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I would take a 1-0 right now. I would go as far as to say I would take 1-0 wins in all 6 of our post Europa Cup games

“I have been lucky – lucky in those who were around me from the boardroom to the dressing-room. In time of stress, their unstinted support, unbroken devotion to our club and calmness in adversity eased the task of making Rangers FC the premier club in this country. “To be a Ranger is to sense the sacred trust of upholding all that such a name means in this shrine of football. They must be true in their conception of what the Ibrox tradition seeks from them. No true Ranger has ever failed in the tradition set him. “Our very success, gained you will agree by skill, will draw more people than ever to see it. And that will benefit many more clubs than Rangers. Let the others come after us. We welcome the chase. It is healthy for us. We will never hide from it. Never fear, inevitably we shall have our years of failure, and when they arrive, we must reveal tolerance and sanity. “No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers.” We should play an audio of this before every home game on the loudspeakers. Will make the hairs on your neck stand up

They are friggin shameless. The overall narrative regarding our game was to focus on our shortcomings. Let's not dwell on the fact that a team from Scotland got a credible draw against a team that finished 5th in La Liga (by far the most successful league in European football over the last decade). No no, let's talk about how we should have got hammered. How Villareal had players missing blah blah f*cking blah

I wouldn't change too much tbh. Alfredo Morelos in for Laff, McCrorie in for the injured Jack. I think we need points on the board. Get the game won first and foremost then we can maybe look at giving Middleton and Grezda more match time.

I must admit that I had a little chuckle when I looked at the main BBC sport site last night. The main sports/football story was Steven Gerrard's Rangers fighting draw in Spain. PQ must have been beeling

Cheers buddy. It was a bold move but fortune favours the brave and all that

Did Worrall play well after the 1st minute goal? I had to endure Radio Scotland in the car so it's hard to determine who did what tbh

100% agree. Well done Rangers. This result will do wonders for the players confidence and unity IMO

Any reaction from Stevie G yet?

Didn't have a choice tbh. Was on the move in the car

Apparently about 26 degrees and 80% humidity in Villareal. Makes the result even better

That's been the case for many of Man City's CL home games. Do a lot of their fans not boycott European games after some row with UEFA?

Or Filip Sebo? Seems he's turned himself into a male model these days...

Cheers Buddy. I've not had the chance the listen to it

Is Ejaria injured?

Feel the same way as I did prior going to Septic Park. I'm not expecting a result but looking more to see a good performance from the team. I hope we can braver on the ball, have a go and at least give them something to think about. Sitting back for 90 mins will get us nowhere fast IMO

Sorry gonzo. You've lost me

Does it matter what their names are?

It's hard to judge him tbh. Did the sh*t not hit the fan about 5 minutes after he walked in the door? Probably not the best situation to judge a player

IMO Liverpool have won 5 from 5 in the EPL without even getting into top gear. On top of that Salah has not yet got into his groove yet this season. They are serious contenders

It was a long time ago but I seem to recall there was a great Kevin Beattie tale from Terry Butchers autobiography from years ago. Ipswich were playing in sub zero conditions somewhere in Eastern Europe (old Soviet Union I think) and all the players were wearing gloves, long sleeves, tights etc. Beattie just laughed at them and ran onto the surface in shorts and a short sleeved top and played a blinder.

Good points buster. It will be interesting to see if Lafferty plays the lone striker role (like he does for NI sometimes). If so we need play more balls into channels and to feet as opposed to pumping the ball high from the back to relieve pressure.

I agree with the free hit theory. We have nothing to lose in this game IMO so why not go out and have a go. I get the feeling we can learn more about the new players/team from that than sitting back for 90 minutes (ala Parkhead in the 1st half)

I've heard it all before. Back in 99, Valencia were dubbed by great minds of the Scottish press as the "Aberdeen of Spain" as Aberdeen had also been struggling with no wins at the start of that season. Not only did "the Aberdeen of Spain" teach us a lesson over in Spain, they also topped a group containing Bayern Munich and went all the way to the final in Paris. The 2-1 defeat at Ibrox was a much closer game but Valencia were worthy winners.