Things learned from youtube matches

[BunsenHoneydew]

Right, we've all been watching a load of old matches on youtube. What have we all learned from them? I'll throw in a few to start:

1. Refs in the past were just as bad as refs now - possibly even worse.
2. The backpass rule has improved the game.
3. There's a fair few players (Goram springs to mind) that weren't just as good as you remember them being, they were even better.

 

[Dugsy]

Davie Cooper was sublime, better than I remember.

 

[Blaze Of Glory]

Standing on terracing was fantastic for the match day experience and the atmosphere.

 

[WilCoBlue]

The short shorts were far too short! How was that ever acceptable?!

 

[Main Stand]

Right, we've all been watching a load of old matches on youtube. What have we all learned from them? I'll throw in a few to start:

1. Refs in the past were just as bad as refs now - possibly even worse.
2. The backpass rule has improved the game.
3. There's a fair few players (Goram springs to mind) that weren't just as good as you remember them being, they were even better.

Without offending folk , in a lot of the old videos I’ve watched defenders gough etc seem to make numerous blunders that today’s players would get executed for

 

[superallythe2nd]

That I still shout at the games as if they were happening live

 

[Hideyorii]

Not to watch you tube matches: Despite never once doing a search on you tube that was Scum minded or indeed even when they had won, the clickbait down the side of the screen has for the last month, come up with games we've lost.

 

[Treble Kings]

Some goalies coped terribly with the pass back rule in 1992.

 

[HelloDave]

we were better at controlling headers in midfield back in the 80's n 90's.
Im guessing loads of head tennis

 

[Deleted member 125]

That DJ's winner against the Sheep at The Piggery in the SC semi-final of 1980 was nothing like I remembered it but that Sandy Jardine getting knocked unconscious as he saved us with a goal line clearance was exactly as I remember.

This was my first Rangers game.

 

[Pontoon blue]

Davie Cooper was sublime, better than I remember.

Yes mate what a player he was

 

[Hightower]

Tackling used to be acceptable.

 

[MearnsUnionist]

Right, we've all been watching a load of old matches on youtube. What have we all learned from them? I'll throw in a few to start:

1. Refs in the past were just as bad as refs now - possibly even worse.
2. The backpass rule has improved the game.
3. There's a fair few players (Goram springs to mind) that weren't just as good as you remember them being, they were even better.

The atmosphere at games seems miles better.

I notice that our support were brilliant at getting behind the team when they lost a goal.

 

[MearnsUnionist]

Chris Woods looked an outstanding goalkeeper.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Right, we've all been watching a load of old matches on youtube. What have we all learned from them? I'll throw in a few to start:

1. Refs in the past were just as bad as refs now - possibly even worse.
2. The backpass rule has improved the game.
3. There's a fair few players (Goram springs to mind) that weren't just as good as you remember them being, they were even better.

This is a really significant point that is lost on a lot of people these days.

 

[Unicorn]

Everybody wearing sensible black boots.

 

[SSR]

That DJ's winner against the Sheep at The Piggery in the SC semi-final of 1980 was nothing like I remembered it but that Sandy Jardine getting knocked unconscious as he saved us with a goal line clearance was exactly as I remember.

This was my first Rangers game.

Watched that game and couldn't see any Aberdeen fans

 

[BlueHaze]

Wee Tam McLean and Bud Johnston were cracking crossers of the ball and big D.J.could certainly head the ball.

 

[Newtown Bear]

Made Rafael scheidt look like a 5 million pound player !

 

[Peter_OHanrahahanrahan]

There would be at least one challenge in every match that would be considered a 100% red card “career wrecker” followed by a lengthy ban by today’s standards. And (if it was even considered a foul at all) the players would just get on with it.

And the game was a much better and more entertaining place for it.

 

[albert_left_peg]

That we never played tippy tippy football back then and was a joy to see most games with us playing 4-4-2..... some of the striking combinations we had were outstanding

 

[Dugsy]

That DJ's winner against the Sheep at The Piggery in the SC semi-final of 1980 was nothing like I remembered it but that Sandy Jardine getting knocked unconscious as he saved us with a goal line clearance was exactly as I remember.

This was my first Rangers game.

This is one of my favourite Rangers goals. Was in the Jungle that day with my old man. Bedlam when we scored.

Sandy took a sore one.

 

[Dugsy]

Watched that game and couldn't see any Aberdeen fans

I think they had a section of the Rangers end?

 

[Southside_shug]

Standing on terracing was fantastic for the match day experience and the atmosphere.

wtf actually is this?

You go to a game then go home/pub/birds?

 

[Family bam]

We sang what we want.

Every other c.unt sang what they want.

Happy days indeed and then the big giant offended bus arrived.

 

[NorthSection]

That I still shout at the games as if they were happening live

I can’t remember which game it was but I groaned at one of our players making a mistake that led to a goal for them, it in a derby game that we won.

