Rangers Banter Archive August 09 2011

09 Aug 2011 23:15:56
what is craig white doing. weve missed out on nearlyy all the players we have gone for. im so embarassed to be a rangers fan. can anyone remember this stuff happening when martin bain was here?

That man stole from the club, he had no regard for finance, don't defend him.

If your embarrassed to be a rangers supporter a hope you don't go to ibrox again wee don't need supporters like you putting our club down if you want to change your attitude about the gers fine but if not wee don't want people who not gonna support our club
campbell

The same martin bain that gave himself a over 100k pay rise when rangers were on theyre arse

I have never been embarassed to be a RANGERS SUPPORTER because thats what I am a SUPPORTER who follows the team through good times and bad times and let me tell u this,this is not bad times because we r signing players where the last few seasons we were lucky to hold on 2 players having 2 sell players at stupid prices 2 keep the bank happy SIR WALTER was a victim of his own success and as for for martin bain don't start me on him I said last night on here I was just back from holiday guess who I seen at glasgow airport all nice and tanned from the money the s**tehawk plundered from our club 30% wage rise to get him on a par with peter liewell we don't give a f*** about the dark side so piss off and hide in a corner if u r so embarassed because we don't want u at IBROX with your greetin faced attitude
WATP

I stopped reading this when Christope Berra's name came up. Are we really this crap?

09 Aug 2011 22:45:22
Ed can you do all us gers fans a favour and let everyone know that a player can PASS a medical at the club Whilst being injured. The medical is to assess the player and his condition, and as long as the club doctor believes he will overcome the injury in a desired period of time that can be discussed between the manager and the club then the player can pass his medical whilst being injured. Thanks ED {Ed003's Note - No need you've just done it}

09 Aug 2011 22:37:21
Why we want robert pires? Meby to play dominoes with papa weir at end of season bash. 4Get the has beens and get young blood in the team sum1 like murphy

09 Aug 2011 22:30:39
is kyle lafferty already signed for london
football club removal van said london on it

09 Aug 2011 22:28:27
An ex rangers player said Matt McKay was a better version of davis

Yip and will bet it was Iain Ferguson

What i have seen he is very much like davis except he can tackle

It was charlie miller that said it he was apparently showing him about murry park with mccoist and shared a room with him on a s
away matches when it brisbain

Ferguson rates him highly too just watched him in Aussie game never a left winger but good when came inside football brain and no feart of a tackle over hit a few freekicks but at least wasnt hitting first man all the time

09 Aug 2011 22:08:11
whats happened to the Estigarribia rumours ?

We can write all the rumours we want regarding this guy. The fact of the matter is he won't be coming to us. He had a cracking tournament in the Copa America and his stock will be high at the moment. Too costly for tighty Whytey.

Does anyone know what was actually said in the match where the commentatiors were discussing him in connection to us? i didn't manage to catch the game despite being a fan of south american football

09 Aug 2011 22:00:59
It amazes me that yesterday a club spokesman for Anderlecht was saying that the two clubs were close to a deal, and now they are stating on STV that the latest bid is Euro 1 million too low, and Rangers shouldn't expect to get players on the cheap. Firstly, let's hope they get what they deserve, especially after not living up to an agreement with the player, but what should we believe. The one thing that is certain about this transfer window is that you don't know who to trust. On a positive note Matt McKay looks like he can do a job.

09 Aug 2011 21:36:51
Yep some apologies due to the previous posters. King Carlos is indeed at Murray Park for a medical after Aston Villa granted him a loyalty bonus. - Source:Fourth Official on Twitter

09 Aug 2011 21:36:12
Villa want to bring someone in, therefore have granted Carlos Cuellar a loyalty bonus for his move to Rangers, who is having a medical as we speak - Source Fourth Official on Twitter - John the Bear

09 Aug 2011 21:34:23
Fourth_Official on Twitter claiming Carlos on his way after Villa pay loyalty bonus.

09 Aug 2011 21:29:28
Cuellar having medical at rangers after agreeing a loyalty bonus with villa source twitter

09 Aug 2011 21:15:27
Is goian fit for saturday

Dont know but hope so

09 Aug 2011 21:00:59
why was cueller , mckay or any1 else not signed yesterday only 1 can play in europa league ?

Cuellar is injured until october

Not sure Cuellar would make it but, he should be ready about september time (hope we get him), McKay would require a work permit on appeal as he is not from a country in the EU, looks like Juhasz was meant to be signed but Andeleicht broke their promise to him and the move seems to have broken down. Veroehk was meant to sign for forest but got homesick apparently so looks like hes staying in holland. Not sure where we're at with other targets but i hope that answers your question.

