Rangers Banter Archive November 22 2016

22 Nov 2016 18:42:44
agree rossiter, crooks, dodoo have potential. gilks is good, i would play him but my poin is we needed improvements not guys who can cover or maybe come good! transfer policy is poor imo. my team gilks, tav, keirnan. hill. wallace, crooks, haliday, windas, forrester, garner, moh.

22 Nov 2016 20:11:27
What's Wes done wrong to be dropped in your opinion mate?

22 Nov 2016 20:15:56
And what has Crooks done to merit a start?

22 Nov 2016 22:07:09
Wes is never a goalkeeper, he's a bombscare. A good team starts with a solid keeper who installs confidence in the defence . He doesn't do that.

22 Nov 2016 22:30:17
Foderingham has had more scary games than good games to be fair, he has had some good performances lately though.

Gilks is great competition for the gloves in my opinion.

22 Nov 2016 22:43:58
Foderingham is a very average keeper. If we ever want to seriously challenge Celtic we need much better than him. We need to build through the middle by getting a keeper, centre half, centre midfielder and centre forward then build the team round them. Currently we have no players in these positions to build a team around.

22 Nov 2016 23:53:22
I agree with what you are saying Biffo, the idea was the same from Warburton I guess.

Gilks, commanding keeper. (not the Best)

Hill, has done very well but he's done at the end of the season.

Barton, should have been the centre mid. So that leaves Rossiter, if ever out of the Med centre? Or possibly Windass?

Garner/ Dodoo; Garner is looking better as the games go on and Dodoo needs more opportunities.

There aren't any solid foundations in our team and the ones who do play well are to the end of their time (Miller) or inconsistent (Mckay) .

To get the type of player we need, we require funding or European football. To get European football would require those players and to get funding would require a Christmas miracle!

I'm joking, you get what I mean though. Hopefully there will be a funding option available in January for Warburton to secure some foundations.

23 Nov 2016 07:58:21
Dodoo is brutal. I can't see what anybody sees in him. I know he hasn't had the time to impress but the minutes he has had he has shown nothing. Where is this pace he was supposed to have? He never looks for the ball into feet and hides too often. A waste of a position on the bench for me. Hopefully he develops but not good enough at the minute i'm afraid.

23 Nov 2016 09:01:59
Crooks hasn't been given a start but has to get a chance sometime.

23 Nov 2016 09:30:45
if wes is such a bombs care when have we ever conceded a goal from him with the ball at his feet? never.

23 Nov 2016 11:53:49
Cee
I think he is a very average keeper and to progress to the next level we need much better.

23 Nov 2016 12:30:38
aye he is an average keeper but we have much more to worry about than the goalkeeper who has saved our bacon on a few times. I would feel comfortable with either our keepers in.
on the subject of dodoo I agree he needs game time but from what I have saw he looks like a big fairy to scared to actually do anything with the ball.

23 Nov 2016 12:02:36
An in form barrie mckay has to play imo. He's got more ability and technique than most of our forward line put together. Honestly fellow bears a lot of you guys are far too hard on young mckay! He has everything in his armoury to be a top, top player! I would, and have said before on here to play mckay as the number he wears on his shirt suggests! Play him in the no.10 role and give him a free role behind our main striker!

23 Nov 2016 16:05:02
With Crooks I believe that he needs to be given game time and I would play him to add a bit of strength to midfield instead of one of last season's Championship level players!

My biggest disappointment is Rossiter's injury problems, we could have a real quality players there.

In many respects I don't think we are as bad as some make out but I do believe that we lack leadership on the park, we lack aggression and the ability to look after ourselves and the team spirit that was there with the Souness and Smith teams is missing. McKay has all the skill of guys like Willie Johnston but none of the aggression and confidence. This is where the coaches need to play their part.

24 Nov 2016 13:30:59
I know mackay hasn't been on great form recently resulting in him being benched but the wee mans got great ability on the ball. I would play him on the right hand side to stop him cutting back let him beat his man and get ball in the box.

24 Nov 2016 14:29:03
I don't think this is the time to be constantly changing players about we need to go on a run of games and should only change if we have to.

at least for the next few weeks with hearts twice the sheep in between. we need results from these games to make sure everyone knows that second is our spot.

22 Nov 2016 11:57:13
Fair play to the Jambos and wee Ann Budgie! Back in profit with a decent team and upgrading the ground?
It feels to me as if we are just firefighting?
I know King is doing his best but he really must be wondering what the hell he has got involved in after the debacle with Green and Fat Mike!

22 Nov 2016 17:14:13
It's good to see them opting for a more secure financial footing however it is to the detriment of the team! They are a worse team than the one that won promotion and calling them decent is generous imo!

22 Nov 2016 17:55:47
Well done to them, however budge does have an easier job than King in my opinion.

22 Nov 2016 18:00:04
@RFCinfinity - have too agree. I work beside a few Jambo's who contribute financially every month and most are moaning about the direction of the team under Nielson. They all say they played better football in the Championship.

22 Nov 2016 18:09:09
Probably still better than us at the moment in my opinion, and in profit we've got a long way to go! Hopefully we get rid of the fat man n we can start down the road to being self sufficient.

22 Nov 2016 19:05:20
No way are they are better side than us. Were 3-1 down to Hamilton at one point last night and by all accounts were very fortunate to get the penalty that brought them back into it. I fancy we'll beat them at Tyne castle.

22 Nov 2016 19:09:43
Of course they played better football in the championship. they were playing against championship teams.

22 Nov 2016 20:17:47
Seeker do you just make up stuff to suit your argument? The hearts penalty was a complete stonewaller .

22 Nov 2016 20:55:20
@tompo88 - I'm talking about the style of football ( well not me personally, the Jambo's at work were ) .

22 Nov 2016 21:10:20
Didn't see the penalty fansabidozie. Only going by what they were saying on the radio. I'll take your word for it. They are still not that good though.

23 Nov 2016 03:17:08
Seeker, same Hamilton we were lucky to get a draw against and we were at home! I do think, in fact I know we have a better squad than them, Warburton just can't get the best out of what we've got, mainly down to the fact he will never change tactics.

23 Nov 2016 16:08:38
Or, bible, because he doesn't have that win at all costs mentality which would be surprising for an ex London Trader! The next few games will be interesting. Put simply I believe that we need to take maximum points at all costs and to be blunt, it doesn't matter how we win so long as we win!

23 Nov 2016 22:00:51
Big Blue. Aye it's true we did struggle against them but it was our first game with a brand new team and hardly a pre season to speak of. I just think if we went there and slipped to 3-1 down there would be a mass exodus and the media would slaughter us for weeks. Hearts get no stick whatsoever. Another week Diddy club tight enough!