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What’s so good about them Einstein? Since they beat us they’ve picked up 9 points from 10 games. You’re as over the top with praise for Dundee as you are critical about St Mirren.

We beat Celtic 4-0 once upon a time. These things happen.

Dundee are shite. Thankfully after Wednesday we won’t need to concern ourselves thinking about them until at least this August, and potentially August next year.

I’m glad he cleared up that the OGs in our goals for column were scored by opposition players and not our own.

I saw it on sportscene this morning. If a foul was given against Goldson, as should have been, would it not also have been a red card? Or am I even more sensitive than the rules these days? Last time I saw studs into a player at waist height I’d have assumed a red card was coming.

Mandron should be first choice striker. Not even debatable. First half especially he was brilliant today. Also looks to have a good partnership with Kiltie.

One season flash in the pan anyway IMO.

I assume, if anything does come of this rumour, we will likely be shipping at least one/two out given we already have 7 players (Ayunga, Mandron, Jamieson, Olusanya, Scott, McMenamin & Nahmani) vying for 2 positions regardless if we play 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.

Disinterested is extremely harsh. Jury is still out on whether he is good enough or consistent enough for this level but you could argue that applies to any of our forwards IMO, with the exception of Kiltie. I presume he’ll see his chances even more limited now with Scott in the squad.

Robinson will think it. He and/or his agent will have his name all over the papers soon enough, just for a change. We’d be deluded not to think our manager at any time wouldn’t be tempted by the prospect of managing and improving Aberdeen. Just look at their squad. It will never come to that anyway, Aberdeen fans are permanently deluded and Robinson appointment wouldn’t appease the fans.

Have I missed something? Why we arsed about a Rangers player’s state?

1. Alex Rae 2. Bobby Madden - now attempting to adopt the Dermot Gallagher role in Scottish football. Not sure why he thinks his voice/opinion carries any weight when he was just as hopeless as the rest of them. 3. Mick Kennedy 4. Andrew Dallas 5. Todd Cantwell 6. Douglas Ross 7. Kyogo 8. Trevor Carson 9. The insufferable Partick Thistle fans that somehow appear on my Twitter timeline 10. Rod Stewart

I’d say so. He was the one who was looking to move the ball quickly and could do it accurately. Boyd-Munce on the other hand required 3 touches to get it on his left foot before then looking to pass. The contrast was pretty stark. He looks a player. Whether we’ll have the players who can be on the same wavelength as him to reap the benefits remains to be seen.

Mandron and Nahmani look to me like they’d be the best partnership, can only remember them playing together for about 20 minutes. Not sure Ayunga makes all that great a strike partner when he’s running the ball straight into defenders or leathering the ball towards goal from an impossible angle. Too greedy IMO.

It’s funny to see Rangers constantly in this position of lashing out at anyone and anything. Instead of looking into the weak and loser mentality they have at the club, they continue blaming everything else. Tbh I hope it continues. The day they have an internal review instead of an external review is when others may have to worry but that’s not likely any time soon.

If either Collum or Walsh deemed it to be a penalty, they would’ve checked the build up at the time. Meaning there would’ve been no penalty. It’s a fuss over nothing. Regardless of how they came to their conclusion. Since we’re already dealing in hypotheticals here. Had they awarded a penalty and missed the offside in the build up, which going by your assessment is more than likely, would you be as vociferous in your abuse of the referees involved? Somehow I doubt it because it would have been to the benefit of Rangers. That’s the crux of the matter here, not anything to do with the decision making process etc. Both of them are very bad referees but they have made the right call here.

Yes he would have found the offside as that is not a subjective decision. So your first point is absolutely redundant. He shouldn’t have been sent to the monitor regardless as it was offside. Why you and your club are making a fuss out of this, I don’t know, well I do - to benefit in future matches and put pressure on officials. As has been said if Rangers are really concerned about integrity (not putting pressure on officials obviously - that wouldn’t be rangers) and all their other paranoia, they should be consulting the SFA on all decisions involving them. Regardless of who they have benefited. More often than not benefiting Rangers, obviously. This whole thing is barking mad. Caixinha style.

