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It’s amazing that it’s only three years ago we were being humiliated by Progres and the infamous bush conversation with Pedro.... to the point that we now are somewhat underwhelmed by a very comfortable 3-0 home win against an historically difficult domestic opponent..... How times have changed. Our Board and management team deserve great credit for the distance travelled..., but the journey is still not complete... stay focused and clinical for 10 months please ??

Ok I was that soldier! I know scoring and having an assist normally gives you MoM but I couldn't take my eyes off Jack - everything we did went through him and his number of touches was amazing. Always passing forward too- he even was about to poke a great through ball at one point but the ref got in the way.

We never lost the league playing against Separate Entity FC, it was all the other teams, we need to keep beating them.

My first look at RTV this season and I was mightily impressed by how much more professional it is now with pundits on the pitch for example. McCann's punditry was especially good I thought. Getting Tyldesley was some coup though I used to hate his England bias.

I thought Kamara had a good game last night (as did Jack). CT even mentioned him as a possible MOTM. Correct tho, both do little spectacular but are solid and crucial in the way we play (ball recycling, covering defenders when they go forward). Davis and Arfield do not offer the same when deployed there emphasising the requirement to strengthen in that particular department.

If we can get 11 points in front , the pressure on them to not slip up at all will be incredible , given the pressure they are already under to even get into the C/L , we need to press this home , next 2 games are massive , the fact that there are no fans will imho help us .

I was tempted to vote for Jack or Kamara and it wouldn’t have been a slip of the finger if I had. For some reason you’ve made it clear time and again you don’t like Jack but why make a point of bad mouthing him instead of just praising someone else?

They have used, basically, that idea before when we saw the tragedy of Phil O Donnell's death

Our Scottish nazi “government” balls it up yet again, ably assisted by our football authorities. The most insane measures being brought in to ensure Dolly and the Bheasts get off Scot-free and they somehow manage to take it out on the rest of football who have done absolutely nothing wrong.

You wouldn't be saying that if they had a full strength team and won the league - you would be wishing they had sold their better players and replaced with inferior players And of course it is winning - nobody looks at the league table and goes "They didnt really win it because the other team werent as strong"

So sanctions on players not clubs... cop-out

Apparently Ajeti didn't have a shot on target during his whole time at West Ham.

Isn't that a separate entity?

Mclean is a good player. We will do well to attract and afford him.

In my opinion, there's no doubt that we require a leader in the centre of the park. Someone who can play football, a good tackler but more importantly, can gee up his colleagues. Without someone like that, I think we'll struggle to win the league. The weirdest thing is that's exactly the sort of player Steven Gerrard was.

With the likes of Docherty and McCrorie likely to move on it puts even more emphasis on bringing in another midfielder. Feel we need something different - more of a physical presence to complement the guys that are there.

But, but but.. we don't need 2 DMs against diddy teams!

Changing half the outfield players in the second half is bound to have an impact on performance and cohesion but it was telling how we started to wobble after the Jack-Kamara partnership was disrupted in midfield.They might not contribute the spectacular but Jack in particular plays a massive role in controlling and cycling the ball.

Look at the state of that; languishing in 21st place... pretty much out of the title race already.

Thought Tanner was the weak link.

Another successful evening for RTV - production not as slick as Sunday's but a decent view again. Tanner was OK as presenter (Emma Dodds was better), Neil McCann, Alex Rae and Shelley Kerr offered very good analysis and CT and KT excellent in commentary. Can't wait until Souness and Walter make an appearance. Still not a patch on being there tho ?

I'll take unexciting, run of the mill, could do better, 3-0 home wins every day of the week ?

Oh come on folks, 3 wins, 8 scored, 0 conceded, top of the league, players getting match time. Tough, tough audience.

What's your thoughts, folks?

For once I sympathise with Hearts in this situation as they say they have returned to training, and other normal working,and removed any Government(UK not kid on SNP)assistance. In doing so they will now incur extra financial burdens which is extremely unfair. It seems the SPFL/SFA cabal are compounding the penalty given re the court action and will probably keep doing so in the future.

I hate every Scottish club who voted us out of the top league during our troubles, however any fight against SFA/SPFL I will back

Absolutely zero chance that Celtic get punished there Cammy. If anything it will be a “UEFA-style” £10k rap on the knuckles just so they can say they punished it. its lunacy.

You do realise he plays in the English leagues right ? That there is a premium on players down there ?

I think McLean fits in nicely. He tends to play as the more advanced of the '2', in a 4-2-3-1. Despite playing in a deeper role, he has an attacking intent, I think. He won't get bullied and will drive us forward.

