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

[GreigC]

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

He was so quick to get it out, he needed VAR to correct it

He's came horsing in from 15 yards away, caught him studs up into the ankle and above

IFAB could put that video into the laws of the game as the defintion of Serious Foul Play...

 

[WinkieWATP]

Yip can’t do much with the shite, Gerrard, Gio and Beale left behind them.

Within months he won a cup something the other three couldn’t do. Yet people expecting about unrealistic expectations.

Gio won a cup

 

[womble3]

This will not be popular

But I think Collum has had a decent game so far

Lundstrum gave him no option at the red card

His decision for yellow should have stood and she shouldn’t if that was other way round no check would have been done

 

[Hazylight1989]

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 too 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 30k a week he is getting paid (some of which we will have directly contributed too) severely dulls any sympathy I have for him.

 

[Rangerista]

And another 45 minutes to go, we either pull off the greatest ever victory at the Piggery, or I fear the worst.

 

[Drumsdad]

That wasn't even a yellow

Away you go

 

[Albus]

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.

Cantwell on for me, Lawrence one of a few who should never have started.

 

[bluetonic]

Well that was predictably diabolical

Lawrence and Lundstrum can %^*& right off

Pair of OAP’s in there

 

[the_ref]

Surprised Silva is getting as much grief. Thought he's been one of our better payers.

as sutton surprisingly called out, his movement has been excellent and caused problems going forward.

however, he just left a runner at their first goal, and squandered 2 excellent chances, one of which because he shat it.
so not surprising folk aren't happy with him.

 

[temperance]

Surprised Silva is getting as much grief. Thought he's been one of our better payers.

He has the beating of bug eyes.

 

[Arkanoid]

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

Only because Collin is referee and McLean is on VAR
Any other football game, in any other league, involving any other side and there's no mention of lunacy or red cards

 

[Sarm1872]

Lundstram shouldn't pull on our jersey again, not just for today, everybody can see sterling's ability in that position also, cheers for liepzig see you later

 

[Davie Weir]

Alistair Johnston is a dirty little bastard who is ironically the most protected player in the league.
Corrupt bastards.

Waken up and stop crying conspiracy mate

 

[Dot.D]

The same thing keeps happening

Ccv or scales stroll out
Lawrence has to go, leaving McGregor
Then they have a free man in the middle.. Just walking though us

It's tactical, Rodgers is absolutely doing Clement

We're leaving the centre halves to try and mark the danger players, however the centre halfs are walking into our half with it, we need to go to ball and within 2 passes they are right at the edge of our box in space.

We could easily have conceded 4/5 again here

 

[RaoulDuke11]

That back four is an absolute disgrace.

Game after game this season, we’ve given the Enablers leg-ups. Defensive atrocities, own goals, and pointless red cards. Add the crazy luck they’ve had (look at the VAR decisions they’ve wrongly had go their way, and the opening goal at Ibrox last game) and you can see why we’ve been onto plums this season.

A huge 45 for this squad and to see if they’ve got anything about them.

Clement needs to stick the neck out here.

 

[IanAdams17]

Dreading this second half
Just don’t get a doing

 

[StaunchEnclosure]

Cannae wait to be at Ibrox on Tuesday night now *






*Gallows humour

Mate we can close the gap to 3 and get some goal…..

 

[Rangerslion]

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

Rangers mate. Get behind your team. You might not like some players, tactics or whatever, but you're a supporter so support us.

 

[Chimo]

If we give that scouse prick a new deal and he remains as one of the big earners and “leaders” of the squad it’ll be the first notch against Phil’s name.

He's already got a few notches against him, he's doing himself no favours at all.

 

[Myogi]

It seems like we need a full rebuild every year.

Our recruitment is an absolute shambles

3 years on the trot of abysmal signings.

 

[YorkshireBlue]

I know we are all emotional but that tackle hasn't cost us the title ffs.
The title is won or lost over 38 games not 1 tackle

Not just that tackle.

He phoned it in weeks ago and that cost us.

 

[nelster]

Lets have some more hoofball put Silva and Dessers as a front 2 side by side with Dujon middle of the park.

Likely wont be much different.

A wasted chance.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Defend a 2-1 to our opponents?

Yes, because we’ve got to be smart. This lot are going to come out all guns blazing and want another 2 or 3, nothing surer so we need to be ready for that.

As Dessers goal proved, we can score on a counter and I think we will do that. If we go out and attack from the off, then I’m sorry but we will get massacred.

 

[barcelonabear]

Every sensible fan I know predicted this if we played with a ‘10’ and played sterling outwide, But we all knew it would happen anyway. It’s a culture change we have needed for a long time but a lot of blame falls on clement he has handicapped us right away with his set up, especially after not learning from previous games

 

[TCWNS1872]

Towing a caravan, fucks up at their first goal, ridiculous OG and an idiotic tackle to get out of the fire.

His jogging about and ballwatching is an absolute embarrassment.

A piss poor reflection on him as a player and his manager.

 

[KensingtonBlue]

Don’t want to judge Diomande too harshly since his manager & midfield partner have hung him out to dry

Feel for the lad.

