the gunslinger

16 hours ago, ranger_syntax said:

Our next seven matches are more difficult than the ones that Celtic have.

 

Winning them all would leave us in a very good position.

Disagree think we have it easier 

8 minutes ago, compo said:

Playing twelve men on Saturday with Willie Column in charge 

We need to make his life hell. 

The club also need to register its objection to his appointment. 

9 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

I agree but as a general rule our centre backs should be better than the forwards the likes of Aberdeen can recruit. When that is not the case we need to review.

He is an anomaly in fairness 

I just can't get enough. Can't wait for the next game. Watching all the interviews and reel etc. Reading as much as i can. 

Its a great place to be. 

2 hours ago, JohnMc said:

Among the many changes that Phillipe Clement has quietly affected at Rangers one has gone almost unmentioned. We finished the match last night with three 20 year olds and a 21 year old upfront, plus Yilmaz who is only 22. I'm not sure I recall Rangers ever having a younger side than the one that finished last night. Getting the best out of young players is not something every manager can do. We started this season with a side built around experience and height, somehow we now have a young, slim, quick side. Far from the finished article, but with a clear purpose and all knowing what they are meant to be doing. Huge credit to the big Belgian. 

 

Last night we saw a Rangers side show character. I think we all know we wouldn't have won that match 4 months ago. Not every player had their best game, but every player fought, showed intensity and worked very, very hard. We're not top, but this side is growing every week and they'll get another chance to take that top spot. 

With Raskin to come in too. 

Great point

Cantwell was joyus

25 minutes ago, Devil's advocaat said:

Not a chance Hibs will beat them tonight, they are a dreadful side.

draw for sure

I love this rangers team. 

Different players every week and every week new ones step up and play brilliant and get us the results. 

Cantwell just now is absolutely on fire. couple of weeks ago i was loving Dessers and Lunny. 

Matondo is making me forget Sima fast etc. 

great game somewhat ruined by ridiculous celtc fan in the middle. 

Superb result. 

Sima is a no brainer like Tilman was. You could buy for say 8 and sell the next window or day for twice that. 

It's how you come up with that 8. 

Brighton will probably be fine with 2 million a year for 4 years most of which you can pay out of a sale but you have to comply with FFP. 

4 - 1 FGS dessers. 

We did sign a 9. As ever we will see how the window has went in a few months but it looks promising. 

1 hour ago, Bluedell said:

That's not his style. He just wants the team to focus on winning and not side distractions or excuses like dodgy refs. It's a bit frustrating but it seems to be working.

he has talked about the injuries after tackles etc. 

23 minutes ago, Devil's advocaat said:

And missed a right good chance to win it late on as well.

the ref told him it would have been chopped off. who knows what for presumably because it was celtc. 

Phil needs to call out the ref before the game and their tactics. 

The team also needs to be strong brave and more up for this than they have ever been before. 

What an opportunity we have. 

Mcausland was superb

sounds like Roofe isn't far off. 

9 minutes ago, Graeme Ro55 said:

The players we have brought in on loan, if signed on permanent deals may be of financial benefit to the club in the future so I can see reason in those deals. However, for this current season we needed more goals to add to the improving Dessers tally and we did not really get them. Roofe is talented but heavily unreliable. Silva has undoubted talent, but does not look like the kind of player who is going to get the odd hat trick. Matondo is inconsistant at best. McCausland is in his first full season so will need time to grow as will the new loan players. Wright is not going to add a significant number of goals. Cantwell will get more yellow cards than goals, but he will try like fudge so the fans will love him. As for goals coming from midfield, that is the stuff of dreams. Then there are our defenders who do not seem able to header a ball at times. I still think we can win this league which goes to show just what an average septic team we face currently.

i think all 3 signings add goals and assists. Clearly that was the target of our recruitment. 

How it works out is of course not guaranteed 

5 - 0 desers

8 minutes ago, lenny3k said:

On this, I assume there is a pre-match press conference today?

1 minute ago, lenny3k said:

On this, I assume there is a pre-match press conference today?

right now

1 minute ago, JohnMc said:

Are we stronger now the transfer window has closed? The players we've lost are Lammers and Devine. Assuming Tav stays fit Devine leaving doesn't really affect us. Should Tav get injured we're looking at Sterling to fill in. Neither he nor Devine can give us what Tav does, so Devine leaving for the second half of the season isn't much of an issue I don't think. 

Lammers played a lot of games for us, but failed to impress and his move away takes away some competition for places and options but doesn't really weaken us. 

 

Incoming we've Oscar Cortes, he's just turned 20 and has played 24 first team games. He's a punt, he might prove to be very good, he might thrive in Scotland, but it'll take him a while to adapt you have to assume. I'm not sure how good his English is and there's a big cultural adjustment required for him to settle. He might prove to be an inspired signing, but it would be unfair to expect too much from him right away. 

 

Mohamed Diomande is the same age but has nearly 100 first team games under his belt already. Although he's Ivorian he's been living in Denmark for over 3 years so culturally he's got experience of northern Europe, a move to Glasgow shouldn't be a huge shock for him. Like all players he'll need some time but I'd expect him to be challenging for a first team place from pretty much day 1. How good he is, or can become, I've no idea, but surely he can be more effective than Lammers. 

 

Silva, a young player carrying a huge weight of expectation on his shoulders, and, frankly, failing to deliver on it. It's not his fault he's one of the most expensive teenage signings of all time, however, he is and the fact he's ended up in Scottish football tells us his career hasn't gone as hoped. That said he's undoubtedly talented, and like the other January signings has potential. If he can stay fit he'll play a lot, mainly because of our lack of options up front. A run of games and some confidence might be the making of him. 

 

So, on paper our squad is stronger today than in December, however that's not the whole story. The loss of Danilo and Sima change the complexion of the squad. Sima is our most potent forward, and his goals don't look like they've been replaced. Danilo's injury being much worse than first thought suggests we might not see him again this season. We're threadbare upfront. Certainly the loss of Sima in January is a big blow, and one I'm not sure we've dealt with.

The return of Lowry might yet make a difference. He's injured and looks like being out until April, but it's a long season with more than a few twists and turns left in it. Fit and focused, and depending on injuries or form elsewhere, he might still have a roll to play. 

 

 

 

 

 

Good analysis. 

we do have some players returning to fitness and improving form. 

Cantwell is almost back to his best. Sterling a revelation. Ridvan finally delivering Etc Etc 

would have loved another 2 players but celtc sure as hell haven't improved and i feel we have. Looking forward to tomorrow. 

you probably mean he played shite. debatable but he certainly was poor.