ian1964

Exactly,I forgot to add a smiley , it just shows how pathetic some fans are these days but no doubt they will be happy that Boyd got booked,sad.

Finished 2-1 Acies, Hertz got two men sent off

Accies leading 2-0 30 minutes played

Maybe players who are getting abused by fans should point them out to police/stewards and get them ejected from the ground

There is cash to be made from winning this game

Rangers striker Kris Boyd has emerged as a January transfer target for Turkish side Galatasaray. The club are reported to be ready to offer Boyd wages of up to �£36,000 a week. Boyd is out of contract at the end of the season but Galaâ��s Dutch manager Frank Rijkaard is set to offer Rangers �£500,000 to take the player in January, according to the Scottish News of the World. Walter Smith revealed this week that Rangers no longer have to sell players in the new year but, with Boyd yet to agree a new deal, the Turkish side are ready to make their move. The striker closed in on Henrik Larssonâ��s SPL scoring record on Saturday with two goals that took his tally to 151. Galatasaray hope that the prolific marksman can help them land the Turkish title and are prepared to treble the playerâ��s current deal. Turkish sides Kayserispor and Trabzonspor were interested in the forward last season but received no encouragement from Boyd, who has said he would like to remain at Rangers. However, the Ibrox clubâ��s financial situation means that there has been no improved contract offered and the lure of a lucrative contract abroad may prove tempting if Boyd doesnâ��t get the deal he wants. Walter Smith will not wish to lose a player he sees as key to Rangerâ��s SPL hopes. The Rangers manager paid tribute to his top scorer after Saturdayâ��s match at Falkirk and pondered how successful he could be if he stayed at Ibrox for life. "It's difficult to put his goals into perspective,â� Smith said. â�When you look at the age he is and the opportunity he has to keep adding to that tally, it's a fantastic achievement for a player to have scored that number of goals." Galatasaray are not the only club to be linked with the striker, who could return to the international fold under the next Scotland manager. Alex McLeish is said to be pondering a bid to take Boyd to Birmingham City, while Serie A side Livorno have also been linked with a move. http://sport.stv.tv/football/142322-kris-boyd-a-target-for-frank-rijkaard/

