ascender 352 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Whilst McLaughlin isn't at that elite level where he regularly pulls-off world class saves, he's a very good top-level keeper who hasn't let us down. He's also much better and faster at distributing the ball than McGregor. I think its a bit of a catch 22 at the moment where not having a settled back line is affecting the keeper and the defenders. On top of that, there's something off with McGregor - it could be age, it could just be confidence, but its clearly not working for him, so I'd put McLaughlin back in there asap. I wouldn't be surprised if GVB's team finds a young-ish Dutch keeper by next season who will be our new number 1 along with a CB or two. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,570 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I'd be playing McLaughlin at the moment as, for whatever reason, the usual McGregor hasn't turned up this season at all. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,055 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Bill said: You can understand the reluctance to want to see McGregor dropped. For many fans it feels like disloyalty to a great club servant. However, the very best managers take these difficult decisions in their stride and one thing that marks out Gerrard's tenure has been his apparent reluctance to address approaching storms before they arrive. McGregor is one, the captaincy is another. Then there's the decline of Morelos and Davis, the reluctance to allow Patterson to develop as he could, and more. The result has been a squad that's become stale and has lost it's dynamism. It's not about money for recruitment, this has always been the hallmark of the inexperienced manager. Your only as good as your last game if he's lost his edge get rid of him 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,300 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Bill said: You can understand the reluctance to want to see McGregor dropped. For many fans it feels like disloyalty to a great club servant. However, the very best managers take these difficult decisions in their stride and one thing that marks out Gerrard's tenure has been his apparent reluctance to address approaching storms before they arrive. McGregor is one, the captaincy is another. Then there's the decline of Morelos and Davis, the reluctance to allow Patterson to develop as he could, and more. The result has been a squad that's become stale and has lost it's dynamism. It's not about money for recruitment, this has always been the hallmark of the inexperienced manager. You hit the nail on the head in this post. I've been saying all of that for most of the season. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,131 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Is McLaughlin in our Europa League squad? Eirher way think he needs to play on Sunday and thereafter. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 52 minutes ago, CammyF said: Is McLaughlin in our Europa League squad? Eirher way think he needs to play on Sunday and thereafter. Good question. he wasn't certainly. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,680 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, CammyF said: Is McLaughlin in our Europa League squad? Eirher way think he needs to play on Sunday and thereafter. The 3 keepers are in the EL squad are they not? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,680 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Frankie said: I'd be playing McLaughlin at the moment as, for whatever reason, the usual McGregor hasn't turned up this season at all. Agreed. I’d suggest McGregor has been struggling since the Malmö game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 22:25, ascender said: I take it we're just going to gloss over Goldson's interview after the game? Probably for the best. For me, the most telling thing about Goldson's interview was that it should have been our captain who faced the media after a humiliation like that. But it's been a long time since we had a captain at Rangers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 18:58, weebluedevil said: Why did Goldson do the post match interview, where was our captain? Indeed 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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