buster.

His legs aren't great but Murty has inherited a very light squad, currently with few options. We have to hope that when he gets the ball, he can do something with it before they swarm on top of him. It actually allows for cautious optimism wrt to us connecting middle to front.....but at the same time will probably give them more space. ps. That teamsheet has the numbers 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 not featuring in the starting XI.

Kranjcar starts

If we persist in bringing in and expecting old but expensive injury prone legs to make a difference in Scottish football Auchenhowie might as well build a retirement home instead of the new stand/facility.

Miss World with a blue hat might tempt me to think otherwise

Not many options left wrt personnel. ..................................Fod................................. Tav.............Alves.............Wilson............John .........................McCrorie............................... Candeias...Holt............Barjonas........Windass ........................Morelos................................. Can only hope we do as well as we possibly can and see where it takes us.

Was away when this somewhat predictable news broke. From a distance it appears to me that Dave King is too often for doing things his way, without due consideration as to reality and eventual probable consequences....It's strange given the guy is or has been switched on and clever enough to do exceptionally well in business. As for this not affecting Rangers, unless there is new money from existing or new sources then I don't see how it doesn't. Not to mention the make-up of the board and a probable new chairman. The annoucement of Murty until the end of the season can be viewed as a defectionary tactic but may be more a natural holding move that gives more scope for a fresh approach once things pan out, not to mention the financial saving on wages and a probable approach to the transfer window. IF we can find money to plug holes, I think we'd be much better off with King away from the boardroom table.

We need a fat cat or three but not in the dugout.

If you look at some of the main players at Barca and how many career games they've played, it's clear they know what they are doing in relation to 'sports science', training, approach to games, result. Over the past few years Barca have clocked up a relatively large number of games in which the 'usual suspects' don't often get or need to be rested. Messi is a good example of this and at 30 years old has played 608 games for the club (526 goals). The only two others with more appearences for Barca are Xavi (767) and Iniesta (649). Others in the top 10 include Puyol (593), Busquets (456), Pique (418).

You could compile a list of 'good fits' but when you take into account our finances, current circumstances around the club in Scottish football, due dilligence and phone calls to Warburton, now McInnes........there wouldn't be much of a list left. Just another example of expectations outweighing reality at this point in time.

I thought it was them who were paranoid.

There is no 'easy' about that your scenario.

You don't know how that conversation between GM and the board went wrt taking the role up until the end of the season. Personally, I think the board needed him to say yes. I'm not defending GM in the sense I think he's the right man for the job, I don't. The whole club is an ongoing clusterf**k that instead of trying to put a lid on around the time of the AGM, so as to build afresh on various fronts,....the board thought, more of pretty much the same would be ok. Until the board start to get their act together in various ways, we'll go no-where, with Murty or Mr.X. Note that the apparent quality of a prospective Mr.X in the current circumstances will not be at a level that will install confidence.

I think the club need to guide him if we want to go big on a general effort to put pressure on officials (like some other clubs do, successfully). It has a better chance of success, if it is 'second nature' and sustained over a period of time. I think the lad came into the press conference with his hands and mind full, thinking about the first team and the OF game.

Murty is a straightforward guy and is simply saying it as he saw it. If there had been a more general decision to put or build pressure on refs via the media then he'd have been told and most probably have complied. Is that commendable honesty or naivity/inexperience of role ? IMO, probably a bit of both.

The hard part will be getting decent managers to accept the job, the role has become a posioned chalice.

IMO you are being unfair to Murty. The growing omnishambles that has been the club since April 2016 and those who have oversaw it are where anger would be better directed. Murty is a guy who because of circumstances was offered the job and he's decided to take the opportunity. The main issue is the 'omnishambles' + strength of rivals + unrealistic expectations relative to backing........that make this a next to impossible ask.

No thanks ! Better to go no-where on the cheap, rather than pay over the odds for it. Article headline writer uses ".....keen on coaching role in England" Article...."... keen to pursue coaching opportunities in the United Kingdom."

If it were only about a brolly,......... you might have a point.

In some ways, McLaren reminds me of an 'English Eck'. A guy who obviously knows a lot about the game, has some notable chapters in his CV both positive and negative, their best work was years ago and more recently are fading to grey....or in McLaren's case, to Hair Island. Plus, they have both shown that they are big on personal PR and making excuses to a scale beyond the norm. If Rangers were to appoint McLaren, he'd be lucky to last 12-18 months.

An omnishambolic mess. The club has a lack of leadership all the way from the boardroom, to the day to day senior management, to the 'political' communications, to the lack of a manager, to the playing squad. All this underpinned by a financial black tunnel that the above circumstances and incompetence make it difficult to envisage seeing any genuine light for the forseeable. As it stands, I doubt any decent and intelligent manager who does his due dilligence will want the job,...unless they are simply desperate for a job. -------------- The board need to take a decision on Mark Allen and if it is a parting of the ways and they want a DoF in prior to the appointment of a new manager, then get it done. Looks to me as though it'll be another fudged split decision that will be an odds against bet chasing the losses.

An unforseen event meant I missed the game last night but the result makes up for it. By all accounts we rode our luck but that is 6 points from 2 games that it could easily have been only one. 4 premiership wins in a row is hugely important when 3 of those are against immediate rivals. We'll have to get performance levels back up soon as we won't always get away with it. -------------- Semi-Useless stat for day:...........All four teams at the top of the SPFL1 have better Away records than at Home

There are aspects to the side that are new and might cause Lennon a re-think/problems. At the same time, it's a first outing for it and may have teething problems but tbh if the attitude/tempo is right then there is no reason why it shoudn't be fluid. Looking forward to the game now.......... ----------- Hibs: Bartley on bench, McGregor starts. The young forward Shaw, starts beside Murray and Stokes ! Barker on bench Starting XI - Marciano, Hanlon, McGregor, Ambrose, Stevenson, Boyle, McGinn, McGeouch, S Murray, Stokes, Shaw Subs - Dabrowski, Whittaker, Bartley, Slivka, Barker, F Murray, Porteous ------------- McGregor red card 25/1 unibet

Morelos, Windass and Miller can all interchange and cause the Hibs defence confusion. We'll need to move the ball through the middle and if McCrorie is 100%, then that becomes more plausible.

That Rangers teamsheet graphic even includes a red card

McCrorie starts !!