04 Jan 2025 12:01:50
Anyone feel now that Butland isn't the no.1 keeper we need?
I've not been a big fan he's made some decent saves but also has let in some howlers
Feel Kelly should be given a run of games now and shouod be looking to move butland on in summer
Also think it's clear and has been for tine Tavernier has never really been the captain the club needed we need more assertiveness fight and more attitude from our captain
Raskin done very well would give him a shot at it and see how it goes for rest of season.
04 Jan 2025 13:15:50
He's still our best keeper, and our number 1, but he is nowhere near as good as some make/ made him out to be.
Tav is getting a helluva lot of criticism even though he wasn't even playing. I do think his time is up, and we must build a younger, faster, stronger team, and unfortunately for him, that means he needs to go.
Raskin played, and acted, like a real captain, and until somebody is given the chance full time, we won't know if it makes a difference. Give Raskin the armband, let's see what he does, and if Tav isn't happy, then tough, it's only natural an ageing captain gets replaced.
04 Jan 2025 13:25:41
Time will tell but the big thing for me with Kelly is his distribution is really good. He finds players quickly and turns defensive into attack. It's something butland doesn't have.
04 Jan 2025 13:25:58
I thought he was very good in his first season.
But a Rangers keeper who goes on to mentioned in the company of Goram etc needs to do it consistently - week in, week out. No matter who we are playing against.
And if Kelly performs to the level required then in my eyes Butland should bide his time.
It’s a similar situation for Tav that he gets measured against some wonderful Rangers captains who are held in high regard due to not just their presence on and off the park but in the trophies they have won.
Raskin showed he has that on the park with his total lack of respect for a Celtic team on fire.
Off it, he also said all the right things.
04 Jan 2025 13:27:06
Thestigno1, captains all have different ways to lead as captains mate, no right or wrong way as barry ferguson aluded to a few months ago when asked was tav a proper rangers captain ?.
04 Jan 2025 13:37:45
stig Kelly until he makes a mistake or two then we want Butland back saying he is the best. We have an expected goals against figure of 0.9 and we actually lose 0.68 goals per game so the team is losing less goals than the stats suggest we should.
I think PC said he wants more leaders in the team so why was Raskin not stepping up to the mark beforehand. It shouldn't need the armband to be given to a player to make them lead. Also Raskin credits Tav for being a good captain and inspiration to him so the fans may not think it but the players respect him as captain.
04 Jan 2025 13:46:18
Butland is a far better keeper than Kelly and one OF performance in which he had nothing much to do, doesn`t change that. You may not be a fan of Butland and that's okay but again we have a player on here that someone forgets all the good things because he makes a mistake or two . He was our POTY last season, deservedly so. He made a howler in the cup final and against St Mirren. Pretty sure if you were a Motherwell fan you could point out lots of mistakes by Kelly, I remember seeing a few last season when I didn`t know he was coming here.
As far Raskin I`m not against giving him the captaincy but again remember the wee guy couldn`t get a game and was written off as a Rangers player by some a few months ago. Form comes and goes.
04 Jan 2025 13:48:57
I thinks he is pretty average tbh, and very weak at getting down to his LHS. If you compare him to greegsy. The only aspect where he is better is coming for cross balls. Greegsy better in every other aspect.
04 Jan 2025 13:56:21
Finty that is my reason for keeping Kelly in the side, Butland is a far better stopper than him but his work with the ball is very good for a keeper and as you say turns defence into a attack quite quickly and excellent at finding his man, big part of our success on Thursday, we get offered 4/ 5m for Butland I'm selling, top class keeping last season but not so much this one, actually panic on occasion with him with the ball at his feet, plus the fact not many team in our league has many shots on target against us.
04 Jan 2025 13:57:28
Butland was good last year not as good this year but still better than Kelly without a shadow of doubt.
04 Jan 2025 15:38:19
A think butland needs to improve but Kelly had to make one save all game hardly a performance to get excited about.
04 Jan 2025 15:47:45
He put about 15 balls right on jeftes head,2 or 3 wayward at the start then bang on rest of the game.
04 Jan 2025 15:53:45
I think Butland will come back in when fit, and rightly so as I think he us the better keeper. Not that Kelly is a poor keeper, he isn't.
04 Jan 2025 16:00:48
Butland made a mistake in Scottish Cup Final, until then he was excellent. In pre season he made mistakes and has continued to at points this season. It’s like he hasn’t recovered from the final.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Kelly coming in but he has taken his chances and done what he needed to do. He looks assured and confident and I like the way he was distributing the ball on Thursday.
I fully expect Butland to be re-instated as no.1 but he now has someone breathing down his neck and that can only be a good thing. Every squad needs strong competition. Butland needs to get back to his best quickly. If Butland returns tomorrow then I would expect to see Kelly play again in the Scottish Cup game.
04 Jan 2025 16:46:05
Butland out for a few weeks at least, so now is the time for Kelly to make a claims.
04 Jan 2025 17:49:03
Angus Raskin has been stepping up tho been one of our best players this season not just that he had armband ?♂️.
04 Jan 2025 18:11:46
Agree fork.
Not many shots on our goal just plenty of goals tho when we play away from tho ?.
04 Jan 2025 18:12:50
Stig, I'd be happy to see him leave in the summer.
04 jan 2025 18:41:34
butland better option, but kelly footwork is fantastic.
04 Jan 2025 19:12:20
Storm a few games ago we went 5 games with 4 shots on target against us.
04 Jan 2025 19:14:35
I can’t believe the amount of Stick Butand gets on here at times (not talking about this thread btw) he’s a quality keeper.
04 Jan 2025 19:16:22
Storm celtic had 1 shot on target we don't meet a better team in this league.