Pre-Season Tour Confirmed

[DonaldTSterling 35]

Because Rangers aren't paying for it.

Expenses will be covered by organizers and sponsors. Rangers will most likely be paid a fee to participate in the trip.

your post is correct mate, we aren't paying for this trip. I've heard some rubbish spouted on this in a variety of places. Personally, this tour is a great move

[OzzieBear 204]

I'm in vegas from the 14th to the 26th July , seven hour drive to Sacramento from there . Wonder if the wife will fancy a road trip ,mmmm !

Not sure why you would need to ask?

[bornabear 6,201]

Haven't been in my home town for quite a few years now, so the Buckie fixture gives me an excuse to go back.

[IainB 599]

This is an extended training camp trip similar to our trips to Germany in the past. And sorry to upset the bears from the Mid part of the North American continent re Ottawa, but hearing something about a game in Edmonton 2 days after the Victoria game, It seems they are playing games close to places where we have NARSA clubs but not right in these places and this maybe deliberate to give the players some breathing space. (Ventura is close to LA, Sacramento close to San Francisco, Victoria to Vancouver and if Edmonton comes to fruition it is close to Calgary). Pre-season is about getting the players together, bonding and developing, not playing glamour friendlies. And if we are going to do that then play these games at Ibrox BUT the club would have to pay an appearance fee to these clubs, with no guarantee we would fill Ibrox to cover the costs, and sorry but these clubs are not going to be paying Rangers to come to their grounds with us as the third tier Scottish Champions.

[Beardownsouth 3]

This is an extended training camp trip similar to our trips to Germany in the past. And sorry to upset the bears from the Mid part of the North American continent re Ottawa, but hearing something about a game in Edmonton 2 days after the Victoria game, It seems they are playing games close to places where we have NARSA clubs but not right in these places and this maybe deliberate to give the players some breathing space. (Ventura is close to LA, Sacramento close to San Francisco, Victoria to Vancouver and if Edmonton comes to fruition it is close to Calgary). Pre-season is about getting the players together, bonding and developing, not playing glamour friendlies. And if we are going to do that then play these games at Ibrox BUT the club would have to pay an appearance fee to these clubs, with no guarantee we would fill Ibrox to cover the costs, and sorry but these clubs are not going to be paying Rangers to come to their grounds with us as the third tier Scottish Champions.

Any word on when the 4th game will be announced.

[Rangers Rob 29]

And sorry to upset the bears from the Mid part of the North American continent re Ottawa, but hearing something about a game in Edmonton 2 days after the Victoria game

Just off the phone with Ottawa Fury FC, said I had heard they were playing Glasgow Rangers in July and was calling about ticket availability, guy said "that match hasn't been announced yet" but he knows that lots of people have heard this, he said to keep an eye on the website as an announcement about an international friendly would be coming "sooner rather than later" - this fits with a post over on Follow Follow in which a member said they had been told by the Fury that an announcement regarding an international friendly would be coming 'probably Thursday'. FWIW, Ottawa Fury move from a stadium on a college campus to the newly renovated TD Place on July 20, so booking a big match in the first week makes sense.

It seems they are playing games close to places where we have NARSA clubs but not right in these places and this maybe deliberate to give the players some breathing space. (Ventura is close to LA, Sacramento close to San Francisco, Victoria to Vancouver and if Edmonton comes to fruition it is close to Calgary).

That they are near major metropolitan areas (which you point out above) may have had more to do with it - to be blunt, I don't expect many Major League Soccer teams would be interested given the level we currently play at which is why they went for USL Pro, PDL, and a likely NASL opponent.

[southdown 1916 350]

This is an extended training camp trip similar to our trips to Germany in the past. And sorry to upset the bears from the Mid part of the North American continent re Ottawa, but hearing something about a game in Edmonton 2 days after the Victoria game, It seems they are playing games close to places where we have NARSA clubs but not right in these places and this maybe deliberate to give the players some breathing space. (Ventura is close to LA, Sacramento close to San Francisco, Victoria to Vancouver and if Edmonton comes to fruition it is close to Calgary). Pre-season is about getting the players together, bonding and developing, not playing glamour friendlies. And if we are going to do that then play these games at Ibrox BUT the club would have to pay an appearance fee to these clubs, with no guarantee we would fill Ibrox to cover the costs, and sorry but these clubs are not going to be paying Rangers to come to their grounds with us as the third tier Scottish Champions.

