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You could narrow it down a bit
First thing I thought, too! 😂 The Govan Strangler and Elba’s McCulloch - huns games were more like the old wrestling bouts you used to get on Saturday afternoon telly before thd results! "Hello once again, grapple fans. Kent Walton here with this live catchweight competition live from Redcar Bowl. Two falls, two submissions and no yellow cards whatsover to decide this bout between the Govan Strangler and whichever unlucky carrot he's up against..."
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4 Feb 2018, 12:05 PM
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Craig Levin was spot on with his comments there and the video clips of the game back him up.
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4 Feb 2018, 12:07 PM
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And that's the way we like it...
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First thing I thought, too! 😂 The Govan Strangler and Elba’s McCulloch - huns games were more like the old wrestling bouts you used to get on Saturday afternoon telly before thd results! "Hello once again, grapple fans. Kent Walton here with this live catchweight competition live from Redcar Bowl. Two falls, two submissions and no yellow cards whatsover to decide this bout between the Govan Strangler and whichever unlucky carrot he's up against..."
Complete with Fat Sally as the obligatory outraged granny who’d try to handbag Giant Haystacks!
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that's my point it's far too much of a sensible and intelligent post that doesn't deserve to be ruined by a saturday night.
Been in bed with an infection Needed some to break the monotony of the last few days. so you will already have had the nat king then
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Ah, cuddly, old Craig Brown, on RS ruing the demise of the old style high heid yin in Scottish football. Fergus getting rid of Jim Farry being cited as an example of clubs becoming too powerful, and declaring that good ol’ Ernie would’ve sorted the ‘Rangers’ business with a £500k fine and carry on, with none of this relegation nonsense. And they wonder why this organisation is in disarray?
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5 Feb 2018, 08:22 AM
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Its too big for the float Father.
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Yep went totally mental on live tv. A day later he had changed the narrative. A huns hun 👍
Indeed. He said something like ‘it’s hard enough coming here as it is without the referee helping them’ and Tanner, or whatever snivelling wretch it was, tried to steer what he meant towards the OF Bias squirrel by asking if he meant the likes of DU didn’t get a fair deal ”in Glasgow”: “no, not Glasgow! I mean here! This place!”. Everyone sh at it, they’re not programmed to hear that talk so the talking heads in thd studio desperately sought to play it down. Someone - maybe Hartson - gibbered away about McCurry being “a good man, a Christian”!  sadly, Levein changed his tune later that day and fell into line with the OF/Glasgow bias narrative. I can’t temember the change in tone after, did he not refuse to pay a fine for months again after this interview. What I do remember was the three points being something of a Pyrrhic victory for oldco, Levein’s words really struck a chord with fans around the country and McCurry was gone in weeks. After that refs were all too aware that the gravy train could come off the tracks if they went out and out MIB and it really ruined the Huns run in.
Levein is a terrible loser, probably why he made it as a moderately successful player and manager. I don’t think he is a Rangers fan, but even if he is he is not a hun, that interview is not one by someone ‘in the club’.
