[Rangers Cult Heroes]

Erik Bo Andersen for those two goals off the bench against the beasts. 

(Edited as mistakenly thought the game was at the San Giro.) 

[Andy Halliday]

2 hours ago, tannerall said:

Well done Steve, just shows that confidence and man management is just as important as ability and work rate. 

I'm too young to have watched his Rangers teams, but Jock Wallace's former players say he was ahead of his time in terms of ensuring everyone knew their tactical role, and having dossiers on opponents and strategies based on that. Gerrard seems to be of the same ilk as Wallace and Souness; he's focused on the fitness, made sure everyone knows their specific role and builds from there. 

The effect it has on players is evident just by watching Halliday. A decent, albeit limited, player whose confidence had been eroded over the last few years; target for the boo boys, and closely linked to Miller and Wallace. Rather than boot him out we've seen Gerrard put him out with specific roles and tasks, and Halliday has, by and large, carried them out. He's a decent utility player for us. 

I understand the "we need better" point, but quality players aren't going to sign to be fourth or fifth choice central midfielder when everyone is fit, third choice full back etc. Most successful teams* are greater than the sum of their parts and contain those utility players that, on paper, shouldn't be in the starting XI, but can fill in for more than one position and play their part. 

 

*Bar the likes of the Galacticos era Real Madrid, or the current Madrid side. 

[Gerrard wants loanees on permanent deals]

I'd be surprised if we'd be able to make all the loanees - bar Sadiq - permanent, unless fees are already agreed in principle, but I'd keep all of them if we could. I think they all seem to be enjoying playing for us. (Thursday was Worrall's debut, aye, but he came across as raring to go as soon as he arrived; publicly declaring that we're a far bigger club than Forest - which we are - won't go down well with all of their support, and not the sort of thing he'd say if he was looking at this loan as being about development.) 

[Stevie-G on life at Rangers.]

50 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

He just wanted to feel like a woman

That don't impress me much. 

[Ally telling Gerrard were he was going wrong at 1-0]

2 minutes ago, Rum Ham said:

I honestly think he just calls it as he sees it. 

Most the points in this thread have been about comments he made in the first half, which was not a great half for us at all and I thought were correct. 

Think he gets it a bit too tight on here at times. I'd rather the commentators/ pundits that are ex Rangers players say how it is rather than being biased to the point it's cringey like Sutton is with celtic. 

Did find it funny him trying to say where we were going wrong in the first half. Bit of a brass neck after some of the performances we had to endure with him on the sideline. 

Agreed about having Miller as our voice in the studio though 

Durrant was interviewed by Simon Ferry and said they knew some of the players they were putting out on the park weren't good enough or mentally strong enough to play for Rangers, but it's all they could get. Ally did make (quite) a few baffling decisions in regards to players like McLean and a few others being passed over, but I think overall he was on a hiding to nothing as our manager after we were dropped to the fourth tier. I wouldn't have blamed him if he'd walked away from the manager's job in 2012. (Doesn't excuse some of the results, mind.) 

I really enjoyed his commentary during the world cup. A few times he seemed relaxed like he was during that, and I think that's when he's at his best. I'd still rather listen to him than Sutton or Butcher, though preferably without Rob MacLean. 

[Ally telling Gerrard were he was going wrong at 1-0]

1 hour ago, thebooler said:

Who’s Gerald ffs?

Geralt of Rivia. 

[Ally telling Gerrard were he was going wrong at 1-0]

Ally isn't another Butcher; he's still a bluenose, but he tries too hard to be objective to the point of actually being overly critical at times. (Alex Rae has made a few eyebrow raising comments at times, and he's another bluenose.) Kevin Thomson is the only one who doesn't.

Whether that's an unintentional result of trying to be objective or towing a line, I don't know, but BT Sports Scottish coverage very much seems to be put together by taigs. Having Miller and Hartson, two former celtic strikers, talk about Rangers from the media suite at Parkhead sums it up. Miller being 'the Rangers one' just days after getting sent off at Ibrox for going through Barišić, and after the acrimonious manner of his departure and subsequent bitching in the media, hardly seems like they give a shit about even appearing to be objective. 