ian how accurate is your information ,

[kplfishtank 4,656]

ian how accurate is your information ,

just approved your post , welcome to the site mate , im still trying to find out where 4th game will be played

[Rangers Rob 29]

From a Canadian soccer blogger on Twitter (@soccercanada):

Little birdy tells me that Rangers final stop on their NA tour will be announced this week as a game against the Ottawa Fury.

https://twitter.com/...241690828853248

[gogzy 31,195]

Buckie thistles my local club, lived here all my life, would be a dream to see my two clubs play each other.... Too bad i'll be on a boat in fuckin alaska.

crab fisher?

[gogzy 31,195]

.

Some people just love a good old moan.

goat my irony meter just expolded.

[southdown 1916 350]

Just off the phone with Ottawa Fury FC, said I had heard they were playing Glasgow Rangers in July and was calling about ticket availability, guy said "that match hasn't been announced yet" but he knows that lots of people have heard this, he said to keep an eye on the website as an announcement about an international friendly would be coming "sooner rather than later" - this fits with a post over on Follow Follow in which a member said they had been told by the Fury that an announcement regarding an international friendly would be coming 'probably Thursday'. FWIW, Ottawa Fury move from a stadium on a college campus to the newly renovated TD Place on July 20, so booking a big match in the first week makes sense.

That they are near major metropolitan areas (which you point out above) may have had more to do with it - to be blunt, I don't expect many Major League Soccer teams would be interested given the level we currently play at which is why they went for USL Pro, PDL, and a likely NASL opponent.

rob ,it was myself who posted on f f ,it was Graeme Ivory from Ottawa fury who gave me that info

[j1mgg 3,766]

Some people just moan about anything nowadays.

If we played a game at home we would only get a couple of thousand according to our main bodies that speak for us all.

[Jodz 98]

crab fisher?

Haha nah, cruise ship. Probably catch a few crabs right enough...

[72barca 1,788]

I said in post #59 I had spoken to the lad at Ottawa Fury FC on the 29th May, here is his follow up email on the 30th May. This shows the phone number and email of the club if anyone wants to book tickets once the announcement appears on their site ...

Hi XXXXXX,

It was great speaking with you yesterday!

As discussed, once the game is announced to the public and pricing is available I will pass along all of the information to you.

Here is the 3D seating chart for the new stadium:

http://www.seats3d.com/soccer/ottawa_fury/

I was doing some research yesterday after our phone call and I cannot believe the amount of support the Rangers FC have not only Worldwide but in Ontario alone! Unbelievable!

In the meantime if you have any questions at all please feel free to contact me and I will gladly assist you.

Thanks,

Jake

Jake Windsor

Team Leader, Fan Services Specialist

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group

P: (613) 232-6767 Ext: 8402

F: (613) 232-5586

JWindsor@oseg.ca

Unit 3, 2016 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa, ON, K1J 7N9, Canada

[Beardownsouth 3]

I said in post #59 I had spoken to the lad at Ottawa Fury FC on the 29th May, here is his follow up email on the 30th May. This shows the phone number and email of the club if anyone wants to book tickets once the announcement appears on their site ...

Hi XXXXXX,

It was great speaking with you yesterday!

As discussed, once the game is announced to the public and pricing is available I will pass along all of the information to you.

Here is the 3D seating chart for the new stadium:

http://www.seats3d.c...er/ottawa_fury/

I was doing some research yesterday after our phone call and I cannot believe the amount of support the Rangers FC have not only Worldwide but in Ontario alone! Unbelievable!

In the meantime if you have any questions at all please feel free to contact me and I will gladly assist you.

Thanks,

Jake

Jake Windsor

Team Leader, Fan Services Specialist

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group

P: (613) 232-6767 Ext: 8402

F: (613) 232-5586

JWindsor@oseg.ca

Unit 3, 2016 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa, ON, K1J 7N9, Canada

Cheers for info mate.

[Rangers Rob 29]

@OttawaFury

Fury FC to announce first international friendly coming to @TD_Place Thursday at 12 noon

[WilliamFyfe 1,438]

I'm excited to see Miller in the team again.

