Stevie’s Reaction.

[KBOO72 4,372]

Not listening to it because I've heard it all before. Absolutely no doubt I'll hear it all again aswell. 

[BlueMe 25,327]

18 minutes ago, Courtyard Bear said:

You cant argue with it but he doesn’t exactly fill you with confidence that he knows how to fix it either. 
He looks completely lost there. 

In what way does he look completely lost?

He picked the team / formation, i get that, but at the same time, that's the same team (bar a couple of changes) that beat celtic at home and got us to the Europa league knockouts- the players let him us and themselves down today and bottled it, they deserve the criticism, not the manager.

Flanagan shouldn't have started, which was a mistake by Gerrard, but he was rightly subbed at half-time. 

Kamara was rightly subbed because he was shite, even if Ojo was the wrong replacement, you could still see Gerrards thinking behind it after the state of Jones against Stranraer.

And Arfield was a good sub to make.

 

[Bluekev 43,940]

Just now, BlueMe said:

In what way does he look completely lost?

He picked the team / formation, i get that, but at the same time, that's the same team (bar a couple of changes) that beat celtic at home and got us to the Europa league knockouts- the players let him us and themselves down today and bottled it, they deserve the criticism, not the manager.

Flanagan shouldn't have started, which was a mistake by Gerrard, but he was rightly subbed at half-time. 

Kamara was rightly subbed because he was shite, even if Ojo was the wrong replacement, you could still see Gerrards thinking behind it after the state of Jones against Stranraer.

And Arfield was a good sub to make.

 

Most sensible post of the day mate.

[TMB 14,167]

23 minutes ago, GA1972 said:

As much his fault as anyone on the pitch today, praying Defoe gets one chance operating as a lone striker to get a goal is horrendous management 

Defoe just can’t play as a lone striker.  It’s that simple.

[ForeverAndEver 71,498]

Any explanation as to why Ojo still gets game time?

[eejay the dj 31,964]

12 minutes ago, Moody Blue Legend said:

Hurting there and so he should be.  Truthful interview.

That’s how I seen it too 

No criticism of the interview .He is never going slate individuals 

 

[JM1872 3,708]

As always, says exactly what the fans are thinking because he sees it to. Sadly, we don’t have the money to go out and buy another striker, not one who will play 2nd or 3rd choice anyway. Nor do we have money go out and buy a suitable back up for Tav or another number 10 or a real winger.

You cannot go to places like Tynecastle and not only lose the first ball but the second and the third. Nor can you go to places like Tynecastle and Pittodrie and drop points and expect to stay in a title challenge. 

We learned nothing new about Defoe today. We deserved to lose and now we must buckle up and get fucking on with it.

We’ve got Ross County at Ibrox on Wednesday, Aberdeen at Ibrox at the weekend in what is a long line of must wins. Braga as we btw, 6 wins in a row including 2 v Porto and 1 v Sporting Lisbon.

We will now see what this team is really made of.

[STEPPS BOY 73,922]

Anything about Ojos 15 minutes today?

Only thing i want to hear him say is welcoming 2 fucking attacking players to the Club.

[STEPPS BOY 73,922]

2 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Remember the outcry by some on here about Patterson potentially playing today. Today proved why Flanagan should not be at the club, young boy wouldn't have put in such an inept performance and that decision was a huge mistake from Gerrard. 

Hearts had 2 19 yr olds over-running us in midfield and Hickey (17) would’ve been playing if fit.

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

11 minutes ago, BlueMe said:

In what way does he look completely lost?

He picked the team / formation, i get that, but at the same time, that's the same team (bar a couple of changes) that beat celtic at home and got us to the Europa league knockouts- the players let him us and themselves down today and bottled it, they deserve the criticism, not the manager.

Flanagan shouldn't have started, which was a mistake by Gerrard, but he was rightly subbed at half-time. 

Kamara was rightly subbed because he was shite, even if Ojo was the wrong replacement, you could still see Gerrards thinking behind it after the state of Jones against Stranraer.

And Arfield was a good sub to make.

 

He never saw it coming he claims. 
This isnt the  first time this has happened although he thinks it is. 
He looks lost for what to say. 
 

Any sub that involves Ojo should bring into question your manager. 
 

[STEPPS BOY 73,922]

12 minutes ago, BlueMe said:

In what way does he look completely lost?

He picked the team / formation, i get that, but at the same time, that's the same team (bar a couple of changes) that beat celtic at home and got us to the Europa league knockouts- the players let him us and themselves down today and bottled it, they deserve the criticism, not the manager.

Flanagan shouldn't have started, which was a mistake by Gerrard, but he was rightly subbed at half-time. 

Kamara was rightly subbed because he was shite, even if Ojo was the wrong replacement, you could still see Gerrards thinking behind it after the state of Jones against Stranraer.

