buster.

Injuries, suspensions, fatigue, confidence are part of football. A poor run of results accompanying the above happens to everyone, every season.

The fact we lack a real creative midfielder makes todays result anything but a surprise. Kent going off at HT was the departure of most of our creative midfield today and it showed. It was always going to be a difficult fixture. Dundee going down to ten probably made it more difficult (once they reorganised at HT).

Agreed, a win in Vienna and we'll be dancing in the Alps

I know you weren't but just wanted to get the 'keep the faith' message out there ! A poor run of form can happen and you can see mistakes have been made at all levels (players on the pitch, manager and recruitment....but this happens as well). We were light on creative options in the middle of the pitch and this was apparent since Skhupi.

We qualified for EL group stages and are second in the league. We are playing badly but the last thing we need to do is look for more managerial change. We need to keep and support SG&Co.

We needed numbers in and finances meant loans were always going to play a big part in that. Over time we might reduce our dependency on them.

We desperately need a creative midfielder. Kent did a job in the first half.

A lot of water to go under the bridge before the 29th.

Confidence has taken a bash and it's very poor.

This really is brutal to watch !

Middleton on the field yet our corners are floated over by Tav providing easy goalkeeping practice.

A wise plan of inaction if you have an unobjective, pre-submit moderation service on hand. It's a rare Mrs that will appreciate a good looking girl that can do justice to a big frock, never mind four of them.

Sunday fishing expedition with a guaranteed mega catch A good example how the Scottish sports media are adapting to the age !

Reminds me of a longtime ago and a trip to Dublin with motley crew and a kilt on for the then Five Nations rugby International, never did make the match (ended up a low scoring draw) Rugby was incidental, a winner takes all European tie for Rangers would be much more difficult to miss.

Perhaps better to ignore Spiers, his input hasn't been missed in recent months.

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I think SG&Co need three transfer windows before they should be expected to have a team that can consistently win and that's 3 windows with decent backing (therein is another issue). Ideally we'd lessen our dependency on loan deals, eg. replace Coulibaly with Docherty and start to see one or two more coming through from the academy. The main problem I see is impatience, that drives an unreasonable and almost impossible expectation timescale. After that you have to factor in viability and risk management.

Lafferty hasn't been able to get up a head of steam. I'd give him the three games this week and at the sametime show Alfredo that his place isn't automatic. What Lafferty needs though is that the team play in such a way that gets the ball and supporting players up to him and gives him the opportunity to assist/score goals. We could do with Dundee showing some ambition to score goals rather than sitting-in and playing on the break. If they sit-in and are organised, then it won't be a surprise for anyone, least of all our management team and they need to have something different up their sleeves ready to break dundee down. Options are limited and part of that would be a determined attitude throughout the team and accompanying fast tempo.

We can talk about yesteryear, the titles and the players but we shouldn't confuse that with todays cold reality. When SG talked about 'Big Players' steping-up in the 'big moments' in 'big games'........it was true and sounded good but the problem is that we don't currently have 'Big Players'. He later (rightly) retracted somewhat on the criticisms he had made towards the players because it was a dangerous road to go down. Likewise, the 'Captain Debate' hasn't got much room for current manoeuvre. We need to trust SG&Co and let them carry out their plans over a reasonable length of time, instead of everything coming up for question after every negative result. IMO, Tav has been the best Rangers player over the last several years, is likely to start most games and has often been the creative drive for the team.

I don't think Dundee are currently playing like a bottom placed team and don't know enough about how they are likely to set-up to strongly advocate X or Y system. If Dundee copy how Livingston and Aberdeen sat in against us then SG&Co have to find a way to create chances. In the four domestic defeats this season we haven't scored a goal and almost worse, have never looked like scoring. The training pics showed serious faces listening to SG but what is more important is that come the Kick-off tomorrow, that they play to the top of their game and carry out the instructions. The recurring middle to front issue points toward a rather obvious empty hole within the squad make-up but the management need to find a short-term solution that lends to the creation of chances.

If Barisic is available to start then we could bring out the 3-5-2. McGregor McAuley Goldsen Worral Tav McCrorie Candeias Jack Barisic Lafferty Middleton

We have a global financial system that encourages individuals and entities to circumnavigate trivialities like the law, regulation or fiscal responsibilities..........(they are for the ordinary folk like us football fans). The whole thing seems to be rigged to deter individuals and entities from playing by the book. No one was ever going to be brought to book for what happened to us.

If he's fit and willing, a 6 month loan is a no brainer.