NixonRFC

I said this all last season, folk keep saying it's lucky and as long as we believe that's all it is then it'll keep on happening, it's no luck, it's a genuine belief that they won't be denied and 9 times out of 10 they usually get what they need, it's a mentality issue and they have it while we don't.

They're rotten just now but you know they'll get better.

He just can't help himself, he's sitting in his livingroom worried about coming across as cowardly so has to post a quote with a dramatic photo.
He's got no idea, when we get beat off them you don't want to talk and be sociable, you want the world to swallow you up and you want to be raging about it for a good few days, I don't sit in my gaff worrying that my pals will think I'm cowardly because I'm patching the group chats or won't go to the boozer after the game, take the pelters and criticisms that come with the territory of a loss like this in a match like that and turn it around on the pitch, no-one or at least no-one I know needs these stupid wee platitudes.
He just hasn't got a clue.

He just can't help himself, he's sitting in his livingroom worried about coming across as cowardly so has to post a quote with a dramatic photo.
He's got no idea, when we get beat off them you don't want to talk and be sociable, you want the world to swallow you up and you want to be raging about it for a good few days, I don't sit in my gaff worrying that my pals will think I'm cowardly because I'm patching the group chats or won't go to the boozer after the game, take the pelters and criticisms that come with the territory of a loss like this in a match like that and turn it around on the pitch, no-one or at least no-one I know needs these stupid wee platitudes.
He just hasn't got a clue.

He just can't help himself, he's sitting in his livingroom worried about coming across as cowardly so has to post a quote with a dramatic photo.
He's got no idea, when we get beat off them you don't want to talk and be sociable, you want the world to swallow you up and you want to be raging about it for a good few days, I don't sit in my gaff worrying that my pals will think I'm cowardly because I'm patching the group chats or won't go to the boozer after the game, take the pelters and criticisms that come with the territory of a loss like this in a match like that and turn it around on the pitch, no-one or at least no-one I know needs these stupid wee platitudes.
He just hasn't got a clue.

He's a cracking defender and has always had the talent but he's had miserable luck with really bad injuries, that's the only thing that's stopped him from playing for a top team down south.

Just seen he's meant to be getting €5.2m per year, good luck to the boy, made for life with that two year contract and will still be under 30 when it's finished, you'd get sectioned if you didn't take that.

Players couldn't care less what team it is though. They just want into the EPL and everything that comes with it.

Players couldn't care less what team it is though. They just want into the EPL and everything that comes with it.

Must say there's an underwhelming feeling after that, fancied us strongly tonight and thought we'd take 3 or 4 off them, we played well at times but for most of the second half we were far too slow and predictable.
Having an extra man for 30+ minutes and not putting the tie to bed is very frustrating, particularly when they offered absolutely nothing in an attacking sense all night.

Must say there's an underwhelming feeling after that, fancied us strongly tonight and thought we'd take 3 or 4 off them, we played well at times but for most of the second half we were far too slow and predictable.
Having an extra man for 30+ minutes and not putting the tie to bed is very frustrating, particularly when they offered absolutely nothing in an attacking sense all night.

Must say there's an underwhelming feeling after that, fancied us strongly tonight and thought we'd take 3 or 4 off them, we played well at times but for most of the second half we were far too slow and predictable.
Having an extra man for 30+ minutes and not putting the tie to bed is very frustrating, particularly when they offered absolutely nothing in an attacking sense all night.

When Rangers lose, there's always an autopsy, I think the criticism is just and merited but I also think there's reasonable explanations too.
The meak manner in which we rolled over and died was unacceptable, the lack of self belief on show, particularly after going behind was hard to watch and was always going to be a magnet for critics and rightly so.
When you sign so many players though you run the risk of taking time to gel which is what we've seen in pre-season and into the real stuff now too, the pitch too is always likely to be a leveler, I know people will point to the tims record the last season and say they had no problems but they were a settled side who played all out attack and this Killie team looks stronger than last seasons squad so I don't think we can use that as a marker for this season just yet.
These new boys still don't understand what it's like to play for Rangers yet, I remember when Aribo came into the team, everyone knew he had ability but he was miles off it at the start of the season, he quickly learned and developed at an alarming rate, I think we'll see the same growth with these players too but we need to show a little patience and faith in them, it'll be hard enough for them to settle if the fans are on their case from the get go.
The most frustrating thing for me is the lack of an identity in this team, I'm not quite sure what style of play Beale is trying to implement, again I know that's a hard one to be overly critical about when he's signed so many players but I thought he had stumbled upon a system last season that looked like it could work and expected him to build on that but it seems like he ripped those plans up and is starting from scratch again.
 
I think fans are entitled to be critical but I also think we need to be a bit realistic here too, this wasn't going to jel straight away, these things rarely do, so I think we have to show a bit of patience and hope over the next few weeks we begin seeing a style of play take some kind of shape, but if all we get is the same turgid football then we shouldn't be shy in letting everyone know this ain't on.

