Tannochsidebear

Has he gone yet?

I had actually forgotten he was only here on loan. That makes me feel a very little bit better that it is another dud from the Beale '23 collection we dont need to pay off or try to find a buyer for, we can just return to sender with a note saying faulty goods.

Yes a good goal last night, and easily his best performance to date, but he doesnt look anywhere near the sufficient quality to me from what he has produced so far, which has largely been absolute dross.

Rangers 3 Motherwell 1

fgs  Tav

The one summer signing that has been a success. Coincidentally the only summer signing I had heard of prior to us signing them, and the only one with any pedigree whatsoever that looks like a fit for us. Some good saves last night when the pressure was on. I dont think he has had any worldies yet, but I cant think of any costly mistakes either. That is a very good record to have.

Rangers 2 Betis 1

fgs Tav (who else?)

The minimum requirement is 2 wins and a draw at home, and one win and a draw away. That should ensure top spot in the group. We are top seeds for a reason, and Beale keeps telling us he has brought in fantastic players better than those he has got rid of, and having previously managed similar results in this diddy cup then nothing less should be acceptable. 

However as Beale is in fact the weak link himself, I see no chance of us topping this group with him in charge, so avoiding defeat at home and avoiding heavy defeat away will be more likely the scenario if we keep him in charge. I go tonight with zero confidence, but tons of blind hope.

I'm sure I read a stat last night that rasellick have only won 1 CL group match out of the last 28. I can only imagine the media coverage if that was our stat.

23 hours ago, Bill said:

Has there ever been a game when Raskin didn't fade in the second half?

Can't say i've noticed him fading more than others, although to be fair by late in the game under Bealeball i'm usually asleep or staring at my watch wondering why we've played 275 minutes in the second half.

I thought Raskin was the best of a bad bunch in the first half, but faded in the second. I give it to Lawrence for the most delightful pass to play in Matondo for the clinching goal.

St J 0 Rangers 3

fgs Roofe

47 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

Probably not explained correctly what I’m getting at. ST prices are different all over stadium and even within stands. So how come on european nights we all pay the same? Not complaining just wondering where and when that policy came about.

 Ah ok, yes curious. Probably because they want to fleece the max out of us so no tiering of prices so as to maximise income. They probably don’t think they will get away with that for a whole season but for a 3 game package then let’s fleece the mugs!

He can start with getting rid of the amateur head coach and appoint a proper manager before the gap gets too big. Huge fortnight ahead.

2 hours ago, BEARGER said:

When I was in the main stand I always thought I paid more than for Broomie on European nights. 

Only centre stand I thought. Wings were always cheaper if I remember right?

20 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Interesting table. Suggests Celtics result against us today was somewhat fortunate.

 

https://x.com/caskieandrew/status/1698400086856741121?s=46

I’ve yet to see any medals, trophies or Euro CL qualifications based on xG, so it’s all hypothetical pish and the table on the left is the only one that matters and it’s not nice reading. 4 games played, 2 defeats, 4 points behind the worst Tim team I’ve seen in quarter of a century and already out of the only Euro tournament that matters. Beale out.

Utter pish display, virtually non-existent songs and noise throughout. Time to shut these egomaniacs down just like the manager.

Butland is the only one with pass marks a month in. The rest seem to be downgrades on who they have replaced, as is the manager himself.   

6 hours ago, Bill said:

If I'm honest , no.

Didn’t think so and unfortunately I have to agree but truly absolutely hope I’m wrong. A convincing win on Sunday could be helicopter day for Beale’s fortunes. A defeat and he’s dead man walking.

Just now, Bill said:

It looks a tough group to me, given the team's current form.

 

The only chance we have of coming through the group stage is if there's a rapid and dramatic improvement because there's no way the performance we saw in Eindhoven is beating Betis or Sparta.

Do you have any confidence in our manager and his collection of new players to get that job done? I am struggling to see it myself.

2 minutes ago, weebluedevil said:

I don't know if we drop to the Conference and go far in that competition (final or winning it) would be viewed as a failure. I can see us getting to the round of 32 in Europa, maybe round of 16 at best. Would I rather get to the final or win the Conference? Absolutely! 

Have you seen the teams in the conference cup? Lille, Zagreb, Brugge, Alkmaar, Villa, Fiorentina, Frankfurt, Fenerbahce, to name a few. If we cant get past Prague & Limassol, how do we think we get to the last 4 or so with the above teams involved? 

1 minute ago, CammyF said:

Decent enough group that all things being equal offers us an opportunity to progress into the knock-out stages. 

 

Will be interesting to see how Rangers price the 3 match package given they went top dollar in last seasons CL. 

I have absolutely no doubt it will be totally overpriced, and will completely sell out. And dont forget to watch out for the Thursday Cup Range from Castore hitting an email inbox near you soon, with even more overpriced "leisure and travelwear" for us to consume, which we will in huge numbers. 

We are top seeds for a reason, so anything less than 1st place is statistically a failure. We have beaten far better sides than these 3 in the last couple of years. The bonus of missing a round plus additional bonuses for topping the group is the only target we should have.

And then I remember Beale is still our manager, our star European performers are mostly gone, and our new recruits we have to give at least a year to bed in, so as long as we get 3rd place and drop into the diddy diddy cup that would be acceptable now wouldn't it?

Limassol completes the group

Sparta Prague again

Real Betis in our group

I’m clearly not explaining myself very well so let me be clear. I hope they scummy chunts never ever get another ticket for Ibrox. Is that clear enough?

What I’m saying is I can understand the argument for restoring allocations to boost the profile of the game worldwide. I stopped going to the piggery about 2009 or so when ticket prices went over £40 and I decided to not be ripped off any longer, and my seat is in the Copland, so it doesn’t affect me personally if allocations are to be reinstated. I would be raging if the scum got the corner again and we got the restricted view corner at the piggery. That’s not fair or equal and our club must fight against that. If we give the Broomie we must get the same seating behind the goal over there. That should be our red line. 

We have bigger issues to deal with.