Rangers Banter Archive March 16 2019
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16 Mar 2019 18:01:19
Absolute awful performance. I can't understand why Gerard who said himself that McCrorie is a future captain yet refuses to play him. Nice words won't do his confidence any good. Also, what is it with Gerard during the games? Gone is the animation he showed on the touch line early in the season, he now stands with his hands in his pocket staring at the ground.
16 Mar 2019 18:31:22
But we gained a point and that is a step in the right direction, its progress, night and day from last season. Kamara will make us millions. If celtic lose tomorrow then we will be a point closer to them and if they lose 3 games and we win 3 games we will top of the league. When ian durrant comes back from his loan spell at fleetwood we will be much stronger. The ref was shocking today he should have sent the killie players off because they were a bit too rough. The sfa and its members made it snow and that's just no fair, making us play in that weather is cheating. The pitch aswell wasn't the best I thought the grass was a bit too green. Anyway a draw is progress, we will learn from this and go again next week😩🔫😭👍.
16 Mar 2019 18:46:04
Have you heard Gerard interview after game. Am I missing something. Blaming Kilmarnock for repeated fouling and wasting time. He can't fault players. Not far off being a good performance. Is he serious. Dreadfull performance. Coulibally . Tavanier Candeias kamara halliday goldson. All dreadfull . Subs not much better. Spot on with your analysts of Gerard . Gone is him standing at the side going nuts. Not a word for months. Just standing.
16 Mar 2019 19:00:01
Yes we were very poor, for my life I don't understand the team choice, having said that maybe SG has Celts on his mind and Davis was decent. Really disappointed but I'll be back for more. Coldo I know you are a long time poster here but I can't remember any optimistic post from you maybe I have a bad memory. BTW this is Bluepete had to change my handle.
16 Mar 2019 20:07:21
Must be a bad memory bluepete👍.
16 Mar 2019 20:56:13
Gerrard needs to have a long hard look at himself blaming the ref and kilmarnock players for hard tackles is just pathetic.
The performances have been terrible recently no fight no energy no creativity he talks about adding leaders maybe he should look to start been a leader himself like the beginning of season it needs to come from the manager first.
Right now gerrard and the team look like they have giving up on this season and just going threw the motions.
I just hope this summer recruitment is a lot better and he learns to start playing his best players.
16 Mar 2019 22:47:37
I hope the romours bout us signing shinnie are true, because he's a leader and we're crying out for a proper captain, tav ain't a leader and ain't a defender, and Gerrard needs specs if he thinks coulibaly is better than Mcrorie.
17 Mar 2019 08:33:24
Iain Durrant and fleetwood?
17 Mar 2019 09:28:02
GANNET10
He's taking the urine. !
17 Mar 2019 12:42:57
Just a few of the things I have read on here lately gannet 👍😥.
16 Mar 2019 17:19:42
The first half was awful, no service no shot lots of lazy possession. Candeias was horrible again today. Coulibaly was AWOL as well. How McCrorie can't get into that midfield ahead of Davis and Coulibaly is beyond me. Davis did play better today than his previous performances. Grezda started cold but really warmed up towards the end. What I liked about him in this game was that he pressed to recover the ball immediately after losing a ball, unlike Candeias and he also tried to use guile to beat his man vs trying to out run the defender, unlike Candeias. Broadfoot with another save on Morelos today, don't think it was two handed though just one hand so no penalty. Why did Goldson come up so high on that goal and McGregor lost his head. There was nothing if he stays back and let Katic run the player down. Well done for them to get back into the match. Did SG get the formation change right with the right personnel in the second half when they went 442 with Defoe. It looked like it. Missed two empty nets there. that's as positive. The last three weeks our midfield has starved Morelos of the ball and it has showed in the shot on goal. I would like to get more of OUR players on the field in the coming weeks. Figure out the squad for next season.
16 Mar 2019 17:14:22
Not one person I have spoken too at game would have picked a midfield of kamara coulibaly and Davis. Nearly all inc myself would not have started Candeias after his recent performances. I know we are not football managers but we are only stating we we have watched recently and we are not wrong. Mr gerard needs to stop trusting players hoping it comes good. Get them benched or dropped out the squad . Scynnered does not even come close.