People keep saying they're not out of sight but that's just a comfort blanket we all need to use to keep ourselves semi sane.
Since we got back to the top flight they've won 5 trebles in 7 years, and they won a double in one of the other years, 17 trophies out of a possible 21 and we've only managed two in that time, that's as out of sight as it gets.

People keep saying they're not out of sight but that's just a comfort blanket we all need to use to keep ourselves semi sane.
Since we got back to the top flight they've won 5 trebles in 7 years, and they won a double in one of the other years, 17 trophies out of a possible 21 and we've only managed two in that time, that's as out of sight as it gets.

When Rangers lose, there's always an autopsy, I think the criticism is just and merited but I also think there's reasonable explanations too.
The meak manner in which we rolled over and died was unacceptable, the lack of self belief on show, particularly after going behind was hard to watch and was always going to be a magnet for critics and rightly so.
When you sign so many players though you run the risk of taking time to gel which is what we've seen in pre-season and into the real stuff now too, the pitch too is always likely to be a leveler, I know people will point to the tims record the last season and say they had no problems but they were a settled side who played all out attack and this Killie team looks stronger than last seasons squad so I don't think we can use that as a marker for this season just yet.
These new boys still don't understand what it's like to play for Rangers yet, I remember when Aribo came into the team, everyone knew he had ability but he was miles off it at the start of the season, he quickly learned and developed at an alarming rate, I think we'll see the same growth with these players too but we need to show a little patience and faith in them, it'll be hard enough for them to settle if the fans are on their case from the get go.
The most frustrating thing for me is the lack of an identity in this team, I'm not quite sure what style of play Beale is trying to implement, again I know that's a hard one to be overly critical about when he's signed so many players but I thought he had stumbled upon a system last season that looked like it could work and expected him to build on that but it seems like he ripped those plans up and is starting from scratch again.
 
I think fans are entitled to be critical but I also think we need to be a bit realistic here too, this wasn't going to jel straight away, these things rarely do, so I think we have to show a bit of patience and hope over the next few weeks we begin seeing a style of play take some kind of shape, but if all we get is the same turgid football then we shouldn't be shy in letting everyone know this ain't on.

Can you imagine how unfit he'll be now? Couldn't keep himself in shape when he was training with a pro club every single day, scary what he's upto when left to his own devices.

Can you imagine how unfit he'll be now? Couldn't keep himself in shape when he was training with a pro club every single day, scary what he's upto when left to his own devices.

People keep saying they're not out of sight but that's just a comfort blanket we all need to use to keep ourselves semi sane.
Since we got back to the top flight they've won 5 trebles in 7 years, and they won a double in one of the other years, 17 trophies out of a possible 21 and we've only managed two in that time, that's as out of sight as it gets.

People keep saying they're not out of sight but that's just a comfort blanket we all need to use to keep ourselves semi sane.
Since we got back to the top flight they've won 5 trebles in 7 years, and they won a double in one of the other years, 17 trophies out of a possible 21 and we've only managed two in that time, that's as out of sight as it gets.

The Europa League is our level and I think winning games regularly in that competition helps us maintain our form in the League, getting spanked in the Champions League does nothing for us as a club, it demoralises the players and the fans.
 
The money is a factor though, we can't be letting the tims get double the European money than us just by being in a different competition, it's not just the prize money, the TV share and the 10yr coefficient is also huge and that would all go to them if we don't make it.

This game is massive for Beale, he needs to show his team can beat them and if he can't do that when they'll have their flip flops on then he'll be running a tightrope at the first sign of any trouble next season.
Whatever the score though, I hope the social media team don't go over the top with a win though, four year ago we beat them in the last Old Firm game when it was a dead rubber and the twitter account was giving it "Glasgow is blue" and all that pish, two weeks later they were winning another treble, it just makes us look tinpot going mental about winning a glorified friendly while they rack up trophy after trophy.

This game is massive for Beale, he needs to show his team can beat them and if he can't do that when they'll have their flip flops on then he'll be running a tightrope at the first sign of any trouble next season.
Whatever the score though, I hope the social media team don't go over the top with a win though, four year ago we beat them in the last Old Firm game when it was a dead rubber and the twitter account was giving it "Glasgow is blue" and all that pish, two weeks later they were winning another treble, it just makes us look tinpot going mental about winning a glorified friendly while they rack up trophy after trophy.

I've still got PTSD after that game at the end of 2017/18, genuinely thought they would take 10 off us that day, five down in the 50th minute, getting out of there with no other damage was a result in itself as embarrassing as that is.

I've still got PTSD after that game at the end of 2017/18, genuinely thought they would take 10 off us that day, five down in the 50th minute, getting out of there with no other damage was a result in itself as embarrassing as that is.