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I think the Skrtel thing is just a lazy rumour 

44 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

 

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4239056/rangers-swoop-jurgen-klinsmann-jonathan-klinsmann/

 

A couple of things.

 

It is clear that Foderingham is too good for a No. 2 role, so he will be off.

 

What ist the matter with Alnwick though? I was under the impression that he was sent on-loan to get games, as he would have been No. 3 and he sure is too good for that.

 

Then there is the small matter of Andy Firth, who was signed by SG (sic!) in case anything happens to our No 1 and 2. I guess he would not be there if he was bad?

 

Klinsmann ... has no more experience under his belt than Firth or McCrorie ... and neither of the threesome would play a game if McGregor is fit.

If the Klinsmann rumour is true then Foderingham is leaving and McCrorie will be going on loan again next season.

Alnwick was signed as a back up to Foderingham before McGregor signed.  e'll be away this summer.

Firth was signed from the Conference as a number 3 purely to allow McCrorie to go on loan. He'll be getting paid peanuts and would only ever play for us in extreme circumstances where the two goalies ahead of him are injured/suspended. Hopefully it never comes to that.

1 hour ago, buster. said:

As far as young keepers are concerned, I hope we keep the faith and keep a pathway open for Robbie McCrorie.

 

Surely he's ready to be number 2? I don't get why you need two keepers in their prime in the squad when you have talent like McCrorie coming through, waste of money. He's not a boy anymore he's 21. Same could have been said about Liam Kelly.

Great stats there buster. What a fantastic achievement. If anything adds to a player’s value it is reliability. 

Liam Burt

Good listen guys thanks for that

Fits the profile. Hope there's some truth in it. Better than another McAuley type who at the end of the day has been a waste of wages unfortunately. At least with a young guy there's the chances of selling on.

6 minutes ago, buster. said:

IMO, it's between that and the Morelos goal at Aberdeen for Most Beautiful Halfway Line to Net..... Goal of the season.

True, but that Morelos goal is unbeatable for me. Certainly the the biggest reaction of any Rangers goal all season from me. Scored by the man I've criticised for lacking finesse in his finishing too, he set me straight that night.

5 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

The build-up to that second goal was beautiful. 

How can a centre midfielder be so good to watch? I'm wary of getting carried away as we always do, but there is no question of his technical ability on the ball. The way he loses his man so often with a quick bit of skill is just a joy to watch.

18 minutes ago, buster. said:

At an SPFL level, Killie aren't a poor side.

They are a well organised team that are greater than the sum of their parts

Absolutely. I only call them a poor side due to the quality of their players. 

17 minutes ago, buster. said:

Not much of a hoodoo when we put them out of both Cups with Morelos scoring 7 in 2 games.

Not really to be fair, I just can't bear the prospect of more points dropped to such a poor side. 

3 minutes ago, buster. said:

I think the important psychlogical win was yesterday and you now have to prioritise next season.

It definitely was. Maybe it's just me but I hate to see a winning run broken and I hate having a bogey team who can always say "you haven't beaten us". I'd like to see Middleton get a game but in general my preferance would be for the same team to break the Kilmarnock hoodoo.

15 minutes ago, buster. said:

Hastie could make it at a decent level

IMO Burke has already crashed and burned

To be fair I think Burke has ability but needs a certain system to play in. Celtic have bizarrely played him up front often. He has pace to burn and on a wing in a good team would be decent. I'm happy they've wasted their money on him though because he's nothing more than that, a fast winger.

Hastie is exactly the player profile we should be aiming to sign for the squad and I bet he was absolutely buzzing watching that yesterday and can't wait for the first day of pre-season. What a feeling that must be after yesterday.

19 hours ago, buster. said:

 

Wed	03/04/19	PRE	Rangers	3 - 0	Hearts	View events	More info
Sun	07/04/19	PRE	Motherwell	0 - 3	Rangers	View events	More info
Sat	20/04/19	PRE	Hearts	1 - 3	Rangers	View events	More info
Sun	28/04/19	PRE	Rangers	2 - 0	Aberdeen	View events	More info
Sun	05/05/19	PRE	Rangers	1 - 0	Hibernian	View events	More info
Sun	12/05/19	PRE	Rangers	2 - 0	Celtic

I was just about to look this up. This was pretty much inconceivable at any time of the season before April. Especially given these are all the top 7. In the first half of the season we'd string some wins together against the bottom teams and then stumble when it came to one the top 6. What a turnaround.