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Rangers are destined for mid-table mediocrity with Graeme Murty in charge - Monday Jury Our jury deliver their no-holds barred verdict on the big talking points in Scottish football.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByRecord Sport Online With Stewart Regan now gone, the two most crucial positions at the SFA are now vacant. Who should be appointed chief executive and manager?Keith Jackson: If the SFA board goes for Walter Smith then they’ll already have displayed better judgement between them than Regan managed in eight years. Smith is precisely the experienced, safe paid hands, required at this moment and the chance for him to end his career by leading Scotland to Euro 2020 could prove impossible to resist. The new chief exec might be less straight forward. How would you fancy working for Alan McRae and Rod Petrie? Gordon Parks: Give the job to Partick Thistle’s general manager Ian Maxwell. As a former player and an someone with an impressive grasp of the business side of the game, he’s the ideal man to understand what’s required at every level of our game. Leeann Dempster? She’s too aligned with Rod Petrie at a time when he should be getting chased out of Hampden. Tony Haggerty: I fully endorse the idea of Leeann Dempster being the new SFA chief-executive. Dempster is smart and knows the Scottish game inside out. She is also a straight shooter and does not suffer fools gladly. She has been a breath of fresh air with Motherwell and Hibs. Dempster is exactly what we need to sort our beleaguered national association out once and for all. She also has the likeability factor - so what’s not to like? As for who the new manager should be that is a slightly trickier one. If we go for a Scotsman as boss then why not Walter Smith? If further afield then maybe it is time to approach Lars Lagerback or Jurgen Klinsmann. Gavin Berry: Keith Wyness did a good job with Aberdeen and worked wonders at Everton. Now at Aston Villa, his no-nonsense style could be just what’s needed. As an Aberdonian he will have fond memories of Alex McLeish but if Walter Smith is remotely interested then offer him it now. It’s now five defeats in 16 games for Graeme Murty this season as Rangers boss following the loss to Hibs. How do you view his long term prospects of the job?Keith: No offence to Murty who has cut a stoic figure at Ibrox but it’s ridiculous that he has been placed in this position with little or no managerial experience. He’ll have to continue to learn on the job until the end of the season but Rangers will only be papering over the cracks until such times as Dave King addresses this issue properly. Gordon: Grimly. There is a naivety with Murty in a job which requires a more charismatic figure. This is a Rangers side destined for no more than mid-table mediocrity and it’s fact backed up by results and shows the need for someone to come in and properly revamp the side for next season’s challenges. Tony: Every time Rangers take one step forward they seem to take two back. There is a fragility still with Murty’s Rangers which has been exposed recently by the likes of Dundee, Hamilton and Hibs. Motivation for the bigger games does not seem to be a problem for Murty. However losing to the three teams mentioned is giving his managerial reputation a battering as well as pouring scorn on his prospects of landing the gig on a permanent basis in the process. Gavin: It’s only 18 months since Murty left his position as Norwich City Under-18s boss to take up his position at Murray Park. If he had been linked with the job then how would Rangers fans have felt? It’s convenient for the Ibrox board to give him the job in the short term and he deserves credit for the way he has conducted himself but realistically the club must find someone better qualified. Were Rangers right to stand firm and put football over finances by knocking back the mega-bucks offer from Beijing Renhe for Alfredo Morelos?Keith: Let’s hold fire and wait to see how this whole thing plays out. There’s scepticism over the whole affair for a very good reason because it defies logic to turn down £8m for Morelos. If such an offer was made and if it remains on the table for the rest of this month then common sense may still prevail. Gordon: It beggars belief that Rangers refused to do business for a player who isn’t worth a fraction of what was offered. It’s an impressive stance for Dave King to take and a statement of intent but they will rue their decision not to grab the money while it was on offer. It’s all a bit of a mystery and a high price to pay for Rangers to give an impression that they don’t need the many. Tony: The Alfredo Morelos affair still strikes me as a totally bizarre episode. Do Rangers feel that they can get even more money than was put on the table for the Colombian? If so then they were right to stand firm and reject Beijing Renhe’s advances. However I think the Light Blues may well live to rue the day that they did not take the money and run when it was offered to them on a plate. Gavin: It’s great that the club is now in a position where they can afford to turn down such a bid and shows they’re moving in the right direction. But they should have taken the cash and used it wisely to improve other areas, both on the playing side and even off the park with the stadium having been neglected in recent years. Celtic’s injury problems are mounting ahead of this month’s Europa League crunch against Zenit St Petersburg. Did the Hoops do enough during the January transfer window with that tie in mind?Keith: They did as much as they could have hoped to without spending crazy money for the purposes of one tie which they are unlikely to win in any case. Most importantly, they did enough to keep Brendan Rodgers satisfied which should be the club’s primary focus for the foreseeable future. Gordon: No. A club with serious intentions in Europe must make provision for every eventuality on the injury front and it appears to have backfired on Brendan Rodgers. Money should have been spent on at least one more experienced and commanding central defender. Tony: You cannot legislate for two central defenders being injured in the same game. However Brendan Rodgers defensive problems are certainly mounting ahead of the Zenit ties. Time will tell if Celtic have done enough in the January transfer window but the current situation certainly looks bleak for the Hoops with the likes of Jozo Simunovic, Mikael Lustig, Kristoffer Ajer and Dedrycy Boyata all crocked with the Europa League crunch against the Russian looming. Gavin: Lennoxtown is starting to resemble a casualty ward and while there is no doubt Celtic have suffered horrendous luck with injuries recently they should have brought in a central defender eligble to play against Zenit, especially having allowed Erik Sviatchenko to leave. They could have done with having the Dane around at Rugby Park on Saturday. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-destined-mid-table-mediocrity-11968837
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5 Feb 2018, 08:35 AM
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I remember Levein absolutely furious, whilst Dundee Utd manager, after a game at Ibrox, and a shocking ref performance. Don't think I have heard a manager say some of the things Levein said after that game.
