*****The Official Hearts v Rangers Match Thread *****

[spanther22 520]

Gk - Butland

Back four of tav, Goldson (transfer falls thru), Soutter and Jefte

Barron diomande

Cerny, Lawrence, Cortes

Dessers

0-3 dessers hat trick, after his performance at the weekend I believe he is the messiah.

 

 

[BookWorm 4,702]

I am just clinging on to hope at this point that we are able to sign enough players of a suitable standard that we can improve enough to win every game we play and every competition we enter.  I am willing Clement to show some inspiration and creativity in these first competitive games now that business is starting.

[BlueThunder 8,636]

I can’t believe we are getting rid of Goldson and at the moment going with two of Souttar, Davies, Balogun. I hope to fuck there is an excellent defender just waiting to come in. Kinda like when we signed the lad Boumsong who we sold 6 months later for a huge profit. Absolutely strolled it in Scotland (although he had a mare or two in Europe)

Hopefully we will have enough to deal with Hearts but difficult to tell how the team will do given our defensive frailties at the moment.

[KeyserSoze 15,194]

[ElBufalo20 8,151]

Hearts are shite.

2-0 Dessers and Lawrence

[Orangeclement 619]

Easy 4-0 win , Dessers with two and Lawrence and Cortes with the others .

 

[G.E.C. 19,578]

We’ve got a really decent record at Tynecastle post covid so 4-0 Rangers obv.

[DeanMK 5,211]

Worried at the lack of defensive recruitment but this team are more than good enough to see off Hearts.

2-0 Rangers, Dessers double.

[Marco 1,755]

Wish I had the confidence in a clean sheet that some others have, but can't see past Hearts scoring so I'll go for 2-1 or 3-1 us depending on which Dessers we get.

[ayro 3,465]

Butland

Sterling Balogun Souttar Yilmaz

Barron Diomande

Wright Lawrence Cortes

Dessers

Hope we get into a comfortable position to get some minutes into Cerny and Danilo.

 

[JackAlex93 12,470]

Worried about our defence in this game 

Let's hope we score a few down the other end

[Gascoigne's Flute 332]

Defence is a worry and reckon they will score. Havent been impressed with Butland pre season but doubt Celment will drop him 2-1 Rangers.

[Dan Deacon 57,090]

4 minutes ago, Gascoigne's Flute said:

Defence is a worry and reckon they will score. Havent been impressed with Butland pre season but doubt Celment will drop him 2-1 Rangers.

Goldson? 

[STEPPS BOY 77,390]

Massive decision for the manager when it comes to Tav.

He shouldn’t be starting but will the manager bench the captain.

[Negri's lovechild 15,324]

2 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Massive decision for the manager when it comes to Tav.

He shouldn’t be starting but will the manager bench the captain.

I think he'll go with him based purely on his experience and the rest of the back four being potentially makeshift. 

I'd drop him fwiw, and I say that as a fan of Tav. He's become a liability defensively. 

I just don't think he benches the captain.

[CoplandRoad83 3,612]

Can see a few goals in this. 3-2 to the famous.

[graeme_4 37,291]

9 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Massive decision for the manager when it comes to Tav.

He shouldn’t be starting but will the manager bench the captain.

Is Sterling fit? Guy is constantly injured. 

[KingKirk 26,411]

2-2

[Roy Hobbs 2,885]

22 minutes ago, Negri's lovechild said:

I think he'll go with him based purely on his experience and the rest of the back four being potentially makeshift. 

I'd drop him fwiw, and I say that as a fan of Tav. He's become a liability defensively. 

I just don't think he benches the captain.

He's miles off it both physically and mentally. If Sterling is fit he will start.

[BlueKnight87 17,819]

            Butland

 Tav Souttar Balogun Ridvan 

    Barron Diomande 

 Cerney Lawrence Cortes 

        Dessers 

Remember thinking after the last game at tynecastle that many of these players would be away but here we are. 

Reckon tav starts as Sterling is carrying a knock. 

Don't see us keeping a clean sheet with how poor we've been in defence pre season. 

2-1 win Dessers and Lawrence.

[Negri's lovechild 15,324]

7 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

He's miles off it both physically and mentally. If Sterling is fit he will start.

He's miles off it, i agree. He just doesn't look interested.

I would start Sterling, but I think Tav will still start. 

[Ivybank 4,828]

2 decent centre half’s and this game would be ok , but can’t see hearts not scoring at least 2  hopefully we can get 3/4 😀

[ForeverAndEver 73,782]

2-0 Rangers

[bluenoz 32,285]

Every chance we start this game with one new recruitment (Barron) in the starting 11.

[Hadron Collider 32,280]

We’re asking for trouble if Tavernier starts v Hearts or any other fucking team. He’s got to go!