Rangers FC On Field Gossip & Rumour Thread 2017 Mod Note in OP(Updated 14/08)

dundalkfc10

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Through to the semi finals of the league cup after a 1-0 victory over St Johnstone. A cracking header from MacLeod in an otherwise dour match

Would you like to get Celtic (if they win their tie) or would you be worried they would stuff you? (Serious Question)

bobmalooka

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Would you like to get Celtic (if they win their tie) or would you be worried they would stuff you? (Serious Question)

It's a great time for them to get us TBH

Broxi_Bear_Eire

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Would you like to get Celtic (if they win their tie) or would you be worried they would stuff you? (Serious Question)

Of course I would be worried be silly not to. If we get them we get them though if we don't and get to the final there is every chance we would get them there.

Augmerson

What's this about Rick Astley buying the club lads?

dundalkfc10

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Of course I would be worried be silly not to. If we get them we get them though if we don't and get to the final there is every chance we would get them there.

True enough...Id say their will be alot of trouble whenever it does take place, after it being away so long

Broxi_Bear_Eire

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

True enough...Id say their will be alot of trouble whenever it does take place, after it being away so long

That worries me more than anything there is a lot of hatred about. Worst I have felt in years and years

A Dub in Glasgo

TheCitizen wrote: »

:pac:

Seen the gif on the HB in response to the above pic

Jelle1880

Augmerson wrote: »

What's this about Rick Astley buying the club lads?

At least we'd know he would never give us up.

As for the pic, it seems pretty clear that the positioning is on purpose.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Dumbarton V Rangers SC 3rd today

Rangers: Robinson, Foster McCulloch, McGregor, Wallace, Smith, Law, Black, MacLeod, Boyd, Miller
Subs: McCrorie, Faure, Mohsni, Daly, Clark, Templeton, Shiels

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Rangers go 1-0 up through Boyd in injury time in the first half. Dumbarton have been far more compact than last week in the league and will consider themselves unfortunate to go in at half time a goal down

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Rangers v Celtic in the S/F of the league cup. Ah well had to happen sometime I will be supporting my team no matter what. As Rory said in the Tic thread my only problem is the media have until the end of January to wind it up to breaking point the crazies on both sides will milk it all up as well

Jelle1880

Can't see this end well, I can definitely see McCoist putting Moshni in the team for some insane reason.

Not like we got much to lose, they're heavy favourites.
Anyhoo, into them

Jelle1880

3 minutes in, 0-1 up against Cowdenbeath thanks to Law

Jelle1880

0-3 so far, an own goal and a nice finish from Templeton.

Jelle1880

1-0 up against Falkirk, good goal by Law.

Macleod really stands out, what a player.

Jelle1880

And Macleod with a well deserved goal to make it 2-0

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Jelle1880 wrote: »

And Macleod with a well deserved goal to make it 2-0

Big Daly nice ball in from him doing well as an impact Sub.

4-0 Goals from Miller and Clark

Broxi_Bear_Eire

four men arrested in the probe into the sale of Rangers in 2011 according to the Daily Record also on BBC sport I believe.

Three of them were administrators Clark, Grier and Whitehouse and also solicitor and former Rangers director Gary Withey.

Sorry I haven't linked it but I am on my phone and it is playing up

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Just to add to the interest the Crown Office are today issuing a warrant for the arrest of Craig Whyte. There are going to be interesting times ahead

RoryMac

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Just to add to the interest the Crown Office are today issuing a warrant for the arrest of Craig Whyte. There are going to be interesting times ahead

I saw your previous post and found it strange Whyte wasn't included, good to see some of the people responsible for the troubles Rangers have been put through will have to answer for their actions

Broxi_Bear_Eire

RoryMac wrote: »

I saw your previous post and found it strange Whyte wasn't included, good to see some of the people responsible for the troubles Rangers have been put through will have to answer for their actions

If this goes the way a lot of people think it will. This could be a real can of worms opened

RoryMac

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

If this goes the way a lot of people think it will. This could be a real can of worms opened

It will be very interesting to hear the details(if we do) of what went on at that time.

I'd say there are a lot of people involved that are very uncomfortable at todays developments

Broxi_Bear_Eire

RoryMac wrote: »

It will be very interesting to hear the details(if we do) of what went on at that time.

I'd say there are a lot of people involved that are very uncomfortable at todays developments

Oh I reckon we will hear the details if this comes to a head as their are to many people with a vested interest.

And I reckon your right about a lot of people being uncomfortable

Dempsey

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

Oh I reckon we will hear the details if this comes to a head as their are to many people with a vested interest.

And I reckon your right about a lot of people being uncomfortable

Plenty of vested interests will want this buried aswell. Who has the deeper pockets and influence will decide

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Dempsey wrote: »

Plenty of vested interests will want this buried aswell. Who has the deeper pockets and influence will decide

Oh lots of people have a vested interest in seeing Whyte and cronies pay

Jelle1880

1-1 at home.

To Alloa.

Horrible performance.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Jelle1880 wrote: »

1-1 at home.

To Alloa.

Horrible performance.

Horrible doesn't begin to describe it mate

A Dub in Glasgo

From today's Irish Times

A city of two halves: from national ecstasy at Celtic Park to agony at Ibrox
Angry men, quiet children, apologetic players: everyone’s in a bad mood at Rangers


At 2:30pm on Saturday I sit down in the upper tier of the Copland Stand. After the fervour of Celtic Park on an international night, Rangers versus Alloa Athletic would be my first experience of the legendary atmosphere of Ibrox Stadium.

