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24 DEC 2005 |
Somervell
Door Keeps On Turning by Kenny Smith of the Reformer
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Cambuslang
Rangers Manager Scott Archer has shown the door to a couple of other players
as he seeks to find that winning formula he has been looking for all season.
4 players will now leave the club when the transfer window opens in January.
Scott has announced two more departures from the Lang
squad, with goalkeeper Alan Colquhoun and Scottish junior international Craig
Porter being released from Somervell Park. He said: “In addition to Davie Menelaws and Paul Burns
being transfer listed, Craig Porter will also be leaving. “He’s had a few personal issues, but I expected him to be
there for the Troon game but he never turned up, which was very
disappointing. “He said he’d supposedly been trying to get in touch with
me to let me know, but I’m not that hard to get hold of, so I’ve decided he
can leave. I want players who are willing to give their all for this club. “I know that some supporters will be disappointed to hear
that Alan Colquhoun has been released on a free transfer. “He had a good attitude, but his work commitments have
taken over from his football. “Alan never turned up for training for two weeks, but I
need guys who are willing to train and play for this club. You just need to
look at our other keeper, Stevie McGovern - he gives 100 per cent to train
and turn up for games. “I sat down and had a chat with Alan and he explained his
situation to me, and I told him I need players to be at training. “He turned up late for the Rob Roy game expecting to
play, but I had to pick the team based on what I’d got, so I put Stevie in,
so we’ve decided he should leave the club. He came for free, and has left the
club on a free too. He would still be at the club if he’d been along to
training. “So when the transfer window opens we’ll be on the
lookout for another keeper as competition for Stevie.” With the transfer window opening on January 1, there
should be a fair bit of activity at Somervell Park. Scott added: “We’ve been in touch with a couple of teams
already, so we know who’s already available. “But we can’t do anything until the transfer window
opens, with regards to other players. “Hopefully, we can get something sorted before our next
game against Hurlford on January 7. “They’re just a few places above us in the league, so if
we want to get ourselves out of this, that’s the kind of game we’re going to
have to win. “Every game is massive for us between now and the end of
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11 NOV 2005 |
Archer
Swings The Axe
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Cambuslang Rangers manager Scott Archer has swung the axe yet
again at Somervell Park. Archer’s patience finally ran out after the O.V.D. Cup
defeat at the hands of super league outfit Arthurlie last weekend. No fewer
than 3 players made themselves unavailable for selection fir this important
cup tie, Paul Burns and Jamie Coulter declared themselves unfit and keeper
Stevie McGovern was unavailable due to work commitments, for the third
Saturday in a row. These late call offs forced Archer to list himself among
the substitutes. Is it sheer coincidence that Petershill enquired about Coulters
availability but were told by Archer that Cambuslang needed all their players
for this Scottish Cup 2nd Round tie. This meant that Coulter would have been
cup tied by Cambuslang ruling out him playing in the competition for any
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McGovern’s No Show Is Not On |
Archer went on to say "Petershill manager Stevie Easton
called me out of the blue last week to enquire about Coulter. "Jamie was a player that I regarded as very much a part of
my plans, but it transpired that Jamie had been letting clubs know he was
unhappy here and would fancy a move" "This was all news to me, but putting the club's interests
first I said we need every available man for the Arthurlie match and in
fairness to the Petershill manager, he agreed to put his interest on hold. "For Coulter to then turn up and tell us he was injured,
and could not play in such an important game, showed a complete lack of
respect for everyone associated with Cambuslang Rangers" "I told Coulter to his face that I didn't believe his
tale" Scott continued "As far as I'm concerned he has burnt his
boats at this club and I have informed Petershill of that already" Coulter is not the only one being shown the exit door at
Somervell, keeper Stevie McGovern has been transfer listed after he was
informed his services are no longer required at Somervell. Scott said "I have no reason to think McGovern's no show on
Saturday was anything other than work related, but he has now missed 3
Saturdays in a row which is simply not good enough for a club in our
situation" "Similarly, Paul Burns has been given the benefit of the
doubt. He will be asked to put in more effort to help the club out of
trouble, which is not beyond us. "I do feel however that there are others whose hearts just don't
seem to be in it and they might need to be moved on too." Scott Archer
does not hang about when it comes to bringing in and shipping out players.
