Rangers Banter Archive January 23 2019

 

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23 Jan 2019 23:34:13
tonight performance was dreadful and for some reason we can not raise our game against against smaller teams in the league this is why gerrard gets so annoyed at our players.

For me katic has got to start in defence and i would also consider put mccorie in dm as i feel he offers more presence than jack and breaks up a lot of attacks and covers for the slow defenders and good range of passing.
If we are going play 2 up front then its got be a straight 442 as we need wingers in the team.



24 Jan 2019 07:25:32
McCrorie is not a better player than Jack - behave yourself. His passing is poor at times - sometimes straight out of play.



24 Jan 2019 08:37:01
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Jack is guilty of giving the ball away as much as McCrorie. Playing Davis in front of McCrorie was a major mistake last night he has hardly played this season and the game went by him.



24 Jan 2019 09:03:50
No he doesn't. McCrorie and Candeias should still have started last night - same team v them. Katic in for Goldson should have been the only change.

Davis and Defoe need to earn their place and it was naive to throw them straight in.



23 Jan 2019 22:57:11
These pitches do my head in, just can’t play on them and horrible to watch, and where was the fit Barasic?



24 Jan 2019 00:37:03
Not risked on that pitch I suspect!
Scottish football belongs in the lower leagues if playing on that crap is acceptable in the SPL.
Its supposed to be an entertainment industry, and that is before we mention those pitches are a health hazard.



24 Jan 2019 08:39:27
Pitch had nothing to do with it. We beat them 3-1 earlier in the season and played really well. We were awful again away from home last night and have only won 4 out of 11. We have played just as bad on grass away from home.



23 Jan 2019 22:40:21
How many rangers managers would get away with 4 wins out of 11 away from home? That is dross.



23 Jan 2019 22:37:03
Although so bitterly disappointed about our defeat tonight, like all other bears will be, we just didn't test them at all, in the 2nd half.
Worrall's terrible mistake got them back into the game and had a massive diverse effect on us! From that moment worrall did that kilmarnock looked pretty comfortable, if i'm being honest. Kilmarnock deserved to win tonight and stevie clarke has done some job as their manager!

His team is so well drilled and everyone to a man knows their jobs and carry it out. You can see they work on their play thoroughly, on the training field. Stevie clarke's attention to detail is of a very high class! His tactics are spot on and you have to hand it to stevie clarke and the unbelievable job he's done there at Kilmarnock! So very disappointed especially after the elation of our old firm win last month!



23 Jan 2019 23:13:20
Supercooper, these things happen. Steve Clarke is best manager in SPL. Don’t think he would have taken JD on when paying half his wages which is £65k a week from Rangers. After seeing what JD contributed do you think £65k per week could have been better spent. Damn right it could.



23 Jan 2019 23:18:50
Helped by the fact that our midfield were appalling tonight especially Davis. Worrall is shocking and why is a 39 year old preferred to Katic? Really poor errors cost is tonight.



24 Jan 2019 00:44:55
Leave it out about Davis, Arthur. He was our most intelligent man in midfield where Arfield and Jack were woeful. Once up to speed he will be a major asset
Worrall is poor on a regular basis and his gross mistake changed the game.
The defence was exposed because Arfield and Jack were poor in front of them.



24 Jan 2019 05:49:28
Johnnymac, jermain defoe is on nowhere near 65k a week at rangers!
Don't believe everything some of the media outlets print!



24 Jan 2019 08:42:48
Scottsdad

Davis was awful last night and the game went by him. Dropping McCrorie for him was a major mistake. Sure Gerrard has said that the players who had played in the Celtic game were in command of the jerseys yet he drops McCrorie to play a past it midfielder who has hardly played this season and couldn’t get a game in a quite dreadful side.



23 Jan 2019 22:29:08
Dead easy to highlight Worrell. Don’t get me wrong he was abysmal tonight but few guys will allow him to be scapegoat. Let’s face it Worrell only protected McCauley, Arfield, Jack, Tavernier, who I thought were brutal. Questions asked all over the park. Worrell is rubbish but Arfield and Jack could’ve and should’ve done better.



