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Definite improvement in Kamara's game today, including that brilliant tackle after the mistake from Barisic. Looking forward to see who we get in the quarters tomorrow,..i'm hoping for Clyde at home.

I thought we were better in the first half but as the wind worsened after half-time, we struggled badly at times - though both teams did to be fair. In the end, some good play from Aribo and Kent got us the important second goal before we put some added gloss on the scoreline from Morelos and Arfield. All in all, it was never going to be pretty today so it's job done and we move on to Killie and more astroturf.

Hamilton Academical host Rangers in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup today. Kick-off is set at 12.31 GMT to raise awareness of mental health issues in sport. Steven Gerrard wants Rangers to build on an "extremely positive" second-half show against Hibernian as they try to reach the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. A late Ianis Hagi goal sealed a comeback win on Wednesday to keep Rangers seven points behind Celtic. And the Ibrox boss wants a similar approach in their last-16 cup tie at Hamilton Academical on Saturday. "I'll be looking for the same standards, people being really tuned in to get the right result," said Gerrard. "This is a club that demands that you give everything in every competition, you can't pick and choose. "We'll be going to Hamilton in decent shape, certainly on the back of the second-half performance against Hibs, which was extremely positive and very close to where we've been for most of the season. Hopefully we can take off from there." Having fallen behind, Rangers drew level with Hibs in first-half stoppage time and went on to dominate the rest of the match, pinning the visitors back for long stretches. "It was a really strong 45 minutes," said Gerrard. "Collectively, everyone was at it. Both in and out of possession, the intensity levels were exactly where I want them. "We had 15 corners and I think it was the second most crosses we've put in in a game. We could have scored another two or three goals, but for their keeper and players not taking chances at the time." Midfielder Ryan Jack remains sidelined but on-loan Florian Kamberi is available after sitting out against parent club Hibs, with Gerrard saying there "won't be wholesale changes" for the cup tie. Rangers have won on their last nine visits to Accies but Gerrard remains wary of a side who drew at St Mirren on Wednesday after staying level with Celtic for 77 minutes despite a first-half red card for Jamie Hamilton last weekend. "Every environment is different," he said. "They are very effective on their pitch. They've got a good coach and they have players who can hurt you if you don't defend properly. "Every time we've gone there, they've tried to stay in the game for as long as they can. We've had to finish them off late on." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51412598

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Good result. Not a great performance. Great finish from Arfield. In an away cup tie against top flight opponents, a win is all that matters.

Terrible pitch, terrible conditions so decent result in my opinion.

That's the whole point and, frankly, the story of our season - good chances but no goals. Chances don't win matches.

That's rubbish. We have had 4 or 5 good chances.

We can't play 4-2-3-1 when Jack isn't in the team. He reads the game well and covers the wings so well. Kamara and Arfield are so out of position defensively and then just react to the attack rather than anticipating it. Equally, Edmundson and Goldson need to communicate better. On the plus side, Hagi once again looks like he's going to be a new absolute steal. He needs Morelos and/or Kent to hit some form because at the moment he has no one on his wavelength.

How did the referee miss the Hamilton penalty maybe our luck is changing ?

Yeah I think he's cup tied. If not I'd like to see him get some game time for sure. I don't just want a win today, we need to shake the cobwebs off and give them a doing.

I'd like to see the same side as midweek, to get our form and season back on track.

I like your thinking

The main thing is we are in the next round

Scottish football should end the barbaric practice of cup replays.

Helander is a left-sided CB whereas both Katic & Edmundson aren’t

No. Their replay is Feb19

Yes we seem now to be a bunch of weaklings and people moaning if anyone stands up, shouts, etc etc. At lot just to prefer to sit quietly in their seats and hardly do/say anything # middle aged moan of the day

1-4. F*ck. I had 1-3 in the GPL...

You can see the control we have now with Davis coming on to make a three-man midfield.

1-3 Morelos

I had to pop away for 5 minutes. Is Barisic off? I seen Halliday on the field.

Our midfield is so important to the way we play. Kamara and Arfield are not a good partnership and I feel it's affecting the whole balance here. Aribo needs to know when to come back to build up play and he's not at all. Hagi and Kent are not in this because Aribo doesn't have enough lateral movement to make the space for them. Aribo is making good forward runs though but he needs an earlier cross to him. The team just looks so static. Look at the gap between Arfield and Kamara, or between them and Aribo. That's not how to play this setup. Edit: I just posted this and a minute later an early cross to Aribo gets the goal. ??. Thankfully Gerrard has put Davis on because it's clear that the midfield is broken here.

She's now a moderator of the site.

Cant blame the surface both sides are playing on it

We've played okay up front, albeit some slack passing and poor finishing have let us down. We've been poor at the back.