09 Aug 2011 20:52:51
Carlos up meeting with Ally and the management team and also going to c his new house. source Allys nephew.

09 Aug 2011 20:46:39
Ed is it true that clyde 1 said Cuellar is in Glasgow? {Ed003's Note -Dont know mate,wasnt listening,try their website}

Nothing posted on the sport section of their website today which doens't really indicate anything as their a radio station.

Aye looks far better than any midfielders we have at present.your right mate. at least give ortiz a chance on the right, the lad doesnt miss many passes.

bleeboy

09 Aug 2011 20:33:12
hope the carlos rumours are true. i know he is better at cb but play him at rb might give whitaker something to think about

Yeah lets play the best ch at rb another player out of position

That's why he wanted to leave villa because he was getting played rb

TrueBear72

He wants out of villa because he wasnt getting played anywhere

Lol it was just a thought. because something needs to be done about whitt

09 Aug 2011 20:02:54
i think we should try sign that jeff brazier(spelling), we might be able to afford him, he is ripping that celtic legends team to bits

09 Aug 2011 19:59:43
King Carlos Cometh... All Hail The King

Is he fit?

09 Aug 2011 19:36:39
I think it would be daft to sell lafferty as we have put up wi his pish for 2 years now. Hopefully he has screwed the nut for this season. I think him and jela up front this season would do the job Any thoughts people.

Fi scooby

Agree mate,,there were signs late last season when he looked like he was finally developing i9nto a decent player,,and who can forget that day we had in Kilmarnock,,so dont write him off just yet,,and he loves the gers to bits

Don't think he'd want to go. Certainly i wouldn't accept less than what we paid for him. Never been his greatest fan but arguably our most consistent player in the run in last year.

09 Aug 2011 19:33:47
Australian international Matt McKay could face Inverness on Saturday. The midfielder passed a medical at Murray Park and could be ready to at least be in the squad for Saturday.

McKay was at Murray Park on Sunday before joining up with his Australia for the international against Wales tomorrow night. The £320,000 deal is set to go through subject to a work permit.

But work permit should not prove to be a problem, and the former team mate of Craig Moore and Charlie Miller should join up with his new team mates ahead of the trip to Inverness this weekend.

09 Aug 2011 19:31:07
Whats happening at ibrox is the wrong way round we need to be buying not selling

09 Aug 2011 19:14:15
McKay has already passed his medical and could
be in squad for ICT game if permit processed in
time.On Vital Football site.

09 Aug 2011 18:54:54
According to vital football Matt McKay had a medical at Murray Park on Sunday and if his work permit goes well then he could play against Inverness on Saturday

09 Aug 2011 18:24:08
a think lafferty wont be here much longer now that rangers have agreed a fee of 2 million for west ham to have him a don't really know if it is the right choice or not but now wee need a replacement
Campbell

09 Aug 2011 17:33:26
Heaven knows, Bain and the old regime were not perfect, but he and Walter would have been straight on to our ex-Dutch legends, Arthur, Gio and the De Boers, to explain to young Verhooek that Glasgow is not Nottingham and that Rangers are not Forest. Our farcically inept tranfer policy has already cost us £15 million and a host of game-changing players. I fear the lack of commercial gravitas at the helm will do more damage to our club's standing and chances of honours this season. No sane suppurter would advocate financial recklessness, but we could still punch above our weight and lure classier players to Ibrox if our overtures carried a bit of drive, charisma, and imagination. We still have a great club to sell but mediocrities, with no financial leeway, are sadly in charge of the selling. Like all of us, I idolise Ally, but I can see him walking away from these current horrors, unless I read this wrongly and he is part of the problem. I also suspect that the loss of the Hungarian boy is being spuriously spun and that our crazy false economy dealing will eventually be exposed as the reason. How I would love to be proved wrong and find the critically needed 4 new (class) players signed before the window closes. Mr. Whyte, in whom we had rightly invested great hope and trust, will not be lightly forgiven if he continues to betray his promises and starve the club of at least a smattering of talent.

Senior London Bear.

Senior London Bear.