And Arfield was a good sub to make.

 

But if you’re missing those two players you can’t play the same tactics.

playing 3 midfielders and relying on full backs for width when one is Flanagan is a fucking nonsense.

 

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

3 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Anything about Ojos 15 minutes today?

Only thing i want to hear him say is welcoming 2 fucking attacking players to the Club.

You wouldn’t have known he was on. 

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

Just now, STEPPS BOY said:

But if you’re missing those two players you can’t play the same tactics.

playing 3 midfielders and relying on full backs for width when one is Flanagan is a fucking nonsense.

 

Especially when the far better player and actually gave us some width in the second half is sitting on the bench. 

[TMB 14,167]

5 minutes ago, BlueMe said:

And Arfield was a good sub to make.

Arfield has been white all season.  Plus, it was a sub that had to be made because Jack picked up an injury.  We have no other options at central midfield.  We could’ve moved Aribo in there had we had a competent RW but the manager doesn’t seem to trust most of the wingers we signed in the summer.  Kent is the only wide player we have that looks to have the ability and mentality to play for this team.  There’s been some poor recruitment here.

[chris182 6,297]

I like SG but the 'thats the only game in a hundred he didn't recognize the team' chat is utter dog shit. Has he completely forgotten about the last time we went to Tynecastle? 

Fuck me, man

[ForeverAndEver 71,498]

1 minute ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Hearts had 2 19 yr olds over-running us in midfield and Hickey (17) would’ve been playing if fit.

The team top of the league regularly play a nineteen year old, including a final when he was 18.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,723]

2 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Remember the outcry by some on here about Patterson potentially playing today. Today proved why Flanagan should not be at the club, young boy wouldn't have put in such an inept performance and that decision was a huge mistake from Gerrard. 

Same as scum game at Ibrox we adapted our system / personnel to counter the opposition.  Huge fucking red flags on wed night when he was poor, but that was ok for some on here to get him ready for today. So he could protect Wes apparently too ffs.

Our whole dynamic changes when he starts and for me both  Patterson and now Polster have shown themselves far more worthy of the jersey til Tav returns.

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

20 minutes ago, 2nd Flute said:

I'd love to argue with you mate, and tell you how wrong you are,.... but I can't 

It appears I am mate according to BlueMe duck knows what game he watched or what he thought Stevie was saying. 

[the old guard 2,323]

He's hurting like the rest of us, hopefully like the rest of us he'll see we need a back up striker to Morelos, Defoe should be third choice now, he looks leggy and that's after a break. 

[MurrayWilson 3,393]

32 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

Take responsibility for starting Flanagan. His presence changed our normal dynamics.

Then go through each and every one of the wasters that were the 5, 6, 7 passengers. Probably find it difficult to find 4 who weren't tbh.

If Flanagan plays again then the manager can give us this interview anytime he likes, it wont mean anything cos he will of learned nothing. 

[BlueMe 25,327]

Just now, STEPPS BOY said:

But if you’re missing those two players you can’t play the same tactics.

playing 3 midfielders and relying on full backs for width when one is Flanagan is a fucking nonsense.

 

Flanagan was one of the main problems today tbh, definitely and i agree about changing the tactics to suit- Patterson was the obvious choice if we wanted to play the same system.

Our midfield were also pish, which didn't help. 

[bluenoz 30,838]

If the manager prefers Ojo to Jones then he can't have much faith in the latter. If there is an offer for Jones, we should sell.

[WATP-FOREVER 5,231]

31 minutes ago, shaka said:

Then he picks the same players and tactics for the next game.  I really hope he genuinely learnt from this game and we don't have to see Flanagan again or long aimless balls up to Defoe or the wide players.

In 45 minutes it was obvious that Polster is far better than Flanagan - how come that's not obvious when both have been here for over a year. 

[BlueMe 25,327]

2 minutes ago, TMB said:

Arfield has been white all season.  Plus, it was a sub that had to be made because Jack picked up an injury.  We have no other options at central midfield.  We could’ve moved Aribo in there had we had a competent RW but the manager doesn’t seem to trust most of the wingers we signed in the summer.  Kent is the only wide player we have that looks to have the ability and mentality to play for this team.  There’s been some poor recruitment here.

Aribo has been playing well on the right of the front 3 and was one of our better players today imo and could've scored a few himself. We do need someone to compete with him though because Ojo certainly isn't the answer.

Arfield was the obvious replacement for Jack and i wasn't disagreeing with the sub then or now tbh.

[BlueMe 25,327]

8 minutes ago, Courtyard Bear said:

He never saw it coming he claims. 
This isnt the  first time this has happened although he thinks it is. 
He looks lost for what to say. 
 

Any sub that involves Ojo should bring into question your manager. 
 

I never saw it coming either tbh.