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Joy of Six! Igamane stars as Rangers thrash Killie to ease pressure on boss Clement ahead of AGM Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport By CALUM CROWE Published: 10:35 AEDT, 5 December 2024 | Updated: 10:38 AEDT, 5 December 2024 e-mail View comments Rangers 6 Kilmarnock 0 Whatever questions he faces from supporters and shareholders at today’s AGM, Philippe Clement will have far more credit in the bank when he addresses the floor at the Clyde Auditorium. Over the course of the past week, the Rangers manager has led his team to a thumping 4-1 win away in Nice which puts them on the brink of reaching the Europa League knockout stage. And a 1-0 victory away at St Johnstone at the weekend was then followed last night by a comprehensive dismantling of Kilmarnock at Ibrox. Scoring six goals in a stylish display of attacking football, this was Rangers’ most dynamic domestic performance of the season. There was a fluency to the team in attack, helped once again by the brilliance of Hamza Igamane, the Moroccan who is rapidly emerging as Rangers’ most important player in forward areas. Striker Hamza Igamane celebrates after scoring to make it 3-0 to Rangers Igamane fires home the third goal as Rangers put Killie to the sword at Ibrox Rangers' emphatic victory eases the pressure on manager Philippe Clement James Tavernier got the rout under way in the first half when he scored his first league goal of the season. From that moment, the sense of confidence in the Rangers team was clear. Their football flowed in a way it hasn’t done at pretty much any point this season. More goals followed from Danilo, Igamane and Vaclav Cerny before two from substitute Cyriel Dessers as Killie were blown away. Clement is not out of the woods just yet. With two games against Celtic on the horizon over the next few weeks, one of which being a cup final, there could yet be some major speedbumps on the road. But the prospect of the Rangers manager being grilled at a fiery AGM today now seems far less likely than it would have done a week ago. Clement has found some shelter from the storm — and just in the nick of time. His team turned on the style last night and it came not a moment too soon for the previously under-fire manager. After the win at St Johnstone last Sunday, Clement had demanded more goals from his team and expressed a desire to see a ‘sexier’ brand of football. This wasn’t a bad response from the players. Rangers certainly found their six appeal. Rangers substitute Cyriel Dessers celebrates after scoring the first of his double Danilo celebrates his goal, Rangers' second, with captain James Tavernier Clement made three changes from the 1-0 win at St Johnstone in what was a fairly attacking line-up. Danilo came in to make his first league start of the season, with Igamane also keeping his place in the line-up after his fine run of recent form. Mohamed Diomande and Leon Balogun also came into the side, with Connor Barron and Robin Propper dropping to the bench. Barron had been due a rest due to the sheer volume of games he has played, whilst Propper’s demotion was reflective of his poor form. Killie, meanwhile, arrived at Ibrox out of sorts. With three defeats and a draw in their last four games, Derek McInnes’ side had slid down the table. However, they did beat Rangers 1-0 at Rugby Park back in October and they knew they would have to replicate that kind of performance in order to pose a threat last night. McInnes also made three changes, with Danny Armstrong, David Watson and Oliver Bainbridge coming into the team from last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Dundee. The torrential downpours witnessed across Glasgow yesterday afternoon made for an extremely slick playing surface by the time kick-off arrived. Igamane was heavily involved in much of Rangers’ best play in the early exchanges, twice firing just wide of the target in the opening ten minutes. Dessers clips the ball beyond Killie goalkeeper Robby McCrorie for Rangers' fifth James Tavernier got the ball rolling at Ibrox by knocking in Rangers' first goal From a corner kick on 15 minutes, Igamane also flicked the ball on towards John Souttar at the back post. It looked for all the world that Souttar would burst the net. But, unmarked inside the six-yard box, he ballooned his effort well over the crossbar. Danilo was operating primarily as the central striker, with Igamane playing out wide and Ianis Hagi playing in behind in the No 10 role. But there was a fluidity to Rangers, with Danilo and Igamane frequently interchanging and switching positions. Given the one-way direction of traffic, the only real surprise was that the opening goal didn’t arrive until eight minutes before half-time. Hagi was the architect, firing a wicked inswinging cross towards the back post. Tavernier snuck round the back of Bainbridge and dispatched the ball high into the net. Bombing forward from right-back and getting into a scoring position, it was vintage Tavernier, in many respects. Having been rotated out of the team over the past month or so, the Rangers captain spoke earlier this week about how he is far from finished at Ibrox. Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport Advertisement Still with 18 months left on his contract, Tavernier is determined to nail down a regular starting spot again, particularly with loan signing Nana Kasanwirjo likely to miss the rest of the season after knee surgery. Killie were threatening from set-plays, with Watson’s delivery consistently on the money and allowing them to attack the ball. But, shortly after half-time, two goals in little more than 60 seconds killed the game and put it beyond the visitors. Hagi claimed his second assist of the night when he drilled a low ball across the face of goal, with Danilo converting past Robby McCrorie for 2-0. Before Killie had a chance to catch their breath, Igamane then scored the best goal of the night when he thumped a brilliant finish low into the bottom corner from just outside the box. Following on from his fine performance in the 4-1 win in Nice last week, Igamane has been a breath of fresh air. He was once again Rangers’ best player last night, leaving the field to a standing ovation shortly after the hour. It was 4-0 by that point, with Cerny drilling a low finish into the bottom corner after good play from Nico Raskin. Having come off the bench as part of a triple substitution, Cyriel Dessers got on the end of a cross from Jefte to poke home and take the scoreline to 5-0. Still with 20 minutes left to play, Rangers were turning on the style. Killie, meanwhile, could barely get out of their own half. Dessers helped himself to a second when he steered Tavernier’s cross into the bottom corner for 6-0 on 77 minutes. The only slight downside to the night for Rangers was the fact that Celtic struck a late winner at Aberdeen to stay well clear at the top of the Premiership table. But even that couldn’t take the shine off what had been a thoroughly impressive night’s work for Clement and his players. Rangers Celtic Share or comment on this article: Joy of Six! Igamane stars as Rangers thrash Killie to ease pressure on boss Clement ahead of AGM e-mail Add comment
