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I think I can safely say that each of us who blogs for the Scottish clubs here possess the common denominator of supporting Football in the region, regardless of the league. With this in-mind I wanted to draw your attention to just another good reason to get to a Partick Thistle match.
The Rangers have agreed to loan their superb young striker, Steven Lennon to the Glasgow club for six ...
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The Rangers came away with a resounding 2-0 victory over Hearts and a reaffirming statement of heart and intention in front of their fans at Ibrox today.
From start to finish, the Gers displayed the heart and passion that has been absent this summer and were deserving of the victory. Fittingly Kyle Lafferty, who played a stellar match, hard tackling and challenging at every opportunity, ...
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Kenny Cooper
Further to the part one of the preview in which we reviewed Hearts, the approach the Rangers will take is a devilish sort. In-fact, I’ll you tell that Walter Smith must be reveling with the opportunity this match provides as a motivator.
First and foremost, this is a gut-check and if the Gers are made of the mettle I believe they are, they’ll be looking hard at the motivational ...
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The BBC is reporting that Portsmouth have accepted a offer in the range of £3m for twenty-nine year-old midfielder Pedro Mendes.
Walter Smith commented:
“He’s very good technically and I hope he will come and improve us,” said Rangers manager Walter Smith. “He is a really good all-round midfield player.
I will update this situation as further information is ...
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Portsmouth
The second week of the season has Hearts visiting Ibrox in what will surely be a heated encounter, much of it do with their owner Vladimir Romanov, delight with the recent loss to FBK Kaunas which he equally controls. Prior to pre-match preview, that to no-one’s surprise will emphasize the “ this one is personal ” motivational ploy for the Gers, lets take a quick look at the ...
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Just announced, terms have been finalized that will bring Aarón Ñíguez to the ‘Gers from Valencia on a two-year loan deal with a purchase option. The nineteen year-old midfielder has been a shining star in Spain’s U-20 squad and this is a tremendous coup for the troubled Rangers. He is an extremely aggressive and creative mid-fielder and will immediately impact the tempo and pace ...
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As reported, the Carlos Cuéllar deal to Aston
Villa has been confirmed . The deal is said
to worth £7.8m to the Rangers and will be used to partially off-set the difference in lost revenue from the Champions League qualifying collapse. Rangers fans ...
This is just coming-in and I’m waiting for confirmation but word on the street is Carlos Cuéllar is headed to Aston Villa for £7.8m. This is a massive loss to the Rangers and the SPL itself but part of the fall-out from the Champions League qualifying debacle.
I will update as further details are made available.
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Aston Villa
Champions League
In a very tight match, the Rangers overcame a very strong Falkirk side 1-0 with a goal by Andrius Velicka at the sixty-third minute. The match was precisely what the Gers needed as it was both challenging, had some heroics but also featured a lineup that said change is in the offing.
Starting with the striking combination of Andrius Velicka, Kris Boyd, the lesson is loud and clear from ...
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Allan McGregor, Kirk Broadfoot, Christian Dailly,Steven Whittaker, Sasa Papac, Madjid Bougherra, Kevin Thomson, Lee McCulloch, Kyle Lafferty, Andrius Velicka, Kris Boyd
Subs: Neil Alexander, Charlie Adam, DaMarcus Beasley, Paul Emslie, Dean Furman, Jean Claude Darcheville, Daniel Cousin
Falkirk
Robert Olejnik, Jackie McNamara, Lee Bullen, Gerard Aafjes, Darren Barr, John Stewart, ...
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DaMarcus Beasley
I have to admit this is a peculiar match preview given the circumstances leading up to the opening of the SPL campaign. Typically I would be going through the general opening grid and matching squads up as well as looking at recent form but that would clearly be the wrong road to go down with the events surrounding the Ger’s.
If I was to look through the general roster, while I think ...
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Injury reports are in with Falkirk limping a bit into tomorrow’s match with Graham Barrett and Burton O’Brien both doubtful and Dean Holden, Arnau Riera and Steve Lovell out. The loss of Steve Lovell will particularly hurt as he will feature heavily in this seasons attack.
Falkirk fans will be saddened to hear that Kenny Miller isn’t fit ( …consider that a long, ...
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Per the Daily Record, a wonderful scathing commentary by chairman Sir David Murray sites that at least one-half dozen players will be moved-out before the transfer window closes at months end.
Of the names mentioned were Kris Boyd, Chris Burke, Daniel Cousin, Christian Dailly, Jean Claude Darcheville, Alan Gow, Brahim Hemdani, Andy Webster and Davie Weir. It further notes Sir David Murray ...
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This is inevitable but the fallout from the Champions League debacle will cut wide and deep. The Scottish Sun is reporting that Juande Ramos is lining up a £12m offer to bring-in Carlos Cuéllar to Tottenham . The SPL Player of the Year and Scottish Football Writers award-winner has been rumoured to be one of the fiscal aftershocks that the loss caused.
Please note this is an ...
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Tottenham Hotspur
Champions League
As a general introduction through the course of the campaign, I will review the upcoming opponent and summarize issues of concerns and then follow-up with a second section discussing how the Rangers will approach the match. Given it is the first week of the season, my review is based upon broad generalities of coaching tactics in prior years, observations of pre-season friendlies and player ...
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The debacle of yesterday’s match will be felt for quite some time. Years ago, long before Football teams needed a London School of Economics grad on staff, you’d bang the war drums to the players and after a few changes dust yourself off and get back to being a team. You’d learn about yourself and the men you played alongside of. In many ways, a quality coach could use it to ...
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I will be providing a complete run-down of this match but I know with coverage being so difficult it is likely best I inform you immediately that the Rangers lost 2-1 in their Champions League qualifier against Lithuania’s FBK Kaunas. They are now out of European competition for the year, only months after competing for the UEFA Cup title.
It is a painful realization but this club is ...
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Champions League
The Rangers FBK Kaunas match is even at one at the half. In a rainy Lithuanian night, the Rangers attack hasn’t been as problematic to the host club as you’d like but at the thirty-second minute, they took the lead on a goal by Kevin Thomson that was set-up by the hard work of Nacho Novo. With the home squad needing now two goals to advance, Kaunas started to push forward and ...
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Walter Smith has just released the lineup today with a much more attack oriented 4-1-4-1 and Kenny Miller as the single striker. In the mid-field Lee McCulloch and Kevin Thomson will take a more aggressive midfield role in an attempt to break the Lithuanians defense. Charlie Adam (left) and Nacho Novo (right) are on the flanks with Christian Dailly in support. Rangers back-line will be Saša ...
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Walter Smith leads the Rangers into the second leg of the Champions League qualifier against Lithuania’s FBK Kaunas.
The first match was a dreadful affair for the Gers in which they were outplayed, in their own style of game at Ibrox. With little positive to take from that match, the course must be righted and fast. Since that match they additionally faced Liverpool is a ego ...
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Carlos Cuéllar deal confirmed