bluenose48

Why do we insist on playing a back four when in reality its a back three. Calling Tav a right back is like calling Dessers a striker because neither one do the job their supposed position calls for. Tav wanders around the field very rarely in his position 90% of the time he is chasing back trying to catch up to an opposition player running up the sideline. Against Ross County he was over in the left midfield on a number of occasions then having to scramble over to the right to catchup to an out ball from the opposition. Dessers is never a striker, some of his attempts from in the 18 yard box are abysmal and yes he has scored a number of goals but statistically, chances against conversions are terrible. We do not perform well against teams that are willing to attack us, we are so used to teams with ten men in defence we don't seem to be able to adapt to teams that are prepared to attack us.

Our ability to defend against any team that is willing to attack with pace i.e. celtic and now Ross County is terrible. Not just Tav, Goldson and Barasic are hopeless against anyone running at them plus Lunny had a bad game compared to his last few as did Lawrence. A bad result but not the end of the World yet, the whole team need to take responsibility for that display.

Loved Pedro. He was a great wee player for us and that goal was a stand out.

Very young player but has started to show why the scouting team put him up. The rest of this season and then a full pre season he will be a standout next season.

What a great post from Dujons agent, someone who has been with him through thick and thin.

Condolences to you and your family mate. RIP.

RIP Ian McMillan a fantastic player in his day as others have posted, part of one of our greatest teams.

Can you imagine the uproar on the other side of Glasgow. What am I going to eat now!!!!!

You can guarantee the audio will not get released just in case there is something said about the incident. Johnston clearly deliberately handled the ball to stop Sima from getting any further. If Sima is marginally offside ( debatable ) my understanding of the offside rule is that " if a player is in an offside position and the ball is passed to him then the linesman flags for offside " I have looked at the available footage and I do not see a flag raised by the linesman. The way I read the law is the handball should have seen a penalty awarded, then if there was a question by celtic players it would be reviewed and if there was justification for the offside then it should have been a free kick to celtic on the edge of the 18 yard box.

None of them. Roofe is perpetually injured, Jack while being a good player in his day, is past it. McLaughlin is an expense we can do without especially when we have young McCrorie as Number 2. Borna is also past it been a great fullback for us but is well past it. Lunny has come good under Clemente but is subject to going missing. We need a good clear out of the deadwood but the question is can we afford it.

The equation is simple, you foul a player inside the 18 yard box and its a penalty. That's the rules and if you are too simple to understand that ( opposition players ) if your management does not coach you not to push, pull, two hands on a attacking players shoulders to assist jumping you are going to get pinged. VAR has given officials a chance to look at every claim from every angle in slow motion over and over so even the slightest suspicion is going to result in a spot kick.

A bit like some of my report cards.... Nice lad, tries hard but does not seem to grasp the concept.

Anyone who thinks Kent didn't " just pick up his pay " the last season he was with us never saw him at his best. Same goes for Alfie.

The manager has said, he is assessing individual players before he decides who stays and who goes. So I'm hoping this is what he is doing with Lammers and Dessers, he has played with Dessers before so has some idea of what he is capable of. but I don't think he is good enough for us. I think Lowry, McCausland, Lovelace and Rice should be given a run to see how they go.

Statistics can be made to tell any story you want just depends on the criteria you use. I've watched strikers in teams from different leagues in many different competitions score some sublime goals, some lucky ones some brilliant ones. Trust me Dessers is not a strikers arsehole.

RIP Tiny.

They only hate us because we are better than them.

Just listened to the press conference and he talks well, but then so did Beale and Gio. I think he's got his work cut out with the current squad but if he can get a tune out of Dessers, Lammers and Danilo he will have earned his money.

Welcome to the famous Phillipe. I hope you have brought a big stick with you, because there are a few in your squad that need a bit of laldy wi it.

Simple players we have heard of, that we have some idea of how they perform.

I don't care how long they leave Davis and Rae in charge as long as when they decide on a new manager its someone we know. Someone we know will instill some backbone and pride into the squad but if that's not possible the board will back them financially to bring in some players we have heard of and know will improve the squad.

Can't believe some of the personal hatred directed at Beale. Yes he was a shit manager and had no idea how to set up teams to counteract the negative tactics of most of the SPFL teams, but the board have to shoulder much of the blame for employing him and Gio before him. They allowed him to bring in his own team, his personal choices as players. Most have never played for a team as big as Rangers and have never been under the same pressure to deliver week in week out. That's not the players fault it was Beales and the board for giving him free rein, a very inexperienced manager.

The board as a whole are guilty for this appointment. They opted for Beale because of his association with Gerrards successful stint with us thinking that he must have had some input into the tactics and style with which we played then. But it seems they were wrong they gave him free rein to choose his own players and he did. Unfortunately the majority were unknown entities to most of us, but we trusted him as did the board. Shows how wrong you can be.

RIP Ronnie a hero in blue.

Hard to watch this style of football from both teams. St Johnstone happy to have eleven men in their half, Rangers happily knocking the ball around in their half then lump a long ball forward. Yes we won 3 points but if we get used to playing this style of football we will get slaughtered in Europe.