Here are some fantastic panoramic photographs taken by fellow Rangers fan Franfurterbear from FollowFollow.com.  The quality and detail of the shots are amazing and are sure to bring back fond memories of each of the matches they were taken.

Rangers versus Inter Milan Union Flag display

Rangers versus Werder Bremen Champions League match

Rangers versus Barcelona "More Than A Club" display

Rangers versus Lyon "Follow Follow" display

Rangers versus Porto "Red White & Blue" display

Paul Le Guen "Welcoming" display

Kris Boyd's Penalty - CIS Cup 2008

Rangers verus Celtic - CIS Cup Final 2009

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Hello Blue Friends,

I've been asked to write up what it's like to be a Rangers fan who is currently on the other side of the world.  I`d like to share with you a few reasons why I think you have it all.  First let me tell you a little of my story:  From the age of 13 I used to be a milk-boy (delivering milk bottles in those days - none of the light-weight cartons you get nowadays!) so I could have enough money to go and see Rangers as often as I could.  Home games and away games via buses, trains, car - whatever it took.

All stadiums were of course standing room only. Not that this was bad, as you have a completely different atmosphere when you are shoulder to shoulder with 80 thousand fans at home games.  Rain or shine I`d be there, singing away, chanting and having a great time of it. Dodging bottles and cans thrown by your own supporters (I had a safety helmet painted blue with Oor Wullie glued on the brim, quite common of those times).  Then, John Grieg was the captain and when most of the Rangers players were born up the street or down the road.  I also witnessed the first foreign player to play for Rangers. Im not going to tell you who, let's see who can provide the correct answer in the comments section!

I was pulled away from Scotland in 1972 when I was 15yrs old. My dad took a job opportunity in Australia, and being of that age had no say.  Being on the other side of the world, keeping up with all the news is very hard.  You don`t have all your mates to discuss things with and you don`t see first hand what is actually happening at, and with the club. I have never had satellite TV, so most of what I find out is news stories via the internet.  I do see the occasional game on SBS, but it's few and far between.

Let me tell you, I miss going and seeing Rangers play and all the that`s involved with going to the match.
 
You don`t realize what you have until it`s taken away from you.  I'm out of touch with what the outlook is not only for the coming end of the season, but also beyond.  I'm unaware of any inner machinations at the club and I am out of the loop with issues that affect the club which happen externally.  Things I never was when I was 15.  This is why I have joined Every Other Saturday's forums

I`m a True Blue till Death and Beyond.

From your far away Blue Friend,

John Combe57

Firstly let's clear up a couple of things regarding the "Villified V-Flickers":  Barry Ferguson &  Allan McGregor's joint decisions to carry on consuming alcohol whilst on Scotland duty until 11am in the morning was as stupid as it was unprofessional.  Burley may have told them to 'have a drink' but liberties were taken.  Their petulant flicking of the V-sign to the cameras was equally as stupid and unprofessional.  Walter Smith's swift action in suspending the pair and stripping Barry Ferguson of the captaincy was a justified and fair punishment.  When you have been given the honour of representing Rangers it is expected that you act appropriately and with dignity at all times.  These two have done the exact opposite of this and I for one hope the door doesn't hit their arses on the way out of the club.

So Walter Smith got one thing right and I'm glad that he did.  The message sent out reinforces that no-one is bigger than the club.  But Walter hasn't exactly been closely acquainted with 'getting it right' this season has he?  Nor last season either - Walter Smith is possibly the only man who, upon reaching a European final (which is a game where a draw gets you nothing), decides to set his stall out in a defensive formation.  The greatest night in my 28 years as a Rangers supporter and we don't even attack the opposition.

This season he has done his best to out-do the UEFA Cup final shambles that was tactically inept.  Not content with giving Davie Weir another year (which, thanks to Davie's blistering lack of pace means we defend far too deep and invite teams to attack us), we have also had to endure the re-signing of Kenny Miller (couldnt score for us first time round, coiuldn't score for Wolves and couldn't score at Torbett Towers).  Add to that the signings of Maurice Edu for £2.6million (a player who remains an unknown quality due to Walter not playing him) and Kyle Lafferty for £3.25million (a 6ft 3in striker who up until recently was being sparingly used as an ineffective left winger).

In Steven Naismith, Aaron, DaMarcus Beasley we have 3 players (4 if you count Nacho Novo as well) who can be deployed as natural wingers.  Why don't we see them being utilised as such?  Instead we are treated to 'big' Lee McCulloch blootering the ball up through the middle, whilst we witness Steven Davis, who arguably has a talent for spotting and weighting great passes from the middle, being wasted out wide.  And I won't even begin to comment on the [likely] possibility of Christian Dailly featuring in the upcoming matches.  To paraphrase someone from Follow Follow;  "You could build a time machine and transport him [Dailly] from 1996 and he would still be complete pish" .

Take a look at the results of our last 5 games:  A 1-0 away win against Falkirk - a team bottom of the table with only 3 other teams having lost more goals than them.  A 2-2 draw at home to Hearts - throwing away a 2 goal lead.  A 2-0 (aet) League Cup final defeat against the IRA's sporting wing.  A 5-1 win against SPL newcomers Hamilton - out of the 3 strikers playing that day only one got on the scoresheet, with the rest coming from a midfielder (Aaron) and a defender (Whittaker).  Finally, a 1-0 defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle - a team with an even worse goals against record than Falkirk. 

Walter was brought in after PLG's departure to steady the ship.  The ship was steadied.  Job done.  At the end of the season Walter should leave, with a position upstairs more than likely.  For Walter to remain in charge beyond the end of this season would not be an act of progress.  We deserve a manager not afraid to put out an attacking team and one who plays player in their correct position.

The above may read rather depressingly, especially going into the final run-in for the title, but keep in mind that the republican roasters across the city are only 3 points ahead.  They WILL drop more points (especially against us if we exploit their utterly shambolic defensive pairing of Heid and McAnus).  It is up to us to take the fight to them.  Starting with St Mirren tonight.

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