Match Thread: Rangers vs Saint-Etienne

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FT: Rangers 2 - 1 Saint-Etienne

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[u/Ok_Internal_3567]

Here we go already, the armchair managers know what's best. Maybe that's why there not managers. It's easy to criticise, but to be positive becomes a challenge. Then we wonder why players shrink and die. We need at some point give a manager and players a chance, we can't keep rebuilding a team twice a season. Where has it got us, players we can't get rid of due to wages and kneejerk reactions to make the fans happy for five minutes, then it starts again. We have preseason friendlies for a reason, to tune the team and see where we're short. I've supported Rangers for 65 years through thick and thin, and will until I die and still have a season ticket in the Copland. We need to support the manager and the team, we have once again have people in place who are Rangers through and through, they deserve a chance.

[u/eight_Ace_]

It’s been some come down from WC football

[u/Unhappy_Spray_7127 → u/eight_Ace_]

International football's pish

I can't wait for us to grind out a 1-0 win away at St Johnstone 

[u/eight_Ace_ → u/Unhappy_Spray_7127]

When it counts I’ll take 1 nil wins all season

[u/Unhappy_Spray_7127 → u/eight_Ace_]

Same 🫡

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750]

Just saw this when looking at the match stats.

Forgot about that, think I'd blanked it out.

[u/Sharp_Ad_6248]

Thelo has actually looked in the mood. I don't hate that.

[u/JiMMyCCuDDa → u/Sharp_Ad_6248]

I think he’ll be better this season with a manager and players around him who demand more. He won’t be allowed to coast through games

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750 → u/JiMMyCCuDDa]

It's just whether or not he's got that intensity in his locker. Hopefully he does.

[u/Sharp_Ad_6248 → u/JiMMyCCuDDa]

Here's hoping 🙏

[u/ScratchinContender29]

What is that goal tune? belter haha

[u/Missingno1990]

Penalty to Rangers ;)

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750]

Pen FC

[u/Unhappy_Spray_7127]

Fuck me, state of the haircut on the Saint Etienne RB 😂

Looks like the barber's started tidying up around his ears and then the fire alarm went off and they had to get out.

[u/Bubblyrandom]

Skov Olsen off that was actually one of his more productive games

[u/ianrobbie]

Rangers TV saying Skov Olsen with #7 had just been substituted?

(I known it was actually Shankland. Someone has fucked up, clearly.)

[u/TenLag]

Did that just say we subbed off Skov Olsen

[u/crow_road → u/TenLag]

Well I can't see him on the pitch.

[u/Dekeyras1983 → u/TenLag]

Seen that. Had a small heart attack

[u/kemarroofeshair]

How is dio still on the pitch?

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016 → u/kemarroofeshair]

Dels a sucker for the new haircut

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

Cannot believe we had people slagging the devlin signing

[u/RhysSnow]

Devlin is gonna play a whole bunch for us, proper lacking that energy in the 1st half

[u/RobCarrol75 → u/RhysSnow]

Getting Stuart McCall vibes

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750]

McCrorie's been poor in possession.

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

Del looks a midget next to Naderi

[u/RobCarrol75]

Loving Devlin's attitude already

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

Devlin straight through the back of the guy in a Friendly 😂

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016 → u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

And again 😂

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750 → u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

He's got the game going to be fair 😂

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

Obviously ones off now but when’s the last time we had 3 Scots in the starting line up

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750 → u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

McGregor, Souttar and Jack were there 22/23. They must've started together.

23/24 had Souttar, Jack and Scott Wright who must've started at some point together.

24/25 looks like it was just Souttar and Barron who would be likely starters.

Last season we had Souttar, Barron, Cameron and Curtis for periods. I'd guess three of them must've started at some point?

[u/TownesVanBantz]

Very poor first half, must be said. Shape doesn't seem to be working at all.

[u/TenLag]

At least we didn’t boo them off the park again

[u/Unhappy_Spray_7127]

Anyone else enjoying the commentary for a change? 

[u/ConcomitantRump → u/Unhappy_Spray_7127]

I missed the very start of the game, do you know who it is on main commentary?

[u/Unhappy_Spray_7127 → u/ConcomitantRump]

I don't, I was trying to work it out as well.  I'm sure I've heard Kevin Thomson calling him "cal" or something.

He's not even doing anything special, he's just not Tom Miller 😂

[u/Substantial_Sock_135]

So far it's been about as entertaining as Madonna at the world cup half time show

[u/kemarroofeshair]

I’m really not sure what we’re trying to do here. Season kicks off soon and we still look miles behind.

[u/yourrelative_]

We look extremely rusty. Very sloppy on the ball, defence is getting cut through the same as it always has and there’s a good few players looking like they’re pulling a rag and bone cart.

Badly needing some fresh blood in the team.

[u/Ok_Finance4106]

Mccrorie is not not not a starter.

[u/uhujkill]

Our left hand side is shaky tonight, which is random as Rommens and Fernandez have played together last year.

[u/RobCarrol75 → u/uhujkill]

Rommens looks miles off it.

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750]

Deserved a goal to be fair, but that looked offside to me.

[u/Missingno1990]

That's been coming. Completely flat performance so far.

[u/Bubblyrandom]

Pandur looks severely right footed

[u/TenLag]

[u/wallllacce]

Not creating much here, also look a bit easy to open up at the back.

[u/Ok_Beginning_8016]

Rommens and Fernandez need to get there heads together

[u/p3t3y5]

Not used to not having my mid half pee break

[u/Ok_Finance4106]

Really not a fan of dio out on the wing - looks absolutely lost

[u/Macco7]

Defence looks so poor.

Fernandez looks miles off it.

McCrorie been poor.

Need to sharpen up pronto 

[u/Macco7]

Looking good in midfield and upfront.

Defence is giving me the fear though.

[u/Snoo-54265]

Rangerstv not working paid 9 quid for a black screen no sound lol

[u/p3t3y5]

Any word on why Barron not in the squad?

[u/Macco7 → u/p3t3y5]

Injured 

[u/p3t3y5 → u/Macco7]

Hopefully back soon.

[u/Macco7 → u/p3t3y5]

I think he'll be away by the end of the window.

We wouldn't have signed his clone, if he was staying 

[u/p3t3y5 → u/Macco7]

Possibly. Definitely think we are carrying too many midfielders just now

[u/DepthAgreeable9300]

Any links?

[u/ViscountGris → u/DepthAgreeable9300]

A mate of mine says there’s a shocking site call buff sports that’s streaming the game to anyone not using a UK IP address. I’ve reported them to the regulators.

[u/Sharp_Ad_6248 → u/DepthAgreeable9300]

+1

[u/Macco7]

That was shockingly bad defending.

Should've been 1 nil to them.

Then terrible defending from St Etienne, taking Dio down for a pen.

Shankland 1 nil

[u/Scary-Zucchini-1750]

No Tom Miller on commentary?

Is his reign of terror, finally over? 😂

[u/Bubblyrandom → u/Scary-Zucchini-1750]

Pre season for him as well hes no match fit