New Footie season - 2018/2019

[Stratmangler]

thats good.. quite fancied him tbh, but if he has an issue or is not 100% committed then its better not to happen ...
still awaiting some striker, and hopefully not lafferty. dont think he handles pressure of a big club so well.

playing tonight in europe 2nd leg with a 1-0 lead, but team told to call it 0-0 which is wise. we need to win the game.

I suspect that Sheffield United were his preferred option, as it's not too far a move away from home (he's a born and raised Mancunian).
Sheffield United got a good deal too, as he went on a free transfer.
He's been with City throughout his development, so City are in line for a decent percentage of any future transfer deals.
https://www.mcfcwatch.com/2018/08/02...free-transfer/

I hope it goes your way tonight against NK Osijek.
Your 1-0 lead is best ignored - Rangers need to play to win!

[rmcin626]

If he was not committed then it’s best he went somewhere else, hoping for a win tonight, unfortunately unable to go due previous commitment

[struth]

Rangers through to play Maribor next. ended 1-1; opposition snatching a late goal. Told it was a decent, and fairly open game.
Hibs got through too after a 1-1 draw but Dons going out in Extra time to Burnley. Good showing from them tho...

[rmcin626]

Not seen the Rangers game yet, unfortunately Aberdeen never made it through 2 out of 3 teams through to the next round

[struth]

Not seen the Rangers game yet, unfortunately Aberdeen never made it through 2 out of 3 teams through to the next round

Not me. Just going on reports from mates who were. Croat fans caused trouble outside b4 match. Scum

[Marco]

I was alternating between the Rangers and Aberdeen game. Aberdeen did well and were unlucky. They had their chances, but in the end Burnley had just a bit too much quality. Hibs pulled of a fantastic result!

In terms of Rangers, this is the first time I've seen them play since Gerrard took over, and although they're still very much 'work in progress', I'll tell you one thing for sure: no way will they be getting humped so easily by Celtic this season...

They're MUCH more solid looking and organised than they were last year, and as such less prone to losing silly goals. And in Allan McGregor they're got a top-class goalkeeper (he was precisely that too, last time he was at Rangers, now more experienced), and he made some great saves tonight, to keep Rangers in it against a Croatian side who were defo no mugs.

Katić scored a good header and was impressive throughout, with his positional sense and distribution of the ball, and I was also impressed with Kent, and his delivery of the ball from set-pieces, especially corner kicks. I can see the team scoring a few goals this season from his wickedly whipped-in corners! I was also impressed with the way Rangers pressed the game and the high tempo they played at.

Downsides? The defensive organisation at times lacked cohesion and some of the defending itself was a little naive. Tavernier is not a natural defender and much more suited to going forward, where he can be a threat down the wing. And at the other end of the park, aside from Morelos, I don't see any prolific goal scorers, who can get 25-30 goals a season, unlike Celtic have in abundance, and even Morelos himself blows hot and cold, so for me that's something they'll need to address if they're seriously going to challenge Celtic for the title.

That said, I'll confidently predict that Rangers will be up there this season, beat smaller teams that they struggled to do last season, and will give Celtic, especially at Ibrox, some tough games! Can't wait until it all kicks off this weekend!

Marco.

[rmcin626]

Not me. Just going on reports from mates who were. Croat fans caused trouble outside b4 match. Scum

Just watching the game now Grant, my son was there all good apart from the last couple of minutes. Seen the footage of the trouble before the game sure we will learn more tomorrow

[struth]

I was alternating between the Rangers and Aberdeen game. Aberdeen did well and were unlucky. They had their chances, but in the end Burnley had just a bit too much quality. Hibs pulled of a fantastic result!

In terms of Rangers, this is the first time I've seen them play since Gerrard took over, and although they're still very much 'work in progress', I'll tell you one thing for sure: no way will they be getting humped so easily by Celtic this season...

They're MUCH more solid looking and organised than they were last year, and as such less prone to losing silly goals. And in Allan McGregor they're got a top-class goalkeeper (he was precisely that too, last time he was at Rangers, now more experienced), and he made some great saves tonight, to keep Rangers in it against a Croatian side who were defo no mugs.

Katić scored a good header and was impressive throughout, with his positional sense and distribution of the ball, and I was also impressed with Kent, and his delivery of the ball from set-pieces, especially corner kicks. I can see the team scoring a few goals this season from his wickedly whipped-in corners! I was also impressed with the way Rangers pressed the game and the high tempo they played at.

Downsides? The defensive organisation at times lacked cohesion and some of the defending itself was a little naive. Tavernier is not a natural defender and much more suited to going forward, where he can be a threat down the wing. And at the other end of the park, aside from Morelos, I don't see any prolific goal scorers, who can get 25-30 goals a season, unlike Celtic have in abundance, and even Morelos himself blows hot and cold, so for me that's something they'll need to address if they're seriously going to challenge Celtic for the title.

That said, I'll confidently predict that Rangers will be up there this season, beat smaller teams that they struggled to do last season, and will give Celtic, especially at Ibrox, some tough games! Can't wait until it all kicks off this weekend!

Marco.

Yup agreed. Badly need another striker with goals in them.
Also agree re tavs. He can't defend for toffee.

[struth]

Just watching the game now Grant, my son was there all good apart from the last couple of minutes. Seen the footage of the trouble before the game sure we will learn more tomorrow

Glad he didn't get caught up. We had trouble after the Wigan game too. Was told it was chelski thugs

[rmcin626]

Glad he didn't get caught up. We had trouble after the Wigan game too. Was told it was chelski thugs

We are certainly looking better than a few months ago, but still need a few players.

I’m sure we will find out more about the disturbance before the game in the coming days.