*****The Official Sparta Prague v Rangers Match Thread*****

[Jakes Pal 5,646]

11 hours ago, Hadron Collider said:

A draw would be a good result against them. Do them at Ibrox.

Obviously got to be plan and ambition, win all the home games with a point thrown in on Thursday should be enough to hopefully nullify the prospect of having to get something in Seville, which given our terrible record in Spain, is a prospect to be avoided if at all possible.

[Colin Traive 22,933]

16 hours ago, graeme_4 said:

I’d go…

                   Butland

Tav Goldson Souttar Davies

Wright Lundstram Raskin Sima

                  Cantwell

                  Dessers

Chronic that I’m having to pick Scott Wright, but Cantwell absolutely has to play centrally. 

It’s a lot to ask of a youngster but I would rather play McCausland ahead of Wright to be honest.

In fact I’d rather play Sterling as extra cover for the space between Goldson and Tavernier than Scott Wright.

[graeme_4 34,786]

21 minutes ago, Colin Traive said:

It’s a lot to ask of a youngster but I would rather play McCausland ahead of Wright to be honest.

In fact I’d rather play Sterling as extra cover for the space between Goldson and Tavernier than Scott Wright.

Sparta Prague are decent, but I don’t think we should be fearing them or setting up to contain them. 

[Colin Traive 22,933]

19 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

Sparta Prague are decent, but I don’t think we should be fearing them or setting up to contain them. 

Agreed but I’m thinking Tav pushing forward (because we’ve nothing else on that side) might need cover.

Dont think Clement will encourage or tolerate any idea of inferiority.

[JackAlex93 11,456]

Sima will be a big asset to us on Thursday if we can get him in behind on the break

[Negri's lovechild 14,262]

I think we might see Sima and Wright both start again to utilise their pace in getting in behind their defence. 

Despite his goal, i wouldn't start Dessers as i think he'll allow himself to become isolated up top. Instead, i'd chance Danilo as he has more running in him and works harder. 

One thing i really liked about the game at the weekend is that while the fullbacks were high up the pitch, the two wider front men rarely let them overlap. 

[The Beast 9,242]

I suspect the team will not look a lot different from Saturday's with the exception of the left side of the defence shuffle if Borna doesn't make it.

[B1872 20,862]

Reckon a draw wouldn't be the worst result in terms of qualifying as I fancy us to win our next two home games in order to qualify. 

 

Would like to se us go with:

 

Butland

 

Tav

Goldson

Souttar

Davies

 

Raskin

Lundstram

 

Sima

Cantwell

Wright (there literally is no on else left)

 

Danilo

[AGC123 1,204]

Bookies have them @ evens us 5/2 I’m surprised I expected the odds to be much tighter. 
 

it’s gong to be a tough game but I fancy us for atleast a draw away 

[PromDeAnglais 5,583]

Draw would be a decent result then go for the win at Ibrox.

Not expecting miracles from Clement with the squad as it is.

[Broxi 11,531]

We should be going over to win, feeling very confident after Saturday.

Hopefully come out with the same intensity and energy and get the result. 

[Amokachi 3,060]

52 minutes ago, PromDeAnglais said:

Draw would be a decent result then go for the win at Ibrox.

Not expecting miracles from Clement with the squad as it is.

Draw would probably be suffice however something tells me we’ll be looking for some miracle saves from Butland. 
 

 

[hawkfalcons 2,306]

Would take a draw just now, wish we had had Clement before we had went to Cyprus as I don't think we would have lost that match. 

[Rangers_no1 32,731]

Hopefully get the win for Ben. 

0-1 Danilo.

[bluenoz 31,059]

I haven't posted other than to share my condolences because football seems unimportant right now.

But life goes on, and I'm sure Ben will watch from the heavens above on Thursday.

A Rangers victory for RM would be sweet.

[.Williamson. 82,872]

I quite fancy us to get a win on Thursday and that confidence has literally came from how good we looked on Saturday when the manager had only been in the door a matter of days 

[Drunk and disorderly. 14,555]

I can see us nicking a 2-1 win. Tav and Sima to score.

Butland will be a very busy man. 

[JackAlex93 11,456]

We looked good on Saturday and should have scored more. Clement only had a few days to work with the team and you could see a sizeable change already. Confident of us going over there and scoring goals.

[toolongawake 1,205]

5 hours ago, AGC123 said:

Bookies have them @ evens us 5/2 I’m surprised I expected the odds to be much tighter. 
 

it’s gong to be a tough game but I fancy us for atleast a draw away 

Nah that's about right given that we're the away team.

[maverick1200 2,832]

3 hours ago, hawkfalcons said:

Would take a draw just now, wish we had had Clement before we had went to Cyprus as I don't think we would have lost that match. 

There isn't a chance we would lose it. That performance was honking, it was like the team collectively gave up. 

[onlythestrongsurvive 1,007]

I knew we'd get beat off the cypriot mob as the team had just chucked it - funny what a couple of weeks can do as think we'll at least get a draw over there and qualify from the group with Betis.

[onlythestrongsurvive 1,007]

14 minutes ago, maverick1200 said:

There isn't a chance we would lose it. That performance was honking, it was like the team collectively gave up. 

just posted same thing mate lol

[JCDBigBear 10,831]

On 22/10/2023 at 07:47, gazza87 said:

Please let’s not play sterling. Boy looks like dug meat.

would actually play Davies, bit more experience and has played the position before. Devine for me is an average player, maybe different if it was right back we were talking about 

Watched the highlights of the Breidablik game v our B team and Davies looked very poor.

[WilliamMunny 3,251]

Is Roofe in the squad?

[Jamie0202 12,391]

7 hours ago, WilliamMunny said:

Is Roofe in the squad?

Edit - fucked it.