27 Aug 2016 11:16:52
Some people on here are having a laugh. Yes Rangers have been poor so far this season but my God look where we have came from. We have dropped 4points, not exactly bottom 6 form is it? Remember how many new players we have bedding in. I'd be very surprised if we didn't improve drastically over the next month or so.
27 Aug 2016 11:39:19
It's not the result- it's manner of it.
Killie bossed the game in first half, they both out played and out fought us.
We looked impotent going forward, aside from a wonder goal we never threatened even against 10 men.
I always said this season would be a major struggle.
MW is facing his first real test.
27 Aug 2016 11:47:55
It's that fact that we couldn't break down ten men of imo the second worst team in the league dropping 4 points wouldn't be bad against them hearts or dons but it's not we have drew with the 2 worst teams in the league not acceptable with 11 men never mind 10.
27 Aug 2016 11:51:49
The thing that worries me is mw response after the game. "That he couldn't do any tactics wise to change game" well your not at Brentford now your expected to win every game. There's no fluency in the play this season. He's brought in 10 players and still hasn't solved defence problems.
27 Aug 2016 12:06:12
mt nice, where he is going wrong i think is he keeps picking the wrong mix of players and has this obsession about subs after 60 minutes.
i also think he needs to develop flexibility on the 4 3 3 thing to change maybe to 4 4 2 or even 532 depending on how a game is going. my biggest gripe about Warbs is that Stevie Wonder could see our defensive problems from last season, yet he is addressing it as the LAST piece of the jigsaw? weird in my opinion.
27 Aug 2016 12:26:38
You criticise him for saying that but what else could he have actually done tactically to win? How would any other tactics have broke down that team with everyone back behind the ball? They brought there pitch in 6 yards each side and its plastic as ****. Making out like he doesn't know he's a Rangers manager he's always respectful of that fact just another senseless opinion anyone with a high enough brain cell count can see our midfield is lacking drive (we have two players to provide this Windass and Holt and there injured) and Steel (big Crooksy) for games like that. They were injured so what tactically could have been done? We have been weak in the middle of the park because you'd rather criticise the defence than pointing fingers at the likes of Barton and Haliday who haven't done anything yet. With Wilson at the back we are usually solid and we have only conceded three goals, one a screamer one a deflection and one due to losing the ball cheaply in midfield so I don't see where the criticism from the defence comes from.
27 Aug 2016 12:27:11
Whilst I agree with a lot of what you say, Mr nice it depends what you mean by major struggle. Do you mean-to win the league, finish in the top six or even stay up? Personally winning the league has always been a bit of a dream (yeah I know 2nd is nowhere, being defeatist, negative and all that) but surely a top six finish is well within our scope. Holt must be back soon, Windass showed promise, Waghorn will be fit again, who knows about Crooks but he might even be good and surely we will find a better centre back pairing than Kiernan and Hill (from somewhere) . Maybe Barton will start justifying his reputation on the pitch rather than off and Niko will get fit enough to last 90 min. All these things can happen and quite a few certainly will. Last season we were throwing it away around Christmas then we beat Hibs, we pressed on and they fell apart. So win the league maybe not but a reasonable season is very much possible.
27 Aug 2016 12:30:36
He didn't sub after 60 minutes in the last three games wee bill do you pay any attention? And it isn't an obsession its simple sports science and loading people like yourself aren't smart enough to see why the gaffer does things and you just blurt out nonsense. Where are Crooks Windass and Holt? Injured they would have provided that different dimension that we desperately need but as always everyone has to have a go at the management team after 3 real games (4 if you include Burnley) A terrible preseason campaign forced on us by having to play in the shitfred cub. Our defence will be fine when we actually get the ballance in the three in midfield right (For me it has to be Barton Windass and Holt or Crooks in there)
27 Aug 2016 12:43:33
actually embarrassing the state some of the fans are behaving as soon as we have a bad spell.
27 Aug 2016 12:54:11
You seem to be the one with limited brain cells. Did you really just say we look solid in defence when wilson plays. We will concede in every game because we can't defend. And by the way rossw I can give my opinion all I want. that's the thing about being a fan I can give my opinion when ever I want. I was 1 of mccoists biggest critics so when mw needs criticism I will give it.
27 Aug 2016 13:23:10
We have conceded three goals and Wes has had minimal to do yet you think the issue lies with the defence, every goal can be traced back to a midfield mistake and we were by far the poorest in that area this season. Yeah you can but it won't stop me pointing out how silly it is if it doesn't even appl, our tactics do change you just aren't bright enough to see the wingers being swapped or McKay and Forrester swapping mid to attack respectively as well as us effectively working both flanks at the right time we are lacking grit and drive in midfield and that's why we have looked poor and I'm not worried about what you think I regularly assume I'm the smartest person in a conversation highlighted by the fact I write fairly articulated points on a regular basis and at times I write posts as long as articles so to try and turn the low brain cell count on me is just another senseless mage from yourself.
27 Aug 2016 14:02:10
RossW1995
Do you honestly think that Celtic wouldn't have been able to break down Kilmarnock under the same circumstances as we had last night? Killie are going to be in the bottom 3 yet we could beat them.
27 Aug 2016 14:07:12
Yeah fair enough but I'm not the one criticising the defence like the problem lies there. If we were firing on all cylinders like we would want Biffo we wouldn't be drawing these games, the issue isn't our defenders its injuries and lack of proper attacking play, Garners just in the door and our physicallity in midfield (Crooks and Windass) are injured so having to dig deep and draw out games like those just aren't tactically possible without those kinds of player and that's what I feel the point MW was tying to make, I just can't see why anyone would say "This defence needs sorted" when its going forward we have lacked penetration and drive. The defence has done its job in terms of defending considering the only goal that can be faulted to them was the one yesterday which I would still say is poor midfield play.
27 Aug 2016 14:21:54
Sorry but if anyone believes that Hill and Kiernan are decent quality centre backs then god help us. Hill is a total joke and Kiernan is not far behind him. For me, two new centre backs would have been the major priority and bringing in a 37 year old centre back with no speed and a generally poor ability to defend has been a total disaster!
27 Aug 2016 14:54:45
Wilson has looked a solid CB since he was 17 until he got paired with Kiernan. We have 4 days to save our season and I really worry if Senderos is the last of our transfer activity, only due to his fitness troubles over the year. We can't afford to gamble on him being fit.
Also agree with giving the boy from Raith a chance, he looked a player against us last year.
27 Aug 2016 17:39:29
Yes, hopefully a Euro place.