The_Kincardine Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, G51 said: Presumably it's done on H2H and an away draw gives us the edge over Benfica? 1 minute ago, DMCs said: We are ahead of them on away goals scored in the H2H. Is the right answer but sensible responses do nothing for the conspiracy theorists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Just now, The_Kincardine said: Is the right answer but sensible responses do nothing for the conspiracy theorists. Fair point. It's the SNP isn't it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 2 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: Oh FFS - you could accomodate Portugal in the pantry at KB House and have one of your scullery maids dust it down on a weekly basis... I generally prefer one of the scullery maids to give me a good dust down once a week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: I generally prefer one of the scuddy maids to give me a good dust down once a week. FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 35 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: I generally prefer one of the scullery maids to give me a good dust down once a week. aka A Fluffer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Doesn't take much for Kent to go down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Rangers are playing some excellent football at the minute. I know it was against 10 men but their second goal on Thursday was a really well worked goal, and they should have had 4 or 5. Dont watch a massive amount of Rangers games but any time I do I’m always impressed with Barisic. His passing and the accuracy of his crosses is excellent. I see he’s been called up for the Croatia squad as well. How long is he tied down for at Rangers? Wouldn’t be surprised to see a bigger team coming in for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCs Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 50 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said: Rangers are playing some excellent football at the minute. I know it was against 10 men but their second goal on Thursday was a really well worked goal, and they should have had 4 or 5. Dont watch a massive amount of Rangers games but any time I do I’m always impressed with Barisic. His passing and the accuracy of his crosses is excellent. I see he’s been called up for the Croatia squad as well. How long is he tied down for at Rangers? Wouldn’t be surprised to see a bigger team coming in for him. 2024. Most of our team are sorted in terms of contracts. Only Goldson and Tavernier, both tied down till 2022, are a bit of a worry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) http://sportwitness.co.uk/portugal-benfica-missing-eight-first-teamers-rangers-struggle-fill-squad-face-steven-gerrards-side/ Bodying big Portuguese teams is back baby! AWOOOOOOOOOOGA! Edited November 24, 2020 by G51 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Rangers have to be heavy favourites to win the group. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Rangers have to be heavy favourites to win the group. Never mind the group, we're 33/1 to take home all the marbles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Brees Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Never mind the group, we're 33/1 to take home all the marbles.You lost yours? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Drew Brees said: 55 minutes ago, G51 said: Never mind the group, we're 33/1 to take home all the marbles. You lost yours? Not at all, I've just contracted Thursday Night Fever! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, G51 said: http://sportwitness.co.uk/portugal-benfica-missing-eight-first-teamers-rangers-struggle-fill-squad-face-steven-gerrards-side/ Bodying big Portuguese teams is back baby! AWOOOOOOOOOOGA! This number is now up to nine with Adel Taarabt testing positive for COVID. Personally, I cannot contemplate losing to a reserve team in Europe. Unthinkable. Has surely never happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 5 hours ago, G51 said: Never mind the group, we're 33/1 to take home all the marbles. They last time some Brits took home all the marbles from Europe, the Greeks never shut up about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, dorlomin said: They last time some Brits* took home all the marbles from Europe, the Greeks never shut up about it. *A Scot (naturally as we were the most rapacious country of the modern era) Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Benfica down a number of players this evening, but this will still be a very difficult game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDD Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Given how one-sided the previous fixture was until the red card, I was fairly certain Benfica would skoosh this game so long as they avoided a similar game-changer. Now, though, their covid-depleted squad definitely puts Rangers in the driving seat. Winning the group would be some feather in the cap, especially having so unprofessionally thrown it away in Portugal by fannying about. Here's hoping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Worth noting that if we get a draw tonight that's less than 3-3 (i.e. a 0-0, 1-1 or 2-2) we'd still hold the tiebreaker over Benfica as we'd have a better H2H record on away goals. So a draw is still a good result for us here. If we win our last two, we'd still top the group come hell or high water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) Trying to work out the permutations of tonight's fixtures for us. Firstly, a Rangers and Standard win would see us through (as we'd be 7 points clear of third with only 2 games to play). I'm trying to see if a Rangers win and a draw in the other fixture would be enough though. In this scenario, we'd be 3 clear of Benfica and 6 clear of Poznan with two fixtures to play. Standard would be out the running. To try and work it out I think I need to look at the remaining fixtures out of order. If you assume the worst case scenario that we lose our 2 remaining fixtures (v Standard and Poznan), we would be on 10 points with Poznan on 7. If we also assume that Benfica beat Standard on the last matchday, that would have them on 10 points. So, that means it comes down to the result of Benfica v Poznan on Matchday 5: Poznan win: This would mean Rangers, Poznan and Benfica would all finish on 10 points (assuming the above results). But, we'd have the better H2H vs Benfica so while all 3 teams would be on 10 points, we'd be guaranteed to qualify.* Benfica win: This would mean Benfica on 13 points, Rangers on 10 points and Poznan on 7 points. We qualify. Draw: This would mean Benfica on 11 points, Rangers on 10 points and Poznan on 8 points. We qualify. *I think the only way it would become more complicated is if scenario 1 plays out where Poznan beat Benfica and the following happens: We have a better H2H record v Benfica, Poznan have a better H2H record v Rangers and Benfica have a better H2H record v Poznan. Then it would come down to goal difference. Assuming I've not made a mistake with my maths (which is entirely possible), does this mean if we win and Poznan either lose or draw, then we have all but secured qualification? (Unless scenario 1 happens and Poznan beat Benfica by more than 2 goals). Edited November 26, 2020 by AJF 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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