Guest DonegalBear Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/13/should-rangers-get-the-plaudits-for-the-their-league-one-title-win-4558956/ Thoughts? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 You shouldn't get plaudits for doing what is easily expected. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 You shouldn't get plaudits for doing what is easily expected. They have still convincingly won their division - expected or not and that should be celebrated. Is it as prestigious a title as winning the top division, of course its not, but it is the competition we have been playing in this season & we've won it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 They have still convincingly won their division - expected or not and that should be celebrated. Is it as prestigious a title as winning the top division, of course its not, but it is the competition we have been playing in this season & we've won it. And won it more convincingly - scoring the same number of goals in 28 matches played so far as in the 36 matches last season (87) and almost certainly conceding a lot less too (currently 14 in 28 v 29 in 36). After the first quarter with a few exceptions it has not been great to watch but there HAS been an improvement overall and it's job done in the league; now for the Cups. A win in the Ramsden's is expected (though by no means guaranteed) but a win the Scottish Cup WOULD be an achievement to crow about for a 3rd Division team, albeit one with more financial resources even now than all bar one of the other competitors. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 And won it more convincingly - scoring the same number of goals in 28 matches played so far as in the 36 matches last season (87) and almost certainly conceding a lot less too (currently 14 in 28 v 29 in 36). After the first quarter with a few exceptions it has not been great to watch but there HAS been an improvement overall and it's job done in the league; now for the Cups. A win in the Ramsden's is expected (though by no means guaranteed) but a win the Scottish Cup WOULD be an achievement to crow about for a 3rd Division team, albeit one with more financial resources even now than all bar one of the other competitors. The results have largely improved but that's because we spent so much. The team we have would won the league with Ian Durrant in charge. The football has just been atrocious and I've seen enough. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Rangers: Former skipper David Weir says side deserve more credit Rangers may not receive the credit they deserve for climbing the leagues, according to former captain David Weir. Ally McCoist's side secured the League One title with Wednesday's victory over Airdrie at Ibrox, with captain Lee McCulloch firing a hat-trick. And Weir told BBC Radio 5 live: "There are no easy leagues to win. Even winning the leagues they're in now takes a bit of doing. "Perhaps Rangers haven't had the credit they deserve for that." Former Rangers skipper David Weir “There are no easy leagues to win. Even winning the leagues they're in now takes a bit of doing.” Former Rangers captain David Weir The Ibrox club can look forward to life in the Championship next season, having secured the title with eight league games of the campaign remaining. McCoist's men have amassed 26 wins and two draws without a league defeat during the current campaign. Weir, who moved from Everton to the club he supported as a boy in 2007 and helped them win three league titles, two Scottish Cups and three League Cups, praised McCulloch. "Lee McCulloch was there playing in the Champions League games, then all of a sudden, he's playing in the bottom tier of the Scottish League," said the former defender. "So, it seemed like a long way back for a lot of players and Lee was one who stuck there. Now he can see light at the end of the tunnel. "That's great for him and the club." With Rangers at least another season away from a return to the top flight, Weir said Scottish football would benefit from the return of Old Firm derbies. "I think Scottish football in general misses them, the world misses it," he said. "There's not many games like that: Rangers v Celtic. Anyone who has been to one or has been fortunate enough to play in one realises how special they are. "That's a big miss for everyone and the sooner we get back to that the better." McCoist described 26 league victories and two draws this season as a "great achievement". "The players deserve an enormous amount of credit, as do the supporters," added the Rangers boss. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26559517 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Sigh! I miss Davie Weir. Wish he was our defensive coach. We don't have anyone who has his savoir faire and wisdom. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,106 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 i does not matter the opposition they still have to be beaten and our win ratio is excellent 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Davison 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 This shouldn't be an issue. OK the opposition hasn't been great but if any team wins their league they are entitled to receive plaudits. Suspect that few of us are in any way surprised that Rangers will be viewed differently. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 The team we have would won the league with Ian Durrant in charge. That might have been a step too far; if you remember his one previous game in charge. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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