BraveheartGordon 77 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 What I think has been overlooked in our Championship title tilt this season is squad depth, everyone is talking about Miller and Boyd etc, but what makes a Championship winning team is what happens in the cold winter months when players pick up knocks.A Rangers v Hearts line-up might look something like...Rangers:--------------------Bell------------------------Foster----McGregor----Zaliukas-----WallaceAird----Black-----Law--------Templeton-----------Boyd------Miller-------------------Hearts:----------------Alexander--------------------Paterson---Ozturk---Wilson---McHattie--------------Gomis---Buaben------------Walker---------Keatings-----Nicholson-------------------------Sow------------------------2nd XIRangers:--------------Simonsen-------------------Faure------Mohsni---McCulloch--SmithPeralta--Hutton----McLeod----McKay--------------Shiels-------------------------------------Clark/Daly-----------------Hearts:-----------Gallacher---------------------McKay---McGhee--Liam Gordon??--Liam Smith?? (both under 20's)Smith----Robinson----King----Nicholson-------------Oliver-----El Hassnaoui-------------Whichever way you pick either line-up, I think the Rangers 2nd XI looks much stronger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallnotbemoved! 714 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hearts are playing with more passion, guile and ability at the moment, We need to be careful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hearts are playing with more passion, guile and ability at the moment, We need to be careful.They're having a passionate pre-season? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallnotbemoved! 714 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They're having a passionate pre-season? Yep....they are. Definitely.Fired up, organised and the rhetoric coming out from them is more akin to a winning mentality than ours.The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Good to see that most of our training photos are about the merry japes . Its a pure laugh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowrangersno1 468 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Yep....they are. Definitely.Fired up, organised and the rhetoric coming out from them is more akin to a winning mentality than ours.The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Good to see that most of our training photos are about the merry japes . Its a pure laugh.That sounds ridiculous mate.How about 2013/14:Hearts: Won 10 Drawn 8 Lost 20Rangers: Won 33 Draw 3 Lost 0Aye, they've got the winning mentality..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
And another thing... 64 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The Jam Farts will freeze up at Ibrox, same as will the Hives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,227 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hearts only lost 2-1 to Man City in a pre season friendly im panicking already. Were doomed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I'm working near their (Hearts) training facility at the moment, and a few times I've passed a few of them coming out at lunchtime.They look pretty fit, mean and happy (by my standards at least ) and not knackered, beaten and depressed in any way.But hopefully we can put that right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christchurch Rangers 1,229 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I'm working near their (Hearts) training facility at the moment, and a few times I've passed a few of them coming out at lunchtime.They look pretty fit, mean and happy (by my standards at least ) and not knackered, beaten and depressed in any way.But hopefully we can put that right. they wont be laughing after a trip to cowdenbeath Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 That sounds ridiculous mate.How about 2013/14:Hearts: Won 10 Drawn 8 Lost 20Rangers: Won 33 Draw 3 Lost 0Aye, they've got the winning mentality.....It doesn't matter what either of our records were last season, especially when you consider we were 2 divisions apart ffs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowrangersno1 468 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 It doesn't matter what either of our records were last season, especially when you consider we were 2 divisions apart ffs.Not really the point I was making. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Winning leagues often comes down to squad depth - especially as the season moves along with injuries and suspensions that are picked up.Last season Templeton, Sheils, Macleoud, Wallace all were out for multiple games through injury. (and there are a few more probably)We are starting to look like we have a bit of decent depth and competition all over the park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 What I think has been overlooked in our Championship title tilt this season is squad depth, everyone is talking about Miller and Boyd etc, but what makes a Championship winning team is what happens in the cold winter months when players pick up knocks.A Rangers v Hearts line-up might look something like...Rangers:--------------------Bell------------------------Foster----McGregor----Zaliukas-----WallaceAird----Black-----Law--------Templeton-----------Boyd------Miller-------------------Hearts:----------------Alexander--------------------Paterson---Ozturk---Wilson---McHattie--------------Gomis---Buaben------------Walker---------Keatings-----Nicholson-------------------------Sow------------------------2nd XIRangers:--------------Simonsen-------------------Faure------Mohsni---McCulloch--SmithPeralta--Hutton----McLeod----McKay--------------Shiels-------------------------------------Clark/Daly-----------------Hearts:-----------Gallacher---------------------McKay---McGhee--Liam Gordon??--Liam Smith?? (both under 20's)Smith----Robinson----King----Nicholson-------------Oliver-----El Hassnaoui-------------Whichever way you pick either line-up, I think the Rangers 2nd XI looks much stronger.McCulloch in the 2nd X1?Yer havin a laugh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They look pretty fit, mean and happy (by my standards at least ) and not knackered, beaten and depressed in any way.They haven't played us yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker 377 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 If we dont beat them in the first game Ally should go..There you go, it has been said. Goat and Jamie can have a lie in now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hate being negative when positivity is needed, but I can see us getting pumped here. We are god awful and they will be up for it. What a sorry fucking state of affairs, ive seen us play Barca, AC Milan all sorts of huge clubs and always thought we'd win, but we are so bad now I have no confidence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 33,638 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 We better hump liewwells puppets by at least 4, they deserve it and expect nothing else ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieMacRFC 850 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Better hit the ground running.Agreed they will be up for it but we should be more up for it and Ally has to instill the hatred factor into our team, the time has come sooner than expected to start dishing out punishment to the teams that stuck the boot in when we were down.C'MON RANGERS....INTO THESE EDINBURGH CUNTS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wully 47,168 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 We'll draw, like Ally's last curtain raiser against Hearts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hate being negative when positivity is needed, but I can see us getting pumped here. We are god awful and they will be up for it. What a sorry fucking state of affairs, ive seen us play Barca, AC Milan all sorts of huge clubs and always thought we'd win, but we are so bad now I have no confidence.This is how I see it too. I have no confidence in us whatsoever at the moment. Of course I'm willing to be proved wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 This is how I see it too. I have no confidence in us whatsoever at the moment. Of course I'm willing to be proved wrong. Id love nothing more than to be proven wrong.But the pre-season games have crushed any confidence I had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcoholic 1,348 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hate being negative when positivity is needed, but I can see us getting pumped here. We are god awful and they will be up for it. What a sorry fucking state of affairs, ive seen us play Barca, AC Milan all sorts of huge clubs and always thought we'd win, but we are so bad now I have no confidence.I had hoped it was just me that thought this way but obviously not. I hate going in to the start of a new season almost dreading it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,708 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hearts were the best of the bottom sides in the SPL last season even though they got relegated. Hammered Killie 5-0. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Id love nothing more than to be proven wrong.But the pre-season games have crushed any confidence I had.After the Ramsden's Final and the SFA Cup game v DU I assume we will lose the high pressure games these days I hate being negative about us in the build up to matchdays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They will beat us I'm certain of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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