*****The Official Dumbarton v Rangers Match Thread*****

[ForeverAndEver 71,510]

Saturday, 5:30pm, Viaplay.

McCrorie

King Balogun Souttar Yilmaz

Lundstram Rice

McCausland Cantwell Matondo

Silva

[psb07158 33,275]

Given the weather forecast if this goes ahead that pitch is going to be an absolute joke. A win and no injuries would do nicely

[RFC55 108,970]

6 hours ago, psb07158 said:

Given the weather forecast if this goes ahead that pitch is going to be an absolute joke. A win and no injuries would do nicely

Think they’ve had a few games postponed and the B team definitely did playing there, I’d say this will be doubtful to go ahead with the forecast 

[Finny 5,502]

1 hour ago, RFC55 said:

Think they’ve had a few games postponed and the B team definitely did playing there, I’d say this will be doubtful to go ahead with the forecast 

 

8 hours ago, psb07158 said:

Given the weather forecast if this goes ahead that pitch is going to be an absolute joke. A win and no injuries would do nicely

The temperature is meant to rise on Friday then up to 7 degrees with rain on Saturday. Any frost or snow should be away come kick off time. 

[Prso's headband 35,459]

Manager comments on injuries again really is telling. 90% of players available at all times at his previous clubs until he rocked up here. 
 

Some are bad luck granted and not saying there is a massive conspiracy but lets be honest, one of them couldn’t run that medical department any worse with the amount of injuries we have. Particularly ones that are a couple of weeks and turn out for months or even seasons.

[.Williamson. 82,250]

Disappointing to be heading into competitive football again with no new forward options to be brutally honest 

[B1872 20,720]

Have the game won by 60 minutes then get our key players rested for Wednesday. 

[Drunk and disorderly. 14,462]

1 hour ago, Finny said:

 

The temperature is meant to rise on Friday then up to 7 degrees with rain on Saturday. Any frost or snow should be away come kick off time. 

Should go ahead. The rain and predicted wind speeds of 25mph and gusts of 40 mph hour will make for very poor playing conditions though.

[graeme_4 34,536]

20 minutes ago, B1872 said:

Have the game won by 60 minutes then get our key players rested for Wednesday. 

Who even are our key players anymore? Butland, Tav and Lundstram?

Rest are mostly bang average. 

[.Williamson. 82,250]

52 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

Who even are our key players anymore? Butland, Tav and Lundstram?

Rest are mostly bang average. 

Aye, our best player is our goalie  

[ForeverAndEver 71,510]

4 hours ago, RFC55 said:

Think they’ve had a few games postponed and the B team definitely did playing there, I’d say this will be doubtful to go ahead with the forecast 

Think they tried to play a game against Stirling Albion last season about 5 times before they eventually got to play it

[esquire8 42,766]

2 hours ago, Prso's headband said:

Manager comments on injuries again really is telling. 90% of players available at all times at his previous clubs until he rocked up here. 
 

Some are bad luck granted and not saying there is a massive conspiracy but lets be honest, one of them couldn’t run that medical department any worse with the amount of injuries we have. Particularly ones that are a couple of weeks and turn out for months or even seasons.

Don't think there's an issue with players fitness or getting players back from injury, there's a huge issue with injury prevention. Our sport scientist has been here the whole time and only demoted when Milsom was here. They ain't doing a good enough job imo and probably over relying on zone7ai to do their job.

[Assegai 7,878]

1 hour ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Think they tried to play a game against Stirling Albion last season about 5 times before they eventually got to play it

It's in the case of these lower league matches that the argument is strongest for Scottish football to have a season which begins in February/March and runs over the summer.

[Prso's headband 35,459]

1 hour ago, esquire8 said:

Don't think there's an issue with players fitness or getting players back from injury, there's a huge issue with injury prevention. Our sport scientist has been here the whole time and only demoted when Milsom was here. They ain't doing a good enough job imo and probably over relying on zone7ai to do their job.

Whatever crap software prediction system we implemented a few years ago, I’m sure the clubs who endorsed it all have problems with it and a couple binned it as well, not us obviously 

[graeme_4 34,536]

2 hours ago, .Williamson. said:

Aye, our best player is our goalie  

Edit: never mind, fucked it. Thought you were being a dick  

[Blueshoff 11,841]

13 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Whatever crap software prediction system we implemented a few years ago, I’m sure the clubs who endorsed it all have problems with it and a couple binned it as well, not us obviously 

Probably bought it from Sports Direct and got a big mug free.

[Nk89 1,289]

                  McCrorie

Devine    Souttar  King   Yilmaz

              Raskin   Jack

                     Silva

McCausland            Matondo

                   Dessers

 

3-0 n onto Wednesday 

 

[The Archer 1,101]

6 hours ago, Prso's headband said:

Manager comments on injuries again really is telling. 90% of players available at all times at his previous clubs until he rocked up here. 
 

Some are bad luck granted and not saying there is a massive conspiracy but lets be honest, one of them couldn’t run that medical department any worse with the amount of injuries we have. Particularly ones that are a couple of weeks and turn out for months or even seasons.

The players need to start training on a grass pitch. Constant intense training on synthetic pitch at the training ground jars the muscle fibers and this causes failures in the muscle's and tendons. Remember football boots dont have the shock absorbency for the feet and the multiground studs are solid through.

Try running about on concrete in a pair of flat shoes and youll see .

[RFC55 108,970]

46 minutes ago, The Archer said:

The players need to start training on a grass pitch. Constant intense training on synthetic pitch at the training ground jars the muscle fibers and this causes failures in the muscle's and tendons. Remember football boots dont have the shock absorbency for the feet and the multiground studs are solid through.

Try running about on concrete in a pair of flat shoes and youll see .

We train on the grass well hybrid pitches 

[rangersross 6,530]

6 hours ago, Prso's headband said:

Manager comments on injuries again really is telling. 90% of players available at all times at his previous clubs until he rocked up here. 
 

Some are bad luck granted and not saying there is a massive conspiracy but lets be honest, one of them couldn’t run that medical department any worse with the amount of injuries we have. Particularly ones that are a couple of weeks and turn out for months or even seasons.

I think part of it must be down to subpar conditioning during preseason. We've had successive managers come out of summer with squads that look less fit than they should and players have consistently picked up injuries as seasons have progressed. Surely that can't be a coincidence. There's a way to prepare a body for the demands of a full season in multiple tournaments and I don't think we've been meeting that threshold. 

[ayro 3,004]

Butland

Tav Goldson King Yilmaz

Lundstram Raskin

Cantwell

McCausland Silva Matondo

Get the game done by HT and make the changes.

[AberfeldyBlue 1,550]

Just to add into the mix it will be gusting 40 mph winds during the game..

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,728]

We're 100% going to play shit.  Any win and no injuries will do.

[Drunk and disorderly. 14,462]

5 hours ago, Prso's headband said:

Whatever crap software prediction system we implemented a few years ago, I’m sure the clubs who endorsed it all have problems with it and a couple binned it as well, not us obviously 

Fujitsu level of software.

 

[Rangers_no1 32,483]

Butland

Devine Goldson Souttar Barisic 

Raskin Jack

Wright Silva Matondo

Dessers