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Shock, 2 ex Celtic 'pundits' back the non-Rangers manager over the Rangers manager...

Happy birthday, enjoy!

I'm probably in the minority, but I think with Champions League football and temporarily moving to Wembley Stadium, Tottenham will struggle to break into the top 4 next season....

Agreed, to me it shows professionalism and seems he is a very personable man who wants everything done outside the media. Also, he has the balls to tell somebody to their face that they're not good enough and they need to move on which is surprisingly lacking in today's managers.

Don't forget Cazorla, Navas and Ibrahimovic

Agreed, not sure he would risk causing problems in his national squad by saying "Na, I don't want Lafferty here, he's a f*nny"

I think if PC wants to play to Garner's strengths we will see wingers being signed as I don't think we have any out and out wingers who could put a ball into the box, maybe with the exception of Tavernier, but, he's not (officially) a winger and is his crossing blows hot and cold... I haven't yet seen any wingers being rumoured but I do believe that the vast majority of players linked by the media are made up because PC is doing well at playing cards close to his chest

If the news about Jack is true, there is no way it would be announced 'officially' before the end of the season.. Think of the reaction of the Aberdeen fans towards Mr. Jack and the club if their captain and one of their best players had agreed a move, for free, to their favourite team to hate... In my oppinion, If the signing has been made, it won't be announced until after the cup final

Rangers 2 v 1 Aberdeen FGS - Windass

What rumours are these that you speak of?

Rangers 3 v 2 Hearts fgs Windass

Göteborg stall ready for the Scottish big club: "A boy's dream" Izhaak Ahmed leaves Sweden, family and friends to fulfill a boyhood dream. The 17-year-old is ready for Scottish Glasgow Rangers. "It feels great," he told the football channel. He wrote at the beginning of the week, flew over Sunday and tomorrow, Monday, Izhaak Ahmed makes the first training with his new club. He longs. - I am really looking forward to it. It will be cool, he says, who has fostered in the Gothenburg clubs Lärje / Angered and Angered MBIK. He has been in the last club for five years. Now, however, he takes a big step in his career. A two and a half year contract has been signed with Scottish Glasgow Rangers. He who can play both defenders and midfielder will enter the club's U17 team. "It's a boy's dream come true. Now it's about working 100 percent on the training and developing as much as possible, he says. 17-year-old Izhaak moves over to Scotland. Where in Sweden he leaves family and friends. "It's clear that it's not fun, but I have all the support I can get. They have said they will visit me so that you do not feel lonely, he says. When did Glasgow Rangers enter the picture? - A few months ago, but I did not let that much focus on it then. I was seriously worried when they said it was close to real. Do you have any hope to play A-team football this season? "I'll just keep my head cold and drive all I can. Then we'll see what the future exposes. What have you got for the impression of the club? "I will train the first pass tomorrow. Then I can meet the team for the first time. But Glasgow is a big club with a lot of history. Glasgow Rangers is currently in the Scottish High Court. Up to the series-leading Celtic, the distance is 27 points. Google Translation...

Thats seems a lot of youngsters released, maybe, its the norm, I don't know but I was always seemed to hear good things about Max Ashmore, Josh Jeffries and Jordan Gibson...

I cannot help but think of this scene when reading your post.....

Thats true, especially so for Kiernan I guess, with Hill and Senderos gone, It would be a risk to go with just 1 recognised first team CB and 2 youth CB's in Bates and A.Wilson...

