Rousseau

Felix Magath is leaving his Chinese Super League Club at the end of his contract...

Pena entering the dressing room at half-time like...

Was it not in the RangersTV interview? I do recall something like that, but think it was in reference to the appointment of Caixinha. I'm not sure, though.

I thought Pena really burst a gut tracking back too. In one instance I recall him sprinting back quite aggressively -- only for McCrorie to overtake him and clatter the Aberdeen player... legally.

If we can make space for him, then he'll do a job in and around the box; that's where he is most dangerous. His build-up play can be quite good, but paradoxically also very bad. 5 goals in 10 games speaks for itself.

"Real tactical insight" from Murty, but Pedro gets slated for using the exact same tactics... Just saying.

It does show what happens when we're fired up. Murty did well to motivate and execute the 4-4-2 diamond. I believe someone else nullified Aberdeen playing similarly? Even Motherwell did so against them to good affect -- which is what PC tried to do last season!

The front three were terrific. Having Holt, Jack and McCrorie behind freed up Pena to do what he does best; and Miller and Windass constantly drifting wide meant their CB's couldn't pick them up, creating space for the midfielders.

Windass is much better when we can focus his qualities in the right way -- same with Pena.

McCrorie was a bit rash on occasion, but phenomenal for the most part. He can really find space, control a ball and pass crisply. He's good in the tackle too when he times it well. Having Alves and Wilson behind helped him too -- and vice versa: Alves and Wilson didn't have to do as much running!

The danger is we get out-flanked if we don't shuffle across quickly enough, but our aggression mitigated that for the most part.

To be fair, they had been knocking on the door all game. It was only a matter of time. The Referee's door, that is...

(Shamelessly plagiarised from Twitter. )

Please be careful to only post once. I do just take the last prediction, if you do post more than once, but it is easier of you just post once -- you can always change it up to kick-off.

Rewards for optimism this round - quite a few predicted draws or defeats... GIRUY!!

BEARGER, coop, gs, whosthedado, Gaffer, Colinstein, craig, rbr, lenny3k, Yorkie, onevision, t-1000, TB, FS, Rousseau, les186, Barebear, JFK, BF, Pete, Boabie and Uilleam all gained 1 point for the Correct Result.

Coop, Colinstein, FS, BF and boabie gained another 1 point for the Correct Number of Rangers Goals.

Lenny3k, onevision and boabie gained 2 points for Tavernier as FGS.

No one got the Correct Score -- a couple were very close.

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You think the DoF has any knowledge of McInnes having come from Man City ? THAT is the problem with the DoF.... if McInnes is appointed it is fairly safe to say that the DoF has had almost zero input into the appointment.

Surely that's what the DoF has been doing, drawing up a list, which I expect DM to be on?

Yes his European record is not great.

I am not saying I want it to be McInnes but just that what he did with Aberdeen is no certainty he will do the same with Rangers. Personally I would rather have de Boer. The Belgian guy may be good as well but i don't think goalkeepers make good managers

Not this again... Surely it's just a perception because there are fewer of them? Relatively speaking, there won't be a lot of them: there is 1 'keeper to every 10 outfield players.

There are plenty of good managers that were 'keepers: Slutsky is doing well with Hull, Santos has Wolves top of the table, and Lopetegui is the Spain manager. (Those are just off the top of my head.)

Although, I do think that defensive players seem to make the best managers - when you'd think it would be the more creative types? And, arguably the best manager around at the moment (Guardiola) was a Defensive-midfielder and sweeper at times.

Kevin Thomson (My best pal.... Rousseau....) would do it for free

You know, I started it, and now...

Rangers 1 - 0 Aberdeen

Windass

Ray Wilkins has thrown his hat into the ring for the job.

I totally get why Murty thinks that. I wouldn't trust him either. The amount of times he gives possession away because his 1st touch is either extremely bad or non existent.

Miller is hardly much better!

That's the guy.

When you see the odds on McLeish shortening...

And when you see he's had no contact:

We should go pay what it takes to get warnock

That's it! We're now so desperate, we're scraping the bottom of the barrel for names...

We played ok the first half, but didn't have any quality in the finishing -- Miller lines up a free hit to smash it into the net, and it trundles into the 'keeper's hands! Awful.

The second half was the worst I've seen.

I don't think it's a formational issue -- although going to 3-5-2 may help -- I think it's a playing style/philosophy problem; we can't seem to play the ball through midfield. How many times did the ball go wide to John, then he looked to find a man up the line only for him to back out and play it back to Wilson? The first half we got into the final third -- mostly because Dundee kept giving the ball away, but we we did ok. The second half Dundee seemed to block the ball up the line and we were screwed! We didn't know what to do?

Were Hamilton not bottom when we played them? And now Dundee were bottom last night? Brutal.

We are shite, but a win would've got us into 2nd! I'm starting to think a manager that plays the percentage game, like McInnes, would get us into 2nd for the next few seasons. Allow us to rebuild, with regular income etc. and stability. But we're not overcoming Them anytime soon like that.

Have you noticed how we're now struggling to score goals since he came back into the team ?

 

Say what you like about Pedro, he had him sussed. He realised he wasn't reliable enough to get goals.

I had him sussed several years ago mate.

The last thing Rangers need is a headless chicken directing traffic on a football field.

TB had him sussed before he had signed! Useless this season. He played well last season, but this season he has been absolutely brutal!

Think I mentioned the other day that the due of maybe Davies with Alex Rae was growing on me. We have to be realistic over who we can get and afford. That pairing would probably tick most of the boxes. Davies as manager, Rae assistant and JJ staying on.

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Relax folks.

 

Pete's post was clearly meant in jest so stand down from the offended bus.

I think I would prefer Dorrans in that roll, we need to see him in a more advanced roll

Yes, that would be a good option too.

A number 10, or second-striker, coming deep into midfield is nothing new and can be an effective ploy. It's just that Miller is crap at it. I think we have to differentiate between the role -- which is good and effective -- and the player -- who is crap at it!

I think Windass would be better at it: he's got good ball control, he's creative, and can get up and support Morelos more quickly with his pace. Pena is better at the top end, but I don't see him creating from deep as well. Having two players behind him [Windass] will negate his poorer defensive game, to a certain extent.

I am actually coming round to the idea of Davies. With perhaps Alex Rae as assistant?

This is becoming laughable.