I think we need to put a sticky on the forum reminding people that we were away at Easter Road with a new manager.
It wouldn't do any good.
We've got supporters who legitimately believe we should be 10 points clear of Celtic.
That would be 42 points out of a potential 45.
(Since games in hand were not specifically mentioned I assume this 10 point number is based on them winning tonight.)
Anyone with a basic grasp of past Rangers teams and points totals and a basic understanding of football would know how utterly unreasonable that expectation is.
Yet, here we are.
In fact:
The message from Steven Gerrard to his Rangers squad yesterday was an obvious one. The Ibrox manager implored his players to “live in the now” at Pittodrie tonight, even if their Aberdeen assignment may appear like a hillock when set against the mountainous League Cup final awaiting against...
www.scotsman.com
So two years ago if we had won 13 out of 15 that would have been our best start to a season in 52 years. So we actually did manage to better that last season when we had won 13 and drawn 2 after 15 games. (That level of performance still wouldn't be enough to put us 10 points ahead of the tims this season, assuming they win tonight, hopefully I have jinxed them.)
We actually drew 2-2 with Aberdeen in the end.
Not sure how other seasons compare after 15 matches but it's probably about the same as now for a title winning side.
Season 2008-09 - After 15 games - 9 points dropped - total points = 36 out of 45 - Champions.
Season 2009-10 - After 15 games - 11 points dropped - total points = 34 out of 45 - Champions.
Season 2010-11 - After 15 games - 7 points dropped - total points = 38 out of 45 - Champions.
It's mind bending to me that we actually have supporters who think we should be on 42 out of 45 points now and act like that's a perfectly reasonable expectation to have.
What football supporter actually starts a season thinking "I think a decent expectation for my team is that we should have our best start to a season for 50+ years"?