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The response to Fraser's article amongst the Rangers support sums up a lot of our problems. Arguments, disagreement, mudslinging etc. All the guy did was write about something loads of us moan about. He's likely regretting it now. Meanwhile, the likes of Dornan and Yousaf will continue to take pot shots, unchallenged. We really are our own worst enemy.

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It's not the same thing. There were some Rangers-supporting Labour politicians, and some who were not Rangers fans were still willing to help the club. There are no Rangers-supporting SNP politicians and none that are willing to help us. It's a sad indictment of the Rangers support when a politician does something positive for us and is met with claims of cynicism. When they get met with unsubstantiated claim that they're a liar or that claims they're only doing it for political reasons from our own support, is it any wonder? I'm not sure about the relevance other than to have another veiled dig at Fraser and his party. With friends like us....

I can see where you're coming from with Barasic. He has certainly dropped off since his 'purple patch'. Two free kicks in his prime territory, against Malmo and again today and he couldn't even lift the ball over the wall. Didn't want to single him out though because too many are resting on their laurels. Not through lack of effort, I must say, but just not engaging the brain, making the right decisions or finding the quality required with the right pace of pass or being in the right position. Wake up call for me, nothing more or less. Roll on Malmo!

I never understand the need for a scapegoat!!, the whole team was below par! it really is that simple.

Played a team who did not park the bus and IMO we were out-played a lot. Kent did nothing and should have been replaced at half-time. Abeit an unlucky deflection led to their goal, with Tav failing to track his man. No complaints about ref who tried to let game flow,but thought Mulgrew should have been red carded. Helander for me as MoM.

There's no point singling out Lundstrom from a whole team that was rank.

Our squad is big enough and good enough to win the league regardless of who SG selects!

Hmm. I just finished watching Sportscene there, Aribo was involved in absolutely everything decent we did but he can’t do it all by himself. Kent had literally one involvement in our attacks in the highlights and it was just a cross, he really needs to improve and fast. Kent’s other involvement was giving the ball away badly before their goal.

Kent was poor but Aribo was easily our best player today.

Buster is preparing a 5k word thesis to counter this theory.

I often wonder if the length of comments, in here, is in inverse proportion to the substance.

Still doesn’t answer the nonsense that they should be booed. undefeated in the league for the first time in a century - but we should be booing them a handful of games into a new season. Deary me.

Nah, I have a long enough memory to remember the McCoist teams, the Pedro teams, the Warburton team in the Prem and even SG’s team in his first season. They will get some breathing space from me ??

Fuck me. 40 game unbeaten run domestically, invincible season, and yet two games into the following season we want them booed off the pitch. I really despair at just how impatient we are as fans, and how short our memory is.

Maybe cancel all tickets for Tuesday, we were amazing with no fans (no pressure) in stadiums.

The fact that their goalie had nothing to do says it all.

Sack SG, sell Kent, Tav, Alfie, storm the car park, overthrow the monarchy....

I would, and more importantly SG will.

If you care to look, modern day capitalism in all its incarnations is or can be as rubbish as most socialist "regimes" are made to look. And read the Communist Manifest to get any idea how communism shall look, no matter what incarnations have come of it.

It isn't full capacity, the sections next to the dugouts will be a sterile "red zone", this disproportionately affects wheelchair fans who may end up being balloted. The blind party have also been moved to the Govan West Corner. The wheelchair spaces in tge GWC will to a degree mitigate the loss of spaces in the Enclosures.

Saving Sakala for midweek? But surely he'd be better getting a few minutes under his belt? Even if it's only 30 minutes.

Maybe you try it then? And remember that in nigh each country where socialism (no country ever reached communism*, but that`s a dominant misconception in the West) developed they essentially had its own version, pending on the people** at work and the ressources they had at hand. Much like capitalism in politics ("democracy" in about 300 shades) and economics works differently in every other country too. And having lived in the naughty "SED-ruled" and "Stasi-controlled" G.D.R. a.k.a. East Germany for 20 years and knowing hundrends of people who did so too, let me tell you that the second "bold" bit is way off the mark too. But rest assured, you`re not alone, as modern day German opinion-makers like to put East Germany ever closer to Nazi Germany, using the same terminology, drawing wild (but usually not challenged) comparisons and whatnot. Sick and tired of correcting lies to people and telling them about my experience, as most are simply not interested in those days or are neck-deep in their conception of socialism and East Germany that it would be a waste excercise. And in saying the above, I don`t want to say anything was just fine ... but if you look out the window these days at the various faces of capitalism, be it the Trump-lead and CIA-war-mongering US version, that of Erdogan in Turkey, the political madness of Italy or even those sheiks of Saudi-Arabia pulling the strings world-wide, the analogy of stones and glass-houses spring to mind. When people over here point fingers at politicial and business fiascos, essential slave-labour at meat-production companies, horrendously underpaid nurses and health personal or billions of tax money wasted on airports and train stations, or Bundeswehr-drones that didn`t even get a flying licence for Germany, you will quickly find someone point out that "in East Germany, it was worse!". The level they delve down to is nearly farcical. As if something bad makes another bad thing any better. Heck, 20 mins of life-time gone for that, when I was looking forward to us chasing the Arabs. *That what happens when words are liberally used far too often by those who could know better if they actually look what those words mean in a political and real world context. Just saying. ** People like to cling to power, no matter what system they use politically or via religion. Most hard-core socialist party leaders were wanting to keep their place as long as they could, but so too do certain people in the west too. Just look how Trump got his country worked up, how Erdogan rules Turkey, Lukashenko Belorus or indeed how the Iranian religious leaders dominate politics. Not to mention half the African states or some in South and Middle America. Any better than the much maligned "communist" countries? People craving power and utilizing the political system as much as they could.

