AlBear. 8,499 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 We have heard over and over, if younger players were played people would be more patient, understanding.Look at the comments directed at Aird right now. I'm not here to defend him, he's on a poor run atm, but he's a 19/20 year old making his way in the game.I have no doubt he will have a good career because he has pace, athleticism and hunger. He'll work all day and you'll never see him hide. Even, if he plays shite for 85 mins he will often still pop up with a goal or an assist.We have no patience for poor performances and that is a part of young players as they learn.We blame a lot of things for not producing more youngsters, but never ourselves. Encouragement from the fans will go a long way in helping young players in their Rangers careers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 You won't find me slating Aird, especially because of my stance.I understand there are folk with no patience though but they should be ignored. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncn 247 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 But a player who's played consistently poor for a number of games regardless of age should be dropped just because you're young can't guarantee first team football it's to be earned Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,916 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Fair point..If players are getting picked on form, he shouldn't be in side..Not the only one though.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 We have heard over and over, if younger players were played people would be more patient, understanding.Look at the comments directed at Aird right now. I'm not here to defend him, he's on a poor run atm, but he's a 19/20 year old making his way in the game.I have no doubt he will have a good career because he has pace, atleticism and hunger. He'll work all day and you'll never see him hide. Even, if he plays shite for 85 mins he will often still pop up with a goal or an assist.We have no patience for poor performances and that is a part of young players as they learn.We blame a lot of things for not producing more youngsters, but never ourselves. Encouragement from the fans will go a long way in helping young players in their Rangers careers.One of the consistent traits amongst young players is inconsistency! And we have no patience whether youth or not but most of the older players can at least handle the abuse/ pressure that would break some younger players! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 tonight was the first really poor game I've seen Fraser have. I still think he has a very bright future Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I get what you're saying and to an extent I do believe you're correct.But frustration might come from the fact it looks like he does the same things wrong. Surely we should be helping to coach him out of bad habits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana 28,894 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 When people slag off the youth in the form of Aird, they should remember how well advancing Macleod is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We slag youngsters but call players like Boyd 'unlucky', very odd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,545 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Aird was no worse than black last night, and miles above law who was fucking awol again Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Aird was no worse than black last night, and miles above law who was fucking awol againI agree with Law but imo Black was decent, Aird should be benched with Templeton starting for a few games, the cross for the goal apart his crossing was shocking (as it mostly has been along with his corners) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,545 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Black did absolutely nothing on the ball though, for one of our supposed stars he doesn't stand up and be counted when needed Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Aird has not been playing well recently. However he gets a hard time of it. On the other side MacLeod gets the support of an excellent fullback and in general the team provide more options over there. Aird seems to have been told to get it in early and the other players respond to this by flooding the box when he gets the ball. He is left with no option but to chuck in an aimless ball from deep. It happens all the bloody time. Giving the boy some support, options and freedom to do something other than a deep cross might help him show what he's capable of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalfollower 1,543 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We have heard over and over, if younger players were played people would be more patient, understanding.Look at the comments directed at Aird right now. I'm not here to defend him, he's on a poor run atm, but he's a 19/20 year old making his way in the game.I have no doubt he will have a good career because he has pace, athleticism and hunger. He'll work all day and you'll never see him hide. Even, if he plays shite for 85 mins he will often still pop up with a goal or an assist.We have no patience for poor performances and that is a part of young players as they learn.We blame a lot of things for not producing more youngsters, but never ourselves. Encouragement from the fans will go a long way in helping young players in their Rangers careers.Sense? Will never catch on I tell ye Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedart1952 1,350 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We have heard over and over, if younger players were played people would be more patient, understanding.Look at the comments directed at Aird right now. I'm not here to defend him, he's on a poor run atm, but he's a 19/20 year old making his way in the game.I have no doubt he will have a good career because he has pace, athleticism and hunger. He'll work all day and you'll never see him hide. Even, if he plays shite for 85 mins he will often still pop up with a goal or an assist.We have no patience for poor performances and that is a part of young players as they learn.We blame a lot of things for not producing more youngsters, but never ourselves. Encouragement from the fans will go a long way in helping young players in their Rangers careers.I have to agree with you as I have been inclined to be a bit impatient at times with Aird, especially when he won't take a player on or his delivery of the ball is inconsistent, we should be blaming the coaches for this as its down to them to improve the young lads in