the rest of the games so far

Honduras v Chile ITV KO-12:30 We get the chance to see our two new signings today,if selected:)

Stephen Smith, chairman of the Rangers Supporters' Trust, told BBC Scotland that he felt the statement by MIH raised a number of questions. MY SPORT: DEBATE Is this good news or bad news for Rangers? "Does this mean Murray is back in charge and running the show?" said Smith. "Where does it leave Lloyds Bank and their role? Does Alastair Johnston continue as chairman? "Does the business plan announced in the next couple of weeks still stand? And if so, this needs to be communicated to the support who are being asked to invest in season ticket money at this time. "And if the Ellis offer is dead, what plans are there for securing the club's future? Murray needs to engage the supporters to involve them in the running of the club and make them a significant stakeholder. "He needs to understand the fans are not customers but an integral part of the Rangers family."

Aye,good one:), apologies to anyone for my ranting, just pissed off and slightly bevvied after a wee afternoon sesh

Aye very good,you just keep your head firmly buried in the sand,FYI there are guys on here who could probably run the club better or at least not any worse!!

I'm also glad Ellisand his '' consortium '' are not taken over,simply because no-one knows feck all about him