The only offer on the table for Kamara is the one from Rangers to renew his Contract

I've a Romanian friend who I've got to know fairly well over the years. We found ourselves talking about politics one day and I asked about her memories of living under Ceaușescu and his hated Communist regime prior to the fall of the Iron Curtain. I knew what had happened to him but I was curious what happened to the thousands of others who were party members, supporters and politicians after the revolution. She simply shrugged and said "they became democrats", the same people stayed in power they just did it under a different name. As a Glaswegian I can honestly say I've seen no discernible difference in my local politicians since the SNP replaced Labour as the dominant party in the city. They are basically the same, they just have a different colour rosette. When Labour ran the city and the country there weren't many of their politicians pinning Rangers colours to the mast, but there seemed to be plenty happy to sport green and white and a surprisingly high number of Thistle supporters. Now the SNP run the city and the country it's the same thing. I don't have a particular problem with Murdo Fraser's article other than he's a politician himself and, for me, is clearly hoping it might garner him, and his party, some support. Judging by this thread he might be right too. I'm fairly cynical of his motives though. I don't think he's hoping a couple of SNP MSPs will 'out themselves' as bluenoses, or that Bute House will arrange a civic reception for Gerrard. I worry this is simply another salvo in the ongoing 'culture wars' that make up modern politics these days. In the end there's probably no other subject Fraser could have written about that would have created as much response, that's a very sad inditement on our society currently. In my experience nobody is going to have their political mindset changed by posters on a Rangers message board and so I have no intention of trying to alter any of my fellow posters deeply held political views. I have very few deeply held political views as it happens. In the last 20 or so years that I've posted on various Rangers related message boards the lack of political support the club and fans seem to have is a fairly regular topic. I actually do think it's an important topic. We all know that there are Rangers supporters in the SNP, just as there were in Scottish Labour back in the day, however they largely hide it. For me that's what needs addressed, a proper understanding of why openly supporting Rangers seems to be politically toxic and has been for a long time now. For work and now family reasons I'm a regular visitor to Ireland. Although I lived in Northern Ireland when based there I visited the Republic a lot and was initially wary saying I supported Rangers when conversation turned to football. I'd quickly discovered that certain assumptions were made about me when my football allegiances were known. It was assumed I was an Orangeman, I was a Loyalist and I was a bigot. I realised that most people there had never actually met a Rangers supporter, they'd a stereotype in their head from footage of rioting in Loyalist Belfast or Portadown, a basic understanding of the Glasgow football/religion split and perhaps some overheard song lyrics during a live match on Sky. After a few months I realised I was as much to blame for this stereotype as the disaffected youth covering his face with a red, white and blue bar scarf as he stones the police during a contentious parade in north Belfast. I'm not an Orangeman, or a Loyalist and I try not to be a bigot and yet I'm a huge Rangers fan. So I stopped down playing my football support and let people make their own minds up about Rangers supporters based on their interactions with me instead. Like supporters of all clubs the Rangers support is broad and complicated. We all agree on very little, we hold different views on most subjects and, I believe, for the majority of our support who we want to win a football match has little bearing on who we vote for. I also understand that for some people supporting Rangers is an extension of their political belief system. For them it's an intrinsic part of their identity and belonging. That's fair enough and I don't get to tell them they're wrong to hold those views. At the same time they don't get to tell people they're wrong for holding different ones. I enjoyed my time living in Northern Ireland, it's a beautiful part of the world and I found the people there friendly and welcoming. I didn't care for their politics or politicians though. The politics of identity were dominant there then and remain so. I see shadows of that in the rest of the UK now. The rise of nationalism isn't just confined to Scotland. In my opinion Murdo Fraser's party are nationalist now, just a different type of nationalist. That's my political opinion and I don't expect anyone else to share it simply because we support the same football team.