By the way @buster., can we use the word "huge" for Kilmarnock? In 3 league games this season we've drawn 2 and lost 1. How deflating would it be to fail to win at Rugby park after such an inspired run? And how deflating to end the season 8 or 9 points behind instead of 6?

Of course strictly speaking the game is meaningless, but in terms of morale and signalling our intent, showing that we are a different team and extending that winning run to 7 it is very important.

13 hours ago, Gaffer said:

I was expecting it to be strongly biased like Sky Sports or the BBC, but their commentary was actually really good.

Somebody said the exact same thing about the U18 final. Everyone was complaing about the BBC's coverage but this guy said Celtic TV were balanced. 

11 hours ago, ian1964 said:

The Lisbon lions won't see 10 in a row 

What a strange thing to sing. Why not sing Celtic won't see 9 in a row?

4 hours ago, onevision said:

I seen to recall Craig Gordon having 2 brilliant saves from Morelos, one world class, in a couple of matches against them, no?

The header should have been scored imo. Not sure which other one you're referring to but I'm pretty sure he hit the post from an open goal too.

The opposition matters here too. Celtic have an answer to Morelos's physicality in Ajer. Long balls and physical duals are his bread and butter, he's the most physical centre back in the league and has the best stats in those areas.

However put Defoe up against Ajer and I think you'll expose weaker parts of his game. 

26 minutes ago, Gribz said:

I cant see Celtic improving that much.

I think they will. They've been very poor in a number of games away from home this season, the cracks have certainly widened from last season. But they have loads of cash and the chance to bring in a new manager again who would be handed a big budget. I think we'll need to be far better than we were this season because they are bound to improve.

3 hours ago, NDC Gers Fan said:

Anybody heard about the Skov Olsen rumour?

It isn’t happening, too expensive

46 minutes ago, buster. said:

It's important but not huge IMO

It is for me in terms of morale. It would show December wasn't a one off and would make a huge difference to the final league table. Players weighing up a move here will look at that table carefully and come to a conclusion on how realistic winning the league next season is. 

The final old firm game is huge. Losing the title by only 6 points with wins in both home games against them and a very similar goal difference would really set us up for next season. I can be optimistic looking forward but I'm not so good at putting a gloss on what's behind us.

On ‎06‎/‎05‎/‎2019 at 07:31, buster. said:

The fact we are 14 points ahead of 3rd means DK's 'a strong second' is in the bag.

I don't take comfort from Aberdeen & Hibs falling away, which is mainly what that is. Both of them have been signficantly weaker than last season with the loss of key players.

I do take some comfort from the fact that we are a stronger side and the goal difference shows it. But what else do you expect after spending circa £7.5m? An improved goal difference and a handful of extra points is the least you expect.

"Frustrating" isn't a strong enough word for the failure to get full points from a game all season. It took almost the whole season for the management to realise that 4-3-3 wasn't working with this set of players. Kent & Candeias were too limited to be part of a real front 3, they failed all season to chip in with goals. There was a baseless hope that they would somehow just "add it to their game".

So yes we are much closer to challenging for the league next season but I am far from content with this league campaign.

2 hours ago, buster. said:

Yes, I since heard it was an illness, although tbh he didn't do much in the match against Aberdeen either.

 

Hopefully he's fit and up for the next match.

He didn't, he's looked shoehorned in both times. I think there's an element of keeping Liverpool happy tbh.

On ‎05‎/‎05‎/‎2019 at 17:52, buster. said:

Thought Kent seemed very quiet in the 1st half.........Is there an injury issue ?

I saw someone say on FF that he was sick at half time. If so then fair enough. But I watched the game back and everything was going through Arfield, Kent was invisible. We're trying to make him fit into a formation he doesn't fit into in my opinion (not only based on this game). To be fair it's not like we have many candidates for it, but he looks lost in the middle which is in stark contrast to Arfield who's off the ball movement and link up play is fantastic. The formation really plays to his strengths.