ICA_86
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Nothing wrong with that IMO.
Watterus was the better choice over Klos after his injury for me.
Strangest formations / tactical decisions
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Nothing wrong with that IMO.
Watterus was the better choice over Klos after his injury for me.
Art Corvelay
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The set up by Eck in the 0-3 home defeat to Hibs in the Scottish Cup... not long after losing 0-3 at home to Hibs in the league was one of the worst ever.
Team: Waterreus, Ricksen, Andrews, Kyrgiakos, Murray, Burke, Ferguson, Malcolm (Prso 57), Buffel, Kris Boyd, Lovenkrands (Novo 83)
Burke and Buffel were so far advanced that we basically had Barry and Bob Malcolm in midfield being overrun. To combat this he brought Prso on for Malcolm with 33 minutes left at 0-1. Hibs then immediately scored.
We spent the rest of the game in what can only be described as a 4-1-6. It was a complete mess.
Team: Waterreus, Ricksen, Andrews, Kyrgiakos, Murray, Burke, Ferguson, Malcolm (Prso 57), Buffel, Kris Boyd, Lovenkrands (Novo 83)
Burke and Buffel were so far advanced that we basically had Barry and Bob Malcolm in midfield being overrun. To combat this he brought Prso on for Malcolm with 33 minutes left at 0-1. Hibs then immediately scored.
We spent the rest of the game in what can only be described as a 4-1-6. It was a complete mess.
Northampton Lodger
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I am sure we had John Mclelland at centre forward when we beat Inter Milan at Ibrox
charlie_snowball
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Mad Pedro's first game at Ibrox. Just the oddest thing I've ever witnessed at a professional football match. It was like a 10-21er when you were a nipper.
worcester bear
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My first thought too. A dark day for Scottish football!!
A Magician Named Gob
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Bob Malcolm at centre mid is probably my favourite tactical shift.
Dr Steve Brule
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Levein 4 6 0
I was in the boozers for that game and came in later, closer to kick off. The look on everyone's face was like nothing else I've seen in football. Confused disbelief or something.
It never will.
Ally’s Golden Boot
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I genuinely had no idea what that lunatic was up to?
SDF
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McCoist - Ramsden's Cup Final
Wallace off injured, moves Foster from right back to left back and brings on Faure(a centre half) to right back whilst keeping a left back at left wing before later on giving it ladly on the Karaoke machine to celebrate a defeat.
No one ever tell me McCoist got a raw deal. He should've been given his jotters before he left the stadium that day.
Wallace off injured, moves Foster from right back to left back and brings on Faure(a centre half) to right back whilst keeping a left back at left wing before later on giving it ladly on the Karaoke machine to celebrate a defeat.
No one ever tell me McCoist got a raw deal. He should've been given his jotters before he left the stadium that day.
Bluenose1992
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McCoist lining up against Malmo with a 5 man defence to shoehorn Davie Weir in.
First leg of a champions league qualifier against very average opposition and you would have thought we were playing Bayern or Barca.
First leg of a champions league qualifier against very average opposition and you would have thought we were playing Bayern or Barca.
BaTmAn
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Walter's fascination with putting players in unnatural positions is legendary. Sometimes though.....it worked.
Broadfoot at right back.
Davis right mid
Whittaker left mid
It really shouldn't have worked. But it took us to the Europa final.
McLeish's fabled 4-2-4 formation once saw Steven Thompson play left wing. Or Arveladze at left mid cause......you know.....he's left footed?
Broadfoot at right back.
Davis right mid
Whittaker left mid
It really shouldn't have worked. But it took us to the Europa final.
McLeish's fabled 4-2-4 formation once saw Steven Thompson play left wing. Or Arveladze at left mid cause......you know.....he's left footed?
Skeletor
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Bada-Bing
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Bringing back memories, even as a youngster i thought ’whit the f@cks he daing?’
bluewonder
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Duncan Ferguson playing as a left winger in Europe in 93. The following year against aek athens and 2 nil down from the 1st leg Basil Boli playing at right back when he was signed as a centre half. Konterman being shoehorned into midfield by McLeish as he did not trust him at centre half not a bad judge really.
bluewonder
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I almost forgot about Hateley playing as a centre half against killie away in 94 .
Bluenose1992
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The Pedro one against Motherwell is a bit harsh to mention to be honest. 3 defenders got injured so what was he suppose to do? We only had one defensive minded player on the bench, Senderos, and even then I can’t blame the man for not using him.
