Scottish Cup - Do you want Celtic?

[eejay the dj 31,964]

We are only coming good in second halfs because we are playing part timers IMO .The quality of play is pitiful to watch .Think some of would convince yourself we are world beaters till your till your blue in the face under Ally .

[eejay the dj 31,964]

Er, would be more helpful if you learned to use the quote function properly, but hey ho.

We've also had some results that makes me confident that we can beat them at home.

But, nah, i get it. You're scared of them. I certainly ain't though.

Scared of them ?? .Cmon you know that's got nothing to do with it.If we got them or any other Premier side I'd support them every bit as much as I did at the brilliant Motherwell win .I just remember how bad we were against Utd more .Not enough has changed for me .

[Ayrshire_Bear 69]

Beat Celtic in the semis at Ibrox, then turn the girodome blue, red and white in a cup final victory day against Dundee Utd. That would be sensational.

[bearsinbath 95]

No!

[AllyDawson72 213]

We are not ready to take on SPL quality teams, let alone Celtic.

Why though ? I just can't get my head around Ally's tactics and selection half the time. Beating a part time borderline amateur team 5-0 isn't the benchmark for us. Not when we usually step up in the second half when they are out on their arse. Launching high balls at plumbers and students is not preperstion for playing better sides. I watched Thistle a couple weeks ago and I was impressed how they always built from the back looking for a man. You cannot argue with our results at home in this league but I have yet to see us pass a team of the park. Players still don't look comfortable in what is expected of them.

You are correct though and away from Ibrox I think we would struggle against anyone in the SPL I really do. In a way it's s lose lose situation because the standard of opposition is so poor just now it's hard to suddenly step up a gear.

[SteveJ 743]

Why though ? I just can't get my head around Ally's tactics and selection half the time. Beating a part time borderline amateur team 5-0 isn't the benchmark for us. Not when we usually step up in the second half when they are out on their arse. Launching high balls at plumbers and students is not preperstion for playing better sides. I watched Thistle a couple weeks ago and I was impressed how they always built from the back looking for a man. You cannot argue with our results at home in this league but I have yet to see us pass a team of the park. Players still don't look comfortable in what is expected of them.

You are correct though and away from Ibrox I think we would struggle against anyone in the SPL I really do. In a way it's s lose lose situation because the standard of opposition is so poor just now it's hard to suddenly step up a gear.

It's a poor mans example of why Scottish teams will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to win a European trophy in the future. If your bread and butter games are played against poor opposition, it is very difficult to up your game to compete against the big guns.

Lee Wallace, Jig, Ian Black, Templeton and Cammy Bell would all hold up under test, as they have experienced the SPL but the newbies and youngsters have absolute no chance of stepping up a gear in a one off game, so the majority of our squad are at a lower league level and although I am sure some of them could function in the SPL, it would take them a while to adjust - hence why a one off cup game could make us look very poor.

[Smile 26,622]

It's a poor mans example of why Scottish teams will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to win a European trophy in the future. If your bread and butter games are played against poor opposition, it is very difficult to up your game to compete against the big guns.

Lee Wallace, Jig, Ian Black, Templeton and Cammy Bell would all hold up under test, as they have experienced the SPL but the newbies and youngsters have absolute no chance of stepping up a gear in a one off game, so the majority of our squad are at a lower league level and although I am sure some of them could function in the SPL, it would take them a while to adjust - hence why a one off cup game could make us look very poor.

You left out Daly ya bigot.

[OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475]

Easiest game possible.

Want them in the final.

[SteveJ 743]

You left out Daly ya bigot.

Missed out Shiels also - was that bigoted too?

[jintybear 8,660]

I say bring them on! We all know that playing against the scum is anyone's game. It doesn't matter how well or poor we are playing it's a whole different game playing against them.

You could say we would up our game the same way almost every part time team we play does against us.

We have nothing to fear playing them . No Surrender

[elephants stoned 2,994]

Yes in the semis I want us to destroy them and then they go whining to the sfa about us having the home advantage in the semis totally missing the irony that they would have had a home draw in the final, if they could beat a 3rd tier side.that would be perfect

[allgers 735]

Got the feeling we will probably draw Forfar Athletic.

[Smile 26,622]

Missed out Shiels also - was that bigoted too?

Like he ever gets a game Daly was a stick on to be mentioned first on anyones list. I'm watching you now.

[eastcoastbear 122]

Too soon imo. In fact, not sure I want to see that shower of mhanky shite ever again.

[SteveJ 743]

Like he ever gets a game Daly was a stick on to be mentioned first on anyones list. I'm watching you now.

You're either on the wind up or you have lost the plot.

[rangersfc77 170]

And you're only using 2 results, from last season, with a nearly full different squad.

Hardly convincing yourself.

Good point gattuso I think we almost certainly would be beat and in part its mostly down to our defensive fragilities. Our current strike force is just as good if not better than septics. Ally has worked hard on tightening up defence but we still have a good bit to go

[Brian Fantana 28,894]

We should fear no one but our game would need to be raised considerably against them.

I honestly believe if we had an all out attack on them they would crumble in the first half. Under Ally tho, we'd probably play 1 up front

[Bossorange 696]

When's the tie played?

[OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475]

Missed out Shiels also - was that bigoted too?

No, but it is sickening you wouldn't include him because he has a disability.

[disgruntled_bear 157]

When have we ever been scared to play anybody?

Bring on anybody.

[Smile 26,622]

When have we ever been scared to play anybody?

Bring on anybody.

Stevej seems reluctant to play the big Catholic and the disabled player maybe he should explain that.

[Clemdog 39,389]

I know it's a one off game, but I think we'd get a pumping.

Would be interesting to see how we lined up though.

[markem 7,326]

I would be happy if we never crossed paths with paedophilefc ever again. Having said that they would have a lot more to loose than us at the moment.

Exactly right on all accounts.

[ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895]

After all the talk about getting a Premiership side we'll probably end up with Raith Rovers.

[Copland bear 7,966]

Oh yes, let us at them at Ibrox. give them below the screen section and fill the broomland stand with bears, get Ibrox rocking and get in their bloody faces from the first till the last kick?

Will be a tall order, but this is stuff legends are made off. Rangers to win 1-0 with big Daly scoring.

They would come down to earth with a thump and we would never let them forget it. With Rangers are back ringing round Ibrox to let the world know, we are very much alive and kicking.