*****Official Rangers v Sparta Match Thread*****

[Bronzy 25,974]

Literally any team that doesn’t include Tavernier, Goldson and Morelos pls

[ElBufalo20 7,870]

Goldson has to play sadly we’ve no other options.

[ForeverAndEver 71,317]

Aye, this game can fuck off

[the goal machine 7,791]

             McLaughlin

Patterson Balogun King Bassey

          Arfield Jack Aribo

         Hagi Sakala Wright

Why the fuck not 

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,667]

People’s line ups in this thread are going to be a riot.

[JackAlex93 11,173]

41 minutes ago, Bronzy said:

Literally any team that doesn’t include Tavernier, Goldson and Morelos pls

All 3 will start.

[falkirkNS 6,298]

3 minutes ago, JackAlex93 said:

All 3 will start.

Gio will quickly feel the heat, id rather blood youth than these cunts, its been bubbling away all season with this stale pish sneaky G had us playing.

I think the bubble burst when the board pulled him for the malmo gate farce

[SkylineBlue 23,055]

A draw is a fucking great result after today, if you're looking at this game in a vacuum. 2 - 0 to the racists.

[ElBufalo20 7,870]

                    McGregor

Patterson Goldson Balogun Bassey

                Aribo Davis Bacuna    
                
                Hagi Sakala Kent

[Inigo 32,526]

Needs to be a fresh start. Whoever Gio picks needs our 100% backing. They're all we have just now, and we need to give Gio a chance to turn things around. Only way we do that is by getting behind the team. Get on the team's back and in effect we're not giving Gio that chance.

[ZZed 4,510]

Don't know as it will depend on how Gio deals with them after the shambles we have just seen and how they react to him coming in with non-Gerrard ideas.

[gmcf 34,085]

Hopefully today was a warning to the players  that attitudes have to change .  They seem to have forgotten that you have to earn a victory . 

[Valance1690 3,806]

4 minutes ago, Inigo said:

Needs to be a fresh start. Whoever Gio picks needs our 100% backing. They're all we have just now, and we need to give Gio a chance to turn things around. Only way we do that is by getting behind the team. Get on the team's back and in effect we're not giving Gio that chance.

If the first half on Thursday is even close to today then Gio and the team will soon hear the fans, it could easily turn very ugly. 

Today was embarrassing, people are angry, the idea of keeping Gio out of today has backfired & he's got a very tough job on Thursday now.

[Inigo 32,526]

2 minutes ago, Valance1690 said:

If the first half on Thursday is even close to today then Gio and the team will soon hear the fans, it could easily turn very ugly. 

Today was embarrassing, people are angry, the idea of keeping Gio out of today has backfired & he's got a very tough job on Thursday now.

Would be completely unhelpful, unless we think it's reasonable to expect Gio to sort all of the issues within 4 days. People need to screw the nut and give him a chance.

[kelvd1873 7,121]

I honestly couldn’t give a fuck about Europe. I understand it brings in money etc but the league is the only priority for me this season. 
 

I’d start McLaughlin and Patterson just to get them game time for the weekend. 

[kelvd1873 7,121]

1 minute ago, Inigo said:

Would be completely unhelpful, unless we think it's reasonable to expect Gio to sort all of the issues within 4 days. People need to screw the nut and give him a chance.

Absolutely!! Gio needs time and support to sort this out. Last thing we need is to do is heap pressure on the guy when he hasn’t held a training session yet. 

[Valance1690 3,806]

1 minute ago, Inigo said:

Would be completely unhelpful, unless we think it's reasonable to expect Gio to sort all of the issues within 4 days. People need to screw the nut and give him a chance.

Don't think anybody expects that but after today certain players have lost whatever faith people had left in them 

Don't think the blame will be levelled at Gio (be crazy if it was) but a bad start on Thursday won't be tolerated after today. 

 

[Inigo 32,526]

Just now, Valance1690 said:

Don't think anybody expects that but after today certain players have lost whatever faith people had left in them 

Don't think the blame will be levelled at Gio (be crazy if it was) but a bad start on Thursday won't be tolerated after today. 

 

Its not about blame. It's about giving him a chance. You effectively hamstring him if you get on his team's back before he's given a reasonable chance to address the issues.

[McEwan's Lager 30,457]

Think I'll be washing my hair.

[kelvd1873 7,121]

Just now, Valance1690 said:

Don't think anybody expects that but after today certain players have lost whatever faith people had left in them 

Don't think the blame will be levelled at Gio (be crazy if it was) but a bad start on Thursday won't be tolerated after today. 

 

It would hard to voice grumblings at the players and for that not to be picked up by the media and turned against Gio in his first game.
 

I get what your saying but it would be spun in such a way that the media would have a field day. we need to box clever a bit here and not let today’s emotions fuck Gio before he’s had a chance. 

[kelvd1873 7,121]

1 minute ago, Inigo said:

Its not about blame. It's about giving him a chance. You effectively hamstring him if you get on his team's back before he's given a reasonable chance to address the issues.

Spot on Inigo

[McEwan's Lager 30,457]

21 minutes ago, Inigo said:

Needs to be a fresh start. Whoever Gio picks needs our 100% backing. They're all we have just now, and we need to give Gio a chance to turn things around. Only way we do that is by getting behind the team. Get on the team's back and in effect we're not giving Gio that chance.

Head agrees 100% with your comments.

Heart agrees 90.9% with your comments with the exception being Goldson getting picked. I can't see a way back for him now.

[Inigo 32,526]

Just now, McEwan's Lager said:

Head agrees 100% with your comments.

Heart agrees 90.9% with your comments with the exception being Goldson getting picked. I can't see a way back for him now.

I think he'll come back. 

The interview was fine imo, other than his comment about the game being over. But then, that is what someone that has lost his hunger would say, which gets back to his main point. 

I think we need a good man manager to get him to where he needs to be, mentally. Apart from anything, and regardless of what we think of him, we're stuck with him just now, during a tough run of games.

In Gio I blindly trust.

[Valance1690 3,806]

5 minutes ago, kelvd1873 said:

It would hard to voice grumblings at the players and for that not to be picked up by the media and turned against Gio in his first game.
 

I get what your saying but it would be spun in such a way that the media would have a field day. we need to box clever a bit here and not let today’s emotions fuck Gio before he’s had a chance. 

Unless we win on Thursday it'll be turned against whoever is in charge, that's the way it is up here with us & the media

Gio's 1st game & he goes in with pressure that we need to win for Europe & to put today behind us, if we don't the rails could easily come off this squad of players

Sadly this isn't his mess to clean up but he's in charge now, we all hope he does well!

[Clemdog 39,389]

Can't even pick a side man. 

You're fucked when you don't want to pick your main CB, CM or ST.