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Perhaps lack of game time a factor too

First half was flat but second half a vast improvement. Bringing on Wright for the struggling Cantwell played a big part in the end result. Would appear PC likes Wright just as GvB did. Beale was trying to flog him to Turkey. Both Lundstrum & Jack are our best central MF pairing at the moment & both are out of contract end of season I think. Be interesting to see how that one plays out. Raskin & Cifuentes need to get their finger out to be their successors Were both pens correct decision? I had a poor view in the West Stand unfortunately

Older Gersnetters will recall the mystery surrounding DJ at the 1978 WC in Argentina when he was part of the Scotland squad but never got a game in a struggling Scotland side which embarrassed itself. After a treble winning season 77-78 with Rangers, in which DJ scored 25 league goals and got both Scotland’s goals in the home internationals before the WC, he headed out to the WC finals where he wouldn’t play a single minute. To this day I don’t think DJ has ever said a word about this but for whatever reason I don’t think he was ever the same player again after 1978. He’s been asked often but been declined to give reasons IIRC Summer 78 was also when Jock Wallace left Rangers for Leicester City & was replaced by John Greig. Looking back it seemed Jock Wallace got a lot more out of DJ than Greig would be able to. And ultimately DJ would be part of JG’s 1983 clear out before he himself got cleared out later that same year Unfortunately I don’t think Derek Johnstone ever became the player we’d hoped he’d be but I’ve always wondered if the summer 1978 was a turning point for him?

From mid 70’s to present day maybe

Other than Mark Hateley, has there ever been a better old fashioned Rangers centre forward in recent times than big DJ?

At - last years ELSF against RB Leipzig at ibrox . The celebrations at the end in the SJ rear will live with me forever. Not at - more difficult. Beating Leeds Utd away in the CL probably. It was an exceptional result & silenced more than a few

He’s correct although I suspect Celtic supporters wearing a crucifix wouldn’t know jesus was a Jew

This wee whining hertz manager? 😋

Easily our best domestic performance of the season so far. Good to see Lammers & Dessers on the scoresheet. In the case of Lammers we can only hope this is the boost he needs to kickstart his Rangers career. There is a player in there no doubt about that. Maybe just lacks confidence after a few bad choices of clubs in recent years. Only downside for me was the unnecessary pyro display. Do these people want to get Rangers into trouble?

Tav’s not a striker

How many Shankland’s goals were penalties last season?

Grabbing hold of an opponent’s shirt is a foul.

Ridvan is too small to play in defence. Opponents target him with high balls like hearts did today

It wasn’t a great performance but we deserved the win. Hearts scored early doors & tried to see out the win with 11 men behind the ball.I thought we might have changed formation to 3-5-2 but we didn’t. We looked jaded today after a hard shift on Thursday night in Prague. Our support need to understand that

Gio failed but reached a European final ? 😳 and at least he won the SC Gio’s biggest problem was a DoF going around signing players he never wanted e.g Aaron Ramsey & not getting the hose he did want e.g. Veermann

The point is the Rangers board were looking for someone with a record of success somewhere which unfortunately might have ruled Lampard out

Lampard also did himself no favours taking on the sinking ship Everton.

Football has changed so much since Souness was player & manager.

Definitely rode our luck first half but played much better as second half went on. Danilo is much more mobile up front than Dessers.

The team selection is too ambitious for what is a difficult European away tie. we’re getting overrun in MF. I’d put Ryan Jack in alongside Raskin & Lundstrum and take off Lammers or Cantwell who aren’t contributing anything. We’re lucky not to be 3 or 4 goals behind. Something needs done at HT

Europe brings us in much needed revenue which we can’t get domestically Like it or not European football is imperative

There is BAD racism and there is GOOD racism. There is BAD sectarianism and there is GOOD sectarianism. Just depends who you are and which way the political wind is blowing unfortunately.

Davie mackinnon was only at Rangers 1982-86 IIRC. John Greig signed him but after he left in 1983 Jock Wallace returned. After Souness took over in 1986 MacKinnon was released. His time at Rangers was one of the least successful periods in the history of Rangers. Be an interesting read & I wonder if he’ll shed any light on anything that went on during his time at Rangers

I beg to differ. Defensively, Yilmaz is too small and easily brushed aside

Easily our best league performance of the season. We seemed up for it from kick off & deservedly went in 2-0 in front at HT with a team selection which set out to attack particularly in wide areas. At the end I thought 4-0 flattered Hibs. It’s early days, but I saw a lot of good signs from today’s game. Amazing what a change of manager can sometimes do. Let’s hope it’s sustainable