*****Official Kilmarnock vs Rangers thread*****

[JackAlex93 11,504]

Never great games on the eye away to killie and livi with the shambolic playing surfaces so any kind of win will do for us. The performances will come

[graeme_4 34,866]

56 minutes ago, RossS1873 said:

No, that was in 2010, the 3-1 win. This was in 2008, the 4-2 with Broadfoot doing the wee flick.

Didn’t have the flick, but still a great watch. 

[The true baller 972]

I think we can score 4/5 goals, i also think we will concede at least 2.

[bluenose244 2,620]

I'd go with something like this based on the players we have available.

Fully expect we will get the job done, but no doubt a frustrating watch. 2-1 Rangers.

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,684]

Skoosh case, only fly in the ointment is wee collum, but everyone else will be ‘geared’ for a Rangers win. 5-0. 😉SMIB.

[LegendofCoop 17,440]

5 hours ago, graeme_4 said:

Didn’t have the flick, but still a great watch. 

I remember feeling livid when they scored at the end. 

[graeme_4 34,866]

23 minutes ago, LegendofCoop said:

I remember feeling livid when they scored at the end. 

Not as livid as McGregor was!

[LegendofCoop 17,440]

6 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

Not as livid as McGregor was!

Aye, probably not  It just spoiled what was a special day, a wee tad! 

[SeparateEntityMyArse 54,035]

6 hours ago, graeme_4 said:

Didn’t have the flick, but still a great watch. 

My favourite game I've been at there, and the best Rangers strike I've ever seen there by Mendes.

Great times.

[NI 916]

5 hours ago, bluenose244 said:

I'd go with something like this based on the players we have available.

Fully expect we will get the job done, but no doubt a frustrating watch. 2-1 Rangers.

5 atb against Killie, no chance.

[King Jela 20,544]

1 minute ago, NI said:

5 atb against Killie, no chance.

I'd rather stick Dessers up top alongside Danilo than go 5 at the back on Saturday.

Although not against a 5 at the back at some point through the season if we don’t improve in the centre back area and we start leaking goals. 

[bluenoz 31,061]

7 hours ago, graeme_4 said:

Didn’t have the flick, but still a great watch. 

 

A fucking loved Pedro Mendes. One of my favourite goals.

[bluenose244 2,620]

8 minutes ago, NI said:

5 atb against Killie, no chance.

 

5 minutes ago, King Rager said:

I'd rather stick Dessers up top alongside Danilo than go 5 at the back on Saturday.

Although not against a 5 at the back at some point through the season if we don’t improve in the centre back area and we start leaking goals. 

5 at the back isn't more defensive, it frees up our full backs and stops them from exposing our weakness.

[The Monk 3,208]

Going to be stressful as fuck, can’t wait

[King Jela 20,544]

3 minutes ago, bluenose244 said:

 

5 at the back isn't more defensive, it frees up our full backs and stops them from exposing our weakness.

I agree. I've seen it used very effectively in attack.

Think Dessers and Danilo will be playing alongside each other a lot though and will need to form a relationship sooner than later. Killie's the perfect game to start that. 

 

[BlueboyG 5,267]

Another visit to play on a carpet, brutal, hopefully we get off to a flyer but it will probably be a nerve tingler as usual there. Looking forward to seeing us in serious action again.

[docspiderman 1,248]

2 hours ago, bluenose244 said:

 

5 at the back isn't more defensive, it frees up our full backs and stops them from exposing our weakness.

I would say it adds a defender and takes away either a striker or midfielder. Maybe you feel all teams are now going to abandon their usual tactics of sitting back defending for most of the game this season? Basically if we play midfielders who are mobile enough, smart enough or willing enough to drop back to cover for our advancing full backs there would be no need to add another defender to stand about or play square passes to keep occupied.

[bluenoz 31,061]

We didn't sign all these attacking players to play 5 defenders against Kilmarnock.

[Essandoh 21,243]

3 hours ago, LegendofCoop said:

I remember feeling livid when they scored at the end. 

Nakamura dived like fuck

[Essandoh 21,243]

If we go 2 up top against Kilmarnock we’ll batter them

Will tell me a lot about Beale‘s tactical intentions this season if we end up resorting to two holding midfielders again with Danilo or Dessers having ridiculous demands on them up top on their own 

[BridgeIsBlue 66,631]

Butland

Tav Souttar Davies Yilmaz 

Raskin

Cifuentes Lammers Cantwell

Dessers Danilo

[Swagger 8,243]

21 hours ago, JackAlex93 said:

Never great games on the eye away to killie and livi with the shambolic playing surfaces so any kind of win will do for us. The performances will come

Absolutely. This’ll take weeks for this side to settle. Points on the board is all that matters. 
They’ll drop very little - we have to cut out the cheap dropped points 

[Swagger 8,243]

11 hours ago, Essandoh said:

If we go 2 up top against Kilmarnock we’ll batter them

Will tell me a lot about Beale‘s tactical intentions this season if we end up resorting to two holding midfielders again with Danilo or Dessers having ridiculous demands on them up top on their own 

If it’s endless balls in from Tav and Barasic then we know we’re in trouble. 

[BlueAvenger 10,382]

I’m expecting a tight fuckin struggle. No slip ups, just fuckin win. 

[G.E.C. 18,940]