Match Thread Cowdenbeath v Rangers - 19:45 Wednesday - Premier Sports

[Jamie1873]

Davis cannot hit a decent set piece.

Kicking it off concrete with studs on isn't exactly easy.

 

[Bluejohn]

Wee bit pishy we didn’t get another.

 

[Dooodooodrooo]

Davis and Defoe back to the bench as well.

If they're lucky. Still miles off it.

 

[Nerf Herder]

First half decent
Second half aids

 

[Ambiorix]

had to go to a work night out so missing the game.

How have we been?

Fine in the first half. As much fun as slamming your cock in a drawer in the 2nd.

 

[Edmond Dantes]

Well at least Defoe, Davis and Lafferty all get 90 minutes into their legs.

I'm in Jamaica so it's slightly easier to find some positivity tonight!

Jealous as fk

 

[Axelrod]

Are you at it or genuinley raging?

Half of them are probably freezing and not looking forward to the drive home.

It's been thoroughly professional and we had the game won after 45 minutes.

I'm not surprised that they've barely bothered to get going in the second half.

Imagine we racked up 12 here and dropped points in our next game?

Exactly . The moaning on this thread has been scandalous . 3/1 away from home job done and we get out of dodge with no injuries .

I’m happy with that .

 

[whitbybear45]

We won.That's all that matters.

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Job done and onto the next round. Not a great 2nd half but certainly not the disaster some are posting on here.

 

[Macdonsj]

Poor second half must be worrying for SG. Job done tho....

Had it been the first XI - yes
I think it just solidifys who he can really rely on

 

[themightyi]

Well that second half was pish but we are through and that’s all that matters.

Hopefully Gerrard has a few choice words for them in that dressing room though.

 

[Duranman]

Our first 11 have little to worry about

 

[jweebear]

Froze the second half.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

First half fine, second half shite.

Easy team selection for St Mirren.

 

[PunkScott]

Half time team talk must have been "f*ck it, we've won, play shite for a laugh"

 

[JD1872]

One of those games you are happy just to get through with no injuries

 

[clashcityrocker]

Well, play like that again and we'll have no chance of getting past Killie. That was abysmal.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

Two right backs on, is McCoist back in charge

I remember thinking Whittaker in front of Hutton had everything when they ran riot against Falkirk.

Surprisingly, football didn't go down that route.

 

[borderbluenose]

Just name 1 huge mistake that Thomson has made that has benefited Rangers

Go on, do it, ONE, UNO. Bet you can't.

He gave us a penalty in a league cup final when Jelavic was fouled






Oh Wait a minute he changed his mind ot away with it no media outrage he can do what he wants

 

[Amato Turn]

That was rotten.

That second half was minging; as bad a half of football as I've seen from us all season.

Between Kilmarnock last week and Cowdenbeath tonight - I think Gareth McAuley looks his age.

The officials were hideous.

But my main take away from the game, how devoid of ideas and average we look going forward with no Tav or Morelos. People who encourage us to 'cash in' on these two - think long and hard about what you're saying.

 

[Sandbear]

Second half wasn’t good but I think by that time the pitch was frozen solid so it was a bit of a lottery. MoM for me was Kátic.

 

[Michael Mols]

Good first half then a horrendous second on a barely playable pitch.

 

[kilbirnie bear]

Into the next round,no injuries and Craig Thomson is still fckn useless

On to Saturday

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Thank goodness that is over. Average first half, woeful second half on a pitch like concrete. Just glad we got out of there with no injuries.

 

[FalkirkTrueBlue]

and the ******* ref doesn't abandon the game on the 87th minute !

Thankfully thats it over with, 2nd have performance was pretty poor. But glad to move on

 

[millar2318]

Are you at it or genuinley raging?

Half of them are probably freezing and not looking forward to the drive home.

It's been thoroughly professional and we had the game won after 45 minutes.

I'm not surprised that they've barely bothered to get going in the second half.

Imagine we racked up 12 here and dropped points in our next game?

Disagree that has not been a professional second half

Defended by the seat of our pants, cowdenbeath should've had a second then we wouldve been in panic mode.

