Rangers Banter Archive February 08 2011

08 Feb 2011 21:49:57
"a lot of Rangers business in the summer all hinges on the takeover"

Completely agree. Pity really. .

"Why take Diouf on a Bosman when you might have £2-3 million to spend on a striker?"

I believe EHD is worth more than 2-3mill, but he really needs to prove himself during the next 6 months. Could we even afford his wages if he were to join on a Bosman?!

08 Feb 2011 21:28:42
Ed are you aware of roughly how much it would cost to sign diouf on a permanent deal? {ed's note - isn't he out of contract in the summer?}

I was told (not very reliable source to be fair), that Blackburn would have waived any fee for Diouf just to get him out the club. He is a free agent in the summer though. WS wouldn't accept this because of Dioufs reputation, but if he behaves there will be a contract offer put to him. Again it was not the best of sources and IMO alot of Rangers business in the summer all hinges on the takeover. Why take Diouf on a Bosman when you might have £2-3 million to spend on a striker?

SickBhoy

08 Feb 2011 20:13:17

Broony 1 Diouf 0
Lennon 2 Diouf 0

08 Feb 2011 19:46:12

I am a sometime poster to both the Celtic and Rangers sites (for the record, I'm a Hoops fan). I agree with those that are looking for some quality 'cross border' banter without any of the nastiness. It is possible, there a few who already do (GTID and Sickbhoy for example. . although I didn't find anything funny about the 'we have connections' posting on the Man Utd page, Sickbhoy! I'm sure you meant it to be funny, but it's not).

For my part, I posted the 'gotta love Broony's celebration' comment. But, although I meant it in a humourous way, having read some of the responses, it is clear that there are those who rose to the 'quality bear baiting' bit rather to easily. Someone suggested that Broony's actions could have led to a riot. Sadly, in the real world he's probably right. . one man's banter can be another man's incitement. But, surely, in the cyberspace of the website, it must be possible to exchange (relatively) good natured gibes without causing a virtual riot. The '5 stars' debate (which I started, btw) is a reasonable example. Although there were one or two iffy posts, for the most part it was good natured. There is nothing wrong with defending a point of view, but it can always be achieved with a bit of humour and a bit of humility.

More recently, however, there has been a marked increase in bitter name calling from both sides. Ed, I know it must be difficult to police these sites, but you've already stated that some posts are binned if the acronyms are unclear or the language is inflammatory. I'd suggest you take it further and bin any with blatant name calling. If their comments are not posted they'll soon modify their language or stop posting.

To paraphrase Chewin' The Fat, "I'm only here for the banter".

Now, about HMRC. . ;-)

08 Feb 2011 17:33:40
"One last time, listen carefully. . "

Last time? Again? LOL

I'm not going to rise to the trolling anymore.

But then again. . .

DT

08 Feb 2011 17:21:26
What you need are some decent minded Celtic/ Rangers fans to edit their respective pages. Who know all the lingo/ subliminal meanings to posts etc. Fair play to the Eds, they don't want their site turned into pages of sectarian rants, so delete anything they don't understand or could be a bit dodgy. (Mind my cheque Ed LOL)

SickBhoy

Re:Firstly i can't imagine my posts being of the content that shouldnt get posted i do keep them clean, maybe it was just missed.

agree with Sickboy tho(at the same time still refusing to use the "h" :oP) ideally you would have a non biased scottish editor for it. Unfortunately a complete unbiased scotsman wen it comes to the OF is a very rare thing. even if they don't have a preference which team they prefer they do normally have a preferance over whether the like the OF as a label or not. A lot of fans up here can't stand either of the old firm just as much as a ger hates a celtic lad . vice versa. . Is that Sickboy puttin his name forward for the tic pages then ?! {ed's note - I am increasing the number of editors gradually, need to get a few more in ready for the transfer window, it was impossible to keep up at times. I will be keeping an eye out for a couple more to come in once the newest one is up to speed.}