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Ahead of Ohio State's appearance in the College Football Playoff, head coach Ryan Day received a vote of confidence from his athletic director despite the Buckeyes' latest loss to Michigan. Ohio State AD Ross Bjork appeared on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus on Thursday, where a radio host asked him whether Day would be the Buckeyes' coach at the start of next season regardless of how the playoffs shake out. "Absolutely," said Bjork, who came to Ohio State from the same role at Texas A&M in July. "Coach Day and I have just hit it off so well. I've been really, really impressed. Every single time I've talked to him, I've learned something. He's innovative. He recruits at the highest level. He's got a great staff. There's always tweaks. There was tweaks after last year, right? You're always going to tweak things. You're always going to make adjustments. You're always going to make improvements." Bjork continued by addressing the "championship or bust" attitude held by some of the fanbase. "This whole mentality about -- and look, we live it, and we sign up for it -- but if you get fixated on the end result and not have the process fully baked every time, you're going to lose," Bjork said. "The mindset's going to lose because you're only fixated on one thing. And so what we have to do is this whole ‘championship or bust' mentality, you want that as the goal, but it has to be about the process. "To me, we've got to maybe change some conversations a little bit. I think we need to maybe just approach things a little bit differently." Day is 66-10 as Ohio State's coach and led the Buckeyes to one national championship game appearance, a 52-24 loss to Alabama to cap the 2020 season. Ohio State went 10-2 in the regular season but missed out on a place in the Big Ten championship game when rival Michigan defeated the Buckeyes 13-10 on Nov. 30. It was Michigan's fourth straight win in The Game, and Day is now 1-4 as a head coach against the Wolverines. At the time, Bjork released a statement of support for Day, and he doubled down during Thursday's radio hit. "He's great to work with. He totally gets it. He loves being a Buckeye, and so we're going to support him at the highest level throughout," Bjork said. "But here's the thing too, and the reason why we needed to say something after that game is we're still breathing. They're still alive. The season's not over. The book is not closed, right? And so we've got to have confidence. I mean, Ohio State should be confident every single day. We're Ohio State. "But we also have to make sure we stay to our values and we stick to what we believe in. And so to me, it's the process as much as it is about the end result." --Field Level Media
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Photo: RNZ By Natalie Akoorie of RNZ Letters sent to IT employees at Te Whatu Ora Waikato, outlining a proposed restructure and possible disestablishment of their jobs, included the wrong job titles. Some of the employees were assigned job titles that did not exist within the team, prompting calls to scrap the process and start again. Health New Zealand has confirmed plans to cut almost 1500 jobs within the National Public Health Service. Union the Public Service Association union says 1120 will go from the data and digital team. Acting chief information technology officer Darren Douglass wrote to those data and digital staff on November 22, outlining the restructure consultation process which included sharing the proposed new structure last Wednesday. Before that, anyone whose job was impacted or significantly affected would be invited to a briefing session, followed by a group webinar and the chance to provide feedback on a "What Say You" consultation platform. "No decisions will be made this side of Christmas. Subject to your feedback, we anticipate being able to release a decision document some time in mid-to-late January 2025," Douglass wrote. "We are a large business unit, and we are proposing some significant changes. Our starting point is balancing support for regional devolution with driving efficiency and productivity to get back to budget as a national function. "We know we won't have everything right, so it's important that you let us know in your feedback if you see something amiss or have ideas on better ways of doing things." It is understood an "impacted" position faces a change of role or new reporting manager under the proposal, while a "significantly affected" job holder was likely to be made redundant. A second email from Douglass said the job inaccuracies were a result of Health NZ's payroll system. "We do not yet have a joined-up payroll system across the organisation, so we may not have totally accurate information on position titles and people. "If you see anything that isn't accurate, please let us know as soon as possible through WSY (What Say You). We will correct it and assess how that may impact you and your colleagues." Te Manawa Taki Waikato District infrastructure team leader Hugh Field emailed the Waikato team on Friday. "We are aware that many of you are not happy with the job titles you have been defined as currently holding. The net result is the options you are being presented with are not appropriate for your skill set." Field said a case would be made collectively to "have your mappings adjusted". The partner of one of the letter recipients, who can not be named for fear of reprisals, said the Waikato group was unhappy with the incorrect job titles. They questioned whether the inaccurate information was used to assess not only roles but role groups, which were also inaccurate. "What sort of country has a national health system that does not have an integrated payroll system with accurate information including employee job titles? "And how deplorably disrespectful, unprofessional and all round sloppy is it of a government organisation to send out letters to affected employees conveying very upsetting information that not only once but twice refers to a wrong title?" The partner was also concerned at how those selected for redundancy, who had the same job title as others who were only selected as being impacted, were chosen. Douglass said in a statement to RNZ that Health NZ was aware of four instances where data and digital staff impacted by the consultation had questioned the job title used. "Where concerns have been raised, we will check the details against employment agreements and respond to those employees directly. "We recognise this is an unsettling time for impacted staff and we are committed to continuing to talk with staff and unions as the change processes progresses."49ers to place RBs Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason on injured reserve
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