15 Apr 2018 21:59:52
All i will say is, if Walter was in charge, the first thing he would have done is put 5 in midfield. The tactics / game plan or whatever you want to call it was very poor and shows the Manager's inexperience. The people on here that keep supporting Morelos are just as bad. The boy can't even trap the ball. Clearly he doesn't even know what offside is because he spends most of his time there.
15 Apr 2018 23:17:54
Fog god sake walter is 70 will people stop going on oh if walter was in charge its bloody pathetic, Walter had some great players in his time not this total dross
16 Apr 2018 00:12:47
We can say what we want about tactics, but the very least we expect is 100% commitment and effort. What about all these fans that play for us Now?
One of the worst displays I've ever seen from us, and that's saying something given the recent sh! t
16 Apr 2018 01:03:07
I 100% agree with you. Morelos missed another sitter. Again! and the longer we have him on the park the more his stock goes down. I don't care what people say he does off the ball. He gets paid for one thing. Putting the ball in the back of the net. Scoring the 4th or 5th goal in a 5-0 win is meaningless. Scoring under pressure against the mob is what we need and that is now the third time he has missed in three games against them
16 Apr 2018 07:17:26
He did change the tactics, he started with 5 in midfield to try and stop them he played 4 -3-2-1, with Maruphy and Candelias narrow in the midfield. That was all Celtic needed because not one of the 5 knew their roles or couldn't/ wouldn't to put the effort in other than young Docherty. He then changes it to go back to 4-2-3-1 and then young McCrorie gets caught ond we are down to 10 men, interesting that when that happened we started to create. Shambles of a performance and a major clearout needed, Alves, Cardoso, Bates, Hodson, Halliday, O'Halloran, Martin, Holt, Miller, Dodoo, Forester and Herrera get them all out, simply not up to scratch.
16 Apr 2018 07:47:20
We will not win anything with morelos up front. Has his strengths but the misses he's made against them shows he doesn't have mentality.
For me, obvious change would have been alves on for halliday and push mccrorie into middle. That could have happened after 10 mins
16 Apr 2018 08:14:59
China if your still offering 9mil for Morales then we will definately take it in the summer? God how we mocked the unwashed for Dembele dollars scenario. We have got a striker who is a bottle job. Aberdeen level bottle job. He is a great runner he is a great threat he is a great battler. He is pish.
16 Apr 2018 09:19:36
As soon as I saw the team I had a feeling of dread, In my opinion Martin had another poor game and gifted them the second goal, Alves should have been on from the start, in fact as soon as he came on the defence looked more organised, he was winning everything in the air and his experience and class showed through which sadly I can't say for most of the rest of the team,
16 Apr 2018 10:45:36
I think Morelos needs someone up top with him. He worked hard but he needs the support and creativity with him. It’s no coincidence that most of his goals came when there was someone with him
16 Apr 2018 14:23:47
Bluechef, Morelos cannot play the lone striker role, I agree with you, he has needed someone up there with him the whole season. The set up of the team needs seriously looking at, the goalie scares me to death, we need four defenders that can defend, and midfielders that can play a bit and take control of games. We are too slow when in possession, all of these sideways passes let the opposition re-group all of the time.
15 Apr 2018 21:04:07
It's easy to put all the blame at Murtys door, but let's also take a look at jimmy Nichols input or lack thereof, he was supposed to be there to help and advise the inexperienced manager, well if so then he should be off as well, Cowdenbeath to Glasgow rangers? He is equally accountable for that shambles today.
15 Apr 2018 21:41:00
Rubbish how can you say this is Nivols fault, Murty chose the team he chose the tactics, with one of the worst defences on the league we chose to try and hold Celtic shambles
15 Apr 2018 21:43:21
Just what does Nichol bring to the team? He is obviously getting a salary
15 Apr 2018 21:54:17
Falkirk to Rangers.