Yep went totally mental on live tv. A day later he had changed the narrative. A huns hun 👍 I thought he stuck to his guns and went as far as refusing to pay the fine he got handed? I think the fine might have been overturned on appeal.
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Ah, cuddly, old Craig Brown, on RS ruing the demise of the old style high heid yin in Scottish football. Fergus getting rid of Jim Farry being cited as an example of clubs becoming too powerful, and declaring that good ol’ Ernie would’ve sorted the ‘Rangers’ business with a £500k fine and carry on, with none of this relegation nonsense. And they wonder why this organisation is in disarray? It’s that sort of garbage that is destined to see us remain a footballing backwater for decades to come. Before countries like Iceland, Croatia and Uraguay came along, the best excuse the SFA had was “but we are a wee country”. Now that figleaf has blown away, their failure to develop anything resembling a long term plan for Scottish football - beyond “get Walter” - is all the more apparent.
Anything he says about Rangers is bound to be slanted but how did he imagine a bankrupt business was going to pay a fine?
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5 Feb 2018, 10:57 AM
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Ah, cuddly, old Craig Brown, on RS ruing the demise of the old style high heid yin in Scottish football. Fergus getting rid of Jim Farry being cited as an example of clubs becoming too powerful, and declaring that good ol’ Ernie would’ve sorted the ‘Rangers’ business with a £500k fine and carry on, with none of this relegation nonsense. And they wonder why this organisation is in disarray?
It’s that sort of garbage that is destined to see us remain a footballing backwater for decades to come. Before countries like Iceland, Croatia and Uraguay came along, the best excuse the SFA had was “but we are a wee country”. Now that figleaf has blown away, their failure to develop anything resembling a long term plan for Scottish football - beyond “get Walter” - is all the more apparent. Anything he says about Rangers is bound to be slanted but how did he imagine a bankrupt business was going to pay a fine? Whilst you make a fair point about the general stupidity of the SFA, I don't think 'before Uruguay came along' is a great barometer considering they were World Champions twice by the 1950s
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DR "experts" on Scottish football, which is sort of Walter for Scotland and anyone but Murty for rangers. Rangers are destined for mid-table mediocrity with Graeme Murty in charge - Monday JuryOur jury deliver their no-holds barred verdict on the big talking points in Scottish football. Spoiler: click to toggle ByRecord Sport Online With Stewart Regan now gone, the two most crucial positions at the SFA are now vacant. Who should be appointed chief executive and manager?Keith Jackson: If the SFA board goes for Walter Smith then they’ll already have displayed better judgement between them than Regan managed in eight years. Smith is precisely the experienced, safe paid hands, required at this moment and the chance for him to end his career by leading Scotland to Euro 2020 could prove impossible to resist. The new chief exec might be less straight forward. How would you fancy working for Alan McRae and Rod Petrie? Gordon Parks: Give the job to Partick Thistle’s general manager Ian Maxwell. As a former player and an someone with an impressive grasp of the business side of the game, he’s the ideal man to understand what’s required at every level of our game. Leeann Dempster? She’s too aligned with Rod Petrie at a time when he should be getting chased out of Hampden. Tony Haggerty: I fully endorse the idea of Leeann Dempster being the new SFA chief-executive. Dempster is smart and knows the Scottish game inside out. She is also a straight shooter and does not suffer fools gladly. She has been a breath of fresh air with Motherwell and Hibs. Dempster is exactly what we need to sort our beleaguered national association out once and for all. She also has the likeability factor - so what’s not to like? As for who the new manager should be that is a slightly trickier one. If we go for a Scotsman as boss then why not Walter Smith? If further afield then maybe it is time to approach Lars Lagerback or Jurgen Klinsmann. Gavin Berry: Keith Wyness did a good job with Aberdeen and worked wonders at Everton. Now at Aston Villa, his no-nonsense style could be just what’s needed. As an Aberdonian he will have fond memories of Alex McLeish but if Walter Smith is remotely interested then offer him it now. It’s now five defeats in 16 games for Graeme Murty this season as Rangers boss following the loss to Hibs. How do you view his long term prospects of the job?Keith: No offence to Murty who has cut a stoic figure at Ibrox but it’s ridiculous that he has been placed in this position with little or no managerial experience. He’ll have to continue to learn on the job until the end of the season but Rangers will only be papering over the cracks until such