Fred H Crawford
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3 minutes ago, gmcf said:
I thought we weren't too bad pre Souness , but you're right Murray 3 game package was ridiculous .
We always seemed to start the season with a degree of optimism , and then the bubble would burst round about the clocks changing
Watched the 85/86 season review on youtube not that long ago , and the crowd we had at both Easter rd & Tynecastle early in the season was superb , and I remember the Scottish Cup game that we lost 3-2 at Hearts , that ended any hope of a trophy , again the away support was immense , yet it was one of our worst seasons . Going to games then was a lot more enjoyable in some ways , as in general all games , Cup Finals & OF were accessible for anyone who wanted to go , and you stood (or sat ) with your group of mates, The football wasn't great though !
The attendances during Souness debut season took a wee while to build as well , Too many scarred by the previous few seasons false dawns .
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26 minutes ago, gmcf said:
I'm not sure why that would have been - was our crowd limit not 40,000 back then ?
Another factor to take in was some poor decision making on pricing . Cant remember the season , but we ended up playing CL games to a half empty stadium because the prices were so extortionate.
Murray's decision to hike up the prices and sell as 3 game packages , had a big bearing on the Euro attendances during the latter years of the 9IAR . That and the realization that 92/93 was a blip and poor results were more the norm .
Pre Souness , a lot of the support tended to pick and choose which games to go to , especially since it was cash at the gate and in most instances you could arrive at the ground at ten to three and still have time for a pish and a pie & bovril before taking your choice of seats .
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I think it will depend on how much he gets out of the players already at his disposal . If he gets the results that pull them away from the relegation fight , then I think the likes of Kent & Kamara would come into his thoughts . If on the other hand he struggles to turn things around quickly then I see him splashing the cash in a higher market than the SPL in order to get him out of trouble .
I expect plenty of noise about who will be rejoining him over the next six weeks or so , most of it without much substance .
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One thing seems clear , If and when Gerrard moves on , the list of candidates to replace him will be of a higher quality than what we were looking at prior to him taking the job .
FWIW , I don't see him leaving before the conclusion of the current season . The Title and Champions League qualification will be a big factor in him staying . He's not leaving for any other top 4 team bar Liverpool , and jobs with clubs like Villa will always be linked to him , but whether he would take the risk of failure there , and let's be honest it's pretty ruthless amongst that particular group of clubs , ruining his chances of the job that he's always wanted . I'm not so sure he's in any rush professionally to go anywhere , but family reasons might come into the equation .
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7 hours ago, barrymorrison1 said:
My hero, Davie Cooper.
Gary Lineker.
Coop would get slaughtered on social media if he was playing now
Most of the top class players of yesteryear IMO would have been able to adapt to the circumstances , but some of the more physical run of the mill players would struggle .
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15 minutes ago, MorelosRangers said:
Who were the other ones? Bill Ng and the other American?
Bill Miller was the one that prompted the "Yanks no thanks" banners .
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Thoughts are with Ethel and the wider Smith family at this time .
Walter gave me some of the happiest times of my life as a young man in the 90's , and then returned to give me some more memorable times when taking my 3 young kids to games , The 9 man League Cup Final is a case in point . No other Rangers manager of my lifetime pulls that one off .
Thanks for all the good times Walter .
Walter Smiths Blue & White Army Forever
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1 minute ago, McEwan's Lager said:
Actually not a paraphrase, that is a direct quote.
Not seen any of the post match stuff (Gerrard I presume ) To be fair his decision to bring Davis on and move Lundstrum out right seemed to backfire this time and only invited more pressure onto the back four .
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10 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:
Failing to replace his type of player is one of major issues this season.
The Kamara, Lundstram and Aribo midfield simply isn’t working.
I agree with the first part mate , but I don't think the midfield was a big problem today . Players being wasteful in front of goal , taking the wrong options , and a goalie who showed the punching ability of michael stewart ultimately cost us full points today .
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1 hour ago, Dan Deacon said:
We need a trustworthy janitor
Think @K.A.I is your man TBH !
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1 minute ago, Bigdave30 said:
It’s the judges that score the fight mate 😂
Not this one mate , Referee Marcus McDonnell was the only guy who scored it
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41 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said:
No chance Hatton won that
Fucking terrible decision , referee should be reprimanded for that ! Corrupt as fuck . Hatton at best won a round . Back to the drawing board now for team Hatton , as tonight showed the boy has a lot of work to do ( not his fault that he's being pushed onto bills like tonight )
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1 hour ago, McEwan's Lager said:
We will end up like Arsenal with 'official coach travel' for away days.
