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Robmc1

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  1. Heard Postecoglou on the radio earlier today, had to switch it off. Over the last few months and especially following his actions on remembrance day I’ve progressively grown to have a real dislike for him, anyone else of this opinion?
    At least with Lennon his nonsense was expected as a dyed in the wool follower of them, hasn’t taken the current incumbent long to slide in to the standards we expect of their institution… 

     

  2. Just now, hammer93 said:

    Gerrards first game against them was away from home which we lost 1-0......yes we stood off them that day but that was imho more circumstantial as we played in Russia on the Thursday and for large spells with 9 men, legs were understandably weary for that game

    I remembered that game as being in Ibrox, my bad. Fair point re the European match also. I just felt his whole tactical approach changed towards them after that match but like you say fatigue may have played it’s part on his thinking that day. Unless my memory’s totally going wasn’t there a foul on Jack (I think) that wasn’t given on the build up to their goal also?…

  3. Just now, hammer93 said:

    Did you see the analysis on sportscene the other night.....as blatant and stonewall penalty you will see they still went along with the narrative that Mcginn may have got the faintest of toe nails on the ball....ffs just have the balls to say it's as clear cut a decision as a ref will get

    Michael Stewart is a paid employee of celtic, do you expect anything other than for him to play to his core audience (I was about to add ‘even at the expense of his credibility’) then I remembered it’s Michael Stewart I was talking about🙄

  4. 2 hours ago, BlueKnight87 said:

    The tactics I'll never understand. How any manager could watch previous games against them and think standing off and giving them time and space on the ball is beyond me. 

    Hopefully we look back on this result season end, as the one that drove the team onto winning 56. 

    Gerrard did the exact same in his first game against them and that was at home. I imagine the learning curve he took from that match will replicate itself with GVB, I never expect us to be to timid and unaggressive against them ever again under his tenure… 

  5. Undoubtedly the best forward in this league, (plus his link up play and work rate is superb) had his up’s and down’s but he’s matured in to a top talent who is only going to develop further.
    GVB speaking to him in his native tongue, Roy Makaay, settled in to family life with his daughter?

    Who knows but he’s got his hunger and intensity back and I see him finishing top goal scorer in the league this season (as champions of course)…

  6. 1 hour ago, Thermopylae said:

    The annoying thing is I assumed because GvB had played here and been a winner here we would have shortcut this porocess and would have hit the ground running as far as the Old Firm games go but it certainly doesn't seem to have been the case :ang:

    Yeh, best we can hope for now is he has learned as did Gerrard that you need to be aggressive and play on the front foot against them…

  7. 2 hours ago, Thermopylae said:

    After the improvement against Hearts perhaps it's a case of Gio learning all the lessons in one horrific match  ... a big like Scooge and the 3 ghosts all in one night :pipe:

    Reminded me of Gerard’s first game against them, we were very passive, stood off of the play and suffered the consequences. Not sure about the 3 ghosts lol, but GVB certainly looked like he got a fright and like yourself I hope he learned a valuable lesson…

  8. 4 minutes ago, Thermopylae said:

    Winning so well was a really big step in the right direction after the great unwashed had put the pressure on with their 4-0 win at fir park ... although I do wonder if we would have been quite so emphatic against Hearts if we hadn't had that nightmare against them mid week? Sometimes I think this team just lacks that big of devil you need to be serial winners

    Fair point, hopefully the hurt of the nature of that defeat on Wednesday plus the noise surrounding it will be something they never want to experience again. Plus, with Jack back, Alfredo looking hungry and Ramsay added to the squad we look like a completely different animal to that of Wednesday. Onwards and upwards…

  9. 2 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

    We easily shit on the players but we don't really know how much they have been asked to alter their game.

    Fair point, but regardless of a change in their game tasking it’s no excuse for a players lack of heart, ambition or endeavour which unfortunately last night we witnessed in abundance.
    As for GVB, I’m genuinely unsure what his ‘style of play’ is at the moment, he stated on interview prior to the game that his team did not play counter attacking football, but over the last few matches that’s exactly how it’s looked. 
    In summary however, he has some serious work to do and if he wants to keep any level of fan support, he had better start doing it sooner rather than later…

  10. 7 minutes ago, Assegai said:

    I hope Gio learns.

    Yeh, a lot of understandable raw emotion in here tonight, reminded me of Gerard’s first game against them where we sat back and got beat by a goal, GVB had better learn and reassess his tactics, and quickly, Gerrard did. Shutting the site down for the night and look at things with a cool (cooler) head in the morning, so disappointing but not totally unexpected after our last few games…

  11. 27 minutes ago, Thermopylae said:

    So Dick Advocaat had 2 more games in charge than Steven Gerrard ... I thought that Alex Rae and the contestant both sounded sure that DA was quite a bit in front and I wonder if Stevie Gs lack of silverware gives the impression that he wasn't at the club very long?

    Yeh I was surprised at this myself, given his (Advocaat’s) high profile and level of success I think he’s now woven in to the fabric of the club and probably is remembered as being here longer than he actually was.
    With Gerrard the time has literally flown bye, probably a combination of lack of silverwear like you say plus the covid pandemic etc, how time flies…

  12. 41 minutes ago, scottyscott1963 said:

    That the one where Alfie had internal stitches and about 10 external stitches.
    He was cited for endangering an opponent if i remember.
    Shocking decision.

    Remember that too Scott and also remember there was nowhere the level of condemnation of the Dundee United player as we are seeing/ hearing from MSM, literally because of who the injured players team is.
    I watched the tackle again and the Livingston player literally had nowhere else to put his foot after winning the ball. Is this based on he won the ball, but he did it too aggressively, not like it was a sliding challenge or out of control, literally trial by media (their media it would seem)…

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