London Bear

09 Aug 2011 17:27:45
Name me a player even on a par with Jelavic? A keeper as good as Shagger? A more promising left back in scotland than wallace? A right back that contributed 14/15 goals in a season, A central midfielder as good as davis? In Scotland Why are we worrying about what we haven't got rather than being pleased with what we have? Ortiz, wallace, Goian and Bartley have been added to a squad of champions so we are already in a stronger position than last season. Fair enough if we can manage another striker like murphy and a centre half like cuellar/juharz then great but it won't be the end of the world if we don't. We'll have a good run in Europa League and win the league by about 6 points. In ally we trust.

Hooper izaguirre they are better easily done and a will give you mcgregor but come on is wallace better than iza

09 Aug 2011 17:37:05
hey fellow bears....i think we realy need another ST not a massive fan of steven naismith but i am starting to :) ent a big fan of big lafferty i think we need annother out and out goal scorer...vote on this i would like to see if its just me cheers WATP.

Naismith ; no 1 better in th country on right side

Its just you

09 Aug 2011 16:59:22
Anderlecht say Rangers can't expect to sign one of their best players on the cheap, having rejected the Glasgow club's third transfer offer for Roland Juhasz.

After negotiations on Monday, the Belgian side turned down Rangers’ latest bid, which STV understands stood in the region of three million euros (£2,620,000).

Anderlecht though have stood firm in requesting four million euros (£3,493,000) for the 28-year-old, who signed a new contract last year to keep him at the club until 2014.

No further talks have taken place on Tuesday to revive the transfer deal and, following Rangers’ failed attempt, Anderlecht made their position over the defender clear to STV.

“Our position is simple,” a spokesperson outlined. “They [Rangers] didn’t meet the price we set.

“You can’t have top players for little money. At this moment, the deal is dead.

“It’s a quite simple equation regarding the price. There is a price we have set which Rangers have not matched.”

After the collapse of the deal on Monday night, Juhasz’s agent Vladan Filipovic launched an attack on Anderlecht’s board of directors and accused of them of going back on their word to let the defender leave.

“We are very disappointed in the management at Anderlecht, including Herman van Holsbeeck [general manager],” Filipovic told nemzetisport.hu. “I know in football anything can happen but I did not expect this.

“When Roland extended his contract a year ago, Anderlecht agreed verbally they would sell him if a certain offer came in. Unfortunately this was not given in writing, but we trusted them.

“Rangers have offered this amount now but Anderlecht have said no. I understand they do not want to lose Roland, it is understandable, but a year ago they promised he could leave for an appropriate offer."

A wee lesson to be learned there, always get it in writing

Anther wee lesson dont p%ss players about are they on coupon on Saturday?

09 Aug 2011 16:53:02
on the vladamreir weiss topic, he still hasnt been loaned to any other club, i think hes holding out for a move back to us as man city will have no other option, what a fantastic talent he was as well, would love to see him back.

09 Aug 2011 16:47:32
Johan Vonlanthen is available on a free, might be worth a punt for RM

He`s a forward not a rm

Is he good cos I remember the name from somewhere?

No hes not. Hes a right winger who can play as a forward also.

Yeah he was at PSV for a few years. Plays for Swiss national team. Might be worth a look at for either Striker/Right Wing

09 Aug 2011 16:39:18
I wish people would stop posting naismith for striker, hes a midfielder and we miss his energy, plus did u not see the chances he missed against hearts and malmo, we need a real goalscorer.

Correct mate. Need him attacking from deep right. Best position.

09 Aug 2011 16:14:32
Have to say not too happy about bogey partin shot..the guys arrogance showed how low his intelligence is.don't confuse arrogence with confidence bogey never did like ye anyway..WATP...

No disagree he was offered a"peanuts "contract his strength and mobility will be badly missed .

I always thought him a money hungry a**ehole with idea`s well above his station he wasnt that good or he`d of moved to a top club,not an oil fuelled footballing backwater-happy he`s gone his conduct was always questionable

He wasn't offered a peanuts contract, hewas offered exactly the same terms as his previous contract. I would guess that wasn't exactly high maybe 10-15k but certainly not peanuts. What had 'broken his heart' was that Whitty was offered a 5 year contract at about 25k while he himself a 2 year one. I can see where he is coming from in this... i just wonder why we didn't negotiate further?

Why would you offer him a 5 year contract when at the end of the past 3 seasons he desires to leave for a BIGGER club,then when no one comes in he says im willing to stay another year. hes been waering a sell me quick hat for the last 2 seasons.did well but can be replaced

09 Aug 2011 15:49:10
�Our position is simple,� a spokesperson outlined. �They [Rangers] didn�t meet the price we set.

�You can�t have top players for little money. At this moment, the deal is dead.

