***** Rangers vs Partick Thistle - Scottish FA Cup *****

[graeme_4 34,662]

44 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Why is Colak in a lot of the teams posted? It has to be Morelos.

Guy desperately needs game time to get match fitness, and it’s against a lower league team at home in the cup. And Morelos is / was carrying an injury.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,064]

Perfect game for Colak to start.

[Blumhoilann 6,712]

Wishful thinking here......Get the result in the 1st half,give Colak the 2nd half to help get up to speed.

[Rangers_no1 32,593]

Colak to start, no brainer.

[RoboBearToo 385]

18 hours ago, The Specky Liar said:

Why would we rest players in one of the two tournaments we have a good chance of winning?

To see if any of the fringe players can step up. We're facing quite a rebuild in the summer. It would be good if some of our fringe player can contribute to that.

[graeme_4 34,662]

11 minutes ago, RoboBearToo said:

To see if any of the fringe players can step up. We're facing quite a rebuild in the summer. It would be good if some of our fringe player can contribute to that.

Depends what you mean by fringe? There’s plenty we know aren’t good enough, no sense in wasting time on the likes of McLaughlin, Matondo, Wright etc we know they aren’t cutting it.

I think a mix of our usual starters, plus new signings and a couple of those returning from injury makes sense. 

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,064]

31 minutes ago, RoboBearToo said:

To see if any of the fringe players can step up. We're facing quite a rebuild in the summer. It would be good if some of our fringe player can contribute to that.

But why try that in a cup game when they are our priority right now? Which ones do you mean?

[KeyserSoze 14,603]

Rest no one. Strongest team please and keep up some consistency by pumping the only other proper Glasgow team 

7-0 To the famous 

[KeyserSoze 14,603]

11 hours ago, graeme_4 said:

Guy desperately needs game time to get match fitness, and it’s against a lower league team at home in the cup. And Morelos is / was carrying an injury.

I thought these professional football players trained all week by doing gym work, bounce games, ball work and athletic conditioning.
 

Not one single player should need to be “match fit”

The term “match fit” is used far too often and usually means “he’s not very good but he might improve if he gets games”

Todd Cantwell hasn’t played for some time but you wouldn’t know it.  
 

 

 

[McEwan's Lager 30,599]

16 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

I thought these professional football players trained all week by doing gym work, bounce games, ball work and athletic conditioning.
 

Not one single player should need to be “match fit”

The term “match fit” is used far too often and usually means “he’s not very good but he might improve if he gets games”

Todd Cantwell hasn’t played for some time but you wouldn’t know it.  

Was Cantwell coming back from an injury?

[Jakes Pal 5,619]

19 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

Rest no one. Strongest team please and keep up some consistency by pumping the only other proper Glasgow team 

7-0 To the famous 

Obviously the Cups have to be given absolute priority, we need to start racking up the trophies again to get the whole Club, not just the players back into the mindset that we are going out to win every competition that we compete in. For obvious reasons that mentality has been absent for the past decade. It is time to rectify that, and whilst I have no illusions about Beale being some sort of miracle worker, it is clear from what he is saying that he understands what the Club is about and what is required. Hopefully he gets a few years/transfer windows to bring in his own players and build a squad that meets the demands and requirements of the Club.

[GersInCanada 7,775]

Consistency begins with a relatively settled starting XI so I want to see our strongest  team start against Thistle. Once the tie is won we can make 5 subs and ring the changes.

[RoboBearToo 385]

2 hours ago, The Specky Liar said:

But why try that in a cup game when they are our priority right now? Which ones do you mean?

Because it's a game against a lower level side who have a chance at promotion so will probably priorotise the league.

I'd like to see McCrorrie Lowry and possibly a few minutes for Robbie Ure.

Haven't seen enough of the "B" team to know if there are any others that could step up. But they're top of the league, all be it at a much lower level, but I think there must be some talent there.

Also with 5 subs we can revert to strongest side if we need to.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,064]

1 hour ago, KeyserSoze said:

I thought these professional football players trained all week by doing gym work, bounce games, ball work and athletic conditioning.
 

Not one single player should need to be “match fit”

The term “match fit” is used far too often and usually means “he’s not very good but he might improve if he gets games”

Todd Cantwell hasn’t played for some time but you wouldn’t know it.  
 

 

 

Belter

27 minutes ago, RoboBearToo said:

Because it's a game against a lower level side who have a chance at promotion so will probably priorotise the league.

I'd like to see McCrorrie Lowry and possibly a few minutes for Robbie Ure.

Haven't seen enough of the "B" team to know if there are any others that could step up. But they're top of the league, all be it at a much lower level, but I think there must be some talent there.

Also with 5 subs we can revert to strongest side if we need to.

They can play towards the end of the season if they have earned it, not in a must win game

[KeyserSoze 14,603]

1 hour ago, McEwan's Lager said:

Was Cantwell coming back from an injury?

Dean Smith (and his replacement) hadn’t played him since November despite him not being injured 

[Roy Hobbs 2,181]

25 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

Dean Smith (and his replacement) hadn’t played him since November despite him not being injured 

And he only lasted 60 minutes in his first game for us, and came on as a sub in the second.

Raskin similarly hasn't played much and came on as a late sub.

 

[Toronto2Glasgow 1,824]

Feels like we haven’t seen Colak in months yet he’s still 4th in the league for goals and leading our squad. 

[Malkytfp1 18,617]

Two words. Lowry must start.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,064]

Match fitness isnt a thing is up there for mental takes I've read on here.

[J-Maestro 11,204]

No Sakala for me, Partick’s defenders won’t know which way they’re going to go either so will cancel each other out.

[KeyserSoze 14,603]

30 minutes ago, The Specky Liar said:

Match fitness isnt a thing is up there for mental takes I've read on here.

Still raging about Sean Dyche mate? You’re going to be ok. 

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,064]

Just now, KeyserSoze said:

Still raging about Sean Dyche mate? You’re going to be ok. 

No, I'm very with how our manager is doing. Why?

[KeyserSoze 14,603]

3 minutes ago, The Specky Liar said:

No, I'm very with how our manager is doing. Why?

No reason.  

[graeme_4 34,662]

3 hours ago, KeyserSoze said:

I thought these professional football players trained all week by doing gym work, bounce games, ball work and athletic conditioning.
 

Not one single player should need to be “match fit”

The term “match fit” is used far too often and usually means “he’s not very good but he might improve if he gets games”

Todd Cantwell hasn’t played for some time but you wouldn’t know it.  
 

 

 

That’s a terrible take. Genuinely awful. 

[Jamie0202 12,365]

Some players need games to get match fit. Other players get away with it. It definitely is a thing though.