coalman

Rangers well on top at 1-0 despite a missed penalty. Russell Martin's teams know how to defend a 1-0 lead. Today's the day they break their duck.

Proper piece of Russball fucking about at the back nearly costs them there.

Rangers search for that elusive first win of the season. Or perhaps unelusive 6th draw or 2nd defeat.

It feels like we're heading in the right direction. Not mindlessly picking the players at the heart of our defensive shambles of recent years is a good start. Having the same players nailed on week in week out was part of the mates culture that allowed mediocrity to flourish.

Wood and Quarshie have to keep their places. The team that's top of the league really didn't threaten that much. If we can stay solid we can build the attack from there.

Jander is just on another level. Let's enjoy the year we have of him.

The scary thing is he is right. Celtic are terrible under Rodgers. Admittedly, it might take the hiring of a new Rangers manager but it's possible.

I would actually go with as new a broom as we can for Boro McCarthy Roerslav Wood Quarshie Jelert Jander Charles Armstrong Azaz Fellows Archer Downes did well on Tuesday but hes been a liability in every other game this season. Manning is a midfielder playing as a fullback. Armstrong and McCarthy are the only ones who've played themselves back into the team for me. Wood and Quarshie deserve a chance because Stephens and THB are just spectators when people cross into our box and have stupid mistakes in them. That back 4 isn't part of the omnishambles that has let in soft goals for 2-3 years and McCarthy is ok as long as he knows when to put his foot through the ball. If Jander isn't fit then Downes starts. Don't see the point in dropping Fellows and Azaz already without giving them a chance to show what they can do.

Neither Stephens or THB are good at defending crosses. For the last couple of seasons every time the ball goes in our box we look like conceding

That is the dumbest sending off. Even Captain Jack would struggle to match that.

Except MLG promised us he'd never be between the sticks and was only signed for training.

What the

Manning turns back. Again

McCarthy saving at his near post ... whatever next. Nice to see the officials let Liverpool's offside move continue.

I know this is tempting fate in the worst way possible but our defence looks so much better without THB and Stephens in it. Not just being able to defend but also not cunting about slowly at the back.

So much this. The last two times he's done it we've lost all the momentum we were starting to build and didn't get it back. It may be a factor of trying to keep his large squad happy but it's not helping the football on the pitch.

Is it truly possible to unlearn the habits of Russball for those who have embraced it? The no look suicide pass for their second was classic high risk no reward Rusty. At the end of last season we tried a non THB, Bednarek, Stephens defence and looked far more solid. We even drew a game. There's no point being in top if your opponent can just waltz down our end and score.

All it takes to score against us is to cross the ball into our box. Until we fix that it doesn't matter what we do in the rest of the pitch. Choose centre backs who can defend and a keeper that pushes the ball sideways when he saves.

Nearly a Stephens classic sending off there

Bazunu has to be claiming that

That's more like it.

"I've blamed it on the players, I've blamed it on the fans, I'll probably start blaming it on the boogie now"

Second half was a whole lot better. First half was godawful. Please build on the second half. Jander has to be starting over Downes who just gives the ball away constantly.

The first set did. The second not so much

Jander stepped away from him - how is that a foul?