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It didn´t work for Middleton at Hibs but I still rate the lad as a player and we should bear in mind that he´s still only 19 years of age. For me he offers more than Ojo and he´s our own player. That said, I´d imagine we´ll be looking at another loan move for the lad.

I agree. The question is now about what he does for Sunday. In his 15 minutes yesterday, I thought Davis looked hungry and was making a real effort to pitch his case to the manager. Gonzo, yes we lost but I was commenting within the context of performance-

Agree re. type of game but tend to think what actually happened was always on the cards whoever we played up front, ie. struggle to make clear cut chances against organised deep defence but over time we wear them down and eventually score. Having Morelos on the bench gave us an excellent option but IMO the goal itself was more about Jack and Aribo teeing up a relatively straightforward chance that you´d expect either AM or JD to tuck away. The game on Sunday is a very different proposition and Alfredo will start, hopefully after a re-charging of the batteries. Much of the focus will be on the Columbian but we´ll need all players to step-up. Ryan Kent being one who needs to lift his quality level and the defence maintain concentration.

You wonder if the Davis injury forced or persuaded SG&Co to go the way we did in the recent Final. Regardless, we can all see the effect it had on that particular game.

..but go onto get the 4th and 5th so as your prediction comes up Loving those positive vibes !!!

That may be the case but quite apart from the those doing the business keeping the jerseys angle.... I think the way we need to play against Celtic is better served by the midfield balance we are currently playing, rather than Davis and Jack playing together. We need to get after them again #high press

Interesting stuff Elfideldo, thanks ! Sllight tangent but I reckon we should send Ojo back to Liverpool and bing Kai Kennedy into the squad #pathway

IMO those who are currently being selected have to start again and if they do the business individually and collectively against Kilmarnock, then same again for the 29th. I note that Davis didn´t play in the League Cup Final and we played them off the park.

Would prefer to see Hamilton or Livingston go down. Their plastic pitches shouldn´t be allowed in the top two tiers and their support (numbers) are about 3rd tier level. I note that Ryan Christie was booked for diving at the weekend, playing for a team whose fans forever talk about opposition players doing the same.

The Docherty loan is probably more about shop window/adding value than a step toward our first team. I don´t think he´s SG&Co´s type of midfielder. King is a strange one but not worth more than a sentence or two. He came, did nowt and left.

Was surprised not to hear the name of Ryan Jack from the pundits when discussing MotM being between Aribo and Kent ! The goal scoring exploits of Morelos this season has meant Ryan Jack getting about 40% of the accolades that he is due, he really is a tremendous midfielder and we will miss him badly against Braga at Ibrox. I commented on his measured finishing skills last springtime and on Friday it was a wonderfully disguised and measured pass to set Aribo up that was all about a quality that very few midfielders in Scotland possess. Apart from that, he just bossed the middle of the park.

That´s some draw to be involved in. Atletico Madrid will be an excellent test. I have a mate whose son (13 or 14 years old) plays for Atletico.

According to odds that Franc posted above, the bookies can´t separate the teams either.

in this case, the disparity is down to Cluj drawing Sevilla or in other words they are toast.

Looks like the away leg will be on the 26th (Wednesday) Ironic really, as BBC Scotland will almost be forced into covering it properly !

It´d be great to beat them art home but a draw wouldn´t be the end of the tie. You are right, 16 Thu 25/08/11 UEL Rangers 1 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 29/06/17 UEL Rangers 1 - 0 Progrès Niederkorn View events More info Thu 12/07/18 UEL Rangers 2 - 0 Shkupi View events More info Thu 02/08/18 UEL Rangers 1 - 1 Osijek View events More info Thu 09/08/18 UEL Rangers 3 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 23/08/18 UEL Rangers 1 - 0 Ufa View events More info Thu 04/10/18 UEL Rangers 3 - 1 Rapid Wien View events More info Thu 25/10/18 UEL Rangers 0 - 0 Spartak Moscow More info Thu 29/11/18 UEL Rangers 0 - 0 Villarreal View events More info Thu 18/07/19 UEL Rangers 6 - 0 St Joseph's View events More info Thu 25/07/19 UEL Rangers 2 - 0 Progrès Niederkorn View events More info Thu 15/08/19 UEL Rangers 3 - 1 Midtjylland View events More info Thu 29/08/19 UEL Rangers 1 - 0 Legia Warszawa View events More info Thu 19/09/19 UEL Rangers 1 - 0 Feyenoord View events More info Thu 07/11/19 UEL Rangers 2 - 0 Porto View events More info Thu 12/12/19 UEL Rangers 1 - 1 Young Boys View events

