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Aye, but the best bit is Rothen is gone

He's a �£15m player don't you know

RANGERS fans are planning their most high-profile campaign yet against the Lloyds Group at Ibrox today. Influential supporters have contributed to the cost of 12 banners, each 20-feet high, as they demand clarification on the future of their troubled club. The banners will be distributed to key fan groups with a view to draping them from the Broomloan, Govan and Copland Road stands before the game with Hearts and again at half-time. Supporters are confident they will not fall foul of police as they turn up the heat on the banking group, tax-payer funded, who now have a significant say in the running of the cash-strapped club. It's believed at least one of the banners reads Lloyds - Heartless Bankers while another focuses on the role of director Donald Muir at the club, labelling him the enemy within. Muir has won a reputation as a turnaround expert but he is viewed with suspicion by many of the club fans who believe his role is primarily to slash debts without concern for the club's well being. Rangers' financial woes were given a lift yesterday when the club finally got shot of French flop Jerome Rothen - and avoided a �£300,000 bill for the wantaway winger. Rothen, 31, flew out to Turkey yesterday to pen a six-month loan deal with Ankaragucu after snubbing the advances of Greek sides Larissa and Kavala. Gers had been servicing half Rothen's �£36,000-a-week wages at French side PSG and would have been locked into the deal had he not been moved on during this transfer window. With PSG refusing to rip up their loan arrangement on Rothen, Rangers feared they'd have to keep him until June. At least we are getting rid of Rothen http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/01/23/rangers-fans-plan-bank-protest-at-hearts-clash-86908-21989054/

The whole world is against us them

The MOPES are right regarding '' The Establishment ''.

As I said SA, I don't believe he was even there

TBH, I don't even believe Boyd was at the Villa game on Wednesday,I am sure he will stay here until the end of the season,hopefully beyond

Aye, I agree, it is more important to keep Boyd until the end of the season to try and retain the SPL title, even if it means we get nothing for him come the summer. Having said that I would obviously prefer he signed the contract on offer from Rangers.

Friday Bump guys http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/predictor/

http://www.petitiononline.com/OldFirm/petition.html

Enough clubs have seen something of value in Kris Boyd that his self-esteem will be inflamed. It is, of course, the certainty of his goalscoring, an expertise revealed most provocatively by the numbers of his career, with each strike documented like a form of authentication. But then these figures say nothing more about Boyd, beyond the purity of his aptitude. If Aston Villa and Birmingham City have spoken to the Rangers striker, then perhaps we might consider this merely prudent, as he is out of contract in the summer, earning a modest wage by Barclays Premier League standards, and his scoring record is slightly better than a goal every two games. At the very least, there is little harm in discovering what financial terms might tempt him south. But then he seems far removed from the type of player Martin O’Neill has sought out for Villa, who play a form of direct, counter-attacking football that thrives on swiftness of thought and movement. Even the two central strikers that he alternates between – Emile Heskey and John Carew – are strong, deftly mobile and hold up the ball with a precious intent. It might be that O’Neill would consider Boyd as a useful alternative for some fixtures, a specialist poacher, but that would make the move counter-productive for the striker himself. Sources at the Midlands club have distanced them from a move and it is understood that though O’Neill could consider a move in the summer, he will not be making an offer this month. This leaves Birmingham and Middlesbrough as the main contenders for his signature, but beyond the financial rewards in England, would such a move be right for his career? At Birmingham, he would be working for a manager, in Alex McLeish, who understands him, his strengths and his weaknesses, and entering a dressing room where Boyd’s gruff, blunt nature would encounter a sense of appreciation. In Cameron Jerome he might find a strike partner similar in style to Kenny Miller. Sources at the Midlands club have distanced them from a move and it is understood that though O’Neill could consider a move in the summer, he will not be making an offer this month. Richard Wilson Having learned the lessons of being dropped from the Rangers team for European ties and several Old Firm games (not only by Walter Smith, but by McLeish, too), Boyd has worked on the other dimensions of his game. His movement and appreciation of team-mates has improved this season, while the glinting edge of his goalscoring has remained undiminished. There is, though, still a narrow range to the best of Boyd. But he understands, now, that Rangers have come to rely upon him, whereas at another club he might find himself occasionally isolated again. There is, too, the strong sense of belonging, or comfort, to his life in Ayrshire, having grown up in the village of Tarbolton. The wonder is how far Boyd’s ambition reaches. His imagination was once sustained by the fantasy of being the Rangers centre-forward and he has achieved this with distinction, having now scored more goals in the Scottish Premier League than any other player, as well as winning all three domestic trophies. If there is anything left to fulfil at Ibrox, it is establishing himself in the folklore of the club. “Financially, Kris would be better off moving, he has the chance to earn a right few quid for himself,” said Ally McCoist, Rangers’ assistant manager as well as the club’s all-time leading scorer, recently. “But I know he has genuine feeling for Rangers and you can’t put a price on becoming a Rangers legend.” Boyd also knows well enough the experience of his friend and former team-mate, Barry Ferguson, when he left Rangers in 2003 to sign for Blackburn Rovers and take on the challenge of playing in the English Premier League. It wasn’t long before the midfielder was pining for the status, pressure and sheer exhilaration he had come to take for granted at Ibrox. “They told me that the game that meant everything was Bolton at the Reebok,” Ferguson recalled after returning in 2005. “There were 27,038 there and that’s when Rangers really started tugging me. I was brought up dreaming of representing Rangers against Celtic.” Boyd has been offered a three-year deal worth Ã?£18,000-a-week to stay at Ibrox, but if he accepts the terms negotiated by Martin Bain, Rangers’ chief executive, the deal will still need to be ratified by those overseeing the club’s finances. They might benefit from a sharp reminder that Rangers are not the only club who covet Boyd’s precision in front of goal. English interest will focus a few minds. If an offer is made from an English side, Boyd’s decision will surely depend on what appeals stronger: to stay where he knows he can thrive, or to leave for the unknown, and the challenge of re-establishing himself. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/rangers/aston-villa-will-not-make-january-move-for-kris-boyd-but-would-english-challenge-appeal-to-rangers-striker-in-any-case-1.1000482

