RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,815 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, THE_Ibrox_Preacher said: I'm torn as to what will happen tonight, will we come out looking an entirely different side and comfortable winners (e.g. 2 goals first half) OR will we again bewilder anyone with eyes make heavy weather of it and make a trip to Switzerland with a 0-0/narrow 1-0 lead?! There is an argument for not showing your hand when you have cut so many corners on the transfer business/coaching side of things that you need any advantage you can get to ensure we land the cash. So that adds fuel to the belief it'll be more turgid stuff with perhaps a single goal to the good at best. There is also good reason to believe that the 'play weak when your strong' tactics is giving our management far too much credit and it's purely the coping mechanism of fans watching us descend to mediocrity in a number of respects. The thing which I think needs to be recognized by our fans and the board is that for 2 full years Champions League money has been sitting there to be taken multiple times via different qualifications and we have been completely unprepared and ill-equipped to grab it despite knowing months in advance the task at hand. We did take one of those many chances but in honesty were unbelievably lucky to attain it via qualifying rounds last season. When you acknowledge those facts and our failure to cash in on investments at peak value it makes our signing policy/fees/seeming penny-pinching mentality utterly incomprehensible. For me our general approach to tonight should be Cifuentes and Danilo to start, Dessers to be a nuisance and keep the big defensive guns busy to allow Danilo to poach goals, everyone pass the ball to Cifuentes who has the mandate of box to box and bully everycunt. Drive the ball through the middle, 1-2's and cutbacks on the deck if coming from out wide, no fucking high-crossballs to this imaginary world class header of the ball we have been aiming to every week for years - the only guys in our team recognised for heading ability in any way are Goldson and Soutar so it's a nonsense and it has to stop, it's actually a recognized weakness of Dessers and the supposed CB Davies (digression - surely that means he's not a CB?! No one will be surprised though to see us to again churn out a bizarre team selection and turgid performance against "inferior" opposition that rules out ever making a profit on the broken toys we are signing for seemingly that express purpose. Blue tinted specs on, Beale does some version of what I've suggested and we win summit like 4-1, Danilo 2 goals over 90. If as you say everyone is told to pass to cifuentes that would make us piss easy to play against, they’d nullify that and we’d be fucked as they would cotton onto it pretty quickly Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_Ibrox_Preacher 2,812 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, RFC55 said: If as you say everyone is told to pass to cifuentes that would make us piss easy to play against, they’d nullify that and we’d be fucked as they would cotton onto it pretty quickly I'd expect it to be a little more or a professional take than I presented. The point I was essentially getting at is that he's the one player who is match sharp, he can run box to box fending off midfielders with a lean of the shoulder and he can play ball,.....by default that makes him heart and soul of our midfield at present and we should utilize it to full effect after that showing on Saturday with so much at stake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 19,594 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Fuck it Rangers will win 6-1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swagger 8,933 Posted August 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 million quid to get past them - have to rip right into them from the start and be at least 2 goals ahead for next week. He’s had pre season, he’s had the fucking shambles at Kilmarnock - no more excuses - things should be starting to tick if he’s got this right. Still fear fucking Lundstrum and Jack both starting though !! sausagetrunks, GA1972, real boydie9 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Specky Forum Organiser 69,518 Posted August 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2023 Butland Tav Goldson Souttar Sterling Cantwell Raskin Cifuentes Lammers Danilo Dessers sausagetrunks, PromDeAnglais, Nk89 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 37,468 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Specky Non Liar - Sometimes said: Butland Tav Goldson Souttar Sterling Cantwell Rasin Cifuentes Lammers Danilo Dessers This is the area we need to be at our strongest more than anything. Can’t afford go in there with Lundstram again, although suspect we will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger 8,933 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, The Specky Non Liar - Sometimes said: Butland Tav Goldson Souttar Sterling Cantwell Rasin Cifuentes Lammers Danilo Dessers Like that but just can’t see the hopeless Lundstrum not starting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 13,613 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Butland Sterling Goldson Souttar Ridvan Raskin Cifuentes Cantwell Sima Danilo Lammers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow argyle 1,093 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, Loyal72 said: Butland Sterling Goldson Souttar Ridvan Raskin Cifuentes Cantwell Sima Danilo Lammers Ridvan not fit, M.B. reckons v Morton he should be available Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 32,413 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Interesting take on things In a statement, Servette chiefs said: “His visa has not yet been issued by the British authorities, the player is absent from the trip to Glasgow. The significant efforts made for more than two weeks by the club and its player, also in collaboration with the Scottish Football Association, have not been enough." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 13,613 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, glasgow argyle said: Ridvan not fit, M.B. reckons v Morton he should be available Bastard. Thought I'd read something bout him being fit yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues 375 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Not confident after pre-season and Saturday. Any sort of win would be a good result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberfeldyBlue 1,873 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 They have a ton of first teamers missing, 8 I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Hobbs 2,912 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, AberfeldyBlue said: They have a ton of first teamers missing, 8 I think All starters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,815 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, AberfeldyBlue said: They have a ton of first teamers missing, 8 I think Like every other side we play in Europe apparently RS4_wul, DiamondBear, Rangers_no1 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post graeme_4 37,468 Posted August 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 minute ago, RFC55 said: Like every other side we play in Europe apparently We must be the luckiest team in world football. RM Monitor And Standards Officer, ger4life_1872, BridgeIsBlue and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amato 3,094 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, RFC55 said: Like every other side we play in Europe apparently But also like us last season Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broxi 12,202 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Butland Tavernier Goldson Souttar Barisic Cifuentes Raskin Jack Cantwell Danilo Lammers That or Lammers and Cantwell as two 10s and Danilo sole striker. Dessers hasn't looked ready for this game on what we've seen so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,815 Posted August 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: We must be the luckiest team in world football. Every fucking season no matter who we play, this key player is out, team missing 10 stars etc etc Rangers_no1, DiamondBear, BridgeIsBlue and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,815 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, Amato said: But also like us last season Aye we don’t get awarded the same excuses as every European side we seem to face Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal72 13,613 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, RFC55 said: Every fucking season no matter who we play, this key player is out, team missing 10 stars etc etc Lot of pish innit, though some of their players have had issues with visas. Ten stars etc though they'd be asking UEFA to step in. RM Monitor And Standards Officer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascadeshrimp 1,544 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Don't know what to expect from tonight but surely we'll get a better showing than Saturday Get fucked into them from minute 1 an hopefully bring home that 5 million Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,839 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Strongly suspect I’ll be leaving tonight sorely disappointed after a draw or loss Heart says to be positive, Rangers 3-1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 37,468 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Happens to me every time, but building up to it I’ve gone from dreading it to looking forward to going tonight. PromDeAnglais and GA1972 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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