Monday at Ibrox guarantees to be the most intense Rangers AGM in many years. The club is in crisis, seemingly unwanted on the open market, and is facing a highly uncertain future. For Rangers shareholders, the following are the 10 most pressing questions to be put to the club's board during the (sometimes farcical) open Q & A session . . . 1 Who is to blame for Rangersââ?¬â?¢ financial mess? On this one, it seems that everyone is running for cover. The banking crisis has left Rangers looking like a house built on sand, although discovering, via the media or anywhere else, who exactly is to blame has proved taxing. Is it Sir David Murray? Is it the banking system itself (though few other British clubs are floundering quite like Rangers)? The banks ââ?¬â? and Lloyds in particular ââ?¬â? appear to be held up for particular venom, while Murray, whom many supporters hold accountable, still warrants scarcely a negative mention in the popular press. It is not for vengeance that some Rangers fans want to know who brought their club to its knees, so much as having the knowledge for it never to happen again. 2 Who is running Rangers ââ?¬â? the clubââ?¬â?¢s board or the bank? The clubââ?¬â?¢s board say they are running Rangers. Walter Smith says it is the bank. Alastair Johnston, the chairman, says the board are very much in day-to-day control of the club, with the ââ?¬Å?supportââ?¬Â of Lloyds. This is a murky area for concerned Rangers shareholders and a straightforward ââ?¬â? and accurate ââ?¬â? response from the clubââ?¬â?¢s directors tomorrow would help. The feeling persists that, while Rangers are indeed in daily control of their own business, the clubââ?¬â?¢s ultimate fate will be determined by their bankers. 3 What remaining influence does Sir David Murray have over Rangers? Murray, who stepped down as Rangers chairman in September, wants a clean divorce from the club as soon as possible (there has been fat chance of that) but until it happens he is still a near-90% owner. Is Murray still involved in key club decisions? Would he still have a say ââ?¬â? as he always did in his heyday ââ?¬â? in any January comings and goings? The former Rangers chairman, who is left clutching a stricken bairn he doesnââ?¬â?¢t want, currently occupies a strange twilight world at Ibrox. 4 Will Murray ââ?¬â? or the Lloyds Group ââ?¬â? be the final arbiter on who buys Rangers? Murray, with his vast shareholding, has indicated in the past seven days that he will still decide to whom he sells his stake ââ?¬â? but will he? There is still a perception that Lloyds are ââ?¬Å?actively trying to find a buyerââ?¬Â for Rangers, as if Murray is now almost an irrelevant bystander. The question is, when Rangers are sold, who will determine the suitability of the buyer? Murray has persistently stated that he will only sell to someone who will ââ?¬Å?be good for Rangersââ?¬Â ââ?¬â? can this still be the case? 5 For how long does Walter Smith plan to be the Rangers manager? Smith has told one or two in the media in private of his plans, but this is still a grey area among many Rangers supporters. Does he want to stay or go? Johnston has previously said that he would want the current Rangers manager to sign a new, extended contract, though that very issue has gone quiet for almost two months now. Someone should stand up and ask Smith tomorrow, what itââ?¬â?¢s to be: does he plan to stay or go? 6 Can Rangers afford to keep their best playing assets in January? Barring a Roman Abramovich figure suddenly appearing on the scene, Rangers almost certainly face a period of financial downsizing over the next two years. During the past two transfer windows not a single player has been bought, and more sales might even be considered in January. Many supporters also want to know when a new signing will next be made. 7 Does the board think that a supportersââ?¬â?¢ buy-out of Rangers is feasible? There has been quite a lot on message-boards and in the newspapers ââ?¬â? much of it unconvincing hot air ââ?¬â? about fansââ?¬â?¢ buy-outs, membership schemes, etc. A relatively small but impassioned group of Rangers fans dream of owning the club, and, given their current state of limbo, the Rangers board should come clean on what they think of such a proposal. 8 Does Alastair Johnston know of any imminent, credible buyer of Rangers? David Murray was undoubtedly right ââ?¬â? Johnston has moved to Rangers with considerable knowledge of the north American scene, both in business and sport and, given his life-long support of Rangers, should be as well placed as anyone to know of potential buyers who have the wealth and knowledge to back up their interest. Now is the time for the Ibrox chairman to tell the assembled throng what he really knows. 9 Is Dave King really a potential owner of Rangers? Standing among the enduring murkiness of the current Rangers situation is the elusive Mr King. He is reputed to have already invested some Ã?£12m in Rangers, and is said by many to still be interested in buying Murray out. Well, whatââ?¬â?¢s it to be? Moreover, would Kingââ?¬â?¢s chaotic and controversial battles with the South African authorities over various financial allegations deter Rangers from wanting him as their new owner? 10 What is the future of Ally McCoist at the club? McCoist, a Rangers legend, is also at the centre of much uncertainty. Both Walter Smith and David Murray have previously stated that, in an ideal world, the former striker would be the next occupant of the managerââ?¬â?¢s chair, but much has changed since those statements were made six months ago. If Smith leaves the club at the end of the current season, is McCoist still seen as the man to pick up the baton? The first-team coach himself has admitted little about his own personal preferences, but some Rangers fans wish to know where McCoist stands in any imminent post-Smith era at Ibrox. Duffyââ?¬â?¢s pipe dream for the people Is there anyone out there who has generated more hot air over his proposed plan to ââ?¬Å?saveââ?¬Â Rangers than the Florida-based Graham Duffy? The more this guy wafts through the pages of a gullible press, the less likely I find his plan to succeed. So far Duffy has revealed the following. First, he has not carried out any due diligence. Two, he wonââ?¬â?¢t be investing himself. Three, despite wanting 45,000 Rangers fans to invest Ã?£1,000 each in a buy-out, he admits himself this is ââ?¬Å?unlikelyââ?¬Â. Four, he has no idea if a majority of supporters favour a fansââ?¬â?¢ co-operative. But apart from all that, claims Duffy, heââ?¬â?¢s at the get-go to save Rangers. Those who succeed in business do their talking in private, then strike when the deal is ready. Mr Duffy happily babbles in public, even while his plans look, at best, half-baked. Folks, donââ?¬â?¢t hold your breath for salvation for Rangers coming out of Florida.

The SHEEP are pish though, I didn't expect anything other than a convincing win for the MOPES

Boyd for me as well, can't believe the referee booked him for lifting his top up !!!!

