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I'll let everyone else discuss the red cards etc., but at the end of the day, we're not playing well enough. We don't create enough chances. This was one of my main concerns with GvB's appointment from the start. Six attempts in that first half, with one on target; and it was a penalty. Embarrassing. I'm bored watching us.

I think GvB would've played for 2-1 even if we'd had eleven on the pitch. It's depressing watching us play for single goal wins against dross.

I am sick of this to be honest. Neither were red cards. We were on top when he sent Lundstrum off. Both will be overturned. Collum was gagging to send Morelos off.

Morelos let down the club, his team mates and every supporter today. He should be apologising but he won't. We're down to ten men after a ridiculous refereeing decision and holding a slender lead, when Morelos decides his petulance again supersedes the interests of the club. As much as I've always liked him, I'm sick of his continuing inability to control his stupidity. Looking at the incidents again, I'm fairly confident Lundstram's red card will be rescinded but I expect Morelos' red will stand.

We missed Tillman but it's understandable he was left out of the side, with the big match on Wednesday. Kent drove me nuts, more than anyone else today. A wee bit more nouse about him and we'd have been a couple of goals up before Tav's penalty. Shoot or pass it, don't try and take their entire team on FFS.

Isn't there a stats site for you to check? 😀

We created very little and were lucky to be 2-1 up in second half. However we might have sneaked it without Collums interventions (Alfie was stupid as he gave Collum a decision to make). Our club needs to strat takes these officials to task - stating silent isn't an option, bit we'll continue down the dignified silence route. Just heading back from game, has much been made/said about the missiles thrown by Hibs fans (again)? Steward next to be was hit on head with a bottle at half-time and Tav was hit with objects in 1st half. Becoming a weekly occurrence at Easter Road.

Doyel hayes does the same thing as lundstrum first half and rightly gets a yellow. Indeed its a far stronger tackle. That's what makes this cheating not incompetence. He knows the rules but wanted to cheat us.

Looking more at the replay, it does look worse than when I first saw it, Morelos has been really stupid there. It's hard to argue against a red there although a yellow maybe sufficed. The Lundstrum red is a joke.

Possibly not a red card because the ball was too far away from Colak to deem it a goal scoring opportunity. Just my take.

Oh and let's bin the statue nonsense and leave it to the cult-like yahoos.

Gentlemen, Surely such decisions ie soup accompanied with toasted bread and which baked bean deserves tomassi passata marination are the domain of one's Butler? We are here to discuss the more weighty concerns of the Rangers.

We regularly struggle when Collum is in charge. He is a seasoned pro at losing us points.

Walker actually mentioned it during the game that Hibs have a serious problem in that end of the park.

Good place to stop criticism in its tracks would be to go through on Wednesday. Can't say I'm confident but we've being doing the Jeykll and Hyde with Europe/Domestic for years now, so you never know.

The officials today are god awful and with VAR that is a very different game. Who knows how it ends up. Hibs may have had a pen, Tav is being fouled as well though so who knows. Hibs first is offside. Lundstrums red is as bad a decision as you will ever see. Morelos is a yellow. Incompetence or cheating the result is the same and the outcome should be to. Collum has to be finished after this and rangers need to lead the carge by saying that no matter the consequences.

Said a few weeks ago that this squad isn't going to do as much as we are going to need this season.

Wouldn't mind if we took any half-decent offers for Morelos and Kent by end of the window.

Well, that was monumentally awful. No tempo, no end product, no discipline. I fear for us on Wednesday after watching that. Lets be honest here, Hibs are woeful.

If we do this against PSV, which I expect, we`ll get horsed.

And there begins again, the ability to snatch a draw from a winning position. Morelos back to old habits cost us more than anything IMO

Kent mucking about has caused that red card (that should've been a yellow).

Get Morelos on he will never get match sharpness sitting on his arse

Let's bin the zonal stuff please.

Rest for Tillman. Interesting to see both Kent and Matondo start. Have to start showing we can defend a cross ball or it will be a long season.

I think we need to curb this delicate discussion now, before we get on to the dangerous Heinz vs Branston debate.

Morelos peaked at Ibrox after coming back from an international break in January this year...for about a month before he had to start playing through an injury. He was playing with a level of touch that was real class and a maturity/responsibility. He looked like the player we all hoped he'd develop into. Had he continued in that vein, I think we win the Europa League. It would have been a fitting way for him to go all the way in a competition he has done so well in for several years. The injury was one of those unfortunate things that football can throw in your face. Now, he seems to have forgotten about the maturity/responsibility and has reset back to the beginning.

No they weren't.

I normally dismiss any blaming of refs but those red card decisions were shocking. Lundstram’s in particular, but as stupid and careless as Morelos is, you can’t send him off when it’s his forearm that made contact and with very little force. Exasperating stuff, and although it doesn’t excuse our constant profligacy and lack of quality in the final third it’s ultimately what cost us in the end. If we make the Champions League we could really do with a winger to provide Kent with proper competition who has more end product.

Maybe he was being kind and wanted to give other attackers a confidence boost? After all, Lawrence is the only one of our supposed attackers (not strikers) who scores goals, 7 games, 502 mins, 4 goals, 1 assist. As opposed to ... Kent (4 games, 438 mins, 1 assist), Wright (5 games, 206 mins, nothing), Sakala (no games), Matondo (4 games, 357 mins, 2 assists). Arfield and Tillman are more like attacking midfielders, before someone asks. After watching how they played, today might have been pitch-perfect for a 3-5-2.

Yeah looks like this has carried over from Gerrards time. Just shoot ffs.

Does he tell players to pass when there's a shot on?

Now we know what the celtc fans think

Lundstram wasn't a red, but the Morelos slap to the heid is. A stupid, absolutely unnecessary gesture that was compounded (re.annoyance levels) by his reaction.

We need to look at what we are NOT doing as opposed to other factors. We lost the points due to our own failings. Hibs are goddam awful.

Appalling refereeing but this is still self-inflicted.

Daft one really, I think there were enough players to defend that lundstrum didn't need to do it. Dunno what Crocker is on calling it a horrible lunge, it was a professional foul with no violent intent.

BB growing into this season, great to see.

Jack should be brought off. Get Arfield on.

Hibs aren`t really good, yet we have too little firepower up top. Kent, for all his workrate, has such a poor finishing rate. Give him the left winger slot and bring on Morelos or Sakala. We need people up there who shot and hit the target. Nothing new there. Wonder how many players will be on the field by the end of the day.

Fine referee that Collum fellow.

Can't help but agree with Andy on the commentary (argh), why is no one taking a shot? Being in the penalty spot and passing the ball is cowardly. still, pen!

I suspect Hibs counters will be pinging long diagonals into the gap/space between Barisic and Sands. Further, winning free kicks and corners for cross balls into our box.

Ramsey's penalty was saved. He didn't miss. I'd hate to have to take a penalty in any circumstance, never mind in a European final. I'm sure Aaron Ramsey would have loved to have scored it and played a part in us bringing the trophy home. It doesn't do anyone any good to keep dragging it up.

Michael Stewart's punditry during last night's Hearts match in Zurich was, again, very poor. He just waffles a load of shite.