24 Jan 2019 05:54:40
Just shows you how much of very over inflated prices for players, lies within the english game down there!
Nottingham forest knocked back a bid of £7million from burnley, for joe worrall. Forest wanted £12million for him 😂😂. If worrall is worth £12million what is connor goldson worth? Judging it on english prices and ability as a centre half, big goldson would be easily worth £36million!



24 Jan 2019 08:44:24
Super cooper

Wouldn’t give you £12 for Worrall and it’s alarming he gets in before Katic a young player signed by the club.



23 Jan 2019 22:13:18
The fight is on to stay in the top four . Time to be realistic consistently falling at the first hurdles after gathering momentum. The old firm win now means nothing.

Not consistent enough to challenge need to try our best to finish second now.

Try our best to beat teams like Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, Livingston which won't be easy

( there's something I honestly thought I would never say but time for all the title carry on to stop )



23 Jan 2019 22:09:36
And that is why Goldson has got to play every single game.



23 Jan 2019 22:29:18
He does play every game. Unless injured.



23 Jan 2019 22:40:36
I totally agree with you, Deemc22.
I've said many times on here that connor goldson is not only our best centre half by a distance, but he's also the best centre half in scottish football! When fit goldson plays every week IMO and his partner should be nikola katic! They were very good together, at the start of the season!



24 Jan 2019 01:39:52
Yip i agree Gareth McAuleys far to old he's no pace when he pushes up the park he's not got the legs to get back and defend he ran away from jordan jonesand Worrell WoW.



23 Jan 2019 21:58:43
Gutted about tonight's result. Its easy after the event to be critical but does Steve G need to consult Walter Smith about setting up a team away from home against good teams. I think Ross Mccorie was badly missed tonight we weren't winning the ball high enough up the pitch and I think airfield is more effective in number 10 role with Kent out wide.

Our league challenge is far from over but we are going to have to go on a really good run up until the split and see where that takes us.

Do we stick with Defoe and Morelos up front or go back to 4-3-3?



23 Jan 2019 22:26:31
Straight back to 443

Ur bang on badly missed young McCorrie.



23 Jan 2019 22:40:05
We definitely got it wrong tonight however if Morelos scores from the corner we go on and win the game. With hindsight we should have went for the same team that started against Celtic but replaced Goldson. We could then have made better subs if it wasn’t going our way. Lots to ponder for the gaffer and we need 3 pts on Sunday.



23 Jan 2019 22:54:23
Kilmarnock was the wrong team to change the formula. We needed points and the previous formation worked. Obviously he wanted Defoe and it’s costing a pretty penny so he wants to find a way of getting him team. Kilmarnock is to well drilled to try new things against. We were unlucky in the sense Worrell was SHOCKING and again proved why he shouldn’t be anywhere near a rangers jersey.



23 Jan 2019 23:22:38
A young up and coming player who was a standout in the old firm game dropped for a has been midfielder who couldn’t get a game for a very poor side. Katic another good young player can’t get a game for another has been 39 year old and a scare in Worrell.



23 Jan 2019 21:50:43
Too predictable tonight with no creativity, out fought, out thought and out of excuses. Two defensive errors and we lose two goals. The central defenders need to improve their out ball. Apart from a Goldson pass that led to the equalizer against St Johnstone all they do is hit a square pass. The opposition know they carry no threat and let them play on the half way line for as long as they want. Like I said too predictable.



23 Jan 2019 21:47:52
Called it, for some reason I just thought we would drop points tonight, nobody gets pass marks for me tonight. Nobody showed the desire or performance they showed against THEM wrong set up at the wrong time on the wrong surface simply very poor and deserved nothing.



23 Jan 2019 22:27:47
You are bang on in everything u say here.



23 Jan 2019 21:46:26
No width tonight fellow bears Kilmarnock shut us down and deserved their victory tonight Davis and jack doing the same job in midfield.



