*****The Official Scottish Cup Semi Final Thread*****

[sonofbear 398]

If we play 3 at the back then we are toast. If we want to mix it up we could play Jig and Daly as our CB's and play Mosh up front. He;s got more pace than Daly and is as good a goal threat. Daly has played many times at CB as well

[weshallnotbemoved! 714]

We need to nullify their midfield.

Rankin will run all day.

[Blumhoilann 6,712]

I try to be positive on here but unless tinkerbell waves a wand full of fairy dust over us,we're f**ked.Play like this last couple of months and DU will tear us a now AH.

[Rickshaw77 287]

would personally go for 3-5-2 at the weekend, we have zero pace at the back with Jig and Mohsni and if they were left one on one would be destroyed by any player with pace.

Would maybe do what Advocaat done with Tugay once and use Foster as a sweeper behind the two CBs, he may not be great but has a bit of pace the other two don't have.

[graeme_4 34,461]

I actually think that because we all want Ally out so badly, that we might just win on Sat and justify him keeping his job for another season in some peoples eyes.

Weird situation, I'd love to beat Dundee Hibs, but if we do it probably means Ally stays and we don't go up next season. Probably actually best for progress as a club if we lose, bizarrely enough.

Still be hoping for a win on Sat though.

[Jack The Flipper 5,936]

Definitely wouldn't go with 3 at the back, you need good organisation, communication and good quality centre halfs to play that system. We'd end up playing left and right backs in midfield anyway and since wallace is not looking likely to take part it would end up being a 5-3-2. Midfield would be crowded out, we'd be dominated and end up hoofing the ball up to strikers to no effect yet once again.

[WilliamFyfe 1,438]

Fearing Dundee United

I'd love to see us win but I can't see it.

[FernandoR20 2,133]

Dreading going to this tbh.

[neilstonloyal 186]

Its only fucking Dundee united we are playing

[Christchurch Rangers 1,229]

Its only fucking Dundee united we are playing

aye and that was only raith last weekend

Its gonna be an interesting game for many reasons, not least being to see how the team responds after losing to raith

also there's the yardstick of how we went in the cup game against dundee utd last season as well: have we moved forward since that hiding?!

Obviously I really want the lads to come out and win this cup semi and to show passion, desire and guts while doing so: elements sorely missed last weekend

but its going to be a real challenge for Rangers, make no mistake.

Losing to Raith really hurt but now here's a chance for the lads to show what they are made of

for better or for worse we are gonna know a lot about the character of this current squad come saturday evening

[neilstonloyal 186]

aye and that was only raith last weekend

Its gonna be an interesting game for many reasons, not least being to see how the team responds after losing to raith

also there's the yardstick of how we went in the cup game against dundee utd last season as well: have we moved forward since that hiding?!

Obviously I really want the lads to come out and win this cup semi and to show passion, desire and guts while doing so: elements sorely missed last weekend

but its going to be a real challenge for Rangers, make no mistake.

Losing to Raith really hurt but now here's a chance for the lads to show what they are made of

for better or for worse we are gonna know a lot about the character of this current squad come saturday evening

Dundee united are average at best

Put peralta on Ryan gauld and they are fucked

2-0 rangers for me

[Christchurch Rangers 1,229]

Dundee united are average at best

Put peralta on Ryan gauld and they are fucked

2-0 rangers for me

your off your trolley mate Peralta is a poor player

so if dundee united are average at best, how do you rate raith?!

[stu43rigger 327]

your off your trolley mate Peralta is a poor player

so if dundee united are average at best, how do you rate raith?!

Raith are poor but lets not forget we had the lions share of possession and far more chances than Raith, we're a much better side than them and had we played that fixture 10 times over we probably would have won 8 of them, and that's with the players looking like they were barely trying.