And maybe given the time there might just be some light at the end of the
Somervell Park Tunnel. Burns and McGovern have been placed on the transfer list while
Coulter is expected to sign for Petershill soon. |
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Burns Placed On Transfer list |
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04 OCT 2005 |
It’s
a Taylor Made Move
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As Scott Archer and Archie Malley continue
the search for the right players to get Cambuslang back to winning ways
Cambuslang Rangers have completed the signing of yet another player in
their 2nd spell at Somervell Park, Stewart Taylor. Stewart was at the club a couple of seasons
ago when the manager was Andy Cunningham. “This is my second spell at Cambuslang
Rangers and is one I am thoroughly looking forward to. Going by early
season results it is going to be a tough challenge but it is one I am certainly
100% committed too.” Stewart is also another player that feels he
didn’t get a fair crack of the whip in that spell and explains what he thinks
were the reasons behind that. “I was previously with the club for two
seasons from 2001 to 2003, which I thoroughly enjoyed but towards the end
things never worked out for me. In my first season I think I consistently
performed well, which resulted in me picking up the Supporters Club Young
Player Of The Year however, I never featured much the following season and
ultimately fell out of the manager's plans. Although Stewart fell out of Andy
Cunningham's plans, why didn't he stay and fight for his place? “Although I never wanted to leave, at this
point I had to reluctantly admit to myself that it was best if I moved on and
this was when I joined Hurlford Juniors. "There was no real explanation from the management as to why I wasn't getting a game but sometimes you just have to move and I think it was the right time for both myself and the club If I moved" "Ironically, one of my last games for
Hurlford was only last month against Cambuslang in which Hurlford won two
nil.” When asked about the current squad,
management and his thoughts on the long hard battle that lies ahead for
Cambuslang Rangers Stewart was quite positive, “I live in Cambuslang so I am absolutely
delighted to get another shot at playing for my local junior club. I
know quite a few of the guys in the squad already so that is always a help” “Scott and Archie are in the process of
building a new squad and once I heard Scott's plans for the future I had no
hesitation in signing. "I believe Cambuslang are a massive
club who belong in the top division and hopefully we can consolidate our
position in the Super 1st Division and then set about getting into the top
flight" “The response of the fans and the committee
so far has been excellent and I hope I can repay all of them. I cant
wait until the time comes when I can pull on a Cambuslang Rangers jersey
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14 Aug 2005 |
Sectional
Going To The Wire
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Cambuslang Rangers and East
Kilbride know now that it will be Winner Takes All in their meeting on
Wednesday night. After Saturday’s results it means EK and Lang are first and second
respectively and one of them will progress to the Quarter Finals next
midweek. East Kilbride defeated Vale of Clyde 2-0 and Glens went down 2-1 to
Blantyre Vics setting up the tense finally. TABLE
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29 July 2005 |
Another
Old Boy Returns
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The Lang have added another former player to
their squad for next season, in midfielder Iain Stoddart. Scott Archer Explains “We’ve re-signed Iain Stoddart. “I spoke to Stoddy about a month ago when he
asked if he could come along to do his pre-season with us. I told him he
could come back, and he’s been at every session when I’ve been away. “He played down at Glenafton on Saturday and
was one of our best players, and with that performance, we decided to sign
him up. “We’re working on a very small budget -
that’s not an excuse - but we’re looking to strengthen as much as possible,
and Iain is part of that. “He’s still quite a young lad, but he’s got
a lot of experience, especially when we’re bringing in younger boys to our
squad, and he showed how good he is against some of the better players from
Ayrshire. I was delighted with the way he performed.” |
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07 July 2005 |
Training
Day At Somervell
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06 July 2005 |
Richie
Love Talks to The Lang Online
Special Report by Jim Logan (appears courtesy Reformer) |
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Love Affair – Second Time Around Another player in his second stint at
Cambuslang Rangers is young striker Richie Love.