16 Mar 2019 17:38:08
You missed out tavenier captain fantastic not.
18 Mar 2019 16:02:09
Have you thought about sending your cv to our board? Might just be the change that we need - not!
16 Mar 2019 17:08:34
Another point in our challenge for title 😭
When was the last time we won? 😭🇬🇧.
16 Mar 2019 16:59:53
Well hopefully after the first 45 mins today all you guys backing how great Halliday and Candeia, can see what eneryone else sees and the debate is well hopefully put to bed. They were shocking and I mean shocking, we looked far better with Barisic and Grezda when Gerrard hailed them off at halftime.
16 Mar 2019 17:17:10
How come he happily subbed them 2 off captain tav stays on every game. He isn't good enough at present get a game .
16 Mar 2019 17:17:41
Being saying that for a while Candeias is rotten and isn’t the sort of player needed to challenge.
16 Mar 2019 18:31:13
Actually thought candeias was hiding today, only wants the ball in easy situations never shows in tight areas suppose that's what you get with a journeyman. Tavernier I've noticed hangs onto ball to long until he's either lost it or opposition have got back into position attack is then over. can't see coulibally being target in the summer either.
16 Mar 2019 18:46:28
Halliday was injured.
16 Mar 2019 19:40:23
Magregor was to blame for the goal yet hardly a mention in the posts. I've seen almost every player getting it in the neck but no mention of Magregors mistake. Some of the fans can't wait for Tav to mess up but other players get off Scot free.
17 Mar 2019 07:42:24
Spot on jaws, mcgregor was to blame for their goal, I had a unfortunately great view of it, as i sit in the copland.
16 Mar 2019 16:16:02
Laughing stock Wat a brass kneck av got to be at this game.
16 Mar 2019 17:06:23
Tav has got to be dropped, did nothing right . I remember Gerrard saying he was going to make Ibrox a fortress again. When's this happening?
16 Mar 2019 18:17:14
Nothing? Who set up Morelos for the goal?
16 Mar 2019 19:46:48
Yip, morelos made his own goal today. Thought alfredo was the best rangers player today, who got absolutely no service whatsoever. I thought morelos played well, especially in the 2nd half.
16 Mar 2019 20:14:27
I thought we looked much better when we went 442. Thought davis looked like his old self ( credit where its due) . Its was obvious that our shape wasn't working after 20mins yet gerrard waited until the 75th min or there abouts to change it to 442, far too late again. 👍.
16 Mar 2019 20:17:25
Also what a difference with katic coming out from the back, distribution is much better than worral. No more running to the halfway line and then passing it back. 👍.
17 Mar 2019 08:24:09
Agree Coldo, Katic while being rough round the edges has plenty time to develop but carries 2 attributes that the others don’t, an ability to bring the ball out of defence and charge forward which disrupts these well organised teams who are compact and narrow as they don’t have a man to pick him up and it creates space for others when he does it. Secondly he carries as big a goal threat at set pieces as anyone in that team, from limited game time I think he has a couple. Worrall and Goldson I can remember a goal each from having played the majority of games, not really good enough when we are needing a goal in a close game. Also thought we were much better with 4-4-2. If Gerrard is to persist with 4-3-3 then the wingers really need replaced with inside forwards who can support Morelos and chip in with far more goals, the width must come from our full backs and a guy like McCrorie in midfield can cover them.
17 Mar 2019 18:25:38
What u all think, re Morelos being sighted re altercation with broadfoot.
16 Mar 2019 16:14:35
Managers no got a clue, players are poor and don't have any heart what so ever.
16 Mar 2019 17:15:23
He made changes and it made a positive differencetoday. He's learning, chill out. All about next year.
16 Mar 2019 15:59:51
Same old same old dominated but are one down have we got guts to get back into this?
Morelos again at half time drawing attention to himself I'm now convinced he will never learn he seems to know he's bullet proof and won't get dropped
Wish he'd just do what he does and scored
How many times can SG exonerate him he's showing manager a complete lack of respect.
