22 Jan 2017 01:25:06
Ok guys, simmer, we got the result but it's the manner of the result that disquiets me.
If Kenny Miller (Warburton is a YOUTH coach) is our only weapon we are in dire trouble. I have watched this kid since he was at HIbs and he has the nature but won't get you 20+ EVERY season fit or not, he's a figure to train the group on professionalism and what it means to be a Ranger, we need not just a striker, as we have a few but a manager who doesn't instill the need for another 6 passes when we have opportunity to score.
Lee Wallace today was back to what he does best, overlapping, linking with Mackie and defending to his best when called upon, midfield? apart from industry they are getting bullied, Josh Windass is a luxury as he doesn't dig in, his pasing is 50/ 50 and his goals to game ratio is. well you check the stats.
Todays players that kept us IN THE GAME were: Halliday - Dig
Hill - Dig
Holt - Dig
Wallace - Dig
BigWes - Nothing to do really, except pick the ball out when the defence switched off. (watch the replay)
Barrie did his job but no one responded, Jesus they must know his game by now?
Toral - good moves but off the pace on decision making and it'll take a game or two to get the speed.
Windass - needs more coaching on what his role is McCall 8/ Gazza 8/ Winger 11?
Overall, we need someone to replace the CDM role with stature, young, African/ French/ Algerian, these guys are out there as every other club shows, Frank McPartland is taking it easy with Liverpool/ Brenford/ Watfrod as is Warburton.
50,000 fans A WEEK are looking to you for progress, please don't con them, if your not up to the job then step aside for someone who is and we will forever respect you, the alternative is what happened t for it, the alternative is what happened to Super Alistair McCoist, I shudder to think that he is still unwelcome at home after the trauma of watching his team disolve under his junior management, at least the English guys can go home, he's a pariah in his own world, shame on us.
22 Jan 2017 04:25:04
A would be a good scout for us lol. bn serious. look at France ligue 2 or players in Dutch league and so on. we keep signing players from England. Croatian league and stuff we should have look at.
22 Jan 2017 09:31:41
Bob Agg, I have to disagree on Holt and Wallace. I don't believe that defensively, Wallace had a good game. He was slow getting back and was dragged far too often into the middle of the defence and he was a contributor because of his positioning for Motherwell's goal. Perhaps if he had someone challenging for that left back position then he would step it up a gear which he is more than capable of doing. One more thing, he is not a leader!
As for Holt, sorry but he provides very little, is too weak and is easily knocked off the ball when in possession. Hyndman showed more in the short time he was on the park than Holt did for the entire 70 odd minutes he was playing.
I agree on Hill, right now he is our only decent quality centre back but he isn't getting any younger!, and although I am one of his biggest critics I would say that Halliday had a decent game although I reckon that he would be a better player if played in his own position, (but it just goes to show that if there is competition for places that certain players can up their game) .
I also thought that Waghorn made an improvement when he came on although that is no disrespect to MOH who had a decent game and I thought that Windass strong running and strength also showed while Toral for his first competitive game got pass marks.
Without Miller at the centre of our attack however we have no one to score goals and the fact that he had to play deep for most of the game, for me emphasises that nothing was coming through to the attack.
Our defence is a real problem however. Neither right back is what would previously be considered as 'Rangers class, take Hill away and we only have the young Raith Rovers guy that we can pin any hope on for the future and while, with the right players along side him, Wallace is a good left back he is not and never will be the strong leader that we need to captain the team. Perhaps he is just too nice a guy and the captain needs to be a 'win at all costs' the of guy.
In the Holding midfield role we need to hope that young Rossiter comes back, proves his ability and stays fit, otherwise we desperately need a new player for that role. So in effect as many have said before, with the exception of goalkeeper we need to replace the spine of the team.
22 Jan 2017 12:33:00
Bob agg don't know what game you were watching mate Wallace helped sell the goal getting dragged out of position, Holt was trulyawful and halliday not much better.
23 Jan 2017 07:34:47
Bob aggr! Sorry to pick you up on what you said regarding kenny miller since, you've watched his full career, stating he can't/ hasn't been able to score 20+ goals in a season! In his 2nd spell with us he was very prolific mate! He scored in his 2nd season of his 2nd spell 22 goals by january and then left that month, to sign for bursaspor in Turkey!
Kenny became a more prolific goalscorer, as he got older! The guy's a honed athlete, a thoroughbred, like i've always said on here! We IMO must give him a new 1 year contract as his contribution, both on and off the park, is still 2nd to none! He's a terrific role model, to have around the place! We're going to find it extremely difficult in replacing miller, when he does eventually, hang up his boots! He then should and i truly think he will, get a coaching job at rangers, and like i've also said on here, i truly think its in him to become the glasgow rangers manager one day, obviously a few years down the line! He probably will have to manage a smaller club first before the transition to rangers manager! Thoughts please?