 

[Porrohman]

2-1 down and a man short with a long 45 mins to go.

It's now damage limitation.

sadly this is the case,
we could get a right doing here

 

[CarlukeRanger]

Surprised Silva is getting as much grief. Thought he's been one of our better payers.

For me I would keep giving him the ball hes got the better of the Martian

 

[Vince]

Of course they would

You only need to rewatch our last game here to know you are talking nonsense. Even the Sky ref watch panel said they should have received two second yellows and didn’t. Another red dished out to us in that game with no issues.

 

[Dado_Prso_9]

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

Aye, he’s got time to take a touch and clear it out to the left touchline for a throw. It’s horrendous.

 

[LJ50]

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 ?

Have to believe he is just seeing a lack of options and quality.

The actual set-up isn’t really an issue today. He planted Lawrence on McGregor, he’s just had no impact and hasn’t the legs or pace to match him. He played Dio and Lundstram side-by-side, but Lundstram in particular spent first 42 minutes walking through treacle.

The quality is just horrendous. We have one defender who should be a first choice, and he hasn’t played well. Lundstram has no legs. Lawrence even less so. Silva has been positive but I’m not sure what position suits him because he’s too defensively unaware (not lazy) to play there and support the full back.

 

[Del]

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 too 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.

Lundstrum consistently comes out as the fittest in the squad - has done for years.

Your confusing fitness with attitude and consentration.

 

[andy17x]

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.

Starting to getting to the insanity stage, same thing over and over again.

 

[andyb1776]

Half Time, Cantwell on for Lawrence! McCausland wide right, Sterling to midfield, Silva off!

I agree with Cantwell, but not McCausland, he's not the answer. He hasn't played a good game since the start of the season.

 

[Brian_Fantana]

Pay the pricks contract up and tell him not to come in on Monday.

Absolute loser of a guy

 

[Thasunke Witko]

Nah.. lundstram was supposed to be marking him the whole game, he didn't track

Barasic maybe could have covered better as well

Silva faced o Riley up on the touchline , he passed inside and watched Riley walk past him, bloody criminal

 

[Phil'ieve]

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.

Every fan agrees with that. Should've been how we started. But Clement will tell us all after the game how we were unlucky with chances we missed and a red card.

 

[Homelander]

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.

He's setup the exact same way for the third time in a row

Not shoring up the midfield with sterling has been suicide

It's terrifying Clement can't see this as their centre halves stroll through our middle

 

[HarryBosch]

At fault for the first goal ball watching

Scores the OG

Then ruins any chance we had of coming back with the red.

Don’t think I’ve ever seen a worse 45 mins from a Rangers player in this fixture.

Anyone defending him is an utter fantasist.

I thought Silva was better placed to track the runner to be honest. And not for the first time, he didnt

 

[Rangersman2008]

Silva hasn’t tracked a runner all game.

Man down defensively.

Don't know what game your watching, Silva has been ok for a change and working hard

 

[BigBlueAngus]

Seriously what do see in raskin as im baffled

He can carry the ball forward. A quality severely lacking in our squad. Otherwise, he's not on a yellow card like Diomande is.

 

[ForeverBlue1972]

Needs to put Sterling in the middle now or at least bring on Raskin

Sterling out on right is a waste of time as he can’t beat a man out him in midfield or RB move Tav one forward and stick McCausland on the wing

 

[StevieG114]

What a fucking coward John Lundstram is.

An absolutely spineless shitebag of a guy.

Genuinely hatred for this imposter now.

Behave yourself. Do you honestly think he intended either of those actions today?

 

[steve84]

Big moments have gone against us, switched off at the first, unlucky at the 2nd and haven't done enough with our big moments. Lawrence and Diomande anonymous AGAIN in an Old Firm match.
Actually feel for Lundstram there as it's never a red card and he's been left on his own in the midfield.
4-3-2 Sterling in the middle of the park, and direct all the time.
Cheating bastards

It is a red, and more importantly a completely pointless tackle 90 yards from our goal. Bye bye John.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Maybe sneak a draw and hope Killie do us a favour.

Yes, I'm complete and utterly grasping at straws

 

[Mr Wilton]

At least Lundstram will be banned for Dundee, the thought of seeing him at Ibrox again!

 

[Arkanoid]

What a fucking coward John Lundstram is.

An absolutely spineless shitebag of a guy.

Genuinely hatred for this imposter now.

Hmmm weird your anger is at Lundstram and not the referee here

 

[bluetonic]

Lundstram is a fùcking idiot, making it so easy for the ugly oddball to send him off there, can't wait to get rid of him.

We were doing ok at that point to set us up for the second half, now we will never know.

 

[huistrasleftpeg]

Surprised Silva is getting as much grief. Thought he's been one of our better payers.

I’m his strongest critic, absolutely no aggression when he should have scored a header early but he’s been alright going forward .

 

[RH_2020]

He’s signed for Trabzonspor, it’s been all over Turkish media that it’s all but done, along with Barisic, official announcement isn’t far away.

Thank f**k.

Thank %^*& indeed. Thought the turkey stuff was just talk.