SonicWill

Fashion Sakala is not a good football player. He'll occasionally have an impactful game but he's got the footballing IQ of a pigeon and more often than not lacks a final ball. He was stupid for playing to the gallery in the run-up to the game and should have done his talking on the pitch. As expected, when it came to the game he couldn't back up his words. Missed a near open goal and plenty of times the attack broke down or he took the wrong decision. At best he can be an impactful squad player but he should be nowhere near the starting XI in big games like this.

Beale got his team selection and timing of the substitutions wrong today but he's won 13 out of 15 games. The cold, hard truth is that celtic are far ahead of us. It's not an impossible gap to close but any realistic Rangers fan would have said they were the favourites today. Just like a young player, Beale is an inexperienced coach and will hopefully learn from this experience. He needs to make sure the wheels don't come off as there's plenty to play for - a Scottish Cup and making sure we end the league in the right manner so that we're set up for a better tilt at things next year. The board absolutely need to back him, though. We're never going to get close to celtic with a midfield of Kamara and Lundstram.

He’s taken off one of our top scorers when we need to chase the game.

Need a goal. Brings on Jack for Tillman. Help me understand.

This is just speculative crosses into the box. Absolute murder and their CBs will win those all day long. Zero creativity or guile.

Fucking Sakala is happy to run his mouth but a total useless shitebag when it comes to backing it up. In his defence, he’s not the only spineless coward in the team.

The proof will be in the pudding but this looks like a really poor lineup. Cantwell and Raskin were bought for games like this and should be involved if they’re fit. Happy that Tillman is back and hopefully he has a big performance.

I wish Sakala had just shut up instead of playing to the gallery. We should do our talking on the pitch rather than basically doing their team talk for them. It’s really important we don’t concede first and we need to win the midfield battle. It’ll be a big test for Raskin, especially as he’s not yet at full fitness, but I think he’ll relish it. I’d also be inclined to start Roofe over Morelos. I think he’s our best striker and he looked sharp at Livi.

Nearly 80% of the people who voted in this poll are against the banner. They clearly don't speak for a large section of the support.

A pathetic banner from a group with an outsized opinion of their own importance. Their views certainly don’t represent me or a large section of our support.

You don't want a manager who responds to everything, but it's great when, every now and then, they throw an elbow. Good shit.

A Rangers player could walk on water and some people would complain they couldn't swim. Best paying no attention to them. They're professional grievance-mongers.

I was raging at the time but in the harsh light of day it's probably the right thing to do for two reasons. Firstly, it would have been embarrassing to only beat Partick Thistle, a team who are mid-table in the Championship, as a result of a goal like that. More importantly, it would ensure that no team in the near future would give us the benefit of the doubt when it came to stuff like this. A Rangers player is down injured? They wouldn't kick it out. And if we put it out, then they wouldn't pass it back. Over the course of a season I reckon this would cost us a goal and probably cancel out what we gained yesterday. I can't say I'm glad Beale did it, but I (somewhat unhappily) agree with it.

I try never to get too annoyed by it as you don’t know people’s reasons. Having said that, seeing people storm out of the stadium after we concede a goal does my head in. It was particularly annoying during the Liverpool game this season. You support the team and stand by them through thick and thin. That should include unpleasant moments.

Crowd were getting antsy towards the end of the first half with the constant passing but we did the right thing. Kept them pinned in, kept playing our game and got the breakthrough. Cantwell looking good and Tillman with another important goal. Hopefully another couple of goals to kill the game.

Then don’t buy it. Otherwise, what’s the issue if it brings the club in some money?

I don't see the issue with the AC/DC partnership. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Otherwise, it's not affecting you.

Great performance and probably our best of the season. Sakala is still rash and will still drive me crazy, but he's improved so much under Beale. It definitely gives me hope for Matondo. Kamara was excellent and, even in his cameo, Cantwell looks absolutely dynamite. Keep it going on Saturday.

Really liking the movement and interchange between Cantwell, Tillman and Kent. All of them popping up across the final third and making it hard for them to be pinned down. The game should be put to bed and it’s a real let off at the end of the half. Think Jack is very lucky to still be on. Decent performance so far though. Definitely an improvement on the Gio days.

I've got a season ticket and moved up to Perth four years ago you roaster.

I stay just around the corner from McDiarmid Park and haven't been able to get a ticket. Are there usually any of our away support selling spare tickets outside the ground? Trying to work out if it's worth heading round to chance my arm. Cheers.

I love listening to Beale speak, and hearing his passion for football. He's also probably the most honest and open that I can remember a manager being - speaking about potential signings, pointing out bad things that our players have done in the match etc. It's such a fascinating listen as he's clearly a massive football nerd and just loves talking about it. It's such a change from Gio, who I could barely listen to. That's not his fault as English was his second language (and fuck knows its better than my Dutch), but it's so refreshing to hear someone engaging talking about our club.

Exactly this. You can coach someone to be quicker on the ball, but you can’t coach ability into players. In terms of natural footballing talent I genuinely think he’s our best player since De Boer. That’s not to say he’ll have as good a career as some other players who have played for us, but in terms of raw ability he’s (at the level we play at) special.

Also Tillman is so far above our other midfielders it’s not even real. He’s only going to get better and anyone who says we shouldn’t sign him needs their head checked.

This team is running on fumes and Beale is getting the absolute maximum out of them. Reinforcements and a refresh definitely needed. We’ve got a glass jaw as well. If we concede one you just feel we’ll ship another.