BlackSocksRedTops

Sadly I'm going in to this game with very little expectation. Especially when I read that FCSB have a few quick options in attack. The line up is predictable and will only highlight the bipolar nature of our fan base at the moment. Sunday...Diamonde is rubbish... Thursday...we really miss Diamonde in midfield...

Sima played a huge part in Clements initial good spell IMO.

We don't have that.

Did Souttar not play in a 3 for Hearts or maybe Dundee United? I may be mistaken.

After yesterday I wouldn't rule it out...

Why would it be worse?

I genuinely wish Clement would at least try something different. Why not go 3 at the back yesterday with big Kasa and play two up top? The lack of flexibility is the biggest red flag for me. Oh and the the lack of desire in the players. And the lack of tempo. And the lack of aggression...etc etc...

This won't be lost on anyone with half a brain cell and a pair of functioning eyes. At least if we could see something different and new that we could hold on to, the fans would be more patient. All we get is slow and ponderous football with no tempo with round pegs in square holes. We've seen this movie too many times since Gerrard left.

I'm genuinely struggling to stay on board the Clement train at the moment. Persisting with players that are clearly miles off the pace and sticking to this rigid formation that clearly does not work is bad enough but the players don't look like they care. They look like they lack desire and hunger. That lies at the managers door IMO. I do really have my doubts. Another sobering fact from today. Dundee United are currently 1pt behind us in 4th place.

Does it really matter?

I think you are being kind. That supposed pass on a potentially dangers 3 v 2 counter was abysmal.

Tav awful. Dessers awful. Playing with 9 men. Get big Kasa on for Tav and Hamza on for Dessers.

Urgency and tempo from minute one Rangers. Get the 3 pts in the bag and up the road. Couldn't give a flying hoot about how we do it.

Was it a head injury? Why so much time added on?

The next month is going to effectively have a crucial impact on our whole season. The game tomorrow was already going to be hard but I've just seen that there are 50 miles an hour winds forecast during the time of the match. Great.

Sadly that what's our club has become. A collection of memories of triumphs and players from yesteryear. When got demoted we should have rebooted our whole set up from the bottom and up. We should have created a brand new version of our club that was befitting a football club in the 21st century. What have we got now? A club that lurches from one season to the next without any structure or bigger picture planning. We also have a large amount fan's who seem to think that 9 in a row was a few seasons ago. It gives me no pleasure in saying this but as the Tims have moved forward on all fronts at great pace and we've stagnated and stood still.

One unsung hero for me was Kevin Drinkell. Gutted he only stayed for 1 season. He was a tireless worker and did a lot of heavy lifting and spadework for McCoist that season. He never gave up and always put in 100%.

Tav is going get you the sack Phil.

I'm starting to feel sorry for Diamonde. He's obviously a decent player but is being misused and asked to do too much in this system. Berjami for MOTM. Play him as bloody ten please.

This was my biggest concern of the night to be honest.

It's not as black and white as that. It is clear that Lyon (who spent over 150 million) are miles ahead of a CL team like Slovan Bratislava for example.

I'm still waiting to see signs of a style. Tonight we passed the ball out to our full backs who simply hit long and hopeful balls into the box from deep positions. It was like watching a game from 2 years ago

Dowell?

Everything we do is too slow. We take about 30 seconds to take all dead balls and throw ins.

These spells will get longer the more we play together. We have a new unit of players that we need to let develop.