Gribz

Surely the boy Hilario deserves a chance, he was first pick at his last club. Cudicini will be back at the weekend and then they can have a youth keeper as 3rd pick.

I didnt have a flutter but AC Milan winning would have cost me anyway. My treble was going to be Draw Anderlecht v Milan CSKA to beat Arsenal Norwich to beat Birmingham It would have been the usual 2 out of 3 on the treble.

I actually fancy Chelsea to win this 2-1 but Im hoping for a Barca victory. I have a feeling Chelsea will be right up for it and home advantage will play its part. I will certainly be getting up at 3am to watch this and hoping Im wrong. C.mon Barca.

I couldnt believe it was 3-0 when i read the score this morning, i didnt expect that coz Benfica are a very decent side, well they were! Hate to say it but Strachan has came on leaps and bounds this year and is producing a side full of confidence who are organised. His midfield is clicking while we are guessing our line ups every week.

Yeah id go along with that if our performances started to get better in the league matches and closed the gap on Celtic before the end of the season along with beating them a few times. Ive stated it a lot on here that we cant make a judgement on Le Guen until at least February. Remember he has taken over a pretty looking apple which has a rotten core so he has work to do all round.

Thats the point I was going to make. Its possible that these Man Utd guys could come to Scotland with an attitude because they are coming from the Mighty Man Utd but Im sure Sir Alex wouldnt allow that attitude in the first place. He would also drill it into them how big a club Rangers are. But from what Ive seen of the 2 players they have both looked dis-interested to me. Im probably more dissapointed with Martin than Bardsley because everyone was raving about him as something special because he had a good friendly game against Celtic in the summer.

Didnt Guivarch play in a WC final? He's shite!!

There has been plenty good debate about what team / formation we should go with for the next few games. The main thing is its all about getting it right whoever is selected. Most on here are for the 4-4-2 but IMO this only works with the right players. If you have 2 wingers in a 4-4-2 then you are going to get exposed out wide or if the central players cover the wide positions it will leave gaps in the middle. Also if you go with 2 central players they must be organised to play either side by side and take up a section of the pitch each or play 1 infront of the other with 1 sitting protecting and the other linking forward. This is where we are having problems IMO. With Ferguson in the team he seems to sit and cover the hole area himself and take on too much. This would be ok if he could form a partnership with Buffel who could play infront of him (aka McCall / Gazza style) but he doesnt and it wont work while a similar player is next to him unless its a 5 man midfield. 4-4-2 will only work if the 2 players chosen will track back and cover there sides of the pitch. Under Advocaat we had at least 3 real midfielders in the team and it makes a massive difference. Thats why at the moment i favour a 4-5-1 (defending) / 4-3-3 (attacking) or the 3-5-2.

An alternative would be to have Hemdani at the back and bring Buffel in for counter attacks. _________________Letizi______________ Bardsley___Hemdani_____J Rod____Smith __________Ferguson____Rae__________ ___Novo________Buffel___________Prso ________________Boyd______________

I hope he has a stormer and is in between the sticks on sunday. Klos and 3-5-2 loyal

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Yeah no wonder you arent winning anything. You arent even reading the coupon. Had a wee look at Southampton there aswell and WBA to beat Palace.

TBH both my teams above look good But i think it could be a good time to go 3-5-2 as we arent playing well just now. I wouldnt try it when we are playing well.

WBA are playing Palace mate Nothing really jumping out at me on the coupon. I have a sneaking feeling for CSKA to beat Arsenal at 2/1 and Anderlecht to get a draw with Milan at 9/4. Might do a double there.

A draw here also

The 3-5-2?? Id definatly like to see us try this especially at Ibrox.

For the lazy crew: Stefan's Back STEFAN KLOS looks certain to be included in the starting line-up when Rangers Reserves take on Aberdeen at Links Park Stadium tonight. The German goalkeeper has been not played a game this season after he injured his shoulder in a biking accident in the summer and he has had to wait patiently to make his competitive return. The Gers' second string will be looking to get back to winning ways after their disappointing 3-2 defeat to Celtic at Broadwood last week. Coach Ian Durrant had to field a young team against Kenny McDowall's league leaders with the Parkhead side having no fewer than nine first-team players in their starting eleven. With Paul Le Guen's first-team travelling to Italy to face Livorno tomorrow morning, Durrant is likely to field another young team for tonight's league clash with Moses Ashikodi, Paul Emslie and Steven Kinniburgh all expected to play. Tonight's game will kick-off at 7pm. Look forward to seeing how he does. Klos loyal

Your team looks not bad and i would agree with the midfield 3 anyway. Any Italian side away from home is difficult but this tie is not impossible. I think il be having a flutter with the bookies putting us at 3/1.

So are Gattuso's comments just pure bollocks that he never even came out with??????

PS when everyone is fit Id really like to try a 3-5-2. Bardsley and Smith arent on top form and could be done with a rest. It would also allow an extra creative player in. ________________Letizi______________ _____J Rod_____Svensson____Papac___ _________Hemdani____Clement________ __Sionko_______Ferguson_______Prso__ ____________Sebo_____Boyd__________

Not at all Pete, I think that is spot on, Id get Hemdani and Clement back together as it was only Clements injury that forced him out in the first place. I have said all along all 3 could get in the team but Ferguson would have to play a more attacking role almost the Buffel role and with the Buff playing so poor just now it would be a good chance to try. I always like 3 real midfielders in the team anyway, not including wingers. Then either a mix match of winger(s), Buffel type and / or 2 forwards - just like DA's team. So i think this would work: _______________Letizi______________ Bardsley____J Rod_____Papac___Smith _____Hemdani__Ferguson__Clement____ ____Novo___________________Prso___ _______________Boyd_______________

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6046336.stm Les Gones are attempting to become the first club from a major European league to win six titles in succession. The SPL isnt obviously a professional league then! Thats a poor sentance from the BBC.

I agree with that Stewarty and the unsettled side has a lot to do with performances. And TBH we have started to play bad (Molde apart) since Clement has went out of the team. I think we looked very strong in the first few games, so the sooner we can get that team back the better.

Maybe you want me to start up the thread "Gribz's Tips" again at the weekend then you might get a win or 2 bud I seem to be getting individual matches correct i.e. correct scores etc. Ive had a few trebles on the fixed odds.