Match Thread [FT] Ross County 3 - 2 Rangers (Baldwin o.g. 15; Tavernier 89pen)

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,751]

3 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

Surely any decent manager must see our failings & try to do something about it.

I genuinely despair when we get a corner & see Tavernier going over to take it. If on the right it out swings too far away from the goal or doesnt clear the first or second defender 

we need a manager who’s going to change things which need changed

Why resort back to the dreaded outswingers after getting some joy last week from dangerous inswingers?

[PoohBear 1,148]

Just now, RANGERRAB said:

But he can’t clear the squad out if he’s got players on contracts.

We’re still paying certain players wages they’d never get elsewhere.

thats got to stop

Regardless, we've continued to build a team around these players rather than relegating them to part roles.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,329]

27 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

I think what he’s saying is we shouldn’t be relying on a o.g & a penalty.

We created chances & were in good position plenty times today. 
 

Our xg was 3.65 or so and we scored an og and a pen. Our lacklustre powderpuff forward line has been clear to see for ages, not addressing it ( or addressing it with silva) in Jan is a massive blunder 

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,329]

5 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

I said it last week but some of our mainstays are not winners.  We need to look at getting rid of Goldson, Tav and Lundstram - they're all past it. 

Yep. Time to cut the net. When the going gets tough these guys go missing.

[CammyF 8,079]

1 minute ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Our xg was 3.65 or so and we scored an og and a pen. Our lacklustre powderpuff forward line has been clear to see for ages, not addressing it ( or addressing it with silva) in Jan is a massive blunder 

The question remains, how could we have addressed it in January when we had no money to spend? 

 

We brought in loans, some with options / obligations to buy in the summer.

[CammyF 8,079]

2 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Yep. Time to cut the net. When the going gets tough these guys go missing.

But who do you replace them with?

 

Take the back 4 as an example - none of them up to the job. 

 

Would a back 4 of Sterling, King, Balogun and Yfeko win you the league? 

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Just now, CammyF said:

The question remains, how could we have addressed it in January when we had no money to spend? 

 

We brought in loans, some with options / obligations to buy in the summer.

People will hate it, but we could have brought in Shankland, we would have scored goals. Players like Silva are a waste of time, but hopefully Clement has learned that. 

[Gonzo79 15,292]

Strikers can be loaned too.  

[Gonzo79 15,292]

Just now, CammyF said:

Would a back 4 of Sterling, King, Balogun and Yfeko win you the league? 

We're talking about next season.

[CammyF 8,079]

Just now, Gonzo79 said:

We're talking about next season.

What do you think out transfer budget will be in the summer? Seriously, how much money will Clement have to rebuild the entire defence and forward line?