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

[King Jela 21,600]

34 minutes ago, Jamie0202 said:

What was in particular you didn't like about his peformance? Obviously not including the several 35 yard inch perfect passes he made in the first half because that wouldn't be fair.

Dowell was decent until he tired. Not convinced he's the answer but I have more hope than I did before the game tonight.

Aye, i don't like Dowell but I'd overall agree with that tbh. 

Thought he tired out pretty early in the 2nd half, but done well in the first. Couple of excellent through balls especially.

Hopefully the guy can stay fit and be a valuable squad player against the dross at least, but like with so many he's still got it all to prove. 

 

[Davy Vandenbroucke 26,944]

7 hours ago, Inigo said:

Absolutely nothing wrong with what the players did at full time. Wasn't a celebration so much as just a wee bonding thing. Folk getting upset at it need to catch a grip.

Tend to agree with this.

Might come across as a bit cringey, but Klopp did something similar with Liverpool after drawing at home to West Brom, took some amount of stick for it but things didn’t end too badly for him.

For too long our players have treated these games as below us, and it’s cost us countless times. I’d rather they treat every win like that and take it seriously rather than the mentality of turning up in Europe and not bothering our arse domestically, which has dogged the club every season bar 55.

[Jakes Pal 5,903]

8 hours ago, Inigo said:

The referee behaved properly for the goal. Stewart created a drama based on rubbish. A drama which people have decided to lengthen by reference to hand gestures and bullshit about when he whistled (he clearly whistles after the goal). 

Usual pish of folk demanding referee drama that favours us.

It would appear that Rangers scoring a goal nowadays, no matter how legal and valid a goal it may be, is now unacceptable to many in the diseased world of Scottish football. Every goal we score seems to be subjected to the most intensive forensic examination possible, especially so when on the rare occasions where we actually get the ball in to the net of That Mhob,  you get the impression that the VAR officials will rewind the tape back to the players getting off the team bus if necessary to find some supposed infringement they could use to disallow our goal.

Of course we should not be surprised at this drama being created out of nothing, it has been going on for long and weary now, and of course Stewart is not going to let up in any way given his obvious loathing of Rangers FC and its supporters. This controversy will probably be an almost weekly affair with some issue contrived to be used against us.

[HG5 12,198]

8 hours ago, Inigo said:

Absolutely nothing wrong with what the players did at full time. Wasn't a celebration so much as just a wee bonding thing. Folk getting upset at it need to catch a grip.

Yup - got a wee bit of Clement’s ‘synergy’ back.

Nice for Dessers to enjoy his song with them, too.

[graeme_4 37,460]

1 minute ago, HG5 said:

Yup - got a wee bit of Clement’s ‘synergy’ back.

Nice for Dessers to enjoy his song with them, too.

He can get synergy by winning games and then trophies, anything else is just a distraction. 

[AdzKyle 8,572]

The next day and they are still going on about the “shocking” and “controversial” referee decision to allow us a goal. It’s beyond pathetic and it’s clear to see yet again that the agenda is being set early on to put refs under pressure once again when it comes to us. Wish to fuck someone in our club had the balls to call it out. 
 

It was the right decision ffs! 

[HG5 12,198]

11 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

He can get synergy by winning games and then trophies, anything else is just a distraction. 

I did say ‘got a bit back’!

Baby steps…😂

[gmcf 35,381]

What they on about . Just played back the video of the game and the whistle quite clearly is heard after the first goal goes in . Fanny's. 

[SeparateEntityMyArse 55,327]

Got the win, that's all that matters in the cup.

Diamonde > Lawrence in the cam role.

2 very tidy finishes.

Ref is a dick.

Hope Propper is OK.

Don't care about the celebrations at the end.

The end.

[Lovenkraaands 142]

10 hours ago, Jamie0202 said:

The players and manager climbed the advertising boards and celebrated with the UB. 

I’m trying my upmost to be positive, but I’ve slept on this and just can’t get on-board with it.

I’m not being negative for negative’s sake and if others see it as a bit of togetherness or unity, then I envy that thought process. I wish I shared it.

But I just can’t. We’re Glasgow Rangers. I’m so far off being on-board with those antics at full-time, it’s not even close.

I was about to comment that Walter Smith would be turning in his grave at the thought, but is the response then that those times are gone? Am I out of touch? Have I missed the boat with modern Rangers? Has it been so long since we were a dominant force that I need to accept mediocrity?

Again, this isn’t me accusing anyone else of being in the wrong; I just cannot for the life of me comprehend those celebrations, all things considered in the current climate.

[Moody Blue Legend 63,370]

Wee extract from BBC reporter at the game.  

 

Referee Matthew MacDermid seemed to give that as a foul before Dessers danced into the box and produced a fine finish but the goal was ruled out until VAR intervened.

 

[Swagger 8,925]

38 minutes ago, Lovenkraaands said:

I’m trying my upmost to be positive, but I’ve slept on this and just can’t get on-board with it.

I’m not being negative for negative’s sake and if others see it as a bit of togetherness or unity, then I envy that thought process. I wish I shared it.

But I just can’t. We’re Glasgow Rangers. I’m so far off being on-board with those antics at full-time, it’s not even close.

I was about to comment that Walter Smith would be turning in his grave at the thought, but is the response then that those times are gone? Am I out of touch? Have I missed the boat with modern Rangers? Has it been so long since we were a dominant force that I need to accept mediocrity?

Again, this isn’t me accusing anyone else of being in the wrong; I just cannot for the life of me comprehend those celebrations, all things considered in the current climate.

We made a cunt of ourselves. We’re fast becoming a laughing stock in Scottish football and our players are bouncing around the Hampden track after scraping past St Johnstone 

Second half was slightly better and yes go over applaud the fans but get the fuck up the tunnel and get on with it. 
 

 

 

[SPWF 8,917]

No wonder we hardly win anything when the mentality of the squad is to jump about celebrating after a quarter final win. Our standards are in the fucking gutter. 

[bluenoz 32,405]

When's the draw? 

[Rangers_no1 34,472]

2 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

When's the draw? 

Probably about an hour and 15 mins.

[Rangers_no1 34,472]

Home to Dundee

[stevemac 5,416]

Dundee will take that aw day

[AberfeldyBlue 1,872]

Tough draw as Dundee are good but at least at "home"

[KingKirk 26,461]

Comfortable enough draw 

[STEPPS BOY 77,465]

Decent draw for us to get through and play at Hampden.

[J-Maestro 13,897]

39 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Home to Dundee

One of the better teams to get at home, tend to try play football against us and leave themselves open.

[Amokachi 3,414]

Fireworks ordered. 

[Madina 4,241]

Dundee game will probably be Sunday game or Sat early evening. Standard 

[Big Al 55 9,507]

1 hour ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Decent draw for us to get through and play at Hampden.

Imagine we went all the way and won the cup, every game at Hampden 😂 

[ForeverAndEver 73,855]

14 minutes ago, Madina said:

Dundee game will probably be Sunday game or Sat early evening. Standard 

Here’s hoping.