Pedro Caixinha has laid down the law to his Rangers players after ordering bad boy Michael O’Halloran to go through a fortnight of 6am boot camps. Record Sport can reveal the Portuguese hardliner hammered O’Halloran with a series of gruelling solo sessions on the training pitch for going AWOL when he was meant to be playing against Hearts in an Under-20s match last month. And two of O’Halloran’s team mates, Harry Forrester and Rob Kiernan, have also been called in for early-morning sessions as Caixinha cracks the whip. It’s understood all three players were ordered into the club’s Auchenhowie HQ before breakfast time on Sunday morning to be put through their paces at the deserted complex by fitness coach Craig Flannigan. And that was more than an hour before the rest of Caixinha’s first-team squad reported for a pre-match breakfast ahead of their top-flight clash with Partick Thistle at Firhill. The trio rejoined their team mates at training yesterday morning but tough disciplinarian Caixinha is believed to be sending out a clear warning to the rest of his players that he will come down hard on anyone he deems to have crossed a line between now and the end of the campaign. Caixinha’s options were depleted further yesterday when Emerson Hyndmans returned to parent club Bournemouth for treatment on a foot injury which has prematurely ended his Ibrox loan deal. The American midfielder tweeted a farewell message that read: “Unfortunately, I’ll be missing for the rest of the season with injury. I had an incredible time here at Rangers and I’m thankful I had the opportunity to represent such a massive club. “Thank you to my team-mates, staff and supporters for making my short stay a memorable one.” Record Sport can reveal veteran defender Clint Hill was told yesterday that he will not be offered a new deal for next season. It’s also understood fellow stopper Philippe Senderos and on-loan Arsenal midfielder Jon Toral have played their last games for the club. But Forrester, O’Halloran and Kiernan will be hoping to work their way back into contention. Forrester has played just seven minutes of football under Caixinha, coming off the bench as a sub in the manager’s first game in charge against Hamilton on March 18. The Englishman finally seemed to be back in the Caixinha’s plans when he was listed as a unused sub for the 5-1 derby defeat by Celtic at Ibrox 11 days ago. But he was subsequently frozen out of the trip to Firhill when Caixinha promoted youngsters Jamie Barjonas, Serge Atakayi and Andy Dallas to the bench. Kiernan – a regular starter until Caixinha’s appointment – has played just once under the new manager, lasting 90 minutes of his second game in charge, a 1-1 draw with Motherwell on April 1. But he has not been seen anywhere near the first team since then. Winger O’Halloran also returned to the ranks for the visit of Celtic when he was given a seat on Caixinha’s bench but, like Forrester, he watched the entire match from the sidelines. And, like Forrester, he was also then left out of Sunday’s threadbare squad as two late goals at Firhill secured three points and a place in next season’s Europa League qualifiers. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-boss-pedro-caixinha-orders-10389815 Am I the only one who thinks this has nothing to do with fitness etc and is just away to upset 3 players with longer contracts and push them towards the exit door?

I say we should take him, and heres my reasoning.... The only clubs who'll be able to afford him / appealing enough for him are Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen and Rangers which means we wouldn't need to offer a big contract, just something that matches what the others are offering.. With that, he gets to join the most likely challengers to Celtic, the best training facilities and playing in front of 50k every other week. For us: - We would get a better standard CB than the others in the league with the exception of Celtic. - We need a bigger squad if we manage to have a half decent European cup run. - He will be paid less than Hill, Senderos and probably even Kiernan but, with the exception of Hill, is better than the other two in my opinion. I would by no means want him as a starting CB, but I think he would provide decent cover for injuries and fatigue for very good value, but of course, thats just my opinion

Good luck to him, the money received should help this summer, although, i do hope some of it goes back to the academy..... Also, like the part that says "further significant amounts could be due based on milestones being reached" however, with the way Chelsea run their youth system, i hope that doesn't get null and voided if they release him for free......

Think the only way he would have decided this would be if he had a pretty definite replacement lined up...

I think somebody has had a little fun with the wikipedia page for Bruno Alves...... "A Portuguese international since 2007, Alves represented the country in two World Cups and three European Championships, winning the 2016 edition of the latter tournament. Big Bruno is set to join the world's most successful club, Glasgow Rangers. He was recently quoted as saying " I canny wait to join big Ped at ibrox and take the smile straight off that big tra**y sha**er Rodgers face next season." Smashing stuff." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Alves

agreed, the only thing that concerns me about Bruno Alves is he can be overly physical at times which is why he's picked up his fair share of red cards and that would concern me in a match against them...

Scotland defender Christophe Berra is to leave Ipswich Town when his contract expires in the summer. The club say the 32-year-old wants to return north in order to spend more time with his daughter. Berra, who has 35 caps, moved to England in 2009 to join Wolves, then managed by Mick McCarthy, who also took him to Ipswich in 2013. "It's a situation we have been aware of for some time," McCarthy told the Ipswich website. Ipswich had the option to extend Berra's deal for a further 12 months, but agreed not to take it up to allow him to return closer to home. The centre-back made 185 appearances for Ipswich, scoring 14 goals. "He is not doing anything devious, he just wants to spend more time with his daughter and anyone with family can respect that," McCarthy added. "Christophe has been fantastic for us. He has been one of the best defenders in the Championship over the last four years and I didn't want to lose him, but I understand fully why he wants to go back closer to home and we wish him well." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39855613 I can't see him going anywhere except Hearts, Aberdeen or Rangers.... Would you take him??

How do you know this? Its reassuring if true, but I would have thought this is something the club would have released a statement about if there were so many added...... On the flip side, I would have rather they got the DoF in first to structure this scouting department, somebody with actual knowledge of a working scouting setup Not saying you're making it up or anything, just interested to know how you know, sad as it is, I'm quite excited to know they are actually hiring scouts...

Rangers 2 v 1 Partick FGS - Waghorn

Seconded, can somebody explain that reference?