Match Thread [FT] Benfica 2 - 2 Rangers (Lawrence 7; Sterling 45+5)

[Tannochsidebear 2,405]

Really proud of the team, result and performance but how much longer must we put up with the £38kpw liability that has just cost us, again, another famous result?

 

I can hardly believe we got a result like that with the players missing that we have. I had this tie at 40/60 before the game but now it’s probably 52/48 if we can get the place rocking despite the early ko.

[Gonzo79 15,292]

Ibrox is very rarely 'rocking' these days, despite regular claims to the contrary.

 

It'll be cagey and I still think we're the underdogs.  

[Bill 13,717]

28 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Ibrox is very rarely 'rocking' these days, despite regular claims to the contrary.

 

It'll be cagey and I still think we're the underdogs.  

Undoubtedly so.

Despite the excellent result today there's still a gulf in class between the two teams.

[ian1964 10,721]

 

[CammyF 8,079]

In 2008 we were ranked joint 262 in Europe's rankings, we are now ranked 25th - a truly meteoric rise.

[Rousseau 10,602]

 

[JohnMc 2,750]

The ref was kind to Benfica last night. The penalty aside if you look at where the freekick they scored their second was taken from, compared to where the foul was, that's poor refereeing. Di Maira simply can't play that cross from where the freekick was made and that shouldn't be a hard thing to enforce. 

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,329]

8 hours ago, Tannochsidebear said:

Really proud of the team, result and performance but how much longer must we put up with the £38kpw liability that has just cost us, again, another famous result?

I think liability is a tad harsh, but his deficiencies have been more and more obvious as the months go by, and we still have 2 years of this left at 38k p/w..

 

Its definitely an issue and something to be cognizant of when thinking of throwing money at Lundstram who is 30 for a new deal.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,329]

52 minutes ago, CammyF said:

In 2008 we were ranked joint 262 in Europe's rankings, we are now ranked 25th - a truly meteoric rise.

The question that no one in Scotland is asking, is if we can do it sustained over a number of years, why cant cash rich FC do anything but embarrass themselves in Europe.

 

The press were culpable in forcing Walter out during 9IAR for constantly criticizing our results in Europe. No Celtic manager has ever got similar treatment.

[CammyF 8,079]

12 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

The question that no one in Scotland is asking, is if we can do it sustained over a number of years, why cant cash rich FC do anything but embarrass themselves in Europe.

 

The press were culpable in forcing Walter out during 9IAR for constantly criticizing our results in Europe. No Celtic manager has ever got similar treatment.

You have to remember that they managed to strike the woodwork at home against Real, that in itself makes them a CL superpower 😀

 

I think their £70M in the bank masks a lot of their failures in Europe where they have been an unmitigated disaster for years now.

 

I'm happy it doesn't get the spotlight it deserves, more than happy for us to continue to defy the odds and punch way above our weight knowing that it rankles with them.

 

However, if you search outside of this parochial shit hole we reside in, Rangers get plenty of recognition. Funnily enough, as do players who regularly get written off by us Rangers fans.