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I agree. Last season's Celtic side wouldn't have dropped the points they have this season. They were on 73 points at this stage last season, on 62 this season. Surprisingly we're on exactly the same points after 26 matches that we were last season, 64. There is an argument that this season's Rangers side isn't as strong as last season's side, certainly we've fewer striking options, our defence is pretty much the same but we've a better keeper. That shouldn't take away from what Clement has achieved results and performance wise though, he's taken a side lacking direction and, I'd say, ability, and turned them into a side much better than the sum of its parts.

Is that why he jumped ship as soon as Liverpool came calling?

At least Sunderland only put up with him for nine weeks. If only Rangers had acted with similar speed.

In bursts, the team is playing football not seen since the Advocaat years. Even when Beale’s sides won it was turgid stuff.

He’s steadied the buffs and is taking us in the right direction we’re top of the tree but can we still be top at the seasons end , I do hope so .

Reference John Collins. John Collins and his Agent travelled to Ibrox and the signing had been agreed. He received a telephone call from his old man pleading not to sign, Collins was upset and asked to postpone for overnight further thought.

The two cup matches versus that lot told us a lot about Beale. I still can't get over his starting XI for the LC semi.

We drew at home with Celtic, won every other league game. There would have been a riot if we'd sacked him after his first 9 games.

Harry Kane joined Bayern to win trophies. It now looks like, after winning 11 league titles on the bounce, Kane's Bayern will not win anything. At least he'll win the top scorer award:

Some of the diving and play-acting in football is truly embarrassing. I get sometimes you have to go over to get the foul but some of it is unbelievable.

An absolutely massive two games coming up now against two in-form opponents who are 3rd & 4th in the table. If we can win both we stay at least 2 clear with 10 to play and we have 4 out of 5 fixtures before the split that are, on paper and current form, easier. Of course after these 2 we have Europa and Scottish cup ties as well so it’s going to be important to plan ahead with rotation, avoid further injuries, and don’t allow the momentum to shift.

Too bad for Beale. I hope he goes back to being a coach. I'm not sure why Sunderland have high expectations though.

Some of the football last week, against Ross County, was light years ahead of anything we produced with Beale in charge. The team are playing like a real team.

His first nine games and indeed the whole of last season is fairly irrelevant, perhaps apart from his two defeats to Celtic at Hampden. It was his summer reconstruction of the playing squad that revealed his inadequacy, quickly confirmed as the season started. There was little justification waiting until the beginning of October to sack him.

The John Collins and Ray Houghton thing was interesting. I knew he wanted to sign Houghton but I didn't realise he'd agreed to it and then back out. I remember hearing Walter Smith say he'd wanted to sign Collins but again I didn't realise he'd agreed then back out.

All hypothetical but given what PC has achieved, we might currently be in a better position. Points wise Celtic have regressed from this point last season and we are (I think) 3 points better off.

A few more points clear of the scum. Any chairman with ambition won't touch Beale now. He is clearly a useless manager.

Chelsea.

I do wonder where we'd be if we had acted sooner.

The Sunderland job could be one of the best if only the club was run in a proper manner a good fan base that’s been waiting years for someone to take them in the right direction

We dont need to bother about homegrown anymore , the EU deemed these illegal at the last set of hearings , as far as Im aware its gone. Royal Antwerp appealed to the EU court of justice and its going through just now.

Correct. They got rid of a decent manager and hired Beale. Their business management has been bad for forty years at least as I mentioned but their new model is insane. The owner doesn’t care about league success nor about entertaining football. He wants to trawl the world for young unheard of players in the hope of finding one to sell at daft money. Mowbray told him this wasn’t a great idea. My reference to “resources” above was to “fan resources”. Aberdeen and Hearts don’t get 30,000 home attendances in the top tier let alone the second. If I were one of the 30,000 I’d be pretty miffed with the business model.

It's a shame that it hasn't worked out for him but it was a strange decision by Sunderland to appoint him.

As I said yesterday, never saw the game so no vote for me, but it's great to see big Souttar getting so many mentions, he's really growing as a Ranger. 💙

Only he wasn't in the least bit consistent yesterday. I thought there were only three real candidates - Cantwell, Souttar and Tavernier. I voted for Cantwell as pretty much the only real spark of creativity.

Just exactly what a ‘Spurs man wants to display on his mantelpiece. Old Trafford next stop?

I believe Brenda is the sole occupant of pictured Bothy this coming week.

Fantastic. I was out of mobile signal in a Bothy in West Highlands overnight, got back to the van in time to hear Diomande slam that goal in, just as my mate pointed out the Killie score. What an end to a great weekend!.

Thanks. Was off the top of my head. Saw Scott before Willie but Ralphie was in that team.

Willie Henderson and Ralphie Brand?