Professional isn't giving away a pen start of the second half.

Professional would have been burying 4 or 5 without reply.

 

[standardbarger]

Poor second half must be worrying for SG. Job done tho....

Do you think it was just poor.

 

[Cutty/Young]

Exactly . The moaning on this thread has been scandalous . 3/1 away from home job done and we get out of dodge with no injuries .

I’m happy with that .

3-1 against a team 7th in the second division and you're content ffs. It was pish poor.

 

[Walter2]

Some of these players had the chance to play for a jersey tonight,we won,but still feel a bit disappointed.

 

[Zizou]

Jon Flanagan is just a dreadful dreadful football player

 

[Graemelins]

Och well- through to the next round is the main thing.
Tools put away at half time and just playing ‘screensaver’ football in the second half.

 

[SDF]

First half was a professional job.

Second half performance and attitude was an insult to the travelling support.

There are players in that team tonight who simply will not make the grade here.

Flanagan and McAuley in particular were horrendous tonight.

 

[Vader]

Decent win in the end.

Defore is not even a fraction of the player Morelos is, we've got a real special talent on our hands.

 

[southfork loyal]

Thompson again shows his bias against us. How many times now?

 

[Gumbo Pickle Packer]

Shadow team
Cruised first half
Downed tools second half

Playing in a dump on a hell of a night was never going to serve up a classic.

Chill with the drama but chaps.

 

[MunroLoyal]

What we learned from tonight's game is the guys who dropped out for tonight have nothing to worry about
And tbh if we loose alfredo tomorrow night then we are I deep shite..
Would love to say it was easy enough but slackness could have let them into the game..
Not going to single any player out but I'm pretty sure we can tell from tonight ..
Laboured through 2nd half

 

[tottie beck]

Very poor second half but we got the business done on a frigid night on a hard surface. Worst refereeing display of the season along with Beaton’s Questions need to be asked publically about theCowdenbeath goal, the encroachment in particular

 

[tazzabear]

Froze the second half.

Surprise freezing took so long.

 

[standardbarger]

Thankfully thats it over with, 2nd have performance was pretty poor. But glad to move on

Yes back to training forFlanno Defoe, Davis, Halliday, and move on ffs.

 

[MunroLoyal]

Wes has had a really good game tonight. Done his chances of staying at the club no harm tonight (or made himself more appealing to a potential buyer if he prefers)

Really

 

[Ronniemca]

I've said it all season ,as soon as a team score against us we turn to shit.Not one player showed he deserves a place in the starting lineup.

 

[bigbluenose]

%^*& me the greeting face bastards are out in force tonight. Take this for what it is, shite pitch, shite opposition and looking like a potential banana skin avoided.

Head in sand post that

 

[gersandproud]

A totally atrocious 2nd half - they all deserve a rocket for that
It's a good job they got 3 in the 1st half - because we came close to giving them 3 back on a plate

 

[jweebear]

Ffs it's no the Ref to blame the part timers could have scored 2easy.

It is his fault though to see when a penalty is and when it isn't, he got that wrong three times tonight.

 

[hawkfalcons]

the end result is we are through but we need to stop this heads down panicking when we lose a goal

 

[Edmond Dantes]

I'd love to put Thompson right in an active volcano

 

[Gazzaflag]

We won and that’s the main thing. That second half performance was worrying though. Flanagan was the worst player on the pitch by far and that includes the Cowdenbeath team, hopefully Polster can deputise Tav as he shouldn’t be anywhere near the squad. Coulibaly is also dreadful and shouldn’t be anywhere near the side.

 

[Dooodooodrooo]

Flanagan has undoubtedly been the worst player on the park tonight.

Lafferty ran him close.

 

[MosesMcNeil99]

People also need to calm down. We weren’t ever in any danger just got complacent in the second half. Obviously you shouldn’t ever get complacent regardless of opposition but it’s job done with no injuries and everyone feeling fresh for Saturday I would imagine. Even the great rangers teams had those nights.

 

[frankfurterbear1]

Dire and embarrassing second half.