16 Mar 2019 17:17:25
I mentioned the other day how I thought he should be dropped for today's game. Any player for any other team would get dropped for antics like his. He's class as well but he let's himself down.
16 Mar 2019 19:22:11
It’s a good job sg didn’t listen to you then we would have got beaten he gets enough stick from everybody in the Scottish game he doesn’t need it from our own the guy is a top young striker wait till he’s gone!
16 Mar 2019 20:07:13
Nae bother tin pot.
You think Smith wouldn't have had his arse benched by now?
He'd probably have had him by the throat. Read the full posts tin pot.
16 Mar 2019 22:32:46
A take it you missed the part when Broadfoot ran his studs down the back of his leg when walking off at halftime or were you looking through your green tinted glasses patmagroin?
16 Mar 2019 23:32:35
What's that got to do with erratic behaviour and bad form prior to today's game tin pot?
16 Mar 2019 15:54:02
Terrible performance SG simply needs to make changes at HT. Sorry but say this every game cause we give the away far too cheaply, i, s simply not good enough. Plus we need to play lesss football and get right into Teams like Kilmarmock!
16 Mar 2019 17:09:46
Had to follow game on bbc text, ht one nil down and they've had one shot at goal, what is going on, it also had killie at 75% possession at that point - this should not be happening at Ibrox!
16 Mar 2019 17:26:32
I think you'll find the BBC have the stats about face. Another shocking result, why oh why can't we convert some of these chances. 2nd is all we have left, we need to get something done about the confidence, I'm at a loss to explain it.
16 Mar 2019 17:59:56
booing the team coming off at half time will do everything to restore confidence . Slate Morelos all you want but he was the only one out there with a bit of heart and trying to fire the team up.
16 Mar 2019 15:50:18
Here we go again -
Fed up not being able to beat the likes of Kilmarnock and Aberdeen
Both managers know how to play gerrard and it's becoming boring now
Honestly thought we would have a really good season - and it's turned out absolute rubbish once more
Davis Defoe lafferty all on decent wages have brought nothing
And fed up with same tactics and same players letting us down week after week
Really don't know where we are going really thought gerrard would have made some good signings but they have been dreadful
Whether we come back and beat Kilmarnock today or not it's not good enough and fed up getting the same texts reading the same articles and hearing the same sob stories
We pay a lot in wages and we have a sizeable squad compared to these teams that keep walking over us
Enough excuses - don't ask what we should change as I really don't know I'm just fed up watching and listening. to the same drivel week in week out
No where near keeping up with Celtic
If the Celtic board backed Rodgers the way he wanted them too we would be so far behind we would be better closing up shop
It's to our advantage they never backed him but our team is still not good enough just now to compete with them and that says a lot
Whether you agree or not
We need a better calibration of player coming into our club as most of this lot don't cut it or anywhere near it.
16 Mar 2019 16:16:36
First class post and you have just said what I feel. Totally unacceptable and we deserve so much better.
16 Mar 2019 18:34:14
Time for Stevie to make his choices. Pick who is staying, play them and let the other move on. We could get rid of around of 15 and bring in around 5, promote some youngsters and we would have a good squad no worse than at the moment.
16 Mar 2019 14:47:13
Glad Davis starts today, I think he will turn it on today. Would have played Defoe instead of candeias all the same .
16 Mar 2019 15:58:08
Firstly- let me say that I like Stevie G. But I can see him resigning if things on the park stay as they are. The team are not playing to a standard required for a club like Rangers, we can all pull our hair out, but he is the man in charge, it’s his team, so the buck stops with him. I just want the team to turn up for the guy, and for ( bleep ) sake give the supporters something to cheer about.
16 Mar 2019 18:04:30
we should play the kilmarnock way, but 9 players in the box, see if they have guts to come break us down. the hit them on the counter. poor balls and poor final passes in or around the box. then missing chances we we have them. when teams park the bus you aren't going to get many clear goal scoring opportunities so you need to take them while you can. also we are far too slow in getting the ball from back to front allowing them to regroup. we should be outrunning them back towards their goal and the ball played long in occasions to mix it up a bit.
16 Mar 2019 14:23:41
BBC protest looked like a bit of a riddy tbh
Dunno why some still look for conflict?
