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I think all the Rangers players should be dropped,and all the Celtic players should play :-]

By Andrew Dickson BARRY FERGUSON will make his Scotland comeback against Argentina after being picked for this month's friendly with the South Americans. The Light Blues skipper is yet to play under new national manager George Burley and has missed the team's last six games. Barry FergusonBut after recovering from an ankle injury, he is back and likely to start in the meeting with Diego Maradona's side. Ferguson is one of four Ibrox stars included in a 26-man pool for the glamour friendly at Hampden Park. Kirk Broadfoot's rise in prominence continues as he keeps his place, along with Allan McGregor and Kenny Miller. But there is no place for David Weir, who is surprisingly left out of the group. Kris Boyd is also missing after his recent decision to stop playing for Burley. Rory Loy's month to remember keeps gathering pace and after making his Gers debut against Inverness, he is called into Scotland's under-21 squad for the first time. The young striker has scored eight goals in nine reserve outings this season and he could now face Northern Ireland at New Douglas Park next Tuesday. Joining him in the squad for that game is Steven Lennon. The forward, on loan at Partick, could make his sixth Scots appearance against the Province. A SQUAD: Goalkeepers Craig Gordon (Sunderland) ALLAN McGREGOR (RANGERS) David Marshall (Norwich City)Allan McGregor, Scotland Defenders Graham Alexander (Burnley) Darren Barr (Falkirk) Christophe Berra (Heart of Midlothian) KIRK BROADFOOT (RANGERS) Gary Caldwell (Celtic) Alan Hutton (Tottenham Hotspur) Jamie McAllister (Bristol City) Stephen McManus (Celtic) Gary Naysmith (Sheffield United) Midfielders Scott Brown (Celtic) Kris Commons (Derby County) BARRY FERGUSON (RANGERS) Darren Fletcher (Manchester United) Paul Hartley (Celtic) Shaun Maloney (Celtic) James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) Barry Robson (Celtic) Forwards David Clarkson (Motherwell) Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) Chris Iwelumo (Wolverhampton W.) Ross McCormack (Cardiff City) James McFadden (Birmingham City) KENNY MILLER (RANGERS)

WALTER SMITH has called on the football authorities to use their powers to rescind yellow cards issued wrongly to players charged with simulation. Everyone abhors Walter Smithcheating in football - and rightly so. Players who are subsequently shown to have dived to gain an advantage should be punished. The most famous recent example of this was the two-match ban handed out by UEFA to Saulius Mikoliunas when he dived to win a penalty against Scotland last year. Smith feels this logic should be a two-way street and those players cautioned for simulation but later proved to be innocent should have their booking taken away. This, of course, stems from the incident on Sunday when Rangers suffered on two counts. Kirk Broadfoot made a superb run into the Kilmarnock box to collect a Steve Davis pass and was brought down by Alan Combe. It should have been a penalty and, potentially, a yellow card for Combe. Instead, Eddie Smith awarded a goal kick and booking Broadfoot for diving. Smith said: "I think the referees have a difficult job. I actually felt that even allowing for the fact that he hadn't been clipped - and he clearly he was - there was no way he was trying to win a penalty.Kirk Broadfoot at Rugby Park "When you see the incident again, the goalkeeper does catch Kirk. If people are going to be pulled up by the SFA for simulation then we should be able to appeal against the yellow card in this instance. "You should be able to rescind a yellow card if it shown to be the case that Kirk was clearly not simulating. "The other aspect is that it could have been an important stage of the game. "If people are going to make a fuss about diving then leeway should be given to those who are wrongly punished for it. "The officials are all wired up these days so the linesman has a certain responsibility in all of this as well. He wasn't far from the incident and he probably had a clearer view than the referee. "So we have to look at that situation. In my view if you are going to be punished after the fact for diving then you should have a yellow card rescinded if it's proved that you were not diving."