Sporting Braga are unbeaten in an impressive 13 EL games. That includes the six group games and 4 summer qualifiers this season (includes 5 out of 5 wins away from home, eg. Wolves 0-1 Braga) 22/02/18 UEL Sporting Braga 1 - 0 Olympique Mars… 09/08/18 UEL Zorya 1 - 1 Sporting Braga 16/08/18 UEL Sporting Braga 2 - 2 Zorya 08/08/19 UEL Brøndby 2 - 4 Sporting Braga 15/08/19 UEL Sporting Braga 3 - 1 Brøndby 22/08/19 UEL Sporting Braga 1 - 0 Spartak Moscow 29/08/19 UEL Spartak Moscow 1 - 2 Sporting Braga 19/09/19 UEL Wolverhampton … 0 - 1 Sporting Braga 03/10/19 UEL Sporting Braga 2 - 2 Slovan Bratislava 24/10/19 UEL Beşiktaş 1 - 2 Sporting Braga 07/11/19 UEL Sporting Braga 3 - 1 Beşiktaş 28/11/19 UEL Sporting Braga 3 - 3 Wolverhampton … 12/12/19 UEL Slovan Bratislava 2 - 4 Sporting Braga 20/02/20 UEL Rangers - Sporting Braga 26/02/20 UEL Sporting Braga 18 : 00 Rangers

Friends in high places and all that That looks like an excellent draw !!

Can´t really comment on Walker as I only very occasionally have to listen to him.

He is right, nothing to see.

Question for @26th of foot if I may... In recent weeks, I´ve picked up on what I think is a slight change in PQ output when it comes to us. It´s not a fair balance, but an attempt to take the sneering/hate out of the voice when expressing their bias. I´d cite Big Dick as the main exponent of this modified approach. Is there anything in this or is it my imagination ?

Agreed Whilst I thought bouncing back against YB was more to do with mentality, I thought yesterday at Motherwell was more a physical test. It certainly bodes well for the future that we passed them both.

We have a decent record against Portuguese teams in contrast to a pretty awful record against their Iberian neighbours, the Spanish. So I´ll take Braga please... As most are saying, it´s great to be in the draw and I think we´ll be competitive against anyone.

Was very encouraging to see our energy levels and hunger to win the game that was greater than that of Motherwell. An excellent 3 points from a potential banana skin. I said prior to KO that Katic was a bigger goal threat than our midfield and wide players. On Friday, we´ll be without Morelos and we´ll have to find goals from somewhere. It´s asking a lot for Defoe to come in from the cold and do the business at Easter Road but hopefully he can contribute. Very frustrating to see Morelos lay it on a plate for the referee. If he hadn´t already had a yellow card then it´s just one of those things, you pick up a yellow and move on but to do it when you have already been booked is to self-harm.

I´ve a horrible suspicion that this might be the game that our heavy schedule catches up with us. I think we passed the mentality test in our reaction in the European game but today might be more about legs and some who might be carrying knocks and niggles. If we are to be successful today, we could really do with our wide players such as Ryan Kent stepping up and taking some of the load off Alfredo Morelos. Same goes for Arfield, Aribo and Ojo.....but it´s probably more likely Katic might grab a goal. As far as the League goes, the next two weeks are pivotal.