Richie joined Cambuslang 2 years ago and began very well but then it all went
pear shaped. Richard explains " I started off very well in my first
spell, I was scoring one or two nearly every game I was playing, but
come November of that year it all seemed to just hit a brick wall for
what reason I'm not sure, I didn't get much more that 10 minutes a game
after that. "The team was doing well and we went on to win the league so I didn't have much to complain about but with spending just over half a season on the bench your confidence goes and so does your fitness. "After this I found it hard to get back in and when I did I
wasn't ready, then came the dreaded shin splints which usually last for about
6 weeks, but about a year and a half later I am still getting problems with
it but nowhere near to the extent of before." When asked about the future Richie has high hopes for the season
ahead, "Although we have lost a lot of quality players, I believe
that Scott Archer and Archie Malley will bring together a good squad
capable of holding its own in the division that we are in. It looks like we will have a young team and it will be very
important to have people like Scott Archer, Billy Holmes and Gary McGregor
and Andy Noble about to pass on their knowledge and help the team develop. It
is going to be a challenge but its one that we are all looking forward
too." Richie left Cambuslang during the January transfer window and
went to Kilsyth where it didn't quite work out as expected. Richie explains
why that was, "I left and went to Kilsyth Rangers, then to Larkhall, but
due to my shin splints I found it hard to constantly train and hold down a
regular place. "I left purely to do with football reasons, I was
struggling with my injury which was having an effect on my fitness then this
obviously was hampering my chances to get in front of the two strikers, I
felt as if I wasn't getting my chance so I felt that I had to go else where
to get myself some much needed match practice." "I'm very happy to have signed again for Cambuslang
Rangers, last season was a total nightmare, leaving Cambuslang so low on
confidence and moving between teams until the end of the season, things just
seemed to go from bad to worse but its great to be back, full of
confidence and getting back to full fitness. Next Season will be a very big challenge for the whole club, a
challenge I am very much looking forward to. The new manager has shown much faith and loyalty to me
since the day that he brought me into the club two seasons ago and I look
forward to paying back some of that by helping him, the club and the team
have, hopefully, a successful season. Personally I hope that I
can get back to the scoring form that I started my Cambuslang career with two
season ago and stay away from injury, I'm very excited about that start of
the season, being realistic our aim will be to stay in the division due to
all the changes in the team but this is something that I'm confident
that we will be able to do. "I hope now
to be able to show the Cambuslang Fans just exactly what I can do and roll on
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05 July 2005 |
Andy
Talks To The Lang Online
Special Report by Jim Logan (appears courtesy Reformer) |
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Noble Relishing New
Challenge. Cambuslang Rangers New Signing Andrew Noble can't wait for the new season to begin. Andrew returns to Cambuslang after an 4 year
stint away from the club. Andrew Says " Firstly it is great to be
back at Somervell. 4 years is a long time to be away from a club where I
spent 8 years playing” I never really wanted to leave
Cambuslang Rangers but these things do happen in Football. They are in the past and it's now time to
look forward. "I had a difference in opinion with the
manager at the time, Andrew Cunningham and I felt I was being squeezed further and
further out of the picture at Cambuslang and I just wanted to be playing
football" "I felt I was still capable of doing a
job for the club but the manager thought otherwise, so I left for pastures new. "I am returning to Somervell purely
for footballing reasons and after talking to the manager (Scott
Archer), I am looking forward to what is going to be
a very big challenge ahead next season, it is a challenge that I couldn't resist. "Scott is building a young squad and I
hope to bring a bit of experience gained while on my travels, at Lesmahagow and Blantyre Vics, along with some
grey hairs that is..." "The new manager has ambition and I
wanted to be a part of the new era being started at Somervell Park. "It would be great to gain promotion to
the Super League Premier Division but realistically with the new squad, a young looking squad at that and all
the other changes that have happened this season then I think we should be looking at consolidation
in the division we are in. We know it is going to be difficult and that's another reason I have come
back" I hope the supporters welcome my return
as I've been away too long and can't wait to get back playing for Cambuslang
Rangers. |
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23 June 2005 |
Feenie In
Disappointing Exit
Special Report by Jim Logan (appears courtesy Reformer) |
