Flanagan at left back. Enough is enough

[Sir Walter]

Should have been the end after his woeful display against Kilmarnock last week

Tonight he cost us 2 goals. Utterly woeful and SG is responsible for it for continuing to play him here

 

[The Pontiac Bandit]

A truly awful player.

Halliday at left back until Borna is back.

 

[E10H]

He's a clanger.

 

[Widdenheed]

Halliday at left back till barisic is fit

For a defender he gets caught under the ball and out of position regularly. And that's before we even get to his distribution

Shite

 

[Sconter]

I’d rather have Declan John than Flanagan at the moment.

 

[devilman]

Halliday should have been playing - Gerrard sees something in Flanagan that nobody else can. Gerrard even happy to keep Flanagan on when he's costing us goals.

 

[Dizzel1873]

Simply not good enough at LB Andy Halliday must start Sunday.

 

[georgedoors]

Would have to agree , flannagan at left back is a liability every team knows he is the weak link and play down his side.
Gotta be halliday until barisic is fit .

 

[Roger Smith Loyal]

It's not like plenty of people called this in the summer.

His injuries have finished him. The sooner Barasic is back the better.

 

[Trigger]

Complete waste of a jersey no clue at all about playing left back, Katic is a bomb scare. A shambles of a performance ,no doubt we I’ll have Tav on .apologising again, Sick to the teeth of hearing it. Thought we were like a pub team tonight.

 

[Alan Johnson]

He was getting away with errors earlier in the season,now he’s being punished.
Clear your fuckin lines man!

 

[BroomloanWATP]

It is becoming painful to watch.

Halliday has his flaws but on his showings this season is a better option at left-back by a considerable distance.

 

[Cadzow Bear]

The bigger worry for me is that the manager doesn't see that Flanagan is costing us dearly on the pitch.

 

[Roosevelt]

Sticking by consistently dreadful players that cost you games only goes one way for most managers. Gerrard's commitment to Flanagan is baffling and worrying in equal measure.

 

[Jjbscotty]

He should be 4th choice in that position

 

[MurtyMania]

He’s far too inconsistent

 

[The Predator]

Isn't even debatable. Halliday is far superior at left back

 

[Art Corvelay]

He's really really shite.

 

[bilkobear]

Flanagan was doing okay but recently seems to have lost a bit of sharpness.
His mistake tonight changed the game.

I don't know why his sharpness has gone, but he isn't the same player we saw at the beginning of the season.

That said, there is a lot about the team that was flat tonight.

People saying that the other team weren't good are both wrong and right.
They do have qualities, they have good attacking players, but tonight we allowed them to play too much in front of our eighteen-yard box....our midfield were too slow to close down space and make effective ball winning tackles.

But we have had a good run in Europe, a damn good run, and personally, for me, this has been a free hit tonight.
We should have perhaps done better, but I am still satisfied with the bigger picture.

 

[MayboleLoyal]

What's is happening with Borna?

 

[eyalluvitt]

I’d rather have Declan John than Flanagan at the moment.

Or even Elton.

 

[RDFM]

Flanagan at Rangers. Enough is enough.

 

[Burgh-Ger]

He’s not a left back, at best he’s a right back!

 

[irvine96]

Agree totally Declan John is a lot better player than ugly flanagan

 

[Scoobydoo]

Couldn’t agree more, should’ve been hooked at half time!!!

 

[grande]

Weak link

 

[theredwhiteandblue]

Been saying for weeks that we need Barasic back, but was thinking more of the attacking threat. Flannigan always looked awkward at left back but early doors in the season seemed to do a job, he has lost his way big time.

 

[Vader]

He's slow, ponderous, and just rubbish.

 

[Teddyjohn]

It's not like plenty of people called this in the summer.

His injuries have finished him. The sooner Barasic is back the better.

I never wanted him in the first place but the way certain posters on here were reacting it was as if we were signing some top class EPL-level full back. He’s woeful.

 

[VaucluseBear]

His through ball to Candeias was a cracker but it’s a one off... He can’t defend, can’t get forward, and can’t string a few simple passes together. Made Middleton completely useless tonight.

 

[Roger Smith Loyal]

I never wanted him in the first place but the way certain posters on here were reacting it was as if we were signing some top class EPL-level full back. He’s woeful.

Exactly mate. We all had the discussions.

Averaged out at like 11 games a season for the past 7 years.

 

[Growler]

Always seems to be running like a fat dad in a panic.

His touch is awful, and other than his sublime pass for Candeias, his passing all season has been an abomination.

 

[sw26]

What's is happening with Borna?

The million dollar question.

Appears to be one of our infamous ‘slight knock’ scenarios that rumbles on for months.

 

[Rangers87]

Agree. Flanagan isn’t a left back. Feel sorry for him because he is getting played out of position. Halliday at left back on Sunday please.

 

[RFCGTC]

I'd rather a half fit Barisic than him at left back. I honestly don't know when he's played well this season, he has cost us time and again. Tonight the final straw for me.

 

[Graemelins]

He’s just a dime-a-dozen back.

Same level as Ricky Foster, Declan John et al.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

I realise he's not very good there but he isn't supposed to be playing there regularly.

Until Barisic is fit, it's between him and Halliday for the jersey.

I've seen Halliday put in performances there that make Flanagan look like Maldini in comparison.

He's the current, out of form whipping boy. He's also probably the 4th or 5th this season already.

 

[steve1873]

I’d rather have Declan John than Flanagan at the moment.

By a fucking mile mate!

 

[BWO]

Has to be Halliday now until Barasic is fit

 

[Henry Hill]

If. And it’s a big if...
Flanagan plays it has to be RB

Would rather play Halliday at LB

 

[steve1873]

Agree. Flanagan isn’t a left back. Feel sorry for him because he is getting played out of position. Halliday at left back on Sunday please.

I'm pretty sure he has played most of his career at left back. He is just a really poor footballer!

 

[Modfella]

He is rotten if Borna can't play then pick Halliday, get him to %^*&.

 

[randomhero]

Totally agree that he's been pish at left back this season, but i thought ejaria was more to blame for that 3rd goal, overplaying not for the first time tonight and got punished at that goal.

 

[Clay Davis]

Apart from a few big tackles in the Europa qualifiers he’s looked pretty shite

 

[Deckard]

Halliday should have been playing - Gerrard sees something in Flanagan that nobody else can. Gerrard even happy to keep Flanagan on when he's costing us goals.

It's his pal.

 

[St.Laurence Blue]

Flanagan has been getting caught with the same ball behind him all season. He is clearly uncomfortable at left back, he shouldn't be played there again. Halliday should play there in the meantime.

 

[dt17]

Why isn't Wallace in contention anymore? He's a much better left back than Flanagan and Halliday.

 

[YoungGer97]

He was absolutely fucking shocking tonight. I was wanting him subbed at half time then he went and cost us a second goal, then wasn’t subbed until the 82nd minute.

You can imagine my frustration

 

[themightyi]

He’s just a dime-a-dozen back.

Same level as Ricky Foster, Declan John et al.

Declan John played better for us than Flanagan ever has so far.

 

[StaunchAndTrue]

If you ask the average fan they will tell you he’s “solid” and some even believe he should be right back ahead of Tavernier. Frightening