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Whichever way this ends up, though, he’s here for twelve months subject to international clearance, and , along with a contract extension for Mikey Johnston, though he is still off on loan, which probably surprised even the player, that was about it for yesterdays transfer activity, and now we can look forward to that second season knowing that the cast and directors are all in place, at least until the mid-season break when the ratings are assessed…..<\/p>\n
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There has been three windows under Postecoglou, although you probably shouldn’t count the first one, and the business he has conducted has been nothing short of outstanding, bringing in players of a quality that most of us probably never expected to see in such abundance at the club again.<\/p>\n
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He’s removed, quite respectfully and with dignity, the ones he doesn;t want, and farmed out the ones he thinks show enough about themselves to merit a bit more work.<\/p>\n
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Which means enjoying the prospect of reminding plucky newcomers “rangers ” that despite their rapid rise from nothing to the higher levels of European football, back home in Glasgow they are still very much a poor relation to our good selves, and the best place to do that is on the playing field, even if it has contours that are similar to an Appalachian mountain range.<\/div>\n
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Yet again, I’ll abstain from the devil drink in order to fully enjoy the occasion, despite one CSC member encouraging me to let my hair down, which seemed particularly cruel when you consider I haven’t got any.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0As has been the case for the last few years, and I’m sure I’m not alone in this, I’m not entirely familiar with their first team line up, so I’ve tried to put together a sort of laymans guide to their players, well, at least the one;s I’m aware of.<\/div>\n
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