***The Official Champions v Dunfermline Thread***

[nvager 498]

Very interesting game here with a few good choices to be made by Walter. How much does he change his team about with D'fermiline being no mugs?

Can we expect to see Ness or Hutton? Lafferty is due a start. Webster should be played if fit. Will Kerkar be signed and available?

Beattie and Jelavic surely will start up front? Foster or Wylde? Alexander in goal?

Should be a fun game.

[ryan_rfc 24]

Yes Jelavic and Beattie up top.

[H72 265]

:alexander:

:bougherra::webster::broadfoot:

:weiss::hutton::mcculloch:

:beattie::jelavic:

With the assumption that Wylde may come on 2nd half.

[Amac9 2,060]

We will see a few changes but I don't expect too see any youngsters start unfortunately. So for that reason I would go;

Alexander

Foster Broadfoot *Webster Papac

Weiss Edu McCulloch Lafferty

Beattie Jelavic

*No doubt that useless shite will be injured!

[Simmy17 8]

Will this be pay at the gate ?

[whitey126 42]

With away games at shitodrie and swinecastle coming up aswel as Bursaspor, I would prefer the majority of 1st teamers get a rest

Weir, Bougherra, Papac, Whittaker, McCulloch, Davis, Naismith and Miller should be no where near the starting lineup

[Poetry_In_Blue 1,043]

Dunferlime won't be a push over, but we should be too strong for them, to that end I would like to see something like the following:

:alexander:

:broadfoot: :bougherra: McMillan :papac:

Foster :hutton: :mcculloch: :lafferty:

:beattie: :jelavic:

It is quite amusing that people are now not too bothered mentioning Broadfoot in their starting 11 now after his performance against Man U

Apparently Whittaker is suspended for this match??? :isay:

[Papa Sasac 164]

My team line up would be:

Alexander

Foster Bougherra McMillan Papac

Weiss McCulloch Ness/Hutton Lafferty

Jelavic Beattie

[Ace 3,556]

Personally i would like to see the youth squad featuring heavily in this game.

Guys like Hutton, Little, Wylde et al could do with a run out.

I would happily let this cup go & if we progress .. great.

Mind you, i would expect guys like Jelavic & Beattie to start (especially Beattie), Walter has already said that he needs minutes.

[Gaz52 11,837]

Watch out for the Dunfermline number 9, Steven McDougall, my cousins fiancee, good big Rangers man, decent player. Was once a youth with us. If he scores I won't hear the end of it

[Clemdog 39,389]

:alexander:

foster :bougherra: :broadfoot: :wylde:

ness :mcculloch: :lafferty:

:jelavic: :beattie:

If we have a comfterable lead, we should see Hutton, McMillan come on.

But I don't think we should under-estimate Dunfermline.

The team I expect.

:alexander:

:whittaker: :bougherra: :webster: :broadfoot:

:edu: :hutton: :lafferty:

:beattie: :jelavic:

[G.E.C. 18,850]

Alexander

Foster Broadfoot Webster Papac

Weiss Hutton Ness Wylde

Beattie Lafferty

[grfc1975 1]

this might be a good game for beatie to get off the mark. think he might rest miller.

stick in foster to get some game time.

[iain88 70]

:alexander:

:broadfoot: :webster:

:weiss: :ness: :edu: :wylde:

:jelavic: :beattie:

[Poetry_In_Blue 1,043]

Well Alexander is defo starting!

NEIL ALEXANDER and Andy Webster are poised to make their first appearances of the season tomorrow night when Rangers begin the defence of the Co-operative Insurance Cup.

Rangers take on Dunfermline at Ibrox and like last season Walter Smith has decided that Alexander will be in position for as long as Rangers remain in the tournament.

He is also ready to give Webster his first outing in the new campaign now that the centre back has recovered from a sciatic nerve problem - although it may be a late decision.

Smith will also make another couple of changes - but there will not be a major overhaul.

He told rangers.co.uk: "We will play Neil Alexander again in the League Cup games this season. I think it's important the he has the opportunity to come in and play - injury aside - because you have to make sure that your second goalkeeper gets the necessary match practice.

http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20100920/neil-gets-the-gloves_2254024_2159606

[BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293]

Won't be a pushover by any means , no matter what team we put out ( or Ally puts out ) we should score at least three imo , anyone know what the crowd is expected to be ,riughly 25/30k i think , get out there and support The Rangers

[boor 3]

Alexander

Foster - Webster - McMillan - Papac

Weiss - Hutton - Edu - Wylde

Beattie - Little

Subs: McGregor, Weir, Jelavic, Naismith, McCulloch

[Scott-RFC 308]

:alexander:

:broadfoot: :bougherra: :webster: :whittaker:

:weiss: :mcculloch: :edu: :lafferty:

:beattie: :jelavic:

Will be the team I think

Personally Id look at playing Wylde, Ness, Perry and Mcmillan

[Poetry_In_Blue 1,043]

It appears Whittaker is suspended for this game...?

[Scott-RFC 308]

In that case Papac will be left back

[GlasgowRangersChampions52 5]

Alexander

Little Webster McMillan Wylde

Shinnie Hutton Ness Bendiksen or Kal Naismith

Loy Beattie

[Redmond7 1,021]

Would have hoped to have a couple of youngsters in the team but I doubt it. Beattie and Jelavic need to play really, Davie Weir needs not to play and I don't think we need both McCulloch and Edu in the middle. Definately a game for players to build confidence in, of course Dunfermline won't be any easier than a bottom six SPL side, but its still a match we should be looking to win with some style.

[Papa Sasac 164]

Alexander

Little Webster McMillan Wylde

Shinnie Hutton Ness Bendiksen or Kal Naismith

Loy Beattie

You are kidding right?

[TheYellowSubmarine 22]

Alexander

Little Webster McMillan Wylde

Shinnie Hutton Ness Bendiksen or Kal Naismith

Loy Beattie

!!

[Scott-RFC 308]

Id go

:alexander:

mcmillan perry :webster: :broadfoot:

:weiss: ness :edu: :wylde:

:beattie: :jelavic: