Match Thread Celtic v Rangers - 12:30 Saturday - Sky Sports

[Macky]

I just don’t think we have the quality to challenge him

Mate he has started with Lawrence in midfield and our most solid midfielder at RW. Why are people still defending his team selections. Yes we have injuries but he’s went into his 3rd old firm game and shown he hasn’t learned a thing from the first 2.

Every single person on here said we needed a solid midfield 3 with Sterling in there and he starts with fvcking Lawrence. Absolute shambles

 

[Wilso54]

There was a guy on here last week arguing about Lundstram being good and just needed better players around him, and I'm convinced it was Lundstram login.

 

[Clay Davis]

Everyone on here could see that team was never going to work. Concerning that Clement seems to be making the same mistakes over and over again in these games.

 

[Trafalgar]

Collum couldnt wait to get that red card out, couldnt get it out quick enough, lundstram catches him on the ankle, studs up, dont think theres malicious intentint that, johnston isnt badly hurt, and collum saw that incident in real time deemed it was a booking, should move on, no need to pull it bad and check it, gurantee if it was against us it would remain a yellow

Mate if McGregor done that on Tav I'd be screaming for a red

 

[JDC76]

What a big summer Clement has to turn this squad around.

It still makes me angry how much Beale made a mess of the summer recruitment and left us with this shite.

And Wilson before him

 

[Beezty]

No surprises in the 1st half.

Silva has the heart of a mouse, 2 players watch Oriley drift into space and don't match the run.

The less said about Beckenbauer the better.

Make a fist of it 2nd half you gutless cants and see where it takes us.

Ps. If Clement doesn't know by now the old guard have no stomach for the fight he'll be the latest in a long list to get his jotters.

 

[rayrangers]

Did you see Wright in the last OF

I did but would rather have had that

 

[sofakineazy]

Phil, please pack midfield as they will be going for lot's of goals now.

 

[Godrup99]

Surely nobody is surprised by the culprit for the calamity today.

3 games to go for him and the others

 

[DM55]

Lundstrum shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Rangers for the remainder for the season and he can get to %^*&

 

[Albus]

The worrying thing is there is apparently a deal on the table, he will end up reluctantly signing when he sees nobody else wants him and we will be stuck with him for 4 more years (Goldson over again)

That would be an incredibly stupid decision.

 

[RD.1872]

That first goal is criminal for Lundstram.

%^*& off now, thanks for Leipzig.

 

[DC Anchor]

so many of this squad need moved on/out
frightening level of rebuild required

 

[ShieldhallBear]

I’ll stick up for the gaffer here. He can only piss with the cock he’s got.

He’s inherited this bunch, and with injuries he’s limited in the 11 he picks that he thinks he can win the game.
Sadly a few of them are serial losers, and I know, you know, we know that.

We need to rebuild and not just try and fix the issue with journeyman panic buys.

I get your point but he’s said repeatedly he wants to keep Lundstram, if he really means that then it’s a huge red flag

 

[Coza]

I feel for Lundstram.
He simply doesn't have the legs to play against their midfield. I genuinely think the own goal was because he was already to leggy to adjust.

Johnston has been clever, just gets his foot down between Lundstram and the ball and means any challenge coming in will be at least a foul and with VAR, that's always going to be a red.

The rangers player doesn’t take the hit there. The jump out the way and cry to the ref about the man flying in.

 

[HowdenEnder]

Lawrence off, McCausland on, Sterling into midfield.

Diomande has been shite too, like a wee boy lost. Tempted to hook him for Dowell, that's how bad it is.

 

[temperance]

It’s red all day long there is nothing dubious about it, if it were against our player we’d be screaming for it

But we wouldn’t have got it, that’s the difference.

 

[King Albertz]

I did but would rather have had that

I wouldn't

 

[butch70]

Raskin and Cantwell on for Dio and Lawrence.

Sterling Raskin
Cantwell
Dessers Silva

Seriously what do see in raskin as im baffled

 

[Thewandofpedro]

He was thinking I want off the pitch.

Probably not far from the truth. Just wanted to hide after that OG.

Clement should be tearing strips off him at half time.

 

[HarryBosch]

Do you honestly believe that either were intentional

Neither were intentional. But one of them was absolute lunacy.

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

Get Cantwell, Raskin and Yilmaz on for Lawrence, Silva and Barisic.

 

[WATP_74]

No leaders in our midfield.
Powderpuff.

 

[King Richard]

Just want this season over with

Get rid off the hangers on, the deadwood, the ones we all know who they are

Koppen and Clement have their work cut out in the summer anyway.

And better get it right as well

He's got about 2 months next season to save his job

 

[barrowman]

2-0 down in 3 of the Old Firm games under Clement.

He just doesn’t leave learn.

Not allowed to criticise him, just praise him for what “he’s managed to get out of the players” - which is the same as everyone else ie failure.

 

[TamDhu]

If there is anything positive to take out of that horror show it’s Lundstram and Barasic not being here next season.

 

[QueensferryCR3Bear]

2-0 down in 3 of the Old Firm games under Clement.

He just doesn’t leave learn.

He's stil playing Tavernier, Lundstram, Goldson, Barisic who all appeared in similar results with Gio and Beale.

There's a common denominator here and it's not the manager. You can only pish with the cock you've got.

 

[ao2]

Watching the replay of Lundstram’s “goal”, what is he ACTUALLY trying to do there!?

He was under no pressure either. It's as bad an OG as I've seen, not that there's a "good" one.

 

[IanAdams17]

Straight red
Utter stupidity from Lundstram after getting ourselves back into the game

 

[CaptainCourageous]

BTW, it'll get lost in all this but anyone who doesn't have concerns about how Phil sets up and approaches OF games is a better person than me.

This isn't a get him out or sack him or anything like that so we can park that but he's left us wide open in the middle of the park and outnumbered yet again.

What is he seeing that we're not ?

Clueless. Clement not you.

 

[Hurlfordbear]

Worst thing about that is the fans there don't even believe in their team. Before the opener and after our goal you could tell it was getting antsy. It's not a cauldron like it's been before.

We've just shat the bed again. I think that's the most wretched individual performance I've ever seen in an Old Firm by Lundstram.

Even when we scored they stopped singing straight away, fake support and fake stories to that place and fans being the best in the world.

 

[insanicdrunk]

I see some of us are back to the comfort of blaming the ref for corruption instead of the reality staring us in the face about the absolutely disgraceful performance from team and manager so far.

Ref maybe made the odd mistake about players getting held, but there is no chance in hell that JL has been wrongly sent off.

THe players are to blame here.

 

[Pioneer]

Just luring the paedos into a false sense of security. Come back on and 3-2 to Rangers with 10 men.

Channel Walter’s 9 men and a pigeon energy.

I’d trust that team over this one any day of the week.

 

[Elric]

Collum couldnt wait to get that red card out, couldnt get it out quick enough, lundstram catches him on the ankle, studs up, dont think theres malicious intentint that, johnston isnt badly hurt, and collum saw that incident in real time deemed it was a booking, should move on, no need to pull it bad and check it, gurantee if it was against us it would remain a yellow

Mate he gave a yellow so I can’t understand he couldn’t wait to get the red out.
It was a red from a fucking stupid challenge, he’s been off it all match.

 

[RoxburghGer]

Shitebag red card the same as McGregor in the 4-1 game in 2021

 

[Cammmyy1872]

Everyone writing us off in here needs a good shake. Aye we're down to 10 men, aye we're down a goal. It was always going to be a tough game but let's get behind the fkn team. We need 1 monumental half here to potentially win the league.

What we supposed to get behind? A team that couldn’t a %^*& and just produced one of the worst 45 minutes in an old firm game in years? A scouse charlatan selling the jerseys? Give me a break min

 

[cold]

2-0 down in 3 of the Old Firm games under Clement.

He just doesn’t leave learn.

You are blaming the wrong person.

 

[SHOTTSLOYAL]

Is this place not full of ‘somebody do one of them and show them no respect’ before every game?

Being brave or showing no respect isn’t selling the jersey and pretty much guaranteeing a defeat.

 

[TCWNS1872]

Imagine the days of Butcher or Gough as Captain and you've just done that before half time. You would be absolutely shitting yourself when they walked into the dressing room.

Today? It will likely be pats on the back, hard lines and all that.

He should get knocked out. But he's billy big baws in that dressing room full of non bluenoses.

 

[Mexi]

2-0 down in 3 of the Old Firm games under Clement.

He just doesn’t leave learn.

He's stuck with the same players, making the same mistakes every game

We need a total clear out, because no manager could lift them

 

[Cambuslangger]

Really concerned about Clement and how he sees games

Nothing ever changes

He cannot lose the cup final. No Rangers manager can go their first 4 games not beating them and then have to face them away first next year

His hands are tied behind his back. Have you just watched that first half? There is five guys out there not fit to pull on the jersey ever again.

 

[Ian1872]

Clement needs to get us attacking. Get Sterling in the middle and bring Wright on.

Clearly not great options, but what's the point of seeing out this game to a 1 goal defeat? Have a fucking go at them.

 

[blueintheface]

They are utter mince, which makes it even worse, tbh.

We just have a psychological block playing them.

They'll get another when we haven't woken up just after break, and it'll be game over.

It happens again and again.

Their defence can be got at but their midfield is miles better than ours.

 

[frankie_dux]

Extremely worrying from clement here

He hasn’t learned at all

 

[Alfie_WATP]

People need to learn these English jobbers we pack our team and squad with, in the majority are not only useless but they literally couldn’t give a flying monkeys about Rangers and have no stomach for this battle.

 

[GersFanHutch]

Silva hasn’t tracked a runner all game.

Man down defensively.

 

[devilman]

BTW, it'll get lost in all this but anyone who doesn't have concerns about how Phil sets up and approaches OF games

This isn't a get him out or sack him or anything like that so we can park that but he's left us wide open in the middle of the park and outnumbered yet again.

What is he seeing that we're not ?

He's a weak manager. For all the talk he can't make the big decisions still - we've just got more of the same unless there is some dramatic change.

I've no idea what he watched and bases his decisions on and the idea we don't have other options is absolute bullshit.

Lundstram played today because he has to play in the managers eyes. Not because he's earned it or it's the right thing. He just had to play him despite him being %^*& shit for weeks.

 

[King Albertz]

No surprises in the 1st half.

Silva has the heart of a mouse, 2 players watch Oriley drift into space and don't match the run.

The less said about Beckenbauer the better.

Make a fist of it 2nd half you gutless cants and see where it takes us.

Ps. If Clement doesn't know by now the old guard have no stomach for the fight he'll be the latest in a long list to get his jotters.

Silva has played well

 

[Clydebuilt_UK]

I actually blame Silva for not tracking at the first

Silva, Barisic, Lundstram and maybe even Davies all at fault.

 

[fyo-von-bluenose]

Lundstram had the own goal and like a moron thought he could start making up for it with a 'blood and thunder' challenge, and handed them the title gift wrapped instead.

It should be his last game.