2 minutes ago, pete said:

Aberdeen came to play a spoiling game and it worked. Thank god we never got McInnes as a manager. Poor performance and again I don't see what Ejaria adds to this team except slowing the game down. Morelos had a shocker but that is what the press and media were playing for. He is a not the sharpest tool in the toolbox. Surely he knows by now that players are noising him up.

My patience with Morelos is diminishing by every yellow/red card. 

1 minute ago, DMAA said:

My word, just can’t believe we just let that happen. An awful football team and we’ve allowed them yet another smash and grab. Lots of poor performances out there tonight, Morelos chief among them. Grezda was brilliant when he came on and showed he should be a stick on starter. Lafferty was much better than Morelos when he came on but there just wasn’t enough dynamism in our attack, too often the pass was coming in to feet with a man on our back, not enough sideways runs, one-twos and balls to run on to. A reality check has been coming but what a way for it to come. 

Tbh we showed very little real quality against Hearts as well. We showed great fighting spirit but I'm still struggling to see what we actually do as a team that is creative or part of a plan

Two steps forward, one step back yet again. Our lack of real quality has been highly evident tonight. I just can't see us getting anywhere near the league with Jack in the middle and Morelos/Lafferty up top.

1 minute ago, cooponthewing said:

It’s nights like this you realise we are still a long way from the final article.

Agreed. I actually still can't a clear style of play after all these games

6 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Morelos has had a shocker. Lost possession consistently, missed a sitter and did something completely stupid when he was on a yellow. He’s let the team down. 

Still cant believe people are calling him the best player in Scotland tbh. He nowhere near that

Truly awful first half. Nobody getting behind or going beyond their defence

Whether it was a red card or not... where does that leave us leading into the Celtic game. Does Arfield automatically miss games? And Candieas for that matter...

What a truly strange game. We looked lacklustre for 30 mins and then controlled it after we scored our first. With a wee bit more quality, we could have (and should have) had more. Today was the best and worst of Morelos all in one game IMO. Scores the winner, runs his heart out but could have had 3/4 but made some poor decisions on the ball.

3 pts was a must, so job done. Well done Rangers

2 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said:

We're becoming experts at playing with ten men.

Hearts looked like they had 10 men after Arfield went off

Christ....that was a tough watch

Exciting game but seriously lacking in quality from both teams tbh

Why didn't he go for the open goal?

We need another goal. We've been here too many times before this season

3 minutes ago, Pensively Staring said:

Lafferty and Morelos to start in the next game? 

 

Just go for it? 

Still not sure about Lafferty TBH. Looking ahead...is Candieas still out for the Hearts game? Could we play Flanagan at RB and move Tav forward? 

Not the win we all wanted but just to add a touch of perspective...if this was a two leg knock out tie, we would have knocked out a La Liga team with 10 men. Compare that to this time last year

Just now, Pensively Staring said:

They've got the wings locked down. This is where we need that piece of magic in the middle. 

Not going to happen with Jack and Coullibaly. 

Jack is a wasted jersey tonight. Looks out of his depth tbh. 

The two of them are way past their sell by date tbh

Scottish top flight football needs less teams not more. I find this baffling tbh

36 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

special grounds

Top 30 football stadiums in Europe ranked, including Old Trafford, Anfield and Celtic Park – Tottenham’s new stadium to be new no.1?

Just who can lay claim to having the best ground on the continent?.

 

https://talksport.com/football/254225/top-30-football-stadiums-europe-ranked-celtic-rangers-liverpool-tottenham/

Good to see Ibrox up there in the top 10 but it's hard to take the list that seriously as it has the London Stadium and Monaco's in the top 30 and has Wembley and the Nou Camp in the top 5.  The Nou Camp for all its size has zero atmosphere as all the noise just leaves the stadium as quickly as it is generated due to the lack of a roof structure. Wembley is a soulless corporate bowl. Horrible.

Without sounding utterly biased, I always laugh when I see Parkhead in any of these lists. Ok, it might generate a decent atmosphere inside but the carcass and infrastructure inside of the stadium inside looks like it's been put together by Primary School children. A few years back I had the "pleasure" of attending the Scotland V Ireland game at CP (it was a freebie) and I couldn't believe how shitty the whole place was. First of all we had the fun and games of thousands of people tripping over rubble to get to one entrance turnstyle. After that we were greeted by an internal structure that was patched up with various and irregular corrugated sheets that were painted in about 5 different shades of green, which looked less than safe. 5 star stadium my ass

Oh would you look at that. Rangers shorten the gap at the top to 2 points and score 7 into the bargain so the mhedia respond by sending out their rats to all corners of the country to look for negative story about big bad Rangers.

26 minutes ago, buster. said:

My Dad occasionally mentioned that back in his day Xmas presents were sparse and fresh fruit was sometimes prominent.

 

It didn't stop him and his brothers from putting in the hours playing fitbaw. There were always places they could play (that didn't cost money) and kit was the least of their worries. Those hours enabled one of the brothers to go on and play for Scotland at a WC Finals (1954).

 

Progress had been made since those days (not Scottish fitbaw) but it's now regression for the ordinary guy and the progress tends to be corporate.

 

100 pounds for a pair of kids football boots says a lot about where we are.

Makes me glad that my wee boy has zero interest in football...

Missed the game due to family commitments and didn't have any updates until 5 mins after FT. Delighted with the score and the spread of scorers. Good to see Grezda and Middleton making the much needed impact in the final 3rd. With the dhims drawing, it was a very good day at the office after a tough week. 

Well done Rangers.

5 minutes ago, buster. said:

Quick Quiz

 

Who did we last score 7 goals against at Ibrox in the top tier ?

Rangers 7 Dundee Utd 1? Boughera scored the last one?

11 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

This is entirely my opinion but the poppy displays have become too much.  

 

Respect should be a solemn thing.  Card displays and wearing scarves with Lest We Forget all year aren't solemn acts.  

Agree 100%. Just heard an idiot on the TV saying today we are "celebrating" Rememberance sunday.