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

Johner

Strange move from Barton, walking away from Premier League football. Good signing from Rangers though!

Jelle1880

Johner wrote: »

Strange move from Barton, walking away from Premier League football. Good signing from Rangers though!

Was down to the contract, he wanted a longer contract but Burnley reportedly only wanted to give him a 1 year contract. He gets 2 years at Rangers with the option to extend it to 3.

duffman13

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Was down to the contract, he wanted a longer contract but Burnley reportedly only wanted to give him a 1 year contract. He gets 2 years at Rangers with the option to extend it to 3.

Live with a couple of Burnley fans and they are devastated he's left but you hit the nail on the head, they said apparently Barton had an offer from Burnley for 1 year with an extension clause and Rangers offered two with an extension clause.

Based on the couple of games I've seen him play this season he seems to have become a better player at Burnley. Some mature performances from him this season.

RoryMac

Looks to be an excellent signing for Rangers, as Savage said he is well suited to Scottish football and will help when some of the SPL teams try to get a bit physical

A Dub in Glasgo

Good bit of business, Rangers appear to have a tall photographer as they are always looking up to the lens

Edit: Will be funny listening to his views on earlier tweets & interviews

Dempsey

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Good bit of business, Rangers appear to have a tall photographer as they are always looking up to the lens

Edit: Will be funny listening to his views on earlier tweets & interviews

Got a good giggle at that

Coillte_Bhoy

Where's the magic hat? No sign of him since Saturday, genuine question btw

weldoninhio

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Where's the magic hat? No sign of him since Saturday, genuine question btw

Being linked heavily with Derby.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

He is in the states

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

He is in the states

Who is 'magic hat'?

Jelle1880

zorro2566 wrote: »

Who is 'magic hat'?

Warburton.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Rangers group in the league cup is

Group F

Motherwell
Rangers
Stranraer
East Stirlingshire
Annan Athletic

Fixtures announced next week along with TV games

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Opener against Hamilton and them on the 10th September though I imagine it will be changed to Sunday 12th.


FULL RANGERS FIXTURE LIST:

THE SPFL Premiership fixtures for season 2016/17 were released today, with Rangers kicking off their campaign at home to Hamilton Accies.

Here is a full list of fixtures as they stand, with dates and kick off times subject to change for broadcast.

06/08/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Hamilton Academical
13/08/2016 – 15:00 – Dundee v Rangers
20/08/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Motherwell
27/08/2016 – 15:00 – Kilmarnock v Rangers

10/09/2016 – 15:00 – Celtic v Rangers
17/09/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Ross County
24/09/2016 – 15:00 – Aberdeen v Rangers

01/10/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Partick Thistle
15/10/2016 – 15:00 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers
22/10/2016 – 15:00 – Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
26/10/2016 – 19:45 – Rangers v St. Johnstone
29/10/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Kilmarnock

05/11/2016 – 15:00 – Ross County v Rangers
19/11/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Dundee
26/11/2016 – 15:00 – Partick Thistle v Rangers

03/12/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Aberdeen
10/12/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Heart of Midlothian
17/12/2016 – 15:00 – Hamilton Academical v Rangers
24/12/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
28/12/2016 – 19:45 – St. Johnstone v Rangers
31/12/2016 – 15:00 – Rangers v Celtic

28/01/2017 – 15:00 – Motherwell v Rangers

01/02/2017 – 19:45 – Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
04/02/2017 – 15:00 – Rangers v Ross County
18/02/2017 – 15:00 – Dundee v Rangers
25/02/2017 – 15:00 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers

01/03/2017 – 19:45 – Rangers v St. Johnstone
11/03/2017 – 15:00 – Celtic v Rangers
18/03/2017 – 15:00 – Rangers v Hamilton Academical

01/04/2017 – 15:00 – Rangers v Motherwell
05/04/2017 – 19:45 – Kilmarnock v Rangers
08/04/2017 – 15:00 – Aberdeen v Rangers
15/04/2017 – 15:00 – Rangers v Partick Thistle

Jelle1880

Clint Hill has signed for Rangers, he comes from Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.