times as Dave King addresses this issue properly. Gordon: Grimly. There is a naivety with Murty in a job which requires a more charismatic figure. This is a Rangers side destined for no more than mid-table mediocrity and it’s fact backed up by results and shows the need for someone to come in and properly revamp the side for next season’s challenges. Tony: Every time Rangers take one step forward they seem to take two back. There is a fragility still with Murty’s Rangers which has been exposed recently by the likes of Dundee, Hamilton and Hibs. Motivation for the bigger games does not seem to be a problem for Murty. However losing to the three teams mentioned is giving his managerial reputation a battering as well as pouring scorn on his prospects of landing the gig on a permanent basis in the process. Gavin: It’s only 18 months since Murty left his position as Norwich City Under-18s boss to take up his position at Murray Park. If he had been linked with the job then how would Rangers fans have felt? It’s convenient for the Ibrox board to give him the job in the short term and he deserves credit for the way he has conducted himself but realistically the club must find someone better qualified. Were Rangers right to stand firm and put football over finances by knocking back the mega-bucks offer from Beijing Renhe for Alfredo Morelos?Keith: Let’s hold fire and wait to see how this whole thing plays out. There’s scepticism over the whole affair for a very good reason because it defies logic to turn down £8m for Morelos. If such an offer was made and if it remains on the table for the rest of this month then common sense may still prevail. Gordon: It beggars belief that Rangers refused to do business for a player who isn’t worth a fraction of what was offered. It’s an impressive stance for Dave King to take and a statement of intent but they will rue their decision not to grab the money while it was on offer. It’s all a bit of a mystery and a high price to pay for Rangers to give an impression that they don’t need the many. Tony: The Alfredo Morelos affair still strikes me as a totally bizarre episode. Do Rangers feel that they can get even more money than was put on the table for the Colombian? If so then they were right to stand firm and reject Beijing Renhe’s advances. However I think the Light Blues may well live to rue the day that they did not take the money and run when it was offered to them on a plate. Gavin: It’s great that the club is now in a position where they can afford to turn down such a bid and shows they’re moving in the right direction. But they should have taken the cash and used it wisely to improve other areas, both on the playing side and even off the park with the stadium having been neglected in recent years. Celtic’s injury problems are mounting ahead of this month’s Europa League crunch against Zenit St Petersburg. Did the Hoops do enough during the January transfer window with that tie in mind?Keith: They did as much as they could have hoped to without spending crazy money for the purposes of one tie which they are unlikely to win in any case. Most importantly, they did enough to keep Brendan Rodgers satisfied which should be the club’s primary focus for the foreseeable future. Gordon: No. A club with serious intentions in Europe must make provision for every eventuality on the injury front and it appears to have backfired on Brendan Rodgers. Money should have been spent on at least one more experienced and commanding central defender. Tony: You cannot legislate for two central defenders being injured in the same game. However Brendan Rodgers defensive problems are certainly mounting ahead of the Zenit ties. Time will tell if Celtic have done enough in the January transfer window but the current situation certainly looks bleak for the Hoops with the likes of Jozo Simunovic, Mikael Lustig, Kristoffer Ajer and Dedrycy Boyata all crocked with the Europa League crunch against the Russian looming. Gavin: Lennoxtown is starting to resemble a casualty ward and while there is no doubt Celtic have suffered horrendous luck with injuries recently they should have brought in a central defender eligble to play against Zenit, especially having allowed Erik Sviatchenko to leave. They could have done with having the Dane around at Rugby Park on Saturday. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-destined-mid-table-mediocrity-11968837 The guy Tony bracketing the Hibbees with Dundee and Hamilton,implying Hibs are not a big team What a fud
