GersInCanada 7,775 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 It took Borna ages to become a Rangers player and perhaps, and I do mean perhaps, similar will happen with Simpson. Right now we are much worse defensively when he starts. With Helander injured I now believe it was a mistake to send Katic on loan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron Collider 30,303 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, GersInCanada said: It took Borna ages to become a Rangers player and perhaps, and I do mean perhaps, similar will happen with Simpson. Right now we are much worse defensively when he starts. With Helander injured I now believe it was a mistake to send Katic on loan. Simpson won’t cut it mate. No signs at all he will be good enough. BlueAvenger, sassaaaa, HG5 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GersInCanada 7,775 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Hadron Collider said: Simpson won’t cut it mate. No signs at all he will be good enough. I agree. I was trying to take a more optimistic view of him and failed. Hadron Collider and HG5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues 375 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Not imposing enough and doesn’t bring the ball forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,259 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, DiamondDan said: Just started listening to the post match press conference and the first boy to ask a question is praising Simpson's performance! It's Mark Dingwall from FF asking the question. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camshy 812 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I've been saying this from the first time I watched him play. Sure some players can take a while to get sharp, find there feet etc but for me he is wayy too careless and doesn't have the concentration, awareness and positional sense defenders need. Hope im wrong but can't see him lasting, don't get why Katic is allowed to leave and we keep someone who I see make regular bomb scare mistakes. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 41,910 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, McEwan's Lager said: It's Mark Dingwall from FF asking the question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,030 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 If anyone wants to sub or crowdfund me £25K, I’ll ask all the difficult and blunt questions the biatches are scared to ask Hadron Collider, GA1972 and HG5 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 41,910 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bad Robot said: If anyone wants to sub or crowdfund me £25K, I’ll ask all the difficult and blunt questions the biatches are scared to ask 25k and they still all toe the line. DG has a piss easy job when it comes to pressers now. Stopped watching or reacting to pressers now as they are predictably boring. Bad Robot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPWF 8,117 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 8 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said: Our best players are all fit tbf…. Jack, Kent, Tav, Roofe. Helander Borna, Arfield have all missed significant periods with injury the last season and a bit. It’s never the likes of Simpson, or Barker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLaudrup 4,437 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 16 hours ago, BlueKnight87 said: Gerrard been rotating CB's since he came in. He's not going to change that approach. Agree but haven't seen anything in Simpson to justify why he's getting game time. He doesn't look cut out for us at all. It’s frustrating decision making. It’s all very well rotating but the players have to be of a standard to maintain consistent performances. As you say Simpson has been here a while now and I see nothing in his performances to suggest he is near Goldson/Helander/Balogun and certainly not as good as pre-injury Katic or Edmundson. Katic needs time but Gerrard never seemed to trust him even when fit. Edmundson is performing well in England and you can’t help but feel he was made an example of for the COVID situation when in fact he was better than what we’ve brought in. One thing is for sure though. We’ve gone from a side that looked solid, which allowed us to push on with confidence. Now we are shipping goals and that affects the whole way we play. Midfield sits deeper, and fullbacks don’t push up which is so crucial to our game. We need to find an answer, as while we are top of the league it isn’t on the back of stellar performances. We’ve been exceedingly poor in many games this year and Gerrard needs to find a solution. HG5 and BlueKnight87 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,633 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 16 hours ago, Bluekev said: Would rather play Bart than Jack. I’d rather play the Homer Simpson from Police Cops than him! Bluekev and McEwan's Lager 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,030 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Sadly he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,592 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Balogun not playing was stupid. They Gnu and BlueAvenger 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKnight87 17,242 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 3 hours ago, DrLaudrup said: It’s frustrating decision making. It’s all very well rotating but the players have to be of a standard to maintain consistent performances. As you say Simpson has been here a while now and I see nothing in his performances to suggest he is near Goldson/Helander/Balogun and certainly not as good as pre-injury Katic or Edmundson. Katic needs time but Gerrard never seemed to