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Goalkeeper Neil Alexander insists Rangers must improve quickly Matthew Stafford Jerseyafter a lacklustre display against Forres Mechanics AB1025zyh in the William Hill Scottish Cup.The Highland League champions were reduced to 10 men following a red card for Nathan Sharp in the second half of the second-round tie at Mosset Park.But Rangers only just managed to scrape through in the end thanks to a first-half Kal Naismith goal, with the home side perhaps unfortunate not to claim the leveller that would have earned a lucrative replay at Ibrox.
Alexander said: “If I'm being brutally honest, it was a poor performance Jarett Dillard Jerseyaway from home again from us.“I think the only positive we can take out of the game is that we're in the next round.“We knew it was going to be hard, it's a tough place to come to. They came out with all guns blazing and made it really hard for us to play.“We thought we would create all the pressure and maybe score three, four, five goals. But we just didn't get to grips with the game and that's all credit to them — I thought they were fantastic.
We found it hard to get any real rhythm to our game and we didn't Jason Fox Jerseyreally create any opportunities and work their goalie.“I think I was probably the harder-worked goalie, which shouldn't be.“We should be coming to these teams and scoring a lot of goals and putting on a show. It didn't happen for whatever reason.“We were very disappointed in the dressing room and the manager has given us a right rollicking.
The old Rangers Football Club owes the taxman up to ￡94.5m, its Jason Hanson Jerseyadministrators have revealed.In its final report to creditors, Duff and Phelps said HM Revenue and Customs was owed ￡18.3m, mainly in unpaid PAYE and national insurance contributions, from the period after Craig Whyte's takeover in May 2011.The soon-to-be-liquidated club had also admitted liability for a ￡3.1m discounted option scheme relating to payments to players Ronald de Boer and Tore Andre Flo from 1999 to 2003.
One issue yet to be resolved is an SPL-appointed commission hearing, set Jeff Backus Jerseyfor next month, into alleged undisclosed payments made by Rangers to players in relation to the use of Employee Benefit Trusts from 2000 to 2011.The sum owed as a result of the Employee Benefit Trust case has been estimated at ￡73m for purposes of completing the formalities needed before liquidators assume control of the company, now named RFC2012.
Scottish Football Association Jerome Harrison Jerseypresident Campbell Ogilvie has News From:newlionsjerseys.comconceded he has not done his job properly for the last six months because of his previous involvement with Rangers.The former Ibrox company secretary was employed by the club from 1978 until 2005, when he joined Hearts.Due to his past connections with Rangers, Ogilvie has not participated in any meetings or discussions during what has been a turbulent time for the Glasgow giants and Scottish football as a whole. Ogilvie said: “Because of my involvement previously with Rangers, I didn't take part in any of the discussions.