When Spurs come to town

[Craigie]

Rest everyone.

Already on 10 points, currently in 8th place with USG at home in the last fixture.

The cup final 3 days later must be out priority.

Rest them all.

 

[HowdenEnder]

We need to be careful, Joe Cole has just said that Spurs can beat anyone over two legs.

 

[The Consortium]

They're a different proposition but we're clearly more comfortable against teams who can be got at after the turnover. Think we can make a go if it given it's at Ibrox.

 

[Goldsonbauer]

I'd go as far as giving Dessers a game

 

[Davie Weir]

Never going to happen

 

[brand69]

We play to beat them.

 

[smitjb]

All that "let's hope Spurs are already qualified so they play a weakended team". We are above them in the table.

 

[Colinlam72]

What if we played well and got a point? Confidence into the final

 

[Portadown_Bear]

The manager can't afford to do that.

The beating we took off Liverpool cost GvB his job.

 

[SpandauBear]

Would be nice to beat an English team in Europe though especially after our last home humiliation against Liverpool in the CL.

 

[prsoandnovo222]

Rest them all ? And then what take a 7 nil defeat or something? Absolutely no chance ,we should go full strength and you never know maybe it will be one of the memorable nights at Ibrox, plus I want top 8

 

[fraserbear]

It's a Scotland vs England game - we won't be resting anybody and nor should we, especially against fat Ange.

Can we please stop with this defeatist attitude ffs.

 

[Unicorn]

The last time we beat them in a game that mattered came 3 days after a brilliant European result against Braga. Confidence and momentum can be vital in football.

 

[prsoandnovo222]

Would be nice to beat an English team in Europe though especially after our last home humiliation against Liverpool in the CL.

Correct mate been far too long , Leeds utd in 1992 FFS

 

[Josh Allen]

The manager can't afford to do that.

The beating we took off Liverpool cost GvB his job.

Did it?

 

[YorkshireBlue]

We’ve got an English team at home with the winner consolidating a top 8 spot going into final two games, and you want us to throw the game?

Any more bright ideas?

 

[Div1872]

Totally agree OP

We need to be sensible and play our youths and keep our 1st team back for the LCF

 

[The Blue Lamp]

Don't think I'd like to rest anyone against that fat middens team

 

[possilbear2]

I'd go as far as giving Dessers a game

Wouldn't go that far.

 

[CaptainCourageous]

Rest no one.

 

[Rt. Hon. Bearman]

We’ve got an English team at home with the winner consolidating a top 8 spot going into final two games, and you want us to throw the game?

Any more bright ideas?

I agree.

I'd back us at Ibrox in a one off European match against anyone.

We are in the top 8 with 3 games left. I don't care who our opponents are. We should now be aiming to secure a last 16 place, not settling for a playoff spot.

 

[Aribo17]

Would 100% make changes

 

[PortoyMortoy]

Sort of agree as today has given us a bit of comfort for advancing to at least the playoff round, however with that said if we could somehow get something from the Spurs match, then Top 8 might be a possibility and we should be going for that.


Club would guarantee themselves around €4.4 million without factoring in any individual match prize money or money we have already earned if we were able to get inside the Top 8.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Fat Ange and his boys are on for a hell of a doing.

 

[club175]

Take a draw

 

[AbronhillBear]

Rangers play to win every game we play in regardless of the opposition. We should have an eye on finishing in the top 8 now. The cup final takes care of itself

 

[daviemil2021]

A win in the Europa is worth about the same as winning thr cup. However, if we were to beat Spurs and USG and get to 16 points we'd get a further £1.5m for the qualifying round.

Numbers dont care about bragging rights, the focus has to be on where we earn the most cash at this stage.

 

[Gaz030191]

Rotate the squad, yes. Rest everyone? No.

Great game to give chances to likes of Tav, Mccausland, Dessers, Yilmaz, Rice, Balogun.

Still a decent squad and keeps a lot of players fresh for the weekend.

 

[cooprfc]

Na we aim for top 8. If we win our two home games, we won't be far away from that.