15 Apr 2018 23:23:31
falkirk to rangers that makes it okay, he has no input to the team then
16 Apr 2018 10:51:52
Jimmy Nichol is an experienced No 2 who is held in the highest of regard. Murty said at the very start he is his own man. He picks and chooses the formation (which he changed yesterday for our biggest game) and it went wrong. There is no blame to be laid at the feet of Jimmy Nichol, he is there toto assist Murty whether Murty listens to him or not is another thing.
15 Apr 2018 20:54:54
Hearing Murty won't be in charge for next match!
15 Apr 2018 21:06:04
Hearing from who?
15 Apr 2018 21:18:14
I really hope he not
15 Apr 2018 21:31:30
It’s a strong rumour from a reliable source! Don’t know whether jimmy will take over but it’s already circulating other Rangers media sites. Personally I feel a bit sorry for Murty in all of the his, the board should never have given him the job in the first place!
15 Apr 2018 22:20:03
It wasn't really a case if giving a guy a job rather than a chain of command whittle down. No dof or assistant so the youth coach gets it. Battlefield recruitment in a land of peace. DK the poison that he is started the ball rolling with his statements during the week. Destabilising his position.
Bates transfer was leaked deliberately. Hailday started. why? To try to put a toe on Brown? Didn't work. The same player subbed screaming down the tunnel clambering over staff calling murty a see you next Tuesday. The next lad wasn't much different.
Something has happened behind the scenes
15 Apr 2018 23:20:19
And yet a lot of folk were saying if murty was in charge from start of season we would be a lot closer to Celtic? either he is the man or he is mince what is it? who else can we get as we are skint
16 Apr 2018 05:56:13
Jyf Halliday was murder.
16 Apr 2018 06:44:21
fraz did we get better when he went off? He was not at fault for any of the goals so perhaps others should have been singled out before him.
16 Apr 2018 08:37:36
Correct JYF, we were rank rotten with and without Andy Haliday. He got some send off from the unwashed. That in itself is enough to destroy what little confidence he has left. Windass was the usual invisible man, hopefully we get a few quid for him in the summer. He has all the attributes to be a really great player. Just a soft arse.
Anyway its Monday morning and i'm off golfing. Unfortunatley its with a sheepy and a Dhim. FML.
16 Apr 2018 08:55:08
I think people should be blaming the board more than Murty. Yes, Murty may not be a Rangers manager however, he has never went into hiding. He has always been professional and faced the press knowing he would get a tough time. He was put in a no win situation by the board. They knew the guy had no managerial experience when they offered him the job until the end of the season. If he had said no to the job, then people would have said that he obviously doesn’t want to be at the club. But, he took the job on, when probably no one else wanted it, knowing it would be tough. I agree he has a lot to learn about management, but I still believe he has potential to be a good manager in the future (wherever that may be ) . Maybe he needs time to work as an assistant to an experienced manager. let's just support our team through the rest of the season and let us finish second. Then we can rebuild for next season.
15 Apr 2018 13:28:51
We 100% need to get about the midfield the whole game, only way of neutralising Celtic.
Hope Murts knows this.
15 Apr 2018 14:55:00
Well you are right but unfortunately that's no happening so far
15 Apr 2018 15:10:02
2-0 game over, wish the season would just end right now!
15 Apr 2018 15:19:35
Neutralise Celtic 😂😂 we canni even string 3 passes together, f***ing joke!
15 Apr 2018 15:22:43
No talking about cost of season tickets Big Chief😜😜
15 Apr 2018 15:25:04
Mccrorie not big enough to be a centre half he's getting bullied, Martin is just utter rubbish! Fotheringham isn't good enough. dorrans not been in the game. Halliday is off thank god, docerty is shitting it fi that ugly ba****d broon.
Murphy flatters to deceive, Candias few mistakes. Morelos has no confidence, and murty looks defeated!
If u disagree your not watching the game! I'm being brutally honest that's the worst rangers side I've ever seen!
The either buck up get stuck in or get to ****!
I'm sick of these heartless displays of players who are not fit to wear that jersey!