23 Jan 2019 21:45:28
Bang right back down to earth . Defending absolutely shocking . I will volunteer to drive Worrell back down south and on the way back will collect the lad halkett from Livingston. Worrell is a bomb scare.



23 Jan 2019 21:40:01
Well was that not written in the stars? Katic can't be worse than McAuley and Worrall (who I have defended but tonight was indefensible) .



23 jan 2019 21:22:54
why why why! laff on with 10 mins every time our last sub gets 10 mins its a joke!



23 Jan 2019 21:19:08
I don't like slagging off lads who play for the Jersey, however how Worrell is even allowed to pull one on is beyond me, Trust me we won't win the league playing with guys like this, I am no expert and I'm no SG but there is something seriously wrong here, now we are 2-1 down and more defensive issues, and why play Defoe and Davis on that plastic pitch in their debut games at their age, one injury to either and that's it over for them. Apart from Goldston it should have been the team that beat Celtic.



23 Jan 2019 22:15:56
Every manager has a blind spot with a player. SG has one with Worral the boy Katic must feel like chuckin it. Still think manager is the man for the job but hope he has learned not to trust guys like Worral who imo is a big tree and will stop any chance we have of staying in the hunt for title.



23 Jan 2019 22:29:51
Ur bang on mate a posted a similar message point this out how can we see that but not SG?



23 Jan 2019 20:22:26
Get worral off, having a nightmare, does not fill me with confidence.



23 Jan 2019 20:35:46
Saw it coming for 10–15 minutes, pissing around wanting hours on the ball (just clear your lines Clown) . We, ll never be a good Team until we stop giving the ball away so Cheaply!



23 Jan 2019 20:39:05
Kilmarnocks best player.



23 Jan 2019 20:45:44
Does he have a clause in his deal that he has to play? He has had so many terrible games really not sure what he needs to do to get dropped. Guess we will find out at Livi Sunday.



23 Jan 2019 21:41:23
Well that’s that looking the same predictable team away from home breaks down whenever get near penalty area whatever system we play . too inconsistent changes team Still not sorted how we play away from home . which is why I’m afraid we won’t win league.



23 Jan 2019 21:48:21
not only lost confidence in himself but whole team. can't understand why katic wasnt played. was better on Sunday and when we needed people in the box for set plays then Katic is the man. still couldn't believe we didn't have enough in us to win this. once they got the second i knew we wouldn't win. kilmarnock know how to keep shape and defend well. oh and for the people saying 2 up. it didn't work and doesn't work against well drilled teams.



23 Jan 2019 22:02:06
3 points down the drain wtf is Warall doing.



23 Jan 2019 22:08:07
Get Worrall off! Get him back down the road, the guy is mince. I have given him the benefit of doubt but tonight's performance has proven he is a liability.
Why change or rather try out a different formation away from home against a team with a good home record, that's what cost us tonight.
And still we follow on.



23 Jan 2019 22:17:56
Jordy I couldn’t agree more mate worral doesn’t give a 💩 about Rangers he’s a loan player who wants to go back to forest, why has Katic fallen so far down the pecking order? he was immense at the start of the season and MacAuley is just past it! as soon as I seen the team sheet I knew we were in trouble today.

We were playing one of the best sides in the league today at there home ground we had to play our strongest side and for me neither Defoe or Davis should have started the game I would have had as close to the team the beat smeltic that was fit and available same shape same work rate and then introduce the new guys after we get a foothold in the game, really bad decisions from Steve today I’m gutted!



23 Jan 2019 23:47:08
Aye I have been saying for ages that we have our own young towering centre back that needs to be developed in big Katic. With worral all your doing is giving him game Time and experience that he will take away back to Forrest. Then you will have Katic that hasn't had enough games so he won't improve much by the time you get to next season, not to mention worral has done nothing to suggest he is any better than Katic.

