NixonRFC

I get some fans being deflated after the drop off in the League but cups matter, we're in a dog fight with the tims.
We've won 118 major honours, they've won 116 major honours, if we win at least one of the last two trophies then we maintain a two honour lead, if we chuck it completely then it levels off at 118/118
Rangers should be all about winning trophies, that's what we've been about for 150 years, I know the last 12 has been dire but as an institution, that's what we've been all about and in 100 years time, when we're all dead and gone, that'll still be what we're all about, so it's our responsibility to keep pushing for better days, to respect the boys who kept us going in the 60s and 70s when the tims done 9IAR or the 80s when Aberdeen ruled the roost, Rangers fans still inspired the team to overcome the odds and win trophies in those eras, that's our job now, so boys in the future continue to have something to be proud of.
So aye, cups absolutely matter.
 
 

Can't believe what I saw tonight, that was absolutely abysmal, we showed nothing at all from the start, in fact that's the third match in a row we either lost or nearly lost a goal inside the first minute, even by our own recent standards, this was terrible, we looked like a team that was on it's knees, and chucked it completely.
I tend to be positive and optimistic but I'm no naive, I know we're not a good team but we do have better players than every other club in Scotland other than them, going for a title and to put in a performance like that, so insipid, uninspired, scared and just down right lazy is unforgivable, there's zero leadership in that dressing room, Clement does exude leadership but when the players go onto that pitch, there's no one you can hang your hat on to deliver when it really matters, who have we got that can inspire their teammates or fire them up, just get a song out of them? Nobody.
I'm not surprised we dropped more points, I can handle that, these things can happen, it's the manner we dropped them without a fight or a fuss that kicks you in the balls, a club filled with perennial losers.

The captain will always get singled out when there's a lack of on field leadership, it is what it is.
As for against the Tims, we were 1 down after about 20 seconds because Tav can't read a game, a game that if we won would've made it very difficult for them to catch us, and he shot his bolt before the referee took his whistle out his mouth from kick off, from that moment on our whole advantage in this league was fucked.
 

A good post and I highlighted the most relevant point.
We have needed leadership on-field for a few years now.   Tav and Goldson are not leaders, they show no drive for others to follow, neither show any ability to inspire or cajole others.    They show a defeatist attitude instead of a winning mentality when the chips are down.    A more gutless pair it's difficult to find.

Can't believe what I saw tonight, that was absolutely abysmal, we showed nothing at all from the start, in fact that's the third match in a row we either lost or nearly lost a goal inside the first minute, even by our own recent standards, this was terrible, we looked like a team that was on it's knees, and chucked it completely.
I tend to be positive and optimistic but I'm no naive, I know we're not a good team but we do have better players than every other club in Scotland other than them, going for a title and to put in a performance like that, so insipid, uninspired, scared and just down right lazy is unforgivable, there's zero leadership in that dressing room, Clement does exude leadership but when the players go onto that pitch, there's no one you can hang your hat on to deliver when it really matters, who have we got that can inspire their teammates or fire them up, just get a song out of them? Nobody.
I'm not surprised we dropped more points, I can handle that, these things can happen, it's the manner we dropped them without a fight or a fuss that kicks you in the balls, a club filled with perennial losers.

We have the laziest media in the world, and guys who talk about it on the radio just regurgitate what they've read from that lazy media.

Yup, they did it in 2002-03, 2007-08, 2009-10 & 2016-17

Tims have done it four times, thankfully, two of the times they did it, they went on to lose the Title - 2002-03 & 2009-10

Used to do my nut in when Albertz played LB or LWB, he could do it well enough but he was just too good at CM to move for me.

Said this before but if his mentality matched his ability then he wouldn't be up here.
His ability will be the reason we will keep persevering with him though and hopefully Clement (if he had enough patience) can get the best out of him.

I know this isn't the official lyric but *Fuck yer Rosery beads* is what I've always sung
 
No, no Pope of Rome
No chapels to sadden my eyes
No nuns and no priests
Fuck yer Rosary beads
Every day is the 12th of July

I know this isn't the official lyric but *Fuck yer Rosery beads* is what I've always sung
 
No, no Pope of Rome
No chapels to sadden my eyes
No nuns and no priests
Fuck yer Rosary beads
Every day is the 12th of July

I know this isn't the official lyric but *Fuck yer Rosery beads* is what I've always sung
 
No, no Pope of Rome
No chapels to sadden my eyes
No nuns and no priests
Fuck yer Rosary beads
Every day is the 12th of July

I know this isn't the official lyric but *Fuck yer Rosery beads* is what I've always sung
 
No, no Pope of Rome
No chapels to sadden my eyes
No nuns and no priests
Fuck yer Rosary beads
Every day is the 12th of July

The tims are rotten, they obviously have some good players for this level but they struggle big time against that low block, they'll drop more points, probably tomorrow, St Mirren is a struggle for them when they're flying never mind when they've got a team in bits.
Clement seems to have us playing on the front foot and that's how you batter the teams up here, and that'll be what keeps us going right to the end.

I know this isn't the official lyric but *Fuck yer Rosery beads* is what I've always sung
 
No, no Pope of Rome
No chapels to sadden my eyes
No nuns and no priests
Fuck yer Rosary beads
Every day is the 12th of July

Even if you aren’t an absolute head case, all you’ve done is post the blurb of a nine in a row DVD and asked a load of questions without actually making any demands. But I reckon you are a lunatic.

