Bill

The only change I’d like in that team would be Lundstram for Kamara. Great to see Arfield back but we’ve seen before he can take 2 or 3 games to get back to form and Kamara is also struggling after a lay off. The right side of defence is under increasing scrutiny.

Motherwell 1 Rangers 3 FGS - Sakala

Analysing the pro's and cons of different formations is pointless if players continue to be disorganised and hesitant in defence, keep underhitting passes and continue to be caught in possession so often. The issue isn't formations, it's players who were once comfortable when given time and space to play but are badly exposed when pressed and crowded, particularly in defence. The other PL teams have rumbled how to neutralise our style of play and too many of our regular starters are showing the fragility of their confidence as a result - you can see this in Barisic, Tavernier and Kamara. Bringing back Kent, Jack and Helander will make more difference than changing any formation on paper. I also think we badly miss the sheer competitiveness of Arfield and would be starting him as a matter of course while we continue to struggle.

There are many issues to be addressed in this team but far and away the most important and urgent is the frequency with which we shoot urselves in the foot in defence. There have been few goals conceded this season that couldn't have been denied by a properly organised defence. Time and again, we're a complete defensive shambles, which is hugely disappointing.

We're almost a third of the way into this season and the complete lack of progress now makes it clear that last season was more of an aberration than a direction of travel. After 11 games the one thing our manager cannot afford to do is to keep on repeating the same mistakes and hoping it will all suddenly come right. We've lost all momentum, the team is clearly stuck in a rut and several of our erstwhile key players look more like deer in the headlights. The league can still be won but not by going about it like this.

I felt it was Hagi and by some considerable distance. So disappointed in Tavernier and Kamara, both of whom should be playing far above the level of performance they served up.

Garbage.

What a thing to happen. Such a manager, such a man, such a huge loss. He completely embodied what I think of our club - tough, uncompromising, honest, dignified, loyal. Loved by all. Rest well old warrior.

Rangers 3 Aberdeen 0 FGS - Morelos

St Mirren 0 Rangers 3 FGS - Aribo

Lundstram or Aribo or Balogun .............. Leon Balogun, who is fast becoming our best central defender.

Sorry, that was the point I was making. In terms of exclusivity the CL and ESL are essentially the same thing, distinguished only by the subtlety of de facto versus de jure.

Does it matter what it's called?

Does that explain why Walter Smith was a more successful manager than Souness?

Is this really all Rangers means in the current football world, a place to park your arse while waiting for the manager's job at Liverpool?

Buying a TV licence is an anti-social activity. Stop doing it. Now.

Random guess, no idea whether we'll turn up to play or not ........ Rangers 4 Brondby 1 FGS - Morelos

Setting aside the issue of whether or not Gerrard is in contention for the NUFC job, unless directors have good reason for thinking Gerrard is still going to be at Ibrox in 5 years time then they already need to be compiling a list of possible successors. We can't afford this to be only an issue of Gerrard's ambitions with Rangers waiting passively for him to decide his priorities.

I've broken convention and voted for McGregor, without whose talents we wouldn't have had to worry about conceding a last minute share of the points - because the game would already have been toast.

Rangers 2 Hearts 1 FGS - Morelos

As far as I know, no purchase is forcibly imposed on anyone so sympathy may not actually be appropriate.

Absolutely brilliant, a triumph.

We wouldn't want anyone getting ahead of themselves, just because they're talented, so we'll keep on bringing them back to Earth ?

I think we can say that Iannis Hagi has arrived. His valuation just went through the roof.

I've always viewed Hearts as a far superior club to Hibs, on the park and off.