*****Official Rangers vs St Johnstone League Cup last 16 match thread*****

[SteveEarle 10,139]

I would bet my last dollar that these unwanted players, on big money, will be in a clique of their own planning how to play this out. You can only imagine that the dressing room/training will be divided. Players on much better money than the first team starters but not giving one single fuck! How does any manager deal with that toxic shit show!?

[Prso's headband 36,751]

55 minutes ago, SteveEarle said:

I would bet my last dollar that these unwanted players, on big money, will be in a clique of their own planning how to play this out. You can only imagine that the dressing room/training will be divided. Players on much better money than the first team starters but not giving one single fuck! How does any manager deal with that toxic shit show!?

Course they will be. They’ll be desperate to repeat the cycle of the last 2 years to preserve their undeserved and biggest contracts of their careers. 
 

The manager doesn’t want them, the fans don’t want them. They’re in for a shock this season because the manager despite his flaws will be the last person the fans turn on

[Drunk and disorderly. 15,074]

Wouldn't surprise me if we drew or lost this. 

 

 

[J-Maestro 13,897]

8 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Course they will be. They’ll be desperate to repeat the cycle of the last 2 years to preserve their undeserved and biggest contracts of their careers. 
 

The manager doesn’t want them, the fans don’t want them. They’re in for a shock this season because the manager despite his flaws will be the last person the fans turn on

Won't take long, it's already happening with everything he's saying being micro-analysed for criticism.

[NeoGeo7 11,263]

8 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Course they will be. They’ll be desperate to repeat the cycle of the last 2 years to preserve their undeserved and biggest contracts of their careers. 
 

The manager doesn’t want them, the fans don’t want them. They’re in for a shock this season because the manager despite his flaws will be the last person the fans turn on

I really hope you’re right. We need a cull this year and take whatever comes to reset for the long term.

[SteveEarle 10,139]

6 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Course they will be. They’ll be desperate to repeat the cycle of the last 2 years to preserve their undeserved and biggest contracts of their careers. 
 

The manager doesn’t want them, the fans don’t want them. They’re in for a shock this season because the manager despite his flaws will be the last person the fans turn on

I hope you're right. There's a lot of criticism creeping in for Clement, and some of it no doubt is justifiable, but by Christ he's having to work with the dregs as it stands. The players he has bought look decent enough but he just needs more in the door. How the fuck do you get rid of the big earners?? As he said, you can't hold a gun to their head, but by using that terminology he's acknowledging the position he finds himself in. If some of these players don't possess a conscience and fuck off then we're completely fucked short term.

[Tiger Shaw 31,922]

On 15/08/2024 at 15:00, Blue Hugh said:

Not looking forward to this at all. Will be an awful game between two terrible teams.

Green Hugh now lol 

[J-Maestro 13,897]

4 hours ago, King Jela said:

Fucking hell, that's depressing to read when laid out like that. 

Up shit creek without a paddle. 

7 players on nailed on first team player wages who can barely or don't contribute. We're fucked. 

[Scottywellhousetb 52,353]

Was told today 20,000 tickets sold, more than I thought tbh  

[psb07158 35,292]

2 hours ago, Scottywellhousetb said:

Was told today 20,000 tickets sold, more than I thought tbh  

There will be some folk who wake up tomorrow and change their mind and get their tickets but this will be 22-23k, tops

Don't blame a single fan for sacking this off. I'm only going because my wee girl and wee nephews are desperate to go 

[Valance1690 4,097]

Butland

Souttar Propper Nsiala

McCausland Diomande Barron Sterling Jefte

Dessers Igmane

 

Clement's a few games away from losing the full support, the board have already lost it and the vast majority know its the boards fault. 

If you're signing these young players, fuck it throw them in and play them, the fans would rather see Nsiala/Igmane over Davies/Danilo

Get the formation changed, do something different & the fans will at least give you the backing. Keep going the way you're going and being the boards mouthpiece because they've given you a new contract then he'll be hounded out well before christmas.

 

Edited and took out Cerny - If we're serious about a rebuild and parking this season, whats the fucking point in having a loan signing like Cerny in the team, it's a complete waste of time/match minutes to even play the guy.