Plenty more baffling Pedro decisions like going too attacking against Celtic twice and getting pumped. The same team had deservedly grinded out a point at the piggery a month before under Murty
Plenty more baffling Pedro decisions like going too attacking against Celtic twice and getting pumped. The same team had deservedly grinded out a point at the piggery a month before under Murty
tazzabear
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What were the options on the night?
Who replaced Forrest and McLean after Berwick?
tazzabear
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Yes, he said he could add years onto his career by moving to CH.
He could’ve got them from me because that performance put years on me.
Ticketybloo
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Me too.
Mental. Fuckin Mental.
Manno
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Continuing the Ally theme...
2014 Challenge Cup Final.
4-5-1 against Raith Rovers.
Ricky Foster, Lee Wallace, Steven Smith and Fraser Aird all start with Jon Daly a lone striker. Centre mid trip of Ian Black, Nicky Law and Kyle Hutton. Dean Shiels didn’t leave the bench and Barrie McKay had been punted to Morton on loan.
I still have nightmares about that day.
2014 Challenge Cup Final.
4-5-1 against Raith Rovers.
Ricky Foster, Lee Wallace, Steven Smith and Fraser Aird all start with Jon Daly a lone striker. Centre mid trip of Ian Black, Nicky Law and Kyle Hutton. Dean Shiels didn’t leave the bench and Barrie McKay had been punted to Morton on loan.
I still have nightmares about that day.
Gascoigne8
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Pedro against motherwell
Remember the mummering around the stadium for the first 10 minutes of the second half!
Remember the mummering around the stadium for the first 10 minutes of the second half!
JMTrangers
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He should have, but the ironic thing is if he hadn't lost Naismith (to injury) and Jelavic wasn't sold from underneath him, plus if he was given the money he was promised, he probably would have had a great chance at winning the league in his first season.
If it had been the other way around, and Celtic had lost two of their best players that season, spent next to nothing and were deducted 10 points, we would have cantered to the league.
Neil Lennon has been the luckiest Celtic manager in history, only being able to win the league when we were deducted 10 points, weren't in the league, or when he has an 8 point head start. I honestly don't rate him as any better a manager than McCoist.
Davidsmith1
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Alex Willoughby who had been scoring for fun for months was left out. No one understood it all.
Chambo_11
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This was absolute gold! The highlights reel of his performance is just amazing watching. No idea what Pearce (I think it was Pearce) was thinking!
Chambo_11
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Was just about to post the very same. He was not a good CB!
RabSpackman
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Under Smith and McCoist it wasn’t a surprise to find that an missing rightback wasn’t necessarily replaced with a rightback - you could see midfielders, centre backs, leftback all shuffled around to accommodate the missing player.
RabSpackman
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All we had heard that season was how Hateley would be superb as a defender and as he aged it would be easy for him to move back into defence.
The basis of the argument seemed to be that Hateley was having a wonderful season as a striker and dominated the league.
One appearance shattered that idea!
Tumshie
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This is what I was thinking of. Mental stuff from McCoist. From about 70 mins in me and everyone around me knew we were going to blow it.
Marstonbear
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Negri playing in the ECL after barely kicking a ball for a year
I don't even think he lasted 10!
Surely Pedro playing Jon Toral in central defence must win the thread?!
the_baron
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The 4-3-3 for a wee while was absolutely brilliant to watch and we were blowing teams away every single weekend. Then St Johnstone showed the blue print at Ibrox of how to play against it and every other team just followed suit.
He was either too stubborn or just not capable enough to adapt and it cost him in the end.
Buffalo
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McCoist, Sasa Papac Defensive Midfield.
Was only 45 mins but I was close to walking out.
I did walk out vs Hearts away, He started out with Stevie Smith LM, Who then got sent off.
His sub to change it, Ricky Fucking Foster onto LM.
I walked out as I was in danger of getting lifted I was going so mad
Hearts won the league that day, went 9 points clear and they knew how hopeless McCoist was.
Was only 45 mins but I was close to walking out.
I did walk out vs Hearts away, He started out with Stevie Smith LM, Who then got sent off.
His sub to change it, Ricky Fucking Foster onto LM.
I walked out as I was in danger of getting lifted I was going so mad
Hearts won the league that day, went 9 points clear and they knew how hopeless McCoist was.