I think if anything showed from yesterday it’s that Mandron is our best option upfront. He’s a clever player, lacks a bit of a pace but he’s the one who can play with his back to goal and hold the ball up. Similar to what Main did for us last season. Especially if playing the 3-4-3 as we have done this season. It was also evident against Killie in midweek. Our other options are less convincing. Grieve has too much of a tendency to go down with little success in winning fouls. Ayunga, while a good option as he can take the ball for a run, is more likely to lose the ball with a heavy touch or take a shot from a wild angle. Olusanya is a mixture of Grieve and Ayunga. Nahmani looks a good option but also looks like he needs to play in a 2 up front. Jamieson looks a handy player but maybe a bit more like McMenamin with better end product and suited more to a wider role. It was pretty telling that when asked, prior to the Killie game on the radio, if money was readily available to strengthen the squad on January 1st what would Robinson prioritise as a signing he said striker. Despite having loads of options already. I think the 3-4-3 gets more out of Kiltie and he is more important player than the various striker options we have.

Every outfield player must’ve headered the ball at least 63 times. Brutal game. We are shite. I have no idea why Robinson insists on changing strikers every game. Nahmani got 2 games then out and looked the best of the lot in the brief glimpse we’ve had. Grieve got a game at the weekend and no look in tonight. Olusanya’s turn to be on the bench on Saturday. The one that is a mainstay of late, Ayunga, is not a striker, winger at best.

Have had some reasonable results during the week. Looks like good cards at Cheltenham & Doncaster this weekend, in particular. Will back the same pick as last week Eagle Prince in the first at Cheltenham, who was a non-runner last week. Has 6 lengths or thereabouts to find on An Bradan Feasa from their run at Cheltenham in October but at the prices will plump for Eagle Prince. I liked his first run at Sedgefield and then his 4th in the hurdle at Cheltenham. I saw Bonttay win at Kelso earlier in the year and thought she was very impressive. Did well on her first run back to win, having to give away weight to the other runners. She is now in receipt of weight against most of the field and has form at the course and on the ground conditions. I think she is a good bet for the last at Cheltenham. I also like Windtothelightning in the same race, fancy the reverse forecast between the two. At Doncaster, I like Coastguard Station. Not won for a year, would appear to save his best runs for Doncaster. Struggled in class 2 run last time out but down in class should go close hopefully. Also taking a punt on Slipway in the last at Doncaster. Has struggled in class 2 races in the past but is down to near enough same mark as when he won last year and with a claimer on. Edit: too early but for Sunday will like to see Unsinkable Molly B in the bumper at Carlisle. Had fancied this horse for Warwick during the week but the card got called off. I think O'Neill's horses have done quite well in bumpers this year. There is also an interesting runner in the bumper at Fairyhouse tomorrow, El Fabienne, half sister to El Fabiolo. Will no doubt be a ridiculously short price but maybe one to consider for Cheltenham bumpers if that is how Mullins is going to campaign her. Beaten in her point-to-point run but given her pedigree should suit the 2m trip.

I'm neither ITK or well educated when it comes to horse racing but I do like a punt on the jumps, haven't posted any for a long while so here's who to avoid tomorrow. I think the way Booster Bob finished his last run was mightily impressive. Willmount was also very, if not more, impressive but at the prices I think Booster Bob is worth taking him on. I have taken You Wear It Well as a win bet for the fighting fifth hurdle, I love this horse. If/when Constitution Hill is withdrawn from the race it will be impacted by a huge rule 4, something like 80p, but I think and hope it will still represent better value than the revised prices. I also like Arqoob tomorrow at Sandown, he loves Sandown and loves rubbish conditions, I think he is a decent each way bet. Though Arqoob looks to have an entry at Huntingdon on Sunday. I also like Eagle Prince in the second last at Aintree & I don't know why given it is a juvenile hurdle with about 7 runs between all runners and majority of them coming for Max of Stars. I thought Eagle Prince ran a good race behind Burdett Road (who looks pretty special) at Cheltenham & also ran well at Sedgefield. Sadly the value is slowly going on him as he was 12/1 at first price, now around 7/1. That being said it is a juvenile hurdle and probably one to taking a watching brief on.

Was surprised when I had a look way down the league table for Dundee’s position that they weren’t already mathematically relegated. Fair play to Docherty’s plucky underdogs so far. Only delaying the inevitable.