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

[BlueKnight87 17,385]

45 minutes ago, falkirkNS said:

We have Said that for 4 months now 🤣

Hopefully difference now will be new manager and new coaching.

[.Williamson. 83,216]

Are they having fans in?

[RFC55 109,752]

8 minutes ago, .Williamson. said:

Are they having fans in?

Yip

[GWR1979 1,970]

7 minutes ago, .Williamson. said:

Are they having fans in?

Even if there's no fans it will be the local Hitler youth .

[Malkytfp1 18,677]

2 hours ago, eskbankloyal said:

I’d be putting McLelland in ahead of Bassey. 

He registered for European games?

[Drunk and disorderly. 14,585]

4 hours ago, JackAlex93 said:

McGregor hates doing media duties 😂

Should have sent him out to face the media on Sunday.

Would have shut them up and at least kept our private issues in-house.

Certainly wouldn't have been any worse than Goldson. 

[Malkytfp1 18,677]

If ever we've needed a result. Would be massive to put the last week behind us and Gio to get off to a flyer 

[writingranger 1,426]

Is balogan injured?

[bluenoz 31,078]

We simply cannot play Bassey at CH. He is brutal in that position. There must be another option.

(I would seriously consider recalling Lewis Mayo in January who is having an excellent campaign at Partick & U21's).

[bluenoz 31,078]

Just now, writingranger said:

Is balogan injured?

Didn't see him or Roofe in today's training video.

[johanhentze 14,294]

3 hours ago, Amokachi said:

Managers first pre match press conference and there was obviously gonna be some references to Sunday. 

Who the fek thought it'd be a good idea to put AMcG up there ? 

Thought he dealt with that question pretty well. He was never going to answer it and quite rightly so. Pretending to not know what he was on about was pretty funny as well  

[STEPPS BOY 74,685]

3 hours ago, shaka said:

Wonder if Gio might go for a left field option and play Lundstram in there if Balogun is not fit.  We have to play Bassey at left-back or not at all.  He's not comfortable at centre back.

 

[jimbobgers 121]

Adult and junior ticket available for this game in club deck that I can’t make if anyone wants to buy them PM me 

[SwallowsHisOwnSpunk 7,883]

Honestly if we play Lundstram at CB ahead of 19 year old McClelland (which in footballing terms ain’t exactly that young) we would be aswell just disbanding our youth system.

Also people are saying the likes of Mayo, Williamson etc… are ahead of the B team players just because they are older but the B Team players have far more natural talent and ability than the generation before them, the truth is Mayo has looked as poor as Welsh for a Scotland U-21’s in the three times I have watched them (part of a defence that have conceded 10 goals in 7 games).

It sounds like he’s improving at Partick; but if he will ever improve enough to play at Rangers level it remains to be seen.

I honestly think that young players that are going to be good enough for us will be ready to play at least some part at 18/19 at a push 20, there is no use loaning then out till they are early to mid 20’s (maybe Goalkeepers aside).

 

[JM1872 3,744]

Hope we beat these racist scumbags

[ForeverAndEver 71,907]

45 minutes ago, SwallowsHisOwnSpunk said:

Honestly if we play Lundstram at CB ahead of 19 year old McClelland (which in footballing terms ain’t exactly that young) we would be aswell just disbanding our youth system.

Also people are saying the likes of Mayo, Williamson etc… are ahead of the B team players just because they are older but the B Team players have far more natural talent and ability than the generation before them, the truth is Mayo has looked as poor as Welsh for a Scotland U-21’s in the three times I have watched them (part of a defence that have conceded 10 goals in 7 games).

It sounds like he’s improving at Patrick but if he will every improve enough to play at Rangers level it remains to be seen.

I honestly think that young players that are going to be good enough for us will be ready to play at least some part at 18/19 at a push 20, there is no use loaning then out till they are early to mid 20’s (maybe Goalkeepers aside).

 

People are saying they’re ahead because they’re playing in the Championship and Premiership rather than the Lowland league

[writingranger 1,426]

5 hours ago, SwallowsHisOwnSpunk said:

Honestly if we play Lundstram at CB ahead of 19 year old McClelland (which in footballing terms ain’t exactly that young) we would be aswell just disbanding our youth system.

