mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I have 99% convinced myself that the league is over for this year, but there is still that little chance that we can run them close. I had assumed that they were 8 points and a big goal difference ahead of us in the league, requiring us to actually finish the league with 1 more point than them. I was surprised to see that they only have a goal difference advantage of 6 on us, and having scored 2 more goals. Given that we will pretty much have to beat them in both remaining old firm games, even 1 goal victories in both games will see a 4 point swing in goal difference, and a 2 goal swing in the goals for column. This would mean that if we win both games (assuming we match results and scores in the other fixtures), the points difference would come down to 2 points, and the goal difference would come down to 2 and the goals scored would be even. This would mean that if they draw one game, the points difference would be gone. If we won our equivalent game by 2 goals, we would be level with them on points, with a better goal difference by a single goal, with more goals scored. Sweetheart 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,802 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 An awful lot of ifs. They've an easier run in and a significant lead. And I’m sure the ‘randomly generated’ fixtures will also be kind. Can’t see us going there and beating them to be honest. Leagues over after last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BridgeIsBlue 66,614 Posted February 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 minute ago, graeme_4 said: Can’t see us going there and beating them to be honest. Leagues over after last night. Play the way we did at Ibrox and we'll murder them. gmcf, JackAlex93, Blumhoilann and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixonRFC 1,391 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The goal difference when it was around +10 to them was never really an issue, if we were ever going to claw back 8 points then the likelihood was we'd also majorly eat into that goal difference too eejay the dj 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsden bear 2,376 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: An awful lot of ifs. They've an easier run in and a significant lead. And I’m sure the ‘randomly generated’ fixtures will also be kind. Can’t see us going there and beating them to be honest. Leagues over after last night. Fraid so. Even 6 points would have been a big ask but a draw last night may have unnerved them. We need to do everything to win the cup. Spliffy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,674 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: An awful lot of ifs. They've an easier run in and a significant lead. And I’m sure the ‘randomly generated’ fixtures will also be kind. Can’t see us going there and beating them to be honest. Leagues over after last night. In the interests of sporting integrity, celtic should be required to go to aberdeen, hibs and us after the split. We should be at home to all 3. A newly promoted team shouted loud enough about it last year and got their way. I’d fully expect if we’re within 3 or 4 come the split and it doesn’t work out like that Gerrard will have plenty to say and rightly so Blumhoilann, BridgeIsBlue and Blue Rino 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,614 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Yet @GOAT was slaughtered for moaning about no injury time at the weekend... gogzy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoopsLaud 4,186 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Its full on focus on getting the cup now for me. Cannae see the league title this year with the drop in levels every few games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristoe1872 2,577 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The league has gone. Dropping ridiculous points to St Johnstone at home and that defeat to Kilmarnock has killed any challenge we may have had. Last night was last chance imo. Cup or nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyc06 6,916 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 We literally have to win every game between now & the end of the season, very unlikely but if we did we would win the league! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 31,062 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The league is not over, I simply refuse to believe otherwise. We do need maximum points the rest of the way however and then the goal difference takes care of itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, BridgeIsBlue said: Yet @GOAT was slaughtered for moaning about no injury time at the weekend... Thought the reaction to his thread was a bit crazy tbh. It's unlikely but it could come down to goal difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1976 1,671 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, gogzy said: Thought the reaction to his thread was a bit crazy tbh. It's unlikely but it could come down to goal difference. I think we’ve let both Dundee and Hamilton off lightly in the second halves of each game and we could or should have scored a few more in both games. I refuse to give up on the league until it’s over but when you look at 5 daft points dropped v Killie and St Johnstone coupled with them getting 4 points through 2 injury time winners v 10 men you start to have doubts. Bobby Hume 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Reformation Bear 6,453 Posted February 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2019 SG seems to me to be a 'spade is a spade' type of person and manager. What ifs and the maybes and deep plotting of a pathway to the end of the season don't strike me as the sort of things he'd spend a lot of time doing. I know its a well worn cliché but it seems to me that after the public bollocking the team got for failing to win at home against StJ and for the away game at Kilmarnock after the winter break I think he's firmly in a 'take each game as it comes' mindset. And in doing so tried to take some of the pressure off the squad by encouraging them to just go and play their very best, score goals aplenty, concede as few as possible and basically set about enjoying their football as free from the pressure of league title contention as possible. That's not to say he's eased up on constant reminders that as Rangers players they must play games to win every game, but just that they adopt that mindset - carry it out - and see where that takes us come the end of the season. In a way the way things have gone this season he's maybe inferring to the team that with the lead the C...