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Report: Hibernian 0-5 Rangers https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/report-hibernian-0-5-rangers/3WKoYZHal5CeexY4NEFfg3

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... that's sound like quiet atmospheres? Never watched much US sports, bar the odd ice-hockey clip, though.

I can remember far worse antics of the Scum creeps of not-so-long bygone days. Cleaning a nose with a corner flag at Ibrox, a former "manager" giving all sorts of "right up yours" to the support behind their bank, again at Ibrox ... all just a bit of "banter" back then. ... wonder what the same chap above has said about the foul on Cerny during the league cup final extra time period?

In case someone needs a cheer me up moment during the summer break ... the full match.

Reality is that we blew another season from the off, releasing or selling players we shouldn't, keeping players out of the team for monetary reasons. Then we managed to toil along with silly line-ups and couldn't finish poor teams away from home. Injuries didn't help, of course, but losing home games while the Scum also lost at the respective weekend(s) was nothing short of criminal. Going by form and team-strength, they will be all over us and might collect the title even before the split. Going by our club's and the respective people's standards, from the top brass to the pitch ploughers, this season has been a total let-down, if not to say an embarrassing disaster. Thursdays have put a little gloss on it all, so far. Should we somehow manage to bypass Bilbao (4th in Spain), there's only Bodo Glimt (current Norwegian champions) / Lazio (5th), Tottenham (13th) or Frankfurt (4th), or Lyon ((6th) / ManU (14th) in our way to grab some silverware this season. Dunno about you, but I recovered some happiness from the blistering form of my local ice-hockey team. And as it happens, I'll be off tomorrow at the first quarter-final playoff game for the German title. Not willing to see the howling hordes at the Scumhut for some time to come ...

Snatched from our board ... Highlights from the first game Yesterday: 5 Minutes Highlights Penalty Shootout TNT Sports That Moment The Scenes I'm feeling it Reaction Barry Ferguson Press Conference Barry Ferguson Reaction Jack Butland and James Tavernier Reaction Jack Butland Reaction Leon Balogun Reaction Mohamed Diomande Pics by Rangers FC Pics by Willie Vass

Dunno, but we have a tendency in our team to play balls quickly, no matter whether the player itself or the recipient is under pressure or has people near him. Quite often, the recipient appears to be surprised* by this and "over-reacts", losing the ball in the process. As soon as pressure is applied to our midfielders, they start to do this and more often than not, we lose the ball. That's what you liked Jack or Davies for: receive the ball and play it simple. *The same happens up top, when we try "to pass" the ball over the line, even in areas littered with opposition players. As the passes itself more often than not lack quality (e.g. are too hard), the recipient can't control it and the situation is lost. As if people lack the confidence to take responsibility themselves. Danilo was rightly p*ssed for being left on the bench, but I think we couldn't bring him on after using our contingent of subs. You would hope that Barry plays two strikers at the Scumhut, as we sure need more firepower than yesterday. Relying solely on Dessers or a mazy Cerny run will cost us - again.

Football-ability-wise, we were second best in both games. They cut us open on numerous occasions in both games, but were rather suspect at the back. We pounced on that. Had they been a bit more lethal ... all of which is essentially a carbon copy of our Scottish league campaigns for the best part of a decade. We did what they failed in and were ruthless in our counter-attacks. Yesterday, we used the same tactics and they pushed us back time and again. Had Cerny been a little more unselfish, we might have saved us from 30 more minutes of this, plus penalties. But truth be told, we never really looked like scoring for most parts, as they adapted to our game of last week. I am as happy as anyone, but yesterday was too tight for comfort. A marvellous achievement for the side we have right now, of course. Wee remark: we should look to give Jefte a rest every now and then. Against good attackers (and physical ones), he's been second best on numerous occasions, usually resulting in goals. Not that Ridvan is more physical, but he has more bite. In a 5-man defence like yesterday, it may work with Jefte, as there's someone covering for him. Having Barron back is a bonus, as he provides protection to our backline too. Hope he and Dessers is fit for Sunday, not that the game matters that much anymore, bragging rights aside.

We were second best in both games ... but did what was necessary. It was pure torment for most parts tonight ...

Truth be told, we tried, but were truly bad tonight, even by this team's standards.

What's this? Cerny doesn't want to go or have we spent our contingent?

Even the subs look absolutely knackered ... let's hope this will be Danilo's night.

... the Czech's stubbornness is more frustrating.