�It�s a quite simple equation regarding the price. There is a price we have set which Rangers have not matched.�

This is from Anderlecht board, seems we are still f***ing about in regards to offers for players.

They are covering themselves, the players agent siad 200,00 was trhe difference. Anderlecht need to save face after selling the boy to Chelsea

BULL read the actual stories from the player and agent and gers all three are saying that anderlecht set a price gers met it and anderlecht asked for more this is all from the agents mouth so jog on timothy ...

09 Aug 2011 15:35:14
wanted rid of boogy offered more money to whittaker a choice that will come back to haunt them ,big basher

09 Aug 2011 15:28:45
Usual doom and gloom from so called supporters. Am I mistaken we have signed players havent we? Get behind the team because thats what real fans do.

Billyboy1 Loyal Season Ticket Holder.

Well said

09 Aug 2011 15:13:22
Can we stop all the Verhoek talk now, the guy doesn't want to leave Holland, end of story.

Thats the game, lets move on, the lad wants to be we his mammy so forget the t**t and move on

Reading between the lines it looks like salary is the deal buster. Is he being polite by stating 'homesick'?

Please check denn hagg web site. hit translate

09 Aug 2011 14:02:49
squad for this season

-------------mcgregor------------
Papac---Goian-----Bartley---whittaker

wallace--- Davis ----Mckay---- Wylde

-------------Jelavic----Naismith-----

Why wallace at rm?
do u have ur sides mixed up?

Why are you playing left sided playes on right and left sided players on left

I would put Papac and Wallace on the left rather than the right??

You've either got Papac at right back and Wallace at right mid, or if your right and left hand side of the team is round the wrong way you've still got Wylde at right mid???........

Looks as though this is what we are going to have to settle for mate. If it was up to me i'd have Whittaker outside selling programmes Even that is still too close to the pitch for my liking but he's on a contract so what can you do?

I would like to see us go 3-5-2 in the SPL and if we manage to sign the players we look interested in ..i'd be happy with ...

--------------McGregor-------------

-----Bartley----Cuellar-----Goian----

-Whittaker-Davis-Bedoya-McKay-Wallace

-----------Naismith---Jelavic-----------

No Sasa.....most consistant player we have, and does he ever get skinned?.......you're on the high strength tablets mate.

Na i would not have whitty anywere near the team, he is a very average player

Bigstevie

Wallace at RM? Ally that you?

Bedoaya, Cuellar, Mackay are not at Rangers, now that is a " fact "

Personally, i think if we're playing a 3-5-2 then its
McGregor
Goian, Cuellar, Papac
Whitty, Davis, Bartley( just infront of CBs), Bedoya, Wallace/Ortiz
Niasmith, Jelavic.
Would be happy with that, its just there's not much depth on the bench

I know you were looking down at your left and right feet when you were writing down your team, but you have to reverse it on paper mate.

Personally I'd like to see

Mcgregor

Cuellar Goian Papac

Bartley

09 Aug 2011 13:47:28
Hi All just to say It's official from Nottingham Forest News,(Every source Every five minutes) Verkoek deal has totally collapsed and he will not sign for Forest due to family commitments in Holland, The chances are he wont sign for Rangers either as it will be same problem, I suppose it could have been worse as he could have signed and not settled and now at least we can concentrate on a player who will settle and wants to play for the Gers. MITK.

What about rangers taking a punt on me MITK, i am only 46 years old but i would say i am slightly faster than edu, mcculloch, whitty, and weir. oh and i would be within whytes budget, say about a grand a week

bigstevie

09 Aug 2011 13:44:02
What's happened to David odonkor?

He was papped right oot as he's no played in years

He is a dud.

His Leg fell off

He left, McCoist didn't want him.

GovanFR

He ran away

09 Aug 2011 13:36:50
Something mustve changed Verhoeks mind, don't think could be the riots do you? There was trouble in Nottingham {Ed001's Note - I thought that too. The lad would have been sat in a hotel room with nothing to do last night but watch TV. Hardly a great advert for the country was it? I wouldn't move to a country that I had sat up all night watching it burn.}

09 Aug 2011 13:22:50
Great news about Verhoek deciding against moving to Forrest, I truely think his heart was set for playing with the champions... Expect one more bid from coisty to get him in before the wildcard europa deadline..just my oppinion

09 Aug 2011 13:19:45
Verhoek to Forest unlikely.

The following has been posted on the BBC website.

"Nottingham Forest's attempt to sign ADO Den Haag winger Wesley Verhoek seems certain to end in failure.