I wonder what company would be in line to run that for us...
Dougie has got previous with this . Back in the 90's , busses running to European away games were being told that they wouldn't get an official allocation unless they used Parks of Hamilton . PoH were usually a good bit dearer than other bus companies as well .
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2 minutes ago, The Dude said:
No he didn't.
1 minute ago, peter huistra said:You can be a pedantic prick at times
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1 hour ago, Scottywellhousetb said:
Not in myGers or ever intend to be and I got one.
Same here Scotty . Also got tickets for both games last weekend .
Quicker we get back to full capacity the better though .
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6 hours ago, The Dude said:
Correct. Reporting Bongani Zungu was in talks over a loan move to Rangers was accurate. Rangers withdrew access to a few people for reporting that one.
Accuracy isn't the issue here.
I'm sure it was just a coincidence that the 2 fan media outlets that pushed the "no interest" angle , were ever present at Ibrox last season , despite One's main contribution being pictures of his fucking packed lunch .
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Successfully defending the League title has to be the priority , and hopefully another decent euro run as well . Any other time , I would agree that the League and a Cup should be the minimum we look for , but given the financials involved not only for us , but the other mob as well , then adding another title and pulling further away from the rest will do for me . Won't stop me moaning like fuck if we repeat last seasons Cup debacles .
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On 24/05/2021 at 05:52, gmcf said:
I can't imagine him being allowed dressed like that but it does look like DJ with his World Cup perm .
There was an article years ago in the old Follow Follow fanzine regarding this , seems it was just some random supporter who made his way into the photos of the celebrations
An original Karl Power ! A few guys all named the same boy and what bus he went on IIRC . You can just make out big DJ's perm behind Sandy and Tam Forsyth's arm .
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18 minutes ago, The Dude said:
They don't need to be able to oust the incumbents to pose a problem, just make life difficult for them to do as they please - and that's already got some folk worried.
I would just have assumed that the present incumbents on the Board who were willing to play the long game , in order to get the Club at as low a price as possible , would be able to see off a supporters group who have never been a particularly popular bunch since the RF/RST merger . Any influence that C1872 had is diminishing with every share issue and they don't seem able to generate the influx of new members that would enable them to have the clout they once had .
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1 minute ago, The Dude said:
Certain shareholders who don't like fans having any sort of voice.
I get that mate , but why now ? C1872 's relevance is diminishing with nearly every new share issue and there's no chance of them raising anywhere near the required amount to purchase DK's shares , especially under the current set up IMO . They certainly don't seem to be any threat to the status of the existing hierarchy .
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I don't think Dingwall was ever serious about being elected , and this is all about exposing the current C1872 boards shortcomings ( which shouldn't be too hard ) and also having a few subtle digs at Chris Graham . The big question for me , Is why now , and who stands to gain most from all this ? It certainly won't be for the benefit of the ordinary punter who pay into C1872 .
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23 hours ago, DBBTB said:
Anybody see that stat about West Ham? Apparently they have signed 49 strikers since 2010
Would be interesting to see how many goals they scored between them ! Even the decent strikers they've had were not what could be called prolific .
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22 minutes ago, Laudrup1984 said:
Big Ralph seems like a sound guy. Some turnaround from that Leicester game.
Southampton have a knack of producing or signing good players too. That wee Diallo looked good.
Fair play to the Southampton board for keeping faith with the guy as well , would have been easy to ditch him after the Leicester result .
I hope Ross Wilson has kept his contact book from his time there .
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Watched the 85/86 season review on youtube not that long ago , and the crowd we had at both Easter rd & Tynecastle early in the season was superb , and I remember the Scottish Cup game that we lost 3-2 at Hearts , that ended any hope of a trophy , again the away support was immense , yet it was one of our worst seasons . Going to games then was a lot more enjoyable in some ways , as in general all games , Cup Finals & OF were accessible for anyone who wanted to go , and you stood (or sat ) with your group of mates, The football wasn't great though !
OFFICIAL: Gio Appointed Manager
in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom
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Delighted that the Board got this one over the line without too much trouble , they've been rightly criticized in the past for a lack of urgency in bringing in a Manager , but we seem to be moving in a far better direction now .
Excited to see what improvements that Gio & staff can make to the current playing squad over the next few weeks .