Pre-Season 2022/23 Megathread | [FT] Rangers 1 (Colak 24') - 2 Tottenham

[ian1964 10,444]

 

[ian1964 10,444]

 

[ian1964 10,444]

 

[Bill 13,717]

1 hour ago, ian1964 said:

When has pre-season friendlies ever decided how the season pans out? ever?.

Not once

[onevision 1,454]

1 hour ago, Bill said:

Not once

And there never will be once. 🙂

Edited July 16, 2022 by onevision

[buster. 4,808]

3 hours ago, ian1964 said:

When has pre-season friendlies ever decided how the season pans out? ever?.

Not a whole season, but you don't have to go far back to see a poorish pre-season extend into the start of the season.

 

Last season, we were poor in all games, other than the Real Madrid friendly where players were well up for it.

Fast forward a week or so and 3 competitive defeats on the bounce, Malmo x2 and our fist league defeat for 17 months. The same soft centre would return regularly throughout the season and cost us the league.

 

One other that vaguely sticks in the mind was McCoist's first season as manager.

Poor pre season (started in Germany IIRC) extended into competitive games. Drew first league game at home to Hearts then went out to Malmo (CL) and Maribor (EL) without winning a game.

 

The important thing about hitting the ground running is obviously CL qualifying, the land of milk and honey.

The poor starts above hurt the club's finances in a big way. 

[Gonzo79 13,750]

52 minutes ago, onevision said:

And there never will be once. 🙂

If I have one son...

 

It is Saturday night after all.  

[Malangsob 1,216]

Chill out.

 

We are gonna stomp some serious ass this season.

 

In Gio I Trust. 

[ian1964 10,444]

 

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