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  1. Airdie fans, "You're not Rangers any more....."

    Us, "Can you hear the Bankies sing"

    Similar one with Motherwell last year, we're were singing about Rangers (can't remember the tune)

    Motherwell, "You're not Rangers anymore"

    Us, "You only came to see the Rangers..."

    Even better because we were beating an SPL side who thought they could come to Ibrox and steamroller us at that time

  2. Absolutely delighted to hear this. I know some people have misgivings about Dave King, but to me the man is an accomplished businessman (better than the likes of David Murray in my eyes), and an avid supporter. Both these qualities lead me to believe he'll help run Rangers efficiently and with passion.

    I've read his 'issues' with relation to tax in SA - and perceive what he did to be tax limitation (like any proper business or individual tries to effect) rather than anything crude. I just hope that the SFA and those in a position of power (namely Liewell) don't have the sway to prevent this.

    From a selfish point of view, this guy is loaded and would gladly pump his money in to the club to see success - I know we'd ideally like the club to be run by supporters, but if we want to succeed at the top, there probably isn't the money in the Scottish system to do that....so it would be nice to have a very rich guy at the top who wants to see that too (feel free to read between the lines on that one).

  3. I recall, in conversations with my mates at the time, I backed Barry blindly. It proved to be the right choice, as Le Guen was sacked shortly afterwards, but it was based on gut and nothing else. At that time BF was probably our most consistent and determined player, and to be demoted as captain (I don't recall the stories of 'he'd never player for Rangers again) was ridiculous at that time. He was the one player that WAS performing (at least in terms of passion) on the pitch.

    It's refreshing to hear his side of the story now.

  4. If someone has sold 3.1%, they've crossed percentage barriers (eg gone from 10.1%>7% or 3.1%>0%) which require disclosure to the LSE - they are legally obliged to tell Rangers today, who are also required by the Stock Exchange to declare by COB today....unless it was lots of little buys Laxey managed to get a hold of (which I doubt).

  5. Have we any idea who sold/bought yet?

    We'll find out tomorrow. 2.02m shares is about 3.1% of the company - under stock exchange rules, the buyer needs to disclose if they go above 3%, or if they hold a chunk of stock already, they need to disclose the % they now hold (as it will have breached percentage marks). Rangers are obliged to issue and RNS by COB tomorrow

  6. Didn't we expect attendances to fall anyway? They've held up good so far in comparison to the expectations at the beginning of the season. It's just an opinion, but I don't really care how we get to the top, so long as we get there.

    If I could will anyone to succeed, it would be Ally. Any other manager in the world will take us back to the top too. Don't see the point in changing, if the outcome will be the same.

    So your willing to watch this dross for another few year,some of us can remember the Greig years and the shite crowds that resulted from it and that is going to happen again if Ally isn't replaced , the crowds are already dropping , winning a league against plumbers and joiners is not enough we have to make progress or risk being in the shadows for years

  7. Aye, noted, but it just doesn't matter. I'd be more concerned if we were getting booed off against Celtic in the title decider in a few years time. Don't get me wrong, some of these players would be better playing elsewhere, but as long as we win successive promotions, I can live with a few crap performances. If Ally learns, great' if he doesn't; we'll have a new manager when actually matters.

    That's 2 weeks in a row that we have been booed off at half time in the 3rd division

  8. I'm 32, don't remember the Greig era, but don't think there's any benefit in changing the manager. By all means, let's consider it when we're in the SPL, but we're doing OK with the current set up.

    I know we played crap today, and I've seen us play crap a lot this season, but it just doesn't matter. What matters is winning the league, and getting back to where we belong. Ally can have a few years as manager, maybe he might learn something, and become our greatest manager ever; and maybe he won't. I for one would love possibly the greatest ever Ranger, to become our best ever manager, if not he'll be replaced when we get to the top and we'll never forget his contribution.

    This is the best possible training he can get; virtually no pressure and he can get to learn as he goes along. Win every game, we should at this level, but it's the big picture that's important.

  9. Good work Bill, it's good to see the campaign to bring it back gaining some weight.

    I'd like to see us fight in the courts to bring back the old version, it's disgusting it is outlawed, makes a mockery of our legal system. Cry long and hard enough about anything that your offended by and get it outlawed seems to be the message.

    My suggestion would be, if it must be changed;

    Hullo! Hullo! We are the The Billy boys

    Hullo! Hullo! You'll know us by our noise.

    We'll sing it like we used to sing, 50 thousand strong

    For we are the The Brigton Derry Boys

    The line i replaced it with is actually an original lyrics from marching through Georgia. The problem with the "clean" suggestions being banded around is that the song looses it's defiance with the happy clappy versions. We need to roar, it's a war cry, not a medley about hearts being strong and true.

    I think that the line is a defiant one, for the original song writer it was triumphant, as the unionist north defeated the southern rebels in the civil war. For us is triumphant & defiant, we're not only bringing back our war cry but we're rising again to the top of scottish football, '50 thousand strong' after they tried to kill us.

    Probably the best alteration I've seen so far

  10. For me, any money due to Rangers for activities while the old co owned the club (for example European money or money for international appearances) should be paid to the old co for the benefit of the creditors.

    Where payments were received for the likes of Steve Davis (as the contracts etc were transferred over, whether some parties agree this is the case or not, that's why the payment was made) this is due to the new co.

    Could be a legal minefield in terms of the transfer of contracts, but I'd fully expect CG to challenge the SFA on the latter monies, through the courts if needs be.

  11. If you think Black is pish, express yourself.

    If Black takes offence, he should express himself back.

    There's no problem from me, from one of our players showing emotion...the opposite, we need more of it

  12. I agree with the OP and was saying this to one of my mates the other day. When he comes off the bench, he throws his weight around, which is exactly what we need in this division. Problem as I see it, is that he needs time to get into the rhythm of the game and 10/15 mins isn't enough.

    Maybe he isn't Rangers quality, but he's better than third division quality, so at the very least he gives us another option. I think he just needs a proper chance in the starting 11. Of course, his fitness level is in his own hands.

  13. I've read so many post on here calling for Ally's head and whatnot over the last few days, and I too am disappointed with some of the results/performances against lesser teams. As a manager, and putting myself in Charles Green's shoes, my first question would be "What can I do to help you succeed, Ally?".

    One option, which I haven't seen put forward, which makes sense in my head is to bring someone else in to help him. Taking Rowan Alexander as an example (and I don't know what the guy is doing nowadays), but surely him or someone of his ilk could be brought in, in a consultancy basis to help Ally and the team understand the specifics of what is required to bowl these teams over. He did it with Gretna, and if he isn't available, I'm sure there are others with a decent record which the players and coaching staff would respect.

    If you think of the cost, we're probably looking at 50,60,70k or something in that region. It's a small price to pay, and it's what any other business would do, if performances were below par.

  14. The refs are quite bad in this league. I don't think they're biased against Rangers, but given we have 80% of the ball it looks that way. I think in general, they are just very poor. The challenge on Alexander today was a Red any day of the week, and the ref magically gave Rangers a free kick for no reason apparently around about 80 mins...this is consistent with the sort of refereeing I've seen in D3 this season.

    Although in the Motherwell game, I wasn't happy with some of Callum Murray's decisions, I could at least see the logic for the majority of them (barring the Shiels injury). I guess that's the difference - we get shit referees in D3.

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