trueblueal 2,117 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 http://m.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl-lower-divisions/madjid-bougherra-i-d-play-at-rangers-for-free-1-3265774Out of contract soon, can sign on a pre contract. Only 31. Get it done Ally!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right_To_Censor 1,951 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 get it fucking done and get moshi up front Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluenose1972 1,405 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Sign Sign Sign Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinC 1,414 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 What is big Terry Hurlock up to these days? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Please make it happen Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblueal 2,117 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 What is big Terry Hurlock up to these days?Bougherra is tried and tested at the top level and pisses all over anyone we have right now. If he genuinely is prepared to play for a modest sum then it's a no brainer. And he's 4 years younger than big Lee who is currently playing there!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,841 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Loved boogie.1st jan was always wanting to start singing his song he loved it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,841 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Madjid Bougherra: ‘I’d play at Rangers for free’Madjid Bougherra says he was sad when his Ibrox career came to an end. Picture: SNSby GRAHAM RUTHVENPublished on the13 January 2014 00:005 commentsPrint thisIt’s coming up for three years since Madjid Bougherra left Rangers, but despite leading Algeria to their second ever World Cup this summer and embarking on a new life in Qatar, the defender still has his mind on the Ibrox club.With his current contract at Lekhwiya nearing its end he’s targeting a return. Rangers might not have seen the last of “Boughie”.“My ambition is to go back to my favourite club, Rangers,” he explains. “If there’s no money, I don’t care. I want to go back at some point. It doesn’t matter to me what division they’re playing in. I’ll play for nothing! That’s how much I want to play for Rangers again. It would be the best way to finish my career.”The Algerian was an integral part of the team that won three successive league titles between 2009 and 2011, also getting his hands on the 2009 Scottish Cup and 2011 League Cup. They were the good times before the bad.“It feels like ages ago since I was at the club,” says Bougherra. “That’s just because so much has happened at Rangers in that time. It’s sad to see them where they are just now.“Over those three years we managed to keep the same team, apart from maybe one or two changes,” says the defender who made 81 appearances for Rangers. “It was the best atmosphere and best group of players I’ve ever been involved with. We had very good players and plenty of experience, so it was a shame that it had to come to an end.”The former Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday player still keeps in touch with a few of his former teammates, namely Maurice Edu, Salim Kerkar and Steven Davis.However, things ended a little sourly for the defender, or so was reported at the time. The offer of a new contract with Rangers was below Bougherra’s expectations, raging that the terms made him “feel sick.”“It wasn’t just that the contract wasn’t good enough,” he reflects. “There wasn’t the security in the offer that I needed, and you can see why that was the case.“I was happy that Rangers got some money for me before my contract ended. At first I wanted to stay as long as possible but the situation at the club changed. We were talking about a four-year contract but the club couldn’t commit to that because of the finances. It was sad for me when I had to leave because I loved the team and the city but it wasn’t possible for me to stay.”Interest from the English Premier League never resulted in a solid offer, and although the chance to move to Paris Saint-Germain or Russia presented itself Bougherra instead opted for a switch to the Middle East.“I can’t lie, I wanted to go to the Premier League. That was my aim after Rangers but there was never a genuinely good opportunity to do that,” he elaborates, despite managers like Arsene Wenger expressing their admiration for the defender. “I could have gone to a team near the bottom of the Premier League but I had no real motivation to go to a club like that.“After being at a club like Rangers you want to play for a team that can win trophies. It’s difficult to play for a successful team one day and then play for a team fighting relegation the next. It didn’t appeal to me so I started to think about different options.”While still at Rangers, Bougherra visited Doha on something of a personal scouting mission, checking out Lekhwiya’s set-up and the city. He was impressed. “It’s a great place to live,” he affirms. “There’s good weather, it’s quiet when you want to relax but there’s also plenty to do. For my family it’s perfect.”Of course, Qatar has found itself at the centre of much scrutiny since the 2022 World Cup was awarded to the tiny Gulf state. The ruling Emir has committed vast levels of resources to making Qatar a major player in the soccer world. So did Bougherra go for the money? “Obviously there is money out here but I don’t know what the fuss is about,” he responds.While the domestic division in Qatar might not boast the same quality as the top European leagues yet (Bougherra says the style is “very French”) the Asian Champions League is where Gulf clubs can gauge their true success, and it’s a competition in which Bougherra has made his mark, reaching the group stages for the first time in 2012.“There’s a project here,” Bougherra continues. “They want to win the Champions League here, which is what it’s all about over here.”But after two and a half years in Qatar Bougherra is now free to sign a pre-contract with another team as he enters the final year of his deal with Lekhwiya. The defender seems unsure of what his career will hold for him next as he steps deeper into his thirties, but for now his focus is firmly on the summer.Algeria’s place at the World Cup was secured thanks to Bougherra’s winning goal in the qualification play-off with Burkina Faso, which he describes as a highlight of his career.“I can’t wait. It’s going to be unbelievable, with it being hosted in Brazil,” he enthuses. But it could be Bougherra’s last bow on the international stage, as he plans to retire as Algeria captain after the World Cup. “In my head I want to finish at the World Cup, although I might make it as far as the African Cup of Nations in 2015.” Who knows? By then he might be a Rangers player again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Look at the comments lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,841 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 That's a great interview btw Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinC 1,414 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Bougherra is tried and tested at the top level and pisses all over anyone we have right now. If he genuinely is prepared to play for a modest sum then it's a no brainer. And he's 4 years younger than big Lee who is currently playing there!!We just seem to be linked with every former player these days Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Would be an excellent signing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewaj3 1,446 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Lol I don't believe this. He always was a bit mental. Would love it to be true, but Jesus him and moshni in the same defence would be a bombscare. Maybe one day madjid although if I'm honest I think we need an organised centre back first. Someone capable of playing alongside moshni.... When's Carlos cuellar contract up again??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 To me that suggests he wants to end his career here not that he will be moving here in summer. He will have one last decent pay day ahead if him first IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Look at the comments lol That's impressively quick, even for them. 11 minutes after the article is posted at midnight their army of night goblins are on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,932 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I wasn't crazy about the way he left but anyone who doesn't want THIS back at the club, with the way we are now, needs his fucking head tested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,932 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Lol I don't believe this. He always was a bit mental. Would love it to be true, but Jesus him and moshni in the same defence would be a bombscare. Maybe one day madjid although if I'm honest I think we need an organised centre back first. Someone capable of playing alongside moshni.... When's Carlos cuellar contract up again???Bougherra and Mohsni doesn't bear thinking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Would be great to see him back btw! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,841 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 That's impressively quick, even for them. 11 minutes after the article is posted at midnight their army of night goblins are on it."Declan get to bed son""2 seconds dad just checking up on the team that don't exist anymore" Fucking weirdos Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 "Declan get to bed son""2 seconds dad just checking up on the team that don't exist anymore" Fucking weirdosAye. Can't get my head around that level of obsession. It's always the same on any Rangers article on any site. They outnumber our comments on our own club about 7 or 8 to 1. Weirdos indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Bougherra and Mohsni doesn't bear thinking about.The chuckle brothers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluenose1972 1,405 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Bougherra and MohsniAllahu Akbar...Yaaaaaaasss! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinC 1,414 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 The chuckle brothers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockwellGers 14,712 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 wouldn't be against this Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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