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Former Lang Online Player of the Year Martin Feenie has
expressed his "extreme disappointment" at leaving Somervell Park. Martin picked up the Unofficial Web Site player of the year in
season 2003-04. Martin also stood in as team captain in the absence of Billy
Holmes and was a firm favourite with the Cambuslang Rangers Fans and
an integral part of the Lang side that lifted the Central 1st Division
title only 13 months ago. " The writing was on the wall when I was informed that the
club had accepted an offer for me from Kilsyth Rangers, " There was very little effort made to keep me at the
club and that was the most disappointing aspect of it all" " Scott (Archer) did want to keep me but he has his hands
tied with the amount of cash available to him" " I envisaged myself at Cambuslang
Rangers for a few more seasons, albeit in a reduced playing or even
coaching capacity" " I had already discussed my options with manager
Andy Cunningham" "There were a lot of unhappy players when Andy was sacked
it left a bad taste in the mouth and the heads went down in the dressing room
hence the poor finish to what looked a promising season up till that point. I
have always given 100% at every club I have been at and that was the way it
would remain" " What I will say is that I appreciate what the club have
to do and also the way they have to do it to get the cub back on track both
on the field and off it but the offer was not what I had hoped for or
expected and there was no negotiating, it almost seemed like a take it
or leave ultimatum and sadly I had to leave it" " I made a lot of friends in my time at Cambuslang and
these people will remain so. " Former Chairman Gordon Hendry, George Jamieson and Jim Logan
game me a lot of support at the club and I would like to take the opportunity
just to say thanks to them. Also Tom Brown and Lesley of Sweepers in their
support during the past couple of seasons. "I also feel I have to give the groundsman, Wee Ralph a
mention for all his effort in my time at Somervell" " I'm just disappointed in the way it all ended but what's
done is done and I now look forward to my next challenge with my new team
Kilsyth Rangers" " Finally All the best to Cambuslang Rangers for the
forthcoming season" |
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23 June 2005 |
Noble Return For
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Former Lang player Andrew Noble has returned to Cambuslang
Rangers. Lang manager see Andy as an ideal replacement for departing defender
Martin Feenie. Andy left Somervell after falling out of favout after 8 great
years at the club. After spells at Lesmahagow and Blantyre and is heading
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20 June 2005 |
More Comings And
Goings |
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Former Lang Online player of the Year Martin Feenie has decided to
leave Cambuslang Rangers. Martin failed to agree terms with the club and will
now move on. This is a massive blow to both Cambuslang and Scott Archer.
Martin won the Web Site player of the Year 2003-04. I would like to wish
Martin all the best for the future. There is talk of an ex-Lang player returning to Somervell Park.
His name I will not reveal at the monent but as soon as he has signed on the
dotted line I will let you know…. |
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19 June 2005 |
More Signing News |
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Cambuslang have re-signed defender Paul Graham and midfielder
Steven Tyczynski for the forthcoming season. Both players had differing
seasons last term with Tyczynski struggling most of it with injury. Graham
had a decent season playing mostly in defence. Also joining Cambuslang is new
signing Graham Gallagher, a defender/midfielder from Darvel. I am assuming
here that this will be an Archie Malley influenced signing as he was manager
down there not too long ago. |
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13 June 2005 |
Coulter and
McCluskey Sign On |
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Cambuslang have re-signed midfielder Jamie Coulter. A good
signing for the Lang. Jamie was in fine form last season and this will be a
big boost to Scott Archer as he brings in new faces to the club. Cambuslang
have also completed the signing of Larkhall’s attacking midfielder James
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12 June 2005 |
Done and Dusted |
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The deal involving Brown, Doak and Ferguson has been completed.
The 3 players signed for Larkhall on Friday. Cambuslang will get Jamie
McClusky plus a 4 figure some as part of the deal. There are also heavy hints that The
Lang Online Player of the Year 2005 Alan McCrae could be on the
move to, with East Kilbride Thistle thought to be interested. I would like to wish the players all the best at their new club. |
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10 June 2005 |
Larkall Come
Calling |
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Larkhall Thislte look like they are
about to sign no less than 3 transfer listed Cambuslang Players. Paul Brown, Graham
Doak and Craig Ferguson are all in signing talks with the Lanarkshire Club.