MARK HATELEY has backed Rangers to get over the loss of Kevin Thomson through Barry Ferguson's return to the team. It's agony for ThomsonMidfielder Thomson faces several months on the sidelines after a scan confirmed he has severely damaged cruciate ligaments in his left knee. The 24-year-old's season is over and he will travel to London to see a top knee specialist on Wednesday as he starts out on the long road to recovery. While the former Hibs player will be sorely missed, it is likely club captain Barry Ferguson will replace him in the side after recovering from ankle surgery. Former Gers striker Hateley said: "Losing Kevin is a huge blow. We've seen how much he has improved since he came to the club and he was missed when he was out before. "He has been inspirational this season and his link-up play with Pedro Mendes has been great. They've been very solid and play well off each other.Barry Ferguson, Rangers "At the same time, Rangers have a quality player coming back into the team again in Barry and that is fortunate. "It is often the case that when a player becomes available again, the manager has a headache about who to pick and then one of them gets injured. "That has been the case here and now it becomes a simpler task to bring the skipper in once more. "The team could certainly have done without losing Kevin and it is never nice to see someone suffer that kind of injury. "It sent a shudder down a few peoples' spines when they saw the incident but at least there is someone to come into the side in his place. "Barry is a top-class player and has been for many years. When he's out of the side, the team is weakened but Rangers should get stronger when he comes back in." Lee McCullochWhile Ferguson is the obvious choice to replace Thomson, Hateley knows other players will be eager to come back into the team too. The likes of Lee McCulloch, Brahim Hemdani and Charlie Adam are likely to see this as an opportunity to challenge for a place. Hateley added: "When you look at the Rangers squad just now, most people are fit again and ready to play. "Lee McCulloch's available, Steven Naismith isn't far away from being fit again and Chris Burke is there too. "Steven Whittaker's another one pushing for a spot. He came on for a few minutes on Sunday and scored a great goal in that time. "It is great to have so many alternative options. The team has been short of them in the last couple of seasons but has an abundance of them now."

RANGERS trip to face Inverness in January has been switched from Saturday January 3 to Sunday January 4 for live TV coverage on Setanta. The kick-off time has yet to be fixed for what will be Walter Smith's side's first fixture in 2009. Gers' trip to Aberdeen in January will also be broadcast by the satellite channel with details of the date at time to be confirmed following Wednesday's draw for the semi finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup. The Dons clash, currently scheduled for 3pm on Saturday January 24, may move to an earlier slot that day or switch to Sunday January 25. A decision on that trip will be made once fixtures for the League semis are finalised. Smith's side could face Celtic, Falkirk or Dundee United on either Tuesday January 27 or Wednesday January 28. Full details of all matches will be published on rangers.co.uk when fixture dates and times are settled.

That's the Celtic we all know

As I said in an earlier post,it is only sectarian when it offends the MOPES

Aye I know, just sounded like a MOPE

I don't know if it is coincidence, but the last few days there seems to be a lot more guests visiting this forum,21 tonight.....................shit I didn't mean to sound paranoid

Again, it's just another piece of nonsense, why even make these kind of statements ?,I mean I find reading posts on here have much more truth,honesty and challenging open discussions on every subject and is debated well, maybe that's what's wrong as Frankie says,on forums you get to express and debate and that must be a worry for the media, they can't control people on these forums from speaking the truth

Sorry mate, the youtube video I posted above is all I have

Sounds to me like, hullo hullo we are the gorgie boys, who shagged all the boys who shagged all the boys Celtic boys club, beasts beasts beasts

Sounds to me like, hullo hullo we are the gorgie boys, who shagged all the boys who shagged all the boys Celtic boys club, beasts beasts beasts

Well what can I say? Words can't describe how we all felt on Saturday. We all want to thank everyone at Rangers for arranging the great day for us all and the fans for the best reception. What a way to end our home coming week of parades in Ayr, Glasgow & Penicuik! Saturday was the best day of our lives. Amazing! But it's not just about us who were there on Saturday, it's about those who are less fortunate than ourselves who have came back from active service with injuries or maybe not came back at all, our thoughts go out to them all - and their loved ones. I'd urge all Rangers fans to wear their poppies with pride and to buy the number one single 'Hero', as all money raised will go towards new facilities for those who need them. Once again I just want to say thanks to all at Rangers, including the fans and to wish Walter, Ally & Barry all the best in bringing the treble back home, where it belongs. Jamie Porter, 1RHF (2 Scots) My thanks go to Rangers FC and Mr Murray in particular for taking the lead and inviting the members of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland to the match on Saturday. This was a wonderful gesture and I hope other clubs in the UK follow our example. Will McArthur I am a soldier from the Argyll's and I held the Scottish Cup in the centre circle at Ibrox at half time in Rangers' 5-0 win over Inverness. Thanks for letting us be a part of an amazing day and a big thank you to all the Gers supporters that welcomed the troops home. Chris Taggart I'm currently serving with the Royal Highland Fusiliers which is a Glasgow and Ayrshire regiment. I'm over the moon that Rangers made it a special day for the soldiers that have just returned from Afghanistan and I hope that the club will continue to support our troops. William Wilson I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to the players and officials of Rangers FC for their magnanimous gesture to our servicemen and women. The decision to host a tribute to our servicemen and women at Saturday's game was a magnificent gesture and one that the Club and its supporters can be justly proud of. As a lifelong Gers fan with a son serving in the Royal Marines Commando, I'm personally delighted that Rangers FC organised this tribute, especially so close to Armistice Day. I trust everyone will 'dig deep' and buy a poppy. Well done Rangers! Calvin Spence

Not just C****c BD [ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LOM2rx-NU-A]YouTube - Fans Charting[/ame]

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For me it was only a matter of time before the greetin faced MOPES get some of their own medicine,all the offended ones will soon be made to look like the hypocrites that they are and all this will come back to bite them on the arse.

