buster.

Couple of things......... 1. Progres are obviously not of the 'absolute bottom draw minnow pushover category' they were given when they beat us last season. In two seasons they've got through 3 qualifiers with teams from Scotland, Azerbaijan and Hungary. 2. There was a gap of six years between European ties from 2011 to 2017, also between Maribor and Progres. There might be a gap of 1 week this time.

Outside bet but then I haven't seen decent clear footage of it and the club will have. We could certainly do without a several game suspension for a forward.

Best thing about this squad is that it has a management team that I reckon will get the best out of it. We've had groups of players in the past that should have ddone better than they did and I think it hada lot to do with the management of the day.

They're used to that type of pressure in recent years. 3 summers 16 qualifying matches 9 wins / 5 draws / 2 defeats Once eliminated 9 clean sheets 8 away ties / 7 times away goal scored 8 home ties / 6 clean sheets Home matches in Europa League Thu 14/07/16 UEL Maribor 0 - 0 Levski Sofia More info Thu 04/08/16 UEL Maribor 1 - 0 Aberdeen View events More info Thu 25/08/16 UEL Maribor 1 - 0 Qəbələ View events More info Thu 19/07/18 UEL Maribor 2 - 0 Partizani Tirana View events More info Thu 02/08/18 UEL Maribor 2 - 0 Chikhura The away legs Thu 21/07/16 UEL Levski Sofia 1 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 28/07/16 UEL Aberdeen 1 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 18/08/16 UEL Qəbələ 3 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 12/07/18 UEL Partizani Tirana 0 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 26/07/18 UEL Chikhura 0 - 0 Maribor The year missed, 2017....in the summer they qualified for the CL group stages. Wed 12/07/17 UCL Zrinjski 1 - 2 Maribor Wed 19/07/17 UCL Maribor 1 - 1 Zrinjski Wed 26/07/17 UCL Maribor 1 - 0 FH Wed 02/08/17 UCL FH 0 - 1 Maribor Wed 16/08/17 UCL Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 - 1 Maribor Tue 22/08/17 UCL Maribor 1 - 0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Well, they say Simpson is a wee fella for a CB at somewhere under 6 fit.

McBurnie Not that keen on him tbh.

I'd offer them 2.5M plus DJ for McBurnie if he was any good but I'm not that keen on the lad, very raw and not sure he'll develop into a real player.

We certainly have options and I think we have a management team who know what they are doing in this area (opposed to some in the past who didn't).

Of course we need to strengthen middle to front but this Croatian LB also improves our attacking optons and qualities, significantly.

Somebody is peeved that they changed it !!! I had Tav in a bet for FGS that came up but played the shorter odds in here and went with Morelos. Seems to be more penalties in football since the WC, or am I imagining things ?

Barsic / EL Eligibility re. group stages (touch wood) 41.06 As a rule, a player may not play in the UEFA Champions League and/or UEFA Europa League, for more than one club in the course of the same season. Exceptionally, however, a player who has been fielded in the first, second, third qualifying round or the play-offs of the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League is entitled to play in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League for another club as from the group stage. Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2018-21 Cycle Page 38 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/55/82/82/2558282_DOWNLOAD.pdf

Mibbes aye, mibbes naw ...............but I refer more to his individual contribution and the eventual cash profit made on him. Don't forget regards middle to front.........that this guy can make an important contribution at the top end of the field as well as defence. Especially against the bottom six teams in the league.

It'll be fantastic to watch the fall-out !!! More important for me is that I can now see a route towards winning the title starting to take shape.

Bloody Hell, that was quick ! Well done to the club for this one. I think he'll be as successful as our last signing from a European opponent, Carlos Cuellar.

It's like England in the WC. Although I reckon Maribor will be a tough nut to crack unless we start firing middle to front. Could be a WS style 0-0 after 210 minutes

There it is Rangers/Maribor v Ufa/Progres

Not long before this starts. No continuation of the Yugoslavia Tour possible but Austria is the next country up from Slovenia................

The scrote is getting his dig in. I think our current squad is capable of second place but to put some daylight between us and the rest and get closer to Celtic, we'll need to improve the squad before the end of the month.

It's doubtful they'll get past the Russian team, Ufa........... but at least they've gone further in the competition than the sheep. I'd take Apollen / Dinamo

SG has known about the middle to front issue from day one. You can't imagine it not being addressed before the end of the month,....although the sooner the better. The delay makes you think a loan from an English club may still be on the cards.

That line-up reflects the benefits of jumping aboard the seeding of Maribor. Now we need to beat them and take advantage of this route.

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Revisit at end of transfer window.

1. You have the Morelos sending off which any appeal will treat as a stand alone event in relation to the rules. 2. The broader issue of how officials have treated Rangers over a period of time and looking for a way to reverse this tendency. Wrt 2, I think SG is right to highlight this and should continue to do so when decisions go against us. I reckon it's the only way to put pressure on officals to stop stamping over Rangers, the team who previously didn't say much in the way of protest. Celtic (usually via Rodgers) have done this successfully for a while.