McCulloch backs Ferguson for Rangers job
Lee McCulloch backs former Rangers team-mate Barry Ferguson to secure the Ibrox manager's job on a permanent basis following his current spell as interim head coach. (Record), externalRangers winger Vaclav Cerny, 27, on loan from Wolfsburg, scored the Czech Republic's opener in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Gibraltar. (Sun), externalDundee manager Tony Docherty would have no concerns about fielding Lyall Cameron against Rangers on Saturday evening, with the 22-year-old midfielder moving to Ibrox this summer. (Record), externalRead Wednesday's Scottish gossip
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Daily Record
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- Daily Record
5 Rangers EGM takeaways you may have missed from bold Ibrox expansion to the real reason for takeover
Andrew Cavenagh and Paraag Marathe faced investors for the first time this week Andrew Cavenagh has been a familiar face at Ibrox for months. But Monday's shareholder summit was the first time the Light Blue legions got to hear from the man himself on just what it is that he has planned for his Rangers revolution. The emergency general meeting held at Glasgow's DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel was on a very basic level about crossing the Ts and dotting the Is on the new American regime's £95million takeover. But more importantly for the Gers support, it was a chance to look into the whites of their new chairman's eyes and assess for themselves whether they can trust him to Make Rangers Great Again. There was no Trumpian grandstanding, right enough. Cavenagh, it seems, isn't the type for wild boasts nor sweeping declarations. But the US health insurance tycoon and his partner from the San Francisco 49ers Paraag Marathe certainly spoke with enough confidence and conviction to win over any sceptics in attendance during a slick 90 minute address. A winning team The Americans can talk all they want about how the plan to upgrade Rangers' operations off the pitch but the be all and end all for the fans is that they drastically improve fortunes on it. Cavenagh and Co have just bought themselves a team that failed consistently for a decade and longer. The challenge for them is to take a team that has been perennially second best and make them top dogs in Scotland. But the new owners are wary of throwing cash at a problem squad without fixing the underlying issues that have allowed Celtic to win 13 of the last 14 league titles. 'Our ambition is to put the team in a position to win the league and compete in Europe,' Cavenagh told the meeting. 'We're not here to throw money at the team, win a title and then ride off into sunset. Paraag and I are here for the long-term. We all know this club has had some tough times financially so our aim is to sustain winning and to win sustainably.' Stadium expansion Ibrox remains the pride and joy of the Rangers support but there is little doubt the old place is starting to show its age. The main stand that dates back to 1929 has had some upgrades in recent years but other parts of the ground are in desperate need of some TLC. The new board has already drawn up some short-term upgrades to the concourses and hospitality lounges. But further ahead, Cavenagh and Marathe are conscious of the need to add to Ibrox's capacity. There's a financial imperative to do just that. With the ground seating 9,000 fewer fans than Celtic Park, the Americans realise that they are being left behind by an in-built financial advantage which allows the Hoops to rake in far more in match-day income on a weekly basis. The good news is that with a 10,000-long waiting list of punters desperate for a season ticket, there is plenty of demand. Marathe said: 'However big we expand Ibrox, we'll know we'll fill it.' What's in it for you? While the new takeover has been welcomed with open arms by the majority of success-starved fans, there is certainly a more suspicious element of the support. 'Why exactly would a health insurance firm owner from Philadelphia and an NFL executive from California be interested in a team in Scotland?' they ask. Well for Cavenagh, his keenness comes from a life-long love of football. A former college-level goalkeeper, he has spent the last 40 years travelling the globe to follow the game, attending a string of World Cup and European Championship clashes along the way. Marathe, meanwhile, may have started his career in the sports business in the gridiron game but he's been bitten by the round-ball bug since taking over as Leeds chairman. Now both men plan to bring their years of business expertise to Glasgow. Supporter Scott Waters of the Dubai Loyal Supporters Club asked of the new regime: "How do you plan to monetise your investment because at some point you're going to want a return?' That question drew a plain spoken response from Cavenagh: 'I'll be very blunt. We don't have an exit plan, we have a growth plan. We'll figure out the exit plan once we succeed with the growth plan.' Transfer teases As Cavenagh and Marathe were meeting shareholders, Russell Martin