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What a performance young Bassey had when he replaced Barisic

I'll be honest, I'm madly in love with Kemar Roofe.

Aye, but Beckham doesn't beat five players.

Frankie, Here, in deepest, darkest Lanarkshire, your post is a comfort. Heartening to know, East Lothian has/had a school? We can only hope that Leigh eventually hears the callings of home? He can unveil the wonderment of the spoon.

I think what we need to do, to give ourselves a chance, is start with Barker, then draw lots for the other positions.

No shots on target for Standard Liege. We strike again ?

Too bad that the rain came in, as we started to play some brilliant stuff there in Belgium. Could have gone either way during and after the floodgates opened, but we kept our cool and defended very cooly too. That goal was the icing on the cake and would have sufficed for another 5. Imagine we had taken half of our clear-cut chanced and we could have come away with a Willem scoreline. Outstanding stuff this evening and hats off to that team!

Well the Belgians taking that defeat well - into them Rangers ?

I suspect when young Leigh's career finally does finish, he'll be using spoons - just not for eating...

Tagine Kheredine. Like the North African cooking pot of the nomads, Kheredine has the reputation of being eternally moist. A professional, he brings the necessary enthusiasm to each topic he covers. Keeping the lid on it is another of his strong suits, and rawking lap dog loyalty is no problem either. A decade of trailing Andy around the tennis circuit must have stimulated the thought of an Andy-apricot combination? His biggest advantage is, not being Chris McLaughlin. Further, he doesn’t possess a creepy sister, Connie taking every opportunity to promote her life coach business. Last evening’s BBC Scotland’s news carried a four minute piece previewing Scottish clubs’ participation in the group stages of the Europa Cup, and Kheredine Idessane was the man. It was inevitable, application of some privately educated salve to a five year running sore. Rangers and Rangers supporters are often ignored by the national broadcaster, this season so far, our participation in Europe has been the epitome of a Curate’s egg. A couple of commentaries by proxy ie watching Rangers TV in a PQ studio, and providing secondary, disinterested descriptions. BBC’s previews for the qualifying round included all British clubs including Dundalk, but no Rangers. Kheredine spent three and a half minutes at ra Stade de Gadd, interviewing Neil and talking up the overwhelming positivity at the ground. Neil is praising his players, they have achieved so much in the past, they will do so again in the future. All sounds a bit Connie MCLaughlin that, could she be the reported Dermot Desmond funded psychological help for Rangers Sellik squad? AC Milan are BIG TIME, and Rangers Sellik play their football in the reflected glow. The last thirty seconds of the piece was Kheredine upon the Hinshelwood grassy knoll. Silhouetted by the Ibrox main stand, we were told of Rangers good fortune. Liege have three players ruled out by COVID, just like Saturday’s circumstances at Parkhead. That’s it, no positivity, no aspirations, no managerial interview, just lucky bastards. We know Kheredine does not carry the same toxicity as Chris, but he is a Sellik man. I would advise Kheredine to do what every other BBC Scotland employee does with matters Rangers, run far away and hope Andy Murray embarks on the senior tennis tour soonest. Why can’t they find someone to cover our games?

As has been said someone is feeling the pressure! I dont want him gone though, I want him to be there when we stop 9.75*

We have it all to prove.

A complete lack of self awareness. What did he say about Porteous only a few weeks ago? This is just more deflection. We can all see through it and so can, I think, plenty of Celtic supporters.

....Adolphe Sax......Adolphe Sax.......Herge, Georges Simenon...Georges Simenon Jacques Brel, Toots Thielmans, Rene Magritte.......King Leopold...Rene Magritte ......Your boys took a helluva hiding

On Flanders field, Liege met their Waterloo ....... it’s a night for mixed metaphors? What was going on at the end with the Liege coach, he’s taken that plucky little Belgium thing too far. Rangers lower the Standard to carry the standard.

