Rangers Banter Archive December 12 2011

12 Dec 2011 22:56:44
Edu offered new deal:

www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111212/boss-opens-edu-talks_2254024_2545379

12 Dec 2011 21:48:30
watching chelsea v city,proper football,makes our game look awful,apart from the old firm game,its night and day.mores the pity.money talks

Even the football on show at the Old Firm game can be guff at times. Both teams are no better than English Championship standard.

What I saw of chelski Manchester new money was garbage. Ball never left the "middle third". You would have been much better off with Roma Juve last night mate. A decent game.

12 Dec 2011 19:43:22
edu been offered new deal at castle greyskull...he,s e mailed his family to see if they,d like to chip in to finalise the deal......lol

To the person who slags of edu remember he is only as good as the formation he works in we are too defensive all the time home and away ally has to help davis he has no out ball no naismith clever player hard to mark now we rely on aluko wylde for width pace craptic hate pace we have to get at them at breezeblock superdome push whits into midfield high energy tims hate that dont isolate jelovic their defence are sharn pick any 4 out of 12 still wouldnt be any good get right in about watch the carnage i would like to wish celtic all the best for the europa game but i cant i want to witness them get no decisions and self destruct broony the loony great example of craptic captain after jarring hearts player turning to support who hate him and they cheered him mugs roll on the old firm game highland bear

12 Dec 2011 18:09:20
What are whyte+ally on. We've got nae money to spend on new, good players but have to extend one of our weakest players, edu, contract. Renewing his contract wonny be cheap.
Instead of keeping crap let's sell crap and get good.

Fraser

EDU is rotten. GET HIM OUT.

Get off Edu's case! FFS! Watch the highlights against Hibs on BBC, He had some cracking passes and he does this quietly every game. The problem is that people only notice when he gives the ball away and he doesn't even do that so often. He has scored so many important goals in Europe, against celtic and in the league but oh no lets pick on him and let Davis, Ortiz and the rest off with it! The role he plays is never going to pretty but ease up and get behind the whole team!
Nicko 1872

So many important goals?? He's scored about 4 goals in 3 and a half years. He's pash. If anyone from Rangers actually reads this page pass this on EDU GTF, also Clubfit, Healy, Ortiz, McCulloch, Bedoya, McKay, Whittaker, Kerkar etc etc. They should be ashamed to pick up their wages. FED UP WATCHING THIS BUNCH OF TALENTLESS CRAP. Most of them don't even put in any effort.

Watched the game and I think Edu was best midfielder we had. Sorry but I think Davis is going so not giving 100%. Mculloch looked much fitter, seemed to have a little more pace about him. Not that it was quick mind. All IMO of course. CheltBlue

Edu is a honest big player, who def try's his best n never hides in a game, but he's just not good enough. i would move him on now n try n get some cash for him, he wont be difficult to replace
the tiger - still beyond reproach

Well said Tiger.

Tiger? Is that tiger tim??
Still beyond reproach?? WTF are you on about ya monkey!!
CB67

Lmao I see you are posting now.
FF81

12 Dec 2011 17:22:54
If Edu's getting a new contract consider my season ticket cancelled and that goes for at least another 20 supporters i know. Fed up shelling out over £500 + to watch s**te like that.

Boooooooooooooooo. we dont want edu. vote with your feet, fed up with offering new deals to s**t players. worst midfielder ever to play for rangers. taxi for edu and take clubfoot, ortiz, mcculloch, bedoya, mckay, kerkar & whittaker with you.

How much of a chance have Bedoya, McKay and Kerkar had to impress you? I'm sure Edu and Whittaker were in the team that took us to the Uefa Cup final? With supporters like you who needs Celtic? Actually, come to think of it...
Nicko 1872

They're s**te. Any honest Rangers fan will admit that. Try going to a game Nicko 1872 instead of watching the telly. Typical armchair supporter.

I can think of one midfielder from the relatively recent pass significantly worse than Edu- Kevin Thomson- horrendous.

Similar ability to Edu, only Edu is far more likely to get you a goal, Edu isnae a sending-off just waiting to happen, nor a double cruciate sicknote waiting to happen either. Now that was an awful signing and a half. Thankfully that wee brain surgeon Strachan got us off the hook there! People that rip Edu should be careful what they wish for.

12 Dec 2011 16:39:50
I'd take Barry ferguson back at rangers anyday! We miss his fight and his passion, his quality and his leadership, someone who never hid away and was afraid of nobody on the park, something we currently lack

J91

I agree never wanted him to leave always played for the shirt

U will find him on blackpool beach on weekday way the rest of the donkeys

Ye agree Barry would not allow us to be bullied by midfielders from St mirren, Killie , i could on! we need a spark a talisman, to step forward , Mckay ,Bedoya were signed for that purpose not good enough.

I would love Barry back but hes moved on now and I dont think he will come back to Scottish football

Who does he actually play for now?? {Ed003's Note - Blackpool}

12 Dec 2011 14:39:51
was at easter r.d.you would think it was real madrid we were playing.5 in the middle and one striker.against probably the worst team in scotland.the worst rangers team i have seen.i dont care that they are top of the league.the football is rubbish.lets be a bit more attacking minded.old bob.

