Match Thread [FT] Rangers 3 (Cantwell 5'; Souttar 34'; Sakala 70') - 0 Celtic

[compo 6,127]

I wonder if we will be giving the hoops a guard oh honor as they enter the field of play. 

[26th of foot 5,829]

4 minutes ago, compo said:

I wonder if we will be giving the hoops a guard oh honor as they enter the field of play. 

You know there are several good reasons why we should.

 

We take the higher moral position, we have the courage to exhibit our better side, it would set a precedent, we are showing necessary leadership, ...................... etc.

 

Thus, on careful consideration - get that idea tae fcuk.

[lenny3k 500]

I think no Carter-Vickers or Alistair Johnston could see a very different game if we pick well on the left hand side of the pitch

[craig 5,195]

12 hours ago, Malangsob said:

All joking aside.

 

Rangers goal and mission during this final phase of the season should be about experimentation, evaluation and hopefully young player growth. 

 

I know everyone wants to win.

 

That's great, but if winning causes the team to sacrifice the above then that win is ultimately fruitless. 

 

Everyone in the organization from nip to tip need to know who can carry the water. 

 

No time for grasshoppers. Get to plannin. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing the team you suggested we would get hosed.  That would not provide any kind of morale boost to those young players whatsoever - if anything, their Rangers careers could be ended because of it - our fans simply wouldnt accept it.

 

I agree that the final phase should be about experimentation - but not in this game - this game is far more than just 3 points whether either set of fans care to admit it or not.

[craig 5,195]

12 hours ago, Malangsob said:

All joking aside.

 

Rangers goal and mission during this final phase of the season should be about experimentation, evaluation and hopefully young player growth. 

 

I know everyone wants to win.

 

That's great, but if winning causes the team to sacrifice the above then that win is ultimately fruitless. 

 

Everyone in the organization from nip to tip need to know who can carry the water. 

 

No time for grasshoppers. Get to plannin. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One game will not determine whether those young players can cut it.  But one game could very well end their Rangers career.  These youngsters will hopefully have long successful careers with us - and we only play Celtic in the league 4 times a year - we have to beat the others - so there is no need to throw them into the lions den this weekend en masse - we should get a good look at how good they are over the other remaining games, not this one.

[Malangsob 1,198]

4 hours ago, Bluedell said:

 Experimentation and evaluation can take place in other games.

Until the next game me thinks. 

[Malangsob 1,198]

3 hours ago, Bill said:

Anyone who doesn’t understand this point has yet to embrace fully what being  Rangers fan means. 

False Dichotomy.

[Malangsob 1,198]

52 minutes ago, craig said:

One game will not determine whether those young players can cut it.  But one game could very well end their Rangers career.  These youngsters will hopefully have long successful careers with us - and we only play Celtic in the league 4 times a year - we have to beat the others - so there is no need to throw them into the lions den this weekend en masse - we should get a good look at how good they are over the other remaining games, not this one.

I don't necessarily agree with that argument. 

Pressure either eviscerates, or creates diamonds. 

It is dependent upon the conditions present.

Fan is short for fanatic. The pragmatic sportsman learns this very early on. 

One of the main errs I see in our system is we simply coddle these MEN (they can vote, die in war, go to prison)...MEN for far too long. 

But they can't get out there and play a damn game of football?

Not to sound like the blind American here but they have leagues all over this world where 16, 17, 18 year old's are out there with the big boys.

How old are our 'kids'?

Nah...stop this mama bear BS and get em wet. 

Nothin to it but to do it. 

 

 

 

[compo 6,127]

Stick with young McCrorie in goal play thre in front of him Soutar Goodson and Yilmaz plonk four in the middle in whatever formation Jack Hagi Raskin and Cantwell go with three up front as our centre forward has hit the hopeless button play Wright Colak and Sakala , piece of piss 

[Bluedell 5,329]

56 minutes ago, Malangsob said:

Until the next game me thinks. 

No. The OF game has a different set of priorities to ANY other. Surely you understand that?