Rangers B

[bluenoz 30,836]

3 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Getting humped 4-1 vs Cove Rangers after 35 minutes.

Too big a step up. Just goes to show you that King, Lowry, McCann etc are probably no where near ready.

[esquire8 42,708]

5 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Too big a step up. Just goes to show you that King, Lowry, McCann etc are probably no where near ready.

They've got Kelly for tonight too. 

Mind this is a senior team top of league 1. Quite a distance quality wise from what the team usually play against.

[GOAT 30,449]

Game just highlights why playing in the lowland league is pointless.  A massive step up in class once your in the SPFL.

[STEPPS BOY 73,909]

Alegria on at half time.

Expecting a 5-4 victory now.

[Lord Lockin 3,911]

27 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:

McCallum has taken all 3 strikers off and replaced them with defenders.

Did the same against hivs - getting beat 3 - 1 and took forward players off and brought on Ryan Jack - strange tactical move

[Big Al 55 9,249]

21 minutes ago, Lord Lockin said:

Did the same against hivs - getting beat 3 - 1 and took forward players off and brought on Ryan Jack - strange tactical move

Maybe it would have been worse but for his substitutions 

[esquire8 42,708]

35 minutes ago, GOAT said:

Game just highlights why playing in the lowland league is pointless.  A massive step up in class once your in the SPFL.

Why reserve team football was binned in this country is anyone's guess. Unless the B team was put into the leagues proper they should bring reserve football back.

[Lord Lockin 3,911]

Just now, Big Al 55 said:

Maybe it would have been worse but for his substitutions 

If that's his thinking then he's as bad as Goldson 

[Big Al 55 9,249]

18 minutes ago, Lord Lockin said:

If that's his thinking then he's as bad as Goldson 

I was taking the piss.

Only thing Goldson did wrong (with his interview) was not calling out who he was talking about.

[magic8ball 27,901]

3 hours ago, Big Al 55 said:

I was taking the piss.

Only thing Goldson did wrong (with his interview) was not calling out who he was talking about.

Tend to agree here .There’s been a lot made from Goldson’s comments .Everybody has steamed into him including in my time our greatest captain Gough .

I believe almost everybody could have missed the point he was making ,due to the situation that everybody associated with the club from the fans right to the dressing room we’re going through .He first said that he probably should say what he was about to say .But he still said it anyway .Was he himself defeatist or was he as disappointed as the fans were is open to interpretation.

Was he calling out others for chucking it at half time because he was gutted or was he one of the ones who chucked it also .

[magic8ball 27,901]

4 hours ago, Lord Lockin said:

Did the same against hivs - getting beat 3 - 1 and took forward players off and brought on Ryan Jack - strange tactical move

I’m racking my brain here and can’t remember the exact game .There has been a situation recently where a well respected manager has made a similar decision and been successful .

When it happens it looks crazy taking a striker off and putting a midfielder on when chasing a game .But in that situation your strikers are not getting the service .So it can make sense to change a system that can allow more chances to be created .

Still think McCallum was out his depth though .

[McEwan's Lager 30,522]

10 hours ago, esquire8 said:

Why reserve team football was binned in this country is anyone's guess. Unless the B team was put into the leagues proper they should bring reserve football back.

We pulled out of reserve football because it was basically youth teams playing against youth teams.

[Elfideldo 4,405]

My report on last night's game

https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2021/12/01/a-step-to-far-for-colts/

[Lord Lockin 3,911]

15 hours ago, Big Al 55 said:

I was taking the piss.

Only thing Goldson did wrong (with his interview) was not calling out who he was talking about.

So saying the game was finished at 3 - 1 down was ok 

[southcoastbear 1,639]

B team beaten 5-1 by cove just raises more questions over McCallum for me.

Hope Mr Van Bronckhorst has Dave Vos run a discreet eye over what is happening with the young team.

Losing is one thing, a 5-1 thumping does the young team no good at all.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,683]

4 minutes ago, southcoastbear said:

B team beaten 5-1 by cove just raises more questions over McCallum for me.

Hope Mr Van Bronckhorst has Dave Vos run a discreet eye over what is happening with the young team.

Losing is one thing, a 5-1 thumping does the young team no good at all.

It's our reserve youngsters and they were playing a team who are heading for the championship

[Colin Traive 22,756]

Worth pointing out that the Cove team included guys like Fraser Fyvie, Iain Vigurs and Shay Logan.

Puts the result in a bit of context imo.

[The Dude 20,026]

17 hours ago, esquire8 said:

Why reserve team football was binned in this country is anyone's guess. Unless the B team was put into the leagues proper they should bring reserve football back.

Because the club think it is worthless in developing players. Kids playing kids in front of their maw and da isn't the environment the club want. 

[The Dude 20,026]

1 hour ago, southcoastbear said:

B team beaten 5-1 by cove just raises more questions over McCallum for me.

Hope Mr Van Bronckhorst has Dave Vos run a discreet eye over what is happening with the young team.

Losing is one thing, a 5-1 thumping does the young team no good at all.

Its our second string youth players against a team being heavily bankrolled to make it up the leagues. 

[Inigo 32,526]

What was it Kris Boyd said? A certain section of society isn't happy unless they're throwing their arms in the air and vilifying someone. Starting to sound like McCallum is the next target for some of that. 

[Brackley Bluenose 4,479]

FWIW Cove are absolutely flinging money about btw, they’ve got a very good team for that level. They’d probably be fine in the SPL to be perfectly honest. 

[Colin Traive 22,756]

28 minutes ago, Inigo said:

What was it Kris Boyd said? A certain section of society isn't happy unless they're throwing their arms in the air and vilifying someone. Starting to sound like McCallum is the next target for some of that. 

McCallum was a rabbit caught in the headlights at Hampden, totally out of his depth.

Some people are ideal to do their best at a certain level and no higher. If he’s good with the B team, then let him get on with it.

I’ve worked for big organisations where they repeatedly promote people until, eventually, they’re overstretched and they fail instead of recognising when the employee is in the perfect role and making sure, for everyone’s benefit, that they continue the good work.

That Cove squad will get promoted and I expect them to comfortably hold their own in the Championship next season.

[southcoastbear 1,639]

For a team that is allegedly " flinging" money at it they are hardly running away with the league.

Still maintain a Rangers B team should not be getting a hiding by a first division team and not having the ex head of Ajax youth have a look at our youth training methods would be very poor and thankfully  I cant see the manager not taking this opportunity.

 

[billscott 2,463]

13 minutes ago, southcoastbear said:

For a team that is allegedly " flinging" money at it they are hardly running away with the league.

Still maintain a Rangers B team should not be getting a hiding by a first division team and not having the ex head of Ajax youth have a look at our youth training methods would be very poor and thankfully  I cant see the manager not taking this opportunity.

 

they won league 2 last year they are now top of league 1  not bad for a team  who just joined the leagues as for flinging money i think you have to take that in context with the league they are in

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,683]

16 minutes ago, southcoastbear said:

For a team that is allegedly " flinging" money at it they are hardly running away with the league.

Still maintain a Rangers B team should not be getting a hiding by a first division team and not having the ex head of Ajax youth have a look at our youth training methods would be very poor and thankfully  I cant see the manager not taking this opportunity.

 

It's called Rangers B but it's Rangers C. 

McCrorie, Patterson, Bassey, Mayo, Kennedy, Mcpake, Middleton, Williamson and Kelly are our highest rated academy/younger players and are kept away from that team.