SIRB_72
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11 minutes ago, Smile said:
If the problem was purely financial why are we not only five points behind them like StJohnstone and Aberdeen?
Was just about to post sonething similar. Tomorrow night we could be sitting 6 points behind Aberdeen or 6th. We have a lot less funds than celtic but a lot more than the rest but don't seem to be getting the best out of them. I put it down to the boards decision making.
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The only think you'll get from King is silence until next summer when we buy our season tickets, the manager buys players with the ST money and he gives it big licks in the press.
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I think Jack is better as a player who hassles the opposition and gets in their faces rather than this anchor man he was made out to be. I actually thought he was okay today, he put in some tackles and helped out the full backs at times but he cant cover every blade of grass which some seem to expect him to do.
I personally think Jack would benefit being beside an anchor rather than supposed to being it, and Dorrans doesn't fit that role either. Apart from Motherwell and last Friday I couldn't tell you (in a Rangers shirt) what Dorrans does for the team.
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For me it was Dorrans today. He looked like he wasn't ready to play in a game that was being played at that intensity. He looked lost at times and not once grabbed the ball and took control of the game. Really disappointing.
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Just now, writingranger said:
To be fair, there has been investment, but we do need more in January. It's a difficult window so if we only get one player make it a good one that can play on the left side. We are rotten on the left fullback position and although Windass has lots of energy but he has little class. We need players that make great passes into the box and players that make good runs to take those passes. maybe Declan John will make that position his for now once he comes back from injury but I doubt he's the long-term solution.
My point with the investment was that we have a squad worth say 10 million? Their squad is worth 25/30? (Obviously if you take out dembele inflation). At the rate we are spending (roughly 8 mil in the summer) it will take us a few more seasons to catch up.
I agree with you on where we need to improve but that would improve the first eleven and we need a squad to compete again. They brought on two players today who scored against us in multiple games last season.
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Compared to other title winning teams from both sides they aren't up there. Walter's team(s) from his second spell were better and both of Mcleish's title winning teams are better.
I think with media and othere they're viewed as outstanding without taking into context that this is the weakest scottish football has ever been and celtic don't have much competition. They by far have the best team of players just now in scotland, that can't seriously be argued. However, if you take a historical look at it they are one of the weakest sides to ever win that league.
So I guess it depends on which way you look at it: presently or historically. Right now we're in the present and there is a difference in quality and it will take us years under this board to give us anything close to a historically average celtic squad. We need investment to challenge now.
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I don't understand the point on betting against Rangers. You'd be supporting the team but at the back of your head would be hoping they lose a goal or something negative happens to us.
I tend to find these people enjoy gambling more than Rangers or even football. Not saying your mate does btw!
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I still think Miller has a place in the squad. I think he's perfect coming off the bench with 20 minutes left to go if we're needing a goal. I genuinely thought that was gonna be his role under Warburton. I pretty much agree he has no place in the first eleven 11 though.
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No punishment during the game for this but if you brush a goalkeeper and they go down it's a free kick!
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4 hours ago, McEwan's Lager said:
Been offered a mil to appear on I'm a Celebrity apparently
He's got some agent
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I'd rather Big Sam to be honest.
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I will never ever understand these bitter bastards. They have won 6 titles in a row, treble winners, have two years of CL money burning a whole in their pocket and tomorrow night they play one of the most exciting teams in Europe at home and this is what they care about. It doesn't matter how well their horrible little club is doing or how much of a shambles we have been for 5 years (partly down to decisions made in 2012) this is still the rhetoric.
I'm glad to see other clubs who I did not expect (hibs) coming out and saying let's put this shit to bed. I'm sure there will be more clubs coming out over the next few days!
For me this just feeds into their inferiority complex when it comes to us. They know they have skeletons in the closet that will be revealed sooner rather than later, and this is just another distraction. I think what really creeps them out and keeps them up at night is that we are closing in on them on the park and that at some point will not be the best team in the country anymore.
The day we win 55 will be the greatest day of my life!
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I watched them again tonight on BT. They lost 2-0 to Liepzig but I thought they played really well. Kostic missed a great chance at 0-0, Keita scored a belter that couldn't be stopped and then they scored a good counter attacking goal from Werner after nearly equalising.
Despite losing 2-0 they don't look too bad despite being a very basic side!
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He's no Barry Davies
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He didn't really want to be with us and I don't think his style suited us either. Three different coaches (rate them or not) didn't fancy him so something was up.
He's had a good bit of form since joining another club like the rest of the players we let go in the summer. Let's see at the end of the season how many goals he's scored and where St. Johnstone are? And the same goes for Garner, Waghorn, McKay etc.
I'd rather focus on the strong start we've had from Morelos and that Herrera scored his first goal for us in the last match.
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That guy is a fanny. He would be hated by everyone of the tartan army. That lot would probably rather Rangers suffer than Scotland qualify for a tournament.
As for the team itself I can't watch or support them anymore because it's basically watching sellik now. Deep down I want all scottish sports team to do well because I am scottish and british, but the football team is finished for me now. Even if the team wasn't filled with taigs i wouldnt support them because it represents the type of people that I am not in sync with. The nationalists make you feel less scottish everyday.
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They look pretty good. Kept Koln at arms length through that whole second half with the 10 men. Koln look pretty lost without Modeste up top.
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They actually look pretty solid. Couple of nice goals too.
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Away to Koln tonight on BT. I think I'll tune in.
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France 98 was the first tournament I can vaguely remember. I do remember supporting Brazil against Scotland because I loved Ronaldo!
Love watching back all those goals. Some great teams and players. Euro 2000 was a great tournament too. I think it all depends on what era you got into football.
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I'm all for giving managers time. I gave McCoist & Warburton loads of chances personally and I don't think I ever thought it wouldn't improve which seems crazy in hindsight. With Pedro the appointment seemed out of left field especially when I thought we needed a safe pair of hands this summer.
I do like what he's done in the transfer market so far in all fairness but I just don't think he can get the best out of them!
He's just not very good imo and results have shown that so far.
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Did Big Sam not retire?
Should have got McInnes when Warburton quit!
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Since Pedro joined we have only won 3 of our 8 home league matches under him.
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3 hours ago, stewaj3 said:
Were you annoyed that venegoor only for a yellow card or the fact that Andy Faye was playing?
Good point! Big Faye only got a game cause we had fuck all else left if I recall correctly.
Pedro: Time to go?
in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom
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I feel like I change my mind a lot on Pedro. I think it might be to do with us dropping a lot of stupid points but at the same time our general play has improved.
I've never totally bought into him though. He never improved the side he had last season, gave us some humiliating moments with that team and finished further behind from aberdeen than when he took over. For me if a manager doesn't improve a team initially it doesn't look good going forward.
Here we are now after a 3rd defeat in a row to our rivals (none at the piggery might i add) under Pedro and I can't say much has changed my mind apart from I can see us playing a bit better than under Warburton sometimes.
I didn't expect us to win the league this year (i dont think 95% of us did) but considering the budget he has compared to the rest of the league we should be comfortably second. Tomorrow aberdeen could go second and 6 points ahead of us. I know its 7 games in but he needs to sort it out fast!