match thread (image) [FT] Motherwell 0 - 2 Rangers (Katic 27; Morelos 69)

[buster. 4,808]

Was very encouraging to see our energy levels and hunger to win the game that was greater than that of Motherwell.

An excellent 3 points from a potential banana skin.

 

I said prior to KO that Katic was a bigger goal threat than our midfield and wide players.

On Friday, we´ll be without Morelos and we´ll have to find goals from somewhere.

It´s asking a lot for Defoe to come in from the cold and do the business at Easter Road but hopefully he can contribute.

 

Very frustrating to see Morelos lay it on a plate for the referee.

If he hadn´t already had a yellow card then it´s just one of those things, you pick up a yellow and move on but to do it when you have already been booked is to self-harm.

 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Morelos often winds up opposition fans when he sores. The manager should have stopped it long before now. 

 

This needs to be the last time. 

[ian1964 10,409]

18 hours ago, ian1964 said:

 

What has happened to the compliance officer? she quit? been sacked by Separate Entity FC? or does she just get let out of the cupboard to fine/suspend Rangers players?.............

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2 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

What has happened to the compliance officer? she quit? been sacked by Separate Entity FC? or does she just get let out of the cupboard to fine/suspend Rangers players?.............

I think we all know that answer to that question....

 

She will reappear just when it's likely to hurt us most. We need to be careful with Hibs and Killie and not give them any ammunition. You bet they will want any excuse for our players to be suspended ahead of the next OF game at the Piggery.

[JFK-1 1,669]

I would have preferred him to miss Killie at home than hubz away.

[JFK-1 1,669]

Decent comment from the Record for once regarding the Morelos sending off.
 

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Only in the warped world of Scottish football can some lame brain think nothing of throwing a steaming cup of Bovril at another human being then come over all snowflakey at the sight of a pumping arm.

 

[ian1964 10,409]

 

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[ian1964 10,409]

Rangers star Alfredo Morelos broke the rules but high horse brigade need to calm down - Craig Swan

By Craig Swan

 

The Ibrox star was shown a second yellow for aiming a gesture towards Motherwell fans at the weekend.

Alfredo Morelos should probably not have done what he did.

Rules are rules and, by the letter of the law, he was wrong to make his gesture in front of the Motherwell fans which earned him a second yellow card at Fir Park and a first red card of the campaign.

But the high-horse brigade need to calm down about hammering Morelos.

The real issue here is what athletes these days are having to put up with from the galleries and the crowds who think that paying for as ticket makes it just fine to hound folk.

The lines in the sand have long moved to levels which are unacceptable.

We had it last season with punters breaking onto the park having a pop at players, lighters and coins and even whisky bottles being whizzed in the direction of some stars in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Aside from the actual objects, it’s just constant verbal abuse. Chants and obscene gestures are seen as just fair game.

This isn’t just in football stadiums. It’s happening in various sports.

Even the supposedly calm members of the golfing fraternity are going over the score. Last weekend, the levels of verbal abuse aimed at American Patrick Reed led to his caddy being thrown out of the Presidents Cup.

For those unaware of the incident, bagman Kessler Karain shoved a fan after his man Reed had suffered three days of solid barracking as a result of last week’s cheating row at the Hero World Challenge, where he was penalised for improving the lie of his ball in a bunker.

Yank skipper Tiger Woods said it was over the top and defended Karain, whilst he urged respect from supporters. On the flip side, his counterpart Ernie Els of the Internationals said it was down to the victims to deal with it.

Fair enough, part of being a sporting icon means you are in the public eye. They do have to deal with it. Social media makes sure of that even before you reach a sports ground.

Part of collecting massive cheques at the end of the week is that you have to have take the stick and you simply can’t have situations where, as in the case of Reed’s caddy, there is actual physical contact involved.

But when it comes to a gesture is response to some guys who have dished stick out to you all day? Well so what? You can’t imagine anyone in the stadium was actually offended by that.

Morelos gets dog’s abuse from rival fans everywhere he goes and he’s done it before at places such as Pittodrie and Tynecastle when he’s had to take the stick all day long.

Look at the actual images of the moment he makes the gesture. At the exact same time, a trio of Motherwell fans are aiming the w**ker sign straight at him.

Morelos didn’t leave the park. He didn’t jump into the crowd Eric Cantona-style and land a drop kick onto anyone.

It was the same when Scott Brown had people moaning at him for standing with his arms aloft in the direction of the Rangers fans last season after Celtic won the March Old Firm derby at Parkhead.

People getting upset because a guy who was being slaughtered from that very section all day chose to poke a bit of fun back.

Of course it’s easy to say Morelos should be above getting taunted into a reaction by a group of teenagers in the corner of Fir Park and should know better, but come on? It was hardly crime of the century.

If punters across the sporting world are going to be allowed to scream abuse at athletes whenever they want, what’s so wrong with individuals giving a bit of stick back to them?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-star-alfredo-morelos-broke-21109117

[ian1964 10,409]

On 16/12/2019 at 07:59, the gunslinger said:

Morelos often winds up opposition fans when he sores. The manager should have stopped it long before now. 

 

This needs to be the last time. 

All very noble and by the letter of the law it is a booking.

However no other player would have been sent off for that, in fact every player who scores against us does that and worse and I can't remember the last time a player was booked for it?.

If the last few games haven't convinced you we are refereed differently then I don't think you will ever be convinced.