Match Thread [FT] Rangers 3 (Tavernier 26'; Dessers 45+7'; Matondo 85') - 1 Hibernian

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,476]

1 minute ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Hibs player in the D

Was it for a foul then? About as clear as mud from the officials unsurprisingly. 

[Fa1833 150]

10 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Bit disappointed with today's performance. We controlled the game but look powderpuff in defence and attack.  We need to be more incisive up front and concentrate more at the back.  

 

Lundstram and Diamonde both played well.

 

The referee was terrible.  So many incorrect decisions. 

 

Focus now moves to next Sunday, where hopefully we'll defeat another Oirish team.

100% agree on that one Gonzo ! Do you think it’s time to change prior to the Old firm or stick with the original defence? 

[CammyF 6,781]

Performances at this point of the season are "nice to have', it's all about results. 

 

Congratulations to Tav on becoming the all-time leading scorer for a defender in British football. Some achievement 👏 

[Sutton_blows_goats 4,196]

35 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Was it for a foul then? About as clear as mud from the officials unsurprisingly. 

No idea mate, I’m as lost as the officials are

[compo 6,133]

An excellent result considering the almost comic antics of the referee but a poor team performance if we’re going to stamp our mark on this title race then we need a right good team performance next Sunday the thing is if we rise to the challenge we’ll win play like today we’ll struggle.

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,476]

Slightly surprised by some of the reaction to our performance today. With 8 games to go in a neck and neck title race, points are the primary target and performances are secondary. I get the impression that some fans are constantly looking through a prism of expected perfection. We've just come off an international break and we are getting players back from injury. If we play as "bad" as this and win every game 3-1, I'm not going to complain.  

 

The pressure is back on them IMO. First game back on a notoriously crappy pitch against a team fighting for lives. Good luck with that. 

Edited March 30 by BlackSocksRedTops

[Whosthedado 1,498]

Cracking finish from Matondo to settle the nerves that were building. I'll take any kind of win against Hibs to be honest. One of the worst refereeing performances ever and it has some competition! 

[FDMA 19]

Good result today considering that the ref was on a different planet!

Has the so called governing body decided yet on which whistle blowers we are going to struggle against next Sunday??

[Yorkie Bear 507]

What are the rules for a drop ball when:

The ball hits the referee, or

The referee stops the game because a player is on the ground and not getting up

 

Some of the decisions today were truly puzzling

[26th of foot 5,833]

The fifty thousand crowd at Ibrox today expected the SFA to send a Referee to officiate. It is Easter weekend and we received the Easter Bunny.

 

Twice, one incident in each half; a Hibs player falls over in his own penalty box whilst Rangers are in possession and the Ref'(sorry, the Easter Bunny) decides to hand the ball to the Hibs keeper.

 

Next week, we are in for a real treat, the Ref' is Elwood P Dowd.