3 points is more important than anything just now bar NOTHING. It doesnt say a lot for how loyal a fan you are if u complain when the team are going thro the toughest patch in their entire history, that they are still winning but just not as pretty as you would like. Points first performances second chief.

Germinator

Germinator.points first before performances.you must be sitting on the couch watching it on the telly.go to the game and tell me you enjoy that pish.no matter what state we are in every team in scotland have money worries.so that is no excuse.even the state wee are in we are still better off than every other team bar one.5 in midfield against hibs ,dont make me laugh.old bob.

You say this every week old Bob, I'm beginning to think you may be a desperate follower of the chasers..... If we are that bad, don't waste your money, someone else will take your place. Stop moaning and just accept that this is Rangers in the 21st century m8. 4 in a row

To m8.you are another t.v.fan.go to the games and spend 40 pound watching the once proud glasgow rangers team treating hibs as though yhey were real madrid.i have supported rangers for 50 years .good and bad but we always had a go. you talk like a 9 year old.old bob

I agree with you old bob, we should never be playing 1 man up front in the spl. the football getting served up is totally crap and that goes for the football uncle walters team played too

12 Dec 2011 13:25:35
To all the Tim's and fake Rangers who wanna talk about how Rangers are performing.....

Clean sheet (keeper)
Keeper Clean Sheets
Allan McGregor 11
Darren Randolph 9
Peter Enckelman 8
Fraser Forster 8
Craig Samson 6
Marian Kello 5
Cameron Bell 4
Dusan Pernis 4
Paul Gallacher 4
Jamie MacDonald 3
Graham Stack 3
David Gonzalez 3

Top scorers
Name Goals
Nikica Jelavic 12
Gary Hooper 10
Steven Naismith 9
Anthony Stokes 8
Garry O'Connor 8
Jon Daly 7
Paul Heffernan 7
Jamie Murphy 6
Scott Vernon 6
Michael Higdon 6
Gregory Tade 6
Dean Shiels 6

StevenA - RTID

Fair enough the best goal keeper in Scotland has the most clean sheets but prob wont be here in Feb and jelavic prob wont be in here in feb either and you dont have the squad to replace these players.

Paddy

Jelavic has boosted his goal ratio with a few penalties, all Hooper's goals have came from open play

Goal ratio's are goal ratio's, i dont care if its a pen, 40 yard screamer or a tap in, a goals a goal

Hoopers are all tap ins from 2 yards tho ..

Just of the top of my mind Hoopers goals at Ibrox and Tannadice were not exactly tap ins

Alexander could easily perform at a higher level than big Lurch. Just because he saved a rubbish penalty kick doesn't make him any better a keeper!
Nicko1872

No post on the amount of penalties each teams had,but rangers will be miles in the lead there.

StevenA - RTID aka Mr Stat Man, a bit sad tbh lol

12 Dec 2011 12:17:28
Did anyone else think Bartley was rotten on sat never a midfielder? Bob

Bartley isnt a footballer

Bartley is most def a footballer!. i think he will become an england international one day. the only reason he's not in the team is because boca n goian are doing so well. ally trying to fit him into midfield purely because he such a good player. im sure we all agree, he aint no cm. i think we may see a flat back 3 with whitts n wallace getting up, edu davis wylde in mid with laff n jela
the tiger - still beyond reproach

12 Dec 2011 10:31:10
John Fleck is obviously not showing up very well in training or he would be in the 1st team. He is no longer a young boy with potentialabd needs to step up to the mark (which he hasnt done)
Sadly I fear he will end up another scottish footballer who has never fulfilled his potential due to attitude, workrate, commitment and love of nightlife.
he will end up another washed up Gerry Creaney or Charlie Miller. No doubt end up at Hearts, Dundee United or Aberdeen (probably all three)

He is actually still young, he is still under 21. He should be loaned out, because I fear a Charlie Adam situation where he becomes good when he leaves us.

GovanFR

The reason john fleck and other youngsters dont make it into the first team or at ibrox is down to the managers we have and had. Ally is a clone of smith where he would rather play diddies like edu, broadfoot and mcculloch than one of the younger lads. They would rather move players out of postion to accomodate players like the above 3, than playing one of the younger lads in their natural position.

As long as we have managers that do this our young lads will never get a chance and will just stagnate.

When this happens we then have fans coming on saying that this boy or that boy will not make it, when infact they never got a chance.