There has been no comment from Forest but a statement on the Den Haag website suggests the deal is off."

I'm hoping this could open the door for Rangers. This is exactly the type of player we need.

09 Aug 2011 12:58:49
Stop postin this rubbish carlos is comin back cause hes not, we might aswell admit we got conned by whyte hes skint but its better than being run by a bank, a lot of hard years ahead prob between 3 - 5 years watchin the tims win the league, the real fans will stick around the others will go back to supportin the teams they watched be4 murray days, reason for signing shagger, davis and whittker on long team deals is 2 deal with taxman, all 3 will be sold along with jelevic 2 pay tax bill, and the 5 year rebuildin period starts with real gers fans watchin youth players finish mid table but our club will raise again. Please post ed.

Its these pretend fans i hate nothing good to say. do you know why football fans are called supporters? do you even know what that means.
mark

Don't doubt you're a true blue but this wont happen mate. Trust me, in no way should we be thinking that Whyte isn't willing to put money into the club. 1. He took on our debt... thats about £18m, and he wouldn't have done that if it meant that he would have to sell our best player to pay that debt and be left with a team of little value. 2. He's a supporter - who of you would pay that much money for the club you love if you could? i think some of us would - but if it was for a team you didn't support (we'll say some European team)... would you do it? no. 3. He's spent money on a few signings already and is putting 3m into renovating Ibrox (something that does not obviously turn a profit) suggesting he sees himself as being incharge for a long time. We have no reason to fear for the club yet, we just have a JUSTIFIED reluctance to over pay for players.

09 Aug 2011 12:27:26
If the verhoek transfer to forrest is off
tell him to run along we wont afford him
cos we want to be able to pay scottish power lol

09 Aug 2011 12:23:21
tbh for the sake of £200k it isnt a lot but i wouldnt meet their valuation there playing us a loong i think another jelavic situation will happen and hell leave to us

09 Aug 2011 12:17:17
Hi in reply to mark on my earlier post, we shelled out on our season tickets cos we were expecting big things this year, we are in august now, we had a chance of getting champions league football earning the club 15mill and now we are on the verge of crashing out of europe completly The team done amazing winning the league last year with a very thin squad, so whyte should have had the players in before the qualifiers and start of the league game yet whyte thinks this team is good enuf to do it again So mark will you not be angry if no new signings before the window closes rab

Ok mate yes i do understand but whyte has never claimed anywhere that the current squad is good enough. also nice of you to have faith in the team and ally to see us through the maribor games and again we still in for players.
mark

Sorry rab but every year i renew my ticket regardless of were we came last year were we are expected to come this year and regardless of how much money we spend.

09 Aug 2011 12:32:59
Verhoek has pulled out of the Forest bid, for apparent personal reasons.

We should try and atleast speak to him. and leave it up to the player. A bid of 2million is enough.

Cuellar will sign before the transfer window. He is currently getting 40k for doing nothing, if he signed now he would be getting 20k for doing nothing. What one would you choose?

McKay will sign after the international game against Wales. Not sure what to make of him. A 28 year old Australian, who has been in Australia all his career, looks similar to what we already have. Not an out and out winger.

A striker is also a must. Rhys Murphy could sign, also Rafael Pernao (spelling) from chelsea is a potential loan signing. Don't know much about these two players but a Brazilian in the SPL? This is what i've heard from my sources in London.

The boy from Groningen would be a fantastic signing, but if we get verhoek i can't see us signing this guy aswell.

A few more loan signings towards the end of the window. and i wouldn't rule out Wiess just yet

GB

09 Aug 2011 12:15:52
Really disappointed at rangers fc board missed out in all these players we need depth in the squad and a bit of experience but time will tell super ally we have faith rangers don't need another defender young Ross perry done well on sat watched him pre season?

09 Aug 2011 12:08:59
Why torture yourselves anymore
start taken the grand bairns out on saturdays and sundays down the local parks wi the wee ainshave a kick aboot wi them and enjoy yer
families it does,nt cost the earth and is less stressful
than following the old firm trust me.

09 Aug 2011 11:53:30
Hi guys and ed we should look at the transfer debacle in a positive way we are told
ok at least we should manage the electric bill this season and as for spending money we
have been very lucky we aint spent much
at all now instead of everybody being up in arms
about nothing when the time comes for the tax man we should be able to save glasgow rangers from administration or was that castration?
however things are getting a lick of paint etc
the big screens have been fixed and all is well
in walter disney live here now land
now we will see if ally has the talent to make do with what he has if he does,nt he,ll be singing down at the dole office,roll on the end of this season bears.

