Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 More mock outrage from some 'fans' - its an international weekend, we are losing 5-6 first pick players due to call ups - its right to cancell it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I think you've got a point. People would moan either way. Ally probably can't win. That said, I don't think postponing these games is the correct decision, from both a Rangers point of view and a selfish point of view.Remember the outrage because McCoist never wore a suit on the touchline but some think he wont get a hard time if we drop points missing 6 first team palyers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delamonty 992 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's not international football that is the issue. We are in the third tier of Scottish football.. and a couple of lads can't make the match? Are we that fearful now? Feel sorry for the folk that have made plans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's not international football that is the issue. We are in the third tier of Scottish football.. and a couple of lads can't make the match? Are we that fearful now? Feel sorry for the folk that have made plans.since when was a couple 6? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 What absolute bullshit.Why should we be unfairly weakened against any side (regardless of their strength, weaknesses orr full time status)?Really. You have your viewpoint and i have mine.Ta ta Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,534 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 From a Rangers point of view shouldn't the players who aren't in the first XI earn their place instead of being gifted it due to international call ups? Maybe, just maybe, theres a reason why the guys on the bench don't get a game regularly.It'll end up being on a weekday and costing us money. It'll inconvenience fans hugely as well at pretty short notice. The game is meaningless in a practical sense so I'd have no problem playing bench warmers as a one off. Tough if it means regulars miss a game, it'll benefit us for some of the non-regulars and youngsters to get a game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Really. You have your viewpoint and i have mine.Ta taCan't you back up your bullshit about being 'riddled with negativity and fear'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethepeople1 3,897 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Least of our worries at the moment I think a call off is the right decision.You should always give yourself the best possible chance to win every game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,534 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Remember the outrage because McCoist never wore a suit on the touchline but some think he wont get a hard time if we drop points missing 6 first team palyers.I really don't care if the halfwits give him a hard time in that circumstance. He'll have to deal with that. For the club it makes sense to play the game. If we then lost mild, contextual criticism would still be justifiedn(we should still win), but the call to play the game would still have been correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 It'll end up being on a weekday and costing us money. It'll inconvenience fans hugely as well at pretty short notice. The game is meaningless in a practical sense so I'd have no problem playing bench warmers as a one off. Tough if it means regulars miss a game, it'll benefit us for some of the non-regulars and youngsters to get a game.Its alays going to be at short notice unless they demand international teams name their squad months in advance. Theres no games that are meaningless. Just look at the reaction every time we drop points or even go a goal behind. Do you think it would be viewed as meaningless if we lost?If its on a weekday so be it. I dont recall many complaining when CL games are held in the middle of the week or when we've had OF games in midweek. Oddly those games never seem to inconvenience many people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 In all honesty we have a squad big enough to play the game, this is fucking embarrassing, cancelling 2nd division games for international call ups, another fucking joke, feel sorry for the people who have booked up from down south and abroad to come and see this game, twice in a month, get international fitbaw tae fuck.It's not bloody embarrassing FFS. We are well within our rights to cancel the match, and why the hell shouldwe have to play with an under strength squad?The price you pay for having a squad with internationalists in it, is that games will be called off during international games.What IS embarrassing is the amount of people that use embarrassing to describe Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I really don't care if the halfwits give him a hard time in that circumstance. He'll have to deal with that. For the club it makes sense to play the game. If we then lost mild, contextual criticism would still be justifiedn(we should still win), but the call to play the game would still have been correct.How does it make sense that the game is played as is?You've been here ong enough to know that very few deal in 'mild, contextual criticism'. Everything is sugar or shite when it comes to Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,752 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Im a massive Ally critic, but applaud him for this decision. Its currently 6 players missing, there could well be more nearer the time dependent on call offs.If he hadnt called off, and we got beat, i sure as hell would have been more vocal than ever that he should walk away.Hes doing what a manager should and giving his team the best opportunity to win games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Pissed off aye, Crabit naw....... got every right to be pissed off though, twice in a month we've called off games for part time teams, and that fact i've made plans to meet pals from down south and abroad who are travelling over for the game, now their plans are fucked too and out of pocket.... again!Not really though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 you think so?Fuck, some of our support will have a go at McCoist for the slightest reason. Do you think that they wouldn't have a go if we dropped points if this match went ahead?Last season this place was full of posters whining that the standard of football is shite etc. McCoist does something to try ensure his strongest XI is available and he's still wrong.Some, most people just worry about his managerial ability. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I really don't care if the halfwits give him a hard time in that circumstance. He'll have to deal with that. For the club it makes sense to play the game. If we then lost mild, contextual criticism would still be justifiedn(we should still win), but the call to play the game would still have been correct.ahahahah mild contextual criticism When has Ally ever recieved that He would be lambasted and battered from pillar to post for dropping points, have you seen the shite he takes for winning 1-0 away in a cup game.Rangers fans don't do mild contextual criticism. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Some, most people just worry about his managerial ability.Do they? I didn't realise you spoke for most Rangers fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckthespl 2,503 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 That video was hard to watch. All the best Fernando and hope the rest of your life is comfortable and you spend it with the ones you loveWrong thread bro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
folkestoneger 8,148 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Not really though.But their plans are fucked and they are out of pocket. Of course they have a right to be pissed off. The very people being affected by this are the ones prepared to shell out money to travel long distances to see the team. We have now moved almost a quarter of this seasons home league matches away from the normal Saturday date for one reason or another and you cannot just deride people for not being happy about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckthespl 2,503 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Wrong thread bro.I had just realised that. Forgot I was elsewhere on this site when watching the video. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 But their plans are fucked and they are out of pocket. Of course they have a right to be pissed off. The very people being affected by this are the ones prepared to shell out money to travel long distances to see the team.We have now moved almost a quarter of this seasons home league matches away from the normal Saturday date for one reason or another and you cannot just deride people for not being happy about it.Surely given that the forfar game fell on an international weekend and we have cancelled fixtures in the past then it wasn't exactly a massive shock that this one will also be moved.There were always going to be certain games moved due to scheduling clashes (Us & Celtic both at home), TV or internationals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumnockbear 2,446 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's not bloody embarrassing FFS. We are well within our rights to cancel the match, and why the hell shouldwe have to play with an under strength squad?The price you pay for having a squad with internationalists in it, is that games will be called off during international games.What IS embarrassing is the amount of people that use embarrassing to describe Rangers.Mate, it's a joke that ally doesn't think we have a squad capable of beating part time teams without a few 1st team players being away on international duty, you're right we are within our right, but come on to fuck it's a the 2nd division.aye it is ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafflesniffer 399 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The league is over so we should really use this as a chance to rotate the players a bit and maybe even bleed a couple of the younger boys.Really don't agree with this being called off at this level.This. While we have just as much right to call off games due to call-ups, I really don't see why we aren't at the very least using it as an opportunity to let the likes of Aird and McKay get some game time. Plus, as has been said the rearranged fixture will no doubt be midweek which is pish for a lot of Bears.On another note, international friendlies are an absolute bag of wank - get them tae fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Educator 1,572 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Rangers controversially postponed their clash with Dunfermline earlier this month due to international call-offs, just over a week before the match was due to go ahead.There's nothing controversial about this, if any team has three or more players out on international duty they can have their games cancelled. That's why most of the top leagues will not have fixtures on international weekends. So who ever the original author of this article is rates as a bit of a shit stirrer.Btw, for all of those fans moaning about Rangers wanting to cancel a game when we could have six players out on international duty, I bet you would all be moaning if we didn't get the game cancelled and then lost our 100% league record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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