The whole set up tonight was wrong personally I think if you are going to go with a diamond it still has to be packet attacking players at right and left mid because you need to have width. The passing on the whole from everyone was abysmal and I think Gerrard was very week in not subbing Worral at half now I know folk will disagree but a football manager has to see things like that early and fix them, Worral was having a nightmare, cost us the goal and tried to score one himself trying to chip McGregor took too much time on the ball he is a big pudding.



23 Jan 2019 20:09:51
Who was the guy who says Worrall is good.?

I wish O’Neil would call him back to Forrest Guy is a liability!



23 Jan 2019 21:57:44
Agree Kenny. What a terrible peformance!



24 Jan 2019 15:35:56
Forest fan here. nah you can keep him.



23 Jan 2019 19:18:10
McGregor, Tav, McAuley, Worrall, Halliday, Jack, Davis, Arfield, Kent, Morelos, Defoe.



23 Jan 2019 20:10:24
Why is Worrall playing? Katic should be in every time.



23 Jan 2019 18:10:45
Anything less than a win and it's over but if we win tonight we win the league ✌✌.



23 Jan 2019 18:31:02
What a load of nonsense. Someones started the bevvy early.



23 Jan 2019 18:56:13
Jeezo, boom or bust, that’s ridiculous mate, let’s just get a win and start a run 🤞🏽.



23 Jan 2019 21:27:30
When Worrall plays I'll be correct n didn't like the way that p---k celebrated when he scored the 2nd.



23 Jan 2019 21:48:42
Jones should've stayed way the better team 😠😠.



23 Jan 2019 21:49:01
oh well that must be us finished then since we lost.



23 Jan 2019 22:11:19
Ran to a manager who showed faith in him by keeping him in team. He's still a killie player, no issues whatsoever thought jones was terrific.



23 Jan 2019 22:11:37
He scored a winner for his team, and celebrated with his manager who has stuck by him. He's more than welcome to celebrate like that in my eyes.



23 Jan 2019 10:10:17
I see the press are up 2 the old tricks trying to unsettle Alfie with a lot of sh#t. I would love to see the source of the journo that first printed this crap.

We allegedly refused a offer from China of 11mill so why would we accept an offer of 8 million for a player that has now been capped internationally, scored more goals both at home and in Europe, has a longer contract to run, is widely regarded as one of the hottest young (aged 22) strikers in Europe if not world football. Min 16 mill plus 10% sell on clause or 20 mill with no sell on clause.



23 Jan 2019 10:16:42
“Preparing a bid” says it all. Let’s wait and see what happens, in any eventuality we will be prepared. Players will be lined up to replace him if silly money comes.



23 Jan 2019 16:47:25
Not sure if Alfredo takes The Record.



23 Jan 2019 18:10:39
Don't think we will sell this window but if he keeps scoring and more importantly winding Sutton up He will be worth more than Neymar :)



24 Jan 2019 15:33:20
very average striker. £8m is a very good deal for someone who hasn't scored against any team of real quality.



23 Jan 2019 07:50:38
Think start tonight with same 11 that beat Celtic in last match, with Davis and Defoe to come off the bench. Anything less than 9 points in the opening 3 league games will effectively kill off any title hopes we have.



23 Jan 2019 08:36:48
Bankie

Gerrard has already stated that Goldson is out of tonight’s match with injury so there will have to be at least 1 change.



23 Jan 2019 08:59:28
Arthur D, okay think limit it to one change then with McCauley at the back.



23 Jan 2019 09:33:05
Katic for me, the threat from crosses/ corners has been missing, he's got to get a game, for me anyway.



23 Jan 2019 09:50:29
Katic for me also mate! A big asset in both boxes! Katic are IMO the centre half partnership, going forward! They dovetail well together, as the beginning of the season would testify to! Both different centre halfs, with different attributes, but they compliment each other!



