*****The Official Champions v St Johnstone Match Thread*****

[onlythestrongsurvive 1,007]

Important to keep a healthy lead going into the new year as can see league getting stopped at this rate. Not the way I'd want to win it but the craic would be good with that lot saying how unfair it is etc lol

[geneva_ger 9,378]

Want to see a 7 point gap tonight and I hope Gio has us up for it.

[TopCat 4,511]

On 14/12/2021 at 06:09, Thewhitesettler said:

1-0 will do me, although it would disappoint me, but 3 points are the important thing to be taking from this game.😇😇

I wont be the least bit disappointed if we only win 1-0 mate.

A win is all that matters and I think it will be very tight so I'm tipping us for a 1-0 victory.. which will do me just fine.

[BuffaloUSAGers 1,248]

21 minutes ago, onlythestrongsurvive said:

 

 

 

if all that is true then @hammer93  100%.  Pretty sure they would need to play on as per dubai craic or face heavy sanctions / 3-0 automatic defeat for every game they refuse to play.

Ha ha. All the bluster about bringing the hammer down and making teams who allow Covid outbreaks forfeit was just that, bluster and bullshit. Teams inconvenienced in the EPL and Europe by Tottenham’s outbreak but are they punished? Not one damn bit. We heard the same bluster from the US leagues. My NFL team is playing a team Sunday that has nine players out on the Covid list. The NFL is forcing teams to play rather than making them forfeit like they said they would do in August.

[Amokachi 3,052]

46 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

More shooting from distance as well. Arfield's due a thirty yard screamer. I feel it in my bones! 

If anyone is due a 30 yard screamer then it’s gotta be Hagi.  
Get the feeling he rattles them in from everyfknwhere in training so here’s hoping he’s got one up his sleeve for tonight.  

[Burt Macklin 541]

3 minutes ago, Amokachi said:

If anyone is due a 30 yard screamer then it’s gotta be Hagi.  
Get the feeling he rattles them in from everyfknwhere in training so here’s hoping he’s got one up his sleeve for tonight.  

Aye, he must be able to do it on occassion as he tries it all the time in games. Just a shame he has a success rate about that of Lorenzo Amoruso. When he does get one it'll be a fuckin worldy!

[NeoGeo7 10,560]

12 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Aye, he must be able to do it on occassion as he tries it all the time in games. Just a shame he has a success rate about that of Lorenzo Amoruso. When he does get one it'll be a fuckin worldy!

[Jamie0202 12,378]

2 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said:

3-0 game IIRC? 

[Burt Macklin 541]

10 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said:

Exactly my point. Get it rattled Haj!

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,660]

1 hour ago, Bluekev said:

They've probably all got the clap too then.

Coals to Newcastle then.

[Jamie29 774]

[Siam69 27,024]

[STEPPS BOY 74,208]

Hagi in for Sakala.

No idea why as he’s been rank rotten recently.

[Rangers_no1 32,630]

Should have been Aribo on the bench not Sakala(based on suspension risk)

[bluenoz 30,960]

I like it. I thought Hagi would come in.

[LegendofCoop 17,391]

Hmm, shame for Sakala getting dropped. Mind you, Hagi likes a goal v's this mob. Great team!

'Mon Rangers, intae them!!!

   

[stuart1994 4,305]

Only thinking with Sakala on the bench is that with Roofe injured it only really leaves Sakala and Morelos as striking options so maybe doesn't want to risk both.

[Valance1690 3,852]

Hagi starting again, fucking brutal, just slows down the play and offers us very little 

[Colin Traive 22,876]

1 minute ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Hagi in for Sakala.

No idea why as he’s been rank rotten recently.

Sakala getting saved in case we can’t break them down and we need new legs to run at them later.

Gio hasn’t made too many bad calls so far so I trust his judgment.

[born a blue nose 90,859]

Expecting them to sit right in so using hagi for his creativity maybe. Strong team 

[NI 903]

Let's get intae them Rangers! 🇬🇧

[BuffaloUSAGers 1,248]

Hagi can pick a pass against a 5-5-0.

[Zappa6995 3,666]

Tough on Sakala, really tough.

[shaka 1,684]

17 minutes ago, born a blue nose said:

Expecting them to sit right in so using hagi for his creativity maybe. Strong team 

Yeah it makes sense when you think about what the opposition will be looking to do.  Sakala adds pace but there will be very little space to run into and if they drop too deep then Hagi can hopefully get more opportunities to take long range shots.

That's why Gio is an upgrade on the previous manager he always has a different plan to suit the opposition.

[Broxi 11,516]

Sakala should be playing but whatever. Team is good enough to get the win