Ibrox Aces.

So with two league games remaining Rangers needed just two points to break the one hundred points tally for the second season running and complete another unbeaten league season. Was it possible?


Of course it was possible as the one hundred points tally was broken with a four goals to two victory at Ibrox over Ayr. Left back Wallace had fired us into a fifth minute lead and then Shiels doubled the lead, Ayr pulled a goal back before Twaddle scored an own goal but back game the visitors with a second before a stunning Black free kick sealed the points.

The 2013/2014 season concluded with a trip to relegated Stranraer and we ended with maximum points as early goals from Sandaza and then Shiels sealed an easy three points.

And the season officially ended with a Scottish Cup success over St. Mirren without Sandaza and Templeton who were both injured, Little, who had come in for Temps scored the only goal of the game on fourteen minutes. St. Mirren qualify for Europe due to being runners-up, we keep the trophy though.


Another great season for Rangers concluded as we're now just one promotion away from returning to the Scottish Premier League. One hundred and four points, thirty nine more points than runners-up Stenhousemuir who failed to get promoted as Ayr were the lucky team, beating Arbroath in the play off. Stranraer, as everyone knew in the last update, were relegated and joining them were Brechin who slipped up in the relegation play off.


Proof that we won the Scottish Cup, beating St. Mirren at a packed Hampden Park.

Very well done with a great cup run and the double win

Cheers pal.

It was a great cup run as we secured every domestic cup alongside the league. We have one more promotion to go before we make the Scottish Premier League.

But, I’m heading back to the European adventure for a few days.

With the expectations being announced by the board comes the realism. We're expected to win the First Division this season and achieve three straight back to back promotions back to the Scottish Premier League. Unlike the third and second divisions, I expect this one to be a lot more trickier and you could expect some league defeats.


And we start life in the First Division on the road to Falkirk before Ross County visit Ibrox. Our arguably toughest test will be against Hibernian following their relegation from the SPL, we complete our season on the road when we make the trip to Easter Road for what could be, if our seasons go the same way, a promotion game.

They're tougher fixtures, but if I say I didn't expect that then I'd be lying but I do still expect the team to be champions come the end of the season. Believe!

The draw for both the Challenge Cup and League Cup were both drawn today. Last season we won both trophies and I'd love to at least win the Challenge Cup for the third straight season as I am hoping this will be the last time we'll be participating in it as we look for promotion to the SPL.


The Challenge Cup defence starts with Third Division side Clyde visiting Ibrox. We have won this trophy each in the past two seasons and I'm confident we won't be competing in it next season. Can we win it for a third straight time? Why not.

Our defence of the Scottish League Cup starts with a home encounter against Third Division side Stranraer. They were in the same league as us last season and we both had different fortunes - we got promoted while they felt the anguish of relegation.

Both at home. Both against teams from two leagues below us. Definitely winnable. Losing isn't an option in these games.

Just the four pre season games were arranged by my assistant manager as we looked forward to First Division football, I then added a fifth game, away to Glasgow Uni. Just the one defeat was suffered in pre-season and that was home to Anderlecht.


Our first four pre season friendly clashes were all away from home and it started against Airdrie and despite having a man sent off early on we still romped to a seven goal victory as Shiels and McKay both bagged trebles while an own goal from McPherson started the scoring.

We then took on a two game tour of France against Lens and Cannes - our first game was against Lens and secured a 3-1 win as Templeton banged home a double in the first half while Shiels added a third for the Scottish side and then a single goal from McKay was enough to beat Cannes.

Rangers then travelled back home to face Glasgow University and two strikes in each half from summer signing Balanta and a Little goal sealed a 3-0 win.

Pre season came to an end against Belgian side Anderlecht at Ibrox and despite Molins putting through his own net on fifteen minutes and former Doncaster Rovers winger Bennett scoring, we suffered a 3-2 defeat.

decent cup draw buddy! the pre season result don't look to bad either, only losing three two to anderlecht is a rather top result when you know you've been down to the lowest playable division in scotland!

