Exactly, which is why its important not to focus on it too must now.The goal difference will take a pounding on Wednesday.It could easily be double figures at the tattiedome
We need to bury teams as far as we can . It’s not taking our eye off anything as you quite rightly say . It’s about being as strong as we can and it’s naive to think goal difference doesn’t or won’t matter .I don’t think chasing a couple extra goals at home to jobbers like Hearts is taking our eye off anything.
Against Aberdeen when Hateley scored his double we could have lost the league on goal difference in the final game if aberdeen had got a result.Agreed. People are obsessed with it, its ridiculous. 2003 is the only time I remember it deciding things, I'm 36. Plus, its December 1st.
Exactly, which is why its important not to focus on it too must now.
I would bite anyones hand off right now for a 0-1 at pittodrie on Wednesday.
Thankfully the manger doesn't think like you and understands the importance of dominating teams and putting in as many goals as possible.What were you thinking when Alfie went down?
Players can get injured in a second-5-0 up and cruising I'd be expecting the players to close the game out sensibly.
Goal difference is a wańk tie breaker.
Should be based on head to head results in the first instance.
Totally agree, I was more meaning supporters are becoming a bit too worried about it. Was working today but when we heard their score another bear made a comment like 'we need to hammer them today now to keep close to them'.But if we are 2-0 up in the second half and they are showing no threat, I fully expect any Rangers team to go for the throat, whether it's the first game of the season or the last. This team is well aware of when to shut up shop and when they can go for goals, it's not like we are desperately going for goals in tight games.
It is if the goal difference and goals scored are the same. Which is why we needed two more today to go top.Goal difference is a wańk tie breaker.
Should be based on head to head results in the first instance.
Would have mattered in 91 vs the sheep. We needed the win or else would have lost the it on goal difference .
I always count it as a half point. It defines the real advantage.It is effectively an extra point for either team, so I wouldn’t obsess about it, but I wouldn’t just sit back and let them have the advantage.
All this focus on goal difference for me is taking the eye off the job required.
Keep winning especially against them and goal difference won't matter in the least. We will win this league by 6 POINTS with two wins and a draw. Let's be positive.
Steven Gerrard wants teams to get hammered at Ibrox so the next time they visit they are dreading playing just as it should be
Well clearly if a team wins all their matches goal difference doesn’t matter. My point was that goal difference has and can matter, ergo its not a ‘myth’ .But we won it on points as we did our job.
Double figures? When was the last time a team in Scotland scored double figures in a league game? The filth beat Hamilton 1-0 the last time they played them.The goal difference will take a pounding on Wednesday.It could easily be double figures at the tattiedome
I know what you are saying OP, but surely trying to score as many goals as possible is the whole idea behind football, which in turn means we'll win games, They sort of go hand in hand
No its not POINTS will decide this league like almost every other one
but it would be nice to be sitting ahead of them rather than just behindAll this focus on goal difference for me is taking the eye off the job required.
Keep winning especially against them and goal difference won't matter in the least. We will win this league by 6 POINTS with two wins and a draw. Let's be positive.
Spot on. 1-0 each of those games would be fantastic. Including Cup final.We are away Aberdeen, Hibs and Motherwell this month while they no doubt will be rattling in the goals with easy home games. I'll be more than ecstatic with us just getting the 3 points in each
Unicorns, mermaids and goal difference.
maybe not you unicorn but everyone else does lolI don’t get it.
I think he’s saying you’re a myth along with goal difference and mermaids. Lol.I don’t get it.
Well today we kept battling away and got 5 . In the past couple of seasons I’ve seen us scoring early as we did today . Then taken our eyes of the game and becoming negligent . This leads to the other team sneaking a goal and resulting in us losing two points or worse . If GD means we will keep battling for goals until the final whistle then I’m ok with thatAll this focus on goal difference for me is taking the eye off the job required.
Keep winning especially against them and goal difference won't matter in the least. We will win this league by 6 POINTS with two wins and a draw. Let's be positive.