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Forget everything else about that game tonight: we just all witnessed one of, if not THE, best saves ever.

That'll do. I would have taken that before kick-off. Score draw; away goal.

BBC License Fee paying Rangers supporters have a contract with the BBC. We pay for a service. BBC Scotland deliberately chooses NOT to provide that service. They continue to take our monies and BBC Scotland thumbs a collective nose. They parrot, "we want to hear from Rangers supporters" without any intention to listen. Occasional broadcasting of interviews conducted by BBC nations and regions only allows them to continue to taunt us with an expression of keenness to find a suitable resolution. Rangers supporters understand the problem, BBC Scotland hates us and our club. The quicker PQ accepts the ongoing relationship is based on their hatred, then the quicker we will find the resolution.

The opposing right back, Bah, was very good too. They picked him up in January for £1.5m. Just shows the bargains that are there to be found with the right scouting.

That's as good a save as you are likely to see - World class.

So is that post to be honest

Greeg's save was on the same level as Gordon Banks clawing Pele's header off the line during the 1970 World Cup. The ball is behind Greegs and he holds on to it. Reflexes, strength of wrist, strength of shoulder, ............. etc

How's he done that?! That's Goram-like reflexes!

Here's a football article. I wonder if this kind of thing will catch on? I do hope so. FOOTBALL Tomas Soucek’s old side are Jürgen Klopp clones Paul Forsyth Thursday March 11 2021, 12.01am, The Times Champions League https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tomas-souceks-old-side-are-juergen-klopp-clones-70wmckbbd Runaway leaders of their domestic league, with advanced full backs that operate as auxiliary wingers and a manager who is inspired by Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp: there will be shades of Rangers about the Slavia Prague team that lines up in the Sinobo Stadium tonight. Klopp clones seem to be popping up all over Europe but Jindrich Trpisovsky does not mind the comparison. A charismatic, open-minded coach who had no playing career to speak of, he plays energetic football, takes inspiration from the British game and even wears a baseball cap on the touchline. More importantly, he has backed it up with results. Since taking over three years ago, Trpisovsky, 45, has led Slavia to two straight league titles and is well on course for a third. His team are 11 points clear of second-placed Sparta Prague. Yet to taste defeat in the league, they have dropped points in only four of their 22 matches and have been scoring at a rate of nearly three a game. Slavia’s improvement is just as apparent in Europe. In his first full season Trpisovsky took them to the Europa League quarter-finals, where they lost to Chelsea. Last season, they took points off Barcelona and Inter Milan in the Champions League. Since a disappointing defeat by Midtjylland in this season’s Champions League qualifying rounds they have beaten Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League group stage and, most impressively, knocked out Leicester City in the round of 32. It is all heading in the right direction for Slavia whose improvement off the pitch is another parallel with Rangers. Less than a decade ago, they were on their knees, drowning in debt and without a stadium to call their own, but Chinese owners stabilised the club when they took over in 2015. While they have ploughed in money, it has been sensible investment, intended to develop the club’s infrastructure. With a little help from Trpisovsky, who has brought several players from his former club, Slovan Liberec, they have eschewed big-money signings in favour of emerging talent with the potential to earn them a hefty profit. Their most expensive acquisition is Nicolae Stanciu, a team-mate of Rangers’ Ianis Hagi in the Romania national side. In 2019, they paid £3.6 million for the former Anderlecht midfielder, six months after he cost Al-Ahli nearly three times that. By recruiting wisely, developing talent and reinvesting in the squad, Slavia hope to become a regular presence in the Champions League group stage. Last year they sold Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal to West Ham United for £19m and £5m respectively but some at the Czech club feel the two players were worth more. A much bigger fee will be demanded for their latest asset, a 19-year-old Senegalese winger who was playing in France’s regional leagues last season. Signed for Slavia’s B team in July, Abdallah Sima was given his first-team debut in September and has made such an impact that the rangy wide man is being compared with Thierry Henry. Jaroslav Tvrdik, the Slavia president, says that Arsenal, Juventus and West Ham, all of whom have been credited with an interest, must start the bidding at £45m. On the opposite wing to Sima is Peter Olayinka, a highly-rated Nigeria international. Stanciu and Lukas Provod, a midfielder with a sweet left foot, offer a variety of deliveries at set plays. And goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar is another tipped for a big-money move. Slavia have a proud history. When Rangers show up at their stadium tonight they will find that one of the stands is named after Johnny Madden, a former Celtic player who became the club’s first manager in 1905 and is seen by many as the father of Czech football. They have won 20 league titles. They reached the semi-finals of the 1996 Uefa Cup and supplied a handful of the players who reached the Euro 96 final. Czech teams have consistently reached the Europa League knockout phase and Sparta Prague thrashed Celtic home and away this season. Tonight Rangers will face a free-scoring team that bears quite a resemblance to themselves. Will they meet their match?

there is no dispute. they can come along anytime they want. only 1 of them has lost press privileges.