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DR "experts" on Scottish football, which is sort of Walter for Scotland and anyone but Murty for rangers. Rangers are destined for mid-table mediocrity with Graeme Murty in charge - Monday JuryOur jury deliver their no-holds barred verdict on the big talking points in Scottish football. Spoiler: click to toggle ByRecord Sport Online With Stewart Regan now gone, the two most crucial positions at the SFA are now vacant. Who should be appointed chief executive and manager?Keith Jackson: If the SFA board goes for Walter Smith then they’ll already have displayed better judgement between them than Regan managed in eight years. Smith is precisely the experienced, safe paid hands, required at this moment and the chance for him to end his career by leading Scotland to Euro 2020 could prove impossible to resist. The new chief exec might be less straight forward. How would you fancy working for Alan McRae and Rod Petrie? Gordon Parks: Give the job to Partick Thistle’s general manager Ian Maxwell. As a former player and an someone with an impressive grasp of the business side of the game, he’s the ideal man to understand what’s required at every level of our game. Leeann Dempster? She’s too aligned with Rod Petrie at a time when he should be getting chased out of Hampden. Tony Haggerty: I fully endorse the idea of Leeann Dempster being the new SFA chief-executive. Dempster is smart and knows the Scottish game inside out. She is also a straight shooter and does not suffer fools gladly. She has been a breath of fresh air with Motherwell and Hibs. Dempster is exactly what we need to sort our beleaguered national association out once and for all. She also has the likeability factor - so what’s not to like? As for who the new manager should be that is a slightly trickier one. If we go for a Scotsman as boss then why not Walter Smith? If further afield then maybe it is time to approach Lars Lagerback or Jurgen Klinsmann. Gavin Berry: Keith Wyness did a good job with Aberdeen and worked wonders at Everton. Now at Aston Villa, his no-nonsense style could be just what’s needed. As an Aberdonian he will have fond memories of Alex McLeish but if Walter Smith is remotely interested then offer him it now. It’s now five defeats in 16 games for Graeme Murty this season as Rangers boss following the loss to Hibs. How do you view his long term prospects of the job?Keith: No offence to Murty who has cut a stoic figure at Ibrox but it’s ridiculous that he has been placed in this position with little or no managerial experience. He’ll have to continue to learn on the job until the end of the season but Rangers will only be papering over the cracks until such times as Dave King addresses this issue properly. Gordon: Grimly. There is a naivety with Murty in a job which requires a more charismatic figure. This is a Rangers side destined for no more than mid-table mediocrity and it’s fact backed up by results and shows the need for someone to come in and properly revamp the side for next season’s challenges. Tony: Every time Rangers take one step forward they seem to take two back. There is a fragility still with Murty’s Rangers which has been exposed recently by the likes of Dundee, Hamilton and Hibs. Motivation for the bigger games does not seem to be a problem for Murty. However losing to the three teams mentioned is giving his managerial reputation a battering as well as pouring scorn on his prospects of landing the gig on a permanent basis in the process. Gavin: It’s only 18 months since Murty left his position as Norwich City Under-18s boss to take up his position at Murray Park. If he had been linked with the job then how would Rangers fans have felt? It’s convenient for the Ibrox board to give him the job in the short term and he deserves credit for the way he has conducted himself but realistically the club must find someone better qualified. Were Rangers right to stand firm and put football over finances by knocking back the mega-bucks offer from Beijing Renhe for Alfredo Morelos?Keith: Let’s hold fire and wait to see how this whole thing plays out. There’s scepticism over the whole affair for a very good reason because it defies logic to turn down £8m for Morelos. If such an offer was made and if it remains on the table for the rest of this month then common sense may still prevail. Gordon: It beggars belief that Rangers refused to do business for a player who isn’t worth a fraction of what was offered. It’s an impressive stance for Dave King to take and a statement of intent but they will rue their decision not to grab the money while it was on offer. It’s all a bit of a mystery and a high price to pay for Rangers to give an impression that they don’t need the many. Tony: The Alfredo Morelos affair still strikes me as a totally bizarre episode. Do Rangers feel that they can get even more money than was put on the table for the Colombian? If so then they were right to stand firm and reject Beijing Renhe’s advances. However I think the Light Blues may well live to rue the day that they did not take the money and run when it was offered to them on a plate. Gavin: It’s great that the club is now in a position where they can afford to turn down such a bid and shows they’re moving in the right direction. But they should have taken the cash and used it wisely to improve other areas, both on the playing side and even off the park with the stadium having been neglected in recent years. Celtic’s injury problems are mounting ahead of this month’s Europa League crunch against Zenit St Petersburg. Did the Hoops do enough during the January transfer window with that tie in mind?Keith: They did as much as they could have hoped to without spending