You could've bought another one

Mind your Rangers scarf Pete

Dunfermline NO OOT !! Dunfermline have successfully appealed against their expulsion from the Scottish Cup. The Fife side must now replay their fourth round tie against Stenhousemuir and have been fined around �£30,000 for breaching competition rules. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/8470094.stm

Villa do play with fast wide men though and get plenty of balls into the box,couple that with the vast improvement in Boyds game,I think he may surprise a lot of people and do well IF he signed for Villa. I hope he stays though.

Sorry I should've said there was no trouble in this video,it's the only one I could find

How no ?, we beat them with 10 men the last time we visited them

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Debts at the parent company of Manchester United have increased to �£716.5m ($1.17bn), according to its latest accounts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8470595.stm

Celtic are considering taking legal action after reports today claimed manager Tony Mowbray has told Scott Brown he had no future at the club. Mowbray and Brown have both dismissed the story, which claimed the club will try to sell midfielder in this window, as erroneous and totally without foundation. The manager insisted Brown – who is due back in action next week after recovering from ankle surgery in October – remains very much part of his plans. Mowbray said: “The story is absolute nonsense. I never told Scott Brown I want him to leave the club. “Scott is a huge player for Celtic and absolutely part of the future plans of this club. I have worked with Scott for a number of years and have a great relationship with him. “It’s disappointing that people are able to write things which are so inaccurate. But I know our supporters will understand that, unfortunately, this is one of the things we need to deal with. “I am sure they will also know that we are all working together at Celtic to do all we can to achieve success for the club.” Brown supported his manager’s denial of any imminent split, which is alleged to have surfaced in a meeting between player and manager last month, and said: “Obviously I am very disappointed with this article as there is no foundation to it. “I have worked with the manager for some time and have a very good relationship with him. “It’s disappointing to have been out for so long with an injury, but I’m looking forward to getting back to full fitness as soon as possible and getting back in to the team for the second half of the season.” http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks-ignore/celtic-may-take-legal-action-over-claims-they-plan-to-sell-scott-brown-1.1000137

The MOPES just classed him as world class,no-one else did

Aye,he certainly has a great touch,he should do it more often IMO,very dangerous when he takes off on one of his mazy runs,as is Whttaker.

The one I heard on real radio on Friday night takes the biscuit, '' Rangers should have last seasons title stripped from them because they spent �£17m on new players,money they didn't have, giving them an unfair advantage ''.

To be fair though,the month of December was exciting with Beasley & Novo playing well on the wings, with Boyd & Miller playing well,maybe we can get back to playing like that

You need to go and lie in a corner somewhere,two wingers,playing attractive attacking football ???