[Joe Worrall.]

9 hours ago, Redwhiteandblue said:

What's this going to do to Katic's development? He's been getting better every game, but can't do that from the bench... 

I think he'd have been aware that Worrall was going to be playing games this season, and if Katić really was jaded in training then dropping him makes sense. I'd have Katić back in at the weekend, and play Worrall against Ayr. (If McAuley has recovered from his calf problem by then, I'd give him a run out then too, even from the bench.) 

[McGregor]

6 hours ago, watpnosurrender said:

to be honest I think Wes foderingham underestimated just how good McGregor is I think he made a couple off comments on twitter before the season started saying he was keeping the number 1 top and fans told him he was deluded if he thinks that

I don't think he underestimated McGregor so much as he wasn't meekly accepting being the number two keeper. If he had done we'd be criticising him for it too. He put in a good performance against Killie, and I'd expect him to start against Ayr next week. 

[Halliday]

6 minutes ago, Sportingintegritymyarse said:

Should start Halliday ahead of Jack.

 

[H&H Reaction - Villarreal]

2 hours ago, Bruno's Manbun said:

Does anyone use Patreon to subscribe to their podcasts, and if so do you have issues with the Patreon app cutting out all the time? 

 

5 minutes ago, Rambo1872 said:

Yes mate, my workaround is to download it and open it with a media player on the phone such as VLC or similar as opposed to streaming it whete it cuts out every 5-10 mins then wont start again. I think its more android issue as well.

Aye, it's an android issue. Edgar mentioned it in one of the recent podcasts. Patreon are trying to resolve it, but annoying as fuck. Half the time I listen to the podcasts in google chrome. 

[Halliday]

2 hours ago, GeeSS said:

Sorry to disagree with most on here. But he was meant to be the holding player and yet he was continually caught out by getting ahead of the ball and leaving huge gaps in front of the defence his job was to do the dirty work plugging holes and breaking up play  give me Ryan Jack  every day of the week before Andy !

Haven't read anyone suggest Halliday should start ahead of Jack, but don't agree that Halliday wasn't carrying out the gaffer's instructions. If that was the case he'd have been brought off. 

[Halliday]

7 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Did ok but FFS lets not get carried away, when everyone is fit he'll be on the bench, well unless the Spaniards need a replacement for Carzola ? 

I think he'll play quite a bit this season. Arfield, Coulibally, Jack and Ejaria are ahead of him - Dorrans now too - but with us having a minimum of 55 games this season I reckon Halliday will continue to be called on a fair bit. I'll be surprised if he isn't given a contract extension. 

[Glenn Middleton]

21 minutes ago, Ross-Gazza genius said:

His vision to release barasic for the goal was different class. I genuinely don't care how Gerrard does it.....he just needs to fit him in.  A performance like that away to villareal proves everything we need to know.

 

I don't think it'll be too long before he's given starts against certain opposition, but I think the gaffer is going to be smarter in the how he develops these young guys. (Even thought McCrorie looked better when he was brought on; didn't rush to punt out the ball when he got it in the penalty box, and you could tell he was following instructions.) 

[Glenn Middleton]

2 minutes ago, Ross-Gazza genius said:

He needs to play every week, the boy is class and gives us soo many options.  His pass for the goal was exceptional. 

I think he'll continue to get 25/30 minutes for the time being, but expect him to start against Ayr United. Made a big difference tonight; he should take confidence from that. 

[Windass next up on Talksport]

1 hour ago, Marky. said:

He’s not a likeable guy, and that’s about all you can say. Usually there are players that you’d only like if they were playing for you, like a Jason Cummings, but Windass handled himself with arrogance that he was bigger than the club. He didn’t get it, and he therefore never got the connection with the fans that he could have.

With a different attitude he’d have been an asset, but he was too busy conducting his own hype train.