[MacBoyd 6,068]

I just seen lowrys goals from mid-week. Absolutely sensational and the second was a last gasp winner by the look of it. If that can't get you ahead of a totally out of sorts Lawrence then what can?

[MacBoyd 6,068]

6 hours ago, Valance1690 said:

Butland

Souttar Propper Nsiala

McCausland Diomande Barron Sterling Jefte

Dessers Igmane

 

Clement's a few games away from losing the full support, the board have already lost it and the vast majority know its the boards fault. 

If you're signing these young players, fuck it throw them in and play them, the fans would rather see Nsiala/Igmane over Davies/Danilo

Get the formation changed, do something different & the fans will at least give you the backing. Keep going the way you're going and being the boards mouthpiece because they've given you a new contract then he'll be hounded out well before christmas.

 

Edited and took out Cerny - If we're serious about a rebuild and parking this season, whats the fucking point in having a loan signing like Cerny in the team, it's a complete waste of time/match minutes to even play the guy.

That will never happen but its the kind of thing that would get fans onside. Who knows igamane might be a game changer...

[Loyal72 13,601]

Aw aye, we're playing today. Wooo.

[graeme_4 37,461]

Given it’s the league cup and we’re at home I’d like to see…

Kelly

Tav Propper Balogun Jefte

Sterling Barron

Cerny Lowry Matondo

Danilo

Biggest thing is getting Lowry and Danilo some game time. We can’t go the next 6 months with only Lawrence as our 10 or only Dessers as the CF. 

[.Williamson. 87,172]

1 minute ago, graeme_4 said:

Given it’s the league cup and we’re at home I’d like to see…

Kelly

Tav Propper Balogun Jefte

Sterling Barron

Cerny Lowry Matondo

Danilo

Biggest thing is getting Lowry and Danilo some game time. We can’t go the next 6 months with only Lawrence as our 10 or only Dessers as the CF. 

Neither Lowry or Danilo will play 

[Drunk and disorderly. 15,074]

We really need to win this game, and try and win the cup.

The cups are our only chance of silverware. Even then we'd need  some other team to knock the filth out.

I'd like to see Phil play some more of the new signings and some youngsters too,  but he seems too scared to and is relying on the old guard who have let us down so many times before. 

Dreading reading the team lineup tbh. 

[Bears r us 31,318]

I hope this game being at Hampden does not make it more difficult, along with a small crowd probably. I certainly could not blame any fan staying home today and watching it on TV.

We should be winning this game, but St Johnstone have nothing to lose and zero pressure. I also notice they put 3 past Killie.

Any win and into the next round will do for me. 

[Van Klinkerhoffen 37]

Any bear friendly pubs in Bristol showing this match ?

 

cheers 

[Jamie0202 13,007]

I think we'll see a few unexpected changes today. I wouldn't be surprised to see Dowell start. As for Danilo starting that wouldn't really surprise me either despite getting zero game time off the bench. It's the types of wild decisions that we do. 

[Negri's lovechild 15,383]

I think we'll be fine today.

I know there's a level of anxiety around because of the shambles behind the scenes at the club, but we'll get past St.Johnstone today.

They'll sit and be hard to beat, try and frustrate us. It won't be pretty unless we score early, but games against St. Johnstone are rarely pretty. 

2-0 to us. 

[Negri's lovechild 15,383]

1 minute ago, Jamie0202 said:

I think we'll see a few unexpected changes today. I wouldn't be surprised to see Dowell start. As for Danilo starting that wouldn't really surprise me either despite getting zero game time off the bench. It's the types of wild decisions that we do. 

I'm sure he said last week we'd see Danilo at some stage in the next week, so wouldn't surprise me at all, even if it's for 45 minutes.

[STEPPS BOY 77,465]

22 minutes ago, Van Klinkerhoffen said:

Any bear friendly pubs in Bristol showing this match ?

 

cheers 

Rose and Crown pal.

Just off the High Street behind Boots.

[STEPPS BOY 77,465]

Danilo chasing our first hoof up the park after 4 seconds 

[GA1972 10,309]

5 hours ago, MacBoyd said:

I just seen lowrys goals from mid-week. Absolutely sensational and the second was a last gasp winner by the look of it. If that can't get you ahead of a totally out of sorts Lawrence then what can?

But but attitude problems