match thread (image) [FT] Motherwell 1 - 3 Rangers (Wright 14', 47'; Tavernier 62' pen)

[Gonzo79 13,540]

2 hours ago, compo said:

I have a sneaking feeling the hooped horrors will drop at least a point tomorrow 

You either drop two or three points if you're us or that lot.  

 

I will ignore their match tomorrow, as usual.  I'll check the result at tea time.  I think it's highly unlikely we'll win the league but haven't given up hope...yet.

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,468]

I see Leipzig lost at home 2-1 to Union Berlin. I wonder if they rested players?

[Bluedell 5,329]

16 hours ago, the gunslinger said:

The ref tried his best to ruin what was a very pleasant stroll in the sun. Lots of good performances and a nice morale boost before Thursday. 

 

Now for the ref who out and out cheated us. I think it was a lack of bottle as opposed to an ingrained bias but that is cheating us just the same. 

 

No issue with the Balogun red but after the mother well player gets away with worse it becomes shameful. 

The Motherwell challenge wasn't as bad as the Balogun one.  Balogun was a definite red. I don't think the Motherwell one was and if that had been our player I'd be hopeful it wasn't a red. 

[Gonzo79 13,540]

12 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

Balogun was a definite red. I don't think the Motherwell one was

I'm glad it's not just me.  

 

It's quite amusing watching Rangers and Nonce FC fans go nuts about the referee during/after every Rangers match.  

[the gunslinger 3,366]

26 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

The Motherwell challenge wasn't as bad as the Balogun one.  Balogun was a definite red. I don't think the Motherwell one was and if that had been our player I'd be hopeful it wasn't a red. 

I though it was worse. Faster both feet off the ground with more force. got none of the ball and was late. 

 

Both were reds or both weren't. I would say both were. 

[der Berliner 3,215]

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[CammyF 6,753]

On the challenges, I'd say Balogun was a certain red and Motherwells was a border-line red. However, given the "shirt-pulling" and penalty, it's "amazing" that Motherwell finished game with 11 players. 

[Sutton_blows_goats 4,134]

20 hours ago, CammyF said:

On the challenges, I'd say Balogun was a certain red and Motherwells was a border-line red. However, given the "shirt-pulling" and penalty, it's "amazing" that Motherwell finished game with 11 players. 

I agree with this. Lack of consistency from ref was frustrating. Well done to the team for winning that one from a tough position.

[Bill 13,717]

Is it fair to say that our best performances now come from playing 120-minute games with 10 men?

[the gunslinger 3,366]

2 hours ago, Bill said:

Is it fair to say that our best performances now come from playing 120-minute games with 10 men?

We are like Rocky, you need to break our nose to get us going.