Match Thread ** Motherwell v Rangers - 12:30 Saturday 31st - BT Sports **

[JCDarcheville]

Hope this Hodson chat is wide of the mark. Would rather start with 10.

 

[RFCRyan]

Dorrans is starting instead of goss, McCrorie on the bench.

 

[JD1872]

Dorrans is starting instead of goss, McCrorie on the bench.

Good news if true

 

[SuperGers07]

https://twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/980025947419238400?s=19

Rangers team

 

[spazzymcgee]

A win today and no serious injuries inflicted by the motherwell cloggers and we've seriously won a watch

 

[rangeral]

 

[sw26]

3 points and no injuries against these hatchet men is all I’m hoping for.

Don’t care how we do it.

 

[Buffalo]

Thankfully Murty see's the error of his ways, Morelos in , Goss out.

Strong team.

 

[ssblue]

Rangers: Foderingham, Tavernier, John, Martin, Alves, Dorrans, Docherty, Candeias, Windass, Murphy, Morelos

Subs: Alnwick, Miller, Halliday, Hodson, Cummings, Goss, McCrorie.

 

[SuperGers07]

Thankfully Murty see's the error of his ways, Morelos in , Goss out.

Strong team.

He's got two weeks to find a way to go five in midfield and bring McCrorie in

 

[Edmond Dantes]

What? No Rossiter

 

[JayDee]

Good to see Dorrans back.

 

[ICA_86]

Still going with his 4-2-4.

I hope he gets away with it.

 

[Chimo]

So we stick with two in the middle again

 

[Novo and Prso]

Bench starting to look stronger these days as well with Goss, Cummings & McCrorie all on there.

 

[Kingdom Bear]

Good team ... bit of dig in midfield

 

[Hank Hill]

Happy with that team. Exciting going forward

 

[CaptainCourageous]

Dropping Morelos for Kilmarnock at home was a ridiculous decision.

Straight back in today as even Stevie Wonder could see what he brings and what we missed that day.

 

[Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán]

This game wouldn’t have suited Goss, welcome back Dozza you know what to do!

 

[Davieblue1977]

Cmon the Rangers

 

[Mez]

Not sure what else needs to happen for Murty to realise this system leaves us completely vulnerable.

If Motherwell play 3 in the middle, they’ll control the game.

 

[hawkfalcons]

any kind of win and no injuries will make me a happy bear

 

[Discodale]

Going for a 2-1 win, Morelos and Dorrans.

My first visit to Fir Park since 1991, and my son’s first away game, buzzing for it.

 

[TN8]

Happy enough with that team, as long as Windass has been told to come from deep.

 

[ICA_86]

So we stick with two in the middle again

Also my thoughts.

I’m wholly unconvinced that Dorrans in a two - let’s not kid on Windass fills in, it’s a 4-2-4 - in his first game back will work.

 

[RandyMac]

John Beaton isn’t the ref today is he?! Just seen him in the tunnel in Rangers’ Instagram story!

 

[CaptainCourageous]

This game wouldn’t have suited Goss, welcome back Dozza you know what to do!

Dorrans in a midfield two is a slight concern, especially with him being out for so long. Windass needs to put in a shift and contribute when he's not involved.

 

[JD1872]

As good a team as we can put out, hopefully we are a couple of goals up and can give McCrorie a decent run out.

McCrorie in for windass and that would be my team for the semi final

 

[The Lone Sniper]

https://twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/980025947419238400?s=19

Rangers team

That team should be waaaaay too good for Motherwell.

 

[aghalee_hero]

Hopefully Ross gets 30 mins or so today to try and get him up to speed.

 

[strathavenbear]

Mccrorie in for Windass and I would say we have our strongest team assuming everyone is on form.
By strongest I'm meaning the team you'd put in against the beasts or at Easter Road

 

[Stevethebluenose90]

Happy with that team, let’s do it rangers !

 

[AndyWebsterLoyal]

John Beaton isn’t the ref today is he?! Just seen him in the tunnel in Rangers’ Instagram story!

fourth official

 

[The Pontiac Bandit]

Happy with that team.

Great to see Dorrans and McCrorie back in the squad.

 

[StaunchGer54]

Welcome back, dozza!

 

[Roger Smith Loyal]

Midfield still got the possibility of being outnumbered in midfield, hopefully still enough to batter these hammer throwers.

 

[RandyMac]

fourth official

Thanks mate. Better than ref I suppose but still.

Any time that serpent officiates one of our games I fear the worst.

 

[ICA_86]

We are going to get kicked off the park, that is in no doubt.

Be interesting to see if Murty will have developed the balls to come out and pan Motherwell and/or the ref afterwards.

 

[The Lone Sniper]

Dorrans in a midfield two is a slight concern, especially with him being out for so long. Windass needs to put in a shift and contribute when he's not involved.

Indeed. It's very possible we'll be overrun again in the middle of the park.

Is this not an opportunity to try a midfield that can compete with Celtic in a fortnight?

 

[William The Vaper]

Dorrans Update:

He jogged past me and my mate on Mitchell Lane yesterday when we were outside Bar Soba, he looked in good shape and said alright to the boys.

 

[56 ASAP]

Good line up. Pleased to have Dorrans and McCrorie back. With game time, and staying injury free, they should be ready for the semi final.

 

[Ian-RFC]

Good to see Dorrans back.

 

[ICA_86]

Indeed. It's very possible we'll be overrun again in the middle of the park.

Is this not an opportunity to try a midfield that can compete with Celtic in a fortnight?

Or do you just keep persisting with the same system and hope it’ll work?

 

[SDF]

Let's face it. He was never dropping Windass for him was he

 

[dh1963]

Windass is the key to this formation working or not. He needs to play as an attack minded midfielder, not a second striker.
But we've been saying that for ages.

 

[Deleted member 125]

Not enough quality or depth in the squad.

2 defeats in a row and except for the Morelos / Cummings failed experiment it's Goss out Dorrans in.

 

[Warden19905]

Dorrans Update:

He jogged past me and my mate on Mitchell Lane yesterday when we were outside Bar Soba, he looked in good shape and said alright to the boys.

Cool story mate.

 

[strathavenbear]

Indeed. It's very possible we'll be overrun again in the middle of the park.

Is this not an opportunity to try a midfield that can compete with Celtic in a fortnight?

Thing is for the majority of the game against Hibs and a good part of it against the scum we weren't overrun in midfield.

 

[TheRoofeIsOnFire]

Can’t wait for the game to start now!

Pleased to see Dorrans return!

 

[ICA_86]

Thing is for the majority of the game against Hibs and a good part of it against the scum we weren't overrun in midfield.

We were when it mattered and that’s where many of the goals against are coming from.

As I keep saying, he’s just a Warburton. Do ‘Plan A’ better.