alexscottislegend

Lafferty!

A test for us now. We need to see how we cope coming from a goal down for the first time.

i'm sure he's trying out 3.5.2 ready for when we get that left sided CB. Expect Flanagan to be on the left of a back 3 today; Tav and Barisic wing backs.

Not quite sure where you got the 'wide boy' image from. Don't think you get over 100 caps for England with that attitude. What will be interesting though is to compare SG with his mate Frank Lampard at Derby. Similar age, similar status, both taking on their first job at big clubs. Lampard not made such an impressive start.

Anyone know how serious is the Coulibaly injury? We definitely need him for the Ufa return.

Brilliant news.

3-0 would have been a fair result. somehow I think we can score on the counter attack over there.

I know but I just feel he might get sent off. The ref is clearly not going to book their players.

They are clearly targeting Morelos and trying to goad him into something silly. I'd get Laff on asap.

Matter of fact that's the shape I'd like us to try now. Can't wait to see Tav and Barisic as wing backs with Lafferty complementing Morelos.

Starting to get worried about Coulibaly; SG was very tight-lipped about him yesterday. Thinking his injury is more serious than we have been told.

It's funny though that we don't have a similarly insulting one for the English though, is it not?

So you would have no problem with the mean Jocks?

Got a grip of myself now. Sorry. Abject apology.?

Mmmm. Ok . Any road up we need a new striker. Sadiq is a loanee and he doesn't seem to be trusted to start.

I know some see him as trouble but new regime now. I'm not privy to internal workings but maybe just maybe he was badly treated by previous management?

He wants to continue playing. Would it be silly of me to suggest we could use him as back up to Morelos if we can't get Lafferty - just as a stop gap?

Not sure they do now: Dembele will be gone soon, they failed to get McGinn, Boyata won't play for them, and if Rodgers goes (not an impossibility) they get a replacement half as good. We're better than them in defence if we can just keep everybody fit.

Your complaints have borne fruit. Above the Ibrox gates it says, "Rangers" as it does on headed notepaper and on the financial listings. I never hear London Arsenal or even Woolwich Arsenal or Edinburgh Hibernian.

Why is it GLASGOW Rangers but 'Celtic'?

Why do we keep getting drawn at home for the first leg? Even a con toss is 50-50. Not just us but Scottish clubs in general.

Could Lee Wallace not have been drafted in? He would reassure me more than Halliday. Remember SG saying he had no issue with him.

Wasn't concerned a week ago but I am now. Their 5-0 win at the weekend will buoy them up.

I think that is a pretty fair and unbiased assessment. I'm sure that a midfield of Arfield, Jack and Coulibaly will press theirs out of existence. Agree that Jack is now better than Brown. don't forget they failed to get McGinn and have lost Armstrong from last season. The over-rated Forrest will be swatted away by Barisic too so reasons to be cheerful.

A small point but true. We now have the influence of the famed Liverpool boot room writ large.