28 Mar 2026 05:17:08
i see Mikey Moore pulled out England 19s on medical grounds hope it just a precaution an he fit for title run in as we definitely need him.
28 Mar 2026 08:32:38
I hope to God it's nothing serious regarding Mikey Moore pulling out of the England unders. ? We most definitely need him. ?
28 Mar 2026 09:01:25
I think someone said it was sickness related, and only just made it for Aberdeen game. Hope it's not been something else afterwards.
28 Mar 2026 09:20:36
John mentioned this a few days ago, and Moore was struggling for the Aberdeen game, hopefully just precautions.
28 Mar 2026 10:10:19
I read an article last night that Aston Villa were interested in Mikey Moore, even before we got him on loan. ? The biggest club in the Midlands possibly wanting Mikey Moore, I hope not. ? Perhaps John would know this, just when I'm on the subject of Villa, ie.
which club in the Midlands has the strongest connection to Rangers, ie. Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Wolves,
West Brom. ? Has anyone any info to which Midlands club has the strongest links to us? ?
28 Mar 2026 10:19:52
Not sure there are any real links, Sir Walter, though there was a good quiz on here recently about the number of Rangers and Birmingham players.
28 Mar 2026 10:41:31
Being born and raised a Villa fan until I moved to Scotland, Villa have a stronger connection to Celtic.
28 Mar 2026 11:54:36
Didn't look like Villa fans liked them very much when they played them in Europe.
28 Mar 2026 12:12:28
Coops, historically we had a stronger relationship with Birmingham. We would often tie up with Birmingham lads on the way down to London.
As Me2 said, Villa as a support and surrounding area had strong Republican links.
West Brom ties were created in the 90s when McInnes was there.
As a side note, he used to bring a lot of the West Brom players up to our pub on Paisley Rd and met a few.
They were good lads and became gers fans. I'm still in touch with 1 and he's now retired from footy but still comes up to games.
28 Mar 2026 12:50:21
Athole, Jason Roberts one of them?
28 Mar 2026 13:07:53
It's good to see Moore putting Rangers first when he is feeling an injury, I just wish the likes of Souttar, Cornelius and even Ryan Jack did the same rather than going with their international teams and making things worse.
28 Mar 2026 13:18:20
I have strong ties to Villa. There's no love for the other lot as was evidenced at Villa Park where the atmosphere was 'awkward' in the board room.
28 Mar 2026 13:59:49
If you don't mind me asking, Ibrox4Me, is your strong ties to Villa through family or whatever, mate. ? So I'm assuming, Ibrox4Me, Villa have more love for Rangers as opposed to Celtic. ? I know when Villa was formed their owner wanted them to wear blue as he was a Rangers man, but his wife wanted them to play in maroon as she was a Hearts fan, so they compromised, thus their colours of today.
? I also know that Villa's badge was taken from what the Rangers badge was, ie. the lion and ready, whereas Villa's was the lion and prepared. ? Also links to Archibald Leitch who designed both Ibrox Stadium and Villa Park. ? I think Villa were also formed by a Methodist church minister. ?
28 Mar 2026 14:00:45
So, Ibrox4Me, your favourite English club is Aston Villa, my friend. ?
28 Mar 2026 14:02:55
Well, Me2, conflicting stories regarding Villa, my friend, as Ibrox4Me also has strong ties to Villa and says the opposite of what you're saying, mate. ?
28 Mar 2026 14:08:38
Coops, stirring the pot. ? Who'd have thought? ?? Only kidding, bud. ?
28 Mar 2026 14:31:06
My Star he was. I'm sure there's other players there at the time with a Rangers connection, but I can't for the life of me remember who.
Dorrans may have been then or a bit later.
It's easy to forget, as McInnes spent so long at the sheep and other clubs, but the guy is 100% Rangers through and through. Every bit as much as McCoist, Ferguson etc.
28 Mar 2026 16:04:15
SWS, I don't think there's any ties at all. Don't think most clubs down south particularly care about us or the other team. Also, no, I don't have a favourite English or any other team.
My love begins and ends with Rangers and will be as long as I live.
I have ties to Villa and would prefer to see them be successful, but it wouldn't affect me day either way if they won or lose.
28 Mar 2026 18:13:37
Mikey Moore wouldn't get near the Villa team and probably wouldn't get near the bench.
That won't be true links with him and them.
28 Mar 2026 18:14:41
Cheers, Athole, though that, seen him a good few times over the years, mate, Scott Dobie?
28 Mar 2026 18:32:00
# Thought that.
28 Mar 2026 23:30:48
There were a few of them, Star. I'm racking my brain trying to think of who was there and the players who came up regularly.
I was in my heyday in the 90s, and can't remember a lot of it!
29 Mar 2026 07:44:59
Me2, absolutely don't doubt for a second that you were born a Villa fan, mate. ? I can only go on the Villa fans I've met, and they all preferred Rangers over Celtic, mate. ? I, however, was always led to believe that the Villa supporters were split 50/50 regarding who they preferred between Rangers and Celtic.
? With you being born down there and being a Villa fan, what would you say the percentage was in favour of who the Villa supporters prefer between them both? ? I take it you still remain an Aston Villa supporter to this day, my friend. ?