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too long didn't read...

agreed, just finished watching it... immense football

not sure contact always = direct free kick... for example, obstruction involves contact but never a direct free kick

Can forsee Fred being the most transferred out player in Fantasy Football history after week 1

LOL! Big fat Luke Shaw! 2-0 Could this be the start of the English Premier League's very own banter years?

agree La Liga is a much better watch, but the EPL still has some pretty top games and players to keep it my 2nd favourite

Funny how Phil Jones couldn't play today due to the World Cup, yet a guy who actually got to the final and won the thing started the game as captain!

without Fellaini either... some achievement that

"demoted" to the lowest tier based on "accusations" of financial mismanagement?? DEMOTED?? ACCUSATIONS??? LOL!!!!!

Stevie not welcome for a free beer??

I agree, and I don't doubt for a second that the only reason King is going down this route so valiantly is because he knows he is right. And if he is, then he has played another blinder (Gerrard being the other), that will keep the Bears well fed and distracted, for a while at least. I have no affinity with the SPFL and if there is corruption there that is being exposed then hooray!

Until it is proven I think you should look a bit closer to home... Even if it is proven you should still look a bit closer to home... This is actually free and impartial advice, that if taken up by Bears might even signal a quicker end of what is commonly known by every other association clubs' supporters as the Banter Years

like all good Rangers men, you only care about 'whataboutery' when it suits you to do so Fair enough

agreed, and I hope their position, whether guilty or not is made perfectly clear over the coming days.

I think you'll find that most people are not entertaining this because Dave King has a proven track record of lies and deflection. Even if he has caught the SPFL out on a technicality, or even a deliberate misdemeanour, it pales into insignificance to the kind of mess he currently finds himself in. If only you and your fellow bears put as much effort into investigating King as you are now doing the SPFL...

Agreed. However, if only Rangers fans were as equally vocal and concerned about the squeaky cleanness of their own club/company, they probably wouldn't find themselves in the mess they currently find themselves in? Speaking of the importance of being "beyond reproach", Dave King, like others before him, I highly doubt (according to the requirements set out in the SFA's rules) should ever have been considered as a "fit and proper" person to own any professional football team, never mind the mighty Gers. Despite their rather vague 'reasons' for his passing the test here https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scottish-fa-statement-mr-dave-king/ The rules regarding the “fit and proper” person test are contained in the SFA Articles of Association. They state at Article 10.2 :- (h) he has been convicted within the last 10 years of (i) an offence liable to imprisonment of two years or more, (ii) corruption or (iii) fraud; How he managed to pass the test is beyond me... maybe one for Stewart Regan to answer? Oh wait... he bolted shortly after King lost his last court case. Basically, I think you should look a bit closer to home before putting energy into hanging onto Dave's every word, truthful or not, against the SPFL.

Fair enough, but given Dave King's history of being a proven "glib and shameless liar", I am surprised anyone would be quick to take his side on this without being confident that he has a rock solid case to make. I agree though, at least for the sake of us commoners who haven't the faintest clue about the ins and outs of such matters, an investigation would be a good idea. One for our highly esteemed hacks in the main stream media to pursue perchance?

...and this has what impact, if any, on Rangers or any other club for that matter?

none at all, was just asking a genuine question. you shouldn't be amazed at anything that didn't actually happen... never made that connection hence my query However I am surprised you put it up to celebrate a eurovision win, was that a bit like your old club wore orange shirts to celebrate your dutch players?

Just purely out of interest, and nothing to do with football or the quote above I have a question. You seem to be a man clearly upset with the H word being used as an alleged Protestant slur, yet you have an Israeli (Jewish faith) flag as your avatar. Why is this?

I often wonder if there are any honest and objective Rangers fans out there? Any at all that can look at their clubs' past mistakes and understand why the majority of other team's supporters have a strong dislike for what they have done? Are there any that have an inkling that perhaps things are not as rosy as they are currently let to believe they are,, and stories like Morellos to China for however many million are just total and utter fabrication? Are there any that are investigating (or even slightly interested in and concerned about) the dodgy dealings, numerous court appearances and guilty verdicts handed to their leader Dave King ? I must admit, Dave has played an absolute blinder by getting Gerrard in, and has bought some more time for himself in the process, but from my experience both on here and in the real world, Rangers fans are just not interested in listening to any negative word about their club, whether past or present.

spoiler alert, it goes a bit downhill later on to be honest, and kind of becomes like the other laughing at rangers thread out there, but still worthy of a good read

sexist and/or sectarian term imho mods!!!

I don't think his name deserves a mention to be honest... what probably does deserve a mention is the years and years of hypocrisy displayed by rangers fans taking a sick and twisted delight in this sort of abuse committed by others, yet not saying a single word about it when it is revealed some of their own were also guilty of it

I would suspect the "single example" requested was meaning from a reputable objective and reliable source, and not a "because someone down the pub said it was" kind of example that you threw up. You met the brief yes, well done, but I would give you a D- for missing the point and general lack of effort