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  1. 1 hour ago, Burnbank Derry said:

    Doubt if there is anywhere it could be. Remember the days in the east enclosure you could look down through the windows and see them warming up.

    There are a couple of astroturfed rooms just opposite the changing rooms.

    Used them when I did the Rangers FFIT scheme 

  2. 5 minutes ago, backup said:

    Personally I think he should have kept those thoughts to himself.

    I think it became a topic of conversation amongst the fans, particularly in relation to Morelos, so him coming out & saying something I suppose cuts out any concerns of letting them away with it.

    However, I absolutely see your point & somewhat agree with it.

  3. @thedude

    I've listened to it & it's not bad I'm afraid that it lacks the fire that it needs to make if compelling.

    The premis is good but the execution is lacking. When listening to this, you fully expect, while not a full blown bawling match, a heated argument about the hot topics (one topic in particular was completely ignored, using a ClydeSSB argument that it's about the football) but it felt very bland as if you're trying to avoid the argument rather than reaching for it.

  4. JORDAN JONES is aiming to get Rangers fans on their feet next season as he prepares to join up with his new teammates as they return for pre-season training.

    Jones, who agreed a pre-contract deal back in January while still a Kilmarnock player, arrives back in Glasgow following two impressive showings for Northern Ireland against Estonia and Belarus as they handed themselves a real opportunity of qualifying for Euro 2020.

    Jones is now raring to go at Ibrox, and is desperate to entertain the Gers fans in what is sure to be a hugely exciting season.

    https://Rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/ill-get-you-out-your-seat

  5. THE rebuilding work on the park is what matters most for Rangers. The refurbishments off it are further signs of progress, proof that the club is being taken care of once again.

    The money from Dave King and his board has funded the overhaul that has been undertaken by Steven Gerrard. Away from the boardroom, Colin Stewart plays his own part.

    At Ibrox, a new hybrid pitch has been laid, while the dugouts and the track have been replaced. So, too, have the plastic panels around the stadium, while work continues to update and upgrade the players’ area as the wood glistens with fresh varnish.

    In isolation, each job may not seem like a big deal. They mean much to Stewart after seeing Ibrox lose some of its lustre while previous regimes walked the corridors.

    “I am almost 20 years at the club and I have never seen as much work getting done at the same time as this summer,” Stewart, the Director of Operations for the RYDC, said. “You can hardly get moving for people with hard hats and that is fantastic to see.

    “It is actually quite heart-warming to see because we had four years of neglect, and you can’t do that.

    “Having the manager on board, having come from what he has come from, has made a difference.

    “It is fantastic. It is comforting for someone who is a Rangers fan that works there and sees it every day.

    “I am delighted the board have seen fit to undertake the work. Money has to be spent on the first team, that is what we are all here for.

    “But the board recognise that running parallel with that the fabric of the building had to be brought back up to Rangers levels. The board have backed the manager both on the pitch and off the pitch.”

    The work at Ibrox is what supporters will see and cherish the most, but plenty is being done behind the scenes as well, including a major overhaul of the Hummel Training Centre.

    That is where most of the funds, which total more than £8million now, that Stewart raises are invested.

    It has taken time, but Rangers are finally being restored to the levels which supporters recognise.

    “When I joined, Dick Advocaat was the manager and we have had some great years since with some great players,” Stewart said. “We won Trebles, we had Helicopter Sunday.

    “I saw the Treble teams of the 70s. As a Rangers fan I expected to win and it is a shame that there are a generation of young fans now that have never seen us win. I am just used to it and having those four, five, six years of nothing and seeing people take not give from the club, watching the place crumble from the inside, it was tough, really tough.”

    It is four-and-a-half years now since King, Paul Murray and John Gilligan won control at Ibrox.

    Time, and money, hasn’t yet healed all the wounds, though. Legacy issues continue to be dealt with on a regular basis as steps forward are taken.

    “I only met Craig Whyte twice,” Stewart said. “I remember sitting for the first time with Craig and I thought to myself ‘I have never sat with a billionaire before’. Before the second meeting, I realised I still hadn’t.

    “I refused to meet Charles Green, I refused to meet (Derek) Llambias and (Barry) Leach. I met (Brian) Stockbridge and (Imran) Ahmad but I didn’t meet the Easdales (Sandy and James). There were very few of that group that I actually met.

    “It is terrible to say, we basically locked our door and got on with our work. Sometimes I would take my laptop and work from home for a week because I knew they were looking for me and I would come back to all these missed calls.

    “I refused to give them money. When the good guys arrived, I handed over money to Paul Murray.”

    There are few staff at Ibrox with more stories to tell than Stewart. He lives the dream working for his club, but went through the nightmare before coming out the other side.

    His commitment is admirable, his efforts crucial to Rangers.

    “The board just now are great and I am around the place on a matchday and the guys thank me for what I am doing, which is really nice,” he said. “They are Rangers fans at heart and they just want the best for the club.

    “For four years, I wouldn’t go near the Blue Room but now I am able to go back, there is laughter again and it is like the gloom has been lifted.

    “The good guys are back and it is a changed place. The board are looking after Rangers on the pitch, but off the pitch is just as important.

    https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17705331.amp/?__twitter_impression=true

  6. STEVEN GERRARD could take his Rangersside to Plymouth this summer after new Home Park boss Ryan Lowe approached his friend over a pre-season fixture.

    Lowe was in charge of Bury last term as Gerrard made his Ibrox debut as a boss and saw the Light Blues clinch a 6-0 victory.

    Now he hopes to line-up another test against the Gers following his move to Argyle earlier this month as he replaced Derek Adams in the dugout.

    Rangers already have games with Oxford United, Marseille and Blackburn Rovers in the diary and will play their first competitive clash of the new term on Thursday, July 11 in the Europa League qualifiers.

    https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17704072.amp/?__twitter_impression=true

  7. The challenge of Rovers is they will be pushing for promotion this season as they just missed out to Charlton.

    That brings a differebt kind if pressure, the pressure to win every week because it's expected (sound familiar) but in a league that's also "robust" and will teach him the tricks of his trade that he's still to learn through playing every week.

    He's too good to be playing reserve football & he won't get the challenge required at St Johnstone or the like where they're happy to tread water.

  8. Got this from TO yesterday .

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    Due to the record number of Season Ticket renewals for the forthcoming season, unfortunately we have been unable to help with your request to transfer your current Season Ticket seat. If you wish to remain on the seat transfer waiting list for Season 2020/21 please respond to seattransfers@Rangers.co.ukstating your Rangers Number and an instruction to keep your request active.

     


    Thank you for your continued and loyal support.

     

    There isnt enough space to move 4 of us together, currently 3 in BR and in Govan

  9. Best solution for me is .. we extend Tav contract by one season so he's on the contract length, let him have one last tilt at 55 and trying for either (both) cups.

    At the end if this season, he'll be 28 which will still see us get full value in a transfer & him to get to a club at a reasonable level & very likely better pay.

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