Gribz
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Campbell hasnt looked out of place at all playing for Arsenal this year. He was rusty in his first few games and looked off the pace but then ESPN showed clips of him from the last few months and he was putting in great tackles and getting back quickly. I think he'd stroll the SPL so I hope Arsenal keep him for another year.
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Coming to think of it, that would have been a cracking trio to play in a 4-3-3.
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Bit of a catch22. On one hand if they dont progress we gain more revenue this year. Yet if they do progress then it helps Scottish seedings points for future CL campaigns which we will desperatly need. If we retain most of our current squad and team morale id be quietly confident of us winning the league in the next year or 2. I like to see Scottish teams do well in Europe. I enjoy seeing Celtic get stuffed but i admit i have wanted them to win on occasion to give the middle finger up to some people who look down on the Scottish league. Yes it is a poor league but I still dont like outsiders calling it a joke when the OF have both reached euro finals in the last 7 years. The only reason other leagues are superior now is down to SKY's money. Before that then 4 or 5 Scottish teams were able to compete with any English side. Seeing Celtic beat Liverpool and Blackburn in 2003 was quite good but Porto winning the final topped it all. Its a bit like England at the World Cups. Good to have an interest in them being there but great to see them get knocked out.
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Lovenkrands has been a top player for them this season. Still a player Id have liked to have brought back to Ibrox. He seems to be maturing into a better centre forward and his work rate is much better than it was.
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Mmm Its very tempting to get involved in a Boyd debate I side with Danny and Flying Hippo though. Larsson and Boyd shouldnt be compared. Larsson was world class and had everything a striker needs in his game. He could score all types of goals and I doubt any Rangers fan would deny he wasnt world class. Its like Celtic fans comparing Hartson with Laudrup. If Boyd moves on to the bigger stage in the summer (Premier League) only then can we monitor how he does at a higher level.
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Aside from goal of the season, McGregor surely wins save of the season for that absolute blinding save at Parkhead in the 1-1 draw when he tipped it over the bar. Incredible save. Forward to 1 min 20 sec [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsWrFzAz_z0]YouTube- Allan Mcgregor save against celtic[/ame] And McCulloch's bullet header is up there for my goal of the season.
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Had no idea he was there. I thought he faded after Newcastle.
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Very true. So many seem to think because they are a top player in the SPL that they can do the same in other places. How many former OF players have done a Boumsong / Reyna and went downhill after leaving either Rangers or Celtic - lots! You just have to look at a list of some real class acts who have been successful in other leagues before and after the SPL. Laudrup, Gascoigne, De Boer, Gio, Arteta, Gough, Larsson, Di Canio, Lambert...to name a few.
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And definatly better than Reyna.
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Afraid i cant agree with that. I certainly wasnt 10 or 11 when he was there. He was an attack minded player so his game wasnt about tracking back and defending, thats what his team mates of tugay, Gio and ferguson were doing. Albertz was a fantastic passer of the ball also. When he first came to Ibrox WS started him off at LB and he was class there also. Remember the 3-1 NY OF game in 1997 when we won 3-1....he scored the first and set Bo Anderson up for the other 2. In the same season we beat Celtic 2-0 in the first OF game at Ibrox, his cross set up Gough for the first and Gazza for the late winner. Id probably say Albertz had as much assists as he did goals.
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Dont see how McCann was criticised, i cant remember that at all. He was a great crosser of the ball, had pace and could beat a man. I thought he was under rated. Tugay probably didnt get a run in the team so much due to Ferguson, Albertz and Gio being banker starters - and rightly so. Albertz was entitled to a few bad games due being simply awesome and banging 15-20 goals in every season.
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Gio was part of the best collective Rangers midfield Ive ever seen and probably ever likely to see. Yes we've had better individuals like Gascoigne and Laudrup but this list is frightning considering it was all there at the same time. Reyna Tugay Ferguson Albertz Gio McCann kanchelskis
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Ive always felt Brown has more talent but Thomson more professional. I think if Brown was a Rangers player he would have become far more mature under WS.
