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Everything posted by craig
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So much to pick apart in that - too much, in fact, to do so right now as I am busy at work
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You could extrapolate that further too, by looking into results that Celtic have gotten thanks to favorable refereeing. Given both teams haven't dropped a huge amount of points it wouldn't take too long to look at the points dropped.... but how many points have Rangers increased due to dodgy refereeing ? I can't think of any in all honesty - the only contentious incident I can recall which might have had a bearing on the result was away to Hamilton the other week and that was in the Cup. Celtic, on the other hand, at the same venue, were 1-0 down, should have seen Griffiths red carded, the same player was then on the pitch to win the free kick which allowed them to equalize just before half time.... and the offending Accies player red carded..... so instead of Celtic playing with 10 against 11, they ended up playing with 11 against 10.... think about that for a second.... So just looking at the single game there, we have dropped 5 points that we shouldn't have (although, that said, we would likely have missed the penalty against Aberdeen....) and Celtic obtained 3 points from a game where they, plausibly, could have dropped all 3 but possibly at least 2. A 7 point turnaround thanks to poor officiating. All the above said..... we also need to look within at our own failings whilst also highlighting those failings of the officials.
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Over a period of time, that is true - and over the last two years Morelos HAS contributed more than most, if not all, at the club.
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Just as well because our defending has been like a pub league team recently.
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Frank Warren now saying Old Trafford
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They both made 19 million guaranteed with PPV expected to see that rise fairly significantly..... and the split was 50/50 - the trilogy fight would see the split 60/40 in Fury's favour…. No way Fury turns that down - and I am sure with the dismantling that Fury gave Wilder he would be more than confident of a repeat win... which would also then set him up for a super-fight with Joshua too. There is probably more money in the trilogy fight for Fury than in a Joshua fight, strange though that sounds, because ticket prices in Vegas are ridiculous - and the PPV audience with an American participant would be higher as a higher number of interested viewers.
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match thread (image) [FT] St Johnstone 2 - 2 Rangers (Kamberi 50; Aribo 71)
craig replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Unless it is a different part of the second goal then it was Katic. From my recollection it was Katic who pumped the ball straight up in the air (remarkably similar to the first goal) and from the subsequent corner it was definitely Katic who played the ball, at the front post, into the centre of the box - or at least had he made a proper connection that was the direction it was heading.... -
match thread (image) [FT] St Johnstone 2 - 2 Rangers (Kamberi 50; Aribo 71)
craig replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Anyone not voting Kamberi didn't watch the game -
How dopey is it to have the biggest fight of your career and not have the basics down such as how heavy your walk out gear would be ? To be fair, lugging 20 kilos around for a few minutes wouldn't have helped him, particularly if you look at how skinny his legs were (clearly misses leg day at the gym) but when your training camp is supposed to be looking at the fine details of how to win and, in Wilder's case, retain an unbeaten record...… to not know how heavy that walk out gear was is the height of stupidity...… the whole thing became more of a show than a fight.
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Wouldn't surprise me if Fury goes and fights him in Vegas again. Fury seems to like fighting in "away" venues. Plus, I am sure I saw that he has said he doesn't want to fight in the UK again - though I am sure that would change for an AJ fight.
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Fabianski must have been on the payroll last night - a semi-competent keeper and West Ham would have won that game.
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The only reason he would have had to have knocked him out was because all the judges were American. Even before the fight almost everyone in the boxing world had said that if it went the distance then Fury would win - Fury is a far better boxer than Wilder - Wilder was shown up to be little more than a right hand, one which Fury negated by cutting the distance and rotating away from the right hand.
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match thread (image) [FT] St Johnstone 2 - 2 Rangers (Kamberi 50; Aribo 71)
craig replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
All it would have taken was for Katic to not make 3 massive blunders. At both goals he hoofed the ball straight up in the air, no distance whatsoever, which immediately put himself under pressure and also Goldson. At the first he was punished immediately. At the second it ended up going out for a corner - and that was his third blunder - rather than hoof the ball in the same direction (roughly) as it came.... for some inexplicable reason he thought trying to clear it into the central part of the pitch was the right thing to do. Three errors, from one player, resulted in 2 goals to the opponent. I've defended Katic as much as most on here - but he is clearly out of form and confidence.... very similar to the slump in form he had in the autumn/winter of 2018 - he needs to be pulled for his own benefit but the only problem with that is the only real option is Edmundson who also had an iffy game in his last outing - I suppose we could play Aribo at CB seeing as he seems to excel in any position he is played in right now... -
And you seem to think it isn't. Salary and form may not be speculation but tell me how salary helps you on a Saturday ? We have no idea what he is going through. Off field issues MIGHT be affecting him but might not. Is he off form ? Yes. Is he still trying ? Yes. Is he playing as well as he was 2 months ago ? No. Is he our best striker ? Undoubtedly. I have seen plenty of people talking about Kamberi replacing him but that is all rather easy to say with hindsight and a couple of impressive cameos from Kamberi…. but perhaps we shouldn't forget that, yesterday at least, Kamberi didn't play through the middle to replace Morelos, but came off the left hand side and looked more than decent doing so. Outside of Kamberi we have very few options to replace Morelos - Defoe is injured and Stewart isn't an out and out striker. Our issue all season long has been that our goals have been split between, for the most part, two players..... one of whom is off form and the other is injured right now. Celtic have goals throughout their team unfortunately whilst we do not.
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match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
1 goal for us will be enough if we only give the one away -
The Winter 2019/20 Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread
craig replied to der Berliner's topic in Rangers Chat
he trained today but the looks of things. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
We will likely be counter-attacking over there, and that is our strength. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
None of this is new news JFK. And Re Hagi and his price, that has already been agreed upon - it is 5 million Euros, about 4.5 million pounds. -
The Winter 2019/20 Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread
craig replied to der Berliner's topic in Rangers Chat
Kamberi is a striker. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
That's the plan -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
That 3rd goal could be crucial. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
Aye, I never had any doubts Ian. No surrender and, as Marv would say, Keep Believing.... I am stuck at work so haven't seen it yet. Looking forward to watching the second half later -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 2 Braga (Hagi 67, 82; Aribo 75)
craig replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
All you doubters