trust him even when fit. Edmundson is performing well in England and you can’t help but feel he was made an example of for the COVID situation when in fact he was better than what we’ve brought in. One thing is for sure though. We’ve gone from a side that looked solid, which allowed us to push on with confidence. Now we are shipping goals and that affects the whole way we play. Midfield sits deeper, and fullbacks don’t push up which is so crucial to our game. We need to find an answer, as while we are top of the league it isn’t on the back of stellar performances. We’ve been exceedingly poor in many games this year and Gerrard needs to find a solution. We need a bit of consistency at the back just now. Stick with Balogun and Goldson for the time being. A solid backline wins the title. However I expect rotation will continue. Worry with Simpson is Gerrard will get stubborn with him and be determined to show what he's seeing in him. I don't think he's suited for the game up here and agree that Edmundson or Katic would have been better options to have. BlueAvenger and DrLaudrup 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperLeeMcCulloch 2,313 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, BlueKnight87 said: We need a bit of consistency at the back just now. Stick with Balogun and Goldson for the time being. A solid backline wins the title. However I expect rotation will continue. Worry with Simpson is Gerrard will get stubborn with him and be determined to show what he's seeing in him. I don't think he's suited for the game up here and agree that Edmundson or Katic would have been better options to have. We need the consistency but there is no chance Gerrard will stop rotating them especially with Helander already out if anything happens to Balogun or Goldson we are really fucked. He rotated yesterday and the gamble didn't pay off even though the whole defence was at fault not just Simpson (a shadow would offer more cover) Simpson will start on Wednesday with Bassey LB imo. BlueKnight87 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 34,987 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I thought he was awful tbh and I really don’t know what he’s meant to bring to the team. For his height and build he usually gets bullied or lets the striker hold him off then gives away a free kick. He’s poor in the air, isn’t very quick and doesn’t pass the ball well either. SeparateEntityMyArse, BlueAvenger and DrLaudrup 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,282 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 After my impulsive response in the thread yesterday, I’ve now had time to consider my thoughts and be a bit more constructive. Simpson is fucking rotten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boybluesy 3,663 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 9 hours ago, semaj said: and Defoe became striker coach Why the fuck isn't he playing. Far better player than either Sakala or Roofe or Simpson for that matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,439 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, Boybluesy said: Why the fuck isn't he playing. Far better player than either Sakala or Roofe or Simpson for that matter. I have to seriously question your suggesting Defoe is better than Roofe. In his pomp, yeah, but not these days. Roofe does more for the build up than Defoe ever will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,254 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 33 minutes ago, Prso's headband said: I thought he was awful tbh and I really don’t know what he’s meant to bring to the team. For his height and build he usually gets bullied or lets the striker hold him off then gives away a free kick. He’s poor in the air, isn’t very quick and doesn’t pass the ball well either. That aside, he's been pretty shite 😁 Prso's headband 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boybluesy 3,663 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 minute ago, BlueThunder said: I have to seriously question your suggesting Defoe is better than Roofe. In his pomp, yeah, but not these days. Roofe does more for the build up than Defoe ever will. Roofe was awful yesterday. No way Defoe wouldn't have scored, we had numerous chances. DiamondDan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,439 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Boybluesy said: Roofe was awful yesterday. No way Defoe wouldn't have scored, we had numerous chances. He was awful in terms of finishing but we can’t take a single game in isolation. If Defoe had done the same people would be asking why we played Defoe, that he was finished etc. Hopefully this problem up front will end soon - we seem to create enough decent chances but want to score “ the perfect goal” as Kevin T put it. Juniorsparkie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boybluesy 3,663 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, BlueThunder said: He was awful in terms of finishing but we can’t take a single game in isolation. If Defoe had done the same people would be asking why we played Defoe, that he was finished etc. Hopefully this problem up front will end soon - we seem to create enough decent chances but want to score “ the perfect goal” as Kevin T put it. Thing is Defoe wouldn't have done the same. Sakala also had a fair few chances to shoot and didn't, Defoe would have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco 1,385 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 He's been presented with a great opportunity and so far he's not even hit the level where you'd be comfortable with him as a back up. Worst part is he just looked scared at times. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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