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I checked the BBC website just before HT whilst doing a bit of gardening. With them being 1-0 up I fully expected an avalanche of goals. I then checked back at 5 o'clock and to my surprise there was literally no mention of their game in the headlines. I knew right away it must be down to them drawing or getting beat. They are so pathetically predictable.

Talk of changing managers at the moment is insane.

A team with a few notches up in quality would have destroyed them yesterday. We just need to find players that can increase our quality levels and have a direct impact on the first XI. Easier said than done mind... IMO we have been playing with a dysfunctional strike force for too long. Morelos' physical and mental condition impacts his effectiveness greatly. Colak has lost any momentum gained during the initial part of the season and is somewhat one dimensional. Sakala is hit and miss (more miss IMO).

I don't think our playing from the back was good enough today and was always going to cause a problem. It's a risky strategy at best but we played ourselves into trouble too many times today.

Just watched the highlights. Their defender definitely heads the ball off the other defenders arm before Morelos takes his shot.

Not to dwell on VAR or individual moments but when Alfie had the shot at the start of the 2nd half it looked to me as if the Celtic defender headed it against the arm of the other defender. Has anyone else seen a replay of this?

More worried about his fitness, attitude, application and lack of goals at the moment tbh

God knows why but I have a feeling in my water/gut that we will get a result today. ie A win. The odds suggest that we need to actually turn up at their ground at some stage as we have been posted missing on 2 of the last 3 occasions. For that to happen we need the right team selection and key players to turn up (Kent, Tillman, Tav, Cantwell, Sakala. whoever...)

Surely Beale must have the best win ratio for any new Rangers manager in a long, long time? 15 league games, 14 wins, 1 draw.

Sloppy but another3 points. 14 wins and a draw (which should have been a win) from 15 league games is not bad for a new manager coming in during a season.

Take the chip off your shoulder...

Would like more contributions from our midfield in the goals dept.

Possibly the same person that scheduled the LC final at the same time as France game.🤨

Wait? Are the semis not at Hampdump?

Apart from the sloppy goal we lost, I thought the game was almost a carbon copy of our recent Tynecastle victory. Lots of slick passing and moving, lots of chances created but not enough them converted. That could and should have been 7 or 8 tonight.

I agree. Just pointing out that all 4 had a bad game. If 2 have a bad game at least the other 2 might turn up. Just disappointed that none of them showed their true potential today.

Starting XI debate aside... I thought Kent, Tilman, Morelos and Sakala were all poor today. So many wrong decisions when we had potential opportunities.

I see the BBC are up to their usual mischief making. In the homepage there is a photo of one manager to promote the final (guess who?). This is followed by a rather misleading headline. If Celtic were playing Kilmarnock, I could possibly see the reasoning but if Rangers beat the Tims in a cup final will anybody really be "stunned"?

Desire, tempo, application. Everything a Rangers fan expects as a bare minimum. An outstanding performance and definitely the best by far under Beale. Should have been about 7 or 8 goals tbh. Kamara was superlative IMO. Take a bow son.

Still trying to work what Cantwell will add that Lowry couldn't?

Looks sparse? Is this a viewing hall? Two little tables scattered around looks like their waiting for furniture to arrive.

One word to describe us at the moment... I'll go with...passive. I often wonder what game the commentator is watching. He waxes lyrically about the basics. ie. Making a ten yard pass

Incidentally...WTF was McGlaughlin doing at the end of the game? He was miles out of his goal for one passage of play and then literally passed the ball to a Killie player on the full time whistle.

Giving teams a goal of a start isn't helping.

Is that an answer?