We know they raise their game against us. Maybe it's about time we start raising our game against them?

[The Specky Forum Organiser 66,592]

1 win out of 4 against this shite. They were 3 points off the bottom of the league before today. We know how they're going to play against us, why don't we start to fucking match them for intensity???

[Inigo 32,697]

Any team with any sort of winning mentality would be all over it today after the draw by Motherwell. Mentally weak again. Just don't have the players to set a tone.

[Inigo 32,697]

Instead of turning the heat up on their simmering issues, we've given them some breathing space.

[Bad Robot 21,512]

I hope this is a learning point for big Phil as he does need to recognise shite like put everything they have against us and it’s not just what we do.

[KeyserSoze 14,713]

One of the poorest excuses ever to be used when we fail to beat these cunts  Every cunt raises their game when Rangers come to town

Needs binned. 
 

 

[STEPPS BOY 75,120]

Nothing can change whilst we have the same core players.

it’s that simple.

[LaaRFC 4,863]

Our constant slow starts and chances missed at 0-0, then conceding the first goal time and time again is killing any chance we have at winning the league. 
 

We seem to spend 60mins a game chasing an equaliser. 

[The Beast 9,276]

Any team that comes at us aggressively seems to put us right of our stride. It's a lack of bottle. 

[VanVeenRangers 2,572]

Today we bottled it again when there was a chance to make up ground. Embarrassing. 

They'll end up bottling the final as well. Hopefully PC knows Borna and Lammers should be left out the side.

[bluenoz 31,311]

Started the game far too slowly and then we were always chasing. We looked sluggish, and the balance was off without Jack.

[Arfield Salute 25]

4 minutes ago, Bad Robot said:

I hope this is a learning point for big Phil as he does need to recognise shite like put everything they have against us and it’s not just what we do.

It’s been 3 years of these performances for us. The worry is this manager only sees it as 1 game for him and gives them more chances. That’s how we end up in the same cycle with these same players getting him the sack. 

[the old guard 2,360]

Exactly, we should have been right out the traps, but came out sleepwalking again, sorry to say but we have to many serial losers in our squad, barisic and lundstram are far to negative and are now not good enough if we are to challenge for titles imo.

[Sparkle 53,879]

12 minutes ago, The Specky Forum Organiser said:

1 win out of 4 against this shite. They were 3 points off the bottom of the league before today. We know how they're going to play against us, why don't we start to fucking match them for intensity???

One for the manager to solve.

[Bad Robot 21,512]

1 minute ago, Arfield Salute said:

It’s been 3 years of these performances for us. The worry is this manager only sees it as 1 game for him and gives them more chances. That’s how we end up in the same cycle with these same players getting him the sack. 

Phil’s still undefeated so hopefully he’s experienced enough now to see this after one game as its a wake up call for him for the cup final  

[Robster 24]

100% agree we need to raise our game time and time again after they drop points we shit the bed.

It shows we have no characters or leaders in our team big Phil has a job on his hands to sort it out think he knows but can only play with what he has to many times we give the players the benefit of doubt a big disappointment today 

 

[steven33jackie 1,972]

I really expected us to come out in a similar way we started against Prague. But sadly we once again we adopted the usual tactic of playing in a style that suits them. 

[B1872 21,175]

We need big changes in January or the scum will canter another league. We just don’t have it when it matters and can’t put pressure on them. I’m dreading this cup final tbh!

[theiconicman 3,014]

22 minutes ago, Inigo said:

Any team with any sort of winning mentality would be all over it today after the draw by Motherwell. Mentally weak again. Just don't have the players to set a tone.

This. We have players of skill but not of bottle.

[Drumloyal 15,164]

We have the mental strength of a fucking ferret but without the viciousness.

Core needs gutted.  New CBs, New dominant CM and a striker who can at least finish a fish supper.

[Scottywellhousetb 50,837]

We still have a defence apart from the goalkeeper who is used to getting pumped and thinking draws against Aberdeen are decent results, our backbone is fucking spineless 

[BlueAvenger 10,516]

It’s extremely fuckin unlikely we are good enough to win at Tynecastle Scums park and Easter Road with these players. 

[Inigo 32,697]

Generally the tempo is set by the midfield. We can't afford someone of the quality of Barry Ferguson now, but we need one with his drive in there. Lundstram and Cifuentes are too pedestrian. Even Jack and Raskin don't have it sufficiently.

[rossco87 711]

I’m going to be controversial and say the fact we dug out a draw shows we do have some mentality in the team.

 

For me today was more a reflection on how poorly we recruited for the front areas over the summer. Our biggest chances came from defenders at set plays or midfielders who were already at the club.

 

In the first half they pressed us high and we managed to break through it pretty well but then had very little from the forwards to create clear openings when there should have been more space. Second half they camped in and it becomes more difficult to find space, but I think there should at least be some credit that we kept trying to play and didn’t just resort to long crosses into the box which we have been guilty of previously.

[LegendofCoop 17,489]

As well as asking why Aberdeen raise their game against us, you also have to look into why they drop standards against the scum! 

[Bakbear 3,586]

51 minutes ago, The Specky Forum Organiser said:

1 win out of 4 against this shite. They were 3 points off the bottom of the league before today. We know how they're going to play against us, why don't we start to fucking match them for intensity???

We should start every game as if it’s a cup final. PC said that in the pre-match interview.
 

Teams raising their game against us is absolutely normal. It’s been that way for as long as I have been alive and don’t expect it to change. That’s one of the challenges of being a Rangers player. 

as someone said in the match thread, it’s a non-issue. Everyone raises their game for Scotlands most successful club. We need to be matching them all