*****The Official Rangers vs Savilles Match Thread*****

[The Dude 20,026]

5 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said:

Do you think he intended us to win the CL when bringing players like Gazza in and being one of the top spending clubs in the UK?

I think it was something the club would have liked but was never something there was that any focus on. Dominating domestically was far more important for the club and Murray's tenner for every fiver they spend line played right into that.

[GersInCanada 7,775]

I get that the players will be knackered after Thursday but after tomorrow they get a week off before Motherwell. One last push and we can batter the scum. Just do it Rangers.

[scottyscott1963 18,466]

4 minutes ago, BlueThunder said:

We must surely be due a win after 2 defeats on the bounce. However the extra time we had (and the fact we played a game in the first place) makes me worried.

Tavernier,Goldson,Jack and Lundstrum all looked done in Thursday night.
Todays presser with Tav and he actually looked tired.
All four mentioned are the very players i expect to get an adrenalin rush about 1.55 pm Sunday afternoon. 
I'M FEELING IT [IN THE AIR] 

[Jakes Pal 5,648]

4 minutes ago, The Dude said:

I think it was something the club would have liked but was never something there was that any focus on. Dominating domestically was far more important for the club and Murray's tenner for every fiver they spend line played right into that.

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/10/30/the-glory-and-the-corruption-of-marseilles-kings-of-1993-the-team-that-conquered-europe/

[Tiger Shaw 30,706]

3 minutes ago, The Dude said:

I think it was something the club would have liked but was never something there was that any focus on. Dominating domestically was far more important for the club and Murray's tenner for every fiver they spend line played right into that.

Pretty sure we were focused on it in 92 but fair doos mate decent reply.

[The Dude 20,026]

2 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said:

Pretty sure we were focused on it in 92 but fair doos mate decent reply.

92, maybe. After it opened up a bit more and went away from two groups of four, we quickly realised/accepted that it was a pipe dream. FWIW, had we not been in the midst of 9, I actually think it might have been a bit different and we may have put more focus on Europe at the expense of domestic results but beatin their 9 and getting 10 was THE focus.

I think too that - and can't really blame anyone on this - we didn't foresee the huge financial gulf that would appear as the 90s/early 2000s went on and leave us looking for scraps from the 'rich' clubs. Murray always expected we'd be at the top table financially until we weren't and we couldn't do anything about it. Always got the impression that it was a case of get the 10 then we can turn our attentions to the CL but by the time we actually got there, we were too far off the rest to have any chance to have a real go at it.

[The Dude 20,026]

10 minutes ago, Jakes Pal said:

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/10/30/the-glory-and-the-corruption-of-marseilles-kings-of-1993-the-team-that-conquered-europe/

I remember 92/93 and the circumstances behind it all.

[Tiger Shaw 30,706]

1 minute ago, The Dude said:

92, maybe. After it opened up a bit more and went away from two groups of four, we quickly realised/accepted that it was a pipe dream. FWIW, had we not been in the midst of 9, I actually think it might have been a bit different and we may have put more focus on Europe at the expense of domestic results but beatin their 9 and getting 10 was THE focus.

I think too that - and can't really blame anyone on this - we didn't foresee the huge financial gulf that would appear as the 90s/early 2000s went on and leave us looking for scraps from the 'rich' clubs. Murray always expected we'd be at the top table financially until we weren't and we couldn't do anything about it. Always got the impression that it was a case of get the 10 then we can turn our attentions to the CL but by the time we actually got there, we were too far off the rest to have any chance to have a real go at it.

Hard to disagree with any of that 👍

[ready1873 3,896]

Tav looked fucking absolutely shattered during his press conference. Was struggling to open his eyes wtf haha

[Essandoh 21,248]

4 minutes ago, ready1873 said:

Tav looked fucking absolutely shattered during his press conference. Was struggling to open his eyes wtf haha

He’s just became a dad again, wee one will have him up at all hours

[Amokachi 3,068]

2 minutes ago, Essandoh said:

He’s just became a dad again, wee one will have him up at all hours

Fuck sake Tav !

[Jakes Pal 5,648]

Whist I am not holding out much hope for tomorrow simply due to our woeful domestic form, One can only hope that the overbearing arrogance of The Filth may turn out to be something we can take advantage of. Get a goal up and avoid an immediate equaliser then they may start to get frustrated and open up to a degree we could exploit. 

Dare I say that if we find ourselves defending a lead in the late stage of the game then a certain Fashion Sakala and his pace could provide the finishing touch?

 

[cr3_bear 14,947]

1 hour ago, The Dude said:

Our results suggest otherwise.

Don’t disagree with the poor results 

However Murray regularly made sound bites about targeting European success and competing 

[The Dude 20,026]

Just now, cr3_bear said:

Don’t disagree with the poor results 

However Murray regularly made sound bites about targeting European success and competing 

Murray soundbites to sell season tickets and reality are two different things completely.

[cr3_bear 14,947]

13 minutes ago, The Dude said:

Murray soundbites to sell season tickets and reality are two different things completely.

I think the whole recruitment process and vizion under Advocaat was entirely based on making us dominant in Scotland while competing in Europe 

Signings like laudrup and Boli in the 90s were clearly made with Europe in mind 

[bluenoz 31,078]

We were the better team last time we played them despite losing. Gio learned from the 3-0 debacle. 

Full press and we win because we have the better players.

Play as we did in the first half on Thursday and we hammer them.

2-0 to cap off a brilliant week and bring on the jambos.

[.Williamson. 83,210]

6 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said:

All vloggers should be banned, including the Rangers fans doing it 

Good post well made 

[.Williamson. 83,210]

Our entire game depends on what versions of Barisic and Tav turn up tomorrow. If we are getting quality crosses into the box we will win 

[ForeverAndEver 71,906]

4 minutes ago, .Williamson. said:

Good post well made 

Thanks bro

[Misteral 2,932]

Ok, Gazza. We're into the CL but we've no intention of winning it, why would we, we're not up for it. You want to sign for us? 

[Orange and Blue 1,173]

Need to start off as we have the last 3 games score early but like we did against the filth don't panic and concede shortly after. We need to be a couple of goals half time use our subs well and be defiante don't let them in it. I feel we'll still have battle fever in us after Thursday, adrenaline will still be pumping.

[RFC55 109,747]

1 minute ago, Orange and Blue said:

Need to start off as we have the last 3 games score early but like we did against the filth don't panic and concede shortly after. We need to be a couple of goals half time use our subs well and be defiante don't let them in it. I feel we'll still have battle fever in us after Thursday, adrenaline will still be pumping.

We didn’t panic we just sat back

if we go after any team domestically like we done braga we pump any team here 

[esquire8 43,210]

If the european squad decide to turn up then we will go through. Huge if tbh.

[Flatcap 491]

Tomorrow is ours. We're overdue at Hampden and we've been deserving in the past. I reckon the boys will be fired up. Forget the rest, they are professional young footballers, not fucking pensioners! 2-1

[.Williamson. 83,210]

There’s a video I seen recently on Facebook of a league game of theirs recently and people wetting themselves over “angeball”. It literally was a 4 minute video and 3 and a half minutes of it was them passing back and forward across the face of the defence  

Such a load of shite