Outside, the street merchants’ range caters to local tastes – a peculiar mix of loyal supremacism (“King William of Orange, no surrender”), poppy-smothered sentimental militarism (Ulster 36th Division –- Passchendaele, Ypres, Somme – lest we forget”) and pop-culture trash (“Billy Bart Simpson RFC fan club”).

Inside the ground – easily one of Britain’s finest – 30,000 fans sing along to Simply the Best, then the match kicks off and the singing stops.

Rangers play 4-4-2 with former Scotland internationals Kris Boyd and Kenny Miller up front. Alloa are 4-5-1. They train two nights a week and this is their third game in eight days.

The Rangers number eight, Ian Black, struts about midfield, but Alloa’s three are crowding him. After seven minutes Black makes a heavy foul and is booked. He glares at the referee while Ibrox whistles its disapproval.

That’s the loudest it’s been since the DJ stopped playing Tina Turner. Ibrox is waiting to be impressed. Richard Foster gives it away and there is a growl of exasperation. Ibrox does that sound very well.

Dozy defence
Alloa surprise the dozy Rangers defence with a short corner. “Come on tae f**k, Rangers,” screams a man behind me. Rangers clear it ineffectively. “Put it in frontae him so he can run ontae it, ya twat!”

Ian Black fouls again. From the second tier of the Copland, you can easily hear the scream of the stricken Alloa player. I realise that the Copland, the traditional Rangers home end, has not yet sung a single song. At the far end there’s a group of ultras, the “Blue Order”, who are singing and drumming non-stop. But there are only a couple of hundred of them, and their chants can hardly be heard in the Copland, where nobody has taken them up.

The sound inside Ibrox is a bit like the hum of conversation you might get in a large train station, punctuated by hisses of irritation and annoyance. It’s a difficult atmosphere to play in – for the Rangers players. When Steven Smith puts a five-yard pass out of play, he raises his hand to apologise, not to his team-mates, but to the crowd. He nods quickly to all four stands.

Thirty-five minutes in, Alloa are stroking it around like they own the place. Ibrox’s frustration grows. “Oh, just blow the f**kin’ whistle,” sighs the man next to me, who is sitting with his young son. The crowd boos the team off at half-time.

In the second half, Rangers attack the Copland. Their talented 20-year old, Lewis Macleod, puts in a good cross, then a hard shot. It doesn’t jolt the crowd into a song. Ibrox has been hosting lower-division football for more than two years now, but the crowd can’t get it up for Alloa.

Impatient with passing
They get impatient if Rangers play three or four passes in midfield. They know their team, and the tiki-taka scepticism is probably justified. But Rangers shouldn’t have to rush it against Alloa, whose players are tiring.

So is the full-figured Kris Boyd, who is replaced by Jon Daly, the first Catholic from the Republic of Ireland to play for Rangers. I listen to the reception he gets. It’s completely normal. Simply the Best (original lyrics) is the closest thing to a sectarian chant I have heard all day. Nobody shouts anything at Daly.

Boyd isn’t so lucky. He’s on the far side when his number goes up. He jogs wearily towards the bench. Several seconds later he’s still jogging. The crowd snaps. “G’aff the f**kin’ park, ya lazy bastard!”

Smith makes another mistake. “I hate you, you f**kin’ wanker!” screams a man behind me. It’s hard to keep a straight face.

Then, on 72 minutes, Rangers score. Lee McCulloch meets a flick-on with a fierce shot that bounces in. The general relief lasts six minutes before Liam Buchanan buries a rebound into the roof of the Rangers net, where it hangs for a second of perfect silence. Then Ibrox explodes with rage.

Rangers are waiting to kick off, but Alloa are still celebrating. Derision rains down from all corners. Rangers attack, but every move ends in a fumble. The fans advise the players in vain. “Wan touch! Wan touch and in! No! F**kin’ prick! F**kin’ dickhead!”

Rangers get a free-kick. The grandad in front of me springs up. “Get every c*nt in the f**kin’ box!” he screeches. His two grandchildren, boys aged seven or eight, gaze at him inquisitively. I look around and, everywhere, angry men stand and rage at Rangers, while quiet children sit and watch with wide eyes.

In the last second, Seb Faure misses from under the crossbar. The whistle goes without the Copland fans having sung a single song for their team all day.

One man nearby directly addresses Ally McCoist, who is 70-odd metres away and can’t hear him. “You’re f**kin’ shockin’, McCoist! You’re a f**kin’ joke! F**kin’ part-timers!” The game has put everyone in a bad mood.

If Celtic Park last night was a moment of collective national ecstasy, Ibrox today is football as a weeping sore on the soul of a city. You take the bad with the good.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

From today's Irish Times

Glad to hear we are of interest to the Irish Times

Eirebear

So is the full-figured Kris Boyd, who is replaced by Jon Daly, the first Catholic from the Republic of Ireland to play for Rangers. I listen to the reception he gets. It’s completely normal. Simply the Best (original lyrics) is the closest thing to a sectarian chant I have heard all day. Nobody shouts anything at Daly.

Sums up the whole piece for me, he sounds almost disappointed.