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IN TOday’s MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

RANGERS

FOOTBALL CLUB IBROX STADIUM, 150 EDMISTON DRIVE GLASGOW, G51 2XD

Pedro CAIXINHA

Chairman DAVE KING

Directors

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JOHN BENNETT, JOHN GILLIGAN, DOUGLAS PARK, GRAEME PARK PAUL MURRAY

Honorary Life President JOHN GREIG MBE

Managing Director STEWART ROBERTSON

Director: Finance and Administration ANDREW DICKSON

Manager PEDRO CAIXINHA

First-Team Coaches HELDER BAPTISTA PEDRO MALTA JONATAN JOHANSSON

Goalkeeping Coach JOSE BELMAN

Doctor PAUL JACKSON

Head of Performance and Preparation CRAIG FLANNIGAN

Head of analysis NEIL MCILHARGEY

Kit Controller JIMMY BELL

Editor NEIL SMITH

Design GREG JOHN GILFILLAN

Photography KIRK O’ROURKE

Contributors ALICE HEDWORTH, NICK THOMSON, ANDY CAMERON, LINDSAY HERRON, ROBERT CARMICHAEL

Print L&S LITHO The views in this magazine are not necessarily the views of Rangers Football Club. All material is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written permission of Rangers Football Club. The appearance of an advert within this publication does not necessarily mean that the goods/services advertised are associated with or endorsed by Rangers Football Club. All facts and information accurate at time of going to press.

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LEE WALLACE - ON THE SPOT PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2016/17 ON THIS DAY: 29th APRIL KEVIN DRINKELL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEE WALLACE RANGERS HISTORIAN: DAVID MASON ANDY CAMERON MY TOP TEAM: BILLY KIRKWOOD MARTIN PERRY: TABLE TENNIS HERO NEXTGEN GERS - DAVID BATES ACTION REPLAY: PARTICK THISTLE STATS & APPEARANCES THE LAST WORD: JAMES TAVERNIER PAGE 3

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ON THE SPOT THIS SEASON WE HAVE ASKED FANS TO SEND IN A RANGE OF QUESTIONS FOR RANGERS PLAYERS VIA EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLISHED THE ANSWERS IN THE 2016/17 MATCHDAY PROGRAMMES. answering your questions today is club captain lee wallace.

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DREAM FIVE-A-SIDE TEAM? (barrie_mckay_loyal, Instagram) I think I’ll go with players I have played with so I’ll say Allan McGregor in goals, David Weir, Steven Davis, Lee McCulloch and Kenny Miller.

BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? (keir_.straiton, Instagram) Batman only because I’m more familiar with those films.

ALLAN MCGREGOR WOULD GET IN WALDO’S 5-A-SIDE TEAM

WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? (rangers_f.c_, Instagram) I had scrambled egg, avocado and salmon and then a banana.

WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU HAVE PLAYED AGAINST? (robbiescullion, Instagram) I would say Ronaldinho in a glamour friendly against Barcelona when I was at Hearts.

BEST GOAL YOU’VE SCORED? (rangerswatp1872, Instagram) The Old Firm goal in the 3-2 victory.

RONALDINHO – LEE’S TOUGHEST OPPONENT

SCORING AGAINST CELTIC AT IBROX

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Striker celebrates scoring Rangers’ fourth goal in the famous 5-1 win over Celtic on 27 August 1988

Exclusive interview by lindsay herron

KEVIN DRINKELL WAS NOT AT RANGERS FOR LONG BUT HE HAS GREAT MEMORIES FROM HIS TIME AT IBROX – INCLUDING TWO OLD FIRM GOALS

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THIS SEASON WE HAVE ASKED THE RANGERS SQUAD TO PICK THEIR BEST XI FROM PLAYERS THEY PLAYED AGAINST OR WITH THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. TODAY, WE DECIDED TO ASK UNDER-17 COACH AND SENIOR ACADEMY MANAGER BILLY KIRKWOOD – WHO PLAYED FOR DUNDEE UNITED, HIBERNIAN, DUMFERMLINE ATHLETIC AND DUNDEE IN THE LATE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES BEFORE MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT – TO SELECT HIS TOP TEAM.

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Words: Neil Smith

SERVING UP SUCCESS Rangers fan and Para Table Tennis ace Martin Perry has battled with his disabilities to become a star of his sport.

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IFELONG Rangers fan and Para Table Tennis star Martin Perry celebrated his promotion to the British Performance Squad by winning the 2017 BTTAD National Championships class 6 singles title on April 9, beating European bronze medallist and three times Paralympian David Wetherill 3-2 in a thrilling final.

22-year-old Martin, who is from Paisley and plays competitively for Drumchapel Table Tennis Club, is the current world number 18 and what makes the success he has achieved truly astonishing is that he has only one leg and no hands.

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THE NEXT MATCH...

G O A L K E E PE R S

G O A L K E E PE R S

1. WES FODERINGHAM 25. JAK ALNWICK

1. CRAIG GORDON 26. LOGAN BAILLY

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NIR BITTON SCOTT BROWN SCOTT SINCLAIR STUART ARMSTRONG GARY MACKAY-STEVEN TOM ROGIC PATRICK ROBERTS CALLUM MCGREGOR JAMES FORREST LIAM HENDERSON EBOUE KOUASSI

FOR WA RD S 9. LEIGH GRIFFITHS 10. MOUSSA DEMBELE

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