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The way players play aggressively against us will not be allowed to play that aggressive for us though! we have seen that for a few seasons now. I just can't see who Fergusson will replace in our midfield??. I'd much rather bleed our youth players, unless we buy the accomplished player which he isn't then it would be a waste of cash, IMO.

It is the BBC remember!!!

Rangers have completed a permanent deal for KRC Genk winger Ianis Hagi, the Belgian club say. The Romania international, son of Barcelona and Real Madrid icon Gheorghe Hagi, moved to Ibrox on loan in January for the rest of the season. Rangers - yet to confirm the permanent move - had an option to buy after the expiry of the loan. No fee has been disclosed by Genk, who wished Hagi "the best of luck in his further career". Hagi scored three goals in 12 appearances for Rangers - including a double in the thrilling comeback Europa League last-32 win against Braga - before football in Scotland was suspended on 13 March.

I don't see how Ferguson would improve on what we already have? mind you I said the same about Jack!

Exclusive: Rangers ready to swoop for St Mirren’s Vaclav Hladky and complete Ianis Hagi deal by Danny Stewart May 24, 2020, 9:00 am Rangers are looking to sign a back-up to Allan McGregor, and a move for St Mirren’s Vaclav Hladky is likely this week. With Wes Foderingham and Jak Alnwick both being freed by the club, the Light Blues are searching for cover for former Scotland internationalist McGregor. Robby McCrorie will return from a loan stint with Livingston, but Steven Gerrard wants an experienced keeper for the domestic and European campaigns that lie ahead. And while Saints boss Jim Goodwin has pledged to do everything he can to hold on to Hladky – whose contract with the Buddies is about to expire – the 29-year-old Czech is very much the obvious option. His form – an impressive 10 clean sheets in 30 Premiership games in the 2019-20 campaign – coupled with his imminent availability, has drawn attention from both sides of the border. Before the last transfer window, he himself spoke of interest from Rangers, while Celtic are also known to be admirers. Sunderland and, somewhat more exotically, MLS side Houston Dynamo, are others who have been linked. It is the possibility of the switch to Ibrox, though, which would be likely to hold most appeal. As much as McGregor is very much the dominant No. 1, at 38 years old he is approaching the end of his playing career. Wages would not be likely to present a problem, with Goodwin having been frank enough to admit there would not be much they could do about it if someone was to come in with a bigger or better offer. Signing a player with proven ability in the Scottish top flight would also fit in with Rangers new recruitment strategy, with Aberdeen’s Lewis Ferguson and Livingston’s Lyndon Dykes other summer targets. Meanwhile, Lazio are not ready to give up on their hopes of landing Ianis Hagi. Rangers have first option to buy the 21-year-old Romanian under the terms of the loan deal struck with parent club Genk in January. They look set to try to exercise it too, with reports in Hagi’s homeland stating a £4-million fee has been agreed between the clubs. However, Lazio – whose manager Simone Inzaghi and sporting director Igil Tare are big admirers of the midfielder – are not convinced all is lost. So much so, in fact, that even if Rangers take up their option to buy the son of 124-cap Romanian legend, Gheorghe, they would not rule out trying to land him by offering an instant seven-figure profit on their purchase. Buying a player then selling him straight on would potentially fall foul of FIFA. But the coronavirus crisis is liable to lead to a huge shake up of the regulations concerning this summer’s transfer windows, with many countries in a very different place in terms of their domestic campaigns. Lazio would have the alternative, too, of hanging fire until January and going back in then to Rangers with an offer. Adrian Mutu, the Romania Under-21s coach, knows all about Hagi, and believes an eventual switch to the Italian capital would be beneficial for his development. “I like Hagi Junior. At his age, it is normal to have ups and downs,” he said. “He played some good games in Scotland, and I think that showed he is well on his way to growing. “I think he could do very well with Lazio. Inzaghi likes to play with a lot of pace and strike from deep, and for me that is a style of football Hagi Junior could adapt to very well.” Genk paid Vittorul Constanta £4m for Hagi when he was just 19. However, while he has impressed as a player of genuine potential, he was unable to hold down a regular first team place with the Belgians so is being allowed to move on. https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/exclusive-rangers-ready-to-swoop-for-st-mirrens-vaclav-hladky-and-complete-ianis-hagi-deal/

OOPS! just seen this thread! I have posted it in the Rangers chat, sorry

Football is "likely" to be played in Scotland in August, says Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell. Non-contact outdoor sports are set to be allowed next week in phase one of the Scottish government's restrictions easing, with football in phase two. National clinical director Professor Jason Leitch warned there are "no guarantees" that will be in mid-June as predicted but Maxwell said playing in August is "definitely achievable". "I'm sure we can do that," he said. "We're seeing it in countries across Europe, whether they're finishing league programmes or starting new ones. "We have to make sure that we're giving the government comfort and that we can do it in a manner that keeps everyone involved in the game safe." Speaking to BBC Scotland, Maxwell also said: There's a "real desire" to meet the "challenge" of maintaining 42 senior clubs It is "right" that the Scottish FA should help fund testing around training and matches Football will be "different" and the sport must be "adaptable and creative" The Scottish game will find out at the end of June if they can get financial help from Fifa It's important that the Scottish FA work out how to get the grassroots game back 'It could be three weeks, it could be six weeks' Maxwell also echoed the initial suggestion players would need "touching six weeks" to be ready to play. And, with that in mind, the SPFL is to ask the Scottish government if football clubs can resume training from 10 June. "We're working through a three-stage plan," Maxwell said. "It will start with a return to training, then it will move on to a return to matches, then obviously on to spectators being allowed back in to stadiums at some point." It had been estimated that 18 June would be when phase two kicks in and players are allowed to return to training, but that depends on strict criteria being met. Golf, tennis & bowls set to be allowed Read the lockdown easing roadmap "There are no dates attached to phases two and three," Professor Leitch said. "They may be be three weeks apart if everything goes well, but they might be six weeks apart, or it might be five-and-a-half weeks. "There is no guarantee when they will happen. It might go backwards a bit or some of the things we said might happen, might not." However, Professor Leitch told BBC Scotland's Off the Ball that matches could be played behind closed doors in phase three and that the country's major sports will be able to begin preparing for that. "We've been in conversation with each of them - in particular rugby and football," he said. "They have five or six-step plans and we would expect that process to begin in phase two. "That's when you would begin to think about - in phase three - could you have an event behind closed doors or with a small, socially-distant crowd? We'll have to answer those questions as and when we reach those moments."

Microsoft requested to restart my computer for updates, so I did, and everything is back to normal now

You can be certain if Separate Entity FC were out of the Scottish Cup it would not be getting finished!!!

Cheers Bill, don't know what the problem is then? as long as the tweet is visible to others, it just shows as text for me, as do tweets that others post!.