09 Aug 2011 11:19:44
We could really do with another centre half (cuellar) ideally, another creative midfielder to help davis out and also another striker to partner jelavic, all three will cost good bit of money though. I am still very dissapointed that missed the boat with the boy goodwillie.

Cuellar £2m
Bedoya £0.5m
Macheda Loan Man Utd

£2.5m ....not exactly a large amount of money and £1m less than what we were going to buy Juhasz for ....

Ok cuellar deal still alive isnt it and he is injured. bedoya will be a gers player, macheda wishful thinking. easy to sit ere and pull names out the hat. alot of people seem to think they can do a better job than ally and co again wishful thinking.
mark

Macheda aint happening been linked to Fiorentina

09 Aug 2011 10:59:17
anyone know wats happin with mr aussie Matt McKay? a see him as one we need.

Well if you just read the posts and the papers you will know he will sign on thursday after the friendly with wales.
mark

That is until an unknown Championship Club outbids us for £1k a week more on wages

Nothing will happen till thursday after the internationals

He won't sign just like the rest

He's passed medical yesterday source: the Scottish sun

09 Aug 2011 10:55:08
Can't believe the cheek of Anderlecht after recieving the cash from chelsea to cancel the move for Jahusz (Over 200K euros). The big lad seems to have it in his heart to play for the Gers for his dream move to the EPL. Apparently according to his agent he played through injury with help of a pain killing injection.
This is the type of Sh*te Rangers are up against, I don't think Whyte and McCoist are to blame for this one.

Also quite like the look of the Lad from Oz, has the looks of Claudio Reyna about him,

Also would love to see Matavz (previous rumour this morning) but I am sure the quotes for him were around the £4-£5m mark when Napoli were interested and a stumbling block was personel terms (Don't know if that was release clauses or wages alone) anyway I think he is out of our Bracket. I was harping on about him in January and think he would be a class parter for Jelavic

Rikkisixx

09 Aug 2011 10:23:52
"in the next 48 hours"
"definitely before the Euro deadline"

Coisty, please say nothing until deals are signed - you look foolish and amateurish. And it's not how RFC does business.

Learn from the many mistakes you've made in July already.

I trust you'll eventually make good signings... just let us know when they are ready to pose with the shirt - not before.

09 Aug 2011 09:56:09
why are at least 45% of all rangers fans on here anti whyte,anti ally,and at the end of the day anti rangers. i know a lot of fans will slate me sayin we have a right to post our worries about the lack of signings. imo haven't we signed more new players than celtic? are we still looking for players? and apart from the up coming hmrc are we debt free?
. ally needs our support as our manager and if you cant at least give him til christmas never mind the first old firm. then god help him and our club.

from a supporter of the mighty glasgow rangers
mark.

Ally so far has shown he is quite capable managing our club into a very poor state. Rangers fans have every right to be frustrated with that. Being against a manager or player does not make you anti-Rangers when they are doing so poorly.

Ok we have been knocked out of the cl. not ally fault whittie, boughy sent off or we would have won that game. a draw against hearts the third best team in scotland and a win. yeah you must be right there m8t terrible manager.
mark

How do you think all this anti ally and players talk will affect the club? just think about that mate.
mark

Let's give Ally a break, he can only work with what he has. I've seen posts about the fact we have managed to retain the same squad that won 3 in a row, true but these players are now know and to be honest look tired. Our squad was stretched last season, and we've lost players since then and haven't yet replaced them all. The new season has just started and we already have 3 injuries and no cover. If Ally is given a squad to work with and fails then criticise him, until then let's support him and criticise those that are not providing the squad.

09 Aug 2011 09:33:30
Are we forgetting we have an ideal partner for jelavic at the club already? Big lafferty. He was outstanding during the run in last season when played through the middle. Why should we waste him playin wide left to accomodate goodwillie, miller or anyone else for that matter. The guy has taken some amount of crap since he came and deserves a run in his proper position. Everyone saw how good he was with jelavic and in my opinion a jelavic and lafferty partnership would get 40-45 goals a season easy My team this season would be
Mcgregor
Whittaker (rb)
Goian (cb)
Bartley (cb)
Wallace (lb)
Hutton (dmc)
Ness (cm)
Davis (cm)
Naismith (just off strikers)
Jelavic and lafferty.
Subs-alexander, broadfoot, papac, mcculloch, ortiz, bendikson, hemmings.

