*** The Official Rangers V Ross County Match Thread ***

[marka1979 76]

Wes , hodson, hill, wilson ,wallace , hyndman , forrester , windass , mckay , millar , waghorn. 

[DeanMK 4,670]

2 minutes ago, Hilly86 said:

I'd picked the very same players but with a back three. Kiernan only remains because I've never seen Bates play.

Yeah, I don't trust Kiernan in defence although I don't think he's a terrible footballer and may well do better slight further forward. Ideally we'd have an actual fit CDM but we have to work with what we've got. Senderos is in because I don't know if Wilson is fit. Although Wilson is another who can't judge the flight of a ball. Also prefer the idea of a narrower midfield with two strikers. We continually push players out wide who are completely ineffective. Barrie McKay is the only one who has been slightly effective on the left but I think his best play comes though the middle. He has the ability to unlock a defence with a decent through ball. Toral starts for me too but I'm not convinced by him yet. Seems to be a confidence player so hopefully he can grab a goal tomorrow. 

[Vanoli 4,625]

I honestly despair if Kiernan starts over Wilson. Two good games at home to Aberdeen and Hearts and to a man almost everyone on here rated him the better player. When he's switched on Danny Wilson is a million times the player, fuck i'd even play that shitebag Senderos before Kiernan. 

Cant even get my hopes up for Halliday being dropped, there's no other dms. But then again, we should be able to play without one at home to Ross fucking County, put away record against top sides is rightly being criticised now, but the fact we still haven't beaten this lot is just criminal. 

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,730]

Foderingham

Hodson Hill

Hyndman

McKay Miller

 

[Hilly86 701]

7 minutes ago, DeanMK said:

Senderos is in because I don't know if Wilson is fit. Although Wilson is another who can't judge the flight of a ball...

I had assumed Wilson wasn't fit, haven't heard any positive update. It would make a back three choice a bit easier if he was available too.

Completely agree with his hopelessness in the air, but he doesn't look as lost as Kiernan does all the time. 

[VladimirWeiss69 802]

Thing is if we had a proper winger on the right and a better player than Waghorn against hearts we would have caused them all sorts of problems. The amount of space Waghorn had only for him to be too slow to get past anyone and then lose the ball was unforgivable!

 

[King_gazza 1,065]

Ticket bought for tomorrow, still a few parts of the stadium with limited availability majority sold out.

[RFCRobertson 11,778]

30 minutes ago, VladimirWeiss69 said:

Thing is if we had a proper winger on the right and a better player than Waghorn against hearts we would have caused them all sorts of problems. The amount of space Waghorn had only for him to be too slow to get past anyone and then lose the ball was unforgivable!

 

Is Waghorn playing out of position or something? He doesn't look a natural winger, Warburton has done this a few times. 

He told Kiernan to be a CB when he started playing football

Hodson was told to be a full back rather than a striker when he started playing

Halliday has been changed from a winger to being a CDM 

so it wouldn't surprise me if he had. 

 

[giffnockger 4,840]

18 minutes ago, King_gazza said:

Ticket bought for tomorrow, still a few parts of the stadium with limited availability majority sold out.

47/48000 probs?

[Amac9 2,060]

Don't fancy us to win.

Expect more calamitous defending and toothless forward play.

[weshallnotbemoved! 714]

14 minutes ago, RFCRobertson said:

Is Waghorn playing out of position or something? He doesn't look a natural winger, Warburton has done this a few times. 

He told Kiernan to be a CB when he started playing football

Hodson was told to be a full back rather than a striker when he started playing

Halliday has been changed from a winger to being a CDM 

so it wouldn't surprise me if he had. 

 

Foderingham is now  playing at CF because of his height.

[BlueThunder 8,454]

Is Garner fit to play?

[King_gazza 1,065]

18 minutes ago, giffnockger said:

47/48000 probs?

Yeah I'd say just short of 50,000 although a few posters on here who have season tickets etc have said they aren't going so not sure if that includes returns or that?

[DavieAyrshire 244]

We will win this 3-0(awaits the jokes now) but i dont expect alot of changes tbh he starts kiernan/halliday hes sending out a huge message to the fans but as we all know he dont like change 

[graeme_4 34,527]

2 hours ago, Frank Harrison said:

Foderingham

Hodson Hill

Hyndman

McKay Miller

 

I'd also drop Miller, he was as bad as anyone at Tynecastle. 

Plus then we can enter 5s tournaments at Goals Clydebank. Might be in with a shout of a trophy.

[graeme_4 34,527]

41 minutes ago, King_gazza said:

Yeah I'd say just short of 50,000 although a few posters on here who have season tickets etc have said they aren't going so not sure if that includes returns or that?

I think it's just a handful really, sure 99% of fans will still go. 

[BridgeIsBlue 66,606]

Hate this building yourself up for the game the night before knowing what you're more than likely going to watch tomorrow,brutal.

[ForeverAndEver 71,502]

5 minutes ago, BridgeIsBlue said:

Hate this building yourself up for the game the night before knowing what you're more than likely going to watch tomorrow,brutal.

Most likely sitting freezing your baws off as well, the last two games have been fucking baltic.

[King_gazza 1,065]

1 hour ago, graeme_4 said:

I think it's just a handful really, sure 99% of fans will still go.

True, beats going shopping with the other half.

 

 

[BridgeIsBlue 66,606]

2 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Most likely sitting freezing your baws off as well, the last two games have been fucking baltic.

You don't stay cold for long up shouting all sorts of obscenities  

That donkey Kiernan better not start tomorrow 

[ForeverAndEver 71,502]

2 minutes ago, BridgeIsBlue said:

You don't stay cold for long up shouting all sorts of obscenities  

That donkey Kiernan better not start tomorrow 

At least he'll keep you warm... 

[Skyson1872 2,923]

I reckon we will scrape a draw 

[BridgeIsBlue 66,606]

1 minute ago, Skyson1872 said:

I reckon we will scrape a draw 

Can hear it already:

"We're unbeaten against Ross County"...

[Spiderpig 176]

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
 

I sat and watched that game again in the early hours, (new baby loves to cry) watching again was excruciating but wanted to see if there was a glimmer of hope, I would say, considering how we finished the first half it is bewildering how we collapsed.

It is quite obvious we have absolutely no back bone or steel in the team; Keirnan simply cannot start, Halliday cannot start as the holding midfielder…..if at all. So for me if these two fundamentals are not changed for Saturday or at minimum a formation change and he trots out the same team with all its inconsistencies, then MW really isn’t learning. Corporate sound bites 7 platitudes can’t smooth the results.

 I want him to succeed but he has to now show us something different, some flexibility, as doing the same thing over and over will drive us all insane.

[gersandy 594]

Wes flapped at 2 of their goals on wednesday. Maybe the new guy Alnwick should get the nod.