SteveC 150 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/the-recovery-will-start-at-hearts-says-rangers-captain-mcculloch-188835n.25885771? McCulloch and his Gers team-mates were booed off the pitch by their own fans at Ibrox on Saturday after failing to beat the part-time Wasps. It was a terrible result ahead of the massive top-of-the-table showdown with the Jambos at Tynecastle this weekend It allowed Hearts, who beat Falkirk 2-1 away later that day, to pull six points clear at the top of the second-tier table. But skipper McCulloch, who thought he had snatched victory against Alloa with a second-half goal, is confident his side can beat the capital club. He was pleased with the way the League One champions responded to their 3-1 defeat at home at Hibs back in September. And the centre-half reckons Ally McCoist's side can get back to winning against Robbie Neilson's team despite Hearts being unbeaten in the Championship. McCulloch said: "We know the importance of the match. We were disappointed on Saturday and that has made it more important than it already was. "We are going to have to be ready. Tynecastle is always a hard place to go. But we are looking forward to it. "There is going to be a good atmosphere and we will be playing against a good Hearts team. They are very organised. "It is a chance to put right what we did wrong against Alloa on Saturday and I am sure we will be prepared. "We certainly responded to the defeat at home against Hibs in September. We managed to go on an eight-game winning run in all competitions. Hopefully we can do it again." McCulloch was at a loss to explain why Rangers failed for the second time in the campaign to beat Alloa, who equalised with a Liam Buchanan strike. "I honestly don't know what happened," he said. "We were scoring goals freely and keeping clean sheets at the back going into it. "We passed the ball all right at times and created some chances. But we didn't take them, simple as that. "We had a moment of madness after we scored our goal and we couldn't get back in the game." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Top Tip If you don't want to feel patronised or increase levels of anger at team & mgmt.performance then best to stay away from this type of article where it's like buttons getting pressed to ask and give time automated standard qustions & answers that should be in 'Viz'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,150 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 If our captain and most experienced player doesn't know what happened then what chance do we have. Despite our recent results, our form has not been good. Hiding from that does no-one any favours. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBlue 0 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Our players are an embarassment on and off the pitch. These latest ramblings in the media from our so called 'captain' make me sick. I wish they would just shut up. YOU and your mates are the problem Lee. The old pals club has led us to waste these last 3 years by playing the likes of Smith, Foster, Boyd, McCuloloch, Miller, Black - we have totally stagnated and as a result and our developement and progress has been shocking. Too many are having a cosy time at Rangers - and are simply not very good footballers. Sitting over all of this is McCoist and his dandy men in the 'coaching' team. Complete waste of 3 years, when we had the opportunity to rebuild properly and with some thought and direction to it. Oh - and Boyd's physical condition should be a sacking offence with immediate effect !! Utter shambles. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Our players are an embarassment on and off the pitch. These latest ramblings in the media from our so called 'captain' make me sick. I wish they would just shut up. YOU and your mates are the problem Lee. The old pals club has led us to waste these last 3 years by playing the likes of Smith, Foster, Boyd, McCuloloch, Miller, Black - we have totally stagnated and as a result and our developement and progress has been shocking. Too many are having a cosy time at Rangers - and are simply not very good footballers. Sitting over all of this is McCoist and his dandy men in the 'coaching' team. Complete waste of 3 years, when we had the opportunity to rebuild properly and with some thought and direction to it. Utter shambles. I think the term 'disconect' is accurate between many parts of the club* and inevitably leads to problems. Add the backstory of recent years and you have an Omnishambles. * Board Football mgmt Players Supporters Can you name one positive conection between parts ? ------------------------------------------------------------ The current example of what would be the opposite is Hearts. Where you have a strategy that comes from the boardroom and appears to be shared and supported throughout the club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 frankie has hit the nail on the head. only last week we won 4 - 0 but it was far far from convincing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBlue 0 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I think the term 'disconect' is accurate between many parts of the club* and inevitably leads to problems. Add the backstory of recent years and you have an Omnishambles. * Board Football mgmt Players Supporters There is absolute incompetence everywhere you look within the club - at every level. The disaster that is the 'Board' is one thing - but none of that should affect a players ability to pass a football 15 yards to a team mate, or to control a football. Our play has been shocking for years, with most players failing to do the basics the majority of the time. We have been playing - and still are playing - pub teams. The opposition we play are not even Conference standard in England, yet we toil away with absolutely no structure to our game. The sheer lack of football intelligence on the pitch and in the dug-out is embarassing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 There is absolute incompetence everywhere you look within the club - at every level. The disaster that is the 'Board' is one thing - but none of that should affect a players ability to pass a football 15 yards to a team mate, or to control a football. Our play has been shocking for years, with most players failing to do the basics the majority of the time. We have been playing - and still are playing - pub teams. The opposition we play are not even Conference standard in England, yet we toil away with absolutely no structure to our game. The sheer lack of football intelligence on the pitch and in the dug-out is embarassing. If, over a period of time, the board are too busy with their own 'projects' and don't seriously address the football operation then one day your on-field chickens come home to roost and/or begin to affect the 'projects'. The relative scale of Rangers compared to other lower league teams has kept the on-field issues at arms length or camouflaged the flaws. To varying degrees you could say this has been the case for more than one decade, but in recent times has been taken down to new levels. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's a shame that Jig's contract run's out in the summer. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's a shame that Jig's contract run's out in the summer. What's the betting he gets a new one? Another 2 years. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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