It was the whole sequence of events: it looked like they had a clear shot on goal in the final seconds only for the ball to squirm under the lad's foot, to then get cleared to Roofe to do... that. A wee lie down is just the ticket.

You think you've seen it all. I think I need to have a wee lie down.

Never in doubt, especially when we were up to our knees

Rooooooooofe..... Standards 1st home defeat since 2014 - another amazing performance.

Roofe has played the lone striker role brilliantly since he has come on. But that was world class

What a f*cking goal.

Teutonic efficiency thus far. A bit more concentration up top and we me get a result here. So far, Liege have looked the best opposition we played so far ... even though I did not see the whole Willem II game.

To be fair, as much as I'd agree he's not been at his best, the service hasn't been very good at times. I'd give him another 15mins or so and then we need to get minutes for Itten who, when he does come on, must occupy their centre backs.

Aye, was certainly around the top of his thigh and the way he walked off suggested it wasn't some sort of pull. Bassey did very well when he came on and he'll have to stay switched on for the second half as they certainly like to use width.

It was a good controlled start from us. Once we scored, I don't know if we let them have the ball or they came on to us, but we had less of it. Couple of scary moments, but for the most part ok. No real chances, but a couple of 'openings' that we didn't make the most of - Morelos passing up a shot from a good move was the best example.

Bit of a Jekyll and Hyde performance. Some good stuff, followed by some poor stuff and we can perhaps count ourselves lucky to be in the lead. OK, we've taken that lead but I think we're sitting just a bit too deep at times and not moving the ball quick enough when we do win it back. For the most part though, our shape is good and we do look capable when we get in around their box which is why I'd like to see us apply a bit more pressure. And, crucially, not overplay when in good positions. A big second half ahead.

Yeh and he gets away with it, if seen it’s a yellow card.

Arfield deserved an assist there, fantastic pass. Morelos lacking confidence not to hit it. I wish we would play Itten and give him a chance.

Not sure why Helander drops to the bench but a strong side.

I have direct experience of Grifffith's driving when one of his brood attended the same school as my two girls a few years back. Let's just say the Celtic striker didn't respect the Highway Code very often and seemed to think his big, maroon Range Rover literally had to be driven off the road all the time. I feel very sorry for the good people of Bothwell. It's not often a move from East Lothian to Bothwell makes us residents better off...

I haven’t had time to look into Standard Liege the way I did with Willem II so I can guess how it will go but it won’t be a very educated guess this time. They don’t seem to score or concede many, but they compete well against very good sides. I think it will be tight and a draw will be a very good result here. A win would be outstanding.

For starters, it's great to be in the group stages for the third year running. Given the amount of qualifiers we've had to play, some against decent opponents, it is a terrific achievement. Standard Liege seem to be another good opponent, who have also had some very respectable European results in recent history. I'm looking forward to the match - our defence will need to be on form and our attackers will need to be clinical. I'd stick with Kamara, Davis and Arfield in midfield and start with Aribo, Morelos and Kent up front.

Made exactly the same points on Twitter.

I dont think the OP implies that at all. I find it a statement of fact that their run of games is more difficult than ours and that it IS an opportunity for us to take maximum points and apply pressure. Nowhere in the OP does it state that we should be picking up more points than them. I guess it is all about interpretation, but I dont see any implication.

He had a go at Nicholas last week as well. Methinks someone is feeling the pressure.

The OP posted the fixtures which shows that we have an easier run, which is certainly true, I'd say. I think @Gonzo79's issue with the post is that it implies that we should be picking up more points than them, when recent history shows we tend to slip up and they don't. It's counting our chickens before they've hatched. Glass half-full, perhaps, but he's not wrong.

