B1872 20,441 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, BlueBearz1990 said: I don;t understand why any player should be judge on how they look at the players of the opposite team during the handshake? The full team was shit mate. Stick Lahm in there on Saturday and we'd have still been shite. The whole team bar a few don't seem like they're Rangers quality, including a few 'Championship superstars' who have been found out in the SPFL. Look at the differences in the performances and the result. Dean Windass was the only stand out for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBearz1990 570 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, B1872 said: Look at the differences in the performances and the result. Dean Windass was the only stand out for us. Yes I agree mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC Eagle 4,888 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 minute ago, B1872 said: Look at the differences in the performances and the result. Dean Windass was the only stand out for us. How old is he now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,441 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Just now, RFC Eagle said: How old is he now? Tbf he would've been better than Joey! ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC Eagle 4,888 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Just now, B1872 said: Tbf he would've been better than Joey! ? Apart from a couple of exceptions all of their Dads would have been better than their offspring.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 21 hours ago, BlueBearz1990 said: Fans and players alike south of the border think the SPFL is much much easier than it is. Sure, our league lacks quality and money compared to England, but it's so much more physical up here. Players with skill often don't get the chance to show their skills, as they're bullied off the ball, which is why skills get you nowhere in Scotland if you're soft, skinny and weak. Barton has found out that it isn't a walk in the park up here, we all know that he thought it was going to be easier than it has been, but at the same time I think he gets way too much stick at times. I've seen him deliver some lovely through-balls and passes in games which go unnoticed by many on here, who only seem to want someone in particular to blame and it's always him. To be fair hardly any of our teams play European football after August so it's a fair assumption that the league is rubbish ... look at Hearts for example getting put out by a Maltese team Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBearz1990 570 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 minute ago, Thermopylae said: To be fair hardly any of our teams play European football after August so it's a fair assumption that the league is rubbish ... look at Hearts for example getting put out by a Maltese team That very true mate and I am not saying it's not shite, but not as shite as it's made out to be. We have a lack of skill so players just go flying in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 59,871 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Has Joey deleted his twitter account yet..??.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamthedanger 2,830 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Would Burnley take him back?! Free up some wages, Rossiter to take that defensive mid role and use wages for a couple of proper defenders. Sorted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 14 minutes ago, BlueBearz1990 said: That very true mate and I am not saying it's not shite, but not as shite as it's made out to be. We have a lack of skill so players just go flying in. It is worrying if players are looking to come up here for semi-retirement and probably even more worrying that the manager can't see the danger signals (starting pre season late because of media work has to be a big red flag) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBearz1990 570 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 minute ago, Thermopylae said: It is worrying if players are looking to come up here for semi-retirement and probably even more worrying that the manager can't see the danger signals (starting pre season late because of media work has to be a big red flag) Yes and I believe MW also underestimate the SPFL teams and thought he'd get away with keeping our current defence. By the time he realised it wasn't happening, the window was almost shut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, BlueBearz1990 said: Yes and I believe MW also underestimate the SPFL teams and thought he'd get away with keeping our current defence. By the time he realised it wasn't happening, the window was almost shut. I'm really not sure if it's him or King because we did play quite a few premier league teams last season so Warbs should have known what he was going to be up against after the summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,822 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Joey Barton is a 34 year old sitting midfielder. He's not the player 6-8 years ago where he flew in to tackles and in people's faces, he's a completely different player. Yeag I thought he'd maybe control more games for us but he's not the combative player anymore everyone is expecting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger 7,676 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Apart from Windass the whole team had accepted defeat before the game started. We were pish simple as that. Barton would look good if he was playing in a decent side and the truth is we are currently in a bit of a mess. Ive been shocked at how he's been stumbling about the pitch and I think he's been caught out a bit with the pace of the game in Scotland. Not pace in a good entertaining football way but the usual 100 mph Scottish crap. Might be that he does just need games but he's been a let down so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBearz1990 570 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Just now, Thermopylae said: I'm really not sure it it's him or king because we did play quite a few premier league teams last season so Warbs should have known what he was going to be up against after the summer I know mate, I don;t understand why so many defenders though, now we have people not being played, and if we did play everyone in the MID evenly it would be a new midfield every week. We still havent found our strongest 11 and it's annoying now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenger 10,004 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Contributes very little so drop him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
will2203 806 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 22 hours ago, Supersonic said: I know he was doing that euros stuff with talksport, but he missed a good chunk of pre-season training, including the trip to America. He missed the betfred game against Motherwell too but was sitting in the stands, then came on as a sub against Annan. I can't honestly say it would've made any fucking difference, but he should've been there earlier. Is it not the case that he couldn't go to America as they would not have let him in - convict? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
will2203 806 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, will2203 said: Is it not the case that he couldn't go to America as they would not have let him in - convict? Fuck - just a pity he didnae show the same fighting spirit against the taigs. Fought 3 players, punched another and battered somebody in training equals 3 FA charges. Add to that 2 prison terms for assault (one suspended). Typical we get him when he moves into his pink and fluffy phase. Explains the no show in America. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu 981 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Barton is not suited to our kind of fooball up here he is like Nico you would need to slow the game down to walking pace for them to shine they would be better used against lesser teams if there are any lesser teams the way we have been playing for a while Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 4,654 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 hour ago, will2203 said: Is it not the case that he couldn't go to America as they would not have let him in - convict? Completely slipped my mind, I believe you're right on that Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vwbear 399 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Rapidly becoming a scapegoat similar of ian black Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluebells 6,898 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 22 minutes ago, Vwbear said: Rapidly becoming a scapegoat similar of ian black To be fair he's been mince and it's made all the worse by what he's been saying outside of the game. Ian Black is / was a cunt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCHARD LOYAL 119 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Our Manger hung the so far under whelming Joey big time out to dry as the only defensive midfielder in team. That coupled with playing him as s centre back when Sendros was red carded, only intensified the pressure on him. Barton has under performed so far and our manger knows it. I would have benched him and took the heat out of the Lego muncher hype. That would have sent a message to Barton that it's the manger who speaks and runs the club and the game was about Rangers and nor him. Playing him as the loan defensive midfielder left him exposed and in truth I felt sorry for him. Hung out to dry with a dodgy central fence. 2 suspect defensive full backs who are more comfortable in attack and the most baffling tactic of all was going to the girodome with 5 attackers in team. Absolute madness. Never in my puff have I seen this except in the Advocat era and he was pumped as well. Counter attacking football is how you set up away from home. Sir Walter had it mastered even tho it was painful to watch but we more often than not come home with the result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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