15 Apr 2018 15:28:04
The only way out of this situation is new ownership because a total rebuilding job is required which will takes tens of millions! No heart, no energy, no pace, no quality, and absolute shambles and Celtic will win 10 in a row easily!
15 Apr 2018 15:47:06
I am disgusted at what we have become. We are horrible to watch and no heart end of and the sad thing is they are no great shakes. I don't know what the answer is but its not what I see on show just now player wise or manager? .
15 Apr 2018 15:58:15
Murty has got to go. No belief from the kick off.
15 Apr 2018 16:27:34
Need to get somebody in now asses the team who has a future and who has to go goat bullied every position today
Wee need goals and yet keeps one up top and doesn't bring on miller or Cummings windass was better of on the bench hard times but king needs to let fans no as renewals
Are out goat what thay deserve
15 Apr 2018 16:33:40
Sorry for so many posts but I’m an angry bear! Unless new owners come in and provide serious investment then I will not be renewing me and my boys season book!
15 Apr 2018 16:36:14
Tactically inept today. Every team including those in champions league that give Sceptic that level of respect and sit off, play right in to their hands. We were only weeks on from a game where we matched them for intensity and should have put them to bed. To hear a rangers manager in a pre match interview talking about ‘having to respect our opposition’ is a disgrace. Would Walter have ever uttered those words - never. Murty has to take the blame for lying down before kick off. A very very sore one to take yet again today
15 Apr 2018 16:53:54
Is this what it takes to get ride of a manager to be humiliating in front of the c--p from the east.
15 Apr 2018 17:10:05
Tactically naive why he didn’t stick o 4231 with Dorrans as an attacking midfielder or go for a 5 22 with Alves Mcroror an Martin centre John Tav wing backs Docherty and Dorrans centre midfield and Cummings Morelos up front we have decent players but need a tactical manager who can install belief in his players
15 Apr 2018 17:20:35
Dorrans has been absolutely eggplant since he signed for us, was aubergine before he got injured and why he’s been flung back in recently god only knows! If Murty is stil in charge then I won't be renewing, another season of lies and underhand tactics from this spineless board and team! Really embarrassing
15 Apr 2018 18:14:47
Fraz, you gave it to Halliday, WHY? he done nothing repeat nothing wrong martin and mcgrorie were a bombscare all game, a team of Hallidays would not of rolled over and let them tickle our bellies like that bunch of pussies so I ask you now to quantify your criticism of Halliday, or are you just jumping on the bandwagon.
15 Apr 2018 18:15:18
Shambles to be called a Rangers team.
Total clear out required.
Sick of seeing Foderingham making his Hollywood dives when the ball goes past him easily.
Candeias is fast becoming the new Dalcio
Murphy a one trick pony gets the ball on the left and runs across the pitch everytime, can't take a man on the wing and beat him.
Murty is what he is. a under 20s coach.
Needed goals today and he still persisted with one up front.
Windass is Accrington Stanley class and won't get any better.
Dave King sort this shambles out or p**s off and let someone who knows what they doing come in.
It's now embarrassing to be a blue nose.
15 Apr 2018 18:22:48
dadoprs0 agree 100%
15 Apr 2018 18:46:43
Rangers were an absolute joke today. Haliday was a disgrace - yes he was taken off before half time and for a player that is embarrassing but not half as embarrassing as letting the Celtic midfield stroll about as if it was the Glasgow fair holiday. He was unfortunate that Murty couldn't make more subs as I'm sure he would also have swapped Martin and Dorrans as well they were also poor. But a criticism of Murty would be that why would we expect any more from these players? Dorrans, Martin, Murphy have been totally rubbish! Dorrans can't pass or retain the ball! Martin can't defend! and Murphy can't go passed a cone!
15 Apr 2018 19:12:51
Question zikos, were Rangers better or worse after Halliday went off?
15 Apr 2018 19:21:46
Lets take stock of what happened and just relax.
