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January 12th, 2009

Scottish Cup v St Johnstone match preview

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Amongst the turmoil of the Rangers off-loading any number of players, they face St Johnstone in Scottish Cup Tuesday evening. With the temperatures set to plumment, McDiarmid Park will be less than inviting but the home side face their own problems with a series of absences due to injury including Martin Hardie, Peter MacDonald and [...]

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January 9th, 2009

Chris Burke heads to Cardiff City

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After representing the Rangers for seven season Chris Burke heads to Welsh side Cardiff City of the Championship.
Cardiff manager Dave Jones in noting his new man said:
“I think he thought he was going to Birmingham, but there was a hitch at the last minute, it fell through and we stepped in.
“I hope he brings the [...]

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January 9th, 2009

Alan Gow transfer nulled

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Alan Gow proposed transfer to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers was nullified as he failed his physical. With a fee of £250k agreed up, the twenty-five year old striker appeared to be on his way before the Wolves made claim of a medical issue.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy noted:
“It’s nothing serious, it’s something bio-mechanical but that’s something [...]

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January 8th, 2009

the Kris Boyd drama goes into high gear

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The deal to send Rangers striker Kris Boyd to Birmingham City representative of the Championship club has died per the Blues.
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish noted in the BBC that their offer was refused by the embattled striker:
“We made an offer to Kris and his representative and they rejected it.
“We felt we made a very [...]

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January 7th, 2009

desperate move has Birmingham City claiming Kris Boyd

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With the Rangers desperate to shore up weak finances, Birmingham City representative have noted to the BBC that their offer to bring Kris Boyd to the Championship club has been accepted.
I will save my extensive comments on the matter when it is confirmed however make no mistake, this represents a very desperate move by the [...]

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January 6th, 2009

Kris Boyd looks to be headed to Birmingham

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In somewhat of a surprise move, the Rangers appear to be on verge of losing striker Kris Boyd to Championship-side Birmingham City. The Rangers have confirmed the enquiry and Rangers chairman Sir David Murray said to BBC Sport:
“Birmingham have made an enquiry, we talked about money but we haven’t agreed a fee.”
The BBC [...]

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January 6th, 2009

Alan Gow to Wolverhampton Wanderers

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The deal to send Alan Gow to the Wolverhampton Wanderers is ostensibly complete as the clubs have agreed to terms. The twenty-six year-old wingman is meeting with Wolves officials and with little chance of a snag the deal should be announced very shortly.
Walter Smith said of the deal:
“The clubs have agreed a fee for [...]

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January 4th, 2009

Rangers defeat Caley Thistle 3-0

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The Rangers climbed to within five points of first-place Celtic with a 3-0 victory over Caley Thistle on goals from Pedro Mendes and a late brace from Kris Boyd. In a delightful wintery afternoon match, the home side got off to a fast start with Iain Vigurs close range header sixteen minutes in being saved [...]

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January 3rd, 2009

Inverness Caley Thistle match preview

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Walter Smith’s Rangers have a brilliant opportunity to close the gap on the Celtic, following the first place side’s 2-2 draw against Dundee United. The Gers can close the gap to five points with a victory over Inverness Caley Thistle who are nestled at the basement of the SPL and in the midst of [...]

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January 2nd, 2009

Mattias Bjarsmyr will not be coming on a loan

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With a highly limited budget this transfer season, the Rangers bargaining power is extremely challenged and until they orchestrate an acceptable sale, Walter Smith is unlikely to make material changes to the squad. Given the purse-strings are pulled tight, the club has attempted to bring defender Mattias Bjärsmyr in from IFK Göteborg on loan.
However the [...]

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