MOTM Poll Ross County v Rangers - 15:00 Sunday - RangersTV

[final_straws]

Let's be honest, they are terrible.

One the plus, you play last season's midfield & instantly it feels like last season again. Midfield feels a lot more dynamic, more movement & interchanging. Got a slight concern with Aribo on a yellow & a big game coming up though....

On the poor, Balogun should be doing better for the goal. Very slack start to the season from him.

Can we just play 2 strikers in the front 3 & be done with these jobbers?

 

[55 and counting]

Something fishy about that.

What's fishy about it? His positional sense is atrocious. He dives in like an inexperienced player. If he never had a wee burst of pace he wouldn't be playing anywhere near the level he has. I've noticed this practically from his 1st game. People go on about his pace and last gasp tackles ignoring its his mistakes earlier in passage of play that forces him to do that.

 

[Coisty09]

The goal really resulted from that terrible decision by the ref to book Aribo when Callahan was the one who was out of control.
It lead to county kicking some of our players and them getting a soft free kick when Bassey left his foot in.

 

[Brahim Hemdani's Granny]

Has balogun had a good game since the first half of last season? He was a good signing but his deficiencies are becoming clearer and it's costing us cheap goals.

Helander should be starting far more often, at least in Europe and away games domestically.

Overall though that five minute lapse aside we were excellent that half, with good touches, movement and two well crafted goals. Imperative we start the second half like that as we've cheaply given them a lifeline, so need this third goal ASAP

 

[Davie2021]

Enjoyable performance for 35 minutes . We seem to have unfortunately found the self destruct switch we managed to get rid of last season , I’m just hoping for a third to kill them off here .

 

[Polar bear]

No player should ever be guaranteed to start. However, rotating the defence makes no sense and Helander has done nothing wrong. So far all the other defenders have cost us goals yet the only one who hasn't is the first to be dropped on a regular basis.

Balogun also has done nothing wrong.
Maybe Goldson should also have the occasional day off.

Jesus Christ

Always someone wide open,where Tav should be.I’ll leave it at that.

 

[ald]

Absolutely bossed the first half, played some lovely stuff and should be out of sight. Same again in the second half and we’ll be fine. But a shocking goal to lose. Twice in the space of two minutes Tav not where he should be. But what is Balogun doing just letting the boy get a shot in from 8 yards out? Just soft. The difference in quality between Helander and Balogun is stark. Even last season that was clear and I couldn’t understand the fawning over Balogun. He is bang average.

 

[derbybear]

I just woke up and i see gerrard has fucked with the backline once again, it really is getting annoying now. katic / worral situation all over again.

Must be an important game Rip Van Vinkel

 

[Earth Worm Jim]

What a player bassey us turning into

Certainly cemented as our 1st choice LB now

 

[Colinrfc2]

Can anybody explain to me how their goal was Tavs fault

 

[CooperBlu11]

This Kirsty Howat is absoloute murder to listen to.

 

[Laudrup is God]

All about attitude now for me do we come out and batter them again or play with the handbrake on making nervous errors?

 

[BWO]

Tav jogged out to close down his man. The gaffer wants us running through brick walls. That ethic must be demonstrated by our captain more than anyone else.

Neil McCann just made the same point

 

[yosemite sam]

And you should remain yourself to Gobshite Sam

Tims played the same number of games in the league and the same number of clean sheets!

I mean...what is happening?!

And you should just take a flying fcuk to yerself
Never mentioned the tims,not interested in them,so why bring them up?

 

[Raymondgers]

Who's moaning about songs?

Tims go through their rhebel song book 24 7.

It's a song to me. Not offended by theirs. Not offended by ours.

As long as nobody is physically hurt what's the problem?

It is old but it is beautiful!!!!!!

 

[RedWhiteBlue]

The slightest hint of pressure for a few minutes and we lose a goal. Can see a good few silly draws happening in the season if we don't sort it out. We do tend to sit back and "manage" games when we are just a goal up going to the last 15 minutes or so. It's a concern.

Going forward we look better but it still feels like we lack some intensity and sharpness. Many folk said that complacency would be our biggest problem this season and that first half was a pretty great example of it.

Need to step it up after half time and finish this game off.

 

[Brighton_Loyal]

keep doing what we’re doing and we win 4 or 5-1

 

[d72]

Match threads are unreal man, if we score early 2nd half we'll be back to being world beaters.

 

[ald]

This team has regressed so much

They have basically played really well today but flogged an awful goal.

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Watching the replay, Goldson is shouting at Kamara for not tracking the player who scores. Balogun allows the original shot.

I don't see where Tav is to blame.

 

[Boab4]

Couple of hotties in the studio

 

[HMS.Temple.Garden]

And you should just take a flying fcuk to yerself
Never mentioned the tims,not interested in them,so why bring them up?

Context.

Dense of thinking lad.

 

[Polar bear]

Has balogun had a good game since the first half of last season? He was a good signing but his deficiencies are becoming clearer and it's costing us cheap goals.