crazy money for the purposes of one tie which they are unlikely to win in any case. Most importantly, they did enough to keep Brendan Rodgers satisfied which should be the club’s primary focus for the foreseeable future. Gordon: No. A club with serious intentions in Europe must make provision for every eventuality on the injury front and it appears to have backfired on Brendan Rodgers. Money should have been spent on at least one more experienced and commanding central defender. Tony: You cannot legislate for two central defenders being injured in the same game. However Brendan Rodgers defensive problems are certainly mounting ahead of the Zenit ties. Time will tell if Celtic have done enough in the January transfer window but the current situation certainly looks bleak for the Hoops with the likes of Jozo Simunovic, Mikael Lustig, Kristoffer Ajer and Dedrycy Boyata all crocked with the Europa League crunch against the Russian looming. Gavin: Lennoxtown is starting to resemble a casualty ward and while there is no doubt Celtic have suffered horrendous luck with injuries recently they should have brought in a central defender eligble to play against Zenit, especially having allowed Erik Sviatchenko to leave. They could have done with having the Dane around at Rugby Park on Saturday. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-destined-mid-table-mediocrity-11968837 It doesn’t seem that long ago they were discussing how Sevco were now credible challengers
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5 Feb 2018, 01:09 PM
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Craig Levin was spot on with his comments there and the video clips of the game back him up. Hadn’t seen that for a while outrageous
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5 Feb 2018, 01:10 PM
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Ooft, he didn’t miss did he? Much more forceful than i remember, and then Butcher backing him up! I got the impression there that he knew what we knew, that Rangers were facing ruin so needed every penny in prize money it could muster, and the authorities were hell bent on ‘helping’ them.
That game and the one at dens where they kept being awarded penalties until they finally managed to score one are my personal oldco 'favourites'. You think Lee wilkie is in on it? 😂
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5 Feb 2018, 01:38 PM
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DR "experts" on Scottish football, which is sort of Walter for Scotland and anyone but Murty for rangers. Rangers are destined for mid-table mediocrity with Graeme Murty in charge - Monday JuryOur jury deliver their no-holds barred verdict on the big talking points in Scottish football. Spoiler: click to toggle ByRecord Sport Online With Stewart Regan now gone, the two most crucial positions at the SFA are now vacant. Who should be appointed chief executive and manager?Keith Jackson: If the SFA board goes for Walter Smith then they’ll already have displayed better judgement between them than Regan managed in eight years. Smith is precisely the experienced, safe paid hands, required at this moment and the chance for him to end his career by leading Scotland to Euro 2020 could prove impossible to resist. The new chief exec might be less straight forward. How would you fancy working for Alan McRae and Rod Petrie? Gordon Parks: Give the job to Partick Thistle’s general manager Ian Maxwell. As a former player and an someone with an impressive grasp of the business side of the game, he’s the ideal man to understand what’s required at every level of our game. Leeann Dempster? She’s too aligned with Rod Petrie at a time when he should be getting chased out of Hampden. Tony Haggerty: I fully endorse the idea of Leeann Dempster being the new SFA chief-executive. Dempster is smart and knows the Scottish game inside out. She is also a straight shooter and does not suffer fools gladly. She has been a breath of fresh air with Motherwell and Hibs. Dempster is exactly what we need to sort our beleaguered national association out once and for all. She also has the likeability factor - so what’s not to like? As for who the new manager should be that is a slightly trickier one. If we go for a Scotsman as boss then why not Walter Smith? If further afield then maybe it is time to approach Lars Lagerback or Jurgen Klinsmann. Gavin Berry: Keith Wyness did a good job with Aberdeen and worked wonders at Everton. Now at Aston Villa, his no-nonsense style could be just what’s needed. As an Aberdonian he will have fond memories of Alex McLeish but if Walter Smith is remotely interested then offer him it now. It’s now five defeats in 16 games for Graeme Murty this season as Rangers boss following the loss to Hibs. How do you view his long term prospects of the job?Keith: No offence to Murty who has cut a stoic figure at Ibrox but it’s ridiculous that he has been placed in this position with little or no managerial experience. He’ll have to continue to learn on the job until the end of the season but Rangers will only be papering over the cracks until such times as