Teams back then were more competitive against us and them this is not the case now, the standard of player in Scotland now is very poor.
It’s really unfortunate for Gerrard and it’s something we need to appreciate. But it doesn’t cover the utterly bizarre tactics and game management since our return this year and inability to learn lessons in this league.
First reply etc.And the scum have 10 more.
We need to be keeping pace with them, not past Rangers teams.
And the scum have 10 more.
We need to be keeping pace with them, not past Rangers teams.
Poorer standard of opposition has to be taken into account.
How many points could we have been if it wasn't for some terrible refereeing decisions? Yes we've not played great since the break but the Morelos goal on Wednesday should have seen us get 3 points
Not the way we defended at their second goal it was schoolboy football beat by a punt from their keeper.
Poorer standard of opposition has to be taken into account.
No way to tell how the last few minutes would have went if the goal stood
Lessons have clearly been learned.
Otherwise we wouldn't be 9 points better off same stage last season.
No way to tell how the last few minutes would have went if the goal stood
How strong are the other teams in comparison from then and now?
Find these kind of stats pretty pointless as we have dropped five points to the team bottom of the league ffs.
Which opposition have got significantly poorer ?
Yet you seem to be trying to do just that.
In 08/09, Hearts came 3rd and Dundee Utd came 5th. How they doing these days?
If SG realised that matches v Kilmarnock and Aberdeen are not like playing Hamilton, Ross County, St Johnstone, we'd have even more points. Under SG, v Killie and Aberdeen, have taken 20 points from a possible 42 points, that tells you where our problems lie. 22 points lost to Killie and Aberdeen when we have accumulated a deficit of 16 points to Celtic (assuming we win our game in hand).
No, we have more investment into the squad which has thrown in 3 more wins.
our tactics are still ultra negative, we still withdraw during play, we still don’t press, we still don’t realise how to match up in midfield. We still can’t make substitutions and influence the game.
Poorer standard of opposition has to be taken into account.
Do people honestly think the quality of teams in this league hasn’t changed significantly in the last 10 years?
Surprised at that.
Huh......?Yes but you're basically unhappy that Celtic are having the audacity to be quite good for an SPL side.
Well they wouldn't have that much freedom from a simple goal kick if we were defending a lead instead of chasing a winner or at least you'd hope not
Wow. Some teams got worse, some teams got better in the last decade. Shock horror.
Yes if your willing to accept 2nd best....
This is something I've been saying a lot.
3 more wins, a cup final appearence and yet more progression in Europe including wins AND remaining unbeaten against Feyenoord and Porto over 4 games.
Last three weeks doesn't alter that fact. It's been a horrible 3 weeks but I'm not going to sit here and kid myself that we're not learning anything as a team.
This is true but it's also harsh to be over critical when they're rarely dropping points.And the scum have 10 more.
We need to be keeping pace with them, not past Rangers teams.
It also doesn't take into account points lost/gained by referee's poor officilating.That doesn’t take into account the decline in quality of the ‘other 10’. The Bheasts are taking more points from the rest than either of us did a decade ago, we aren’t.
Any Walter team from 2007-2011 would wipe the floor with our current team.
Unless I'm forgetting how good the likes of Willo Flood, Billy Mehmet and Ross Tolkley were, Scottish football outside of Rangers and Separate Entity FC 10 years ago was as shite as it is now.Poorer standard of opposition has to be taken into account.