Rangers FC On Field Gossip & Rumour Thread 2017 Mod Note in OP(Updated 14/08)

dd972 wrote: »

The sort of people who'd come over here and get the DART to Shankill looking for an Orange march.

that made me laugh haha

happy new year lads... new year new club and all that

Absolutely.

Sure, there may be elements in both clubs' fanbase but that doesn't reflect on their entire support.

Black lucky to be on the pitch there imo.

Lol...that one was a fluke though!
1-1

RANGERS make three changes to the side that beat Annan in midweek as a trio of key players return to face Elgin City at Ibrox this afternoon.

Captain Lee McCulloch, a scorer of 22 goals so far this season, has overcome an ankle problem to take his place in the side and lead the attack.
Lewis Macleod, an ever-present until he missed the last two outings with a virus, also starts as one of three players supporting the skipper in a 4-2-3-1 shape.
The young midfielder plays directly behind McCulloch, with Andy Little on the right and David Templeton on the left.
Emilson Cribari is the final player coming back into the first XI after he sat out the trip to Galabank three days ago.
He replaces injured full-back Darren Cole in the defence and plays at centre-half next to Ross Perry with Chris Hegarty moving to the right and Lee Wallace on the left.
Neil Alexander is in goals with both Kyle Hutton and Ian Black operating in deeper roles behind the four attack-minded players.
Also dropping out of the team which beat Athletic 3-1 with Cole are Fran Sandaza who takes a place on the bench and scorer Robbie Crawford, who is omitted from the pool.
On the sidelines next to Sandaza are Barrie McKay, Dean Shiels and Sebastien Faure, with Blair Currie once more acting as the replacement keeper.
Gers are looking to record their 12th successive win in the Third Division having extended their lead at the top of the table from three points to 17 in a 15-day period recently.
This is their fourth meeting of the season with Elgin, who they have beaten 5-1 and 3-0 at Ibrox and 6-2 at Borough Briggs just before Christmas.
Just before kick-off, there will be a minute's silence to mark the 42nd anniversary of the 1971 Ibrox Disaster on Wednesday which everyone attending is asked to observe.
RANGERS: Alexander; Hegarty, Perry, Cribari, Wallace; Black, Hutton; Little, Macleod, Templeton; McCulloch.
SUBS: Currie, McKay, Sandaza, Shiels, Faure.

1-1 full time two points thrown away. The players need to stop treating these games as training exercises. Four minutes to go and Alexander contrives to throw the ball into the back of his own net

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

We won't be in the third division next year. But thanks very much for showing your concern

When Gretna set the record, neither were they! :P

Dempsey wrote: »

When Gretna set the record, neither were they! :P

Your right but we won't be in the same position as them either onwards and upwards

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Queen of South could beat them to it

Really it doesn't matter to any bear I speak to as long as we win it

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Wasn't that bad of a performance today, if it wasn't for Alexander's brain fart we should have won this.

And Black can **** off, useless player.

Terrible final ball in general, and poor finishing when we did connect let us down.

Bit harsh on Black i feel - although i really don't think him and Hutton play well together, having two holding midfielders like that is a ridiculous situation when playing against ten men, almost asking for trouble.
You could see the difference in the team when McLeod went off.

Ally needs to settle on his best 11 soon, as it;s beginning to do my head in, almost like there are still players who he doesn't understand in terms of strengths and weakneses.

McCoist doesnt like Charlie Green hogging the spotlight!