match thread (image) [FT] Aberdeen 2 - 4 Rangers (Morelos 20, 38; Tavernier 43pen; Defoe 90+5)

[buster. 5,201]

5 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

Of course, it happens every week in every match in every country, Ferguson was nowhere near the ball, just highlighting an incident where only one player is scrutinised

I think the mediatic climate around the award of penalty-kicks in Rangers games after the St.Mirren game made it more likely that a referee would take an opportunity to level things up and help prevent a media slaughtering.

 

Given the referee's position and the isolation of Tav & Ferguson, I'd say fair enough.

[buster. 5,201]

1 minute ago, Frankie said:

A really important win last night.

 

Second half when down to ten men was overly conservative shall we say but before that we were the only team trying to play football and the scoreline (eventually) reflected that. A well deserved win against a home side that carried minimal threat despite us sitting far too deep for the bulk of the 2nd half.

 

The Morelos stuff is going to be exaggerated as always unfortunately. The problem he has is that he got away with doing similar against Celtic so that was always going to count against him if he did it again. Not much in it really but made it easy for the referee to even it up and I doubt any appeal will be successful because of the extreme anti-RFC narrative in Scotland right now.

 

The McGregor challenge was equally daft and unnecessary in my view but Lewis Ferguson' studs up challenge a few mins later was worse and only worth a booking so I'll doubt the CO will get involved. As always the pressure on her will be massive though from blinkered pundits.

 

All in all, a very good win but we're still lacking that certain something in the team. After the Old Firm victory, I had hoped we'd really stamp our authority on games but we're not really playing well enough for long enough periods. Plenty room for improvement this weekend and beyond.

We are in the same place as post OF win but within a different timescale....ie. have to back up big win at Rugby Park.

 

We went into the Rugby Park League game with IMO the wrong set-up and now it's going to be difficult to play the way we should have because we'll almost certainly be missing Morelos.

 

 

[Frankie 8,570]

Both players were fouling each other.  The pen was given to even the game up  - the same with the Morelos red.

 

The referees are (understandably) reacting to the media pressure.

[Frankie 8,570]

Just now, buster. said:

We are in the same place as post OF win but within a different timescale....ie. have to back up big win at Rugby Park.

 

We went into the Rugby Park League game with IMO the wrong set-up and now it's going to be difficult to play the way we should have because we'll almost certainly be missing Morelos.

 

 

In some ways, I think Lafferty and Defoe will work better as a partnership than Morelos and Defoe so that may help us if we want to go two up top.

 

Not a fan of Defoe up there on his own but he certainly took the one chance he got last night perfectly.

[ian1964 10,724]

6 minutes ago, buster. said:

I think the mediatic climate around the award of penalty-kicks in Rangers games after the St.Mirren game made it more likely that a referee would take an opportunity to level things up and help prevent a media slaughtering.

 

Given the referee's position and the isolation of Tav & Ferguson, I'd say fair enough.

My point is Rangers are judged to different standards, that is plain to see in every match Rangers receive more scrutiny by the Rangers hating media

[buster. 5,201]

Just now, Frankie said:

In some ways, I think Lafferty and Defoe will work better as a partnership than Morelos and Defoe so that may help us if we want to go two up top.

 

Not a fan of Defoe up there on his own but he certainly took the one chance he got last night perfectly.

Agreed, I think it'd be easier for Kilmarnock to isolate him.

Morelos is vital to the way we play and his suspensions have a habit of hurting us.

 

If Arfield doesn't make it then a thus far significantly less than 100% Davis might be asked to do something that his game isn't yet up to. I'd be tempted to put Halliday into the midfield and push Jack slightly further forward.

 

The lead-up to the second goal between Jack and Kent was sublime but isn't talked about because of how good Alfredo's finish was.

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This time, not just 2 but 8 mins of highlights from the SPFL, including three or four slo-mos from each goal, but also the penalty incident and (a possible trial by TV?) McGregor's save against Ferguson ... where Walker as soon as he saw it again whipped up a little "might well have seen Red" mantra:

 

 

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[buster. 5,201]

4 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

 

If McGregor's is a red, so is that.

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