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This just happens to be what reminded me of Paolo Maldini.

Did any of them mention Paolo Maldini?

How does this work? Is he just banned from the game itself? Or is he banned from working with the club during the week too?

We will not see any matches started in this way. We will see Helander re-introduced though and his passing makes a difference.

My goodness! Is that King William and a Union Jack I see in there?

It wasn't fitness. Neither are integrated into the team yet. It showed when they came on with a few misfired passes. The manager mentioned this in an interview this week. The rationale for not bringing them on earlier was clear.

I don't like to be too critical of him at the match now. When I see him coming on though I assume we are conceding the match.

BIG BUFF!

Rangers 2 Aberdeen 1 First goal scorer: Morelos

If you don't set a good example then the poor little urchins might grow up to leave early too! I would call that neglect. ?

Real supporters repeatedly shout 'Part time supporter' at fans who leave early.

Afraid I have to disagree with that. We don't really have much to go on but I think Polster was frequently out of position against Hearts. Looks like he follows the ball more than thinking about the shape of the back line.

Which one is the better defender?

Incoming likes!

He has been spotted in Tribe 2 Tattoo getting the giant celtic cross on his bottom covered up. Done deal.

I was very sad to see Jermaine Defoe go off injured tonight. Will this prompt us to sign a stopgap veteran striker?

Good performance from Polster. He looks keen to take his chance. Probably a better backup for Tav given that both look to get forward as often as possible.

Happy to see Polster start. Sad to see Morelos on the bench.

Rangers 6 Ross County 0 First goal scorer: Defoe

I'm not surprised. This is not unbelievable. It is very sad though.

Just spell it out. You will find an open minded and friendly audience.

Yet to read any criticism of Edmundson. Needs to play a bit more for this reason alone.

Careful now.

I was quite surprised about the idea that Jones might leave so soon. I thought his early season form was good and I was looking forward to him coming back. Gerrard has made it quite clear how he operates though so we should be able to make sense of it. If a player shows a poor attitude then he goes (see Lafferty and Windass). If he wants to move a player on then he will bring in an alternative to block the path to the team (see King and Docherty). These facts, combined with the recall of Jake Hastie, make it clear. Gerrard, and the director of football, want to move Jones on while he can still get a transfer fee. Then take that money and get a creative midfielder in to provide more options for the remainder of the season. If Barker moves on then that will help too. It has always been clear that he was signed in case we didn't progress in Europe and couldn't buy Kent.