Lothianbear 361 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Alves had to start as it would have been too obvious but he couldnt get off the park quick enough, coward !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefootwillie 1,518 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Unfortunately Nico's legs have gone. I genuinely feel he has tried his best but his body is just not up to it. A real pity ,you can see he must have been some player when he was younger. Alves I thought did pull up with an injury but again like Nico has been a very poor buy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy 731 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Regardless of the extent of his injury Alves should be sold and taken off the wage bill, I'm assuming he is one of the highest earners at the club. He hasn't impressed at all and today has shown we don't need him, McRorie can drop back to centre half and we've got young Wison as well. Today also proved that Niko is unfortunately a waste of a jersey, Barjonas could have made a difference today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Jamie0202 said: Let's see the extent of Alves' injury before branding him a shitebag. He hasn't hit the heights we thought he would when we signed him but that doesn't make him a shitebag. Yeah. Apparently he left in a brace? Danny Wilson against Patrick Thistle syndrome might be striking here again. Mind when Wilson shat it and went off injured (according to many)... And was then out for several months. Alves' fall certainly looked like it could have caused an injury. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 People see what they want to see sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,344 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 IMHO Alves shat it. Lost 4 headers in a row n thought fuck that am out of here. At least Niko tried, but if he was hooked at half time we’d have won and comfortably Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukeBoxJohn 3,060 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Aye get them both to fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat 4,511 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Won't miss either of them when they finally leave the club. Hope they leave in the transfer window and we replace them with 2 hungrier, fitter, younger players tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger 7,889 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Fucking Arseholes the pair of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeSS 512 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, onefootwillie said: Unfortunately Nico's legs have gone. I genuinely feel he has tried his best but his body is just not up to it. A real pity ,you can see he must have been some player when he was younger. Alves I thought did pull up with an injury but again like Nico has been a very poor buy The only sensible comment in this stupid thread btw Nico wasn’t as bad today as it’s being made out that clown Walker had it in for him from the off and his comments influence the viewers. He put in a shift and was the only option open to Murty due to injuries other than play Pena who can’t be trusted or Barjonas who was out his depth against Hibs and Motherwell ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,682 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I really hope we start to see more of Barjanos now. I have been a huge fan of Krancjar throughout his career but its time he hung up his boots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offminorthreat 1,463 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 3 hours ago, GeeSS said: The only sensible comment in this stupid thread btw Nico wasn’t as bad today as it’s being made out that clown Walker had it in for him from the off and his comments influence the viewers. He put in a shift and was the only option open to Murty due to injuries other than play Pena who can’t be trusted or Barjonas who was out his depth against Hibs and Motherwell ! Thank fuck for this. Amount of roasters on here. Neither are good enough to stay with us but to say Alves didn't hurt himself badly and Niko didn't try is absolute shite. Niko needs to stay in Florida though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don't think in all seriousness that we don't doubt that Alves is indeed injured, it's more that we're just frustrated that he appears to be more concerned about missing out on one last hurrah at the World Cup than he is putting in a shift for the people who are paying his wages, his comments re the thugs in this league maybe correct but he won't put his body on the line for us so in that respect I'll reserve the right to call him a shitebag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanFrontSince96 315 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I can’t stand Andy Walker but he was spot on today regarding Kranjcar, an absolute waste of a jersey today, completely useless and his fitness levels are an absolute embarrassment. Chasing shadows all game and when he got a breather to take a corner he couldn’t even put in 1 half decent ball. I was certain he was coming off at half time, to last until 79mins was astonishing. His time is well and truely up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the brown brogue 1,909 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I think most of us suspect that Alves is only here as an 'easy' option to keep his fitness levels topped up for the world cup. Kranjcar I expect will return to semi retirement in the US once his contract expires - I don't expect either to leave in January. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
docspiderman 1,220 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 It was utterly embarrassing watching Niko; several yards off the pace and made to look foolish. Luckily he was so far from the opposition he couldn’t,get near enough to give away his usual amount of free kicks. My anger at his performance almost turned into pity but I kept on thinking how much he was detracting from the team effort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLYBOY50 1,638 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Time to go for both of them but there is a lot of players that time is up for not just these two.and once we can get rid of the rest of the dross we currently have on our books it will free up more dosh for better replacements. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,149 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Sooner they both go and I can erase them from my memory the better Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heshootshescores 1,904 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Sad that Nico is finished, because a few years ago he was the player we now need against the majority of teams that come to park the bus. Alves seems to lack heart, although to suggest that he wasnt injured yesterday is a bit ridiculous. Id like to see Rangers set up like a Bolton team from Allardyce days. Big guys at the back, a bully at CDM, a big handful of a striker... And a very classy no, 10. I had hoped Kranjcar and Alves could have been a part of such a setup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboscot 1,176 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 19 hours ago, DBBTB said: 150 + international caps between them and they are being shown up by a boy we signed for our youth team from Raith Rovers and a 19 year old who hasn’t even played 20 games for the club yet. And long may it continue. The amount of money we've wasted in my lifetime on players whose best years are behind them would make you greet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 14,117 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Apart from a decent game against Thistle last season Niko has been shite - it's that simple. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone will take him off our hands. Bruno might, however, be able to find another club in January, which will help help get to the World Cup and get him off of our wage bill. it would be nice, though, if one day we learned from our mistakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big blue Fin 3,724 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 22 hours ago, sausagetrunks said: need to get them out ASAP must be getting big money. Alves is a fucking shite bag and showed this today. Niko is just finished. Agree with this wholeheartedly. Alves is another big name failing to make it in a wee league and as you say probably costing us a fair few grand a week, fucking lazy cunt. Krancjar, a true great who is now finished, too injury prone and lost his legs. It's obvious the brains are still there but he can't run a game the way he did. Both taking good wages but for too little return, either sell them both or in Krancjar's case shift him into coaching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausagetrunks 6,016 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 minute ago, big blue Fin said: Agree with this wholeheartedly. Alves is another big name failing to make it in a wee league and as you say probably costing us a fair few grand a week, fucking lazy cunt. Krancjar, a true great who is now finished, too injury prone and lost his legs. It's obvious the brains are still there but he can't run a game the way he did. Both taking good wages but for too little return, either sell them both or in Krancjar's case shift him into coaching. IMO Alves is here to keep himself fit. and were getting around 50% Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 On seeing Alves play I would rather have extended Clint Hill another year. He at least had Heart and Bottle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltire266 502 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 51 minutes ago, Smile said: On seeing Alves play I would rather have extended Clint Hill another year. He at least had Heart and Bottle. And a knack for scoring at set pieces! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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