*****Official Champions v Lyon match thread*****

[peter huistra 1,740]

History has a habit of repeating itself so I'm going for Sakala to replicate Beasley's goal with us playing on the counter with Wright Sakala and Kent upfront.

[KingKirk 25,642]

Send the ladies over. Sunday is must win and we will be up against 12 men. 

Neilson again today had a pop about the official on Thursday 

[BlueboyG 5,238]

Just now, KingKirk said:

Neilson again today had a pop about the official on Thursday 

No wonder, linesman is a cheating bastard,  there is no other reason he didn't flag for offside.

[RockwellGers 14,712]

1 hour ago, G.E.C. said:

Expect a very entertaining game.

3-3 draw.

3-3 to us would be perfect.

[ElBufalo20 7,892]

Play the woman’s team

[superallysbears 7,582]

Be good to get some minutes into some of them who've maybe not had quite as much game time.

[Swagger 7,941]

Sunday is all that matters this week. No need to make Thu competitive 

[ElBufalo20 7,892]

3 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

 

Guess you both won't be watching then..

Course I will but the only thing that matters in the next 7 days is Tynecastle.

Still can’t believe Morelos didn’t take a yellow v Sparta to be suspended for this and wipe his slate clean for the play offs

[TheKingObv 10,645]

6 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

 

Guess you both won't be watching then..

Is there not something like £500k for winning a group game too?

 

[ElBufalo20 7,892]

1 minute ago, TheKingObv said:

Is there not something like £500k for winning a group game too?

 

There’s £40m at the end of the season if we win the league 

[Tiger Shaw 30,470]

I don’t think there will be as many changes as people think GVB will be wanting to keep his unbeaten start and the momentum going. Sending a strong team out and getting a decent result will do far more for us on Sunday than resting players and a fringe team getting pumped. These guys are athletes if they can’t play two games a week then there’s something fucking wrong 

3 changes at most I’m thinking 

[TamCoopz 19,605]

37 minutes ago, BlueboyG said:

No wonder, linesman is a cheating bastard,  there is no other reason he didn't flag for offside.

Also stopped the game for no reason and gave the tarriers the drop ball

[Ivybank 4,580]

Sakala and Morelos better not play one booking for any of them and their out of the next euro game

[left winger 14,166]

1 minute ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Just had a 2-2 draw at Bordeaux, sitting 12th now. Lopez wonder save got them a point late on.

Play Lille next weekend so will completely rest their first team.

Their defence was very shaky tonight.

[Moody Blue Legend 61,467]

After our first two games in this, if you'd said we could actually send whoever the fuck we wanted and still have qualified I'd have thought you were mental.  

Must be all about the Hearts away game. 

[TheKingObv 10,645]

48 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said:

There’s £40m at the end of the season if we win the league 

Nah mate a fair point.

500k would be handy for Gio's January transfer budget as well as another confidence boosting victory, though, which will help us towards that 40 million.

Either way I won't be disappointed no matter what team we send out.

[superallysbears 7,582]

I thought we were unlucky against them at Ibrox without being brilliant, some of the performances we'd had in previous campaigns might have seen us take something from them, I wouldn't be surprised if we go over there and take a good result from France.

[bluenoz 30,835]

Lyon tied 2-2 today. Sitting mid-table.

[Bearsinblue 165]

                     McGregor

Patterson  Goldson  Bassey  Barisic 

                      
                    Lundstram

Kamara                                      Hagi 

                          
Wright.             Roofe.           Sakala

 

 

[falkirkNS 6,298]

Need to go have a go, treated them with far too much contempt first group game.

There 12th for a reason.

Patterson in for hagi on that right I think would work well here.

Would keep same team from Saturday apart from patterson in for hagi...  

[Tiger Shaw 30,470]

Morelos usually does well in Europe, would definitely start him, hopefully grab a goal or two 

[Tiger Shaw 30,470]

GVB just fills me with confidence 

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,675]

We have enough depth to make changes and go over there and be competitive especially since they will make changes as well

McLaughlin

Patterson Goldson Bassey Barisic

Jack Lundstram Bacuna

Wright Roofe Kent

[OrangeRab 2,740]

I’d rather we focused on Sunday. But if he wants to field a “strong” team, there are a few players who the gulf in class to their replacement is too large to gamble on an injury.

Leave Kamara at home. Losing him and Aribo at the moment would be a hammer blow

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

4-1 Rangers