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Daily Record
23-05-2025
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Cambuslang Rangers boss blasts 'lack of fight' as they lose crucial game in relegation fight
Paul McColl's side are now sweating over Clydebank's Lowland League bid Cambuslang Rangers boss Paul McColl has blasted his side's 'lack of fight' after losing 4-2 at Bonnyton Thistle in their West of Scotland Second Division finale on Saturday. The defeat leaves Camby one point ahead of third-bottom Yoker Athletic, which would usually be enough to avoid the drop. However, should Clydebank lose their play-off on Sunday against Musselburgh Athletic for entry into the Lowland League – currently poised at 1-1 – the bottom four in each of the top four leagues will be relegated, leaving Shotts, Ardrossan Winton Rovers, Cambuslang and Glasgow United sweating over the outcome. However, McColl says his side haven't been good enough all season. He fumed: 'There are guys who are playing in the team who are not good enough, and that's just a fact – they need to move on. 'Us struggling in the Second Division isn't right. Teams paying nowhere near as much as us are above us, and that's embarrassing. 'That's why we're in this position, because guys are turning up when they want. Time-keeping is abysmal, and it has gone on too long. 'It has been a poor season and everybody needs to take the blame, but Saturday wasn't good enough and I'm really disappointed with it. 'It was a poor end of the season game and nobody was up for the fight to win it, and they should have been. 'Conditions were hard for both teams, it was absolutely melting, but we were really poor and I can't have that standard next season.' On the game, McColl said: 'I missed the second half but we lost a goal in a minute, which is abysmal, and has happened again and again. 'I don't know what the centre-half or the goalie are doing, there's no shouting, they miss it, and the guy just scores. 'At the second one a guy who can't even run has gone past a couple of our players and hit a shot that has gone in. 'Carlos Lyon missed a penalty in the first half, but scored one in the second half. 'We went in 2-0 down at half-time and they came back alright in the second half, but it's just a poor season. 'We were abysmal in the first half, and seemingly we were a bit better in the second half, which I missed, but that's as bad as I've seen, and in an important game like that. 'We just need to hope that Clydebank do us a turn.'
Daily Record
16-05-2025
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Cambuslang Rangers give survival hopes a boost, but still face Clydebank sweat
Camby are a win away from ensuring they're not in the bottom three, but four teams may still drop down Cambuslang Rangers gave their survival hopes a major boost with a shock 2-1 win over title-chasing Muirkirk, but will still face a sweat to see if they stay up. Goals from Carlos Lyon and Fraser Robertson left Camby 13th in the West of Scotland Division, a point above Yoker Athletic, with three clubs currently going down to next season's Third Division. McColl's side visit mid-table Bonnyton in Saturday's league finale, while Yoker clash with a Neilston side that must win if they are to be crowned champions. That could leave the Wee Gers in a good position, but should Clydebank lose their play-off against East of Scotland club Musselburgh Athletic, that would leave an 'extra' club in the WoSFL, meaning four teams go down from each of the top three leagues. Clydebank and Musselburgh play for a place in the Lowland League on May 17 and 25, with a number of clubs waiting on the outcome. McColl said: 'It's a great result, and it has dug us out of a hole that we were in, because it means now that Yoker need to beat Neilston, who are a good side and going for the title. 'They will be out to win the title, while Yoker haven't won in eight games. 'But you just don't know what's happening with this stupid league. 'If we win or draw on Saturday, and Yoker get beat, and that confirms we're fourth-bottom, we need to then wait on Clydebank's play-offs to know what's happening, which is pathetic. 'After Saturday I want to say to players that I want to keep them for next season, but we can't do that, and players are players – within a week or two they'll leave. 'If we win, we'll be fine, and if we win by a decent score-line, and Forth lose a few goals and get beat, we could go above them.' McColl missed Saturday's win as he attended a family wedding, but was pleased with the report he got from assistant Stevie Marsden. Lyon had Camby ahead, Muirkirk missed a penalty, but levelled in 93 minutes – only for Robertson to add a clincher two minutes later. McColl said: 'They pulled that one out of the bag, nobody expected that apart from me and Stevie, because we have that many good players. 'To be fair to Muirkirk, their manager Ross Cusick, sent me a text to say 'well done', so I hope they get promoted. 'That was a bit of class.'
Daily Record
02-05-2025
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Fuming Cambuslang Rangers boss claims poor ref standard 'will cost club'
Paul McColl insists 'poor decisions' are massively impacting on games Furious Cambuslang Rangers boss Paul McColl blasted referee Steven Clark for his handling of their 3-0 derby defeat at home to Lanark United, and says the standard is going to cost them. McColl insists he's not a sore loser, but said the young whistler made baffling decisions for both sides during the game, including sending off Aaron McNeil in 25 minutes for two fouls. Three 3-0 defeats on the bounce have left Camby just a point above the relegation zone, and McColl says they need wins in their last two games. Seething McColl said: 'There wasn't a lot in the game, but every second week our referee is ghastly, and now it's beyond a joke – something needs to be done. 'Before the game started he moaned about Carlos Lyon's socks, he fixed them. He held the game up for five minutes, then tells us to put cones out as an area for the management team, when we just stand at the dug-out. 'The game got delayed for about six minutes because of him. One of Lanark's players had black Under Armour on, nobody even noticed, and the ref told him to take it off, so that was another two minutes. 'He sent one of our guys off in 25 minutes for two tackles. The first one wasn't even a foul, the second one he's trying to have a shot, a defender goes to block, and he's kicked him slightly. 'When you're down to 10 men for 65 minutes it does make a difference, and that was never a red card. 'The ref was abysmal and cost us the game. I've never seen anything as poor in all my life. 'But when the game was at 0-0, we missed an absolute sitter. It was a great free kick from Carlos, a good save, and Nicky Hardy has put it over the bar.' Camby aren't in action again until they visit Muirkirk on May 10, with Bonnyton Thistle the following weekend, and McColl reckons they may need two wins to survive. He said: 'I'm not a bad loser, if we get beat we get beat fair, but every week or every second week we're getting refs who shouldn't be anywhere near this level. 'In seven games we've had red cards and we've not won any of those games – that's not a coincidence. 'You're not going to win a game when you get a man sent off, and I'm going to guess at least four of them shouldn't have happened. 'It's costing us, big time. Refs are throwing cards about like confetti and it's out of hand. 'We've got two games left, we might need to win the two of them, maybe one, we just don't know at this point. 'A few teams round about us won at the weekend, and that makes me even more annoyed.'