The opening two months of the season pitted eight games, four in the league and four cup ties. It's been a solid start to the season as we're yet to taste defeat in the months of July and August and long may it continue, but defeats this season wouldn't be all bad, would they?


And it was the Challenge Cup first round that was our first competitive fixture of the season as we hosted Clyde and eased past them four goals to one at Ibrox as an own goal from Fotheringham had got us off to a dream start on eight minutes but the team from a division or two below us levelled on thirty three minutes.

Our superiority was evident in the second half as Shiels regained our lead on sixty three minutes before central defender Cribari headed home twice within a thirteen minute period to seal the passage and set up a second round tie away to Peterhead.

Another cup tie followed as we brushed aside Stranraer at home in a six one success - doubles from McKay and Templeton while Shiels and Faure added to the scores, the visitors goal came on fifty six minute through Gallagher but it was nothing more than a consolation.

The league season kicked off with us on the road to Falkirk and we secured a confidence boosting start to the season with a 3-1 away success that saw McKay open the scoring on twenty four minutes before Templeton added a second just after the half hour, the home fans had something to cheer when they halved the deficit just before half time but McKay's second goal sealed the points.

We then secured a single goal victory at home to Ross County as Gasparotto headed home just after half time against the ten men who had Rocchi dismissed four minutes from the break after being shown a straight red card.

We were then on the road for the second round Challenge Cup tie as we headed to Peterhead and secured an excellent, and perhaps expected four goal away success as Templeton 2 Sandaza and an own goal sealed a third round date, against we're not sure yet.

League action resumed with a trip to Stark's Park as Rangers entertained Raith Rovers and we edged the game as Aird, in for the injured Shiels opened the scoring on just three minutes before Cuntz, who signed from SCR Altach in the summer doubled the lead with his first goal for the club. Raith did pull a goal back with twenty five minutes remaining through Parker and it was a nervy ending.

Our penultimate game of the two months was a League Cup second round tie at home to Dunfermline as we secured a three goal victory to send us through as Sandaza's first minute penalty couldn't have got us off to a better start and then he doubled the lead on fifty one minutes before Bennett's first goal for the club ensured victory.

And the month concluded with a home tie with second place Livingston as we wrapped up another victory to end August top of the table but it was done the hard way as Faure was sent off for an ugly challenge on the stroke of half time but the players were levelled up ten minutes into the second half when Davidson also saw red for Livvi and we took charge of the game.

We then took charge of the game just four minutes later when Gasparotto headed home a corner kick and then Templeton doubled the lead on sixty eight minutes and the points were sealed in the final minute when McKay nipped in to score a third Rangers goal.


The end of August has seen us top of the table and with a three point lead over second place and fellow promotion favourites Hibernian, Ross County are two points behind the Hibees.

Queen of the South, who if I remember correctly we play next are bottom of the table alongside Morton, Dunfermline and Falkirk who have had a horrid start to the First Division season.

Rangers scumbag


Only joking!! Great career so far pal.

Pre season was quite enjoyable for a change and I am pleased we've taken that into competitive football.


Hahahahahaha. Be jealous.

Cheers mate, I am not surprised how we have done as it's to be expected. This season will be tough and the Premier Division will be tougher.

It's reached that time again were you feel the need to strengthen your squad ahead of the new league season, which was kicking off in just a couple of months. With us playing in the First Division this upcoming season, we're just one promotion away from participating amongst Scotland's elite clubs.


And with us needing to strengthen we have brought in eleven new faces and spent a total of two and a half million pounds. Herd has returned for a third loan spell and has this season been joined by team mate J. Bennett, I also felt we needed to replace Alexander eventually and I feel we have as Stech has arrived from Yeovil Town for half a million pounds.

Queens Park Rangers winger Balanta has also agreed to join the club on an initial loan deal while we signed left back Hendrie for £850,000 from SPL side St. Mirren. West Brom right back Hurst has also signed for the club on a loan deal.