Energy could be better spent imo
Hopefully a good result and a brace for Alfredo today!
16 Mar 2019 14:14:01
Steve Davis in starting lineup.
16 Mar 2019 18:49:21
I thought Davis and Katic played well.
16 Mar 2019 13:11:50
Hope there is a big reaction from the players today, Tuesday just wasn't good enough in terms of attitude and fight. these players are getting paid good money and need to show the club and fans that they want to be here. big performance needed today.
16 Mar 2019 12:55:16
Arthur d read you preferred big DJ to Harley, I mostly saw DJ at center back but my dad recons DJ was better an should have been in greatest team. must have been class because I really liked big hatley.
16 Mar 2019 11:18:51
I've seen the manager is saying they'll be looking to sign a bit of magic in the transfer window to help us push on and get to that next level. He even mentioned a "marquee" signing. So what I'm asking is, realistically, who do you think we could get in that would match the "magic" or "marquee" signing? Be realistic, no one wants to see people saying we'll be signing Neymar.
16 Mar 2019 11:50:47
A marquee signing IMHO is someone who has proven ability, free of injuries and is well regarded by his peers, with a value of around £10 million - so in saying that, that rules out anyone from the English Premiership, and most teams in the top end of the English Championship - unless he is going for an expensive (loan) marquee signing.
16 Mar 2019 11:58:44
Stevie g84, I think we will see four players at 3 to 5 million
A CH, maybe jake cooper
Guy from Portugal, name escapes me been linked couple of times he is Croatian I think, with Madeira!
A striker and top right winger
Also I want to see mccrorie. Houston, Kelly and rudden added to first team squad on a regular basis.
16 Mar 2019 12:04:13
The boy Paul Daniels is getting rave reviews and is available.
16 Mar 2019 12:45:18
Jboy21? - none of them you mentioned are marquee signings, by a country mile.
16 Mar 2019 12:55:27
Definition of the term, 'marquee signing'
A marquee player is an athlete who is considered exceptionally popular, skilled, or otherwise outstanding, especially in professional sports. Several sports leagues have specific definitions and rules regarding the designation and treatment of marquee players.
16 Mar 2019 13:43:10
Take it Paul Daniels will be available for 'not a lot'.
16 Mar 2019 14:11:18
Now that's magic.
16 Mar 2019 14:29:08
Tricky winger, wand of a left foot.
16 Mar 2019 15:00:42
paul daniels would be a right rabbit out the hat.
16 Mar 2019 18:50:47
Tend to agree true blue, but we can't afford true marquee signings.
16 Mar 2019 08:18:14
Am I the only ger that thinks Kamara is not good enough. Questions must be asked about barisic Grezda and even Davis as signing. Between the 3 of them they have done nothing. Kris Boyd is right we look like we don't know what we are doing. At least some of warburtons signing have made us some money ie tav 7 millionish.
16 Mar 2019 09:09:34
When did tav mske us 7 million?
16 Mar 2019 09:10:07
Think kamara is good enough but maybe not for every game, aginst the sheep and Smeltic I'd have go with mcrorie jack and airfield as we need a bit more muscle in the midfield and I think its important to win a midfield to win games. basically I'd have mcrorie in the team ahead of kamara if we look like we need Battler's.
16 Mar 2019 09:20:00
Tommy the jury is definitely out on Kamara? After a bright start for his first few games he should have been subbed at half time against the sheep! In the first 20 minutes he gave the ball away to the opposition 5 times and looked a mile off🇬🇧.
16 Mar 2019 09:46:43
Tommy only Warburton player to make any real money was windlass.
16 Mar 2019 08:18:05
Am I the only ger that thinks Kamara is not good enough. Questions must be asked about barisic Grezda and even Davis as signing. Between the 3 of them they have done nothing. Kris Boyd is right we look like we don't know what we are doing. At least some of warburtons signing have made us some money ie tav 7 millionish.
16 Mar 2019 08:43:32
Utter rubbish, is there a mute button on this?
16 Mar 2019 09:00:07
Kamara has played very well since joining, agree though that the other 3 have a lot to prove, is Grezda still alive?