*** The Official Motherwell f.c. vs Rangers f.c. Match Thread ***

[RFCRobertson 11,778]

Scottish Premiership Match
Matchday 3 of 33

Motherwell f.c. vs Rangers f.c.

Venue: Fir Park
Date: Sun 26th of August
Kick off: 12:15
Live on: BT Sport 1 at 11:45

Recent Forms:
Rangers: WWWWD
Motherwell: WLLWW

League standings:

1. Hearts : 6 pts
2. Hibs : 4 pts
3. Rangers : 4 pts
4. Kilmarnock : 4 pts
5. Aberdeen : 4 pts
6. Taigs : 3 pts
7. St Mirren : 3 pts
8. Hamilton Accies : 3 pts
9. Livingston : 1 pt
10. St Johnstone : 1 pt
11. Dundee : 0 pt
12. Motherwell : 0 pt

League Fixtures this Weekend:

Spoiler

Saturday 25th Aug

15:00 - Hibs v Aberdeen

15:00 - Kilmarnock v Hearts

15:00 - St Johnstone v Dundee

15:00 - St Mirren v Livingston

Sunday 26th Aug

15:00 Taigs v Hamilton Accies

Team News:

• Rossiter and Dorrans on track recovery wise
• Murphy and Coulibaly unavailable due to injury
• McCrorie unavailable due to being Red Carded vs St Mirren

Next 5 Matches:

(A) UFA (Europa League play off) 30th Aug
(A) Taigs (Premiership) 2nd Sept
(H) Dundee (Premiership) 15th Sept
(H) St Johnstone (Premiership) 22nd Sept
(H) Ayr Utd (League Cup) 26th Sept

[Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310]

11 broken noses and a good laugh afterwards please.

[Broxi 11,484]

McGregor

Tavernier Goldson Katic Barisic

Ejaria Jack Arfield

Candeias Morelos Kent

If Coulibaly is available then him in for Ejaria but I think Barisic will be the only change. 

[AlbertzLoyalRSC 18,070]

Sad bastard...

[1690tamRFC 5,001]

Smash them. 0-4 

[RosscoRFC87 216]

see that fanny Hartley - snap him wee dick

[ForeverAndEver 71,469]

Middleton for Kent, Barasic for Flanagan.

[Ryju84 3,170]

Part of me will gladly take a 1-0 win here.

So many on here said we would need to be in a better position than the taigs to go into that game next week... put pressure on them. That can happen with a 1-0 here.

 

However, want a 4 or 5 nil. Tonight some of our players looked like they were shitting themselves from shooting. Want us to take our chances.

And a swift boot to that wanker from earlier.

 

[Inigo 32,526]

I'd go for Barisic for Flanagan and maybe Lafferty for Candeias. 

[TheKingObv 10,642]

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[Amac9 2,060]

McGregor 

Tavernier Goldson Katic Barisic

Arfield Jack Halliday 

Kent Morelos Lafferty

If Coulibaly is fit he comes in for Halliday. Fir Park is a narrow pitch so can afford to play Lafferty from the left hand side in support of Morelos alrhough not ideal.

[JukeBoxJohn 3,060]

McGregor

Tavernier Goldson Katic Barisic

Ejaria Jack Coulibaly

Candeias Morelos Middleton

 

If Coulibaly isn't ready in time then replace him with Arfield.

[Amac9 2,060]

Can see us dropping points here. It will be a battle and if we aren't up for it we could struggle.

Hopefully keep 11 men on the pitch.

[GrandSuckMaster 1,775]

Middleton has to come in for Kent and Barisic has to be told to overlap with Middleton. Kent could do with a rest for the away game with UFA and Middleton is much more suited to attacking football.

[GrandSuckMaster 1,775]

4 minutes ago, Amac9 said:

Can see us dropping points here. It will be a battle and if we aren't up for it we could struggle.

Hopefully keep 11 men on the pitch.

How so? Motherwell have had a terrible start to the season and possess very little to no attacking threat. I can't see this being anything other than a comfortable 2 to 3 nil win.

[.Williamson. 82,177]

3-0

Lafferty will score a couple 

[Band of Brothers 10,303]

@RFCRobertson

Great to have a proper match threads back ?

Hard fought 2nil possibly 2-1 Rangers these wanks will boot us all over pitch no doubt.

[TheKingObv 10,642]

I reckon this will be 8 or 9-0.

[Ozblue 4,331]

2 hours ago, 1690tamRFC said:

Smash them. 0-4 

Are we talking goals or noses?

[BridgeIsBlue 66,606]

[NamibianBear 1,851]

5 hours ago, Band of Brothers said:

@RFCRobertson

Great to have a proper match threads back ?

Hard fought 2nil possibly 2-1 Rangers these wanks will boot us all over pitch no doubt.

Except for the two lower case F.C. in the thread title @RFCRobertson

2-1 to us, just

[BlueMe 25,327]

Even if Coulibaly is fit, i would only give him the last 20 minutes. Save him for next week.

[Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310]

Mcgregor

Tav Goldson Katic Barisic

Arfield Jack Halliday

Lafferty Sadiq Middleton

Id rest Morelos as games are coming thick and fast, bring him off the bench if needed and also save the time red card that will be in tha cards after they kick him white and blue.

[STEPPS BOY 73,890]

I’d go 3-5-2..

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,715]

                 McGregor

Tav Goldson Katic Barisic

Candeais Jack Ejaria Arfield Middleton

                    Lafferty

 

Coulibaly for Ejaria if fit.

It's gonna be a battle.