With Ephraim going back to Loftus Road and not being interested in returning I needed to sign a new winger and I did just that as Bennett has joined on a free transfer and the former Doncaster Rovers man will be my first choice. Barber has also joined on a free but the defender is expected to head out on loan. Former Newcastle right back Tavenier has signed for just over half a million as I wanted a brand spanking new right back.

I then headed back into the transfer market and travelled to Austria to open transfer talks with Cuntz who agreed to the move after passing his medical and joined for six hundred thousand and our final signing was striker Nimley who had agreed to join on a free transfer and could easily become my first choice striker.


There was just the one major departure from the club in the summer as left back Wallace departed the club and headed south for Norwich City in a £6m move while I also decided to release Ilunga as he's old and not getting game time. Crawford, Ramsay, Cole and Argyriou on loan deals to Fleetwood, St. Mirren, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle respectively.

I let Castelen depart the club as he wasn't going to get much game time this season, he headed to Katwijk for seventy thousand while Hemmings headed to Rugby Park after he completed his ten grand move to Killie.

Brilliant as usual buddy. Good work in the transfer window too. Putting together a strong side here

Cheers pal. Balanta, Hurst and Bennett have been bitching about not getting much game time and have asked to return to their parent clubs, I said no aggressively and they've backed down....for now.

I'd like this season to be the final one I will be signing loanees, I should really be concentrating on permanent signings.

Just the three league games were played in September along with two cup games as we completed an unbeaten month. Our best result no doubt came against SPL side Hearts as we dumped the Jambos out on penalties.


An away clash against Queen of the South started the month as we won a five goal thriller that saw debutant striker Nimely bag a hat trick. The former Manchester City man scored in the twentieth, fifty fifth and then completed his treble with thirteen minutes left.

Our second game of September was the Challenge Cup third round game and we progressed thanks to a three nil home victory as Nimely opened the scoring on ten minutes and then left winger Templeton doubles the lead on thirty two minutes and then the passage was completed whenever left back Hendrie added a third before the hour.

Dunfermline were next as we returned to league action and we secured a home victory as Kane inadvertently put through his own net three minutes before half time and then Bennett added Rangers' second just after half time.

Next up was a League Cup third round encounter with Scottish Premier League side Hearts and we were trailing for quite a while before Shiels bundled home an equaliser and then Gasparotto added a second in the first period of extra time but the game was to be decided by penalties, which we won.

And the final game of the month was at Somerset Park as we beat Ayr away from home as Gasparotto headed us into a seventh minute lead but the home fans were sent into raptures as they levelled but Cuntz slid the ball home with eight minutes left to secure the maximum points.


Rangers finished the September month six points clear of second place Hibernian who we face sometime in October at Ibrox.

Seven wins from seven league winners is quite impressive for a newly promoted side and it doesn't matter how good they are, I'd like to see us keep it going but I am sure a few defeats this season (I hope that doesn't happen) won't hurt us too much.

Six league games happened in October as we suffered our first league defeat since I arrived at the club when they were in the Third Division. The annoying defeat to Hibernian thankfully hasn't started a downward spiral as we bounced back with four straight wins in all competitions.


The month started with a five star performance at home to Morton as new signing Nimely bagged a second half hat trick in between a twenty fourth minute own goal from Seabourne and a Little goal with three minutes remaining.

As we faced Hibernian next we suffered our first league defeat of the season as the Hibees had to come from two goals behind after Shiels and Nimely had given us a 2-0 lead inside the opening eleven minutes but two goals in as many minutes from Doran had levelled the scores and then Cairney gave the visitors the lead on the hour and they sealed the points with fifteen minutes left through Black.

We did bounce back with a Challenge Cup success away to Alloa Athletic in the semi final. Right winger Bennett gave us the lead on fourteen minutes before a Hughes own goal two minutes later doubled the lead, Makombo-Eboma pulled a goal back for Athletic inside the first minute of the second half before loanee Balanta sealed the passage with six minutes left.