areas of the game they're struggling with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAmo'sThighs 848 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Criticism has fuck all to do with patience A spades a spade - he played poorly, nothing to do with his age or lack of talent. I don't rate Aird, especially as a winger, I've seen more talent in Barrie McKay than Aird has showed. To say us fans aren't patient enough with younger players is completely missing the point, most fans I speak to are desperate for youth and some fresh ideas, these new ideas and youth players would still be criticised if they played poorly.... I don't see the issue with that, welcome to Rangers Aird could be a a good player for us, I doubt having Ricky Foster behind you is easy, but the way we set up yesterday and every other day is so poor in renders Airds talents useless. Boyd would benefit leaps and bounds if we got to the by line and he was facing the goal with balls cut back to him, he's going to struggle until we do that, and the amount of shite balls Foster and Aird "whipped" in from the half way line, no striker in the world would find that easy. We have no idea how to isolate wingers one on one with their fullback, make it easy for the young lad, instead we have no real pattern of play and the ball happens to find it's way to Airds feet at the halfway line, with the LM and LB to beat. He ends up smacking a shite cross in or giving it to Foster to do the same thing? Patience, don't talk to me about patience. I've watched my team be turned into 11 strangers on the park over 3 years hoping for change, with no sign of it ever coming. Decent second half, horrible 1st. Whoopdey doooo, a decent second half. Papers over the cracks and all that will happen is the we'll continue doing the same old pish with no improvement or change, just like the last three years. As much as the crooks in the board have taken us for a ride, we're getting fleeced every week thinking we're watching a football team on the park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,608 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The manager should have dropped Aird as he's been poor for a wee while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We have heard over and over, if younger players were played people would be more patient, understanding.Look at the comments directed at Aird right now. I'm not here to defend him, he's on a poor run atm, but he's a 19/20 year old making his way in the game.I have no doubt he will have a good career because he has pace, athleticism and hunger. He'll work all day and you'll never see him hide. Even, if he plays shite for 85 mins he will often still pop up with a goal or an assist.We have no patience for poor performances and that is a part of young players as they learn.We blame a lot of things for not producing more youngsters, but never ourselves. Encouragement from the fans will go a long way in helping young players in their Rangers careers.Son! I don't know how old you are but 'patience' and "Rangers supporters" have never belonged in the same sentence for as long as I have have been a Rangers supporter going back to the early 1950's.I have lost count of the number of young players who no matter their talent have been crucified over one bad game. Fuck I even remember wee Willie Henderson copping an absolute shellaking not long after he made his debut in the 1960-61 season and also Jim Baxter being called the worst player ever to sign for Rangers in a game at old Broomfield when we were doing it a bit tough at the time.It goes with the territory being a Rangers player. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Agreed OP, a couple around me last night giving young Lewis some stick as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,608 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Agreed OP, a couple around me last night giving young Lewis some stick as well.It was the standard of his free kicks he got a lot of stick for and his general play was quite poor, I will say one thing even though he seemed frustrated by his own play he stuck at it and kept looking for the ball and deservedly got his goal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 It was the standard of his free kicks he got a lot of stick for and his general play was quite poor, I will say one thing even though he seemed frustrated by his own play he stuck at it and kept looking for the ball and deservedly got his goal.That's what impressed me, wasn't happening for him but he kept at it and took his goal as good as any top forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasa_Papac_No1_Fan 605 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We have heard over and over, if younger players were played people would be more patient, understanding.Look at the comments directed at Aird right now. I'm not here to defend him, he's on a poor run atm, but he's a 19/20 year old making his way in the game.I have no doubt he will have a good career because he has pace, athleticism and hunger. He'll work all day and you'll never see him hide. Even, if he plays shite for 85 mins he will often still pop up with a goal or an assist.We have no patience for poor performances and that is a part of young players as they learn.We blame a lot of things for not producing more youngsters, but never ourselves. Encouragement from the fans will go a long way in helping young players in their Rangers careers."If you are good enough you are old enough" nothing to do with age, he has just been terrible as most of his own crosses go nowhere near a Rangers player, he doesn't take anyone on and the less I say about his set pieces the better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,705 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 There was a point in second half last night where he came forward with ball, beat a player, turned round and played it back into middle of park and there was a few groans. There were 4 St Johnstone players around him at that point... Said this last night, he keeps on going. For every bad cross there is a good one. If he let the groans and moans get to him and out his head down he may well have not set up the winner last night Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_Ibrox_Preacher 2,812 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 aird was obviously told last night to get the ball in the box as soon as possible - with the result that he ended up crossing from too deep which is easier to defend against. He kept hitting the first man with the crosses and should have been dropped at half time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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