***The Official NK Maribor vs. The Rangers Thread***

[WilliamMunny 3,234]

McGregor

Broadfoot Goian Perry Wallace

Davis Ness Edu

Naismith Jelavic Ortiz

[Amac9 2,060]

I hope it does not end 0-0 because we have seen in the past a 0-0 draw for the home side is not a bad result.

We need to go and get a few away goals.

[wyatt earp 0]

i fear the worst from this tie maribor are no mugs

[broxibear87 129]

Kane Hemmings said on twitter he hasn't travelled

[Amac9 2,060]

Lee McCulloch is fit and will play no doubt.

McGregor

Broadfoot McCulloch Goian Wallace

Ness

Naismith Davis Edu Ortiz

Jelavic

???

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Sackings could be on the cards should we lose to this mob.

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Kane Hemmings said on twitter he hasn't travelled

Thats strange, with his age he doesnt need registered to play, it would have been good experience for him.

Beattie and Healy on the park/bench then.

[Adoniram 1,919]

Weir and Bartley didn't travel but McCulloch and Lafferty have.

And with no new signings in place we are going with basically the same team that flopped against Malmo.

McCoist and the team made mistakes in those two legs. Players didn't perform. Tactics were wrong. Lack of substitutions at key times.

Do the same against Maribor and i can see McCoist struggling to stay in the job even this early in to his career.

And that is not something i am advocating either.

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Weir and Bartley didn't travel but McCulloch and Lafferty have.

And with no new signings in place we are going with basically the same team that flopped against Malmo.

McCoist and the team made mistakes in those two legs. Players didn't perform. Tactics were wrong. Lack of substitutions at key times.

Do the same against Maribor and i can see McCoist struggling to stay in the job even this early in to his career.

And that is not something i am advocating either.

Do you think Mr Whyte would sack him?

[Jordo 33]

It's certainly going to be a defensive line-up going by this :

"I think we're more than capable of scoring goals against most sides in Europe and the way we set up will help us, because we've got boys that are quick enough on the break"

I hope Ally puts his own spin on Walters old tactics, though. Maribor is a team that we should be looking to take the game to and beat, even on their own patch.

Could be another one of those nervy European nights. Hopefully we perform like we did in Malmo, without getting any red cards !!

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Who are the players who are quick enough? We are a slow team with slow players.

[Jordo 33]

Who are the players who are quick enough? We are a slow team with slow players.

Naisy and Wylde are the only 2 you would think of, and Wylde likely won't even start !

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Naisy and Wylde are the only 2 you would think of, and Wylde likely won't even start !

I wouldnt even class Naismith as a quick player any more. I wouldnt play Wylde again until he sacked his agent.

[ogbg 20]

Thats strange, with his age he doesnt need registered to play, it would have been good experience for him.

Beattie and Healy on the park/bench then.

Said he has a knee injury

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Said he has a knee injury

Cool mate, cheers

[DougieGers 26]

Ive seen from Rangers buzz on twitter that McCulloch is fit and will play tomorrow. Hopefully the team is

:mcgregor:

:broadfoot: :mcculloch:

:ortiz: :davis: :ness: :wylde:

:jelavic:

I dont think this will be the team but i would like it to be.

[Adoniram 1,919]

Do you think Mr Whyte would sack him?

Well given that their relationship isn't exactly flourishing it may be that both parties could make that decision.

Personally i think it would be disaster of monumental proportions for McCoist and for Rangers were we to be dumped out by the minnows of Maribor.

If we go out to Maribor i can see some soul searching from McCoist and Whyte that's all i am saying.

And i don't think too many of our fans would be overly happy at being dumped out of two European competitions so soon and by pretty average teams.

Let's hope we do win and win convincingly and all parties get some breathing space.

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Well given that their relationship isn't exactly flourishing it may be that both parties could make that decision.

Personally i think it would be disaster of monumental proportions for McCoist and for Rangers were we to be dumped out by the minnows of Maribor.

If we go out to Maribor i can see some soul searching from McCoist and Whyte that's all i am saying.

And i don't think too many of our fans would be overly happy at being dumped out of two European competitions so soon and by pretty average teams.

Let's hope we do win and win convincingly and all parties get some breathing space.

I agree, it would be catastrophic. No way to dress it up.

"Breathing space" sounds to me like its just a matter of time. Game to game basis stuff. We dont want or need that.

[Adoniram 1,919]

I agree, it would be catastrophic. No way to dress it up.

"Breathing space" sounds to me like its just a matter of time. Game to game basis stuff. We dont want or need that.

Malmo and Maribor are minnows in Europe regardless of all this "No easy game" crap.

Defeat from Malmo was in my eyes unacceptable. Defeat from Malmo and Maribor would be unforgivable.

Like all Bears though i hope we see a good performance on Thursday and the right result to take back to Ibrox and finish them off properly next week.

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Malmo and Maribor are minnows in Europe regardless of all this "No easy game" crap.

Defeat from Malmo was in my eyes unacceptable. Defeat from Malmo and Maribor would be unforgivable.

Like all Bears though i hope we see a good performance on Thursday and the right result to take back to Ibrox and finish them off properly next week.

I agree with you, its was unaccpetable but Ally has got away with it, the players have got away with it and we have moved on brushing that embarrassment under a carpet normally reserved for the Catholic church.

Again, i find myself in agreement with you, i think we will win over there.

[Adoniram 1,919]

I agree with you, its was unaccpetable but Ally has got away with it, the players have got away with it and we have moved on brushing that embarrassment under a carpet normally reserved for the Catholic church.

Again, i find myself in agreement with you, i think we will win over there.

I see no reason why we shouldn't. Maribor are on a par with Malmo and we bossed large parts of that game even with 10 men.

Defence is my concern especially with Broadfoot and McCulloch in there as that is an alarming lack of pace which could easily be exploited.

And above all if we get our chances we simply have to take them and not fluff them like we did in Malmo.

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

I see no reason why we shouldn't. Maribor are on a par with Malmo and we bossed large parts of that game even with 10 men.

Defence is my concern especially with Broadfoot and McCulloch in there as that is an alarming lack of pace which could easily be exploited.

And above all if we get our chances we simply have to take them and not fluff them like we did in Malmo.

Agreed Adoniram.

[disgruntled_bear 157]

Anybody that thinks that this will be a easy game, is kidding themselves on.

Remember watching them dismantle Hibs last season, Tavares and Mezga should be watched closely as they have the ability to hurt us.

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

Anybody that thinks that this will be a easy game, is kidding themselves on.

Remember watching them dismantle Hibs last season, Tavares and Mezga should be watched closely as they have the ability to hurt us.

Who are our players with the technical ability to hurt opponents?

[JCS 649]

I ALWAYS get worried when people start to assume that we will have a 'walkover'. Yes, we should hammer this team....but we said that about Malmo when the draw was first made and, indeed, right up to the second leg following our disasterous defeat at Ibrox.