We returned to league action with a home game against Falkirk and a single goal from Little on sixty seven minutes separated the sides.

Our penultimate game of the month was away to Ross County and we departed Dingwall with maximum points as Shiels had given us a dream start with a goal on four minutes at Victoria Park and the lead was doubled late in the first half thanks to Nimely who scored his eighth league goal in seven games.

And October concluded with a League Cup quarter final clash as Falkirk visited Ibrox looking for revenge for the league defeat but it didn't happen as a deserved home win was started in the ninth minute when Templeton found the back of the net and former Manchester City striker Nimely doubled the score on twenty five minutes.


Despite my first league defeat (that includes Division 3 and Division 2) we remain six points clear at the top of the table after eleven games as we look for promotion to the Scottish Premier League and our third on the bounce, Hibernian who I would say are second favourites for promotion are in second place, seven points ahead of Ross County and Falkirk.

Morton have had a dreadful start to the league season as they're rock bottom after the opening eleven games with just the single victory and they are also six points adrift of second bottom Raith Rovers who are on ten points. Queen of the South are third bottom on twelve.

November was an extremely busy month as we had to participate in eight matches - five of those in the league with three cup ties, including a Challenge Cup final encounter with Ross County. Can we win the trophy for the third time running? Only time will tell.


The month started with a tricky Scottish Cup tie away to Dumbarton in the third round and we progressed thanks to a two one success with all the goals coming in the second half as central defender Gasparotto headed us into the lead, five minutes into the second half before that lead was doubled on seventy six thanks to substitute Sandaza finding the net. The hosts pulled a goal back through Bell in stoppage time but it was too little, too late.

We then cruised to victory at Ibrox over Raith Rovers, a four goal victory was started in the twelfth minute when attacking midfielder Shiels struck and the same man doubled the lead just before the half hour. Central midfielder Black fired up an unstoppable shot a minute before the break before former Altach star Cuntz completed the emphatic victory on sixty seven minutes.

Our next game was a tricky game away to Livingston as we had to come from behind to pick up the maximum points because Lopez sent the home fans into raptures as he gave Livi a shock thirty seventh minute lead and that remained until just after the hour when substitute Sandaza side footed the ball past the keeper and then Faure won us the game whenever he headed home on eighty two minutes.

A trip to Morton then happened and we picked up a third straight away win in all competitions thanks to a three one success as Nimely gave us the lead on eighteen minutes before former Doncaster winger Bennett added a second goal on thirty six minutes before the hosts pulled a goal back but the points were heading back to Glasgow when Black added a third on seventy eight minutes.

Next up was the Challenge Cup final against Ross County as we looked to win the trophy for the third season running and we succeeded with a four goals to one victory over County that started on twenty six minutes when Faure found hit the back of the net before Cuntz added a second five minutes later but the Dingwall side pulled a goal back through Collins. Second half goals from Bennett and Black sealed the trophy.

We returned to league action with an excellent home win over Queen of the South as we beat the struggles four nil as Nimely and on-loan Balanta both hit doubles.

The Ibrox faithful were then treated to a seven goal thriller as we beat Ayr five goals to two, Balanta opened the scoring on seven minutes before former Hearts man Black added a second on twelve minutes and then striker Nimely added a third before Black's second goal made it four nil before half time. Ayr pulled a goal back through Robertson on sixty nine minutes but the on-loan Aston Villa midfielder Herd restored Rangers' four goal lead but Moffat added a second consolation goal for the visitors.

And the month came to an end with a Scottish Cup fourth round tie away to Albion Rovers and the home side took a shock second minute lead through Kleczkowski and despite dominating Rangers had to wait until the twenty sixth minute to equalise whenever Shiels found the back of the net and the game was turned around early in the second half thanks to Balanta before Nimely sealed the passage through, deservedly too.


As December looms upon us we find ourselves eleven points clear of Hibernian at the summit of the Scottish First Division table.


This is proof that we secured our third Challenge Cup on the bounce after an emphatically excellent victory over Ross County.