Dave King addresses this issue properly. Gordon: Grimly. There is a naivety with Murty in a job which requires a more charismatic figure. This is a Rangers side destined for no more than mid-table mediocrity and it’s fact backed up by results and shows the need for someone to come in and properly revamp the side for next season’s challenges. Tony: Every time Rangers take one step forward they seem to take two back. There is a fragility still with Murty’s Rangers which has been exposed recently by the likes of Dundee, Hamilton and Hibs. Motivation for the bigger games does not seem to be a problem for Murty. However losing to the three teams mentioned is giving his managerial reputation a battering as well as pouring scorn on his prospects of landing the gig on a permanent basis in the process. Gavin: It’s only 18 months since Murty left his position as Norwich City Under-18s boss to take up his position at Murray Park. If he had been linked with the job then how would Rangers fans have felt? It’s convenient for the Ibrox board to give him the job in the short term and he deserves credit for the way he has conducted himself but realistically the club must find someone better qualified. Were Rangers right to stand firm and put football over finances by knocking back the mega-bucks offer from Beijing Renhe for Alfredo Morelos?Keith: Let’s hold fire and wait to see how this whole thing plays out. There’s scepticism over the whole affair for a very good reason because it defies logic to turn down £8m for Morelos. If such an offer was made and if it remains on the table for the rest of this month then common sense may still prevail. Gordon: It beggars belief that Rangers refused to do business for a player who isn’t worth a fraction of what was offered. It’s an impressive stance for Dave King to take and a statement of intent but they will rue their decision not to grab the money while it was on offer. It’s all a bit of a mystery and a high price to pay for Rangers to give an impression that they don’t need the many. Tony: The Alfredo Morelos affair still strikes me as a totally bizarre episode. Do Rangers feel that they can get even more money than was put on the table for the Colombian? If so then they were right to stand firm and reject Beijing Renhe’s advances. However I think the Light Blues may well live to rue the day that they did not take the money and run when it was offered to them on a plate. Gavin: It’s great that the club is now in a position where they can afford to turn down such a bid and shows they’re moving in the right direction. But they should have taken the cash and used it wisely to improve other areas, both on the playing side and even off the park with the stadium having been neglected in recent years. Celtic’s injury problems are mounting ahead of this month’s Europa League crunch against Zenit St Petersburg. Did the Hoops do enough during the January transfer window with that tie in mind?Keith: They did as much as they could have hoped to without spending crazy money for the purposes of one tie which they are unlikely to win in any case. Most importantly, they did enough to keep Brendan Rodgers satisfied which should be the club’s primary focus for the foreseeable future. Gordon: No. A club with serious intentions in Europe must make provision for every eventuality on the injury front and it appears to have backfired on Brendan Rodgers. Money should have been spent on at least one more experienced and commanding central defender. Tony: You cannot legislate for two central defenders being injured in the same game. However Brendan Rodgers defensive problems are certainly mounting ahead of the Zenit ties. Time will tell if Celtic have done enough in the January transfer window but the current situation certainly looks bleak for the Hoops with the likes of Jozo Simunovic, Mikael Lustig, Kristoffer Ajer and Dedrycy Boyata all crocked with the Europa League crunch against the Russian looming. Gavin: Lennoxtown is starting to resemble a casualty ward and while there is no doubt Celtic have suffered horrendous luck with injuries recently they should have brought in a central defender eligble to play against Zenit, especially having allowed Erik Sviatchenko to leave. They could have done with having the Dane around at Rugby Park on Saturday. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-destined-mid-table-mediocrity-11968837
It doesn’t seem that long ago they were discussing how Sevco were now credible challengers Last week ....... when they were "unbeaten in 2018"
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Harris Tottle
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5 Feb 2018, 02:46 PM
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Ah, cuddly, old Craig Brown, on RS ruing the demise of the old style high heid yin in Scottish football. Fergus getting rid of Jim Farry being cited as an example of clubs becoming too powerful, and declaring that good ol’ Ernie would’ve sorted the ‘Rangers’ business with a £500k fine and carry on, with none of this relegation nonsense. And they wonder why this organisation is in disarray?
