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I am trying to keep out of this as much as possible since I follow both clubs and have done for quite a few years but part of the problem here is that it's Accy Stanley and the way things are done can often seem far removed from the real world at times.

That is part of the magic about Stanley and part of the the reason people are attracted to them. Football like other businesses have moved on and changed and not always for the better. Pre Bosman Clubs could effectively freeze players out of the game by retaining their registrations and not allowing them to sign for other clubs but still not pay them. That suited clubs becuase players either had to sign new contracts or not get paid if they couldn't find a club to pay for them. Post Bosman and European employment law the balance has swung the other way and now players hold all the cards and agents hawk them around clubsfor more money and a percentage.

On the question of how Rangers approached this, and I would say this about any other team too, is the way businesses conduct affairs. gone are the days of telephone calls and chats as well as letters. Business is conducted by email in the real world. I don't go into work to a pile of letters or telephone messages it's dozens of emails. I don't get bills through the post anymore it's emails, bank statements - nope emails and as for payslips at work more bloody emails.

If rangers were trying to sign them other than by a Bosman then yes I would agree that they way it was done would be wrong but that's not the case. I have also watched Rangers lose players under a Bosman or have to be sold for less than their worth because the contract was coming to an end and it is "annoying" but with European employment law it's unlikely this will change. It is more likely that transfer fees will be scraped altogether and that will have more effect.

The best outcome here is Stanley and Rangers agree a sensible fee given what the outcome will be in the summer and Coley gets the money to strengthen the team.

Getting back to the football I think it would be best to replace Windass with McCarten at least and perhaps Conneely could take over the Crooks role. What ever happens letts not forget that this is one of only two seasons where relegation is not an option. As I and others have said before losing player who have done well at the end of the season is nothing new and neither is replacing them. Now lets get back to following the team because this may be a setback but in terms of previous seasons it pales into insignificance because the club is safe and debt free unlike some previous years.