Spent the last hour and half reading all your reports.
Lovely review and great results on your career. Good luck this season, I hope you'll be able to make it to the SPL.

I'm confident we can make it to the SPL and in the process make it three promotions on the bounce, however it won't be as easy as a third and second division turned out to be as there is some good teams in this division. The SPL, if we make it, will be tricky as anything as they're some quality sides there and we'd be the "new boys".

Well done on a few more successful months buddy, certainly got a squad capable of walking into the SPL and lets hope they are good enough to compete at the top level! Congratz with the third challenge cup win! Too easy mate!

Cheers mate, the squad looks good and can definitely be improved although it doesn't need to be.. yet.

The Challenge Cup success was a piece of cake, all three times and I seriously hope it's the last time I need to participate in it. I've played through December and I'm going to fire it up as soon as possible, within the next half hour.

Five league games came our way in the final month of the year as we started and finished December with tricky away games. We have opened a large gap at the top of the First Division and if we fail to get promotion to the Scottish Premier League then it's our own fault and no one else's.


It was a trip to East End Park that kick started the month and we headed back home with an excellent four goals to one away victory over the Pars as Shiels reacted the quickest to fire us into a sixth minute lead after an original shot came off the crossbar and then the on-loan Queens Park Rangers winger Balanta doubled the lead on thirty five minutes and a few minutes later Hutton made it three. The hosts pulled a goal back just before half time but Herd wrapped up an excellent away success.

We then played one of our biggest games of the season as we made the trip to Easter Road to entertain a Hibernian side who made us suffer our only league defeat since I arrived at the club two years ago and Nimely put us into the lead on forty minutes but Doran levelled shortly after before the former Manchester City striker won us the game with three minutes left, a sour point though was Herd being sent off for two yellow cards in stoppage time.

And a third straight away match saw us arrive at Falkirk looking to make it three wins on the bounce in December and we did that the hard way despite Black giving us a twelfth minute lead the home fans were in sheer delight after White and Russell turned the game around with two goals in thirteen minutes and they looked good before Bennett bundled the ball home early in the second half and then Nimely turned the game completely around a few minutes later. The home sides chances were all but up after Vignal received his second yellow card and he was sent off before Bennett added a fourth on seventy seven minutes.

Our first and only home game of the month saw us play Ross County and we could have eviscerate them if it wasn't for some dodgy finishing, we did pick up the three points as Nimely found the back of the net just before the hour mark to send the home fans into delight.

The year ended with a three one away success at Raith Rovers as we took the lead on four minutes through Nimely and the same man doubled his tally for the game and score on seventeen and that's how it stayed until five minutes into the second half when the home side pulled a goal back. Central midfielder Black got on the end of a corner to restore our two goal lead before McColl was shown a straight red card, much to the fury of the home support with seven minutes left.


We are a staggering eighteen points clear at the top of the First Division table and clear of Hibernian as the year has come to an end and we're looking certain for promotion to the Premier League but there is still a long, long way to go and nothing is secure just yet.

Eighteen points clear! Welcome to the SPL! Have the title wrapped up by the end of January...other wise your rubbish

OI, nothing has been secured yet and somehow I don't think we'll have the title wrapped up at the end of January.. maybe February.

The New Year started with five league games and a Scottish and League Cup clash with Premier League side St. Mirren. January started with three home league games on the bounce and we rewarded the home fans with eleven goals in those games.


January saw us start with the first of three home encounters on the bounce, this one was against Livingston as we stuttered to a two one victory as Black opened the scoring on eight minutes before the away supporters had something to cheer when Coult equalised on twenty minutes but the points were Rangers' in the seventy first minute when Black scored his second of the game.

Our next game saw us put in a five star performance against Morton, the deadlock was broken in the fifth minute when Shiels found the target before Templeton made it two nil on the quarter hour before Shiels' second goal of the game gave us a three goal half time lead. Nimely scored a wonderful goal early in the second half to make it four and then the rout was completed with eleven minutes left when Templeton bagged his second.