Correct me if im wrong but hasnt mccoist played a lot of youths such as perry, bendiksen, hemmings, fleck, macmillan, mccabe all of the above have played some part of the campain wether its from the start or as a sub.
I still think these are the future of rangers and givin short spells in first team this season and then see how they do.
I do like look of bendiksen and macmillan

Alexcee

12 Dec 2011 00:43:32
Sick of people having a go at davis, now hes not playn gr8 at the moment but for the last 2 3 years hes been by far our best player and prob best player n scotland. The problem is hes havin 2 do the full creative work of 4 midfield players. Edu isnt good enough 2play a simple 1 2 with wylde has so much 2 learn i think he should be out on loan big jig did a good job at the time but hes past it now players like ortiz shouldnt be at ibrox as for fleck well hes had chances i dnt fink its ever gona happen mayb a loan for him aswell. Point is davis is the only real quality midfield player at ibrox n ppl are on here sayn get rid of him n sell him n jan ppl that are sayn this dnt have a clue wot we need is more quality 2 help the guy out hes needed it for a while now hope mayb wif bendikson n aluko he mite pick up his game coz they look better than wot we have had l8ly they both look like tidy passers get behind the team the captain n the manager

GAZZ

Well said bro. Davo Has, is and always will be any manager of Ranger's first pick. He is a fantastic footballer who gives everything that he has got for the team that he and we all love. I wish that some people would waken up and smell the coffee ( including our present manager ) who I have utmost respect for Bye the way. It is simple. Steve davis is a creative midfield player. He is the player who when the chips are down can get the team going and can find the killer pass to win us the game. For God's sake think back to how many times this wee guy has done it for us. He has a few games where he is not man of the match and everyone ( non Gers supporters included ) start to say that his form has dipped, he is not trying, his mind is on a big move South in January etc, etc. If the truth be told he is missing the magnificent runs that Naismith would make for him to give him another option. The whole team has suffered because Naisy is not there any more. You dont have to be a soccer pundit on allsorts of funny money to figure it out. You dont have to have been an Ex player for a big club to figure it out. You only have to know a little bit about football to know that if you have less options in front of you to find the killer pass then your job is going to become a lot harder. The whole team misses Naismith and it is not just Steve Davis that should be getting stick. Keep the faith and lets stay behind the team we all love and roar them on to 4 in a row. It is simple...... Forget about the others and think only about winning our next game. The others will come after us...We welcome the chase. WATP. The Jimster.

Agree with most of what u day apart from wlyde, he pushes teams onto the back foot, have a look at the 2 games he was out due to suspension we never looked like scoring. My 11 when everyone is fit.

Mcshagger
Whittker, Boca, goian, papac/Wallace
Aluko, Ness, Davis, bartley, wlyde.
Jelavic

Rablam

Pure b****cks good players don't need good players round about them, good players make average players better by making the game move from centre mid as I have said before barry ferguson dragged RANGERS through games himself at times, when was the last time you seen davis make a killer pass don't blame naismith not being in the team the 2 games aluko has played he has been ready 2 receive the ball in great positions but he doesn't get them from davis because never mind making a killer pass he can't make a 5 yard pass, & yet again SUPER ALLY couldn't trust him in a 4-4-2 away from home hence edu & mcculloch with bartley holding had 2 play in midfield & davis our blue eyed boy is moved 2 right mid & into the bargain he is a pure s**tebag when was barry ferguson ever moved for someone else 2 play centre mid answers on a postcard please
NTYABOW

Great response NTYABOW.

Davis doesn't even come close to Ferguson. Fergie always wanted the ball, never hid during games, always showed passion as a captain and had more all round ability than Davis could dream of having. The guy had to recieve injections in order to play for Rangers for about 2 seasons, wouldn't see davis show that much desire to play for his boyhood hero's would you?
I've said before, in my opinion big Lafferty has done more for Rangers overall in his time here than davis. I'll stand by that 100%. Yet the big man is a waster, a donkey, a dud.....Why does Davis avoid such critisism?
J1985

J1985 the reason he escapes critisism is I believe he is the blue eyed belfast boy & that is enough for some of our fickle fans, but I must add the game against dunfermiline I noticed he got it tight from most of the crowd as I think alot of people at IBROX have woke up & smelt the coffee as The Jimster says but in another way than he thinks, I have been saying this for 2 seasons about davis I know he can be a good player but good players do it consistently, another thing listen 2 this GAZZ & The Jimster you's both say davis is the best midfielder in scotland, f***in wow wee how hard is that never mind Barry Ferguson he could not lace Bobby Russells boots
NTYABOW

Doesn't matter how good you are you cant make sum1 make a run u cant make sum1 play a simple 1 2 with u cant make sum1 create space for u u need players 2 do that for themselves!! i never said anything about Barry back pass he was a gr8 player for rangers i was 1 of his biggest fans, wot im sayn is Davis IS our best midfielder and is goin through a sticky patch the fans need 2 get behind him not come on here and spout s**te like get him sold n hes pish! i fink for the fact that hes done so well over the last 3 years he deserves a bit of loyalty fae us. anyway glad 2 be talkn bout football for a change on here eh
im off out for a game the nite i suggest half the ppl on here try playn for real not on the ps3 altho it is warmer WATP

GAZZ

@GAZZ, I'm a referee on the National List in England, Scottish through and through. I play when I'm not reffing, even though I'm well into my forties, and I take football training with my wee lad and the other kids where I live on a Sunday morning. Trying to teach them exactly what you say; look for the runs, look for the passes into space, make the ball your friend, be comfortable with the ball at your feet, all the basics which I feel are being lost on some people in the game these days. Our team at the moment is the best we can afford, in the future it may be better. I for one hope so.