No way in the world would I say I am unbiased, but can any OF fan truly be? I do admit I love Celtic but would I would like to think I am mature enough to have a civilised conversation with a Rangers fan. As long as posts aren't abusive, sectarian or down right vile, I've no problem of listening, having an intelligent conversation or having some banter/ patter with the person and I try posting things/ opinions that would instigate conversation without resorting to name calling or the snidey sneaky comments that people try to pass as banter. Of course I post alot of tongue in cheek stuff, but nothing too offensive I hope. No wonder English fans look down on us, all they see is Fen*** this and Ora**** that. No football spoke about but hours of debate about a battle over 300 years ago! If you want poisonous bigotry, there are plenty of sites you can use, we'll stick to the football, thanks. Rumours, banter, even the funny nonsense. Best bet is to ignore the bigots and enjoy the sensible punters, mate. In my teens I dyed my hair shocking blonde for raving/ partying/ pissing folks off, my mates said I looked like sickboy from Trainspotting, I just added the H for a Celtic sound to it, that's all it's because of. Nothing sinister, you are quite safe mate LOL

SickBhoy

08 Feb 2011 15:54:14
"News on the take over"

Lies. All of it.

NO-ONE knows what is happening with the proposed take-over. Least of all a guy sittin at his computer making stuff up.

You talk of "the city". What city? Do you mean the financial hub of London City? How could you POSSIBLY know what happens there?

Furthermore, your assertion that HMRC and LSTB would to be assured as their status as creditors is absurd and "a made up fact".

DT

p.s. posting "FACT!" after things does not make it a fact. Posting links to sources might help. Over and out.

08 Feb 2011 15:00:14

What you need are some decent minded Celtic/ Rangers fans to edit their respective pages. Who know all the lingo/ subliminal meanings to posts etc. Fair play to the Eds, they don't want their site turned into pages of sectarian rants, so delete anything they don't understand or could be a bit dodgy. (Mind my cheque Ed LOL)

SickBhoy

Re:Firstly i can't imagine my posts being of the content that shouldnt get posted i do keep them clean, maybe it was just missed.

agree with Sickboy tho(at the same time still refusing to use the "h" :oP) ideally you would have a non biased scottish editor for it. Unfortunately a complete unbiased scotsman wen it comes to the OF is a very rare thing. even if they don't have a preference which team they prefer they do normally have a preferance over whether the like the OF as a label or not. A lot of fans up here can't stand either of the old firm just as much as a ger hates a celtic lad . vice versa. . Is that Sickboy puttin his name forward for the tic pages then ?! {ed's note - I am increasing the number of editors gradually, need to get a few more in ready for the transfer window, it was impossible to keep up at times. I will be keeping an eye out for a couple more to come in once the newest one is up to speed.}

08 Feb 2011 13:33:16

Ok then celtic fans. whos the most decorated spl club?

Re: forget it mate, i have posted a couple of times on their page that the only fair way to compare each team is to look at the competitions that we have both been directly opposed to each other in ie. domestic comps and asked them who comes out on top. I only got an answer in the shape of a huge 10 min rant. But in the end not one of them could muster up an answer.

So to any dhims lloking at this . . . in competitions that both celtic and rangers have been in at the same time (all comps since the started as a club) tell me who comes out on top?

08 Feb 2011 11:00:28
In Lloyds We trust! God Bless HMRC! Oh did you see the responses on English forums about your "most decorated club in the world". Read it and realise that once again you prove to be SCOTLANDS SHAME!


Once again, Celtic fans showing themselves to be more interested in The Rangers. They don't half go on. . .

08 Feb 2011 09:33:42

Whats the deal ed? about 4/ 5 of my last posts on this page don't make it on?! noticed this happening lots and lots more.

GTID

{Editor's Note: I can see quite a few comments spread over the Rumours page and Banter page. If they contained abusive material or unknown acronyms etc. they would be deleted, but looking through the ones which have been posted they look pretty good to me. Some editors may be nervous of the some of the Scottish posts and many do get deleted if they are not understood. So I can't really help I am afraid.}

08 Feb 2011 00:42:17
In response to the Allerdyce/ Diouf scenario someone brought up. I'n not go to slag Diouf or pass judgement bu have U ever watched Allerdyces teams. It beggars belief how this dinosaur is constantly linked with any vacant job, even the England job! Ed back me up with this and name 5 managers that have been so poor yet get chance after chance in England. Maybe I'm missing something but he would struggle in the EPL with Aberdeen IMO.

SickBhoy {ed's note - it happens all the time mate, the likes of Megson fail time after time, play terrible footie and yet there is always another job open for them.}