Zappa

Here's the updated GPL standings table following game 16 - LINK...

Facts about 'The First Goal Scorer'

 

16 games played so far...and which player has scored first...

 

4. Tavernier

3. Clark, Wallace

2. Waghorn

1. Temps, Halliday, Shiels, Holt.

 

Nicky Clark's 3 have all came in cup games (double points)

 

Most of the predictors on here seem to select top scorer Waghorn, but he's only achieved that feat twice?

 

Something to consider when selecting your FGS.

 

There's also a marked difference between home and away; but no need to make it too easy for everyone

I've moved these posts out here. Keep the predictions threads for predictions please guys as it makes it easier for me when it comes to collating the predictions to create the results & standings tables.

There's a guy on Gersnet who has a massive collection of Rangers match footage, but he's not on very often. I think his name's George, but without his full forum username it's difficult to track him down.

There's a bit of footage on YouTube here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSpTofGjFyI

Don't think too many of us troubled the scorers in that one.

Everyone who entered predictions for the Livi game just got a single point for the win which will be doubled to 2 points each.

Is that not what he attempted to do

My recollection is that his initial/first reaction was to try to palm the ball, not punch it.

The ref shouldn't need anyone else's input to do his job properly.

Except his linesmen and fellow match officials.....

Cammy could have headed the ball zappa lol

We're looking at it in retrospect, but I agree that he could have dealt with it differently. He should have punched it.

So it was Zaliukas' fault not Bell's?

I'd say there was an element of bad luck involved, so 'fault' might be too strong a description, but I do think too much was made of Cammy not being able to scramble back for it in time to make the save because it was basically the poor block by Zaliukas which caused the goal.

Let's be honest here if cammy bell hadn't made that horendous mistake at Motherwell we wouldn't be hammering him all the time. Bell wasn't the same when he came back from his injury was he?..

 

Honestly, it was a nightmare for him and at the day for us, but nothing I would go ballistic about for years. The whole team f*cked up both games, so his mistake was "just" playing up to the same standards as the rest. But how often have we seen this, i.e. keepers scrambling back to the line and failing to make good contact?

The howlers in the play-off games against Motherwell weren't really Cammy Bell's fault. Zaliukas was more at fault than any other individual as his defending was terrible and it was his poor attempt at a block which looped the ball up over Cammy to send him scrambling backwards. Ultimately though, it was just a combination of poor all-round performances and a hefty slice of bad luck.

I've been swamped this week and didn't get the results and standings done for the Livi cup game, but I'll do them along with the ones for the St. Mirren game after it's played on Sunday.

That's the predictions thread up for the St.Mirren game - Predictions for St. Mirren v Rangers - Championship match 11 (GPL game 17)

It's a very honourable stance to take mate.

The forum looks better without the FBA finalist badge anyway, as it was an over-sized and poor quality graphic.

Mind there's double points up for grabs in tonight's fixture! - Predictions for Rangers v Livingston - Challenge Cup QF (GPL game 16)

That's the predictions thread now up for our Challenge Cup Quarter Final against Livingston at Ibrox on Tuesday night.

Remember it's a Cup game, so everyone who enters a prediction gets their points score for this match doubled!

Predictions for Rangers v Livingston - Challenge Cup QF (GPL game 16)

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Latest GPL results & standings tables following yesterday's 2-1 victory at Ibrox - GPL game 15 results & standings...>>>

Does anyone want to write a preview for Tuesday's Challenge Cup game against Livingston?

We're always looking for volunteers to write our match previews, so if anyone fancies writing a preview for a certain match just say which one and we'll put your name down for it!

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Upcoming:

OCT 20 - Rangers v Livingston - Petrofac Training Cup QF - ???

OCT 25 - St Mirren v Rangers - SPFL Championship - Frankie

NOV 01 - Hibernian v Rangers - SPFL Championship - 26th of foot

NOV 07 - Rangers v Alloa - SPFL Championship - ???

NOV 14 - Rangers v Dumbarton - SPFL Championship - ???

NOV 21 - Livingston v Rangers - SPFL Championship - ???

