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Any news,discussions etc about Rangers fc are more than welcome here.
No over the top stuff please.

Rangers v Inverness Caley Thistle. Saturday 17th December 2011, 3pm


Referee: Bobby Madden

In what is our last home game of 2011, we face Terry Butchers Highlanders in another vital clash. With our lead down to 4 points, and a trip across the city looming, we must at least maintain the gap to the great unwashed. Normally games against Inverness are tight affairs and I suppose any kind of win is the bottom line at the moment. However a few goals and a more pleasing performance than recent weeks wouldn’t go amiss.

Dorin Goian is a doubt through illness and would likely be replaced by Kyle Bartley or Ross Perry. Sasa Papac should return to the squad and will via for the left back slot with Lee Wallace. Further forward Sone Aluko serves the second game of his ban, while Kyle Lafferty is another doubt with a niggling back injury. Thomas Kind Bendiksen has impressed recently and could be handed another start. Ally will also have to decide between the experienced Lee McCulloch, or the more attacking option of either Bedoya, McKay or Ortiz.

Caley currently find themselves one point off the bottom and are firmly embroiled in a relegation battle with Dunfermline, Hibs and Aberdeen. They must still be hurting from last week’s 3-2 home defeat to Dundee Utd, especially since they led 2-0. They also lost experienced defender Chris Hogg through injury along with the suspended David Davis.

An early season visit to the Highlands saw us huff and puff to a 2-0 win, with a penalty from Nikica Jelavic, and a Mo Edu strike after a second Jelavic penalty was saved. Caley were reduced to 10 men at the first penalty when Ross Tokely was harshly sent off.

While Caley will no doubt provide stubborn opposition once again, anything other than 3 points on Saturday would be considered a disastrous result. No mistakes please Rangers.

PR’s TEAM (4-4-2): McGregor; Whittaker, Bartley, Bocanegra, Papac; Bendiksen, Davis, Edu, Wylde; Lafferty, Jelavic. Subs: Alexander, Broadfoot, McCulloch, Wallace, McKay, Healy, Ortiz

PR’s PREDICTION: 2-0, Jelavic

Any news on getting Allbrighton or Dorrans?

What ive been reading is that Dorrans manager wont let him go and Allbrighton wants to stay at Villa,its all speculation before the transfer window opens on the 1st Jan.
Watch this space.