Good post and well balanced mate,  some amount of shite been spoken because we didn’t get the 3 points. You’d think we were camped in our own box for the entire game reading through some of the comments.
When we beat them last season with 2 stoppage time goals we were obviously ecstatic at the result but when you looked back on the game we were basically piss poor.
Today we left with only 1 point but for long periods of the game our build up play was impressive. We dominated the midfield and created plenty of good opportunities. 
 
This team under Clement are more than capable of winning the league and they’re no Athletico Madrid across the city.
 

Just back from Pittodrie, I'm annoyed we didn't pull points back on the tims today but I'm not as annoyed with the team as I have been recently after dropping points, we gave away a really snide goal and after getting away with one just before it, that should've really been the warning sign we needed, however I thought we played some decent stuff, definitely in midfield anyway, our movement and interplay is a helluva lot better, we hit the woodwork 3 times and their keeper made a few good saves, we more than deserved that point and will play a lot worse and win games this season.
Not going to gaslight folk and convinve them we were brilliant but I thought we looked like a Rangers team who can win a title again and the more time Clement gets with these players the more of a tune he'll get out of them.
We'll catch celtic, they're falling to bits, big injuries, new signings nowhere near the quality of those they've replaced, in fighting with fans/club, their style of play reminds me more of us under Gio, everyone who hurt us last season is either gone, injured or simply not fitting into their new system, we seem to be united and building momentum whilst they're the complete opposite, disappointed we didn't win but I'm very encouraged with our direction.
 
 

Just back from Pittodrie, I'm annoyed we didn't pull points back on the tims today but I'm not as annoyed with the team as I have been recently after dropping points, we gave away a really snide goal and after getting away with one just before it, that should've really been the warning sign we needed, however I thought we played some decent stuff, definitely in midfield anyway, our movement and interplay is a helluva lot better, we hit the woodwork 3 times and their keeper made a few good saves, we more than deserved that point and will play a lot worse and win games this season.
Not going to gaslight folk and convinve them we were brilliant but I thought we looked like a Rangers team who can win a title again and the more time Clement gets with these players the more of a tune he'll get out of them.
We'll catch celtic, they're falling to bits, big injuries, new signings nowhere near the quality of those they've replaced, in fighting with fans/club, their style of play reminds me more of us under Gio, everyone who hurt us last season is either gone, injured or simply not fitting into their new system, we seem to be united and building momentum whilst they're the complete opposite, disappointed we didn't win but I'm very encouraged with our direction.
 
 

Just back from Pittodrie, I'm annoyed we didn't pull points back on the tims today but I'm not as annoyed with the team as I have been recently after dropping points, we gave away a really snide goal and after getting away with one just before it, that should've really been the warning sign we needed, however I thought we played some decent stuff, definitely in midfield anyway, our movement and interplay is a helluva lot better, we hit the woodwork 3 times and their keeper made a few good saves, we more than deserved that point and will play a lot worse and win games this season.
Not going to gaslight folk and convinve them we were brilliant but I thought we looked like a Rangers team who can win a title again and the more time Clement gets with these players the more of a tune he'll get out of them.
We'll catch celtic, they're falling to bits, big injuries, new signings nowhere near the quality of those they've replaced, in fighting with fans/club, their style of play reminds me more of us under Gio, everyone who hurt us last season is either gone, injured or simply not fitting into their new system, we seem to be united and building momentum whilst they're the complete opposite, disappointed we didn't win but I'm very encouraged with our direction.
 
 

Cantwell has bags of ability and it's been a long time since I've seen someone with his balance in a Rangers shirt but his attitude is honking at times, he seemed to relish it last season when Beale made him the main man after we had bottled everything else, it's alright being a hero in a loser team but we need a hero in a winning team and I don't know if he's got the mentality to be that guy, sink or swim with Clement, he'll be the making or the breaking of the boy, I hope it's the making because if he can channel his head to match his ability we'll have some player.

I know what you're saying mate but I don't think they're anywhere near good enough either, they've regressed massively from last season, I genuinely think we'll catch them, sometimes you can just sense it, two year ago when they started gathering momentum while we were Champions you could see it slowly getting away from us, they had a feel good factor and everyone was positive and united, I think we're getting to this stage now, they are absolutely hopeless against a low block and thats what they face 90% of games up here, I'll not be surprised if we get another chance to make up points again next weekend.

No sure about that tbh, they seem to be better away from home, this is their record away in the League so far...
P7 W6 D1 L0  GF16  GA3  Pts19 - that's despite the fact they've been here, Tynecastle, Easter Road and Pittodrie.
I think they seem to toil a lot more at the Piggery.
Agreed on Beale being a bottle job at Ibrox though, they came here expecting us to skud them and couldn't believe their luck.

No sure about that tbh, they seem to be better away from home, this is their record away in the League so far...
P7 W6 D1 L0  GF16  GA3  Pts19 - that's despite the fact they've been here, Tynecastle, Easter Road and Pittodrie.
I think they seem to toil a lot more at the Piggery.
Agreed on Beale being a bottle job at Ibrox though, they came here expecting us to skud them and couldn't believe their luck.