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A little mentioned fact about that game as well was that was a Dundee team that made 5 , FIVE , changes to their line up for that game as well. Who in the name of fuck does that before a game against them or even us ffs?

Maybe but I'll leave that to you.

Dykes is a perfect foil for the way Clarke sets the team out to play. Defend well and hit on the break. I'm not saying Dykes is a good Football player by any means as I agree with you but I get the impression that if Clarke had the best forwards in the game he'd still set his team out to play the same way every game. Credit where it's due though. That was a great win.

Well said that Man. Just shows you how well entrenched they are in the mhedia and how much of a hold that Liewell has over them as well.

There was someone on FF posting that he had a Journo friend and he said the relationship between Liewell and Rodgers was "toxic" as Liewell and his son both were pushing the boat out for Maresca but dirty Des wants Rodgers. Sounds like Desmond is winning.

They have a bloated squad that they'll have to deal with before Rodgers or anyone else can buy surely. Rodgers is a good Manager , no one can argue that fact , but this is a completely different Rangers side to the one he faced. The fat Aussie had them playing all out for the whole game and Rodgers plays a totally different style of play. Beale , along with Gerrard , had the makings of Rodgers when he was here the last time and he is now assembling a squad that is superior to the one he had back then so I see no reason to fear him whatsoever. Bring it on.

Stranger things have happened before and it would be a typical Liewell to appoint Bravenose as there Manager knowing how much he uses the media to get things across. I've also read that Brown will be back and that is a done deal in the same way Postacoglue was a done deal a while ago. I'll wait and see on that one but that would also be a typical Liewell move. I myself can't see Rodgers or Moyes going there but I can see the likes of Marsch getting a serious look. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they have their man in place and are just waiting on the fat Greek being announced before they announce their man.

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From a FB page, It hasn't been announced by the Club officially as of yet so this could be nonsense but if it's true I wish him all the best for services rendered to the cause. Michael Beale has confirmed Allan McGregor WILL retire at the end of the season after an illustrious long career and contribution as Rangers number 1! He’s seen it all from extreme highs to extreme lows and gave us a hell of a lot of memories on the way. Allan came through the system at Rangers as a young boy before making his debut in the 2001/2002 season. He had 7 more appearances between 2003-2005 for Gers before going out on loan to Dunfermline in 05/06 season and making 26 apps. In the 06/07 season Allan got his proper first team opportunity with 34 apps for Rangers (8 UEFA CUP 26 LEAGUE) which all but secured his position as he had an impressive 214 apps as number 1 between 2007-2012 before a move away to Besiktas during Rangers troubled years. Allan moved on from Besiktas after 2 seasons moving back to the UK and having a very successful spell with Hull City from 2013 to 2018 before making a sensational hero’s return “home” to Ibrox under Steven Gerrard on a free in July 2018. McGregor silenced all the naysayers who doubted if he still had the ability and endurance to perform at top level with some heroic displays in the SPFL and Europe and some sensational saves which seen him highly praised in reels all across UEFA social media. In his second spell Allan has had an amazing 236 appearances and in that time won back Rangers famous title, stopping 10 in a row and securing 55! He has also seen us to a historic Europa League final in 2022 and secured another Scottish Cup.

I'm not a fan of Sakala's and Bears in the Stadium and all over the World had their heart in their mouths until it crossed the line. I still say he panicked a bit by hitting it way earlier than he should've as he could've walked the ball into the net as there wasn't a soul near him and I dread to think what would've happened if he had missed that.

How "In the know" is this guy Fletcher?

Which should be over after today.

M8 his miss in the LCF came around the same time in the game , at the same end of the pitch with the same result coming at a time when the team were on the ascendancy and could be argued it cost us a Cup. Today's miss was worse and cost us a Cup Final and probably another Cup. I'm biased in my assessment of this guy because I've never ever rated him even when he was scoring goals. He's a crisp poke chaser who may or may not have pace and I could count on one hand many times he's taken the ball up to a defender and actually beat him. I actually thought he should've burst the net with the one he hit Hart with at the start of the 2nd half as well. There is absolutely no excuse for missing this chance...............NONE.

That's the way it used to be and those games when we did play them back then were always special as there was always an edge to them. Imo it's a diluted product between both teams due to the amount of games they play against each other.

One of the reasons this League set up is struggling for a major sponsor imo is the utter shambolic and moronic split. Who in their right mind is going to throw money at a product when you've no idea who'll be in your so called top six until right before your top 6 are decided? It's like they're trying to kid on a relegation battle is true Football excitement and will have sponsors barging the doors down to invest in a game that's corrupt to the core and riddled with inept place people in high places running it into the ground. As you rightly say going back to the 18 set up would be a major improvement on the utter dross we watch every week.