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Are Middlesboro becoming the new Cardiff? If those 2 play each other next season it will be Former SPL XI v Former SPL XI. Im with a few others on this, if Thomson goes i dont see it being a huge loss other than its our squad nnumbers being depleated once more. If we could pick up 2.5m for him with 1 year left thats not bad. But for numbers, either 1 of Thomson or McCulloch has to stay.
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If he ends up at Liverpool it is a terrible move for him especially when he could have got another 1 year experience with Champions League football. He has had Weir mentoring him all season and if he goes to Liverpool and makes a mistake all he will get is a pile of abuse from the gob of Carragher. Liverpool will struggle next season due to finances and back ground uncertainty. However Steve McMahon was on TV here last night saying his insiders at Anfield are saying something big will take place there over the summer - i.e. takeover. Which would mean they could be spending big on the team. Therefore will Wilson be near first choice!??
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Should have been sacked 3 months ago. Nice guy, legend on the park but didnt know what he was doing this season at all. West Ham's squad on paper should be easily mid table and to struggle behind Wigan and Wolves is unacceptable. Hopefully Martin Jol gets the job although Bilic and Avram Grant are favourites with Sparky Hughes a contendor.
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Was wanting Forest up aswell, they were brilliant earlier on this season when they beat West Brom 3-0 at the Hawthorns. But fair play to Blackpool, anyone who scores 4 at the city ground where they havent lost in 20 games is a job well done. I thought Leicester and forest were Wembley bound but it seems it could be Blackpool v Cardiff. The Championship is a great league. The joy of making the play offs only to go into despair about being knocked out.
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I dont find this strange at all. Fair play to the St Mirren board for trying to better themselves. He had 10th, 11th, 10th, 11th place finishes in the last 4 years. Considering the standard of the lower half of the SPL (there isnt much between them) and Hamiliton, St johnstone were well above them then there is no reason for the St Mirren board not to think they could be higher in the league.
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Yip agreed, was going to mention the last time we played 4-3-3 we got goals from everywhere albeit with better players. But its a system where if you put the right players in then chances will come from all over the place. WS wont share the 4-3-3 view though
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The situation isnt looking too clever. And with a lack of full backs i wouldnt be disappointed in playing a back 3 domestically next season. If Bougherra stays then Bougie, Webster and Papac wouldnt be too bad with Weir and Broadfoot staying on as cover. However WS has unearthed 2 gems in Cuellar and Bougherra, IF and its a big IF we manage to get some sort of money together to bring someone in then I wouldnt bet against him finding another quality centre half somewhere.
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Nacho Novo: Waving goodbye to Rangers will be my worst day ever
Gribz replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Again Naismith was prefered to Novo Novo was excellent when he came on yesterday, his run for the 3rd goal was superb. It would be criminal if that was Novo's last game for us. -
Disgrace of a decision to award them a penalty. However I dont think we should be conceding 3 goals at home to Motherwell anyway. They have had a bit of a freak week by scoring 9 and conceding 9 but we should still have won. However, the players already had their sun lotion on and it looked a bit like an end of season game for us but Motherwell were playing for a place in Europe which might explain the draw. Id guarantee if we needed to win that game it would have been a different story.
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Lets see how Wilson does without a mentor next to him. Has he played any games without Weir this season?
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Nacho Novo: Waving goodbye to Rangers will be my worst day ever
Gribz replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Fully agree with all posts, Novo has been my fave player since Prso left and I also cant believe how under used he has been considering he plays every bit as good against Falkirk as he would against Fiorentina. I think he is under rated by WS. I dont fully believe the saying that impact players should start on the bench, they can make an impact from the first minute if they want to. Its only when the game is dying a bit when energetic players like Novo give a spark when coming off the bench. The OF game last week was made for him and his type of game that would have suited him from the off. And to be one of the low earners for over 5 years and not even complain about it shows he has his feet firmly on the ground. If he went to Middlesboro I think he would be a huge hit there.