***The Official Rangers v Dunfermline Match Thread***

[rosco_g88 73]

On to the next one - the big question of course is who do we start?

Do we continue to play the winning team of regulars and aim for an undefeated season / 100 points? Or do we start to mix the youth in?

For the remainder of the season I'd like to see us gradually test out some of the younger boys but keep a good core team for as long as we avoid a loss.

As for Saturday though it might be best to rest a few ahead of Monday, and bring them from the bench if required.

A possible team could be ;

Simonsen

Foster Mohsni Cribari Smith

Peralta Law Crawford Shiels

Clark McCulloch

Bench : Bell, Faure, Wallace, Black, Aird, Daly

Either, way it will be good to have Dunfermline give us a guard of honour haha!

[Blumhoilann 6,712]

Monday night is to important to risk players.Think we might see a core of 1st choice players with squad players making up the numbers or core players starting the game and changed at HT.Like to keep this run going though....who'd be a Manager eh;-)

[elephants stoned 2,994]

Simonsen, Halkett, Gasparotto, Mohsni, Wallace, Black, Murdoch, Telfer, Aird, Stoney, C.Gallacher

Subs Gallacher, Faure, Walsh, Jig, Daly, Dykes, Sinnamon.

Prediction with that team its hard to say but id settle for a 2-0 win.

[Professor_Chang 1,055]

:simonsen:

:McCulloch:

[corkinator 611]

I really want us to hammer Abion now, since their fat wee manager showed such disrespect to us, he a disgrace TBH.

[TheCutch 4,340]

I will be very disappointed if we have not made at least 6 or 7 changes to the line up.

Monday may only be against Albion Rovers, but we should do all we can to make sure we get it right this time.

[Moraybluenose 99]

I would certainly take a defeat on sat for a good win on monday, it must be a reserve squad for us on sat

[STEPPS BOY 73,890]

Bell

Sinnamon

Faure

Gasparotto

Smith

Crawford

Peralta

Murdoch

Aird

Gallagher

Clark.

[sendintank 35]

I love my trips to Ibrox,but after reading a few threads im not really up for this.I will leave home at 9 tonight,train to cardiff,overnight sleeper up,arriving 7.30 sat morn.I then have to slip out of game early(1st time subway army ) to get to Glasgow central for the 4 o clock train to Brum.I got 30 mins before my train on to cardiff,if my trains late im stranded in Birmingham for 12 hours!!!,and all to watch what may be a shadow team...

[KingKirk 25,633]

I love my trips to Ibrox,but after reading a few threads im not really up for this.I will leave home at 9 tonight,train to cardiff,overnight sleeper up,arriving 7.30 sat morn.I then have to slip out of game early(1st time subway army ) to get to Glasgow central for the 4 o clock train to Brum.I got 30 mins before my train on to cardiff,if my trains late im stranded in Birmingham for 12 hours!!!,and all to watch what may be a shadow team...

All that for 45 mins..

[Siam69 26,875]

Unbeaten in the League all Season would be some achievement, but i feel Monday night is more important, and hope Mr McCoist feels the same.

I'll be disappointed if there is not plenty of changes in Saturday's starting 11.

Who'd be a Manager, eh?

[sendintank 35]

All that for 45 mins..

Ha ha ,no mate will stay till 85mins,then shoot off,i know tho mad isnt it

[rosco_g88 73]

Remember bears this ones an early kick off tomorrow, 12.45

[allgers 735]

12:45 kickoff, 8 league games left and only 4 of them are 3pm kickoffs.

Don't want to see wholesale changes in the team, by all means bring in some youth but we need to beat our closest rivals, also you wouldn't want a young guys debut to be in a loseing team.

Think this will be close, 2-1 the pars need the points more than us.

[scarkev 3,540]

Ideally I'd like us to line up;

Bell

Halkett

Moshini

Gasparato

Wallace

Aird

Law

Crawford

Telfer

Clark

Gallagher.

Absolutely no chance ally will go with that despite his previous claims....in fact I'm almost certain the team that finished on Wednesday will start on Saturday which is a real shame as I think the above team gives us a good balance of young players and experienced pros whilst giving black, jig and daly a rest before the cup game.

[simplythebest 11,453]

I'd like to keep the unbeaten record, think we should be able to do that even with giving youth a chance. But we need to prioritise Monday.

[KingKirk 25,633]

Ha ha ,no mate will stay till 85mins,then shoot off,i know tho mad isnt it

Forgot it was a 12:45 K.O

[50ShadesofBlue 667]

Lets be realistic here. McCoist isn't going to change the line up and he'll only give 1 or 2 youngsters some sub appearances in the remaining 8 games.

[scarkev 3,540]

Lets be realistic here. McCoist isn't going to change the line up and he'll only give 1 or 2 youngsters some sub appearances in the remaining 8 games.

Well if that happens it's just another lie he has told supporters.....

[50ShadesofBlue 667]

Well if that happens it's just another lie he has told supporters.....

He'll play the fringe players before the youth.

[The Monk 3,207]

Should be atleast 3 U20's in the starting line up IMO and to be honest if Ally wants us in best shape for Monday we HAVE to rest players.

[allgers 735]

Well if that happens it's just another lie he has told supporters.....

Another lie!!!

[Redwhiteandblue 3,330]

How bad are Little's & Templeton's injuries.

[elephants stoned 2,994]

How bad are Little's & Templeton's injuries.

Deffo out of Sat and Mon games and probably weeks rather than days according to Ally.

[Redwhiteandblue 3,330]

Deffo out of Sat and Mon games and probably weeks rather than days according to Ally.

That's not good. Typical that Templeton plays the way we know he can then gets injured, probably not see him like that again this season.

Usually 4 weeks for a hamstring injury is it not?