Archive for category: Club Columnists

/ February 12, 2012 9:12 pm

Daniel Cousin: A Potential Saviour for Rangers?

With star striker Nikica Jelavic having left for Everton on deadline day, Rangers and Ally McCoist were crying out for a striker to keep them in the hunt for the title and Rangers Fan columnist Ewan McQueen believes that Daniel Cousin could be the answer to Rangers striking woes

/ February 3, 2012 8:08 pm

United we win, divided we lose: Rangers fans must stand as one

At the very clear risk of starting this article by stating the obvious I will. It has been a horrible week for Rangers. There were fresh revelations about owner Craig Whyte and his business strategy for the club with rumours rife that he had mortgaged off four years worth of fans season tickets which Whyte had to ferociously deny. Top

/ January 5, 2012 11:51 pm

Scougall offers transfer window solace

And so the transfer window opens. Players begin to get itchy feet, managers fret about which one of their players is going to which one of their rivals, and bank managers begin to sharpen their pencils. Agents get out the holiday brochures. Deals will be done.It’s an exciting time if your club is one of those that happen to have

/ December 14, 2011 3:28 pm

Rangers can kiss the title goodbye if they sell Nikica Jelavic

Many Rangers fans may take issue with that headline, but I hope I can convince them to come around to the opinion I have developed.The month of January is always a long one for the majority of people, but for Rangers fans it can drive you towards borderline insanity. Year after year there is constant speculation that substantial bids will

/ December 7, 2011 12:32 pm

Record Breakers

Records area cherished thing in football. Fans in particular love to know who has the most goals, the least red cards, the highest attendances and the best defence. It’s almost second nature to your average football fanatic to put everything and anything in league tables. And when your own record is an unbeaten home run bettering the likes of Manchester

/ December 1, 2011 11:54 am

Ally McCoist’s report card: The first five months

December brings with it many things: the small matter of Christmas, the schools (and the roads) will close and the football season will enter perhaps the most hectic period of the season

/ November 25, 2011 6:37 pm

Livingston Fan Column: The emergence of Bobby Barr

When Livingston’s Bobby Barr broke through the Falkirk back line, skipped past three static defenders and rifled a low shot into bottom corner of the away goal at the Falkirk Stadium three weeks ago, he did far more than simply haul Gary Bollan’s side back into a game

/ October 30, 2011 9:32 pm

Is Ally McCoist getting enough credit as a manager?

We haven’t yet reached Halloween but Rangers are already in a commanding position at the top of the SPL.The Ibrox side sit nine points ahead of second-placed Motherwell and twelve points ahead of their rivals Celtic in third, albeit with a game in hand. However, ask yourself this one question have you heard or seen much praise for Rangers manager

/ October 17, 2011 7:42 pm

A fortnight is a long time in football- especially at Rangers

On Saturday, Rangers could and probably should have gone 12 points clear of Celtic, but instead conspired to draw 1-1 at Ibrox against St Mirren. That isn’t to do St Mirren any disservice, as I was very impressed by the Paisley side’s commitment to playing a passing game. Players like Kenny McLean and Paul McGowan have great technical ability and

/ September 28, 2011 5:54 pm

A Faithful through and through preview of Celtic’s Udinese clash

On Thursday night Celtic take on Udinese and this game will be a strong indication of Celtic’s chances in the group. Whilst you would assume Celtic are the underdogs in this game, Udinese manager Francesco Guidolin has put pressure on the Glasgow side by describing Celtic Park as ‘one of the great temples of European football’ and Celtic as ‘one

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