[FT] Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Rangers (Morelos 19; Dorrans 77)

[ranger_syntax 4,322]

I'm not sure the ceiling was made of glass.

[MacK1950 2,376]

Re central defence if Hill had been same age as Alves no doubt he should have been kept IMHO

[craig 5,199]

Re central defence if Hill had been same age as Alves no doubt he should have been kept IMHO

 

I would have taken a central defensive pairing of Hill & Alves to be honest. No pace but both read the game very well and make up for it positionally.

 

Almost 80 years of age in that back 2 pairing right enough

[T-1000 174]

I had hoped with the acquisition of Alves and Cardoso the defence especially centrally would be much improved. Unfortunately, Cardoso does not seem that much an improvement on Danny Wilson though the former is young and has time to improve. Alves is a more skilful player than Clint Hill but last season I felt he always gave a hardworking solid performance. As such, the introduction of Alves has not led to a substantive improvement in central defence. Furthermore, our full backs remain the same and in both cases their strength lies in going forward rather than defensively. Finding a replacement for either, if we see an Andrew Robertson type as the benchmark, is not going to be cheap. Perhaps Declan John with some game time under his belt might turn out to be a better option option at full back. There does not seem to be a preponderance of other potential candidates presently at the club and if Beerman is considered the best bet currently at the club then then this might signal that a priority for Pedro in the next transfer round will be signing a full-back.

 

On a side note John McC in an e-mail above refuting the accusation he was trolling stated that he has supported past managers such as PLG, Ally and Warburton. Given the outcome with these managers perhaps we should be glad he doesn't support Pedro.

[JFK-1 1,693]

I didn't post this earlier because I thought it may be quickly taken down but it's still there at this time and has the full game. You need to move it forward past a lot of pre match stuff to get to the game.

 

[JohnMc 2,754]

On a side note John McC in an e-mail above refuting the accusation he was trolling stated that he has supported past managers such as PLG, Ally and Warburton. Given the outcome with these managers perhaps we should be glad he doesn't support Pedro.

 

Hah, good point! If only we'd just given PLG more time we wouldn't be having these conversations now...