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Completed:

JUL 25 - Hibs v Rangers - Petrofac Training Cup R1 - Frankie (done)

AUG 02 - Rangers v Peterhead - League Cup R1 - Pete (done)

AUG 07 - Rangers v St Mirren - SPFL Championship - 26th of foot (done)

AUG 16 - Alloa v Rangers - SPFL Championship - Rousseau (done)

AUG 19 - Ayr Utd v Rangers - Petrofac Training Cup R2 - Germinal (done)

AUG 23 - Rangers v Hibs - SPFL Championship - Zappa (done)

AUG 26 - Airdrie v Rangers - League Cup R2 - Frankie (done by last minute stand-in)

AUG 30 - QotS v Rangers - SPFL Championship - Rousseau (done)

SEP 05 - Rangers v Raith Rovers - SPFL Championship - JohnMc (done)

SEP 12 - Rangers v Livingston - SPFL Championship - andthefoxsays (done)

SEP 19 - Dumbarton v Rangers - SPFL Championship - LucyBlue (done)

SEP 22 - Rangers v St Johnstone - League Cup R3 - Pete (done)

SEP 27 - Morton v Rangers - SPFL Championship - Germinal (done)

OCT 03 - Rangers v Falkirk - SPFL Championship - no volunteer (done by Frankie)

OCT 17 - Rangers v QotS - SPFL Championship - Pete

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I'm putting money on you getting a red card before Xmas Bruno.

Last CALL!!! :drum: - Predictions for Rangers v QoS - Championship match 10 (GPL game 15)

...digging up comments of mine from the days of admin.

 

Off topic, sorry in advance...dB what do you mean by that?

Where's dB's fancy off-site popcorn smiley when you need it......

Yes, I forgot Zelalem; but you're surely not comparing Kiernan, Tavernier, Waghorn with Walcott, Jordan Henderson and Phil Jones etc?

I didn't directly compare those players though, did I? I just pointed out that we haven't been stiffed/shafted on our player acquisitions and that this player management company have a lot of good players on their books.

The players we have acquired are doing very well for us at the level we are contesting at present but I'm told we only got them because KSM had a player that Wigan wanted.

Sounds like a good deal for all parties concerned....

It would be naive to think that Warburton suddenly identified them all as hidden gems.

He already knew these players and what they were capable of. The fact that they might well be hidden gems is a nice wee bonus for us and a very welcome one too surely?

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Eustace was part of the "deal".

Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't, but either way it seems like you're speculating and/or making assumptions?

I know we have talked about the need for a defensive midfield player but does anyone seriously think that the team we have now isn't going to win the League?

 

If the answer to that is "No", then why take a chance on a 36 year old who's been out the game for nine months with a serious knee injury?

I've thought along similar lines myself as I'm sure loads of others have, but he's a very experienced midfielder of a type which we don't have in the squad, so is it a bad thing to have him as an option and possibly a guide for others to feed off in training?

I hadn't forgotten I was busy gathering info. Between late tonight and tomorrow 12pm.

Cheers mate.

This whole thing smells to me. His agents are Key Sports Management, the same company that represents Kiernan, Tavernier, Waghorn and Warburton himself. You don't need to be a genius to add up whats going on.

I think you're getting well and truly carried away with the sniff sniff stuff because not only are KSM obviously a respectable company, but it's not exactly as if we've been stitched up with the quality of players the manager's acquired, is it? They apparently represent Zelalem as well btw, but they represent Theo Walcott and a bunch of other Arsenal players too. Should Arsenal fans be worried about it? What about Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City and the other EPL clubs whose players they represent?

Have to say, I'm quite surprised by the RST's poll results on this, but it's a pleasant surprise!

It just goes to show how hard the folk who've been involved in the Trust (both longer term and RST board additions in more recent years) have been striving to improve the group and it's outlook moving forwards.

This seems to be Warburtons style looking for young talent that has fallen by the wayside. It certainly worked with Tav and Waggy and there are certainly some jewels out there if you know what stones to turn over.

He's seen a lot, Spanish football will not have made him worse, his stats show 79 games (aged 24), yet only 6 goals and 4 assists. Well, if W&W see a future Rangers player there, I'm not someone to argue.

When we first signed them quite a few folk talked about not being very impressed by Waghorn & Tavernier's stats and yet here we are now sitting with a couple of gems who've scored a load of goals between them in no time at at all.

Away from Eustace the boss has some decisions to make about his returning international players ahead of Saturday’s game against Queen of the South.

 

Fraser Aird was in Canada, Gedion Zelalem was in the USA competing in the Olympic Games qualifiers for Rio 2016 and Nathan Oduwa travelled to Germany with the England under-20s.

 

After the international break Warburton is keen to get back on a winning streak again, but he stressed he isn’t planning ahead.

 

He said: “Hopefully we will be all good for Saturday; we have to be honest with the young boys coming back.

 

“Fraser Aird arrived at 7am this morning on a transatlantic flight, Gedion did the same yesterday, Nathan has been away and so has Ryan Hardie playing games.

 

“These are young bodies and I am delighted for them to get their international call-ups and they will benefit from the experience but our job is to make sure we look after them and make sure they’re best prepared.

Some food for thought for pete's match preview!?