Rangers appoint ex-Southampton manager Russell Martin Rangers have hired former Southampton boss Russell Martin as their new manager on a three-year deal. The 39-year-old’s time on the south coast was a mixed bag, securing promotion to the Premier League but failed to adapt and ultimately being sacked. Rangers have now confirmed Martin’s appointment, and he will be joined in Glasg...Full Story »

Airdrieonians secured their place in the Scottish Championship for another season as they beat Cove Rangers 2-1 on aggregate in their play-off final after a 0-0 second-leg draw at Excelsior Stadium.The early stages saw Lewis McGrattan bring a good save out of Cove goalkeeper Nicholas Suman, before counterpart Cade Melrose did well at the other end as he blocked Adam Emslie’s shot with his ...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson was left infuriated by one of the worst decisions he has ever seen and called for the introduction of goal-line technology after Rangers were on the wrong end of a pivotal first-half call in their season-concluding 2-2 draw away to Hibernian.With Gers leading through an early Cyriel Dessers strike, Nico Raskin looked to have put them two ahead in the 15th minute but Hibs defender ...Full Story »

Rangers were left to lament a contentious first-half moment as they ended a largely dispiriting William Hill Premiership campaign with a 2-2 draw away to Hibernian.Second-placed Gers went ahead early on through top scorer Cyriel Dessers and felt they should have doubled their lead in the 15th minute when Nico Raskin looked to have forced the ball over the line. However, play was waved on and Hib...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson was left feeling emotional hearing Rangers fans signing his name at the end of the 3-1 William Hill Premiership win over Dundee United.The former Gers captain was installed as boss in February until the end of the season and, amid an impending takeover, it seems the club could go elsewhere for a permanent manager with Davide Ancelotti – son of Real Madrid head coach Carlo &n...Full Story »

Cyriel Dessers scored a landmark 50th Rangers goal as the Light Blues beat Dundee United 3-1 in their final home William Hill Premiership game of the season.Amid thousands of empty Ibrox seats, defender Sam Cleall-Harding headed the Taysiders in front after 21 minutes before Dessers equalised with a header five minutes later.Dessers slotted in a penalty in the 73rd minute for his 28th goal of th...Full Story »

Lana Wolf was in Hamburg for the match Rangers mad adult star Lana Wolf was caught up in the Hamburg pitch invasion that saw 25 fans hospitalised. Lana was in Germany as Hamburg celebrated their promotion to the Bundesliga - ending their seven-year absence from the German top flight. Hamburg thrashed Ulm 6-1 at home on Saturday and fans charged the pitch at the Volksparkstadion on the final w...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson believes Rangers showed what they can do when they listen to him with their thumping 4-0 win over Aberdeen at Ibrox.The former Gers captain, installed as boss in February until the end of the season, had complained about the players not adhering to instructions in the 2-2 draw at St Mirren which came before last week’s more encouraging 1-1 home draw with champions Celtic.Fer...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson got his first Ibrox win as Rangers manager at the sixth attempt with a thumping 4-0 William Hill Premiership victory over Aberdeen.After a mostly lifeless first half, Gers attacker Vaclav Cerny opened the scoring in the 55th minute before striker Cyriel Dessers doubled that lead five minutes later, with substitute Hamza Igamane notching in the 70th minute and left-back Jefte addin...Full Story »

Airdrie must beat Cove Rangers to retain their place in the William Hill Scottish Championship after both sides came through their play-off semi-finals on Saturday.Alex Bannon and Ben Wilson struck either side of half-time as Airdrie, who finished ninth in the second tier, beat Stenhousemuir 2-1 at the Albert Bartlett Stadium to complete a 5-2 aggregate success.Stenhousemuir, the lowest-ranked o...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson railed against his doubters and insisted he is equipped to become Rangers manager on a permanent basis after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to newly-crowned champions Celtic made it six games in a row without victory for his side.The interim manager has now won only four of his 12 matches in charge – and none at Ibrox – after Hoops forward Adam Idah cancelled out Cyri...Full Story »

Celtic striker Adam Idah scored a second-half equaliser to deny Rangers a third successive Old Firm derby triumph in a 1-1 William Hill Premiership draw at Ibrox.Rangers looked well placed to follow up their victories from January and March over Brendan Rodgers’ newly crowned champions when Cyriel Dessers struck just before the break.But Idah hit back to make it six games in a row without ...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson admitted teams no longer fear Rangers after they were held to a 2-2 draw away to St Mirren.Rangers twice held the lead through goals from Cyriel Dessers and Nicolas Raskin, only to be pegged back each time by Mark O’Hara and Conor McMenamin.It was a third successive match in which Rangers had failed to beat St Mirren and Ferguson felt that the Ibrox side were no longer viewe...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson claimed Rangers were denied two penalties in their 2-0 defeat by Athletic Bilbao that sent them crashing out of the Europa League.The Gers had battled hard last week to keep the first leg of the quarter-final tie at Ibrox goalless after the early dismissal of defender Robin Propper and were holding out in the San Mames stadium until added time in the first half when defender John ...Full Story »

Rangers’ commendable Europa League journey ended at the quarter-final stage following a 2-0 defeat by Athletic Bilbao in the San Mames stadium.Barry Ferguson’s side had battled hard last week to keep the first leg goalless after the early dismissal of defender Robin Propper and were stretched again in the first half before defender John Souttar conceded a penalty in added time which ...Full Story »

Barry Ferguson praised the character of his makeshift Rangers side after they overcame Ross McCausland’s first-half red card to fight back and earn a 2-2 draw at Aberdeen.Ferguson’s decision to make nine changes from the side that started Thursday’s 0-0 Europa League quarter-final first-leg draw at home to Athletic Bilbao looked in danger of bringing a defeat as his 10-man team...Full Story »

Ianis Hagi scored a stoppage-time equaliser as 10-man Rangers roared back from two down to draw 2-2 at in-form Aberdeen and deny Celtic an early title party.A Dons win over the second-place Gers would have confirmed the Hoops as champions, and that scenario looked all set to come to fruition as Barry Ferguson’s makeshift team – featuring nine changes from the Europa League quarter-fi...Full Story »

Cove Rangers got their William Hill League One promotion bid back on track with a 3-1 win at bottom club Dumbarton.Rangers had lost their last two in a four-game run without a victory, but took control with first-half goals from Dylan Lobban and Fraser Fyvie.Although already-relegated Dumbarton reduced the deficit early in the second half through Kristian Webster, Lobban grabbed his second with ...Full Story »

Interim manager Barry Ferguson insisted dropped Rangers keeper Jack Butland still has a “huge part” at Ibrox after replacement Liam Kelly saved a penalty in the pulsating goalless Europa League draw with Athletic Bilbao.Ferguson made the big call to drop the Englishman for the first leg of the quarter-final tie in Govan after a series of errors and in the 79th minute – after de...Full Story »

Liam Kelly was the penalty save hero as 10-man Rangers fought furiously to hold Athletic Bilbao to a goalless draw in an absorbing Europa League quarter-final tie at Ibrox.Barry Ferguson made the big call to drop under-fire keeper Jack Butland for the Scotland international who sensationally saved a 79th minute spot-kick from substitute Alex Berenguer.However, long before that – in the 13t...Full Story »