Also people are saying the likes of Mayo, Williamson etc… are ahead of the B team players just because they are older but the B Team players have far more natural talent and ability than the generation before them, the truth is Mayo has looked as poor as Welsh for a Scotland U-21’s in the three times I have watched them (part of a defence that have conceded 10 goals in 7 games).

It sounds like he’s improving at Partick; but if he will ever improve enough to play at Rangers level it remains to be seen.

I honestly think that young players that are going to be good enough for us will be ready to play at least some part at 18/19 at a push 20, there is no use loaning then out till they are early to mid 20’s (maybe Goalkeepers aside).

 

Are they registered for Europe?

[Bakbear 3,586]

6 hours ago, SwallowsHisOwnSpunk said:

Honestly if we play Lundstram at CB ahead of 19 year old McClelland (which in footballing terms ain’t exactly that young) we would be aswell just disbanding our youth system.

Also people are saying the likes of Mayo, Williamson etc… are ahead of the B team players just because they are older but the B Team players have far more natural talent and ability than the generation before them, the truth is Mayo has looked as poor as Welsh for a Scotland U-21’s in the three times I have watched them (part of a defence that have conceded 10 goals in 7 games).

It sounds like he’s improving at Partick; but if he will ever improve enough to play at Rangers level it remains to be seen.

I honestly think that young players that are going to be good enough for us will be ready to play at least some part at 18/19 at a push 20, there is no use loaning then out till they are early to mid 20’s (maybe Goalkeepers aside).

 

Agreed. If a youth player isn’t knocking on the first team door, like Patterson for example, by the time they’re 19/20 then we should let them go and try their luck elsewhere. 

[hawkfalcons 2,310]

Let's do this Rangers and beat this racist Scum 

[graeme_4 34,902]

6 hours ago, SwallowsHisOwnSpunk said:

Honestly if we play Lundstram at CB ahead of 19 year old McClelland (which in footballing terms ain’t exactly that young) we would be aswell just disbanding our youth system.

Also people are saying the likes of Mayo, Williamson etc… are ahead of the B team players just because they are older but the B Team players have far more natural talent and ability than the generation before them, the truth is Mayo has looked as poor as Welsh for a Scotland U-21’s in the three times I have watched them (part of a defence that have conceded 10 goals in 7 games).

It sounds like he’s improving at Partick; but if he will ever improve enough to play at Rangers level it remains to be seen.

I honestly think that young players that are going to be good enough for us will be ready to play at least some part at 18/19 at a push 20, there is no use loaning then out till they are early to mid 20’s (maybe Goalkeepers aside).

 

CB is the most physically demanding position going. You can get away with being slight at full back or any of the other forward positions. CB is a physical contest with a CF. Some 19 years olds (in fact most) just aren’t ready for it. 

[Hadron Collider 31,189]

7 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

CB is the most physically demanding position going. You can get away with being slight at full back or any of the other forward positions. CB is a physical contest with a CF. Some 19 years olds (in fact most) just aren’t ready for it. 

Never played winger/striker mate?  CB’s just kicked the fuck out of players. 

[Blue Viking 702]

Oh! I would love us to win tonight and put some pride back into this team & forget about that nightmare we had last Sunday.

Even with a new manager in place, I think it's far too early to expect a big change- I just fear these words " Oh for fucks sake, no again ! "

I want us to come out- play and act like Champions and win ! we will soon see.

[ShanksRFC 3,870]

Certainly more confident going into tonight than I was on Sunday and I expect a big reaction from the players.

3-1 Rangers

[watty. 5,777]

23 minutes ago, ShanksRFC said:

Certainly more confident going into tonight than I was on Sunday and I expect a big reaction from the players.

3-1 Rangers

Love your optimism mate,but I just don't see it unfortunately.as gio said he's only had a few days with the players,which simply isn't enough time to install any kind of hunger into some of these spineless players.

[Gman36 3,456]

A good result tonight and last week's car crash will be fade into the past. Would be some start if Gio could get them going and put a performance in. What more motivation do they need than to stay in Europe and beat those sparta cunts. 

Mon to fuck Rangers