Rangers Banter Archive January 03 2013

03 Jan 2013 13:09:32
celtic fan in peace genuinely wondering why if Rangers need to rely on young players for the next couple of years why they didnt enter a team in the youth league this year? Surely to develop youth players they need to be playing competative games every week?

With al due respect to your question sir. I think we are running withint a limited budget and a limited squad.

Because the youth players are propping up the first team

Op - dont you know we play in the sfl reserve league, given that we have 17, 18, 19. 20 year olds playing in the first team and reserve team i think that is enough development for them, but thanks for the concern

JG

Thanks for replies, was just wondering

I think this is an area Rangers need to move quickly on as soon as the transfer embargo is lifted. A Youth team is a must especially for a club like Rangers.

Charles Green should be challenged on this area and soon. This is where the money can be...

I think in all fairness the OP meant that wouldn't it help the Rangers youth players who aren't ready yet, to get more competitive football to gear them up for the first team. Then there would be more young players available (and ready) seeing as you will be very short if you get a load of injuries.

03 Jan 2013 09:38:08
Just want to say massive respect to the LIVERPOOL fans last night , a minutes applause at the 66th minute for the 66 people who died , A great club and a great set of fans UNITED BY THE LOSS OF FANS WHO NEVER CAME HOME , GOD BLESS THE 96 AND 66 WHO NEVER CAME HOME xxxxxx NEVER FORGOTTEN xxxxx WATP YNWA

That is a true sign of respect. Well done the Liverpool.

Didn't realise they had done that, and I've never read anything in the press about it. Well done the Liverpool fans if they did. I hope it gets a bit of press attention or even a note in the next home programme to highlight this as I think it's a gesture that deserves plenty of credit.

Well done Liverpool fans and thank you, a great gesture

That gesture won't be forgotten by me. Good luck to LFC this season!

Cant beleive their are actually people who click disagree utter disgrace

02 Jan 2013 22:57:19
How you all doing guys. Happy new year. Iv been reading these pages for about a year and a half now without really posting. I was having a good think about the youngsters we have coming through n how they would do in the spl. In my opinion they would be more than adequate(backed up by experience). This led me to think why these boys haven't been given a chance before. I know with the players we had last season they couldn't all be regulars but why couldn't have two three or four made at least a few starts n sum appearances from the bench. At times before it was the same boring repetitive team for weeks on end without any change no matter how bad they were playing. Why weren't they given a chance?

Wen I came on to post I had a read first and noticed the comments about McKay n mcloeds value. Rangers would be mad to accept any bid for any of McKay McLeod Crawford or aird. These boys have done absolutely brilliant in the games the have played. These boys didn't have a clue wot was happening with their careers last season and have stepped up amazingly. There true value won't be known for a few years but if rangers had to accept bids it would have to be at least a million each.

These boys are only 17 and 18, and might be playin against lesser opposition but after a shaky start(expected) they r cruising(and will only get much better). They have taken on the responsibility and the pressure of being a rangers player in the most difficult time in the clubs history, and handled it a lot better than most players their age.

Well done boys!!

Lee

Very hard to blood youngsters in recent season with the pressure of winning every game. You play a youngster or two and lose then your head is on the line. No win situation for old firm managers. {The Ed039's Note - Its been like that for a long time, Graeme Souness era was when alot of youngsters stopped making the top team on a regular basis, I am sure Doug t.s.o. can tell us of the times when young upstarts were breaking into the first team and scoring in cup finals as 16 year olds lol)

Lee i dont know how the f@@k you managed to read these pages for a year and a half and not respond to the constant barrage that we had to endure, but welcome all the same.
I would be surprised if there are any bids for the youngsters at this time as any bids would have to come from down south and although some have shown promise, none of them have proven themselves at a higher level - Yet

JG

Hi ed think your talking about dj lol, then again id seen promising youngsters coming through then disappear (, johann )fyfe, the strickland brothers davies brothers young winger billy mc donald i think he got a career finishing injury, even saw john greigs scottish league debut game against airdrie i think ( he scored) ian mac millan scoring gers 5, 000 league goal in 5-2 win ive still got evening citizen paper on that, was even friendly with kai johansson whom i did some work and storage for till he went back to denmark for his final days due to illness must say ive been lucky to have some really good memories of the gers in the past doug t.s.o {The Ed039's Note - read dj's book doug, I really enjoyed it and I think you would appreciate it more coz your ancient)

Yes im that ancient i can remember the pyramids in( little egypt )in dalness st tollcross where i stayed lol ask your ma about that, 1 tough luck on 1970 league cup final i wasnt at it, was tied up elsewhere without going into details lol doug t.s.o