What I'd play:

Walton

Nammo
Esselink
Forbes
Ferry

Sevelj
Tait
Camara

Randall
Metsoko
Sapsford

I suspect it'll still be the team that started against Salford though which is fair enough. Ageyi has struggled pre season but has got enough credit in the bank. We'll get a fair idea if the two Aussies are up to it. Iuvo: never really sure what you are going to get from him.

Hopefully Leiper is on the bench. If we are still in the game with 20 minutes to go you have to put him on, the lift the place will get might actually make a real difference.

Last edited by lifesanocean (27/7/2026 10:06 pm)

Not a ticket left for the game. Watch out for those bastards in our end, most likely a few in the George fox anyway.

If I'm honest I'm worried. I think we look weak in the right back area and unsure of our best midfield. Camara was good v Salford but Agyei looks like his brain is still on holiday. Tait having to drop deep to play passes he should be making in the opposition half isn't helping my optimism either.
And although we look technically better with these players (something I've been moaning about nearly every week) I am not seeing the warrior spirit and bite that will be needed for a result in these first league games. That spirit shouldn't be underestimated because 9 times out of 10 it's what helps you get results in big games like the ones we've got coming up now.
Sorry for the negativity and hopefully I'm wrong.

David_Blunkett wrote:

This is a Rangers side who's marquee signings are Devlin and Shankland, there's nothing to fear, it's gonna be hard August, but the manager and players would get a lot of leeway if we didn't play the badge on their shirt and played the XI in front of them.

Scottish football in at it's weakest it's been for a long time, last season showed that, Hearts who where just a solid team with 2 or 3 players above decent, came within a whisker before shitting the bed.

We beat Celtic twice last season and should've beaten the Huns twice as well, just get tore in about these fuckers and see where it gets us.

 
I know you didn't quote me directly. But my comments about being worried shouldn't be misinterpreted as fear. I don't fear The Rangers at all. I just feel we're missing a couple of important ingredients at this early stage.

On the other hand if those 2 new strikers at Celtic get going there will definitely be a fear factor across Scotland. I watched Kasper Hogh quite a bit playing in Europe for Bodo Glimt and he's different class. I'm amazed a bigger club didn't take him, maybe we'll find out why. Hopefully we're playing them in the LC before they're up to speed.

redford_must_score wrote:

David_Blunkett wrote:

This is a Rangers side who's marquee signings are Devlin and Shankland, there's nothing to fear, it's gonna be hard August, but the manager and players would get a lot of leeway if we didn't play the badge on their shirt and played the XI in front of them.

Scottish football in at it's weakest it's been for a long time, last season showed that, Hearts who where just a solid team with 2 or 3 players above decent, came within a whisker before shitting the bed.

We beat Celtic twice last season and should've beaten the Huns twice as well, just get tore in about these fuckers and see where it gets us.

 
I know you didn't quote me directly. But my comments about being worried shouldn't be misinterpreted as fear. I don't fear The Rangers at all. I just feel we're missing a couple of important ingredients at this early stage.

On the other hand if those 2 new strikers at Celtic get going there will definitely be a fear factor across Scotland. I watched Kasper Hogh quite a bit playing in Europe for Bodo Glimt and he's different class. I'm amazed a bigger club didn't take him, maybe we'll find out why. Hopefully we're playing them in the LC before they're up to speed.

Wasn't really a response to you, just how i feel when we face either of the OF, we give them too much respect and usually react than be proactive.
 

If rumours are true

I think I’d maybe put Forbes to left back and bring Graham in to centre half

Walton
Naamo Bert Graham Forbes
Tait sevelj ageyi
Sapsford rose Randall

Ferry starting.

Fantastic news!

HT 1-0
We're up for this battle.
My worries about bite were unnecessary. We have it.

64 minutes 1-1 we've lost our intensity and the midfield looks shot.
C'mon Jim, changes needed.

Last edited by redford_must_score (31/7/2026 9:29 pm)

Randall should do better, but plenty to be happy about, only one game, but fight, dig, pace, passion, played good stuff, weren't intimidated and bar mins 50 - 65 never he never let them dictate,  i'd be at Ferry offering him an extra tenner a week just to see his contract out, reckon that wold do it.

Ageyi looked a lot more like himself tonight- when he’s on it, nobody in the middle of park can get near him. He’s a very classy player but incredible defensively also.

Overall, happy with that.

Forbes MOTM.  Bennie looked good too.  Ferry will be a huge loss but we all knew that.  Squad overall looks better than last year, reliable keeper helps.