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Very happy. Sparta are a decent wee team. Just to add some context... Slavia Prague, who are currently sitting below Sparta in their league beat AS Roma tonight.

Sorry but I thought Lammers was fine tonight as he was on Sunday. Also thought Dessers hold up play was very good in the closing stages and he should have been introduced a little earlier. Think all of our players deserved pass-marks, including the subs.

It has been put to me that the following graphic indicates that Rangers will win tonight, and that 10/11 or Evens represent decent prices. Just sayin'...................

Excellent...Excellent game. So proud of Rangers.

Go a way!

Win next game and European football beyond Xmas is assured.

Not the best half but we could have scored 2 or 3 goals. This is Clements 6th game but it sounds like you are looking for perfection. 3 pts. Job done. We keep going.

Strange 1st half for me!. We are comfortable yet seem to be playing within ourselves!. 2-0 up at HT is great. Sparta seem to have shit themselves as they are nothing like what they were in the 1st leg. 2 good goals, and there seems to be a chance to get more. Anyway, let's get stuck in 2nd half and we can score more.

Can't really argue with that with perhaps the only criticism being some of our passing has been out and we really should have grabbed another goal to kill the game off. As it stands, Sparta still in it so we must maintain the same positive attitude and physical aspect to our play.

Aye right up there with losing 2-1 to Raith in Scottish Cup and drawing 1-1 with Stirling Albion. Did you sleep through the Super Ally managerial era?

I think we were watching different games.

I'm sorry, I'm willing the boy to kick on but I just don't see it with Lammers? Unless someone can show me his metrics and convince me that he's playing well? He's decent at regains in the final third and that's probably why he's starting every game under this manager but outside that...

Another great TIFO from UBs and Broomie Collective

I'm impressed by our desire to win the ball back quickly.

Prague away was a worse performance than tonight's. We were poor for the vast majority of that game and should have lost. We did come into it until closing stages but were battered prior that. Tonight we could and should have scored 4 or 5 but a crucial and deserved victory. Great to see Danilo score again and for Tod to get his 1st of the season. Lundstram and Davies were outstanding and a great cameo from young McCausland

Lost our way a wee bit at times in the 2nd half but, in the end, a well deserved and vital win. Felt we tired somewhat as the game went on and were too open as a result but players kept plugging away and fans really made a difference after Sparta scored. Well done one and all! A real pity Goldson was booked during a 'dead' period of play as their player was offside. He, along with Davies and Butland played well and once again allowed us the foundation to be more attacking. Unfortunately, guys like Danilo, Cantwell, Sima and Jack all visibly tired late on and I did feel the manager could have made changes earlier. However, it can be difficult for players to come into an open game like that was so I understand why he waited. Never heard of the referee deciding on extra minutes for time wasting but I'm not au fait with the current rules there. In the end a very good win and hopefully we're able to freshen up the side on Sunday.

A bit nervy at the end, but a great win against a good side tonight. Two superb goals first half and although we couldn't sustain that performance for 90mins, the big positive for me was young Ross McCausland - a star is born!!

Crucial win. Great first half. Lost our way in the second but managed to hold out. Great support from the crowd tonight too. Really feels like we have something.

Elite winding down of the clock at the end there. Jack Butland is some keeper eh! Beat Livi and we can all take a breath lads, some of them need that because they looked absolute fucked on their feet in the last 20. Onwards.

Hahaha - but we won - why the rage?

We're on the ropes here.

This 2nd half is so poor

That goals been coming - we are missing too many opportunities

They are not out of it. We need a positive start 2nd half.

I think Sima's been a good outball tbf, his passing has been hit and miss though.

I respect the pp change mate, hope I'm not speaking out of turn. I'll be at a service on Sunday with the old man. It's why I have a falklands flag on my socials - a lot don't like it but it raises awareness at least, no wars ever good for veterans.

We do have a brilliant record at home tbf, malmo being the only team in ucl qualifiers to beat us at Ibrox in that time too if I'm not mistaken? On tonight I'd start Souttar if fit next to Goldson in place of Balogun, McCausland at RW and Cantwell in the no.10 as the only changes from Sunday. As my preferred. Got a good feeling about tonight, Ibrox will be bang up for it judging by the discourse all week. C'mon lads!

I am absolutely loving what Big Phil is doing with the club and I am nearing full buy in. However, I think man for man Sparta have just that much more quality, and will not be so Unlucky, this time. It would really be a statement of progress if we beat them though.

C'mon, why don't you include Ian Durrant then, how about Derek Johnstone or John Greig? I mean if you're counting players from 20 years ago why not just make it 50 years and we can close the discussion now? Or, we can talk about the here and now, where we actually are as a club and deal with reality? If they don't break through to our first team then really, what's the point? Listing players the club released as an example of how good our youth system is seems a self defeating argument. The fact that Greg Taylor is a first choice full back for Celtic is not the ringing endorsement for the Rangers 'Academy' that you seem to think it is. Look, I'll be delighted if McCausland, Rice and King, or any of our current youths, go on and establish themselves as first team regulars, I'll gladly recant my criticism. I'm sceptical, but we'll see. Ryan Kent played 140 games for Rangers, that's a decent return for any player who was 19 when they joined us. Did we overpay for him, probably, and should we have sold him a couple of seasons ago, definitely. Same with Morelos and Kamara. But all 3 of those players contributed more to our first team than every Academy player put together over the last 5 seasons. Let Motherwell or Hibs or Charlton or whoever develop them into first team players, then we should sign them young, offer them the chance to play in front of 50,000, European football, the chance of medals and fame before moving to a wealthier club in a wealthier league. From the outside that looks to be a much better 'business model' for the club. It's interesting that Celtic had a short period where they developed McGregor, Forrest, Christie and Tierney, successfully integrating them into their first team. The period coincided with us being out of the league. Without us the challenge to win the SPFL was much easier, Celtic could afford to drop points, take some chances on youth and know it wouldn't really matter come title time. Since our return they've not developed anyone of note. I don't think that's coincidence. I've been having this same conversation on here for a long time. I'd love Rangers to be able to spot, nurture and produce our own players, but unfortunately all the available evidence says we haven't and can't.

I don't think that's a bad price for a cup final tbh, but the split is a joke, as usual.

Family friend or not he's hardly a poster boy for our youth set up or someone I'd be holding up as an example to our current young players. Are you really comparing Rangers to Falkirk? We've really only got Nathan Paterson to show for years of work and millions invested. Gilmour left the second he could, as did Mebude and Rory Wilson earning us very little in reality. More importantly we've really only got Leon King as a recognised first team squad player and he's what, fifth choice now? I've unhappily come to the conclusion that we'd be better off focusing our energy and money on finding players in the 18 to 21 age group. Bassey, Aribo, Kent, Morelos have provided far better value for us, I think Lewis Ferguson, Doig and Hickey could have done similar too. Hopefully Raskin will prove a good player for us and command a decent fee in the future. If we accept that we're now a stepping stone club, a tier below much wealthier leagues, then those are the kind of players we should focus on.