Helander should be starting far more often, at least in Europe and away games domestically.

Overall though that five minute lapse aside we were excellent that half, with good touches, movement and two well crafted goals. Imperative we start the second half like that as we've cheaply given them a lifeline, so need this third goal ASAP

And Balogun’s deficiencies are?

 

[Polar bear]

Couple of hotties in the studio

 

[Azzurri]

Can’t take chances with Aribo. We need him next Sunday!

Yeah, he's been outstanding so far today, need him next week.

 

[monkey magic]

I'm sorry, but I'm back to only feeling confident if we're 3 goals to the good. We get complacent or anxious when winning, then quickly concede. We're creating our own problems.

 

[giogaddi]

Some of these comments are typically mental.

 

[oranje-viola]

Every time we switch off this season we seem to get instantly punished..
It’s a habit we need to get out of, and sharpish.

I’m sure the vermin felt similar last season.

We are so much better than most we will face this season we should be miles ahead.

But we have already lost - been schooled even - to a clearly inferior team in Malmö and perhaps we aren’t in the same place as we thought we would be.

Anyways couple early goals here to put game to bed and start preparing for this gruelling trip

 

[Macky]

I would be taking Aribo off and move Hagi back and get Roofe on. Can’t afford to lose Aribo for next week.

 

[55 and counting]

Who's moaning about songs?

Tims go through their rhebel song book 24 7.

It's a song to me. Not offended by theirs. Not offended by ours.

As long as nobody is physically hurt what's the problem?

It is old but it is beautiful!!!!!!

Right on hand wringer loyal.

 

[wilso10]

Can anybody explain to me how their goal was Tavs fault

Because apparently he should be stopping the ball coming into the box and then when that didn't happen he should have ran at 1,000mph to get back into the box to stop the shot.

 

[Mols9]

That was a good half from us. Sloppy from the goal which gives them some encouragement. Early goal to kill this off Rangers.

 

[Yer da]

15 mins of half time entertainment pishing myself at the mentalists in this thread

Let's get an early goal second half and put them away.

 

[Jase]

C'mon Rangers, put this to bed.

 

[Alan Johnson]

Watching the replay of their goal Goldson looks as if he's pointing at Aribo after the boy put it in the net?

 

[Mr_Miscellaneous]

Absolutely not, Simpson gives me the fear

Each entitled to our own opinion.

You might have the fear of Simpson doing something weird leading to a costly mistake or generally being poor defensively, but I'm watching Balogun actually making those costly mistakes and being poor defensively.

Obviously I'd prefer Helander was playing every game, but apparently that isn't an option.

 

[Mr Wilton]

Right Rangers get this put to bed with some to spare!

 

[Main Stand]

Goldson didn’t score against Prague.....

 

[WithMenLikeBobbyShearer]

Because the Celtic fans claim we’re saying they won’t see it because they’ll be dead before they get it rather than the fact the just won’t get it

I don’t give a %^*& what the Celtic fans claim think or say it still doesn’t make sense.

 

[Now and forever]

Playing well.

We'll stroll the second half

 

[Brahim Hemdani's Granny]

And Balogun’s deficiencies are?

Loses his man regularly and has been culpable for a couple of goals already this season.

I'm not saying he's a terrible player but he's a clear downgrade on helander and we should see the swede more often.

 

[The Hooded Claw]

Should be out of sight. Good steady 2nd half and we will be

 

[wilso10]

Neil McCann just made the same point

Yeah and also didn't blame Tav for the goal because he's not an idiot.

 

[1914-18]

This place is fucking nuts, some spoiled little arseholes showing their true colours

 

[Hillheadbear]

Some of these comments are typically mental.

The match thread is always nuts. Full of people who think they could do a better job than Gerrard.

 

[Roofe]

Who's moaning about songs?

Tims go through their rhebel song book 24 7.

It's a song to me. Not offended by theirs. Not offended by ours.

As long as nobody is physically hurt what's the problem?

It is old but it is beautiful!!!!!!

The usual suspects, who are currently sitting in there house probably watching the game on a illegal stream

 

[CaptainCourageous]

Settle quickly, get a 3rd and put the game to bed.

 

[Rangerista]

Come on Rangers, let's get into these hammer throwers!

 

[baystatebear]

Listen we will always lose goals through tav being unable to pick men up like a defender should, it has been there since he signed for us it would take all day to count the amount of goals we have lost through this, makes no difference he will not be benched, the manager won't so we have to get on with it.

Spot on mate. For far too many posters on this forum, criticism of Tav's obvious defensive shortcomings is akin to heresy. The time cannot be sad off when Patterson has to assume the role of starter

 

[BluenoseDoug]

Basic summary of first half. Playing some sharp magnificent football, the stuff we were accustomed to last season and night and day to what we have served up so far this season. A screw turned it seemed. The shine then taken off it by conceding a goal through complacency that has crept in mentally (imo) by some of our defenders lately.