My Mrs thought I’d lost it but is genuinely bugged fora second.

 

[ThePRODigalSon]

Right, we've all been watching a load of old matches on youtube. What have we all learned from them? I'll throw in a few to start:

1. Refs in the past were just as bad as refs now - possibly even worse.
2. The backpass rule has improved the game.
3. There's a fair few players (Goram springs to mind) that weren't just as good as you remember them being, they were even better.

A fighting spirit

 

[Marstonbear]

We completely took over some away grounds and created a fantastic atmosphere

 

[Corby]

Terracing - superb.

 

[SSR]

I think they had a section of the Rangers end?

Think they did but don't seem to see them in the tv coverage

 

[Springsteen]

I’m not advocating its return, but there was no beating the Billy Boys to get Ibrox rocking.

 

[Bri RTID]

Right, we've all been watching a load of old matches on youtube. What have we all learned from them?

Vanoli, capucho, Ostenstad are still the worst I have seen

 

[Bulldog_72]

Early 2000s we were a lot better at feeding the strikers feet from full back and centre back with a ground pass. Probably due to a lot of opponents playing 4-4-2.

 

[Wilson90]

Graeme Roberts could conduct TBB perfectly

 

[MFK Bear]

I can remember watching some of our teams in the 90s and being critical, but I tell you what I wouldn't mind some of the players that I was moaning about in our team now.

 

[burgh blue]

watched the 92 semi v them last night
ffs was spackman underrated ?

WATP

 

[NsKMaDBaDGer]

Watched the Battle of Britain v Leeds last night - Footy was seriously more exciting back then

 

[RabSpackman]

Standing on terracing was fantastic for the match day experience and the atmosphere.

My kids were watching the 1986 League Cup Final with me the other night and amazed at the number of people standing on what I described as really wide concrete steps.

I know that it’s safer to have all seater stadiums but I miss the old terracing and even the chaos that could come with it at Hampden or the Piggery at a goal.

 

[RabSpackman]

Watched the Battle of Britain v Leeds last night - Footy was seriously more exciting back then

I think football in the 80s & 90s was just a more robust competition... some of the skills on show and the passing moves (especially when counter attacking was a big thing in the game) were fantastic but you were always half expecting someone to absolutely plough through your star man at some point in a game as well.
It was all much more tribal and resembled the sport the way that kids and adults played with their mates.

And scissor kicks... you just don’t see a good scissor kick any more. A lad in my sons team scored one early in the season and the parents of our team went bananas celebrating it!

 

[RabSpackman]

I’m not advocating its return, but there was no beating the Billy Boys to get Ibrox rocking.

It was THE best football anthem to rouse your team and the reason it was banned was F All to do with upsetting people about 19th Century Terrorist blood.... it was targeted because it was such a rousing anthem.

 

[Super Ally Does It Again]

That I was spoiled rotten from Souness to when Walter left the final time we watched some tremendous sides and players and I didn’t fully appreciate it until now. It was always right that’s done next!!

I watched the Laudrup cup final the other night the full game and what stood out to me was how hard our team was Gazza was getting wired in with some tasty tackles Ferguson McCall but we couldn’t half play too.

 

[mossy]

Going to sound like an old bugger but football 20 years ago and beyond was simply better.

 

[SoGo]

That the pitches were crap.

 

[Marstonbear]

watched the 92 semi v them last night
ffs was spackman underrated ?

WATP

I think so yes. The previous season it had threatened to fall apart but Spackman was immense and captained the side in the legendary win over Dolly.

Although he’d joined us from QPR and had previously played for Liverpool and Chelsea, he wasn’t looked upon as a stellar signing, this was an era when we would be in the market any time a top player was touted for a move

 

[Bluerhap]

If teams sat in we shot from distance and strikers followed up rebounds. Did help with players like Albertz and Van Bronkurst in the team.

 

[Northbear]

That we take football for granted missing the Ibrox roar

 

[Norber]

This is a really significant point that is lost on a lot of people these days.

Refs then were also part time or amateurs depending how far you go back . Today's refs are paid at a different level and are expected to be performing to a higher standard.

 

[1288Bear]

My kids were watching the 1986 League Cup Final with me the other night and amazed at the number of people standing on what I described as really wide concrete steps.

I know that it’s safer to have all seater stadiums but I miss the old terracing and even the chaos that could come with it at Hampden or the Piggery at a goal.

Think this was around the time that they actually completed the concreting of the terraces. Before that it was old timber sleepers forming the steps with black ash fill as treads which weren't particularly wide. Certainly not as wide as the new concrete steps. The stour that came up when a goal was scored was incredible - happy (but filthy) days.

 

[TheLoyalDug]

Just watched us beating them in Souness first season in New year game, watched Dynamo Kiev game. I love that Rangers archive channel.

 

[HMS.Temple.Garden]

been watching some old German games along with ours, from the 80s, %^*& sake the tackles are horrendous! No cards either!