BigBearButt 3,748 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, crazy bob swollenbaws said: He would have been better on later when legs were a bit tired. We were not capable le of soaking pressure and hitting on break which I think was the plan. Biggest issue was midfield though. Sorry but no. He had the full back on toast from the start whenever we could get him involved...which wasnt often as our midfield was hoachin. As i said if he didnt start we would have had no threat whatsoever. Cantwell was ineffective and Dessers did his usual fuck all plodding about with a sulky face throwing his hands up instead of actually challenging for the ball or contributing anything. It was clear from the first game they didnt like dealing with pace yet we start the most immobile lump we have up top fucking brilliant. HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 21,056 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, born a blue nose said: Clean from what? I went to hell and so did the house. I am decluttering now. HG5 and Fruithunter 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IpswichGer 3,850 Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2023 Might get slaughtered for this, but do people really think we are still a Champions League team? I know it hurts, but I have accepted that you just cannot compete with the money flying around while we are an SPFL Club. Embarassing result in the end, but those still believing we have the right to be a force in the Champions League are living in the past. Hoping we manage to pick up qualification money is a sad reflection of the times we now live in and that embarasses me in itself that it is the best we can hope for now, but believing we still have the right to compete due to our size and history is more embarassing to me. Until football becomes a more level playing field financially, we have no hope of being anything other than cannon fodder in that competition. Jelavic18, CXB, PromDeAnglais and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,454 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Nope. Sangare or whatever his name is was offside 1 minute ago, Rangers_no1 said: Sterling played him on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshirebear 3,048 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Beale hasnt got a clue what hes doing HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassaaaa 11,406 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Rangers_no1 said: Dest flopped at Barca. Lang is an inconsistent hothead. The other two are quality. De Jong was brutal at Barca as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 21,056 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, Rowley Birkin said: and hopefully your mans sandwiches done for work tomorrow No, my own. Rowley Birkin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers_no1 33,151 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, bluenoz said: Lets face it, we got the worst draw possible to qualify. The whole forum was saying Marseille was the harder tie tbf. ForeverAndEver 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueoysterbar 19,884 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Anyone notice that they hadn't blanked out their usual stadium ad boards in front of the end they were attacking in the second half? Someone fucking contact UEFA, game is void imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshirebear 3,048 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, IpswichGer said: Might get slaughtered for this, but do people really think we are still a Champions League team? I know it hurts, but I have accepted that you just cannot compete with the money flying around while we are an SPFL Club. Embarassing result in the end, but those still believing we have the right to be a force in the Champions League are living in the past. Hoping we manage to pick up qualification money is a sad reflection of the times we now live in and that embarasses me in itself that it is the best we can hope for now, but believing we still have the right to compete due to our size and history is more embarassing to me. Until football becomes a more level playing field financially, we have no hope of being anything other than cannon fodder in that competition. except psv will get battered in the champions league. They aint that good BlueThunder 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanoli 4,628 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Depressing as fuck At least through my youth there was a feeling we could be an elite level club again with the right moves I don’t think anyone at the club genuinely believes we can be competitive in the Champions League ever again, we’re accepting of clubs like PSV building a Premier League level gap between us now HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,454 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Lets face it, we got the worst draw possible to qualify. Yes true. That and we may have totally fucked up our recruitment, at least at a CL level. davidg53 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR3 12,772 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said: The whole forum was saying Marseille was the harder tie tbf. I thought that actually aswell, because I automatically thought they’d be worse without Gakpo, Madueke and Simons but their front line are better. So, it was ignorance not seeing who they got. Whereas Marseille finished second in France - decent league etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old guard 2,360 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 minute ago, IpswichGer said: Might get slaughtered for this, but do people really think we are still a Champions League team? I know it hurts, but I have accepted that you just cannot compete with the money flying around while we are an SPFL Club. Embarassing result in the end, but those still believing we have the right to be a force in the Champions League are living in the past. Hoping we manage to pick up qualification money is a sad reflection of the times we now live in and that embarasses me in itself that it is the best we can hope for now, but believing we still have the right to compete due to our size and history is more embarassing to me. Until football becomes a more level playing field financially, we have no hope of being anything other than cannon fodder in that competition. We should start by winning domestically, then worry about europe. IpswichGer, BlueThunder and Hilly86 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 14,748 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, chris182 said: Different game Obviously. Celtic are shit just now. They have a seasoned manager who knows the game though. We have a glorified coach. HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 21,056 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, theblueoysterbar said: Anyone notice that they hadn't blanked out their usual stadium ad boards in front of the end they were attacking in the second half? Someone fucking contact UEFA, game is void imo. We are not the mob. HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamthedanger 2,868 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Bring on Brighton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 21,056 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 We take the title and we make life easier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valance1690 3,947 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 minute ago, IpswichGer said: Might get slaughtered for this, but do people really think we are still a Champions League team? I know it hurts, but I have accepted that you just cannot compete with the money flying around while we are an SPFL Club. Embarassing result in the end, but those still believing we have the right to be a force in the Champions League are living in the past. Hoping we manage to pick up qualification money is a sad reflection of the times we now live in and that embarasses me in itself that it is the best we can hope for now, but believing we still have the right to compete due to our size and history is more embarassing to me. Until football becomes a more level playing field financially, we have no hope of being anything other than cannon fodder in that competition. While it's true we would need a favourable draw to do anything in it, the idea that we shouldn't be qualifying is nuts. Galatasary Antwerp Braga Copenhagen Young Boys The 5 other teams that made it through in the qualifiers. Aye we had the toughest draw but money isn't the reason we went out tonight, our shit signings/tactics are. HG5, chris182, ayrshireranger and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 31,346 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, BlueThunder said: Yes true. That and we may have totally fucked up our recruitment, at least at a CL level. For me, the CL has become an awful tournament. Only 6, maybe 8 teams can win it. Money has ruined the game. I can't wait for the Europa draw now. Perspective is needed in times like this. IpswichGer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,454 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 “The problem is at the other end of the pitch” Beale saying we scored 3, the defence was the problem. HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kents_Hook 1,515 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 oh michael michael michael....you had plenty of chances to change it.....you sat back and watched us get torn a new one and the only reason you had to change was because borna got injured a few minutes of kicking off. HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzKyle 8,100 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 “It was going to be a quiet end to the window anyway”…awesome HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy666 2,907 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I know its a bit mental but I'm genuinely not that bothered about not making the champions league. We are nowhere near ready for that. Would be an utter humiliation, worse than last year. What's fucked me off today is the manner of our defeat. Absolutely toothless display, considering what we have spent on transfers. None of these new players look like they are even trying to impress. Dessers is fucking shite. Lammers constantly gets the ball trapped between his legs. Cifu looks like a rabbit in the headlights. Sterling is pish. Sima looks like he doesnt really want to be here. Butland has done great and danilo hasn't had much time tbh so he gets a bit of leeway. Our senior players aren't much better either. Entire back line has regressed massively. Raskin hasn't continued his form from the end of last season. Todd is trying like fuck but can't do it all himself. So fucking dejected right now. We better fucking tank those cunts on sunday HG5, shotstopper and ayrshireranger 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafflesniffer 401 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, BlueThunder said: “The problem is at the other end of the pitch” Beale saying we scored 3, the defence was the problem. Yet he's done nothing to strengthen the defence. Wild. HG5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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