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14 hours ago, MacK1950 said:

Young-Coombes doing the business on two fronts and giving both teams success.

Be funny if he turned out better than Gilmour.

2 hours ago, rbr said:

Some terrific play from that young team , plus I must say our boys are very honest , there were a few instances I was  expecting players to go down .

Young players should be taking a lesson from the GOAT.  Messi has shown that you'll gain more from staying up/bouncing up than going down willy-nilly.

On 25/11/2019 at 15:39, compo said:

I wish we could be taken over by some hooked nose  mega billionaire Arab...

Yes that's the kind of attitude that will show our club in a good light and attract investment.

Seemed to be a good few Bears in attendance.

17 hours ago, 26th of foot said:

The Dutch are lucky barsteeds, not having to suffer those purveyors of Prawg Rawk, Pink Floyd for 31 years.

I pity those who don't enjoy the taste of the amazing pudding.  

19 hours ago, JFK-1 said:

Yes, but only those of a certain generation would understand the reference.

Doesn't make a lot of sense as Columbo was famous for looking like a tramp.

3 hours ago, pete said:

Barisic and Goldson are an embarrassment at that Hamilton goal.

I thought Kamara was slow in closing down the guy who put the cross in.   A bit of a balls up all round.

2 hours ago, compo said:

And he or anyone else doesn't deserve any slack I thought the coaches had got through to him but obviously I hope the manager poi ts out to hi  his stupidity. 

No he doesn't but I suspect another player would have got a stern warning rather than a booking.  

Kent proving me wrong again.   Great stuff.

8 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Yellow for Morelos. 

 

Kicks out a wee bit, but it's still soft. 

 

I don't think any other player would have been given a yellow card for that.

35 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

It's an interesting point and one I think there's a good argument for it. All I would say is that not every kid who shows massive potential at 15 realises it, and many a kid who didn't look like they'd make it at 15 goes on to have a stellar career.

That's another thing about youth development, it's a bit of a lottery. 

37 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

It has only happened with one other player, Gilmour, nonsense to suggest we should scrap the youth system, we have a lot of talent in the youth teams who may be good enough for our first team eventually.

Also this hasn't happened yet, most 1st contract offers are rejected.

Can you read? I said it was a rhetorical question.  Nonsense my arse. Yes it's only happened to Gilmour because he's the only one who has looked that bit special.  That's the point...as soon as anyone comes along that looks a real asset we will probably lose them.

So If we are going to lose any player who looks the part  would we be better off not investing in a youth system and just acquire a squad as needs be?   A rhetorical question as it's not going to happen but it does make you wonder who we are going to bring through under those circumstances.

53 minutes ago, JFK-1 said:

He said on Clyde 1's Superscoreboard: "Now it is my understanding..."

Then keep it to yourself.

20 minutes ago, pete said:

 

Do you mean the 20th century = 1900-1999?

Or the 19th century 1872-1899?

The 19th.  I can't access my database so can't give exact details.  

2 hours ago, JohnMc said:

There was a great thread on Rangersmedia many moons ago about the Rangers v Bohemians of Dublin match in the early 80s.

We also toured there a couple of times in the nineteenth century. 

According to the Rangers sub on Reddit we played Leicester behind closed doors today winning  3-0.  Goals from Tav, Stewart and Docherty.   I guess a few of the fringe players would've gotten a run out.

Porto can't beat us on goal difference if I'm reading this right.  

A lot a good performances, everybody gets pass marks, but I'm going  for Goldson  just shading  Helander for MotM.

1 hour ago, buster. said:

IMO taking everything into consideration (including finances), the necessary timescale being we win the title this season (at a stretch the following season) and we start to get several youths into the first team squad for 20/21.

If a young player is good enough he will break into the team.  

I think Gilmour would have played more first team football had he stayed but the difference in money is so great that most will go for it.   It's a sad fact that if one of our youths looks exceptional there's a high chance we will lose them.  

13 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I've really missed these professional performances, where we don't play particularly well but are physical, tough, clinical and get the win. 

 

I don't think we've had that since Walter. 

We've had a few of those this season although I don't think today necessarily qualifies.  We've certainly played worse this term and won.  

Very comfortable in the end.   Lots of good individual performances, going to be an interesting MotM discussion.

I'd play the same eleven who started at Dingwall.  I think Morelos may be rested but we do have the international break coming up so I would start him.

1 minute ago, buster. said:

Alfredo represents the type of business we need to do on a relatively regular basis, if we are to match then better Celtic on the pitch.

 

They spend somewhere in the region of 9M on a forward who can do the business.

We spend 1M on our main forward but is every bit as good as their 9M man.

 

It's not so much the amount spent, it's about getting value.

Of course.  You could argue that Morelos would've a bargain had we paid £9 million for him.  At £1 million he was an excellent piece of business.

14 hours ago, JFK-1 said:

At a million pounds Alfie wasn't cheap but in saying that on current form and with some of the valuations flying around it still might be considered a bargain.

Might?  Might?  He's scored a shed load of goals, he's the best striker we've had in years and he's been touted as being valued at £20,000,000 (and rising) and you think he might be considered a bargain?