Rousseau

2 hours ago, Scott7 said:

Tomorrow’s results today. And a few more forbye.

 

BHA 3-1 United

Palace  2-5 (don’t be daft) 3 Everton

WBA 1-2 Chelsea

Burnley 2-2 So’ton 

 

Blades 2-4 Leeds

’Spurs 4-1 Mags

City 3-1 Leicester

Hammers 2-2 Wolves

Fulham 1-2 Villa

Liverpool 2-3 Arsenal

You're coming around.

Motherwell 0 - 2 Rangers

FGS Kent

Very few points. The majority took only a single point for the Correct Result. 

Correct Result (1 pt): Everyone who entered, except one, whom I shall not name.

Correct Number of Rangers Goals (1pt): BF

FGS (2 pts): Onevision

Correct Score (3 pts): None. 

Latest Standings:

12 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said:

He must be lacking something because when both are fit, SG seems to go for Balogun.

You may want to check the facts again. 

Willem II 0 - 2 Rangers

FGS Morelos

Correct Result (1 pt): No one.

Correct Number of Rangers Goals (1pt): Rousseau, One, BEAR, gaspard, Bill, DMAA, Stevie, WB91, TB, CammyF, BF, Yorkie, 26th, BD, Ted and r_s.

FGS (2 pts): Rousseau, BEAR, Stewarty, compo, Malang, Chelsea, Bill, gs, TB, YOrkie, T-1000, BD, Ted, r_s and Uilleam. 

Correct Score (3 pts): No one. 

Latest Standings:

1 minute ago, blueflag said:

Again? We have lost 1 goal dude.

And aint lost at easter road since 2006 or summit. What do you mean again?

 

Is that true? 

Why do I always think we struggle there? 

Parkhead doesn't bother me as much as that place. 

I'll be honest and say I've been ignoring the game. This team, at this venue, always gives me the fear. I think it's because I know we should be overcoming Hibs easily enough, but always contrive to screw it up. 

Not surprised to see it's not going too well. 

Ugh. 

Bale's a good signing, but I don't see it improving Spurs, in terms of league placement. Mourinho could fill his team with Ronaldo and Messi but it would still be bland, counter-attacking football. It looks like they could play a 3-4-3 with their players, and the starting line-up does look tasty. It remains to be seen if Bale -- or more accurately, Mourinho -- can make the difference, though.

I think Thiago is the pick of the signings, thus far. Phenomenal player that gives Liverpool something different. They have quite a workman-like midfield, but Thiago brings a touch of class. 

I see Liverpool are after Diogo Jota from Wolves too, who would fit in nicely. 

Hibernian 0 - 2 Rangers 

FGS Morelos

Erm... I completely forgot about the time of the game.

Annoyed to have missed it, but a nice surprise nonetheless.

How did we play? What formation? How were the new draftees?

Strange one: either 1 point for the Correct Result, or 5 points for the Correct Scores.  No one had Tavernier as FGS. 

Correct Result (1 pt): Everyone who entered. 

Correct Number of Rangers Goals (1pt): Stewarty, Tin Man, Bill, Gaspard and FS.

FGS (2 pts): -

Correct Score (3 pts): Stewarty, Tin Man, Bill, Gaspard and FS.

Latest Standings:

2 minutes ago, DMAA said:

*looks over to @Rousseau....*
 

 

 

I'm surprised by the praise for Adam.

From what I remember, the majority could only criticise him at the time. 

He was never utilised properly with us. It was only when he dropped into a deeper, central role, and where the team was built around him, that he was able to show his qualities. 

10 hours ago, compo said:

Just been reading a book titled a quality of madness it's about this Marcelo Bielsa a very good read .

El loco.

I wasn't convinced by Chelsea. A mistake, a worldie and a deflected shot? Meh. 

They've still to get Ziyech into the side, though. 

I thought BHA were the better side. 

Lincoln Red Imps 0 - 4 Rangers

FGS Kent

BHA 5 - 0 Chelsea ?

1 hour ago, alexscottislegend said:

Mmm... wonder why we let Docherty go then; and if it is about numbers, letting Ross McCrorie go may turn out to be a mistake.

Yeah-- Johnson's 27. 

It's about quality. Docherty and McCrorie are not good enough. 

I'll reserve judgement until I see them tonight, and when they get all their new signings back fit, but I don't see it with Chelsea. 

They've strengthened on paper, but I don't rate Lampard, just yet. You can sign all the best players in the world and cobble them together into a team, but it doesn't then translate into improvement or success.

I do think, in this country, we're to preoccupied with bringing in newer, better players to generate that improvement, rather than relying on the coaches to improve what's there and how they play. 

Arteta's -- too early to say transformed, but -- improved a rubbish Arsenal side, not by making big signings but by implementing his ideas on their style of play. 

Gary Neville has a bad habit of saying Man Utd just need a couple of big signings and they'll be up there challenging for the League. Nonsense. They'll get closer, but they need more than that. 

16 minutes ago, DMAA said:

And by the way, it was fellow Jamaican Ricardo Gardiner I had got mixed up with, formerly of Bolton ?‍♂️

Ricardo Gardner* 

17 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Yeh it is a bit strange. I was hoping we’d be signing a player to go straight into the first team. Gardiner is 28 in a few weeks and the fact he is still at Preston suggests he will be coming in to be a rotation player. We’ve signed a 28 year old from Preston before, a hero with their fans, and he was a Preston level player. Having said that, Gardiner does seem to have some attributes that we could do with. From what I have read and seen, he is a player who is mainly about his passing and vision and creativity in general, he isn’t fast and isn’t one to be taking men on very much. He would play in our midfield 3 and not as one of the number 10s. If that description is correct I think be a really useful player to have for games where we are trying to break a team down, even if it is a hugely exciting signing. 

Who's Gardiner?

We have another two matches today: Sheffield Utd vs Wolves, and then Brighton vs Chelsea.

6 hours ago, craig said:

Watched his youtube vignette and whilst I am always very dubious of those (thanks Sebo....) this boy looks like a player 

Strange-- I wasn't convinced after watching the above clip: he looked slight, and only scored penalties or scuffed shots. 

I've now watched more clips and I think he looks better. He still looks quite slight -- I wonder how he'd cope with our League's physicality -- but has a bit of pace about him, and he likes to get into the box and/or take shots from distance. Maybe not a creative player, but one that likes to get on the end of things. 

Not a bad option to have. 

10 hours ago, The Tin Man said:

Top 4 prediction:

 

Chelsea

Man C

Liverpool

Man U

 

I think Arsenal will be in the mix, perhaps competing with MU and CHEL for the final spots.