Honorable mention for Helander in his anticipation for the goal and solid performance at the back.

Said it before: De Gea, Allyson, Schmeichel - I wouldn't swap Greegs for any of them. He's good for another two years at least.

Good result, happy with that. Especially given our weekend celebrations, I was worried of the effect it would have. I think we will be in a better position next week to take the game to them. A lot of good performances out there again tonight too, special mention has to go to Patterson who barely had a senior appearance to his name a few weeks ago and he doesn’t look out of place in the last 16 of the Europa league.

Getting some great experience and exposure before he's sacked

We've now scored in 42 consecutive games

Martindale just keeps going up and up in my estimation!

Yeah, you could well be right, I'm probably projecting my own listless, slovenly personality onto them. Looking forward to it all the same, it's European football in March, what a fantastic side we have just now.

This was excellent, the best Gersnet podcast yet, in my opinion.

I hope not. I'd be happy with a score draw this evening.

It's a fair point but one I'd counter with in that the players may be a lot more relaxed and able to play the kind of football that isn't always easy when nervous or tense. I doubt we'll be as open as we were in both legs against Antwerp as I think Slavia will carry more of a threat so I'm eager to see how the tie develops.

If there is a big question mark, I hope no one is looking for Sturgeon to provide any answers. I don't know. I don't recall. I'm not sure. The Police are probably too busy investigating thoughtcrimes to do any physical Police work.

I am this week. ?

Happy with the result. They're a very capable side but we've seen enough to know we can take them at home providing we play to our capabilities. Thought Hellander was outstanding, Patterson is growing with each game, Kamara put in some shift and Mcgregor - one of the best saves I've ever seen.

I stated at half time on this thread, Slavia's fitness was as high as I have seen. Certainly, their first half efforts were Fartlek standard. They come out the traps quickly and keep it going for as long as they can, I felt they dipped a fair bit on the hour mark? At Ibrox in a week's time, I am sure we will be more aware. The other thing was both getting on the ball and retaining the ball. Slavia have a physicality, upper body strength is clearly something they continually work on. We need to match up in the second match of the tie.

Very happy with a draw there as, despite some decent play in the second half, we didn't play very well in possession and seemed to lack shape at times: mainly down to all our midfield three struggling for long periods: though Aribo improved when moved further forward. They're a good team but I think we showed them too much respect for too long and it wasn't until we showed a bit more intent ourselves that we started to carry a proper threat. That away goal could be crucial but I've no doubt we'll need to score at least once next Thursday in any case.

I've rewound that save countless times. Unbelievable.

Brilliant result, still unbeaten in Europe. Well done Rangers.

Woah, that was brilliant from McGregor, brilliant.

F*cking awesome tackle from Patterson!

It's not really working for Kent - he keeps making wrong decisions.

One thing is certain, we need to really be on our game tonight! I believe we can match most teams when we are at our best, but we will need to be at our best tonight.

bbc PQ don’t have to do anything. They don’t need access to Gerrard. The majority of their listeners either detest Rangers or have no interest one way or another. Hopes have been expressed over the years that London will intervene? Why? London has no interest in Rangers. But what about Gerrard’s great achievement? Liverpool fans will be pleased for Gerrard and see evidence of a milestone passed on the road to Anfield. Most of them won’t care that Rangers are champions and the same goes for other English football fans. Some will have respect for Gerrard as a former England captain but he isn’t on the same level as Charlton or Moore. So, London doesn’t have to cater for a constituency demanding access to Gerrard, still less Rangers. Nothing is going to change. Even if we were given McLaughlin’s head on plate, is their next chap going to be any better?

The only thing the BBC can kiss is my hairy old arse

A disappointing number of whom contributed that same surrender message on this very site.

Suspect this will be an excellent test for Nathan Patterson tonight (Balogun is suspended)....