… has been allowed to get they can only throw it away so we might as well settle into trying to forge a real consistency of winning games and scoring lots of goals and just do our own job as well as we possibly can...…...and if along the way the other lot creak under the pressure and drop points then be in a position to take full advantage. We do all we can to win games and put ourselves in a position of keeping right on their shoulder to take them if they falter. Chances are that C.... will drop points. The question will be how many and will we have done enough and be close enough to take full advantage. bornabear, Blumhoilann, James Rolle and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 minute ago, scotty1976 said: I think we’ve let both Dundee and Hamilton off lightly in the second halves of each game and we could or should have scored a few more in both games. I refuse to give up on the league until it’s over but when you look at 5 daft points dropped v Killie and St Johnstone coupled with them getting 4 points through 2 injury time winners v 10 men you start to have doubts. I haven't given up hope, but feel it's very unlikely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,921 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, gogzy said: Thought the reaction to his thread was a bit crazy tbh. It's unlikely but it could come down to goal difference. No, it'll be points the scum win due to 4 mins injury time that wins them it. Whilst we have fans who prefer to shout paranoia at factors which are becoming more and more real by the week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Like an extra point and who knows it might just come down to that Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted E Bayer 484 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 hours ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: I have 99% convinced myself that the league is over for this year, but there is still that little chance that we can run them close. I had assumed that they were 8 points and a big goal difference ahead of us in the league, requiring us to actually finish the league with 1 more point than them. I was surprised to see that they only have a goal difference advantage of 6 on us, and having scored 2 more goals. Given that we will pretty much have to beat them in both remaining old firm games, even 1 goal victories in both games will see a 4 point swing in goal difference, and a 2 goal swing in the goals for column. This would mean that if we win both games (assuming we match results and scores in the other fixtures), the points difference would come down to 2 points, and the goal difference would come down to 2 and the goals scored would be even. This would mean that if they draw one game, the points difference would be gone. If we won our equivalent game by 2 goals, we would be level with them on points, with a better goal difference by a single goal, with more goals scored. There's your first problem right there. We've been so inconsistent this year, even after recent good run of form I still think we'll struggle to win all our games outwith the OF game Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 hours ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: I have 99% convinced myself that the league is over for this year, but there is still that little chance that we can run them close. I had assumed that they were 8 points and a big goal difference ahead of us in the league, requiring us to actually finish the league with 1 more point than them. I was surprised to see that they only have a goal difference advantage of 6 on us, and having scored 2 more goals. Given that we will pretty much have to beat them in both remaining old firm games, even 1 goal victories in both games will see a 4 point swing in goal difference, and a 2 goal swing in the goals for column. This would mean that if we win both games (assuming we match results and scores in the other fixtures), the points difference would come down to 2 points, and the goal difference would come down to 2 and the goals scored would be even. This would mean that if they draw one game, the points difference would be gone. If we won our equivalent game by 2 goals, we would be level with them on points, with a better goal difference by a single goal, with more goals scored. Stop torturing yourself man mitre_mouldmaster and Gman36 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Prso's headband said: In the interests of sporting integrity, celtic should be required to go to aberdeen, hibs and us after the split. We should be at home to all 3. A newly promoted team shouted loud enough about it last year and got their way. I’d fully expect if we’re within 3 or 4 come the split and it doesn’t work out like that Gerrard will have plenty to say and rightly so If the league is won .We will probably get an extra home against one of the bigger sides and the scum will play these hard away fixtures If by some minor miracle we do turn this around .I expect exactly the opposite with us going to Pittodrie or Easter road again Prso's headband 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,619 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The leagues has been over since the Kilmarnock game on the 23 we have a tough month of March ahead. bluchoo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Aye I’m a lot more worried about the goal difference than the 8 point gap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sket 13,610 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 3 hours ago, BridgeIsBlue said: Play the way we did at Ibrox and we'll murder them. All a bit pointless when we drop silly points to the shite though. BridgeIsBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmc 525 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, Smile said: The leagues has been over since the Kilmarnock game on the 23 we have a tough month of March ahead. Unfortunately,I have to agree with this. I’d love to be more positive about things but the Kilmarnock defeat was a severe boot in the balls for us. I still think we’ve plenty to play for with the cup and to finish the season with as many wins as possible. Sad to say it but I feel the league is beyond us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
five stars 1,655 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 We had a great chance to put serious pressure on them after the winter break but fucked up big time. They have just came through a difficult spell of matches with maximum points, they got lucky (and has beneficial ref decisions) in their last 3 away games and hibs at home. They've now got an easier run and our becomes more difficult. But if we can keep our form up and win every game till we go to Parkhead we'll then have a chance to get back into it. Big ask!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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