Both Kent and Aribo were poor today and we relied on them a lot last season. Both should have been replaced earlier and I’m not sure Morelos should have started & stayed on as long as he did. Also at some point I think Itten is going to need a longer run of games than he’s been getting.A few games and a few goals would help his confidence Im also a bit concerned that I don’t think any of the players signed since the start of the year have improved us though I do concede it’s still early days for some of them

Its a long old season and Gers will most surely improve. You cannot say that about most of the teams inc Sellick. Remaining unbeaten while nice is not important if we are sitting in first place again come May.

We have came up against teams in the last two games who have not parked the bus and shown offensive tactics,looks like something we will have to learn to play better tactics, when the management have analysed the games.

Mind how you go mate or the gersnet mafia will be in cracking down on you. The 433 must be adhered to no matter what! We need to be more flexible in our set up. The ease in which malmo snuffed our attack out was alarming. Even more alarming is bang average spfl teams are doing it too. It got us so far in the Europa league but once we got to the quarters we got found out. Against malmo we struggled to create chances and at half time their manager changed his formation and rattled two past us before we adapted. Why cant we do that? Were so rigid in our setup to the point that i could pick the team that will play on tuesday. Our recent poor form isnt just down to key players not performing. You can read us like a book at the minute.

Wait, you mean playing three defensive midfielders not known for their attacking prowess, a single striker and two hardly-lethal attacking midfielders against a packed defense and solid midfield was shrewd? Our three attack-minded players were easily mopped up by their defense time and again, and we hardly got anything going from deep or had supportive runners from midfield. And not for the first time. IMHO, that is far too defensive, not least if you want to keep the opposition in their half and dominate the game in a manner we could. So if we play a 4-3-3, I want our best attackers in the front line, and possibly one attack-minded behind them. Time and again we have relied on our wingbacks to act as supportive attacking players who swing in crosses, only that we have far too fw players at the receiving end. And when they (and not least Tav) provide no quality, things need to change. Yet we persist with the same system time and time again, despite it being hardly the one-and-only solution to play Scottish opposition. It failed for Warburton, and dare I say it, it also failed in our first two seasons under SG, even though people rather like to blame the players. Last season`s success, to a large extent, was built on our rock solid defence, not exactly us blowing the opposition apart. So yes, with all these new and better players, it would be good to see some tactical changes too. Ar least every now and then. But you are free to offer your own ideas. EDIT: No need for people throwing about cynical remarks regarding "us being in crisis" or the like. We are surely not, yet those who have their own opinions should be free to do so and I don`t see any need to level any "head-in-sands" comments out at those not of my opinion either.

I would love to give kelly a chance but i cant see that happening. Our track record with our home growns is horrendous

Zungu is gone. Lundstram and Ofoborh are in. There are question marks over both new arrivals. The transfer window is still open. Should we add another, try to bring Kelly in or trust what we have?

Forwards are not the issue for me. If we are not creating good/any chances, the personel is irrelevant. We need to better than...shift the ball wide to Tav/Borna to hit speculative crosses. We need tjhem etting round the back and hitting the by line.

I think what I hate most about losing is the unseemly loss of composure of some supporters. It's football, sometimes we lose and knowing how to lose with grace is part of sport. None of the players or staff wanted to lose today and they'll do everything they can to win the next one but there's no point professing undying loyalty if you're going to condemn the team after one bad week.

So you're not meeting @CammyF and I at the car park to storm the place?

On the bright side that may be the rocket up the arse we need before Malmö

It's galling when you lose to teams like that, though. What did they actually do? Nothing. Yet a wee deflection helps them out.

I'm with you! Let's go!

I wouldnt start kent aganst maimo. He set his own standards last season but hes no where near them now.

That'll help ?

Imagine Tavernier had ran on and kept Robson in check, but no ...

Because there were two defenders who would have got back I think.

How is that a yellow? A red surely!

Will be the reason Morelos is starting, we will need him v's Malmo

I agree but you can't play the game properly when you're worried about getting injured. One game at a time.

What bid?

It's a little known fact that Lionel Messi has an obsession with deepest, darkness Lanarkshire. He is a huge supporter of the Gow. Never a day goes bye without Lionel indulging his fascination with Lesmahagow. Lionel is determined, his next appearance will not be the Bernabeu, it will be the Bernagow. Messi knows football in it's purest form occurs in Lanarkshire and is excited at the thought of playing out his career in the Buckfast League. You heard it here first.

He turned out to be a poisoned chalice for barcelona. His greed and their stupidity for paying him so much will cost them dear. Hell mend them.

just spunked