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We reached a European final playing that way. I don't have as much of a problem with Killie as I do the ref. It was him that allowed all of Killie's time wasting.

Plus that journo isn't banned. He's quite entitled to enter Ibrox by paying like the rest of us.

Friday was a totally different type of game. Hibs played a diamond in midfield with 4 attack minded players whereas Killie played a deep lying narrow 5. I felt it was obvious that we may struggle with Defoe up front and it should have been changed at half time. Gerrard took an unnecessary risk today picking Defoe.

Another child abuse scandal at Celtic Park and and yet another one that Sturgeon and Humza ignore.

Nobody, but player safety has to be paramount.

He got a chance every day in training and obviously didn’t take it.

Where did I say Gerrard should defend him? I think you’re trying to be argumentative for the sake of it.

Which is the point I’m making. He was sent off because he’s refereed differently from others. If he wasn’t then he wouldn’t have been sent off.

Being (perhaps unfairly) cynical, being seen as a moaner about refs may not be good for "Brand Gerrard". Alternatively, perhaps he is naïve about the level of pressure that's put on refs from the other side. We've seen the strike, refs being sacked, being attacked etc, and he may not realise that it's got to that extent. He expects players to show the same professionalism as him, so perhaps he expects refs to show the same professionalism as the refs down south and doesn't realise that they aren't? There's a few possibilities, but whatever the answer, I just can't believe that it's working in ways that we can't see.

If he only says something in private then it has no effect and he's making it easy for referees. He's basically supported the decision to treat Morelos differently in public.

Yet again Gerrard puts the blame solely on Morelos and refuses to acknowledge that he's refereed in a different manner to other people in Scotland. Gerrard makes it easy for refs to continue to single out Alfie, either by booking him when others wouldn't be, or by being fouled in the box with no penalty given. Gerrard should be giving Morelos more protection.

Genuinely shocked by that article and like Ian, we have to wonder the reason for it.

Hibs 1 Rangers 1 Kent

You're surprised given the way that Rangers players and fans have been treated by the Scotland fans? The treatment of our club by the SFA? Are you really that surprised? FWIW, I do hope Scotland qualify, but I can understand the way that many bears have turned away from Scotland.

Think it could be because you used mobile.twitter.com rather than www.twitter.

Well 1 Gers 3 Alfie

Yeah, you'd think that they'd be giving a bit more notice that there would be large queues. I strolled up to my turnstile at 7.30 and had the choice of 2 which were completely empty.

I guess that they may not want that one displayed at a European game as it could be looked upon as being political in some way and result in a fine from UEFA.

He's been caught out before by making subs that disrupt the flow of the game and have caused issues for us, which is why he tend to be cautious with his subs. It's a difficult position to be in. Aribo was dead on his feet, given the shift he put in during the first half, but was winning a lot of balls in the air, and while fresh legs may have given us extra pace, we may have lost out on the aerial presence. I'd tend to agree that he should be making more subs but I can understand his reasons why he's a bit reluctant.

Rangers 2 - 0 Young Boys Morelos

And enough of the name calling!

It's used as a derogatory term for RC on a daily basis throughout the west of Scotland, so it's got a lot to do with religion when it's used in that manner. It's them who try and argue that "hun" isn't sectarian, when it clearly is....

Really? They use it in a sectarian, derogatory manner. "Know your place hun scum". It's used in a condescending, bigoted way. I don't see anything to be proud of.

Ever been kicked in the balls? That’s what Young Boys injury time winner in Bern felt like. Only the pain from a boot in the chuckies would have disappeared a lot quicker than the gut wrenching, pit of the stomach feeling that I, and other bears had following Fassnacht’s 93rd minute winner. However this isn’t a time for “what ifs” and we don’t know how we would have got on in future games had we not lost the late goal, so there’s no reason to worry about it now. This is the last game of the group stage and all 4 teams in the group could still qualify for the Round of 32. The various scenarios are: 1. We win – we win the group, and I believe it would be the first ever European group in Europe that we’ve topped, which would be a fantastic achievement, particularly as we were bottom seeds. 2. We draw – we qualify for the next round. If Porto beat Feyenoord then we’re second in the group, but any other result means we’re top. 3. We lose – we qualify for the next round if Porto fail to beat Feyenoord, but if Porto win then we’re out. Tactically, Young Boys will likely line up in their normal narrow 4-4-2, with their full backs Janko and Garcia providing the width and a diamond shape in the midfield. Nsame and Assale continue to provide the threat up front with Fassnacht also offering a goal scoring menace from midfield, with all 3 of them having scored twice in the group stages. Due to the diamond shape, Young Boys tend to play the ball forward rather than to the sides. If we can push back their full backs, perhaps by overloading the wings with our own full back and wide player then we may stifle some of their play. They need a win as a draw may not be good enough so they will likely be adopting an attacking approach to the game. Young Boys appear to have some defensive issues. In their previous 4 games before their 1-0 win at the weekend, they’d lost 3 goals in each of their 3 domestic games and 2 goals at home to Porto. They do however remain top of the Swiss Super League by a point. It looks like Davis may still be missing and Helander may be a doubt. Katic would step in for Helander and is a more than adequate replacement. I think that he will stick with the same midfield as Sunday with realistically only the right-sided attacker place being up for grabs. Will he stick with Aribo or go for Ojo’s pace, or perhaps even reinstate Barker? I think that he may surprise us and pick Ojo to try and limit Garcia’s attacking threat. Their centre-half, Sorensen, struggled against Morelos in the first game, so hopefully we will create a lot of chances from wide areas with the full backs overlapping, with our midfielders providing cover, and our wide players cutting in and pulling their full backs out of position. We have the set-up to cause them some tactical problems. Let’s do it, Rangers! You owe us after Sunday and this would be a huge pick-me-up for the club. I value my crown jewels too much for us to get anything other than at least a draw, to allow us to still be in Europe after Christmas, a scenario that would have seemed impossible 18 months ago.

Contacts ? Think Aribo may be playing further forward with Arfield in midfield but guess they can alternate.