CammyF

Steve Bloomer - 599 games 352 goals and Derby's all time record goal scorer & England International (23 caps and 28 goals)

Good to have a few contenders this week. I've gone with Dessers as the old saying goes, goals win games and bigman delivered yesterday

Completely forgot to enter my prediction. I was going to go 2-0 Rangers, Dessers double Honest 😁

Get the correct players in and around Lundstrum and he can put in the performances we require. Diamonde and Cantwell the difference in midfield. Souttar very shacky, Balogun played well, Tav also had a good game defensively. Say what you want about Dessers but good good finishes today and his overall performance was decent. In truth, pass marks for all the players today and hope Matondo and Simas injuries aren't serious.

What a player and what a kit! Hopefully Castore replicate this next season!

Back to basics - let's play players in their natural / best positions. Would be surprised if Yilmaz makes it tomorrow (may make the bench) so Barisic should come into defence and Stirling moved into midfield. Think our issue will be who plays in the offensive positions as we'll need to score goals - for me, Dessers over Silva at 9, Sima and Matondo wide and Cantwell at 10.

Cammy F giving the Vs to The Govan 😁 Didn't a Rangers player (Eric Morris?) get shot with a pellet gun in a reserve game at Parkhead?

Can't see Yimaz making it, so huge decision on whether Sterling plays LB of CM. I'd prefer him in midfield as we've been lacking in there recently. Who plays LB? God knows. I'm actually dreading Sunday.

Great Post @Frankie and hard to disagree with most of it. On Cortes, I'd imagine any deal (permanent or loan) will not be finalised until we know how he has recovered from his injury. Sima - would love to see him back next season on loan but this will all depend on Brighton and his contract situation (they may want to sell if he is nearing the end of his current contract). As you say Butland and Yilmaz may have to be sold to finance the "restructure" and my feelings on Yilmaz are different from yours and others so I'd sell him regardless. I'll be in the minority but I'd only sell Tav is a huge bid was received. We need to have a succession plan in place but currently he offers more offensively than any other player we have. However, we can't keep relying on our RB digging us out of trouble. I like Goldson and Lundstrum but feel their time at Rangers has come to a conclusion. No matter which way you cut it, a huge job for Koppen, PC and the recruitment team .

Funnily enough, Tav and Goldson have said similar previously and got crucified for it........

But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God" Marvin Andrews 2005 (also Luke 18:27).

So what will it lead to? Marginal improvement? More of the same? Further regression?

The OP was restricted to 5, I could have posted more The 5 picked will still be there next season, but it's just a bit of fun 😉

Blatantly wrong as I've posted my list 😁

@Rousseau- serious question Would you keep those 5 and if so why? I think it's a given that the loanees and OOC players will all leave, so what 5 outwith those should be shown the door.

Excluding the out of contract and loan players - these 5 : Yilmaz Lammers Dowell Goldson Wright

So we sell Tav and magically we become successfully? All out ills are down to Tav and Tav alone? Tav time is coming to an end, but can think of at least a dozen players who deserved to be chopped before him. (Disclaimer - I have said on numerous occasions that if the Saudi interst in Tav is genuine than we have to sell him z but we can't force him to leave).

How dare you have the audacity to mention that Tav could / should be here next season 😁 Read the room - he, along with Lundstrum and Goldson are the modern day equivalent to witches and must be treated as such.

Also blows the myth that those three hide and / or are sh1tbags. They never hide and are always available. Hence, they are over relied on. Weirdly, players that are seldom available are thought off more highly.

Tav at CF? Could be onto something.

The quote that gets me is "play the youths, they can't be any worse"..... Really? Last season the "youths" (B Team) struggled to beat Bo'ness United and the likes. This season they are not participating in any meaningful domestic games / league structure.

Our press has regressed dramatically. 1st half against Celtic, only Dessers and Lundstrum were attempting any press at all. Rest of team retreated into our half when ever we were out of possession. Not sticking up for Lundstrum but until a few weeks ago, he was being touted as POTY.......

Having read a few forums and group chats this morning, it would appear that our team for Sunday and the remainder of the season should be : Butland anyone but Tav Anyone but Goldson Souttar or anyone but Souttar an unfit and injured Yilmaz Sterling (as well as playing right back and left back and left wing) anyone but Lundstrum McCausland anyone but Lawrence, Dowell or Cantwell anyone but Silva anyone but Dessers or Silva but possibly Sima

Or with us essentially only playing 2 in midfield, we are being overran in this area?

Meh......... eeny meany miny mo.....