He's had his dad and other hangers on telling him how great he is for years. Happened to a lesser degree with John Fleck, but he matured at Coventry and is now one of the senior players at Sheffield. In five years tims Windass will probably still be scraping about the bottom half of the Championship, angling for a return to Ibrox. 

[They really are obsessed]

3 hours ago, geronimoo said:

To be fair on the boozer, it's money in their pocket if their stupid fans want to watch another team. I always thought that the pubs down that way weren't Rangers/celtic pubs.

There are a few that are known to be Rangers or celtic pubs, and a couple of St. Mirren ones. Majority aren't any particular way inclined. 

[Scottish Football]

2 minutes ago, born a blue nose said:

2 footed, at speed and reckless. Red all day long and correct decision by the panel. 

Only reason I was surprised by the red was how many bad tackles Clancy didn't book them for - it's why Miller thought he'd get away with it. Well seeing Clancy waited until late on to take action. 

[Scottish Football]

1 hour ago, wully said:

Kenny Miller's red card appeal rejected.

Was convinced at the game it was a straight red, and having watched it back again I still don't think he was hard done by. He could arguably have been booked instead, but I think he was already on a yellow card so was still going off the pitch. 

[Strange people within our support]

6 hours ago, Wearethepeople72 said:

Wait so what exactly is his point?

UB sing all kind of songs all game and 95% of the time no one from around the stadium joins in. 

There isn't a point - it's just propaganda. The SNP are acutely aware of how to use social media to spread propaganda. They're also aware that, in order to actually get the public appetite for another referendum and their desired result, they need to appeal to at least some of the Protestant/Unionist Scots. To this end there's been a growing number of "GersForIndy" type stuff on social media, in an attempt to push the false narrative of there being a silent majority of Rangers fans in favour of independence. 

Not that I think any of that will work. Under Sturgeon that party has gone further and further towards being the Scottish Sinn Fein; the die is already cast. You can't try to appeal to those who are wished they lived in the Republic of Ireland, but also convert people who were against independence a few years ago. They can fool themselves that the EU exit will change attitudes, but I think it's just as - if not more - likely that they'll have alienated some 'yes voters' over the last few years. 

[Sadiq]

1 hour ago, Bearsden bear said:

You're saying that, yet McGregor & Lafferty are back

Neither called a press conference where they pronounced Rangers dead. 

[Club urged SFA not to help Rangers in 2008]

3 hours ago, magic8ball said:

Because it was what Tommy wanted 

Load of shite the cunts peddled at both deaths of former players.

scumbag bastards and funnily enough there are many things this rancid club are guilty of but mentioning them and your labled a point scorer or worse .

Aye. They're all for going on about supposed SFA cover ups in our favour, but mention that their former managers, board members and players aided a paedophile ring by staying silent, and that some board members actually benefited financially for doing so, and you're disgusting for point scoring. 

The victim mentality and persecution complex are so ingrained into the psyche of most celtic fans that they can't accept that, for the best part of the last decade, they've ran Scottish football; they want to both run it and yet complain that the authorities are biased in our favour. That some of them travel to unfurl banners when we're playing away in Europe, missing their own team's game in the process - and this summer was far from the first time tims have done so - sums them up; more fixated on us than what's going on at their own club. 

[Club urged SFA not to help Rangers in 2008]

7 minutes ago, ready1873 said:

Also had that Old Firm cancelled because of the Phil O'Donnell death. Coincidentally their best player at the time, McGeady, was injured. Scum. 

And Dundee United, whose players were on the field when O'Donnell collapsed, had to play despite the Old Firm postponement. 

[Group stage payment cccs]

9 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

On CCCS but nothing has come off my account yet

They do more than one payment process due to the number on CCCS, so it'll come off at some point. 

[Is Barisic the new Papac]

I think it's a bit soon to be judging Barišić. I thought he had a good game at the weekend - got an assist, I think - but he's still settling in. He'll come on more in the next few weeks with a sustained run in the team, as it's been stop-start with him being cup-tied for the Europa League qualifiers and the international break.