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  1. 15-05-2017 12:54 PM #1
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    The Rangers Development Team

    You may have seen that The Rangers are being allowed a year's sabbatical from the SPFL Development League. Instead they'll play a series of friendlies against the "top teams" in Europe. It's being portrayed as a fantastic opportunity for them to learn from better teams. Given they finished behind Ross C, Hamilton, Celtc, Us & Motherwell last season, it would appear they've already had that opportunity! Anyway it will be difficult for the young lads to do themselves justice with a For Sale sign dangling from their necks! No doubt their smaller brethren will be contemplating the same, as soon as they can find the bus fares!
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    Quote Originally Posted by brog View Post
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    You may have seen that The Rangers are being allowed a year's sabbatical from the SPFL Development League. Instead they'll play a series of friendlies against the "top teams" in Europe. It's being portrayed as a fantastic opportunity for them to learn from better teams. Given they finished behind Ross C, Hamilton, Celtc, Us & Motherwell last season, it would appear they've already had that opportunity! Anyway it will be difficult for the young lads to do themselves justice with a For Sale sign dangling from their necks! No doubt their smaller brethren will be contemplating the same, as soon as they can find the bus fares!
    It isn't that bad an idea, the development league is a waste of time and should be scrapped in favour of a reserve team league. The "development league" does nothing to develop players that is why we send out so many on loan to lower league clubs.
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    Good idea but they want to play in the cup competitions. Why let them pick and choose where and when they want to participate?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ringothedog View Post
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    It isn't that bad an idea, the development league is a waste of time and should be scrapped in favour of a reserve team league. The "development league" does nothing to develop players that is why we send out so many on loan to lower league clubs.
    I don't get this reserve league campaign!
    You can play upto 5 overage players in a development league game, what's likely to be the difference between this and a reserve league team?
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    https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC040033

    And their youth development can't keep their books up to date either.

    Also, check out " Nature of Business " - 92000,

    Gambling and Betting Activities ! WTF.

    * I see the company was previously used to run Rangers Pools, hence the gambling tag.

    They're still a bad bet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brog View Post
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    You may have seen that The Rangers are being allowed a year's sabbatical from the SPFL Development League. Instead they'll play a series of friendlies against the "top teams" in Europe. It's being portrayed as a fantastic opportunity for them to learn from better teams. Given they finished behind Ross C, Hamilton, Celtc, Us & Motherwell last season, it would appear they've already had that opportunity! Anyway it will be difficult for the young lads to do themselves justice with a For Sale sign dangling from their necks! No doubt their smaller brethren will be contemplating the same, as soon as they can find the bus fares!
    So, rather than travel to the likes of Ormiston and Oriam, they're going where? Barcelona and Munich?

    That'll solve their cash-flow problems, right enough.
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    Is this actually going to happen or are they flying a kite? There is precious little detail. Who are the other clubs involved and is there any value to the players' development to be playing friendlies instead of competitive games?
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    the rangers are trying to break up the union













    :)
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    Quote Originally Posted by greenginger View Post
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    https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC040033

    And their youth development can't keep their books up to date either.

    Also, check out " Nature of Business " - 92000,

    Gambling and Betting Activities ! WTF.

    * I see the company was previously used to run Rangers Pools, hence the gambling tag.

    They're still a bad bet.
    Because that company is for fund raising and is not the company carrying out the actual youth teams.
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    They do seem to be able to suit themselves with impunity what with this and also being able to ban the BBC from their ground. There is no way that a club should be able to not play in the development league. Incredibly arrogant from them and incredibly weak from whoever runs this league.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ringothedog View Post
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    It isn't that bad an idea, the development league is a waste of time and should be scrapped in favour of a reserve team league. The "development league" does nothing to develop players that is why we send out so many on loan to lower league clubs.
    Sure, but what would happen if every team (or even 3 or 4 ) tried to do the same? I'm not over concerned TBH but just weary of the spin coming from the MSM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brog View Post
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    Sure, but what would happen if every team (or even 3 or 4 ) tried to do the same? I'm not over concerned TBH but just weary of the spin coming from the MSM.
    The ultimate irony was that it was the Old Firm who got rid of the old reserve league.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geo_1875 View Post
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    Good idea but they want to play in the cup competitions. Why let them pick and choose where and when they want to participate?
    Because they have 'Rangers' in their name.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Whizz View Post
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    I don't get this reserve league campaign!
    You can play upto 5 overage players in a development league game, what's likely to be the difference between this and a reserve league team?
    The difference is likely to be that the other team puts out a straightforward development team so if you have 5 reserve players in yours the game does nobody any good.In a reserve league there is more chance of teams being better matched with more experienced players .
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    Quote Originally Posted by ancient hibee View Post
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    The difference is likely to be that the other team puts out a straightforward development team so if you have 5 reserve players in yours the game does nobody any good.In a reserve league there is more chance of teams being better matched with more experienced players .
    Except many teams won't be able to afford a squad that would allow them to put out a proper reserve team, so they'll end up playing youth players anyway and it will be much the same.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimBHibees View Post
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    The ultimate irony was that it was the Old Firm who got rid of the old reserve league.

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