By Stephen Halliday THEY may have been the team which cemented his place as one of Rangers' greatest managers, but it appears the legend of nine in a row is wearing just a little thin for Walter Smith. As he operates under the fiscally restrictive conditions now surrounding the Ibrox club, Smith has revealed his irritation at the regular criticism aimed at his current team by some of those who helped him equal Celtic's historic feat of nine success ADVERTISEMENT ive championships in more prosperous times more than a decade ago. Richard Gough and Mark Hateley, two of the most influential contributors to Rangers' dominance of Scottish football from 1989 to 1997, were the main targets of a stinging rebuke from their former gaffer yesterday. Both men have been damning in recent assessments of Rangers' performances and results in the Champions League and SPL. It has not been appreciated by Smith, who not only believes his present group of players are being needlessly undermined by their predecessors, but feels compelled to point out that Gough & Co were anything but flawless. "At times I get a wee bit fed up with every one of them coming out with these comments," said Smith. "For me, Richard Gough and Mark Hateley are two who have made comments in newspapers recently and I get a wee bit disappointed by that aspect. "It's as if they had the perfect answer to everything in football. They didn't have. We used to have loads of managerial meetings and bust-ups to try and keep them on the right track. "And while they might be looking at the Rangers team just now and being critical, the team at the present moment has been successful. "It's more difficult for the players now than it was in the time when they played. "We've not played well this season, but I've maybe been too honest in talking about that, especially considering if we win our game in hand we can go top of the SPL. But by the standards we have set we haven't played that well. "I just get a bit fed up reading about all the rest of them. Okay, we maybe don't have a (Paul) Gascoigne, (Brian) Laudrup or a (Ally) McCoist from the early days, guys to pull us out of problems. But the boys who are here have had to work extremely hard to get where they are and have won trophies for this club." Smith also took a swipe at the oft-repeated maxim quoted by many of Rangers' nine in a row squad, referring to their off the field bond, which boasts that 'the team who drink together, win together'. "See that, that's a self-perpetuating thing," said Smith. "They tell everyone what they got up to. But if it was true, what were all the other players from the other teams doing? Were they all out in the pub?" The subject of squad harmony at Rangers has been under intense focus this week. Smith has had to contend with media reports of a training ground altercation between Kenny Miller and Madjid Bougherra and a dressing room row between David Weir and Kyle Lafferty during last Saturday's first SPL defeat of the season against Aberdeen at Pittodrie. They are issues Smith insists were quickly resolved and which did not cause him any concern in the first place. On the contrary, they provided him with a source of encouragement as Rangers seek to re-ignite their campaign at Falkirk today. "It happens at clubs," said Smith, "and it has happened loads of times in my time at Rangers. I don't see it as being to the detriment of what were doing. Players can get involved in clashes for different reasons. But sometimes you say to yourself that if we didn't have it, it would show there wasn't any great desire or intent about the place and there was a bit of apathy. "In the case of Davie Weir and Kyle Lafferty, then as captain of our team Davie has every right to have his say if we are not doing well, which we were not in the first half at Aberdeen. "None of these things are done for any other reason than to provoke a reaction. "Whether it is the manager or the captain, it's done for a reason. It's not the first time this season it has happened. "It's a natural dressing room occurrence and if we didn't have it, there would be something far wrong. "The Kenny Miller incident with Madjid Bougherra was mainly down to comments which were made in the newspapers about Madjid not coming back from international duty on time. "If someone did that in any walk of life you'd expect there to be a situation amongst them. Players generally meet up on a training pitch so that's where things spill over. But they've had their say now and they've done it. They have sat down and said what they had to say in front of each other, so that's it. It's finished with. It won't carry on or spill over into anything else." Smith is seeking a positive reaction from his players against their bottom-of-the-table opponents this lunchtime, adding that forthcoming fixtures will test his squad. "December is a big month for us with a lot of tough fixtures," he said. "We lost a long undefeated away record last week and we need to show we can pick ourselves up. We need to bounce back against Falkirk." http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Nine-in-a-row-snipers.5886892.jp

Just the normal Engurland then , they will find that group tough

Aye, that is the most interesting group

I've refrained from posting on this thread,because I don't know enough about the RST and the people involved. However I agree with Pete,whoever is holding back the RST,if that is the case, then if they really truly have Rangers at heart then they should walk away from it, step into the back ground and support whoever it is that replaces them. Will it happen ?, no, not judging by the bickering that is going on. I could be wrong but it seems like nobody can agree on the colour of shite far less organise a fans take over. Tin hat is on