We got carried away by what i mentioned previously as a good run vs bottom six and bottom SPFL teams in the cup. Scoring for fun and (like me) thinking we could challenge them. What a come down from me putting 50 on us a few weeks ago to win the league. WE ARE average at best and as one of our guys has said. LEEDS UTD potentially. MAD MASSIVE support bleed BLUE and believe every year. WE ARE A SHAMBLES.
Now what we need is not what everyone else wants, massive clearout. A guy on here recently said we are the best attacking team in the league and i heckeled him. Since his statistic related reply i see us as only 4 2-3 mil signings away from knocking that smile off Brenda's face. Then again its 12 mil of players.
We also need an i hate to say it a Brendan Rodgers type manager. Hate me i hate myself.
15 Apr 2018 19:57:07
Bigcliff your having a laugh brenda isn't all that! we are rank rotten there's no getting away from that but even with our squad a good manager should be closer to that mob than we are i agree that we probably need new owners but above all we need a good manager Steve Clark is the best manager in the league this season very average squad well above average results I'd go for him weather he's a celtic fan or not i think his career means more to him than who he supported as a kid.
15 Apr 2018 20:23:18
I couldn't agree with everyone more. This might be one of the worst rangers performances I have seen. No energy, No Heart, No pride. It all started with Murty sounding defeated before the game even started. Something serious has to be done to restore the club back to where we belong. The Directors, management, and players clearly aren't getting the message. Its lie after lie, season after season.
15 Apr 2018 20:42:36
Murty under 20's yes, manager no, why would you defend against them? I have never seen the rangers give so much respect to anyone and especially them. king stand up or go now.
15 Apr 2018 21:02:58
We, as fans need a stronger voice and seat at the table. King and company just don't get it. What do we need to do for the board to get the message?
15 Apr 2018 21:04:12
Scotland is now a one team country, the only way any team other than Celtic will win the league is if Celtic are invited into another association!
Celtic's financial muscle is based on years of forward planning and cannot be matched or overtaken!
15 Apr 2018 21:39:56
Charles67 that's a lot of rubbish celtic will probably have another clean sweep this season granted but they are far from perfect since Steve Clarke took over at killie they have secured more points than anyone else does that seem like a team that uncatchable? They aren't a great side they've just had it too easy for the last 6 years
15 Apr 2018 21:40:04
Charles67 absolute nonsense, Celtic fans said the same thing when their own club was on its knees and rangers were running away with the league and in Europe every year until a certain mr McCann came in and changed the philosophy and structure of their club. Exactly what is now required at Ibrox, yes investment and an experienced quality manager are minimal requirements going forward but to suggest Celtic cannot be caught is naive on your part. Swings and roundabouts!
15 Apr 2018 21:41:05
Jyf- Rangers were equally as bad with Haliday as without. That saying, he was lucky to get 40 mins!
He has had his turn and simply isn't good enough.
I have said it on here a few times. We will not beat Celtic until our central 3 is equal to or better than theirs.
Basically we need to have a middle 3 better than Brown, Ncham and Rogic. I think Docherty can be part of that but I don't think we have another 2 players capable of stepping up.
Back to the point - Yes it was a shame for Haliday to be taken off before half time, but he only has himself to blame, if he was performing to the standard expected of any Rangers player he would have stayed on the pitch but he didn't!
15 Apr 2018 21:49:17
Sorry guys, my statement is fact, there are no longer swings and roundabouts in Scotland.
Celtic are long gone from every other team. sorry!
16 Apr 2018 00:25:45
Halliday was taken off, but even a half decent performance and he'd have been left on. Dorrans, Martin take your pick.
I actually thought he'd step up today, but unfortunately showed again he'll never be good enough, like many others.
16 Apr 2018 06:46:44
Zikos half decent like martin you mean
16 Apr 2018 07:56:57
Zeek take a breath. I'm all for supporting Young Docherty. Then once I take my blue glasses off he is very very ordinary. Great intensity but ultimately another headless chicken.