The club's response should be a (leaked) letter: Dear head of PlodFed Given your dissatisfaction with the public statements, regarding social distancing / title celebrations, we made prior to last weekend's matches, we would be happy to do it your way this time. Please send us your recommendations on how we should address these issues and we shall act accordingly.

Sadly young man there are plenty of stupid fans out there who will vote for them

Telegram seems to be growing in popularity as a competitor to WhatsApp and to a lesser extent Facebook messenger. ...for those that use the Telegram messenger app there is a channel (broadcast only, no chat) at the following URL: https://t.me/GlasgowRangersUpdates

Considering we were away for 4 of his 8 years in charge, his record for the so called second best team in Scotland is appalling. One League Cup win ( won on a penalty shoot out after a 0 - 0 draw against mighty ICT) and 7 attempts to reach the Europa League knock out stages, failing at each attempt. He did seem to raise his team's performance in many occasions when playing Rangers but strangely that never happened when playing Celtic.

Worth noting that as well as latest "lies" from Nippy, Rangers are still awaiting a reply to letter sent to her in December. Parks letter to Her and Her cronies is excellent, with clear timelines showing who is really at fault for the lack of communication and leadership over the weekend. Also, a balanced article from The Scotsman, maybe there is still hope for what was once the leading printed publication in Scotland.

A piece of common sense and sanity from The Scotsman. An Edinburgh paper, too. Why Rangers shouldn't be blamed for controversial title-winning celebrations of some of their supporters Deflection tactics have always been a stock-in-trade of politicians. It appears they are now also a go-to strategy for Police Scotland’s senior management team. By Stephen Halliday Tuesday, 9th March 2021, 4:38 pm https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers/why-rangers-shouldnt-be-blamed-for-controversial-title-winning-celebrations-of-some-of-their-supporters-3159957 Amid the blizzard of criticism and histrionic outrage directed towards Rangers in the aftermath of their fans’ weekend title-winning celebrations, from Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, you would have been forgiven for thinking Douglas Park and Steven Gerrard themselves had been scaling statues and letting off fireworks in George Square. It was only during her own verbal broadside towards the Ibrox club at Holyrood on Tuesday afternoon that Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged the simple truth of the matter when she said ‘Those at fault are those who breached the rules’. But that didn’t prevent the First Minister from also doubling down on her government colleagues’ irrational insistence that Rangers’ senior management are also culpable for the scenes which breached her current coronavirus decrees. Rangers chairman Park has understandably taken issue with this narrative and has written in strident terms to Sturgeon, who also happens to be his club’s constituency MSP, to outline the wide-ranging dialogue and series of meetings held with Police Scotland and the Scottish government in the two weeks leading up to the weekend when the title was won. At both his pre-match media conference last Friday and his post-match media conference after the 3-0 win over St Mirren at Ibrox on Saturday, Rangers manager Gerrard addressed the issue of supporters’ gatherings in measured language which clearly recognised the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. But if anyone believes Gerrard or anyone else at Rangers could have come up with a form of words or tone of warning which would have persuaded that minority of fans to stay at home, rather than celebrate outside Ibrox or at George Square, they are simply deluded. Just as Celtic and St Johnstone are not to blame for the fan gatherings prompted by their Scottish Cup and League Cup successes earlier this season, Rangers cannot be held responsible for the manner in which some of their support chose to mark the momentous occasion of their club’s 55th league title triumph. Similar scenes have been witnessed throughout the football world amid the coronavirus crisis, including large gatherings of Liverpool and Leeds United supporters to celebrate their respective Premier League and Championship title wins in England last summer. Regardless of the restrictions in place at any given time, a significant number of fans will continue to defy social-distancing and mark trophy successes by their clubs in similar fashion over the coming months as seasons reach their conclusion. When they do, it is a public order issue and not one which falls under the remit of any individual football club. The government can make the rules and the police chiefs can decide upon the most effective way to enforce them. Every sympathy should be extended to those rank and file officers who coped admirably with a challenging set of circumstances on Saturday and Sunday. But other than reminding supporters of the regulations and advising them to observe them, those in charge of football clubs have no control over events beyond the boundaries of their currently closed stadiums. No amount of deflection tactics should be allowed to obscure that reality.

The Nationalists are being made to look a bit silly, yet again. What a great few days this has been.

the fans who did this have let us down but nothing the club said would have made a jot of difference to that.