DEFENDER Madjid Bougherra was part of the Rangers delegation who attended the recent Young Scottish Muslim Awards Dinner at Celtic Park. Bougherra joined Ibrox legend Mark Hateley, Head of Security Kenny Scott and Colin Atkinson from the Club's Community team at the ceremony, which was held last Thursday evening and was hosted by top Scottish comedian Jonathan Watson Madjid and Mark joined high profile guests including First Minister Alex Salmond and SFA Chief Executive Gordon Smith at the dinner and both presented awards on the night.

KENNY MILLER is targeting a table topping performance against Dundee United tonight. The striker bagged his first Ibrox goal of the season on Saturday as Rangers crushed Inverness Caley Thistle 5-0. And now he is aiming to help his side back to the top of the SPL table with another three points when United come calling. Miller said: "There is a big incentive for us to beat Dundee United because we will go back top of the league. "We always have to win, particularly at home, and we have to put on a show. But if we win this one, no matter what the margin is, we go back top and that is an added incentive. "I'm sure if we go out and play the way we have been doing we'll have no problems." Miller admits he was pleased to get off the mark at Ibrox in his second spell with the club with a stunning strike to register Rangers' fifth against Caley on Saturday. He added: "It was nice to break my duck in front of my home crowd. I remember our home games against Motherwell and Kilmarnock. We won both of them 2-1 but could have had far more goals. "Inverness were the unfortunate ones because the day had been coming when somebody was going to hit for five or six at Ibrox. "They've got to win every game and we are the same. Our fans expect it and as players we know what they expect. "This is a big game for us and it will be tough but if we win we will have the pleasure of looking at the league table and seeing we are back at the top." Miller combined well with strike partner Kris Boyd at the weekend and the Scotland star says he is enjoying being part of the 15 goal pairing. He said: "It's working well but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter who gets the goals. "There will be weeks when I get the goals and Kris doesn't get as many but it's about the team winning. "Obviously Boydy is a goalscorer and is always going to get into positions to do that. You give the big man chances and you know you are going to get goals from him. "At the weekend we created a lot of chances and got on the end of more through balls than in any other game I can remember. "I feel we are developing as a pair now. I feel it is working. "It's easy to say that after the Inverness game when he got a hat-trick and I got a goal and set up his first but I'm happy with how it's going. "I'm happy to be playing with anybody but I feel there is a good blend with myself and Boydy."

TOMMY Wilson's reserve side secured a tight 1-0 win over Hamilton to narrow the gap with Celtic at the summit of the SPL reserve league. Andrius Velicka's 33rd minute strike was enough to earn the light blues a victory and move them to within two points of their rivals who were held to a draw earlier on Monday. Wilson made a host of changes from the side that had faced Dundee United at Murray Park last midweek with Christian Dailly, Barry Ferguson, Charlie Adam and Neil Alexander all dropping out of the squad. But the match started in a similar vein as Rangers conceded an early penalty when Lee McCulloch was deemed to have handled in the box. However, just as Danny Swanson had missed an early spot kick for United, so Tony Stevenson fired an effort wide to let the visitors off the hook. Hamilton were then forced to endure some sustained pressure as Chris Burke and Rory Loy forced saves from Sean Murdoch. And the home side cracked under the pressure just after the half hour mark when Burke and Loy combined well to set up Velicka for the only goal of the game. Gers maintained the pressure after the interval with Andrew Shinnie twice coming close in the opening stages of the second half. However two substitutions midway though the second period seemed to disrupt the visitors' rhythm. First teamers Lee McCulloch and Steven Whittaker were the two men to make way as Andy Little and Willie McLachlan were introduced. Hamilton pushed for an equaliser and had the ball in the net with three minutes left, but Sorsa's strike was ruled out for offside from Kirkpatrick's left wing cross. Wilson's side hung on for a crucial three points ahead of a lengthy break from league action. Rangers: G.Smith; Whittaker (McLachlan, 65), McCulloch (Little, 65), McMillan, S.Smith; Burke, Shinnie, Kinniburgh, Aaron; Loy, Velicka. Subs: Robinson, Efrem, Bagci. Hamilton: Murdoch; Stevenson, McQueen, McLaughlin, Gibson; Gillespie, Taylor, Ettien, Videira; Thomas, Carrigan. Subs: Hall, Sorsa, Gow, Kirkpatrick, Collins.