Leaving out Papac, one of the more consistent performers at the club. The only thing that goes against Papac is that he seems not to be in the clique at the club. Has anyone else noticed that when he does make a mistake McGreggor goes mental at him but when it's Weir, Whittaker or McCulloch he says nothing.

Maybe he's just so used to these making mistakes he has given up.

At least a positive post but nae width mate. Agree with most and laff up front. Hutton, ness same team? Only opinions bu have to say cant see both in same team. Aussie boy, brunt type on left and naisy right and free reign to attack. However that is the prob for whitts. He is often exposed by the lack of defensive line on his side of the park.
You could have wallace, papac one side certainly and davis and say ness in mid or edu (i stll think he can be a player for us. Hes been up there for MOTM on many gers forums. Cant ALL be wrong

I would leave out Whittaker and play Sasa at right back.....remember he was a CB made into a left back, so i'm sure he would be quite comfortable on the right, and unlike Whittaker, Sasa '''CAN''' defend.......Whittaker needs to be right mid if anything, because there is no point kidding on, he can't defend.

09 Aug 2011 09:06:24
Rangers need a good few quality players before the window closes- FACT. :-)

Falling over the line and Walter carrying a bit of luck in years past shouldn't cloud the issue. The man said so himself (well no in quite so many words) :-)

If you don't reckon so, ask Ally, what do you think he'd say? I guess now we need to sign a few over the next three weeks, rather than the two months we had initially (providing no one else leaves). Might still happen I suppose. We'll know Whyte's no the man WHEN, sorry if, we get there and it's no happened.

A club of the stature of Rangers has a certain on-going level of expenditure fans anticipate. I don't think anyone wants a new £12m Flo (heaven forbid) but something would be nice. When you have 50k people coming to see you every other week- putting say £1m in the coffers in the process that's only natural. One would have imagined he would have wanted one "marquee signing" in the door by now to convince people the "mystery man's" actually got the funds and quell any of the inevitable suspicions as time ticks on. I think I'd be keen to do that if it were me.

No too many people are questioning Ally- so I'm no sure why so many folk get the hump about that. He obviously needs a chance. This guy we know little about who bought the club for £1 and hasn't actually cleared the debt yet nor really spent anything, has to do something to convince me he has the best of intentions-this is only natural. N.B. tying-up major assets on long-term deals is obviously only common-sense. We only think it's some sort of master-stroke because we were used to the frankly shambolic way we were "run" under Murray, certainly latterly.

Randolph True Blue {Ed047's Note - wish people would stop saying FACT. Facts are definite, if you have FACTS prove it.

Agree ed i think anything with "FACT" written after it just shouldnt make the pages.... Randolph u dont half greet and moan on these pages .. how about being a supporter and SUPPORTING the team rather than bitch about it and giving your amateurish reasons.

We fell over the lins last season did we ? there was me thinkin the last few games were easily the most convincing league finishes i might have ever seen by the gers destroying teams you have a very short memory me thinks... we blew teams away at the tail end of last season. (fact) sorry ed had to get that in lol

GTID

09 Aug 2011 08:33:21
Well fellow bears hope you enjoyd european football this year, cos after the maribor game that will b it Everyone knew the deadline was 11pm monday yet still not 1 signing, can mccoist whyte not see we need reinforcements or does whyte not got a penny? Truth time mr whyte All the posts on here sayn back whyte, how can i? Yea he has saved us, I agree but wot else has he done apart fae that? Trying to penny pinch wen he says he's got money Angry, frustratd bear rab

You talk about the club being saved as if it where nothing much? we where on the point of not surviving as glasgow rangers. i know you hate the word getting used ed but that is a FACT. give them to the end of the transfer window. cant you even do that as a rangers fan? mark.

09 Aug 2011 02:54:39
Get a grip you, if it wasn't for Whyte there wouldn't be a rangers to support, so just shut up and get behind ally and the team whatever happens

09 Aug 2011 01:31:55
i dont get why everyone is blaming whyte , we have to remember , he practically saved our club from being in ruins in ally and whyte we trust

Yeah, whyte did Rangers a big favour. It's ally that has to go. and he will just after christmas for not having a clue

Get a grip m8 Ally is the man

Ally is the man? Based on what performances or tactics?