We then hosted Dunfermline in our third and final home game on the bounce and we picked up a four one success and we managed to open the scoring on the stroke of half time when substitute Aird smashed the ball home but the away side put the scores level ten minutes into the second half but that lasted two minutes as Templeton restored Rangers' lead. Right winger Bennett made it three one with twenty minutes remaining and then Templeton finished the scoring.

Next up was a trip to Queen of the South and we headed back home with maximum points after victory at Palmerston Park despite the home side taking a shock lead on six minutes when Cochrane broke the deadlock much to the delight of the home support but the visitors, with a big following, levelled on seventeen minutes through Nimely. The striker then scored his second goal of the game on the half hour before Templeton continued his fine scoring form and the scoring was completed in the forty second minute as Nimely completed his hat trick.

We then scored four goals for the third game running as we made the trip to Somerset Park and Bennett gave us the lead on eighteen minutes before Black lashed home a second goal and then a second half double from star striker Nimely completed the four nil win.

The Scottish Cup fifth round tie against St. Mirren at Ibrox was next and we progressed thanks to a two goals to nil victory and despite dominating the entire half we could only open the scoring on the stroke of half time as Nimely scored his sixth goal in three games and then former Altach midfielder Cuntz ensured we were in the next round with a goal on seventy nine minutes.

And the month ended as we entertained St. Mirren for the second game running, this time in the semi final of the League Cup and once again we made sure of progression but this time we did it the hard way, an exciting game for both sets of fans saw no goals in the opening ninety minutes but Bennett won Rangers the match in the first minute of extra time.


The title and promotion to the Scottish Premier League is getting extremely closer as we're now 22 points clear of second place Hibernian and even the Hibees still may not finish second.

Another fantastic unbeaten month buddy, the titles on the verge now!

The January transfer window didn't see much action at Ibrox as we only signed the one player while letting one depart the club too as we took our spending this season to over the three million pound mark, but the players are young thankfully and can only improve.


The only player to arrive at the club was Greek Neumann who has arrived at the club from Panathinaikos for £800k. Seventeen-year-old Neumann has already made six appearances in all competitions for Rangers in January but hasn't scored yet and made two appearances for the Greek side before moving.

I've agreed to sign young Serbian under 21 international Veljkovic on a free transfer after he signed a pre-contract. He will arrive at the club in July from League Two side Gillingham.

Departing the club was Cribari as he wouldn't agree to a new contract at the club so I've let the thirty-four-year-old central defender leave the club as he joined Novara. Cribari only made eight appearances for the club this season without scoring.

I can't balls it up now, can I?

February was a short month as we had just played the three fixtures in the league as we suffered defeat to Hibernian for the second time this season, we won the last two fixtures but not with "excitement".


Hibernian visited Ibrox to start the month as they looked to beat us for the second time in Glasgow this season and they achieved just that as Stevenson scored what turned out to be the only goal on seven minutes - it was a deserved win for the Edinburgh side, we were brutal.

We did return to winning ways though as we beat Falkirk two goals to one at home. Winger Templeton opened the scoring on twenty one minutes before he doubled the lead just before half time, the away side pulled a goal back on seventy nine minutes from the penalty spot but we managed to hold out.

The month ended with a trip to Dingwall and we secured a second two one victory, it took until the twenty third minute for the opening goal as Nimely made sure the visitors took the lead with a close range finish before former Doncaster Rovers right winger Bennett made it two nil but Ross County pulled a goal back on sixty seven minutes through Dingwall but they were unable to find an equaliser.


Twenty one points clear at the top ahead of Hibernian as we're closing in on the league title and Scottish Premier League football returning to Ibrox.

Hahahaaa Hibernian beat you again!

However the SPL is on the horizon now!

Sure once I gain promotion, Hibernian can stay in the SFL First Division. They get promoted next season, I get revenge if I survive.

It's getting closer is SPL football at Ibrox...