was six miles up the road greeting his new squad for the first time at the club's Auchenhowie training base. The former Southampton man has been the man tasked with turning around a failing team but so far the only new face in through the door is Lyall Cameron. Max Aarons should follow on a season-long loan from Bournemouth shortly but there's little doubt the fans would have preferred to see more new arrivals in by now. The new boardroom chiefs weren't giving away many transfer tidbits despite the best attempts of a couple of fans to prise the names of the club's targets. But both Cavenagh and Marathe were confident that the fans will be happy with the improvements Martin and new sporting director Kevin Thelwell are working on. Marathe said: 'If we give you a number right now, suddenly that winger we're targeting becomes a lot more expensive so it's best for you all if we surprise you with the players we bring in!' The silent minority The new regime have snapped up a 51 percent slice of the club but new Takeover Panel rules mean that foreign investors no longer have to make a bid for the remainder of the parent company's shares. That has left some fans fearing their stake is now worthless and that they will be left without a say in the running of Rangers. But Cavenagh was quick to make clear that the new board will continue to keep in close dialogue with the club's small stakeholders. He's confirmed they will continue to hold an annual shareholder meeting, despite there being no legal requirement now that the company has been taken back into private hands. And he's vowed to make the club's financial reports public in order to let the punters scrutinise their handling of club coffers.
Edinburgh Reporter
4 hours ago
- Edinburgh Reporter
Defenceman Emmerdahl back for Flyers
Swedish defenceman Jonas Emmerdahl returns for a sixth season with Fife Flyers and bosses believe he will anchor the squad's defence. He's the fourth signing by the new ownership and the 33-year-old is delighted to have clinched a deal for another season at Kirkcaldy. He added: 'I've been here for a while now so can almost call Fife my second home. I have seen the huge potential that this club has. 'It's exciting times ahead and I want to be a part of it.' Max Birbraer, Flyers' president and general manager, said: 'The first thing that comes to mind when you watch Jonas play and speak to him is his professionalism. 'He leads by example on and off the ice. His mature hockey sense, being hard to play against and making the right plays under pressure will anchor our defensive core.' Emmerdahl first arrived in the Kingdom at the beginning of the 2019/20 season but he played for a third tier German club at the start of last term before answering the call from then bosses of the struggling team. Described as a two-way defenceman with good hockey sense Jonas has logged 65 points (19 goals and 48 assists) across 248 Elite League games and he joins Shane Owen, Mason Alderson and Scottish-born utility player, Ben Brown, a product of Dundee Stars' junior development programme, in the squad. FLASHBACK: Flyers v Belfast last season courtesy of the Elite League and Fife Flyers Images Like this: Like Related
Reuters
5 hours ago
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Trevor Rogers, Jackson Holliday help O's stymie Rangers
June 24 - Jackson Holliday smacked a three-run home run and a run-scoring double and Trevor Rogers pitched eight shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 6-0 to open a three-game series Monday night. Rogers (1-0), in his third big-league outing of the season, held the Rangers to three singles across eight frames (101 pitches). He struck out four without a walk. This marked his first victory with the Baltimore organization. He last won in July 2024 with the Miami Marlins before a trade to the Orioles. Andrew Kittredge worked a perfect ninth inning, needing only five pitches to complete the game. Holliday racked up three hits and Ramon Laureano had a double among his two hits for Baltimore, which had eight players with at least one hit. All four of Holliday's RBIs came with two outs. The Rangers didn't threaten, stranding three runners and only having one plate appearance with a runner in scoring position. Texas lost for only the third time in its last nine road games. Rangers starter Patrick Corbin (4-7) allowed five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings. He struck out six without issuing a walk. The Orioles, who snapped a two-game losing streak as they were coming off a 3-4 road trip, opened the scoring on Holliday's third-inning double. That drove in Chadwick Tromp, who reached base on a two-out double. Tromp was in his first game after getting called up from Triple-A Norfolk as catching injuries altered Baltimore's roster during the weekend. Holliday's ninth home run of the season came in the fifth inning to stretch the lead to 4-0. Holliday has two three-hit outings in a four-game span. The margin grew in the sixth with Coby Mayo's groundout, and the score reached 6-0 in the seventh on Ramon Urias' sacrifice fly. --Field Level Media