Just hoping Daly isn't playing 90 minutes or every pre season game.

[Rangers Rob 29]

Ottawa press conference taking place now, press release to follow

From Rangers: Rangers Confirm Ottawa Fury FC Friendly http://www.rangers.c...ury-fc-friendly

The match against @OttawaFuryFC will take place at the TD Place Stadium, Ontario at 7pm on 23 July: http://rng.rs/SbRFsJ #GersOnTour

https://twitter.com/...582198012895232

[Rangers Rob 29]

[Rangers Rob 29]

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Fury-FC-to-Host-Rangers-FC-in-International-Friendly-at-TD-Place.html?soid=1101855648039&aid=HWUMM7N17hY

FURY FC TO HOST RANGERS FC IN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY AT TD PLACE

Most Successful Club in Domestic Football Comes to Ottawa July 23

Ottawa Fury FC and Scottish League One Champions Rangers FC today announced that they will play in the first ever international friendly to hit TD Place on July 23 at 7:00pm. Rangers FC are the world's most successful domestic club having won more titles and trebles than any other club. In their 142 year history the Glasgow based club have been giants in Scottish football and has appeared in both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League where they were runners-up most recently in 2008. Tickets to the match go on-sale Saturday, June 7 at 10:00am at OttawaFuryFC.com.

"We are committed to bringing top class international soccer to fans in Ottawa/Gatineau," said Fury FC President and OSEG Partner, John Pugh."It is an honour for Fury FC to welcome Rangers FC - a club with such a longstanding history of success in world football and a club with a huge fan base in Scotland and worldwide"

One of the best supported clubs in Europe, Rangers FC have more than 250 supporters clubs worldwide - 27 of them in Canada including a chapter here in Ottawa.

"It's the dream of a lifetime come true," said Stewart Melvin, Secretary with the Ottawa chapter of the Rangers FC Supporters Group. "It's a great opportunity not only for our members but for Rangers supporters throughout Eastern Canada and the United States that support Rangers week in and week out to watch their team play live. For the people of Ottawa, what a fantastic showcase for them to come out and watch the Fury play against a team known worldwide with so much history and traditions. It's guaranteed to be a great atmosphere inside TD Place and we are all now anxiously looking forward to the game to watch the famous Glasgow Rangers in our home city."

"Playing against Rangers FC is going to be special," said Fury FC Head Coach Marc Dos Santos. "This is a fantastic opportunity for the fans, the players and the community to experience an international friendly against a club with tremendous history and success."

Rangers will begin their North American preseason tour in California with matches against Ventura County Fusion (July 15) and Sacramento Republic FC (July 19) before heading north to Canada to face the Victoria Highlanders on July 21.

"I am delighted our pre-season plans are now in place with the announcement of the Ottawa Fury FC friendly," said Rangers Manager Ally McCoist. "We have a wonderful global fanbase and I am sure the members of NARSA (North American Rangers Supporters Association) will turn out in huge numbers at all of our games."

A Rangers delegation will also represent the Club at this weekend's NARSA Convention in Toronto.

Chief Executive Graham Wallace will join Club Captain Lee McCulloch, Lewis Macleod, Nicky Clark, Steve Smith and Canadians Fraser Aird and Luca Gasparotto in Canada while Rangers TV commentator Tom Miller will be hosting the event.

"We are delighted to announce our final pre-season game in Canada will be against Ottawa Fury," remarked Wallace. "The four-game tour of North America will help prepare the squad for the Championship campaign ahead and also re-introduce Rangers to our supporters across the Atlantic.

"I am also looking forward to engaging with the fans at the NARSA Convention in Toronto this weekend, it will be a good opportunity to update our overseas supporters on the progress we have made in recent months as we strive to take Rangers back to the very top of Scottish football."

[simplythebest 11,453]

Chris Graham own them?

[Rangers Rob 29]

Pricing and seat layout for the Fury match, if they think we are only going to fill those two dinky sections they are mental.

[MasterD 7,435]

Can't be arsed reading the thread.

Is it right we're playing Derby away? Heard someone mention that earlier.

[Rangers Rob 29]

Can't be arsed reading the thread.

Is it right we're playing Derby away? Heard someone mention that earlier.

Not confirmed, but have read that on message boards.