01 Mar 2026 15:43:18
For Rangers to be in full control, 2 nil at half time at home then conceding 2 points is very disappointing. Is the league over? Maybe.
01 Mar 2026 15:57:01
Baxterboy, we've now drawn 12 league games and dropped points in 4 of our last 7 matches. The squad simply doesn't have the quality or the bottle to win a title. I hope I'm wrong, but suspect I won't be.
01 Mar 2026 15:57:33
I believe so.
01 Mar 2026 16:01:47
Onewalter, you're right, mate. So close, but so far.
01 Mar 2026 16:04:32
Correct, Ows, that's why I couldn't understand the confidence of some of our fans.
It's not title-winning form. Rohl has done well getting us back into it, but when the going gets tough, we bottle it.
01 Mar 2026 16:05:07
Agree, One. One win in four is not good enough at this stage.
01 Mar 2026 16:07:31
If for some reason I was taken out the stadium today at half time and was then asked what I thought the score would be at full time from our complete dominance and control in the first half, I would have thought Rangers 4-0 or 5-0 as we ran them ragged in the first half. ? They had no answer to Mikey Moore and Chermiti for 50 minutes today and both were excellent and ran Celtic ragged. ? I felt sorry for both Moore and Chermiti that our midfield decided to go too deep after 50 minutes and allowed them back in the game, and we hardly created anything for Chermiti and Moore because of that. ?
Moore is a very talented young footballer with a massive future in the game and I feel so sick because we should have been coming away from our stadium today raving about Chermiti's outstanding first goal along with Mikey Moore absolutely tearing them to pieces until we stopped pressing and attacking them.
? We should have gone on to hammer them today, such was our dominance, and now we're pig sick we let them off the hook by letting them back in it and in the process have dented our chances of becoming league champions. ? I thought Chermiti and Moore especially were superb today and our two best players. Moore has a big future in front of him. ? We just have to move on.
01 Mar 2026 16:32:50
2nd goal wasn't too shabby either.
01 Mar 2026 16:39:17
I thought both were shattered after the 1st half, and the intensity dropped from all our players. They became very passive. I've loved Mm's improvement, and hope we get a result next week to at least have a chance of the cup.
01 Mar 2026 16:47:59
Tbh, Ows, I think at times Mm overdoes it and doesn't release a pass when he should, bud. Then he gets caught in possession. Having said that, he did well today but was tired. ?
01 Mar 2026 17:13:44
Storm in the first half. You could easily see why our supporters were confident, mate, because we absolutely battered them, and the game should have been done and dusted at half time. ? We dropped off and went deep in the second half and allowed them back into the game.
They were there for a skelping today, and it should have been the case, but it wasn't because of us dropping off. No wonder we were all raging leaving that stadium today. ? Two points absolutely thrown away.
01 Mar 2026 17:31:53
I was stalking about before the game, and unlucky for us, a game lasts 90 mins, Coops, not 45. Also, in the 2nd half, Chermiti and Moore were non-existent, so, yes, they played superbly in the 1st half, but they did nothing in the 2nd half.
Just like the last game v Celtic at Parkhead, they should have been 4/5 up at HT. They weren't, and we won 3-1. Game of two halves, just like the last one against them.
So, again, where did the confidence come from before the game? We have dropped how many points in the last how many games?
Agreed, Fork, there were a few times in the 1st half when he overran it, when we had good chances to get more goals. Obviously, some don't see that.
We got what we deserved, because you can't try and hold a lead with guys like Souttar in defence.
01 Mar 2026 18:09:42
Hatate coming on changed the game. Celtic controlled the midfield. It allowed them to stay on the front foot, and greatly reduced Rangers' ability to attack.
I think Rohl tried to counter by going three across the middle, but they just weren't as good.
We need better players for next season. A dominant CB, a number 6 that controls games, a number 10 to replace Moore, a striker to replace Miovski. I also highly doubt we will take up the option on Olson, so add a RW to that list.
Rangers are very much a work in progress.
01 Mar 2026 18:17:40
Agree, Storm, in an Old Firm game you need a few battle-hardened players that do the basics well. Crosses coming in when they are chasing it were no surprise, but it was alarming to see how badly we defend our six-yard box.
You can't play on the front foot for 90 minutes, so when you're under the cosh, you need to dig in, scrap, and be organised.
Galls me when they push Maeda up front. The amount of free headers he gets in the box is maddening. Why are Souttar and Fernandez switching off?
Fair enough if some were confident before, as I have always felt we were still a bit short in key areas.
01 Mar 2026 18:27:37
Storm, ? Chermiti and Moore were not as good as they were in the first half because we sat too deep, and created hardly anything for them. ? We didn't get the ball near them in the second half.
Easy to see, my friend, so I don't blame Chermiti and Moore in the second half, and I actually felt sorry for them and the lack of ball to them. ?
01 Mar 2026 18:44:03
I never blamed them, Coops, so I don't think you can read posts properly or understand the game. ?
The full team were non-existent in the 2nd half.
Still, you have not answered the question about being over confident before the game, as you were one of them.
Dropped points in 4 out of the last 6 games or something like that, and you thought we were pumping them. ?♂️ You say I don't understand the game, but you do, mate. ?
01 Mar 2026 18:45:24
Rosevale, you are correct. Can't believe Biscuit Hips got a free header in our six-yard box, but apparently best defence in the league, according to some on here. ?
01 Mar 2026 19:38:08
I was confident because Celtic were there for the taking imo.
01 Mar 2026 21:06:36
Brilliant first half but panicked second half how many misplaced passes, so disappointed.
01 Mar 2026 21:11:36
100% correct Coops and good to hear from someone who is there every week, the midfield fell back and handed possession to Celtic
Whether Rohl's direction or the players, Raskin and Chucky fell back fir no apparent reason, this handed them carte blanche, to attack and isolated Chermiti