27 Jul 2023 22:57:16
"Rangers used 18 players last night.

15 of them were here last season.

This new team time to gel myth really needs put to bed! "

Extract from a post on twitter. Thoughts?

1.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 00:18:18
New cm and three new strikers started, three forwards have played minutes together, this takes a good few games, can be longer hopefully isn't for us, Hagi mentioned fatigue i prefer listening to them.

2.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 07:40:31
Don’t and never will understand why people get so het up over pre season matches, this is not and never will be about the result, MB will also have gotten a lot of answers about some of the players, IMO, BB is done, has been since the game against that mob when they ran over the top of us in a midweek game and he was made to look absolutely terrible, he has never and will never recover from that performance, in fact, I would say that if he hadn’t scored the free kick against Ross County way back he’d have been binned a lot quicker, he’s a liability we can ill afford now! As much as it pains me, Lundstram has gone from club cult figure to absolute dugmeat in one season and if we are being honest played the other night like a man who knows when Cifuentes arrives he’ll be even further down the pecking order if he sticks around. Ridvan will be our left back and will also benefit from Lundstram not being in the side, I can’t be the only one who thought the wee man’s confidence was shot by JL in his first season, all I seen in his first few games was JL berate RY pointing and shouting, the lad is a player and his willingness to go forward is better then BB for a start, rarely does he check back when attacking, he’s also a better defender than BB, a daft mistake the other night led to a deflected goal, but the WHOLE team, with exception of Lammers, made more mistakes than RY. Even Raskin and Cantwell looked off it. Remember, these guys are going through the gruelling part of pre season to get their fitness levels up and playing 3 games in a week on top of that to boot in front of a packed Ibrox, how many times in the past have we played teams from lower divisions in friendlies and drawn 0-0, stop reading too much into the result. Also, and this is the biggest thing that really gets my goat, stop writing players off after 2-3games who have just arrived at a new club, new country, new teammates and likely to be away from family for a period until they can move closer, folk on here and other media outlets writing Dessers and Sima off already, as a fan base some of us are pathetic at not looking at the bigger picture about what’s going on off the field as well as on, new players need time to get to know their teammates plays, the new formations they may not have played before and most importantly the expectations of the club which is probably unlike anything they’ve experienced before, it’s all too easy to look across the city and think why can’t we have players hit the ground running like the Japanese guys etc but remember, they have had a host of others who haven’t, and that type of luck doesn’t happen all the time, BREATHE guys, this is a MASSIVE rebuild, it ain’t happening over night! Look at where we were and where we are, just remember we were watching the likes of Kiernan, Senderos, Barton and Sandaza, take a chill and back the team, give them time to get it right!

3.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 08:11:52
Fatigue the seasons not even started yet. Away and not make me laugh. These boys are spoiled and should be fit as butchers dugs.

4.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 08:48:21
FS, Jesus Christ on a bike?! Fatigue?! It's pre-season and he's greetin about "fatigue"?! Talk about getting your excuses in early.

5.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 08:59:31
Clearly don't understand preseason Harthill.

6.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 09:00:06
Very good post gbone.

7.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 09:21:53
Big Ben yes fatigue thier not fit enough now for 3 games a week, preseason is about being ready for when the meaningful games start.

8.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 09:25:25
Ben. They trained on Wednesday. Wether its a top athlete or a punter at the gym, recovery phases are just as important. They allow you to perform at your best or train at your best. Exercise Physiology is a lot more than Roy of the Rovers.

9.) 28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023 09:58:08
15 out of the 18 were not here last year but how many were either long term injured or not first choice?