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http://www.rangerstv.tv/viewfree.php?it=15166&c=Inside%20Ibrox&r=236678734985

How long did we think it would take for this to come up after they were beaten? As it happens it took around 15 minutes. Are they ever beaten fairly by anybody? The view of the exuberant hibz directly after being booted out the cup by QOS. "He started well" because they were winning going into the second half. Then when they started to lose he transformed into a clueless idiot. It's a conspiracy.

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Since Mariappa still doesn't have a club a guess would be that no one has been interested in paying what he has been asking for which may result in him coming back into the picture. Not sure if I would be happy with such a mercenary attitude though.

Fair comment but at the same time shouldn't we consider that other SPL sides were up against lower league opposition and didn't have anything like the walkover we did? In fact all other SPL teams involved tonight were beaten by lower league opposition and that's aside from the fact Peterhead beat Dundee to reach this stage. I think that though we still have issues to be ironed out when the team clicks there is nothing else in Scotland matching anything like the levels we hit. I view Hamilton as a blip in which they just didn't get going and even at that should still have won. The Dundee match will be telling. If we can click and sweep them aside not only is it a good 3 points away from home it's a sign the team is beginning to shake out to the strongest starting 11 and beginning to gel. I'm hoping Rossiter was pulled tonight because the manager decided that he is a starter for Saturday and since the match was already well won there was no point in risking him. He played very well indeed and I still don't think I have yet seen him lose out in a scuffle for the ball. The more time he gets on the pitch chances are he will get even better. And he isn't even fully grown yet strength wise.

I too felt as if he waited a fraction too long to shoot once or twice but he will get there and an aside of that was he was drawing lunging tackles in the box which are bound to result in penalties . His goal was a one touch effort so fast I could barely see the touch he got on it. He and Waghorn could be a lethal front two.

Would have to agree with that. Kenny Miller is obviously in the twilight of his career and he would tell you that himself but he has vast experience to pass on to the likes of Dodoo. There can be no disputing that.

BBC stats. Possession: Rangers 64% - Peterhead 36% Shots: Rangers 23 - Peterhead 4 Shots on target: Rangers 14 - Peterhead 3 Corners: Rangers 15 - Peterhead 3 Fouls: Rangers 8 - Peterhead 11

And Dodoo, I didn't realise he was such a big strong looking lad till I saw him next to other players during the handshakes at the end. He has great pace and how many times did we see a desperate last second lunge going in on him? Aside from goals we will likely get a lot of penalties out of him.

Looks as if it may be time to relegate Kenny Miller to a bench position. I think he still has goals in him but at this stage of his career he may be more effective coming on in the final 30 when the opposition are somewhat worn down and he is still fresh rather than putting him on from the start when he is facing fresh legs.

I want the same starting midfield. Rossiter is a great in the making.

Pity, I wanted to pull them at Ibrox and give them a good hiding.

Yeah, straight red.

Didn't realise Dodoo was so big. Everyone around him looked small in comparison during the handshakes.

Puts a somewhat different perspective on our result doesn't it. Sure Peterhead are lower league opposition but so are DU, Morton and Alloa.

Think Dodoo and Rossiter have done enough to get a starting spot on Saturday.

Think Barton may have felt differently if he had actually seen the way he went in on him. The fact the ref saw it is why he walked.

Fuckin idiot. He could have seriously hurt Barton.

Good goal and I feel another is coming. And in the limited pitch time young Rossiter has had tonight and in previous games I don't think I have seen him put a foot wrong.

Ranger 4 - Peterhead 0 - Dodoo

Think he is going to have to give Windass a minimum of a bench place.

Hopefully the Waghorn incident was simply some sort of fleeting strain he will get over in a matter of days. He looked to be walking relatively comfortably when he was coming off.

