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Rangers 2 Celtic 1 FGS Tav

I'm less concerned about the Celtic game than what the rest of January offers (Aberdeen, Motherwell and Hibs away). The Celtic game will look afer itself but that's a tough month on the road. If we get full points from those 3 away fixtures I will be over the moon

January will be tough. We have Aberdeen and Hibs away as well as Celtic at home. Hate to sound negative but I'd take a draw with the Tims in a heartbeat. At least that retains our 7pt advantage

Not really sure if I agree with any of that Gunslinger

I'd prefer the two of them in the middle with Ayer at RB

Agreed. We were doing this with ease in Europe but have looked jittery at the back of late. Even McGregor looks less assured

The opposition seemed to have twigged about the influence of Goldson to IMO

Amazing to get another 3 points and a clean sheet but that's 4/5 games now that we haven't looked even close to our best. Winning through a patch of indifferent performances is a fantastic sign of progress but is anyone else slightly concerned at how are full backs are being nullified? Tav and Borna are just not having the same influence on games as they were earlier in the campaign. Thoughts?

Would prefer him to play tbh

I would suggest even slowing down at 2 is folly. If we are 2 up, keep going as 1 goal can change everything

Could Thomas Robert be our next Kamaraesque signing...?

I really hope Alfie gets among any goals that may come our way today. A confident and scoring Morelos could be vital in the 2nd part of the season

Kent dropping to the bench...interesting...

Apologies. I was thinking about the Tims game? Too many drinks and late nights for this Gersnetter...

Morelos simply cannot be counted on at the moment for a game of this size. That includes goalscoring and discipline

Same team for me. Hagi and Aribo are improving with every game and we need them firing on all cylinders for these type of games. My one slight reservation would be Kent. For me he has to simplify his play and be more effective with his final ball. Hopefully a good showing today to get him in tune for the Tims. He seems to do well against them...

I believe Dundee Utd have played Barcelona 4 times over 2 ties (60's and 90's) and won all four games. That must be some kind of record?

Fantastic obit John. Would loved to have seen that United side go up against Liverpool in the European Cup final in Rome in 1984. It's such a pity they were on the receiving end of scandalous ref decisions and match fixing (the Roma chief basically admitted it in 2018)

3-1 FGS Roofe

Perspective please. The priority was a win and 3 pts. The clean sheet was a bonus. Did we play our best game of the season? Far from it but these are the games that will win titles. We simply cannot reach the heights for every game.

David Francey...I have fond memories of hearing his dulcut tones. These were usually via the TV/Radio from some exotic location when Rangers/Scotland were playing (pre Sky for the younger members)

Started the day with Bellini's, followed by a few cans of Guinness. Moved onto a Australian cabernet sauvignon (19 Crimes) for the Christmas feast and finished the day with a some ice cold Heinekins. Surprisingly for me I have a clear heed this morn. Roll on round 2...

As much as Hibs offer a more offensive challenge, I can only see this a positive for us. The last group of games have seen us face teams that have set up very defensively, with little space to get in behind. Let's not lose sight of where we are and how we got there. We are the top of the league for a reason and IMO, all the tactical questions are firmly on Hibs. Do they come at us and open themselves up to Tav/Borna/Aribo/Kent/Kamara/Airfield/Hagi/Roofe exploiting space they have not had in a while? Or do they sit tight and stuff the midfield and hope for something on the break? Personally I think we will wallop them today.

For some reason I feel like we are going to batter them. 4-0 FGS Roofe

Agree. Just glad Aribo is looking back to his sharpness. He is our game changer IMO