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MacKay hopefully. Ive given up on Fleck.

I think your correct. Im sure it was in similar circumstances as yesterday he got hurt at Hampden. An initial injury, then playing through the pain before collapsing again.

He was still hateable. As was Kanchelskis.

That Marseille team were tough bastards physically. When i watched the game I still had an old fashioned belief that skillful continental teams could be out-muscled by tough British players. How wrong i was. That Marseille team could out pass, out dribble and easily kicked fuck out of us, especially at Ibrox. Our performance away from home was outstanding.

He sounds like a true fan.

This.

I agree with the first post about Gattuso. He was average here. Dick Advocaat was/is the worst thing ever to happen to Rangers.

So what has Fleck shown to you ability wise to put any faith in him? Im not talking of his potential when he played schoolboy football. I mean here and now in the professional game.

Hes done nothing in the professional game. Hes now getting past the age where "potential" is of any value. No-one in there right mind would offer more than 500k for him at the moment.

Their will be injuries and suspenions aplenty. If hes good enough he will get a chance. Its up to him to grab it with both hands.

I remember a similar age group of Rangers youngsters winning a tourney a couple years back. Does anyone remember the tourney im on about? Im sure one of the boys broke his leg in the opening game. Anyone know what age group theyll be now?

Ive heard Lulu and Robert Carlyle And surprisingly Annie Lennox???

The "Uncle Tom" Joe Frazier would disagree. Ali had immense talent and charisma. His record in the ring cannot be diminished. He could also be a bully and a nasty piece of work. His "class" wasnt always so great.

This. No manager has a 100% record in the transfer market. Wattie hasnt been a miracle worker but he has done very well. The Lafferty and Beasley transfers arent the ones that got us into financial trouble.

Agreed about Reyna, he was a tidy wee player. Fantastic passer of the ball, and athletic. A right footed version of Gio. No need for wingers when those two were playing wide.

Fair enough. I found an article from a few years ago which mentions a debt of 5/6 million at one stage. After a share issue underwritten by Murray. A healthy dose of creative accounting id suggest which made the figures look better than they actually were.

Im pretty sure we were in more debt than £5/6 million. In the last decade i dont think weve been in debt of below £15-18 million, and that was after a less than successful share issue. Anyone know the figures?

Flo was an awful buy, De Boer wasnt so fantastic either. Both cost us big time on transfers and wages(we had to pay these guys £40,000?? or so per week). All that for SPL success.

The highlighted part is the only thing i disagree with. £80 million in debt is hard to get rid of, we are still paying the consequences of that debt today.

Every manager buys duds. None have a 100% record in that department. Considering the tight squeeze weve been in Wattie and Eck did ok, all things considered. The less said about Le Guen the better. I kinda agree about Advocaat. The first 18 months or so he had an excellent signing record, latterly he was a f*ckin long term disaster. Why he doesnt get more stick i dont know.

The winner of the "pissing money away award" undoubtedly goes to Dick Advocaat.

McGregor Hutton Cuellar Boogie Numan Reyna Ferguson Albertz Gio Mols Cannigia Not 100% sure if they all played in the last 10 years. Sorry, no way McCann is ahead of Gio.

Football is awash with players who look promising at youth level but fail to make the grade. Most of its due to either poor attitude or physically not being upto the job.

Sorry, but no thanks. We'd be overpowered and outmuscled with that midfield. A midfield with an average height of 5ft 2 would lead to disaster at set pieces. Every team needs at least one dirty c*nt in midfield.

If i had 10 years experience as a striker i bet i could. I could also fall over (unhurt) holding my face when going up in an airial challenge, fake an injury to waste time, and numerous other underhand activities. The point being, footballers are devious c*nts who do almost anything to gain advantage. Our players as well as opposing ones.