****The Official Falkirk v Rangers Thread****

[Wreckedroy 33]

McGregor, Bougherra, Papac, Thomson, Boyd, Velicka, Lafferty - all good enough to stay.

The rest?

I'm delighted to get the three points - upwards and onwards The Rangers!

I didn't think much of Thomsons display today. He just doesn't seem to have the presence required?

[chris_glasgow 2]

McGregor, Bougherra, Papac, Thomson, Boyd, Velicka, Lafferty - all good enough to stay.

The rest?

I'm delighted to get the three points - upwards and onwards The Rangers!

I didn't think much of Thomsons display today. He just doesn't seem to have the presence required?

hes covering mcculloch

[Wreckedroy 33]

Billy Dodds names Broadfoot as the Sportsound MOTM

Surely Lafferty or Bougherra should be MOTM?

Nope. Apart from 1 slip-up Broadfoot was very good today. Bougherra was tidy in everything he did, but nothing spectacular was required of him on his debut.

[Ace 3,556]

Broadfoot not getting a mention, thought he did well too.

[Wreckedroy 33]

McGregor, Bougherra, Papac, Thomson, Boyd, Velicka, Lafferty - all good enough to stay.

The rest?

I'm delighted to get the three points - upwards and onwards The Rangers!

I didn't think much of Thomsons display today. He just doesn't seem to have the presence required?

hes covering mcculloch

I don't buy that. I know it's the in-thing to go OTT with criticism of McCulloch, but he was no worse than Thomson today. More of McCullochs tackles resulted in Rangers possession in fact. Thomsons tackling and passing were pretty poor overall.

[Ace 3,556]

Who is actually missing from the squad .. injured i mean !!

I'm sure they are plenty out which will bolster the 1st team when coming back !!

[blueben_d 40]

McGregor, Bougherra, Papac, Thomson, Boyd, Velicka, Lafferty - all good enough to stay.

The rest?

I'm delighted to get the three points - upwards and onwards The Rangers!

I didn't think much of Thomsons display today. He just doesn't seem to have the presence required?

hes covering mcculloch

I don't buy that. I know it's the in-thing to go OTT with criticism of McCulloch, but he was no worse than Thomson today. More of McCullochs tackles resulted in Rangers possession in fact. Thomsons tackling and passing were pretty poor overall.

agreed, Thomson was off form today IMO

[kplfishtank 4,657]

mcculloch 2.5m

whittiker 1.9m

thomsom 2m

why oh why do we waste money on this type of overhyped player were meant to have a tight budget so we need to make sure that money spent is done wisely

[Right_To_Censor 1,951]

We need new midfielders but apart from that we were good

What the fuck where you watching? because i sure as shit didn't see that today.

we got played off the park, out passed, out classed but thank goodness for us falkirks strikers weren't up for it. <_<

[p4uly83 0]

Broadfoot not getting a mention, thought he did well too.

He's done well in most game's he's played in CB, definitley good cover for that position.

[Davy 68]

The result could easily have gone the other way which is very much the worrying thing. We need a couple of midfielders in before the Hearts game next week.

[Bluemeanie6 3]

We need new midfielders but apart from that we were good

I hope you are not accepting that performance, we were fucking dire m8 and incredibly lucky to come away with anything.

[Bluemeanie6 3]

Broadfoot not getting a mention, thought he did well too.

He's done well in most game's he's played in CB, definitley good cover for that position.

Cover only, nowhere near good enough to warrant being in the starting line-up

[wild_bill 0]

Job done, nowhere near a solid perfomance though. They're really going to need a kick up the arse before the next three games.

[BCLoyal9 53]

Thank God we got the win , only bad thing about this is that Waldo might think the curent squad is good enough for a tilt at the league now :angry2:

[Zulu 981]

Is Thompson ever going to fill a Rangers jersey he is always going on about filling Fergies boots he looked half decent when he joined us but in my opinion he is going back the way.

[Wreckedroy 33]

Is Thompson ever going to fill a Rangers jersey he is always going on about filling Fergies boots he looked half decent when he joined us but in my opinion he is going back the way.

I agree. I think he looked good because he was playing alongside a midfielder with real presence, even though Ferguson hasn't been on top form for a while. Thomson couldn't lace Fergusons boots, never mind fill them!

[LegendofCoop 17,390]

Happy with the 3 points but as has been said, we need a new midfield! I hope Walt percerveres with Boyd & Velicka & doesn't go back to what he did last season & change the strikers every 2nd game!

We did look more attack minded than we did last season, but there's still this 'must defend' attitude every time the players get the ball. I lost count of the amount of times someone looked to play it back rather than forward.

We also look as if we'll have a solid defensive pairing in Cuellar & Bougerra too....so long as Walt doesn't just throw Weir back in for the sake of it!

Sad to see that Walt decided to throw on Cousin & Adam...players that clearly don't have any long term future at the club, rather than give the promising youngsters like Furman a run out!

A win is a win at the end of the day....hopefully we can build on this now!

[BCLoyal9 53]

Is Thompson ever going to fill a Rangers jersey he is always going on about filling Fergies boots he looked half decent when he joined us but in my opinion he is going back the way.

I agree. I think he looked good because he was playing alongside a midfielder with real presence, even though Ferguson hasn't been on top form for a while. Thomson couldn't lace Fergusons boots, never mind fill them!

Way too early on in the guy's career to assert the idea that he "couldn't even lace Ferguson's boots". KT has a way to go to reach the standard that Barry has IN THE PAST , but I say there is enough time for him to do so. Plus the fact the Thomson is not strictly the same mould of player as Ferguson is , which will lead to inevitable shortfalls when direct comparisons are run.

[LegendofCoop 17,390]

Is Thompson ever going to fill a Rangers jersey he is always going on about filling Fergies boots he looked half decent when he joined us but in my opinion he is going back the way.

Looks to me like he thinks he's made it just because he's joined the Gers! Needs to prove himself a little more if I'm honest!

I know someone that knows him personally, and he's saying that's what he's like in real life too. Also, what's with THAT limp wrist of his????

[NOLUWDC 1]

Thomson will turn good but he's playing alongside McCulloch in the middle

and how many times did Boyd slip today ?

[JRodgA2k8 542]

Again Boydy didnt do too much to inspire me today.....

Thomson will turn good but he's playing alongside McCulloch in the middle

and how many times did Boyd slip today ?

That one when he just had to hit it across to Lafferty summed him up today. I dont care about the knock on for the goal, does anyone think he seriously made it.....i jest!

Velicka played very well and had some good link up with Boyd today but are they all too similar? I think they are with Velicka being a bit more mobile and hence useful! So I would like to see a starting combo against hearts of possible Velicka/Darcheville, Velicka/Lafferty or Velicka/Miller(ok I know it's Miller but you know he'll be back in the team).

Lafferty looked good at times today and will certainly be useful but HE IS A STRIKER!

Bougherra looked very capable today but it strikes me with fear that he played well.....can anyone else see a partnership of Bougherra/Weir for the rest of the season? I'm thinking so and fear Carlos could be away and that was his replacement I hope to hell im wrong though!

I really didnt notice McCulloch today, useless in general!

Middle of the park is just shocking atm!

[Right_To_Censor 1,951]

hmm booth you twonk or it was ian crocker who said "falkirk have never beaten rangers while smith has been in charge and that includes his previous stint"

however i seem to recall a time we got knocked out of the coca cola cup at ibrox in 94?