Depends how good the game is , and how thirsty I am

I sit down......................at half time

Bet you a tenner he doesn't reply

When you're trying to get the debt down, getting players wages off the books will be taken into account, so that's why I don't expect to get the true value amount of his worth

Correct, maybe �£3m is a wee bit low..........................�£3.5m :fish:

It's amazing what happens when a good young player comes into the team and does as good a job as the so called ''BIG'' players

"If a team comes in with a bid then I'm still under contract until 2013. Like I say, though, everyone wants to play in England or abroad. I won't deny I have those ambitions. I thought he was playing abroad !!!

�£3m is a decent price for an over rated player,IMO.

Agreed, he is one player we could get a decent fee for and I think we can manage without him,if he is disliked in the dressing room then he should be moved on,IMO.

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

Unirea Urziceni coach Dan Petrescu is one of 20 applicants for the vacant Scotland manager's job. The Romanian former Chelsea defender's CV has been passed to the Scottish FA. But the hunt for the new man will not be limited to the 20 names so far put forward by the applicants themselves or their agents. The SFA board met on Thursday to discuss the process and it is the intention to appoint a new boss by the European Championship draw in February. Following its scheduled monthly board meeting, chief executive Gordon Smith would not speak of individual candidates. However, he said: "The matter was discussed extensively and vigorously. MY SPORT: DEBATE Who should be the next Scotland manager? "We will now initiate that process in the coming weeks. "It remains the Scottish FA's intention to appoint and present a new national coach in time for the Euro 2012 qualification draw on 7 February." The SFA gathering at Hampden was the first opportunity to discuss replacing George Burley, who was sacked last month after a disappointing sequence of results. Dundee United's Craig Levein remains the bookies' favourite to replace Burley, who lasted 22 months in the job. Levein has been reluctant to discuss the vacancy, but others have publicly declared an interest in leading Scotland. Out-of-work pair John Collins, the former Hibernian manager, and Jimmy Calderwood, who left Aberdeen in the summer, have said they would welcome the challenge. Meanwhile, Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo and Petrescu have also said that the post appeals. The 41-year-old Petrescu led the unfancied Unirea to the Romanian title last season and he was thrust into the spotlight in Scotland after his side defeated Rangers at Ibrox in their Champions League group this term. Some have already distanced themselves from the role at Hampden. Rangers manager Walter Smith has ruled out a second stint in charge of the national team and former Ibrox boss Graeme Souness insists he has no desire to return to management at any level. John Hughes has said he already has his dream job at Hibs, while Kilmarnock's Jim Jefferies has pointed out that he has already been twice overlooked by the SFA. Gordon Strachan has hinted that he would have been interested in the national post following his departure from Celtic in the summer, but Burley's sacking did not come until after the former Scotland midfielder was appointed manager of Middlesbrough. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8392436.stm

Dundee United Manager Craig Levein and defender Andy Webster have been named Clydesdale Bank Premier League Manager and Player of the Month for November, respectively. Dundee United had a good November, with a draw against Motherwell and wins over Kilmarnock and Celtic, the first time they had beaten the Glasgow side in 10 years. These results have kept United near the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, only a few points from the leader. Changes made by Craig Levein against Celtic influenced the game and led to the win, his tactical awareness was praised by the panel as they named him Clydesdale Bank Premier League Manager of the Month. Andy Webster joined the club at the start of this season on a year long loan deal from Rangers and has made a great impression, playing in the majority of games so far. The Dundee born defender played for Levein at Hearts, and it could be argued he has already repaid the Manager for bringing him to Tannadice with some excellent performances, and a goal this month against Motherwell. The panel felt he deserved to be the Clydesdale Bank Premier League Player of the Month for November. A panel of Scottish football experts chose the award winners from a shortlist which included the top three fans' nominations from Clydesdale Bank's football website http://www.cbfootball.co.uk.'>http://www.cbfootball.co.uk. Football fans can vote for their Manager, Player and Young Player of the Month during the last week of each month, at http://www.cbfootball.co.uk. Each month one fan will be selected to win a prize. Hope he continues his form and comes back to Ibrox and get himself playing at the standard he is capable of