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Rangers' Wee Spot in Europe - Season 2023/24


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6 hours ago, Lurkst said:

I believe it would be an indirect free kick for handling a passback, no card though.

The only time a keeper can be booked or sent off for handling in his own box is if it's an illegal second touch following a goal kick or free kick.

This was my understanding also.

The Laws were updated fairly recently as well to include allowing the GK to be sanctioned for illegal second touches using the hands or arms as they were previously excluded.

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10 minutes ago, bobbydazzler said:

not buying into the "prefer to be in the europa league cos dont want to get pumped 6 times" line

surely you want to be playing against the best of the best at every opportunity?

You'd think so.

They're going to get a good few pumpings in the EL anyway, and receive 20M or so less for the privilege. 

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30 minutes ago, bobbydazzler said:

not buying into the "prefer to be in the europa league cos dont want to get pumped 6 times" line

surely you want to be playing against the best of the best at every opportunity?

Totally.

Had they won last night, we'd have been treated to the usual "dining at the top table" crap amidst much excitement about the vast income on its way.  

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1 hour ago, bobbydazzler said:

not buying into the "prefer to be in the europa league cos dont want to get pumped 6 times" line

surely you want to be playing against the best of the best at every opportunity?

Even if it means everyone in Europe is either laughing uproariously at you or contemptuously ignoring you ? What does that achieve ?

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3 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said:

Totally.

Had they won last night, we'd have been treated to the usual "dining at the top table" crap amidst much excitement about the vast income on its way.  

Aye, like I mentioned earlier in the thread, while the Europa League offers more potential in terms of progression and (hopefully) lessens the chance of pumpings akin to last season, there’s no dressing up the fact that the failure to qualify just increases the financial gap between ourselves and Celtic, making it even harder for us to compete domestically.

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10 hours ago, ekok said:

Something fundamentally wrong at Rangers, signing absolute duds like Sima, Matondo,  etc 

They are so far short of an SPFL standard,  never mind Rangers,  embarrassing. 

Beale has had his shot, failed miserably,  get Derek Mcinnes in now. Won't win us any trebles,  but will reset the Rangers way.

SPLF standard? What does that mean? That covers 42 teams, from Celtic to Bonnyrigg, Aberdeen to Stranraer etc.

What do you think 'SPFL' stands for?

8 hours ago, Portmahomack Saint said:

 

I still think they'll run Celtic close, SPL is a different ball game,  these guys are not eligible for European games and will be back in for the title push 

 

 

 

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No one will be winning the SPL in Scotland this season.

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1 hour ago, bobbydazzler said:

not buying into the "prefer to be in the europa league cos dont want to get pumped 6 times" line

surely you want to be playing against the best of the best at every opportunity?

This line seems to have sprung up after a post by Bairnardo and the bandwagon got jumped.

 

The club would prefer the CL for obvious reasons.

The fans would love to see us competing in the CL against the big names. Dropping down to the Europa isn't the worst thing in the world, we've proven that we can regularly compete in there after Christmas. 

 

As my old mate Monkey Tennis pointed out playing in the EL gives us the best chance of adding to the coefficient, which explains his happiness. 

 

I would say that we're accepting the EL rather than preferring it.

 

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10 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

By Ally's logic in which Scottish teams should be aiming to be in the Europa League because they have a remote chance of winning it, should Dundee, Partick etc opt for the Scottish Championship seeing as they have no chance of winning the Premiership? 🤔

Partick have opted for the Championship for years (with the odd SPFL1 season thrown in) 

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6 minutes ago, bennett said:

This line seems to have sprung up after a post by Bairnardo and the bandwagon got jumped.

 

The club would prefer the CL for obvious reasons.

The fans would love to see us competing in the CL against the big names. Dropping down to the Europa isn't the worst thing in the world, we've proven that we can regularly compete in there after Christmas. 

 

As my old mate Monkey Tennis pointed out playing in the EL gives us the best chance of adding to the coefficient, which explains his happiness. 

 

I would say that we're accepting the EL rather than preferring it.

 

Sums the situation up pretty well. We are being criticised for an opinion we don’t seem to hold.

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1 hour ago, bennett said:

This line seems to have sprung up after a post by Bairnardo and the bandwagon got jumped.

... and McCoist admitting it as part of his post-match punditry.

Eta: reflection of an 'only in it for the trophies' OF mentality.

That said, to play Devil's Advocate, this appears over in the Dons thread:

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Looking at the projected pots I'd rather see Aberdeen in the Conference. The Europa looks like 6 heavy defeats.

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11 hours ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

They really are. Hopefully teams have a bit more self belief and don’t just sit in against them. Killie have shown what can be done with the right game plan.

Guys like Sima, Dessers, Danilo, Lammers, Sterling, Dowell, Matondo and Souttar don’t look any better than what the other clubs have at their disposal.

Sima, Dessers, Danilo, Lammers, Sterling, Dowell, Matondo & Soutar can always be carried through league games by The Rangers one genuine star and ace in the deck - VAR Penalty Tavernier.

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