I feel the departure of McKay will probably happen next summer when after a season of proving himself in the top league and probably at international level too he will with 1 year still on his contract have an optimal transfer value. In an ideal world we would be holding on to such players but in the real world of sky TV financial dominance it's simply inevitable. The plus side is that an 8 figure sum for McKay could bring in 3 or 4 quality players which would put us on a level nothing in Scotland could possibly match aside from they who shall not be named. That will effectively guarantee us a minimum second place in the league and be another step towards the objectives of the managers project. The current situation is what it is and there is nothing anyone can do about it for now. Any flak aimed at the manager who has said from day once this is a project that will take years is not only shortsighted and unfair on him it's detrimental to the management team and the club.

Obviously we have no idea what goes on in the background. It may be the case that the chairman thinks there could be more money available in January than there is now so in his view holding off to make signings of a higher quality than we could afford at this moment is the way to go. We must always keep in mind that as the manager constantly reminds us this is a multi year project which will take more than 12 months to accomplish. It's unrealistic to expect them to construct a team capable of conquering Europe in the 12 months since the project began. I'm confident we will be comfortably stronger from possibly window to window and undoubtedly from year to year.

Rangers chairman Dave King has indicated manager Mark Warburton is unlikely to be given much more money in the current transfer window. The newly promoted club started their Scottish Premiership campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Hamilton Accies on Saturday, with Warburton's squad still short of numbers. King promised an investment of between £30m and £50m when he was attempting to gain control of the then Championship club in 2015, but so far he has not any provided significant sum. Head of recruitment at Ibrox, Frank McParland has been working with management duo Warburton and Davie Weir attempting to unearth players mainly out of contract. Rangers have brought in Niko Kranjcar, who turns 32 next week, to join 33-year-old Joey Barton and Clint Hill (37) on Bosman deals. Matt Crooks, Josh Windass, Joseph Dodoo and Lee Hodson have all arrived on nominal fees, along with free agents Matthew Gilks and Jordan Rossiter. Speaking after the match with Hamilton, King revealed he is planning to hold back money until January, while hopeful the club will compete in the Premiership and in European football next season. "I think it's still early days. Mark and Frank and Davie have done a lot of work, we've brought in a lot of players, we have obviously increased our investment in wages very, very considerably," King said on Sky Sports. "It's now a question of getting them to settle in. Today was the first chance of playing together in a competitive environment, but we hope the investment we have made will see us in good stead over the course of the season. "I think we haven't finished doing business yet and given the fact we are in the Premier League, it's a more competitive league, I think we'll keep more in reserve for January as well and just look at where we think we are league wise at that point in time. "Last year the challenge was to win the Championship and this year the challenge is to compete for the Premier League and then next year hopefully when we are in Europe, we'll increase the investment again to try and compete in Europe." Meanwhile, the South African businessman suggested fans will receive an update on the ongoing dispute with Sports Direct, who control the club's retail operation, and kit manufacturers Puma in the next couple of weeks. The new Rangers kit was released on public sale last week despite the Glasgow club insisting they would not allow their IP to be used without permission, even though they are under contract with both parties and the official shirt sponsor. Puma and Sports Direct have decided to adhere to the terms of the deal and Rangers confirmed in a statement they were not contacted on the decision. King remains optimistic the position can be resolved, although he offered no details on how he can have any say in the matter. "The situation regarding the well-known publicity, the commercial issues, is far more under control, if I can use that term, than it was a couple of months ago," King said. "I think probably within the next few weeks. I think we've made a lot of progress in an area where we have a lot of sensitivity around it, that's Puma, it's how we handle the situation with Puma. "As a football club we regard our contracts as being very, very important. Puma, as we all know are a kind of unwanted party, they really shouldn't be there, and they are caught up in something. "So we are trying to get the balance right between doing what we think is right for the football club and the supporters but still recognising that while our legal position may be that we can take certain actions, we still have to respect that Puma have been very supportive of the club. "We'll try and find a way out that works for both of us." http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/10526627/dave-king-claims-rangers-will-hold-money-in-reserve-until-january