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1 minute ago, rbr said:

Very much a Walteresque performance , Thursday night has taken a lot out of these players , anyone who thought we would play a high press today is kidding themselves , long way to go yet .

It doesn't need to be too high a press. Shove on 20 yards. The front players are isolated from the rest of the team. Squeeze the game into the middle of the park

2 minutes ago, magic hat said:

HT

 

Collum and official will cost us this game imo they have made shocking decisions and giving everything to them.

 

Lustig should of been sent off for a kick out on lafferty early on.

 

We got away with Mcgregors kick out at Lustig i fear the compliance officer will look at it and give Mcgregor a 3 match ban where is the discipline Mcgregor! 

 

Brown tackle on Lafferty was only yellow it was a straight red it was reckless.

 

The goal kick on 25 mins the ball was clearly over the line for a goal kick the ref gave a throw in to them.

 

 

Were defending better, better organized at the back and we got luck with the bar being hit twice.

 

We still have so much ground to make up we only had 2 shots off target not good enough we had no corners. 

Ayer tried to stamp on MacGregor first. Hopefully that won't be overlooked

3 minutes ago, buster. said:

They are playing well and we are not at the races.

Only positive is that we are still level and broon is booked.

 

We need a boot up the erchie but energy levels won't be full.

We are allowing them to much space and time. We are not pressing

Their defence is poor but we haven't put them under pressure at all. Is it me or is Morelos not pressing as much as he has before?

I'd rather get beat having a go. At this rate we are just inviting them to come at us and if we keep doing it they will score

Not impressed. We haven't asked questions about their defence at all.

This is repeat of the Motherwell 2nd half. Playing far too deep. Our midfield is being bypassed

Fck sake Morelos. Cool it

We are sitting too deep. We need to shove further up the park

Apparently McCauley signed for the season. Decent experienced cover.

Just seen the Celtic team. Looks like it will be like for like (3 in the middle and 2 on the flanks)

Just now, JohnMc said:

Ooh, that's an attacking side. I'd have played Candeias myself, I think he's a better all rounder than Kent and has more experience, however Kent gives us pace. I also think Tav needs a player in front of him who'll track back and provide cover allowing him to push on, and Candeias is better at that then Kent in my opinion. Kent is direct though. 

I'm too old to be this nervous before a match!

Hang in there John. Nerves means we are in this for real and we are doing something right. I've gone into the last 5/6 OF games with zero feeling and fully expected to be pumped

7 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

Going with 2 up front is a huge gamble.

 

Hope we don’t get out numbered in MF.

 

And I’d have been tempted to play Halliday instead of Kent who’s been disappointing so far in my opinion  

I tend to agree Rab. It's bold. Maybe he want to double up on the flanks?

5 minutes ago, blueflag said:

Frankies team except kent for candeias is starting x11

 

 

That's an attacking team but as they only play one up front (usually) does that not leave us light in midfield? Saying that the game could be won and lost on both flanks with Barsic/Lafferty and Tav/Kent going up against their backs and wide players

11 minutes ago, Elisioth said:

Thanks to the snp we still have a torie government, id rather labour than tories or snp, who else is there?

Scotland voted Labour for years to try to keep the Tories out and it got it us nowhere and it also got us Tony Blair and his cronies. I've never voted Labour in my life and never will. They pulled the wool over the eyes of people in Scotland for decades and took their votes for granted. I can't stand the Tories but they don't pretend top be anything else other than what's on the tin. If you vote for them you are fully aware of what you are getting. Labour just failed the people of Scotland too many times.

I see wee bitter Strachan has chimed in with his hyperbolic and nonsensical preview of todays game. Goes along the lines of "if Celtic win, all the hype and good work Rangers have shown will come crashing down". Em, don't think so Gordie. How this wee man was allowed anywhere Scottish football amazes me. I had zero respect for him before but after his classic quote regarding genetics and Scottish football the guy is a joke.

Anyway, c'mon the Rangers. Regardless of the score, give us a performance to be proud of.

8 minutes ago, Elisioth said:

I'd vote Labour as they are socialist and for the working class generally. The party as a whole doesn't have so many instances of  discrimination towards rangers or elected politicians who make a fool of themselves by being bias against us on social media or being pro-republican with tri colours and the like the way the snp mps do, its a farce these people are politicians yet stirring the pot of division which fits their anti-unionist stance, unlike labour.  The biggest club in scotland which generates a lot of money for scotland are sent down to the third division yet when it happens to other clubs the government make statements looking to help etc. done fuck all for us because we're big bad rangers as per usual.

Labour in Scotland are dead.

14 minutes ago, Bill said:

I doubt if the SNP constitution focuses on hating England... but the clearly do.

 

Wriggle all you like but on the whole the SNP is vehemently anti-Rangers and those who profess to be Rangers fans while also voting SNP are damn fools.

Think we are going off topic here but how are the SNP anti-English?

1 hour ago, alexscottislegend said:

Delighted to see him recognised but don't want to see him play at the moment as it's too much demand on him . Think his place may be at right back: central midfield is well covered with McTominay and McDonald from Fulham, also McGinn. Looking beyond, I think a central axis of Jack and McGinn would be a great sitting two.

I know Scotland is on the back burner for many folks on here but from a footballing POV, a midfield from Jack, McGinn, McDonald, Cairney, McTominey, Armstrong and Fraser is decent by anyones standards. After 10 years of Scott Brown "pulling the strings" there is some quality in there. 

2 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

I think we can take points off all three of those sides.  

 

Nothing to fear but at the same time, I doubt we'll get beyond Xmas.

Agreed. On the flip side, not one of these teams would have wanted us from pot 4. 

That's bonkers. Meanwhile at the cesspit they are erecting barriers to hold back the crowds to welcome all the big money signings....oh wait.. 

Scotland must have some squad if Jack wasn't deemed worthy of a place in the original selection

16 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

I take it that's us done in the transfer window?  

Not so fast...Just seen Samuel E'to buying a Gingsters pastie at a garage on PRW....

Yip. I think we're done

4 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

 

If that is the case, our squad is looking strong. We will need it now that we are in the EL. The board needs some credit for this

Eros Grezda has got his work permit. Was confirmed prior to SG's presser at 1.30 today apparently.