Cambuslang are looking at a deal to bring a Larkhall player, James McCluskey,
in the opposite direction. Scott Says “He’s an attacking
midfielder, and hopefully we can do a deal for him.” “There’s quite a few other
players I’m interested in, and we’re having on-going talks. “One of them is a young keeper
who was out with us at Cumbernauld, and I’m quite confident of getting him.
He’s said he wants to come to the club, so we’ll see what happens. “But we won’t really be able
to bring anyone in until we have a few of our current squad going out.” With all the departures, Scott
has offered terms to other members of the squad, who he hopes will stay at Somervell
for the new season. It is understood that some
players are still unhappy about the acrimonious departure of former manager
Andy Cunningham, but Scott hopes the players will overcome this to sign up
for the new season. He said: “Jamie Coulter, Willie
Galloway, Alan Paterson and Paul Graham are guys I really want us to keep. “Billy Holmes and Gary
McGregor will remain with the club, until they either get fit, or decide what
they want to do next. They are long-term servants of the club. “Gary is an important player,
and he’s said he will stay on. He’s been very loyal to the club, even though
he’s been out injured. “And I want Billy to stay with
us, as he’s got a massive amount of experience. He’s also my best friend!” Scott and his assistant Archie
Malley are setting their sights high in the new season, and don’t want to
settle for second best. He said: “I want Cambuslang to
do well. I didn’t become manager here so we could be a middle of the table
club. “I want us to be up there
fighting with the rest of them, to get promotion. “I’d have hoped my management
career would have started better than it has done, but the real test begins
when the new season starts. “I’ve just hoping for a
successful season, and so is Archie. “Although the finances aren’t
the greatest, like just about every other team in Scotland, we’ve still got
big plans for the club.” Derek Carmichael is interesting
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03 June 2005 |
More Follow Brown
Out The Door |
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Cambuslang Rangers manager Scott Archer has also transfer listed
Derek Carmichael, Jamie McCarroll and Craig Ferguson. Scott has also released
keeper David Lowe and is waiting on several players accepting or rejecting
the offers put to them. He has still to speak to a couple of players
regarding terms for next season. Martin Feenie being one of those players.
Martin should not be allowed to leave Somervell, his experience at this level
is invaluable as is that of Skipper Billy Holmes. Billy has decided to wait
to see how his knee op heals and will then decide wether to stay at Somervell
Park. The Lang Online would like to wish the players leaving all the
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28 May 2005 |
Lang Transfer List
Brown |
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Cambuslang manager Scott Archer has slapped striker Paul Brown
on the transfer list. He has also hinted that this won’t be the only big name
leaving Somervell this summer. Scott says below par performances at the end of the season are
going to end careers of some players at this club. Our 1-0 defeat to Lugar
Boswell seemed to be the final straw for The Lang Manager and he seems
certaihn to show others the exit door pretty soon. Scott Said “ It’s still
very disappointing. There wasn’t much in the game, apart from the goal we
conceeded. “In the second half I thought the performance was a bit better,
but I think a lot of the guys have got it into their head were safe from
relegation, so they’re not putting in the same commitment. “I’d still like to have got something in our last 4 matches, but
I’m more or less looking forward to next season. “A lot of the guys don’t seem to realise thy are playing for
their futures. “I have to be honest and say a lot of them have actually played
their way out of my plans “But now I’m thinking ahead to next season, to start again with
fresh faces. Scott Explained “Paul Brown has been placed on the transfer
list. He didn’t request it – I listed him. “I put him on the list after Friday’s match, and he didn’t
appear for the second half. “He’s a good player with a lot of ability, but the attitude also
has to be there, with Paul it isn’t… “ He’s not 100% committed to the club, I don’t want guys here
who won’t give everything for the team.” Report Courtesy Kenny Smith of the Reformer |
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