psychobudgie

According to the Swedish national boss, it's quite the opposite. Before signing for Rangers all the reports stated he was a big, powerful, impossing centre back. I simply believe that PLG didn't prepare him properly for the SPL which in turn destroyed the lads confidence. He's still young and having someone like Weir playing alongside him can only benefit him and Rangers in the long term.

McGregor Hutton Ehiogu Weir Murray Burke Ferguson Thomson Adam Boyd Novo Kilmarnock (Sebo OG 90) 1 - 4 Rangers (Boyd 35, 71, Adam 10, Thomson 60)

Brian Laudrup by a country mile. Created goals, scored goals and led defences a merry dance.

Well we won't be expecting much from the goals part of the deal

I can see Celtic going in with a higher bid that that. BBC is reporting that we'll be making an improved bid tomorrow. Have to wait and see. Anyone else from the Scotland midfield we haven't been linked with yet ;-)

Well judging by the bids that have been turned down, the deal would have to be in the region of ?5 million for both players if the stories are true. Maybe it explains the token offers for Hartley and Gow.

Maybe they are both correct

Because there would have been something said about it if we did. We wouldn't hide the fact that a player had signed. And plus the fact that we haven't made any serious bid for any player yet. You could be right about the youth players. They deserve their chance but i still feel that our squad is too small to be letting players go without first having secured replacements. The agreements may have been made with just the registration to be done. Lets face it until a player is paraded we have no clue who has signed. It is not outwith the realms of possibility that bids for a couple of players have been accepted and contract negotiation is ongoing. They are under no contract to tell the supporters if that is the case.

Don't agree. He is a player who can change things from the bench and at the very least he is good cover. The way our squad is now, all it takes is one injury in midfeild and we are really down to the bare bones. That is my problem with letting him go before we have brought someone in. Now we are walking a tightrope hoping that we get the players we want. That simply shouldn't be happening imo. Spot on BITC! We should have our players signed before letting Buffel and Clement go. They should have been told OK BUT only if/when we get replacements. How do you know we haven't? Walter Smith has a habit of pulling the proverbial rabbit out the hat when it comes to players signing out of the blue. Then again he may be considering promoting one of the youth players. It worked for Moyes

250 ml of Bombay Blue and a conversation with a friend who is normally uncannily accurate with his information. I have been informed that <allegedly> Ferguson approached Rangers and not the other way round and that is as much as I know <allegedly>. Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink, say no more. All probably bollocks but we live in hope.

Darren Fletcher from Man Utd till the end of the season. You heard it here first. Probably hear it here last too

Here Here.

Clement is replaced by Hemdani, cover is provided by Rae and Murray. Buffel doesn't need replacing as he doesn't actually play in the starting 11 and rarely comes on as sub unless Burke and Sionko are both injured. It's hardly catastrophic imo.

Buffel is neither a striker or a midfielder so no great loss. He simply doesn't fit anywhere in a standard 4-4-2.

To be fair, that United side also had Schmeichel, Bruce, Pallister, Cantona and Hughes running down the spine of the team. Oh there is also the fact that Hansen is a buffoon.

Sorry but I disagree. Falkirk asking for Half a Million for Gow is taking the piss imo. He's a youngster with some potential and is by no means the finished product. He also only has 6 months left on his contract and can leave for sod all if we wait. I personally think 150k was generous if the rumours about the amount offered is true. If Falkirk won't sell him for a realistic fee then sign him on a pre contract and concentrate on getting someone else in.

Two words. Damage limitation. If they continue to perform at the level they have been (clement excluded) their value may drop even further. There is also the issue of paying them high salaries to sit warming the bench.

Aye, thats hardly the most difficult thing in the world though, is it PB? My point, is that being sacked, leaving by mutual consent, etc doesn't make you a bad manager/coach. With the possible exception of John Barnes and Lou Macari.

Not much we can do m8. I'm as upset by this as I was by PLG getting rid of Soti. And look how that one turned out. But, I don't blame Buffel one bit - most of the fans seem to hate him, and he's barely playing a bit-part in the side nowadays. Deserves better. Personally, I don't have any problems with him going. He showed flashes of what he is capable of over the last couple of seasons and that for me is the guys problem. He is mia in the majority of games he plays. If he played well for even 70% of the games he has appeared in I would probably be sorry to lose him but he is a luxury we can ill afford. He's a bit like De Boer but without the consistency, and snazzy hairdo. de Boer was consistent?? Christ, I know time is a great healer, but the amount of bears who seem to forget the number of bloody awful performances de Boer put in in favour of gushing over the few good ones truly amuses me. I didn't say he was consistently brilliant, but when he wasn't he was still better than average. Buffel actually reminds me of lovenkrands in some respects only without the pace and goal threat.

There are many reasons for Managers departing clubs. They probably felt they needed a new manager as Walter was pretty much pooped out and some fresh blood might get a reaction from the players until the club stabilised. Why did Liverpool get rid of Houllier? Why did Celtic get rid of Burns? Neither did a particularly bad job. Houlier infact has gone on to win consecutive titles with Lyon.

Not much we can do m8. I'm as upset by this as I was by PLG getting rid of Soti. And look how that one turned out. But, I don't blame Buffel one bit - most of the fans seem to hate him, and he's barely playing a bit-part in the side nowadays. Deserves better. Personally, I don't have any problems with him going. He showed flashes of what he is capable of over the last couple of seasons and that for me is the guys problem. He is mia in the majority of games he plays. If he played well for even 70% of the games he has appeared in I would probably be sorry to lose him but he is a luxury we can ill afford. He's a bit like De Boer but without the consistency, and snazzy hairdo.

Games-168 Won-53 Lost-65 Drawn-50 Win %-31.54 Smith managed Everton at a bad time! David Moyes Everton record, look at the players he has had! 211 81 80 50 38.38% Moyes out now!

Did they sign him

Games-168 Won-53 Lost-65 Drawn-50 Win %-31.54 Smith managed Everton at a bad time! Considering the situation at the club, that is an even better record than I had thought.

They got rid of him as unsurprisingly Walter had lost the will to go on. I doubt Sir Alex Ferguson could have steadied the Everton ship at that time, we were in real danger for a couple of seasons, of becoming the new Man City. Yes it was that bad.