WALTER SMITH today admitted that it's not outwith the bounds of possibility for Kris Boyd to one day overtake Ally McCoist as Rangers greatest scorer. Boyd has a long way to go before he matches the achievements of Super Ally, the current assistant manager, who holds the Rangers record for both league and European goals and netted a staggering 355 goals in his 15 years as a player at Ibrox. However, 81 goals in 114 matches - including a hat-trick at the weekend, shows that Boyd has an impressie strike rate Smith said: "He's got a career to go through but the initial part would indicate that, if he carries on playing at Rangers as long as Ally did, then he has an opportunity to beat that statistically. "Ally had to break a few goalscoring records here to get himself up there and Kris will have to work like that. But that's a long way down the line." Boyd has often been criticised for his lack of work-rate in the past but Smith insists the striker deserves credit for trying to improve his overall game this season. He added: "I've said on many occasions that there are aspects of his game that he had to improve on but his goalscoring was something nobody could complain about. "He's a terrific finisher, one of the best I've been involved with. His overall level of play has improved as well. "He had bits of his game that he had to improve on and he's worked at that since the start of the season. "He's improved that aspect and it's not interfered with his level of goals. Long may that continue." Boyd's partnership with Kenny Miller proved productive against Inverness as Rangers riot with five goals in 45 minutes, with Boyd's three goals sandwiched between strikes from Nacho Novo and Miller. Smith now hopes his front pairing will lead the way after admitting to concerns about Rangers' lack of goals earlier in the campaign. "The partnership is starting to develop," said the Rangers boss. "In quite a number of the games this season we have had a lot of possession of the ball and never quite managed to get the goals at the end of it, so it was nice to do that on Saturday. "It's something we will have to continue to work at and emphasise that good possession of the ball isn't necessarily going to win you the game." Dundee United are the visitors on Tuesday night as Rangers attempt to make the most of their game in hand by moving level with Celtic at the summit of the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League. Smith said: "Dundee United were a wee bit like ourselves and had a slow start to the season but they've settled down in the last six or seven weeks and are back to the form they showed last season. "We always get a really difficult game from them, they are always well-organised and have a good attitude. "They're well-motivated and have some good players in their team so it will be a good game tomorrow night and one that we're all looking forward to."

The idea of bloodlines should be the only way to represent your country ?, what about someone who moves to Scotland as a kid and grows up here and has a Scottish accent and calls Scotland his home ?,surely they are entitled to represent Scotland as their home country!!

The verse of the song that has featured hugely is racist, it's not sectarian as such, it's racist. The rules were structured to help to try to tackle this. Racist ?

Scottish Premier League executive chairman Lex Gold has labelled supporters who sing sectarian and abusive songs as "mindless thugs and morons". Talking at the launch of a new campaign by the SPL to raise awareness of the Scottish Poppy Appeal, Gold spoke candidly of the difficult task the authorities and clubs face in trying to eradicate Scottish football's problems. He said: "Clubs know they need to be alert and make sure their fans are doing all they can to avoid sectarian or other offensive abuse. "The verse of the song that has featured hugely is racist, it's not sectarian as such, it's racist. The rules were structured to help to try to tackle this. "You don't start with points deduction. We have a range of sanctions which can be applied. "I just wish that this is going to go away. We're going to work hard on our side to try to make sure that it does." Gold insisted the onus was on clubs to deal with the perpetrators. "Clubs will have to keep alive to the need to ensure they're doing the most they can to prevent sectarian or other unacceptable behaviour of their fans," he added. "The test for us is, are the club doing the maximum they can to ensure that their fans behave? "To date, that is what has happened but I've got be careful because there are certain things we're considering at the moment. "But there is no doubt they've worked very hard with us and I think it's going in absolutely the right direction. "I would hope that we can concentrate more on the vast majority of supporters, not the mindless thugs and morons who besmirched the name of our game." Speaking of his contribution in raising awareness of the Poppy Appeal, Gold said: "It just came to me that this was the 90th anniversary of what was the bloodiest conflict (World War One), and I thought it was something we should do, and worth remembering." http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/11/03/SOCCER_Sectarianism.html&TEAMHD=scotspremiership

Agree with that Frankie,however I am convinced most neutrals are getting a bit fed up with the scum complaining about being offended at every little tune taking the piss out of them,give them enough rope !!!!,whilst continuing with their own verbals at every match