We need to practice our penalty taking

Rangers Women training gallery ... https://rangers.co.uk/news/galleries/gallery-womens-training/

Malky: We Are In A Good Place RANGERS Women’s Joint Head Coach Malky Thomson feels the squad are in a good place ahead of their first competitive game of the season on Sunday. The new-look Rangers side will welcome Queen’s Park Ladies to the Hummel Training Centre in the first group match of the SWPL Cup. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/malky-we-are-in-a-good-place/ I Have A Good Feeling About Gers DEFENDER Carly Girasoli says she has a good feeling about the coming season after becoming the latest new Rangers signing. The 17-year-old said it felt like a dream come true to put pen to paper on her first professional deal, joining from current SWPL champions Glasgow City. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/i-have-a-good-feeling-about-gers/ Clare Gemmell Signs Contract Extension RANGERS Football Club are delighted to announce that club captain Clare Gemmell has signed a six month contract extension with the club. The midfielder has been at Rangers for five years and will stay on as captain in the new-look women’s squad for the 2020 campaign. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/clare-gemmell-signs-contract-extension/ Gemmell: I’m Proud To Be A Ger CLUB Captain Clare Gemmell says she is proud to be part of Rangers ahead of the new 2020 SWPL campaign. The 33-year-old, who has been at the club for five years, signed a contract extension today and admitted she would love to finish her career at the club. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/gemmell-im-proud-to-be-a-ger/ Ness: Excitement Is Growing ZOE NESS feels Rangers’ investment in the women’s game has helped make it an exciting time for football in Scotland. The forward has made the move north of the border from Lewes in the English FA Championship for her first taste of SWPL football. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/ness-excitement-is-growing/ We Can’t Wait To Get Started DEMI Vance says the Rangers Women’s squad are excited to get their 2020 season underway on Sunday. The new-look Gers team will open their campaign in the SWPL Cup as the take on Queen’s Park at the Hummel Training Centre. Read more: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/we-cant-wait-to-get-started/

The Specsavers-Quartet of the day ... Alan Muir + Ralph Gorden & Graham Chambers plus David Munro as 4th man. Will they better Madden's gang?

I'd say Goldson is our best defender, but I agree, we miss Helander; that's the strongest partnership, for me. Edmundson should be first back-up too.

I remember Alex Ferguson selling Jaap Stam because he had the fewest tackles and the fewest headers won of any defender in the league. The stats team saw it as a clear sign that he was deteriorating so they cashed in on him. It was only later as the data analysis team evolved (and after he had left the club) that they realised that his marking and positioning was excellent and therefore did not need to tackle or head the ball as often. This is exactly the same for me with Helander. Helander is our best defender and we miss him. He man marks better than any of the others and knows when to get tight or when to drop off. It's therefore dangerous to look at individual stats as a means of assessing a player.

Is he not cup-tied?.

Each candidate had their personal statement on Club1872 website.

I personally dont care if it's Trump or the devil himself as long as they invest much needed money in the club

