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Proud to say it - I was there

Got it in one! McLean and most of the other Sports journalists have deliberately misused the terms, we know the agenda! Had the BBC response been credible it would have supported its position as being consistent in making the "clear distinction" as it did when referring to Pacific Shelf 595 in the past - which, of course, it didn't. In a sporting context it is simple, we are Rangers - we were then, we are now and we will be Rangers forever. Most of the Sports journalists, and the BBC, are sporting hypocrites.

Posted in another thread... In significant points in history, of our country and our club, great people emerge - Moses McNeil, Mr Struth, Willie Waddell, Jock Wallace, Walter Smith and others. Often they are thrust forward in adversity and display a candour, dignity and most obviously integrity that most others cannot match. They are giants amongst pygmies. Step up Ally McCoist, a giant among the small men and small-minded of the SPL and SFA. You are a legend in our time, in the years ahead Rangers fans will talk about, reminisce and retell the story of our troubles and our rise back to greatness and most of all they will talk of the emergence of a true Rangers legend, already established on the field of play, they will talk of Ally McCoist - Super Ally - "Super" doesn't quite do him justice! Arise Sir Ally

One is a cheating, conniving, murdering bastard .... the other shot people in a cinema in Aurora.

Well said that man we will fight to the end - No Surrender

Alan Smith and Robbie Fowler

In significant points in history, of our country and our club, great people emerge - Moses McNeil, Mr Struth, Willie Waddell, Jock Wallace, Walter Smith and others. Often they are thrust forward in adversity and display a candour, dignity and most obviously integrity that most others cannot match. They are giants amongst pygmies. Step up Ally McCoist, a giant among the small men and small-minded of the SPL and SFA. You are a legend in our time, in the years ahead Rangers fans will talk about, reminisce and retell the story of our troubles and our rise back to greatness and most of all they will talk of the emergence of a true Rangers legend, already established on the field of play, they will talk of Ally McCoist - Super Ally - "Super" doesn't quite do him justice! Arise Sir Ally

As soon as they get back from their tour of Japan Wouldn't it be great if the SPL could help its team's to compete in Europe by moving fixtures around? Hmmm, maybe not, it's about "sporting integrity" after all

'a moral victory' - unbelievable that we're getting a lesson in morality from a man who's behaviour as a footballer and manager has been reprehensible, and from a club with such a tarnished history. Before you look to us Mr Lennon perhaps discuss morals with Messrs Brazil and McCluskey.

These issues are still on the agenda. Rangers membership of the SFA has still to be approved, and it will be subject to us agreeing any and all future sanctions - without recourse to legal challenge. While we have already accepted the points deduction, fines and relegation and the football debt will largely be paid using last season's SPL earnings, it goes beyond natural justice (integrity?) to expect anyone to agree any future penalties derived from any misdemeanors perpetrated by others not connected with The Rangers Football Club. Particularly where those who will determine those sanctions cannot be trusted to act in a fair and objective manner! The Court of Session has already found the SFA guilty of acting illegally in their attempts to impose a transfer embargo, yet that issue is still on the agenda and, to make matters worse, they are asking us to accept future punishments without challenge, legal or otherwise. The architects of this scheme are now being exposed, the SFL has not been taken in by bullying tactics of the SFA and SPL. Their "master plan" to cripple our club and at the same time continue to cash in on our massive drawing power has been exposed. Those leading this conspiracy, Regan and Doncaster, must be removed from their positions and the SFL Chairmen have tabled a no-confidence motion in that respect, the SFL needs to follow through with that motion. However, let's not forget those other members of the SFA and SPL Boards who also acted in support of their CEOs, they too must be brought to book as it is clear that the shameful ways in which they have acted have been driven by a hatred for Rangers, an opportunity to damage/destroy our club while wrapping their own self-interests in a cloak of "sporting integrity" and all of that has been exposed by the events of recent weeks.

... We will emerge stronger ...

Wait a minute - a return to the Highland League isn't guaranteed! in the interests of "sporting integrity" they'll have to apply to the SFA to renew their membership and then ask the HL clubs to vote them in

Whether its SPL next season (unlikely), SFL DIv 1 or SFL DIv 3 the bloodletting and demonisation of The Rangers will have abated (not ceased!) and the so-called "newco" will move forward. Rangers fans will never forget those who have set out to destroy us, those who have dressed their dirty deeds in the falsehood that they describe as "sporting integrity". The real truth is that there has been nothing sporting and a distinct lack of integrity as clubs, their officials and fans have enjoyed exploiting the weakness of the current Rangers, the very Association of which Rangers are long and proud members has sought to join as co-conspirators in the pursuit of self-interest wrapped up in the sham of punishing a club that was victim to an alleged criminal and an organisation yet to be found guilty of other apparent misdeeds. Rangers Football Club has been punished, to the maximum allowed in its associated rules - and beyond, as evidenced by the Court of Session, but the pursuers continue to pursue. Let them come after us! We will survive through the dark days ahead through the strength of the Rangers Family. There will come a time, maybe five years from now, when we look back on these times. While Celtic celebrate their 5th title in a row, smug in the knowledge that the conspiracy succeeded in removing the only true rival in their way, and club after club has gone into administration, some wiped from the football map altogether; we will laugh at their demise, we will remember their treachery and we will enjoy the knowledge that in 2017 The Rangers will be one of the oldest "newcos" around!

This Well said big Jig!

This Well said big Jig!

That is all

It doesn't matter if Aluko had done a backward flip with pike, the offence was that he was held by Hardie, what happens next it irrelevant, the correct decision was a penalty. There was no contact on O'Connor when he went down, thus he was guilty of simulation. However, I agree with you that there certainly is inconsistency because O'Connor was reprieved and Aluko found gulity.

Much has been written and said about the alleged dive by Sone Aluko v Dunfermline, covered by BBC Scotland from every possible angle and discussed at every opportunity (the reasons for this are discussed elsewhere, particularly by the excellent Chris Graham). However, I have seen little commentary on the supposed breach of the laws of the game, although there has been some inference that Aluko was guilty of "simulation". So, that seems to relate to Law 12 - Fouls and misconduct. Law 12 covers the issue of unsporting behaviour "… a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour, e.g. if a player: - attempts to deceive the referee by feigning injury or pretending to have been fouled (simulation)". Law 12 also lists 10 offences when a direct free kick shall be awarded and includes where "a player commits any of the following three offences: - holds an opponent - spits at an opponent - handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)" Law 12 makes no reference to the player falling, stumbling or throwing himself to the ground - the offence is holding an opponent. Hardie held Aluko, the ref saw that and awarded a penalty (direct free kick in the penalty area), the incessant BBC Scotland replays show Hardie holding Aluko, the press pictures show the same thing clearly. And, most baffling of all, the SFA Committee agreed that Hardie made contact with Aluko (contact = he held him) yet they have found Aluko guilty of "simulation". We can only conclude that they deemed the player falling to the ground as simulation having ignored the contact from the opposing player - that makes no sense! The offence is holding, they have acknowledged that, so whatever happens next (falling down) is of no relevance. The only fair decision to be made from this is to agree that the ref, Mr Conroy, got it right, there was contact (an offence), the result was correctly a direct free kick in the penalty area - that is the Law. Or is there a different law for the Rangers?

I saw mad mental Martin Hardie take a foul shy at the start of the second half. I think the panel needs to review this urgently - the shy needs to be awarded to Rangers and Hardie banned for 6 games

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