Tannochsidebear 2,306 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Not long back from the game and what a total anti-climax that was for a full house of expectant supporters. Dumbarton were predictably defensive with a back 10 and only Nade more than 25 yards from their goal and our play was so slow, sloppy, predictable that the game itself was a total snore-fest. Of course it wasn't about tonight's victory but the end of the beginning of the journey towards 55. I left bang on the FT whistle as I have never had any doubt about winning the title or the margin of victory (got the betting slips from July to prove it!!) and we have only achieved what we should have achieved. The same goes for Sunday. As bad as we have been in the last few games since the SC SF draw was made, it appears our SF opponents are pretty poor too with another shocking display and result tonight at Dens going by media/Twitter so it may come down to who handles it better or who makes fewest mistakes. One point for discussion - does anyone else think we are running on fumes now which could be as a result of this small squad and most players having made a lot of appearances in this (mostly) high tempo hard working side. Losing late goals, not creating as many good chances late in games, only really hitting top gear for 20-30 mins per game recently all points in this general direction. Not such a big issue as the league table shows a stroll to the title, and the goals scored column is also impressive, but I recall discussing this in August that I was expecting this fall-off to be inevitable if we continued with our high energy, high pressing, lots of movement style all season. Something else for the gaffer to reflect on for next season as we won't stroll to the title next year so we have to be just as energetic in the crucial run-in as at the start. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,230 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Just home my journey began at the ticket office at 08.45 in a massive queue and finally at 16.15 got e-mail from my son to say he had secured two season tickets. There have been lots of ups and downs over the four years but finally we are back where we belong. Now for the next two Sundays. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Edited April 5, 2016 by BEARGER 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchorman 0 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 .... Cv can. C Sums it up perfectly for me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 When will the league fixtures for the 2016-17 season be announced? Seriously though...job done 4 years that seem more tbh, next 3 jobs Hampden Hampden and Hampden. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Not long back from the game and what a total anti-climax that was for a full house of expectant supporters. Dumbarton were predictably defensive with a back 10 and only Nade more than 25 yards from their goal and our play was so slow, sloppy, predictable that the game itself was a total snore-fest. Of course it wasn't about tonight's victory but the end of the beginning of the journey towards 55. I left bang on the FT whistle as I have never had any doubt about winning the title or the margin of victory (got the betting slips from July to prove it!!) and we have only achieved what we should have achieved. The same goes for Sunday. As bad as we have been in the last few games since the SC SF draw was made, it appears our SF opponents are pretty poor too with another shocking display and result tonight at Dens going by media/Twitter so it may come down to who handles it better or who makes fewest mistakes. One point for discussion - does anyone else think we are running on fumes now which could be as a result of this small squad and most players having made a lot of appearances in this (mostly) high tempo hard working side. Losing late goals, not creating as many good chances late in games, only really hitting top gear for 20-30 mins per game recently all points in this general direction. Not such a big issue as the league table shows a stroll to the title, and the goals scored column is also impressive, but I recall discussing this in August that I was expecting this fall-off to be inevitable if we continued with our high energy, high pressing, lots of movement style all season. Something else for the gaffer to reflect on for next season as we won't stroll to the title next year so we have to be just as energetic in the crucial run-in as at the start. Tannoch I think you should have taken a couple of happy pills and gone to bed. Dumbarton had 8 players glued in their 16 meter area. There was totally no room in front of goal. I remember a weak Rangers team doing the same to Barcelona and they could not break us down. This was a game of 19 players playing in the pitch length of 30 meters. Even as part-timers they can crowd out the players in the box. This was just a difficult game. Surprised you never stayed for the lap of honour. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Nice one from Andy Andy going into the crowd to celebrate with them at the end...just seen on Sky 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Just back home from the match,well done Rangers!,great football to watch all season and deserved our rightful place back in the top league,now just win our next two games and then we can look forward to the Scottish cup final. Great feeling to be back in the top league after all that has been thrown at us,league title number 55 is going to be the best one ever!. Thanks to MW & DW and all the players. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 About two of the lads have played in front of an expectant 48k plus crowd before, about two have experienced something like tonight before in their careers. Wallace and Miller. Somesuch should never be forgotten. As for the game, the Yellow Wall stood firm (and had to, because they were fighting for Championship survival), making it a dire game to watch. Stats show that we essentially pummeled them all eveing, which we did. Too elaborate at times, when you were screaming for people to shoot rather than pass again and again. But there you go, that style will not be one followed by that many Premiership teams. Possession - 69-31 (more like 80-20, IMHO) Shots at goal - 22-1 Shots on target - 13-1 Corners - 19-1 Now it is for recharging batteries, making sure that we secure our first (of what should have been four) Challenge Cup before taking on the Yahoos. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltersgotstyle 297 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Great night tonight! Good to me a few of the guys from here! Just had a quick look on Twitter - and I there are some famous people and players talking about us tonight! Well done Rangers! Back where we belong! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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