ian1964

No it's not, I watched the draw SIMPLES , leave the paranoia to the MOPES.

TBH, I don't really see the point in your post,it's the luck of the draw SIMPLES.

Togo prime minister wants the team out today

First thing I'd do would be to put him on a new contract

Rangers donââ?¬â?¢t want to lose one of their best finds in recent years and so far have refused to even put a valuation on the central defender. Wilson has only just turned 18. Earlier this season, when he was 17, he became the youngest Rangers player to appear in a competitive European match. Ibrox boss Walter Smith ââ?¬â?? Fergieââ?¬â?¢s former assistant at United ââ?¬â?? is confi dent Wilson is already capable of handling the pressure of big matches. And Rangers are now bracing themselves for a Premier League raid led by United. Sir Alex has also been alerted to Real Madridââ?¬â?¢s decision to make midfi elder Mahamadou Diarra available in the January transfer window. Diarra, 28, was linked with United when he was at Lyon. But any chance of a move to United or another top European club all hinges on Realââ?¬â?¢s valuation of the combative ball-winner. Diarraââ?¬â?¢s agent Frederic Guerra said his client was available. But he added: ââ?¬Å?For now, in January, it is possible but it will be very difficult. It depends how much money a club is willing to pay the player and how much Real want for the player." ââ?¬Å?His contract finishes in 2011, so he still has time to run.ââ?¬Â

Bougherra defiant about Africa Cup of Nations MADJID BOUGHERRA insists the shootings in Angola haven't shaken his desire to triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations. Shattered Togo have withdrawn from the competition after Friday's machine-gun attack on their team bus killed three people. It led to calls for all British-based players to withdraw from Africa's international tournament. But Rangers star Bougherra, right, is staying focused on Algeria's opening match tomorrow. He said: "Of course, this is a very serious and unfortunate situation. But all we are thinking about is our match against Malawi. "We have had good preparation for the competition and, mentally, we are equipped to deal with this. "Our aim is to go as far as possible in the Africa Cup of Nations and bring joy to the Algerian people." Algeria's team bus came under attack in Egypt in their World Cup qualifier two months ago. Three players were hurt, but Algeria battled back to win a play-off and secure a place in the finals. Bougherra added: "We've been through so much. But we have kept on fighting and never given up. We can't let anything break our concentration as it's so important to get off to a good start." Celtic midfielder Landry N'Guemo's Cameroon side could also be withdrawn. Boss Paul Le Guen said: "I'm a little worried. It was a tragic incident. "It's not worth losing lives for the sake of football. If this continues, we will have no choice but to consider withdrawing from the tournament." Hibs boss John Hughes has been trying to contact Sol Bamba at the Ivory Coast camp. He said: "We've been trying to get in touch with Sol just to make sure everything is alright but we haven't managed to speak to him yet so I don't know what the update is." http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_sport/668692/Rangers-ace-vows-to-stay-in-Africa-despite-Togo-team-attack.html

KRIS BOYD will turn his back on a mega-bucks Premiership move to STAY at Rangers - provided the SPL champions pay him �£20,000-a-week. Sport of the World can reveal Boyd will reject massive offers from Birmingham and Middlesbrough to sign a new contract at Ibrox. However to make the deal happen Gers chief executive Martin Bain will have to find another �£2,000-a-week, after offering goal machine Boyd, right, �£18,000-a-week to stay. That would mean a �£1million per year deal for Boyd - yet that's significantly less than is already on the table down South. As we exclusively revealed last week, Boro boss Strachan wanted Boyd to team up with Celtic's Scott McDonald at the Riverside and was prepared to offer the SPL's record scorer �£25,000-a- week to move to the Championship. Yet even that �£1.25m deal was dwarfed by Alex McLeish who has offered Boyd an incentive-based deal worth more than �£1.5m-a-year to join him in the Premiership with Birmingham. That would net Boyd a cool �£30,000-a-week if he hits his targets and is way more than he is asking from Rangers. However the 26-year-old believes he is currently in the form of his life and if Rangers can raise the bar to offer him a �£1m-a-year contract he would be happy to sign on for the next four years with his boyhood heroes. It remains to be seen if cash-strapped Gers can cough up the extra money too keep Boyd which amounts to more than �£100,000-a-year on top of their original offer. But having come this close to fighting off Boro and Birmingham, Gers may go the extra mile to tie their man up on a new long-term deal rather than risk losing him for nothing this summer. Meanwhile, Lee McCulloch urged Boyd to think carefully before being tempted to quit Ibrox. McCulloch said: "For Kris it's a choice of money or trophies. Any player wants to win things and his chances of doing that elsewhere obviously depends on where he goes. "What I do know is if he stays here he's going to be worshipped even more by the Rangers fans and will be playing for a fantastic club that's going to be challenging to win things every season. "But it's up to the club to do everything they can to keep him. "That should be their priority because when you have someone scoring that amount of goals every season and playing as well as Kris is just now, he becomes one of the most important players in the squad. "Everyone's fingers are crossed in the dressing room they can come to some sort of deal. "I don't know what he is thinking, but I just hope he stays and I know all the other players feel the same way. "It's up to the club to meet his demands, as long as he is not being greedy, and get the contract signed - because he proves every year that he is the best in Scotland at scoring goals." http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_sport/668984/Kris-Boyd-is-set-to-snub-the-Premiership-and-sign-on-at-Ibrox.html