What a fud played 4 games and you are already labeling a true rangers legend, you should go support someone else then glory hunter take the good with the bad get behind your team and see what happens

09 Aug 2011 00:28:56
Just read bougherra with a major parting shot saying the offer we made him was sickening Omfg who does he think he is Let's not beat about the bush. Sheffield wednesday, then charlton If it wasn't for us no1 would know who u were U would be wrotten away in the lower leagues of England Every game I've seen all is people talk about is ure runs down the right flank Ure a centre half- that's caused is countless goals not to mention ure can't Be arsed elbow that caused us £15 million master that then think about attacking. Also the reason Davis whittiker and mcgregor were afford 5 - 6 year deals is that actually wanted to play for us they never miss a minimum of 10 games due to internationals and teams are chasing them Ever wonder why no1 wants u, apart from ure international coach? I'm sure I could tell u Good riddance
Also jahusz deal can any1 see this turning into a jelavic deal were he has to hand in a transfer? I'm sure week get him in the end

Scott

Angry that booby is maybe, possibly, just might be telling the truth?

LMAO That is the best giggle I have had for ages wee man, brilliant post. You cheered up a grumpy old Bear, no end. I salute you.......... Scott, Thank you

09 Aug 2011 00:58:52
All this penny pinching talk must stop Ally has targets and also a budget like every other club. Remember we need defenders, wingers/wide midfielders and a striker to partner jelavic. We have bid 3.5 for jahusz (although anderlecht moved the posts again) fee for cueller agreed 2m. 250k fir McKay and already bought ortiz 500k Wallace 1.5, goian 500k. If we get jahusz and cueller which I think we will then our spending is just over £8m not to mention if we got goodwillie @ 2.5m We will now have to look at other striking options like matavz and that will cost s few bob so our spending will exceed 10 plus tying down our best players on long deals. im happy with everything so far We are the people

09 Aug 2011 00:17:02
Whyte knows how to do business, he has over 30 years bringing in 100 million + per annum, away and worry about celtic making Europe cause if they don't then expect big sales... O aye and what have celtic spent this transfer and have they signed players performed like anything other than championship players ? Lmao

09 Aug 2011 00:08:37
About to loose another player to championship (Wesley verhoek). Whyte is doing my head in.

08 Aug 2011 23:53:03
Not a rumour but look at this www.clubworldrankings.com/uefa.htm

We are the 10th best all time club in the world and we can't even compete with championship clubs now for players

08 Aug 2011 23:51:35
Roland Juhasz's will be a Rangers Player. Transfer request will do it. We need that luck in the transfer Market.

Rangersfan1

08 Aug 2011 23:48:22
Anderlecht say we want £3.5m for Juhasz

We MATCH it

They change their mind and say "Naw"

SHOCKING RANGERS, imagine bidding what a club asked for...

Just go now Mr Whyte

08 Aug 2011 23:37:25
What's the betting that juhasz will be sold to somebody else in the next week. I think they will have had a better offer from elsewhere. The guy obviously wants to move but after weeks suddenly anderlecht Chang their mind. Sounds fishy to me. I think this will be another example of multiple bids, too much in the press and someone has got wind of it. It really is a catalogue of disasters and we are fast becoming the laughing stock.

Why can't we do our business quietly, starting with a reasonable bid instead of bidding half of what clubs want. If I offered you half the value of your house you would not take it, but I made a bid. Feel this is what whyte and co are up to. In the meantime we will get nobody of any substance we will get more loanees where they are not good enough for their own teams, and this time next year we will be in the same position if hmrc do not put us into oblivion.

Whyte is a charlatan and super ally should walk now as he is being hung out to dry by an owner who inherited him and may not want him. You will be a legend long after this clown has gone with his pockets full. {Ed003's Note - Or maybe Anderlecht have had a sudden influx of dosh that their priorities have changed? just a thought}

To Ed003, you're quite right. Anderlecht keep moving the goalposts, and that is the problem.

08 Aug 2011 23:30:28
I dont know why so many tims want 2 see the taxman shut us down, were would that put their club? No gers no tims surely? What u think ed? {Ed003's Note - I never ever talk about tax,sorry}

08 Aug 2011 23:36:33
bet ye half the players weer linked with are pish and thers never been any bids put in for them off our great club its just other clubs tryin to get more money for theyr so called assets by mentioning our famous name WATP

08 Aug 2011 23:14:56
This is how much money teams in the Europa League- But this is 2 seasons ago so it might be more

Playoffs: �90,000
Group stage: �1,000,000
Group match victory: �120,000
Group match draw: �60,000
1st knock out round: �180,000
2nd knock out round: �270,000
Quarter-finals: �360,000
Semi-finals: �630,000
Losing Finalist: �2,000,000
Winning the Final: �3,000,000