Michael rowed the boat ....... into uproar. Go back a fortnight, and Michael had a firm hand on the tiller of the good ship, ‘SS Corporate Sellik’. The out of Puffer was crewed by fellow jolly jacks, Neil Doncaster and Mike Mulraney. The boiling briney had delivered the craft into the safe harbour, PQ. Michael presented the Lawwell case for significant numbers of fans returning to Scottish football, particularly Sellik Park. A ninety minute Vital Spark special. Cosgrove was not happy, Jum was mutinous, Jason Leitch dismissive, and Nicola took the huff. The international week did not help, Michael didn’t get what the National Coach was trying to achieve, “the system is all wrong”. Again, Michael’s usual supporters took issue; Pat Nevin went as far to say, “Steve Clarke has Scotland playing with sophistication”. Michael is a vain Skipper, and a self-appointed tactical genius. Last weekend, on BBC Radio Scotland with Jane Lewis and Neil McCann, he took a bleaching. Discussing the upcoming old firm game, Michael raised ra Sellik colours and called, ‘full steam ahead’. Rangers were bottlers, in fact serial botltlers, their performances after each new year proved it. Of course, there had been a marginal improvement under Gerrard, “we can see that in Europe”. He weighed anchor with, “when will they be able to handle the pressure”? Pirate Neil lowered the black patch over his eye and bellowed, “arrrrghhh”. Swinging on the end of a line, buckling his swash, he boarded with swagger. He told Michael he knew little of pressure, explained he did know, because he had played five years at Rangers, and every day was a pressure day. Further, he cut Michael about the head with the trusty truth, “you cannot know the pressure, you have never played for the old firm”. I swear, there was a snigger rolling around the studio at the delivery of the line. Since Saturday, Michael has been severely critical of Lennon, his team selection, and tactics. He has praised both Rangers and Gerrard in acknowledging we can only beat what is put in front of us. Again, on Sportsound on Sunday, he teamed up with Jane Lewis and first team coach at Motherwell, Maurice Ross. The former Ranger was brutal in his assessment of Lennon and the tactics deployed, “Rangers did not get out of second gear because they didn’t have to”. Further, Ross is of the opinion, “Rangers are the best coached team in the country”. Captain Mikey was in full reverse, he agreed with everything Ross said. The biggest betrayal of Neil and all who sail in him, was Sportscene. Michael sat there minus the big whites Sannies, he was uniformed with McFadden and Thomson, black trainers with white soles. This Fletcher Christian act, is just that, an act. Today, that other blowhard, Cap’t Phil of the Pedalo, ‘McFournames’ has revealed from his usual, “very well placed source”, Dermot Desmond has called both Lawwell and Lennon to heel, and told Neil he has a month to sort out the mess. Apparently, Michael applying pressure is all part of the Dermot plan? Whatever, give Michael the job, he is a tactical genius. Give him an outboard motor, rowing is beneath Mikey.

Today in Dunfermline Cemetery we found the final resting place of Rangers great Sandy Archibald. All efforts will now be made to restore the final resting place of a true Rangers legend. Sandy Archibald Rangers 1917 - 1934. Appearances (all competitions) 625. Goals (all competitions) 159. 13 League titles 3 Scottish Cups 9 Glasgow Cups 10 Charity Cups 8 Scotland Caps. Rangers Hall of Fame Inductee.

Disco lights not working again tonight either. Waste of money they've been ??

We will be but we have strength in depth too

Please don’t give the ball to our centre backs again, far too risky

Correct, they have pace and would imagine that's why Balogun is playing, I like Balogun, very experienced International and is better with the ball than Helander. These days I am happy with whatever paring we have at CB, all good CBs'.

Jordan Campbell had a good piece on him in the Athletic. He says it’s a mistake to wait for a “big moment” from him and that his rise has been gradual, he pointed out that the management clearly trust him because he has been given a lot of big games. You are right Frankie that he is a bit like Kent, he is a winger to trade. He will never be my favourite player but he has a role to play and it would be great to see the management improve him as a player.

Hey frankie, i think they must have been doing some work this mornings. The alert system was sending alerts for about 20 mins before 9am. The current pending updates, i will wait till after tonights match as i will only get home in time before the match, with previous updates i will probably do very early morning or late at night, aiming for late tonight or tomor morning. Baz