It’s that sort of garbage that is destined to see us remain a footballing backwater for decades to come. Before countries like Iceland, Croatia and Uraguay came along, the best excuse the SFA had was “but we are a wee country”. Now that figleaf has blown away, their failure to develop anything resembling a long term plan for Scottish football - beyond “get Walter” - is all the more apparent. Anything he says about Rangers is bound to be slanted but how did he imagine a bankrupt business was going to pay a fine?
Whilst you make a fair point about the general stupidity of the SFA, I don't think 'before Uruguay came along' is a great barometer considering they were World Champions twice by the 1950s  No, I'll give you that, but I suppose even the modern version of Uruguay proves the point that being small is no excuse. Anyway, if Press Reports are to be believed, our troubles are over anyway as the SFA has pressed the "send for Walter" button
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5 Feb 2018, 04:11 PM
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Somewhere between madness and love
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Ooft, he didn’t miss did he? Much more forceful than i remember, and then Butcher backing him up! I got the impression there that he knew what we knew, that Rangers were facing ruin so needed every penny in prize money it could muster, and the authorities were hell bent on ‘helping’ them.
That game and the one at dens where they kept being awarded penalties until they finally managed to score one are my personal oldco 'favourites'. Was that the match where they had about four goes at the same penalty before eventually scoring it (of course, the 'scored' one stood).
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Pat_Mustard
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5 Feb 2018, 04:34 PM
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Its too big for the float Father.
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That game and the one at dens where they kept being awarded penalties until they finally managed to score one are my personal oldco 'favourites'.
Was that the match where they had about four goes at the same penalty before eventually scoring it (of course, the 'scored' one stood). That's how I remembered it, I was sure they got to retake one. Looking at the match reports it seems memory is playing tricks on me though, they were awarded three penalties that day but only managed to score one.
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5 Feb 2018, 07:26 PM
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Wilkie done the same thing against us a week or two later iirc. He wasn't in on it though, he was just shampooe
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5 Feb 2018, 08:34 PM
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Whilst you make a fair point about the general stupidity of the SFA, I don't think 'before Uruguay came along' is a great barometer considering they were World Champions twice by the 1950s 
No, I'll give you that, but I suppose even the modern version of Uruguay proves the point that being small is no excuse. Anyway, if Press Reports are to be believed, our troubles are over anyway as the SFA has pressed the "send for Walter" button Smith being touted by the media is one thing, him being seriously considered is quite another. This man walked out on Scotland for money - if it was for love of Rangers, then where the eff has he been for the last six years? He realised what was going down at Ibrox and deserted the sinking ship. He took 50 grand for allowing himself to be used by Charles Green in an attempt to legitize newclub, then buggered off again as soon as the cheque cleared. Out the many things that might be written on his gravestone, one of them won't be : We don't do walking away.
It's more probable that he's just a squirrel to keep attention away from the disaster for them that was Saturday's result and them being found out about Morelos. Jabba and the BBC again.
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