 

[GovanFrontLoyal]

We play our best 11 and move onto the cup final with hopefully a good result in our wings. If we rest everyone and get fucked 5-0 what kind of feeling will we have?

 

[wilso10]

We played 120 minutes against Braga 3 days before going onto beat Celtic over 120 minutes in the SC semi 2.5 years ago.

 

[FrazzGers]

%^*& that. Go out and get into them.

Hope Clement sticks the nut on that steak pie in a jumper too.

 

[Iain04]

Watched part of their game as well tonight. Very poor defensively & exposed on the wings.
It'll be a like for like on how they setup & the cup final goes with quick counters as well as restarts.

 

[WalterSmith72]

Did we need to rest players when we went ET in the Europa league Thursday then beat Celtic in ET at Hampden before ??

Strongest team both games please

 

[JC85]

Won't bother going then, do I get my £43 back?

Nonsense.

 

[JohnD]

The manager can't afford to do that.

The beating we took off Liverpool cost GvB his job.

I seem to recall it was losing away to St Johnstone rather than European performances that got him emptied.

Who are we playing at the weekend BTW?

 

[Stone Cold]

I'd go as far as giving Dessers a game

Nope

 

[Portadown_Bear]

I seem to recall it was losing away to St Johnstone rather than European performances that got him emptied.

Who are we playing at the weekend BTW?

The Liverpool game was when the fans really turned on him.

 

[Gladstone]

I think you can get fined by Uefa for fielding a severely weakened team.

 

[Growler]

“Currently in 8th place”.

So surely it’s worth consolidating that and going straight into the last 16, instead of the play off round?

 

[Groove1]

We need to be careful, Joe Cole has just said that Spurs can beat anyone over two legs.

I will be honest I fear spurs the way they play is everything we don’t like. Players behind the ball press high. Fast breaks pace out wide n a. Loan striker who looks for a battle with theCBs.

 

[Only God Forgives]

Rest our Squad ?we could end up getting mauled, get a result against spurs could lead to a good result againstvthe mhanks

 

[NegrisLob]

Fek that spurs at home is going to be massive

Atmosphere will be amazing, outstanding opportunity to get 1 of the 4 points we'll be looking for to progress automatically

Bring it on.

 

[bkerr72]

Tonight is the first game they've went pretty much full strength in the competitio. Only thing that might stop them from doing that against us is they have the EFL semi final in that run of games. I suspect he'll want to come back and give us a doing so we can't afford to rest anybody.

 

[Deano1872]

I give us a chance at a result. They are not coping well in Europe at all.

Ipswich beat them at home, it isn't unimaginable we could nick a draw at home in the Europa.

Absolutely I'm getting carried away. That's what it's all about.

 

[Worthy_Candidate]

Honestly, I appreciate that all opinions should be welcomed on the forum but fcuk that.

OP, go and take yourself to fcuk with that pish.

 

[Westcoaster]

Rotate the squad, yes. Rest everyone? No.

Great game to give chances to likes of Tav, Mccausland, Dessers, Yilmaz, Rice, Balogun.

Still a decent squad and keeps a lot of players fresh for the weekend.

I'd agree with this as well. Still got Hagi and Danilo to come in for the final and good to see Yilmaz and Rice getting minutes - squad depth slowly looking a bit better.

 

[Thewandofpedro]

Honestly, I appreciate that all opinions should be welcomed on the forum but fcuk that.

OP, go and take yourself to fcuk with that pish.

Is that a no?

 

[Mons Calpe]

Rest everyone.

Already on 10 points, currently in 8th place with USG at home in the last fixture.

The cup final 3 days later must be out priority.

Rest them all.

Understand the rationale, however, can't and won't happen.
We get a draw and then beat USG then we possibly make top 8.
Take a tanking v Spurs it hits our GD and then maybe not beat USG and we are sweating over a top 24 finish.
We have to go all guns.
I have a feeling we are going to relive season 21/ 22 domestically up and down, Europe great.

 

[VforVolunteer]

Play the same team as tonight. They've earned a shot at beating a big team.

We're not so bad.