Match Thread [FT] Ross County 0 - 3 Rangers (Igamane 6'; Danilo 37'; Tavernier 86')

[compo 7,184]

19 hours ago, CammyF said:

What price are Danilo and Igamane?

 

Igamane 9/1

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[Rousseau 10,806]

10 hours ago, CammyF said:

Just read a thread on Follow Follow that was a review of Ally McCoist's book. Anyway, in the thread someone has written that they never really rated Ally Mcoist as a player / striker.

 

What chance have out strikers got when we have people like that in our support. 

Are you comparing Dessers to McCoist?

[compo 7,184]

2 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Are you comparing Dessers to McCoist?

I think someone on another site did

[Scott7 6,149]

22 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Are you comparing Dessers to McCoist?

The way I read it CF is not comparing the players’ abilities. The comparison is to the fans’ disregard of these abilities. 

[buster. 5,257]

43 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

I'd be surprised if Danilo doesn't start on Sunday. He can't play on Thursday so he'll be the freshest of the 3 strikers, assuming both feature at some point against Spurs. 

If both are fit then I'd be surprised if Igamane also doesn't start against Celtic. He's shown enough in the last few weeks to demonstrate the potential that first attracted us to him, and that frankly I couldn't see in the games prior to Nice. He can hold the ball up, he's a nuisance for defenders to play against, he's got a trick and isn't scared to have a dig. He's still raw and inexperienced, but on current form he's our first pick I think. 

Dessers has scored goals, some important ones too, but I wouldn't start him on Sunday. I think he does offer something coming off the bench though. 

If everyone is fit then I expect Danilo and Igamane to start, probably with Cerny, the only surprise might be Sterling starting too, along with Tav, to offer better cover and energy. 

Of course Thursday's match might change everything if we pick up knocks. 

I think that it is an absolute stick-on that Danilo starts and Dessers will be on the bench. I don't really understand the apparent uncertainty on here.

 

 

[CammyF 8,369]

46 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Are you comparing Dessers to McCoist?

Ability wise? Off course not, don't be silly. 

 

In the fact that some fans didn't rate McCoist as a player, then my statement stands, what chance have our strikers got, then yes.

 

[CammyF 8,369]

9 minutes ago, buster. said:

I think that it is an absolute stick-on that Danilo starts and Dessers will be on the bench. I don't really understand the apparent uncertainty on here.

 

 

Aye, OK Phil. 😀

[Rousseau 10,806]

25 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

The way I read it CF is not comparing the players’ abilities. The comparison is to the fans’ disregard of these abilities. 

One fan's disregard, and one fan's regard. 

 

The implication being we should appreciate them both highly? 

[CammyF 8,369]

19 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

One fan's disregard, and one fan's regard. 

 

The implication being we should appreciate them both highly? 

No, we should appreciate them both, but McCoist is on a different planet from Dessers (and any other striker currently on our books).

 

Goalscoring is regarded as one of the most difficult skills in football and whilst Dessers isn't everyone's cup of tea, he scored 20 goals last season and is on course to score 20 again this season. 

 

We'd be in a far worse postion if he hadn't scored those goals, so yes, he should be appreciated. 

 

What I meant was if some fans didn't rate McCoist then they're never going to rate any striker he have (as we're unlikely to have one as good as McCoist for a while).

 

There is also a lesson in the fact that McCoist was written off, booed and ridiculed by fans at the beginning our his illustrious Rangers career.

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[Rousseau 10,806]

13 minutes ago, CammyF said:

No, we should appreciate them both, but McCoist is on a different planet from Dessers (and any other striker currently on our books).

 

Goalscoring is regarded as one of the most difficult skills in football and whilst Dessers isn't everyone's cup of tea, he scored 20 goals last season and is on course to score 20 again this season. 

 

We'd be in a far worse postion if he hadn't scored those goals, so yes, he should be appreciated. 

 

What I meant was if some fans didn't rate McCoist then they're never going to rate any striker he have (as we're unlikely to have one as good as McCoist for a while).

 

There is also a lesson in the fact that McCoist was written off, booed and ridiculed by fans at the beginning our his illustrious Rangers career.

I think you're conflating appreciation and assessment of quality. 

 

I do appreciate Dessers' contribution, but I do not rate him.