Jelle1880

Accrington Stanley ‏@ASFCofficial 17m17 minutes ago
A compensation fee has been agreed with @RangersFC for @mdrcrooks & @WindassJnr - both are now free to train. Good luck to both lads

Crooks and Windass had to wait for this to be able to actually join for training. Sorted now.

Krancjar is also coming for a medical.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Accrington Stanley ‏@ASFCofficial 17m17 minutes ago
A compensation fee has been agreed with @RangersFC for @mdrcrooks & @WindassJnr - both are now free to train. Good luck to both lads

Crooks and Windass had to wait for this to be able to actually join for training. Sorted now.

Krancjar is also coming for a medical.

It's reckoned we only paid 120,000 pounds for both player. So including Rossiter that's 370,000. This could be a great bit of business

Jelle1880

Krancjar has signed on a two year contract.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Matt Gilks sign two year deal



http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/gers-sign-matt-gilks/

Friday, 24 June 2016, 13:00
by Rangers Football Club

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RANGERS have today secured the services of goalkeeper Matt Gilks on a two year deal following his departure from English Premiership side Burnley.

The 34 year-old Scotland internationalist is vastly experienced having played for a wide variety of clubs in his career, and arrives to provide competition to current number one Wes Foderingham.

He began his career at Rochdale in League Two and spent eight seasons with the ‘Dale, playing 197 times before being transferred firstly to Norwich City where he made no appearances and then Blackpool in 2008.

Under the management of Ian Holloway, he established himself as the club’s first choice stopper and helped them win promotion to the Premier League in 2010.

He played 18 times in England’s top league in Blackpool’s only season there before they were relegated and Gilks retained his place as top man in the Championship once more.

Whilst at Blackpool, he was a regular in the Scotland squad and would have worked closely with ‘Gers goalkeeping coach Jim Stewart – earning three caps for the Dark Blues.

His most recent club was Burnley who he joined in 2014, but in two seasons there, he has been restricted to just two League Cup appearances.

He will begin training with his new teammates immediately and will travel with the rest of the squad to South Carolina next week for their pre-season training camp.

Magic Hat signs new contract until 2019!

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/36770547

Jelle1880

Can't be, Scottish media is sure he's off to England :pac:

Savage Tyrant

zorro2566 wrote: »

Magic Hat signs new contract until 2019!

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/36770547

As a Celtic fan, delighted with that news.

Coillte_Bhoy

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

As a Celtic fan, delighted with that news.

Why exactly? he seems a reasonable manager

The Rogers effect! Celtics European form continues!

Berserker

zorro2566 wrote: »

The Rogers effect! Celtics European form continues!

Hope they carry that form into the season ahead. Dembele, the 'superstar', they signed from Fulham was a passenger from the bits I have read. A policeman scored the winner.

bobbysands81

zorro2566 wrote: »

Magic Hat signs new contract until 2019!

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/36770547

Good bit of business for you guys, seems a decent manager.

bobbysands81

A lot of signings made, a lot of money spent. Given that your turnover has been pitiful for your first 4 seasons and you're running a huge deficit, any idea where this money is coming from and is anyone asking questions about sustainability?

Jelle1880

bobbysands81 wrote: »

A lot of signings made, a lot of money spent. Given that your turnover has been pitiful for your first 4 seasons and you're running a huge deficit, any idea where this money is coming from and is anyone asking questions about sustainability?

Over 40.000 season tickets sold will help a lot.

Also, most signings are for relatively small fees.

bobbysands81

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Over 40.000 season tickets sold will help a lot.

Also, most signings are for relatively small fees.

Your turnover needed to go way up to even come close to meeting your outgoings. There's little doubt your turnover will increase a relatively significant amount but it doesn't seem to be anywhere in the ballpark of covering your outgoings.

Jelle1880

We're on a far better financial footing than before, that much is clear. That doesn't mean there aren't still financial issues, but those too will be resolved in time just like many of the other issues from the previous board.

bobbysands81

Jelle1880 wrote: »

We're on a far better financial footing than before, that much is clear. That doesn't mean there aren't still financial issues, but those too will be resolved in time just like many of the other issues from the previous board.

They won't be resolved in time, they'll only be resolved when proper corporate governance is initiated.

You guys still seem to be spending above your means, surely there's at least a little alarm of caution going off somewhere?