Pacific Quay Priorities. As stated a few posts past, yesterday was the day for BBC Scotland's weekly Media Review. An allocated 40 minutes is a short time to cover a week's events. It is hosted by John Beattie(former rugby internationalist), co-presenter Anne Marie Watson lobs the odd question to the main protagonists, Stuart Cosgrove and Eammon O'Neill. Three topics were up for discussion(review) yesterday lunchtime. The resignation of Scottish Finance Minister for sending 270 text messages to a 15/16 year old schoolboy was first, selection of journalists attending Prime Ministerial Briefings was second, and third was Michael Stewart's rant reference James Traynor. Derek MacKay's resignation was allocated 7 minutes discussion, DrStu' wants a timeline on the story. The News, travel, weather, and sports news intervened for nine minutes, PM briefings lasted ten minutes, and Michael Stewart's vanity was awarded a scripted 14 minutes. H-u-n bashing was worth double the amount of time a Scot's Minister's resignation amid creepy circumstances. We should remember this, it is an indicator of PQ priorities. DrStu' attended Hull UNiversity, his degree was in Drama. In his 68th year, he proved he still has the skills to script and choreograph a fifteen minute four-hander. John Beattie introduced the topic and spent a couple of minutes setting the scene. Already, both DrStu' and O'Neill were guffawing. There existed a real crackling of excited anticipation, Anne Marie yelped too, and Beattie inquired if he was accurately setting the scene? DrStu' assured him, he was doing very well. More laughing interfered before DrStu' embarked on a several minute soliloquy; Michael Stewart is fealess, both Stewart and Thompson are the best commentators on Scottish football ever, far better than the likes of MacPherson and Montford, and Stewart was highlighting the 'dark hand' claiming ra Sellik are racist. He legitimised these assertions by stating, "both Michael and Steven have opinions that matter because both have played the game at a substantial level"? More guffawing ensued and I am thinking, Michael Stewart's 15 year career barely includes 150 first team appearances, is that substantial? Beattie mockingly scolds DrStu' for his long rant and apologises to O'Neill for not having the time to extrapolate. No problem, Eammon is not interested in football and begins with, "I've never heard of nor met James Traynor and wouldn't know him if I bumped into him". It didn't stop him delivering his scripted lines about Rangers being part of the story. Whataboutery was raised by DrStu', informed us the word emanated from the Slugger O'Toole website. He explained you are not allowed to morally condemn a lorry bomb by reminding those participating of the time the UDA planted a bomb. Do you see what DrStu' did there? References a general principle, but specifically highlights the UDA. Jim Traynor is a former colleague of three of the four talking and O'Neill's opening statement sees DrStu' anxious to supply the necessary information. Traynor operates Level Five, Anne Marie wants to knoe more? "It's a PR firm operating out of Airdrie" shouts DrStu'. More laughing and then DrStu' introduces a bit of whataboutery, "Apparently he told us all in his Daily Record column that Rangers had died". A big theatrical laugh followed, then DrStu' introduced, the concept of, 'there's a squirrel'. ie Traynor had deliberately ran interference on a SKY interview conducted by a Formula 1 journo. Again, he explained the meaning of there's a squirrel but did not tell us the derivation. We await Phil McFournames for that one. I hope all four receive their much deserved Equity Cards, a bravo performance? A wee aside to Dr Eammon O'Neill. Having listened to you for several years, I know you place great emphasis on the principles of accuracy and objectivity in Journalism. Your go to area of expertise is the American political system, particularly the post-war era; when referencing a contravention of those dearly held principles. Many years ago, I was required to attend a lecture on 'the Expansion of the Vietnam War'. One Knight of Camelot is held responsible, he was an ever present for seven/eight years, Robert McNamara. Many recognised McNamara's determination to sacrifice a country's principles to ensure a personal victory. McNamara searched for and found an Air Force General that would promote Carpet Bombing of North Vietnam. Paul Harkins strong suit went before him, "he willed himself to believe what he wished to believe and reject what he wished to reject". This became a tenet of what became known as, 'the McNamara Monarchy'. Setting a squirrel running would conclude with McNamara telling lies to the President to achieve a preferred prejudice. The Cosgrove Monarchy has survived for 25 years at PQ. Your participation in yesterday's scripted four-hander(remember, you have never met and would not know James Traynor) compromised your dearly held journalistic principles. Playing the straight man for DrStu' to deliver lines of mis and disinformation will be remembered too. You have sold yourself, paid the asking price to take your place in the court of the Cosgrove Monarchy. You can ask Jum Spence if it's worth it? Oh, I loved your contribution to Cosgrove's 25 year celebration of broadcasting on BBC Scotland, "Stuart is an intellectual colossus". You were easy to identify, please continue to practice your off stage guffawing.

Pretty sure it will be a full team against Chelsea or at least a good few of the first team in there. Typical the anti Liverpool fans/media/pundits having a real go at Klopp and Liverpool for fielding a young team and standing his ground. Would love the same team to go out again and win in the next round but can't see it. On a side note, I read that SG had made two enquiries about Jones duing the transfer window but was knocked back.

A bit skeptical of that stat. Helander is our tallest defender and has always looked very comfortable in the air, more so than Katic for defensive aerial duels at least. It looks like this stat is about quantity only instead of % of aerial duels won.

And another cute face and good footballer re-signs ... Bourma Signs New Contract RANGERS Football Club are delighted to announce that Daina Bourma has signed a contract extension with the club. The 20-year-old signed for the Light Blues in September, and has now extended her stay in Scotland with a new one-year contract. https://media.rangers.co.uk/uploads/2020/01/070120_daina_bourma_signs_extension_01.jpg Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/bourma-signs-new-contract/ And on we go ... Martinez Extends Rangers Deal ANGERS Football Club are delighted to announce that Lisa Martinez has extended her loan deal from Montpellier. The French internationalist who joined in September, and has now signed a six-month contract extension. The 19-year-old defender settled into the back-four at the end of last season, before injury ruled her out for the last few months of the campaign. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/martinez-extends-rangers-deal/ ... and now we are global too: Rangers Sign Indian International Bala Devi RANGERS are delighted to announce the signing of India National Team attacker Bala Devi from Manipur Police Sports Club, subject to international clearance. The 29-year-old joins the club on an 18-month-deal after a successful spell on trial at Rangers in November. https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/rangers-sign-indian-international-bala-devi/ And we have a new head coach ... Malky Intrigued By Challenge MALKY Thomson said the intrigue of a new challenge attracted him to becoming Joint Head Coach of Rangers Women ahead of an exciting 2020 season. The 51-year-old hopes he can bring his coaching experience to the women’s side, having worked in the English Premier League with Birmingham City and in Asia. Read more here: https://rangers.co.uk/news/women/malky-intrigued-by-challenge/ Keep up to date with the RFC Homepage's women site: https://rangers.co.uk/news/category/women/