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Sorry gonzo. You've lost me

Does it matter what their names are?

It's hard to judge him tbh. Did the sh*t not hit the fan about 5 minutes after he walked in the door? Probably not the best situation to judge a player

IMO Liverpool have won 5 from 5 in the EPL without even getting into top gear. On top of that Salah has not yet got into his groove yet this season. They are serious contenders

It was a long time ago but I seem to recall there was a great Kevin Beattie tale from Terry Butchers autobiography from years ago. Ipswich were playing in sub zero conditions somewhere in Eastern Europe (old Soviet Union I think) and all the players were wearing gloves, long sleeves, tights etc. Beattie just laughed at them and ran onto the surface in shorts and a short sleeved top and played a blinder.

Good points buster. It will be interesting to see if Lafferty plays the lone striker role (like he does for NI sometimes). If so we need play more balls into channels and to feet as opposed to pumping the ball high from the back to relieve pressure.

I agree with the free hit theory. We have nothing to lose in this game IMO so why not go out and have a go. I get the feeling we can learn more about the new players/team from that than sitting back for 90 minutes (ala Parkhead in the 1st half)

I've heard it all before. Back in 99, Valencia were dubbed by great minds of the Scottish press as the "Aberdeen of Spain" as Aberdeen had also been struggling with no wins at the start of that season. Not only did "the Aberdeen of Spain" teach us a lesson over in Spain, they also topped a group containing Bayern Munich and went all the way to the final in Paris. The 2-1 defeat at Ibrox was a much closer game but Valencia were worthy winners.

The old European Cup is so far removed from the CL. Let's face it, most teams that won it only had to play 5-7 competitive games to win it. If the draw was kind you could be playing teams from Malta, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Finland etc. in the 1st round.

I was just listen listening to Carlos Carvalhal this morning on Talk Sport and he mentioned that we wanted him back in 2015 but Sheffield Wednesday got in first. Excuse my ignorance but was this widely known? I presume he was in the running with Warburton? Quite a cool guy based on what I heard this morning.

Surely it wasn't Celtic? They were far too busy sorting out their Tour of Japan....

The best way to win this "stand off" with the BBC PQ is success on the pitch. The BBC Scotland football team have basically operated under the rather foolish pretence that Rangers will forever be in Celtics shadow and we will keep making arse of things off and on the park. Now that there is change coming down the line in the shape of SG, their rather short sighted feathers are starting to get ruffled. They will seriously have to work out how they approach their coverage of Rangers and on top of all this, the BBC I down south will be wondering why there is not more coverage of what SG is doing up north. If we can win the league, it will be check mate Rangers IMO.

Forest are a club who had a purple patch of 3/4 years thanks to an exceptional manager. That doesn't make them a big club. The 2nd tier of the English league is their level tbh.

Factual but loaded.

Leave it out Gonzo. Why does everything have to be so combative? I presume you sat on your hands when Millers goals helped us win 3 titles in a row? Credit where cedit is due. The guy served Rangers well

Upset? More like bemused. Anyway, 3 hrs to kick off. Go and enjoy the game mate and have some time off worrying about those pesky separatists

3 points are crucial today. Helps cut down the 3pts we lost at the cesspit. Hope Grezda gets match time (if fit). C'mon Rangers.

How's about 90%?

Sounds like you've got it all figured out Bill. Bravo

Uber fan telling people how to think alert.

Great preview. Thanks. With regards to the team, I am beginning to wonder about the value of Arfield in the midfield. If Coulibaly and Jack are in there, do we really need Arfield to? I'm not sure Arfield offers enough creativity in the that hole between midfield and Morelos. I would prefer to see Ejaria in there. He would be more dangerous IMO.

If that is the case, stand your ground Rangers. Keep that lot at PQ squirming

I must live in another world mate.

Agreed. It is baffling. Let's look forward, not back.

Nothing normal about that video