Match Thread [FT] Dundee 0 - 0 Rangers

[Uilleam 5,929]

9 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

 

Aye, all right then but how about some of his Wonders? That’s two going on three seasons without any.

 

And don’t speak about slow-grinding mills. Nothing wrong with a bit hurry-up now and then.

Festina lente. 

[Scott7 6,002]

3 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Festina lente. 

Nope. I gave up feasting during Lent.

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,751]

6 hours ago, lenny3k said:

One thing that was glaring last night, more than normal, is that we didn't have a midfielder on the pitch who was brave enough to take the ball and with his first touch, face the opposition goal. Everytime that the ball was played to Lundstrum last night, his first touch was towards his own goal. While that doesn't sound like its a massive issue, when we are building from the back, its fundamental to play quick. To play quickly, the first touch has to be a positive touch, otherwise the opposition get an extra few seconds to press and close down space. Compound that with the fact that Lundstrum is the deepest midifielder, you're stuffed because teams find it easy to set up against us. Dio was hugely missed last night (and on Sunday)as, while he sometimes can be erratic, he is always positive with that first touch which opens things up and has teams scrambling more.

 

The way to kind of mitigate this is to stretch teams with wingers, but last night we started with Sima and Silva, neither of which are out and out wingers with width. Matondo came on but always looks to come inside so, again, no width. Add to that, two right footers on the left side means the balance of our squad is some of the worst I have ever seen it.

 

There were many things wrong last night, but that was the most glaring things to me

I had the "pleasure" of listening to the game whilst driving and it was evident how bad we were playing by the amount of times Lundstram, Goldson and Souttar were mentioned. 

[DMAA 3,658]

2 hours ago, CammyF said:

Funnily enough, Tav and Goldson have said similar previously and got crucified for it........

Exactly what I said elsewhere. They would be absolutely crucified if they had said this. Just shows some players can't do/say anything right at the moment and others can do no wrong. 

[Gonzo79 15,292]

Of course, age, experience and recent performances might be factored into how we respond to what certain players say.  

[PoohBear 1,148]

Yeah, there is a difference between a club captain who has presided over years of being second best saying it, and a young player who has only been at the club a while. 

[Yorkie Bear 586]

With all these biblical scholars on Gersnet, I'm surprised that nobody has given the definite quote, of which no one may question:

 

Never fear, inevitably we shall have our years of failure, and when they arrive, we must reveal tolerance and sanity. No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers.

Bill Stuth

 

[Frankie 8,562]

13 minutes ago, Yorkie Bear said:

With all these biblical scholars on Gersnet, I'm surprised that nobody has given the definite quote, of which no one may question:

 

Never fear, inevitably we shall have our years of failure, and when they arrive, we must reveal tolerance and sanity. No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers.

Bill Stuth

 

I'd contend that someone of Struth's stature not being involved at the club nowadays is one of the main reasons our mentality on and off the pitch is so fragile.

 

We're fortunate to still have John Greig who still commands genuine gravitas but he never led the club successfully in the dugout so we miss someone in that vein to add some guidance to whoever is in charge now.

 

Walter Smith was a huge loss for the modern football club.

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11 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

Of course, age, experience and recent performances might be factored into how we respond to what certain players say.  

It's the fact he was being praised by a lot of people for his honesty though, when we all know others would get crucified for the exact same words. It's irrational. 

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47 minutes ago, Frankie said:

Walter Smith was a huge loss for the modern football club.

His success in his second spell was an incredible achievement.