We were rubbish for the first 20 minutes up until Barasic's stunner. We were rubbish for the last half hour when we made changes that weakened the team and those that came on didnt do anything to try to grab a shirt for the next game. I was happy with the changes we made and the timing of them, but disappointed at the attitude of the 4 who came on, who done a combined hee-haw in 30 minutes. The 40 minutes during which we scored the 3 goals was more like it. A marked increase in tempo, passing, pressing, running into space. It's lovely to watch when in full flow. Oh how we are hard to please these days!

The problem with the tired old “we don’t need 2 DM’s” line is that there is nothing wrong with 2 DM’s at least one of them is playing vertical passes. I’d rather have 2 DM’s playing vertical passes than someone playing further forward (so not a DM) who goes sideways or backwards

Arfield played his best football at Rangers as a number 10 and not as a centre mid. It is a bit unfortunate that he is only getting to play in a position that isn't his best.

Pleased with the result but also happy to see the manager criticise his players after what was a poor overall performance. It's easy to over-analyse games in today's 24 hour social media cauldron but we need to improve ahead of tougher challenges on the way. Yes, we move the ball very well at times but not often enough and, yesterday, we were far too passive after losing the ball. Second half was always going to be a bit of a write-off given Roofe is clearly a few weeks away from sharpness and Itten still working on his understanding with those around him but I was disappointed in the work-rate of guys like Davis and Arfield who didn't really work their way into the game at all. Just goes to show the pressure on these players. Anywhere else a 3-0 home win with two top drawer goals would have fans purring but demands are extra high at Ibrox and rightly so with such an important season ahead.

Another high scoring round. It's either 1 point or 5 points. Correct Result (1 pt): Everyone who entered. Correct Number of Rangers Goals (1pt): Stevie, One, Dado, Malang, Devil, BD, Yorkie, 26th, TB and T-1000. FGS (2 pts): - Correct Score (3 pts): One, Dado, Malang, Devil, BD, Yorkie, 26th, TB and T-1000. Latest Standings:

I don’t agree. He can play in the 10 because he is good enough to adapt but it’s not his natural position. He is excellent on the right side of the midfield three, providing creativity from a deeper position. His ball winning and ball retention are excellent too and we get more out of him there. That’s where the second goal game from yesterday, Aribo cleverly finding Hagi from that position.

Even better. If we just keep winning even if they win that game following ours with Killie then they're still under the pressure of being 8 behind a team coasting and maybe even still not conceding. They have never been under such pressure. They will be away to Dundee United following our game at home to Killie. DU are a side looking to make a statement of we're back and taking something from them would be such a statement. They're certainly currently under more pressure than we are. And that's an unexpected turn of events. All the talk pre season was around the massive pressure Rangers would be under.

Fair play...very true. I think it is gonna come down to 'get it where you fit in' with Mr Hagi. Unless his game picks up he may begin to see some bench time anyway. He might make the team more money that way. Meh.

A win is a win and to score 3 goals is always pleasing, but a little disappointed we just let the game fritter away. In the manager’s defence, Livingstone away is one of the toughest games of the season and it is likely they decided to take it easy.

another correct score for me too

Hibs would be a good loan for both McCrorie and Rangers. Let’s us assess him in our top division.

On Saturday, there were a few moments on Off the Ball where DrStu' allowed the curtain to be drawn back. In his 68th year, he has a thin skin. The website, 'Pie and Bovril' came up in conversation, and DrStu' mentioned there was a thread on said forum entitled, 'Off the Ball - is it any good'? Now, Pie and Bovril and DrStu' are old friends. The forum is a focus for serious Rangers hatred and it's owner, a St Boo fan called, Div McDonald was a regular guest on Off the Ball for several years. Really, it was a mutual masterbation brought on by the stimulation of Rangers hating. Over these last two years, there has been a parting of the ways. McDonald no longer appears and threads like the aforementioned appear on the site, generally castigating the tired and lazy pairing that is Cosgrove and Cowan. A few weeks ago, DrStu' was openly stating he needs another five years on prime time radio, it's the exposure. Some hip young gunslinger approaching 75 years. His skin is thin and Pie and Bovril's threads are not helping his cause. On Saturday, he announced football forums were quickly dying and wondered aloud about Div McDonald? He said, "Div McDonald, where is he, we should get him back on, he'll need £30 these days". Here's a guy boasting a property portfolio in 3-4 countries trolling a former mate, offering him thirty quid if he gets back to fawning behaviour. DrStu' the toad is a classy guy.

For those interested.... KT has been asked to do Co-comms on ALL of this season’s home games.