posted Dec 26, 2007

OneAlanHutton's right - he started well and then faded. Although to be fair, after half-time, he didn't get much of the ball. Good to see Biuffel back in the team, he adds a bit of intelligence to the midfield and links the play well.
We badly need Darcheville back though and I look forward to him v Balde next week!

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posted Dec 27, 2007

Please Tully sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

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posted Dec 27, 2007

I have been saying all season Burke needs to get a game. He gets his first one and MOM straight off, enough said. The guy has the most creativity out of any players we have.

How McCulloch (who is an average old school hoof it player and not even a winger) gets a start before him is frankly beyond me.

Now lets get Boyd up front with either Naisy/Darche also. Either way Boyd must get a start along with Burke.

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posted Dec 27, 2007

McCulloch isn't played to play as a winger, he plays more midfield than anything, yes he does connect up attacks from time to time, but when do you ever see McCulloch in the box trying to score? never hes shots crackers from outside. You can't compare to completely different players (Burke, McCulloch) Burkes more technique and McCullochs more strength.

I agree boyd needs more games, Darche is a good striker, Cousin is ok although it looks like hes playing for the wages and not rangers, but no striker on the rangers team besides novo and boyd knows the SPL.

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posted Dec 27, 2007

Whatever we have got to put faith in Walter and get behind the lads over the coming months. Its ours for the taking if we win the next two....

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posted Dec 27, 2007

McCulloch and Burke are completely different players! Burke blows hot and cold and is not reliable enough as he can't stay fit and needs to bulk up a bit to deal with some strong challanges that will come his way! McCulloch has been a great signing this year! For example, Boyd is top scorer in the league with 7 goals, McCulloch has had 6 assists, he is the type of player we need after getting bullied about the pitch under the Le Guen debacle!

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posted Dec 27, 2007

Whoever is complaining about Mcculloch: Who do you think our player with the most assists is? Burke was far too inconsistent when he was in the team the first time. He would run at players but would try to beat them too many times and would end up losing the ball. Mcculloch may not have the flair but he has the goods and won't fall over in a light breeze.

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posted Dec 27, 2007

mcCulloch will be the player who gets the most assists as he is the only player getting a regular run in his positon. Novo, Adam, Beasley and Burke (had only 1 game) have all been alternating on the opposite side.

As for Burke being inconsistent. Tell that to all the teams in the CL he skinned and pretty much was our best player to get us to the last 16.

He also won player of the season that year or are you forgeting that conveniently?


He had an injury just before Le Guen left and Smith dropped him and never played him since. Under Le Guen again Burke was one of our better players. Smith needed to bolster the defence over Le Guen, not take away all our attacking flair!

McCulloch, sure is a steady player. But he is completely one dimentional. It was seen in the Scotland game against Italy and Lyon at home.

When we have stuck players on like Novo against Barca at home. We caused them problems, but it was tool late. Players who can run and dribble causes problems. These are the players you need to unlock defences.

As for being smaller doesn't seem to stop the likes of Sean Wright-phillips or Beasley or Novo for that matter. As long as we have Ferguson and Thomson getting stuck in along with our defence that will compensate. Hell, Even our strikers are big now.

Our team even under Mcleish, when Novo and Burke played created alot. We just leaked too many goals. Since the defence has been rebuilt and thomson added. We seem fine in that department.

I am not knocking McCulloch or his contribution, but our lack of creativity is obvious for anyone to see.

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posted Dec 28, 2007

Buffel and Burke are class players! With Hutton and Burke on the right, we would be a lethal force going down that wing. Burke and Hutton are not afraid to take people on and that's what we have been lackin. We also need a decent left winger with pace who can run at people. Another Lovenkrands. Thomson has shown inconsistency. I was looking forward to seeing him play but he hasnt lived up to expectations. Buffel is a class act and its appauling that Smith left him out. I am actually starting to worry about Smith's tactics. They are awful! 4-5-1 in the SPL. We should be believing that we are the best team in the SPL and play with a 4-4-2. Or maybe even a 4-3-1-2 with Buffel playing jus infront of Fergie. Buffel is imaginative, creative, skillful and can certainly read the game well. This is what were lackin. We need to get rid of players in Jan. Cousin for one. He's a lazy git! Darche and Boydy in attack is an awesome force with Novo for backup. Weir has also shown that he's losing it. Its time for Webster to step up cos he's a class defender and would go well with Cuellar. Walter has lost it tactically and i hope he realises this sooner than later. 4-5-1 only seems to work against Celtic. We need to go all out if were to get points against the other teams. Mon the Gers!!

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