Here's Clive's take on Saturday's defeat.....
http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footba...ips-wonder-strike-sugars-bitter-pill-–-report
http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footba...ips-wonder-strike-sugars-bitter-pill-–-report
I liked this from RangerKIK...........
And there it was 10 minutes from time and we are so devoid of an attacking threat that we are reduced to shooting from 45 yards out. The ball whistles into the top of the stand and to a man the Rangers fans stand up and leave throwing their season tickets and scarves behind them as they go. BUT no Matty Philips has another idea. He's very, very angry and in one glorious moment the frustration he feels and the frustration of a thousand Rangers fans, channels into his right leg . The frustration of being humiliated by a club with nowhere near our resources, the frustration of all the season long missed oppertunities, the frustration of no committment away from home, the frustration of Redknapp's early season tedious list of excuses, the frustration of players being played out of position, the frustration of years of shocking management at all levels, the frustration that Fernandes 'writing the debt off loophole' will not actually work after all AND finally the frustration that Charlie Austin, the one bright light in a truly dismal season, will not be around next campaign. And as the ball hit the back of the net it felt good, very good. A fleeting release of all of that angst. The sort of feeling you get when after spending all day trying, but failing, to get the flat pack Ikea furniture doors to close you finally give up and smash the whole thing to pieces with a hammer. Phillipps I salute you. You gave us all 30 seconds respite from the tedium. If only the passion and swagger you showed in that all too brief moment had been with the team all season long how different things would be.
It's not a Report. He's yet another drama Queen. A story. Everything built up to make a good yarn down the pub. The reality of Phillips other very good saved attempt a few minutes after he scored, don't even get mentioned, probably because it doesn't quite fit the story. Yawn.
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I said he wasn't the worse and did well in his first full game backExcellent report.
Although surely he can't be right about SWP as DT says SWP played well?
CR is quoted as saying about the same. I agree Furlong and Yun were about as bad, but they were all 3 crÆpp.I said he wasn't the worse and did well in his first full game back
No one played well
I always look forward to his match reports. I find them insightful and, when I have seen the match in question, accurate. He has a lovely turn of phrase which raises a smile even when the subject matter is funereal.