This united game is winable albeit everyone needs to get their finger out but don't let one very poor result cloud your judgement, we're playing an average spfl team and hopefully one that has become complacent, we can turn this lot over

[Christchurch Rangers 1,229]

Raith are poor but lets not forget we had the lions share of possession and far more chances than Raith, we're a much better side than them and had we played that fixture 10 times over we probably would have won 8 of them, and that's with the players looking like they were barely trying.

This united game is winable albeit everyone needs to get their finger out but don't let one very poor result cloud your judgement, we're playing an average spfl team and hopefully one that has become complacent, we can turn this lot over

yes you're right about chances against raith

Mohsni missed two sitters for starters didnt he

[neilstonloyal 186]

your off your trolley mate Peralta is a poor player

so if dundee united are average at best, how do you rate raith?!

a would play peralta to stop Ryan Gauld plus he's 10x the player Fraser aird is

[TheCutch 4,340]

We have became so predictable that Macnamara will know our line up and formation before Ally even puts it down on paper.

He has 7 (8) undroppable regardless of form...

Bell

Mohsni

Jig

Wallace

Black

Law

Daly

Foster (Getting to this status)

These 7/8 (and the rest of the squad) KNOW they will be picked, even if half fit or off form.

It sends out a terrible message to everyone of the squad.

It's little wonder next to none of us give us a hope in hell of winning.

[Leeds_Bear 8,110]

Right up for this one now! First game i've managed to get up to in a while, reckon the atmosphere is going to be something else.

Fingers crossed we can put these past few months performances behind us and really get at Dundee Utd.

[blueyonderbill 127]

Are there still quite a few season ticket holders waiting on their tickets arriving then?

Not got mine yet.

Still waiting on mine, with any luck they are lost in the post. lol

[Adoniram 1,919]

We have became so predictable that Macnamara will know our line up and formation before Ally even puts it down on paper.

He has 7 (8) undroppable regardless of form...

Bell

Mohsni

Jig

Wallace

Black

Law

Daly

Foster (Getting to this status)

These 7/8 (and the rest of the squad) KNOW they will be picked, even if half fit or off form.

It sends out a terrible message to everyone of the squad.

It's little wonder next to none of us give us a hope in hell of winning.

Said it elsewhere that when players become undroppable so does their desire and form.

It also means there is little point keeping players like Crawford, McAusland and Gasparotto if they cannot get a game in place of those not delivering the goods.

What he should be doing is picking a team to exploit the weaknesses in the United team and not focusing solely on stopping their strengths. If he thinks playing Daly on his own and isolated is the way to win a match he's a bigger clown than i first thought.

It didn't work against Raith and it certainly won't work against United.

He has options to change it but won't tinker too much outside his comfort zone.

[Blackandra 732]

Id be far happier if we tried something different on Saturday, it would be easier to accept a defeat if it at least looked like we tried, and you never know, few changes, couple of new faces in the team, we might just pull off a win. We cant however go with this stupid big punt up the pitch from defence to Daly.

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,775]

We are so toothless going forward I expect Dundee United will be happy to just let us have possession and then destroy us on the counter attack like they did in the Scottish Cup game a few days before administraton.

[Creampuff 22,628]

2-1 Rangers.

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,775]

2-1 Rangers.

We've been humiliated in a cup final, our manager has had both barrels all week and we are underdogs in this game too.

Us pulling a result out seems inevitable because that's usually how football works

[Creampuff 22,628]

We've been humiliated in a cup final, our manager has had both barrels all week and we are underdogs in this game too.

Us pulling a result out seems inevitable because that's usually how football works

It's the infallible logic of football .

[Stevie1972 6]

Team id go for on saturday.

Bell

Foster Faure McCulloch Mohsni Wallace

Law Black

Shiels

Clark Daly

I believe Wallace will be fit & we are just saying it to play mind games (O'Neil done it for years under them - week before playing a big game saying Larsson etc had no chance then come the game they are fit enough)

As for Clark i believe he has got to start up top with Daly.