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OK, there's some merit in winning when so obviously short of confidence but it cannot be under-estimated just how bad that was. Player after player giving the ball away at almost every opportunity and the lack of quality was extremely concerning. Three points vital though. The one positive was Ben Davies looks to be a good signing and improving all the time. Other than that it's difficult to offer much praise. Tillman's goal was superb but he was far too careless on the ball too often. And if James Tavernier isn't fit then play Devine or Sands. It's tiring to be so negative but that kind of performance can't be sugar-coated. It's very worrying we're struggling so badly with almost every player so far off their game. The manager has to try and explain why that's happened and how he intends to change it.

I'm starting to think after countless games of waiting for it to happen, Mr Kent is just a bang average player.

7m Kent should rip the @rse out of every Scottish defence every other week. His doing effectively nothing for months, but people hare after Matondo ...

There may be no game plan. There may be a game plan which the players don't understand or which they choose to ignore, or which they cannot deliver due to shortfall in ability. I do not, for the life of me, know which.

This is just dire. We totally lack any grip in midfield, they press all our defenders and MFs and we fail to get anything going. So eventually they drag us down to their level and that quite simply is dire. What can you do? First, I'd give Lundstram some advice where he shall be and play ... or replace him with Davis. I`d also replace Kent with Sakala, who is more direct. IMHO, Matondo right now is more of an impact player, so get him on when the opposition gets tired. but not from the start. Wright is ready made for such games. Maybe I'd also replace Borna for Ridvan, so Motherwell has something new and different to cope with.

Nothing.

19/10/22 LEC Rangers 20 : 15 Dundee 22/10/22 PRE Rangers 15 : 00 Livingston 26/10/22 UCL Napoli 20 : 00 Rangers 29/10/22 PRE Rangers 15 : 00 Aberdeen 01/11/22 UCL Rangers 20 : 00 Ajax 06/11/22 PRE St. Johnstone 12 : 00 Rangers 09/11/22 PRE Rangers 19 : 45 Hearts 12/11/22 PRE St. Mirren 12 : 30 Rangers It is a funny old game. Thats FOUR League wins in a row with a good opportunity to extend the run all the way to the WC hiatus. Add on the distinct possibility of reaching the semi-finals of the League and lets just forget the Champions League. Only two domestic away trips in that run, both in November at the two Saints, Johnstone and Mirren (Derek would have been happy for a go of Helen back in the 70s). Three at home, Livingston next week then Aberdeen and Hearts. You could look at that as a positive or you could just say that it shows how poor the Scottish Diddy club level is these days. I guess both are true. I reckon that if you dropped our current side into the top flight of the early 80's, we'd be struggling for a European place. The Sheep visit Glasgow post our away trip to Napoli and on paper is the toughest fixture. That'll be the second game against Aberdeen scheduled post CL away match. We are lucky it was the trip north that was postponed. Even at Ibrox, if we play anything like today, we'll struggle to take anything. We'll need to up the preformance level considerably for the away games in November as well. Both Saints will provide a stiffer test than today. We were just less shit than Motherwell today. Hearts at Ibrox might be the easiest game. If they continue dropping like flies, they might only have 9 fit players by the 9th of November. I better keep quiet on that, we might not have a centre half by then. Rotating the team becoms more difficult as the options diminish. This in turn will mean more wear and tear for those available and the increased probabilty for more injuries and/or playing with injuries. It all starts on Wednesday with a League Cup quarter at Ibrox against Dundee #Free_The_Yilmaz

Me either but we don’t need to. The focus has to be the league.

If we collect maximum premier league points between now and the WC, I will be amazed and surprised.

We were easily dragged down to the oppositions level again and made hard work of the three points. Points in the bag though and if we can make it to the transfer window without losing ground on the mhanks irrespective of the performances then I'll be happy.

Garbage today I thought. I still can't work out Gios' team, every player slow to pass the ball, then proceed to give the ball away. Something is not right! have the players lost faith Gio?

Did not enjoy that at all but the three points is what it's all about.

I just don't understand in what world McGregor, Kent or Borna start today. Baffling.

Kent with acres of space to run into: 'I'll check back and do a dummy; no one will expect that'.

It's still relying on a moment of brilliance, though. That's not how you win consistently nowadays.

Nice going, Malik. @Sutton_blows_goats, @RANGERRAB, @BlackSocksRedTops and @onevision are in tears...

High balls for Matondo? Give me strength...

I'm not watching it and even I'm bored.....

He's started brightly today again, but no real end product. And part of the issue is that if he does play well against Motherwell, he'll start again next week and its all forgotten. He's not looked like a 7M player in what, 12/18 months really? Apart from the odd performance here and there, he's been very poo. But we stick with him... Same script today, we start with a lot of possession, a high pace, positive attitude but with nothing to show for it after 30 minutes.

I want to see more of Natindo*. A £2.5m winger should be playing more. I think he's got the same numbers as Kent, but half the minutes. * Bizarre autocorrect, but I'm keeping it.

Patience young Skywalker...goals he will create...win we will.

Motherwell 0 Rangers 3 Colak _-----------_ Bonus for what minute Davies goes off injured ?? 37

Yes, he has ability but I would much rather Lowry get a chance as the 10 (obviously not talking about today), rather than Tillman.

It's the second one against Celtic that is the most damaging IMO, closely followed by the immediate non reaction against Ajax. What they showed was a manager who couldn't coach or/and motivate a group of players. Firstly at Parkhead. We knew what was coming, the players hadn't taken on board the coaching (according to post match interview) and it ended up a lot wose than the Feburary debacle. (No) Reaction at Ajax Nuff said.

If we can get through those next 5 domestic games without dropping any points, and hopefully get a few of our injured players back fit, I'll fancy our chances of 56. A wee League Cup would be nice too. As for the CL, I cannot see this Rangers team getting a single point tbh.

I had a wee chuckle at McGregor trying several times to control that high ball. Good job it was on the half-way line and not in the box...

I don't disagree (I have been calling for a #8 or two, for a while), but I still think a lot improves if we have a decent coach. Like you said, there's no game plan. I think most of the players have no idea what they're supposed to be doing?

We seem to have an ability to make these sides look good. If it is an innate gift, it's a worrying one.

I’ve seen this movie before. I’m leaving now.

Ranked 12th in the league for goals scored, chances created and conversion rate. Inevitable they'd score...

Behave. One swallow doesn't make a summer. He still needs to show more (as do many players tbh).

Bundled in by Lundstram from a corner. That'll do.

To be fair I didn’t say I was against his selection, just that it was bold as he hadn’t played for a few weeks 😂

Great goal from Tillman, quite Gazza-esque

Maradonnaesque!

Get Sands In the holding role push Lundstram into Arfield position and Scotty into Tillmans place, Sakala on for Kent.

Aye but without doing much actual overlapping.

Half time at 0-0. We have the best finisher in the country and we have given him zero service. The three behind him are misfiring. Kent began brightly and, any penetration has come from the Kent-Barisic partnership on the left. Results have been several over cooked crosses. Tillman has had two opportunities, one was high and handsome, the other Liam Kelly threw his bunnet on it. Matondo has hit the bye line once and crossed. Feed Colak and we will win this match quite comfortably.

Its weird that we're back to the Kent & Barisic overlap as our only apparent tactic.

King's distribution looks good and it was great to see Davies clearing a ball from the near post following a cross as that's something we have had problems with. Not really created many chances so far despite all the possession. Is McGregor getting booed by the Motherwell fans?

Cheers Rousseau 😁

Let’s wait & see then. I think he disappears for long spells during games

I think Tillman has been played out of position. He's not a right winger.

The short to medium term outlook is bleak IMO and the main reason behind that is finance. We could get lucky of course. Make a really good managerial appointment and get the recruitment spot on. I said a few weeks ago that this was beginning to look like the Celtic/Lennon implosion. Not exactly but along the same lines. Well, we obviously should have consolidated on 55 with 56 BUT they got lucky with their managerial appointment and recruitment* and complicated what should have been a shoe-in for us. *I refer back to finances. Their luck was alot to do with the amount of money thrown at it.

The few people left around me at full-time on Wednesday all seemed as dumbfounded as I was. There's being beaten by a better side and then there's players not bothering their f*cking arses (Amsterdam and the last 30 minutes on Wednesday).