23 Jan 2019 09:52:53
I would be happy with that, only goal threat we have a set pieces.



23 Jan 2019 10:15:05
I would prefer Mc Cau and katic. Worrall was a bomb scare in the friendly.



23 Jan 2019 10:18:30
I’d go for McAuleys experience if Goldson is out, I’d rather have one of the older guys with one of the younger guys each game, for me Goldson / Katic should be our first choice pairing.



23 Jan 2019 10:37:04
I think we need to approach this game with the same mindset we horsed Celtic with. Agressive and first to every ball. Play our strongest team from the start and make tactical subs as we go through the game. Liked the look of Katic at the Helsinki game, so I would play him from the start. The surface at Killie is always going to be a problem but that's up to SG to think about our team line up. Hit them hard, go 2 in front and play assertively.



23 Jan 2019 12:43:56
I really don't get where everyone gets the Katic is a far greater threat from attacking corners. If you look at there records McAuley over a long career has always been a goal threat wherever he has been, where Katic has a very mediocre return for a centre half coming up for all corners (1 in 64 and 1 in 36 for his last two teams) . For what it is worth I would rather Katic played than either McAuley or Worrall but its def not because he is more of a threat in an attacking sense, more that he is our player and hopefully has a long term future at our great club.



23 Jan 2019 13:38:06
Katic and Goldson pairing for every game for me. Best partnership at club.



23 Jan 2019 22:12:23
I would go with Goldson and Katic also but whatever Gerrard does i think he need to find his best pairing and stick to it - we chop and change far too much for my liking. The guys who beat Celtic deserved the chance to line up tonight (apart from Goldson who was injured) imo but we switched stuff around to fit the 2 new signings.

Thought we started well and were in complete control before Worrals howler, likewise thought we were doing pretty well and looked more threatening than Killie in second half before the broke away and scored. Not our worse performance of the season but once again we get to the top (well, joint top) and can't back it up.



23 Jan 2019 07:41:54
Huge game tonight. Do you think Gerrard will play Morelos and Defoe up front tonight and assuming Davis starts what will the midfield set-up be? My team (in 4-4-2) would be:

McGregor; Tavernier, Goldson, Worral, Halliday; Jack, Arfield, Davis, Kent; Morelos, Defoe

2-0 to the Gers!



23 Jan 2019 07:52:44
Is Goldson fit? It was mentioned on the news last night that he was still unfit.



23 Jan 2019 08:04:27
Goldson injured gerrard stated during interview.



23 Jan 2019 08:19:26
Sorry, I missed Gerrard's interview. I was assuming everyone fit. WOudl that mean Katic playing instead of Goldson or will it be MacAuley?



23 Jan 2019 08:21:12
I would not play Defoe or Davis. The risk of injury is too great and their recovery period will be longer than it would have been 15-20 years ago and I suppose the same problem atLivingston.
It high time these were banned it is a competitive advantage to the home sides.



23 Jan 2019 09:15:20
DEEB, get your point to an extent but both; Defoe and Davis were 15 / 16 year old kids 20 years ago whose bodies were not even fully developed yet. Look at Rossiter’s struggles to overcome injuries at the age of 21. We cannot weaken our team for must win away games because of fear of injuries.



23 Jan 2019 09:30:03
He will play tried and testwd formation. Davis may start. defoe will be on the bench. Doubt defoe will start livi game either.



23 Jan 2019 10:20:39
Think we will line up:
McGregor
Tavernier Worrall McAuley Halliday
Davis Jack Arfield
Candeias Morelos Kent

Defoe to appear from the bench.



23 Jan 2019 07:33:05
Appears Morelos is unable to have a school playground snowball fight without losing composure and retaliating with extreme force.



23 Jan 2019 07:58:49
Bankie you must work for the daily record. With a comment like that.



23 Jan 2019 08:16:30
fintytint, just saw pictures on official club site of the players larking around. Every picture tells a story.



23 Jan 2019 08:18:01
Extreme force he flung a snowball back get a grip.



23 Jan 2019 08:53:43
Okay he plays snowball fights on the edge and gets sent off.



 
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