Cracking goal Adam scored

Highlights about to start on the beeb

See oor Charlie scored again !! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8442419.stm

Text I received,'' Togo team bus attacked,loads of shots but only three hit the target,was Samars involved ?''.

That's where I was heading mate,unbelievable that teams are willing to carry on IMO, remember we still have the WC to come and I for one would not attend if Scotland had qualified

Aye,I'm having a wee bevvy in the hoos and waiting for my wee chinese to arrive

Aye, me to, looks like you and me are the only ones talking , I know Gers110 is lurking there

Half time,first and only attack and they score,good enough for Manure

Big Eck has Birmingham playing the same way he had Scotland playing

If this is not a good enough reason for all the teams to boycott the tournament then I don't know what is

1-0 Birmingham

1-0 Everton,Osman

I think it's just because it's more of a general football thread,after all he isn't at Rangers now

Looks like it's been moved to the football section http://www.gersnetonline.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=15846

Top 25 clubs in world ranking,Rangers are 19th http://www.worldclubrankings.com/search/label/Annual%20Rankings

http://footballsfootball.com/WeknowSFA/stats-show-rangers-hold-steven-davis/

WALTER Smith has warned of dire consequences for Rangers if they do not resist selling any players during the current transfer window and also retain the bulk of their squad whose contracts are due to expire in the summer. The frustration Smith has experienced for the last 18 months as the Ibrox club grapple with their financial problems resurfaced yesterday as he responded to speculation linking Pedro Mendes with a move to Sporting Lisbon. Rangers, who have not been able to buy a new player since August 2008, remain under pressure from the Lloyds Banking Group to restructure their finances and reduce their �£31 million debt. But manager Smith is adamant Rangers cannot afford any further cuts to the first-team squad for the second half of a season which currently sees them seven points clear of Celtic at the top of the SPL and still involved in both domestic cup competitions. While top scorer Kris Boyd has now been offered a new contract, Smith is keen to see the future of other players tied up. Among those whose existing deals also run out at the end of the season are Kirk Broadfoot, Nacho Novo, DaMarcus Beasley and Stevie Smith. "If we don't start to offer some of them the opportunity to stay with the club, then we will cease to operate, never mind anything else," said Smith. "We have been in negotiations with a few others as well as Kris. We have started talking to Kirk Broadfoot and Nacho Novo. It is something that has to happen." With his resources further limited by injuries and unavailability, Smith was forced to fill out his substitutes' bench with four youngsters in Andrew Little, John Fleck, Gregg Wylde and Jamie Ness. He regards it as a clear indication of why Rangers should not be looking to offload senior players such as Mendes. "Who says we are going to get rid of Pedro?" added Smith. "I've not heard anything about getting rid of Pedro, apart from what I read in newspapers. Last week, we only had two senior professionals in Maurice Edu and Stevie Smith on the bench at Celtic Park. We will only have a couple available to us again this weekend. With suspensions set to kick in for the second half of the season, we will need all of our players between now and the end of the season." Smith is still waiting to learn if Boyd will accept the club's offer of a new three-year contract reported to be worth around �£18,000 a week. "His agent spoke with (chief executive) Martin Bain yesterday and he has gone off to think over the offer being made," said Smith. "We've still not heard anything back." One player Smith would be prepared to lose is French winger Jerome Rothen, 31, who has failed to make the desired impact during his season-long loan from Paris St Germain. He is no longer in the manager's first team plans and hopes to return home this month. Rangers begin their defence of the Active Nation Scottish Cup tomorrow and Smith is able to welcome Kenny Miller and Kevin Thomson back from suspension and injury respectively for the lunchtime kick-off against Hamilton Accies at New Douglas Park. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Walter-Smith--warns-.5968866.jp

Been meaning to ask you,why have you got Willo Flood as your avator/sig or whatever you call it ?