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We need to be playing in the United half of the pitch, they look so poor at the back.

I have to say though, a couple of excellent crosses by Maguire.

What a couple of chances. Yet again, nothing comes of it though.

Not the best of starts so far. Very slack and not as much energy as United. Hardly touched the ball or made a pass.

Yeah, we should be winning this one. We've been the better team in both games against them this season without getting the points. So, I expect, with the win last week, we'll have enough to see us get the 3 points this time.

That was a huge win. Not just the 3 points, but for what it could mean to morale and player confidence.

For once it is a difficult for the right reasons; there were many good performances today. Gallagher, Mugabe, Watt all stood out for me. I'm going for Mugabe this week.

The team did really well today. Defensively solid throughout, just one lapse in 90 mins cost us a couple of points. Only to be expected given the amount of pressure that the back line was under. Rangers had very few clear chances. We do sit far too deep for me, and relinquishing the corner areas in our third, inviting crosses is a dangerous game of percentages. Big Dec and Bevis were excellent in the centre, mopping up pretty much everything, but it is asking a lot for them to win everything for 90 mins. In midfield, I thought that Campbell and Crawford battled well in the first half, but fell away as we got deeper in the second half. It wasn't really a game for Polworth. There was very little opportunity to create, but he was involved in the goal. Up top, Watt and Cole put in a shift, with a well worked goal as a reward. Could be ok with them if they get some service. So, in summary, an excellent point. A much improved performance with some hope for the coming fixtures. Things to work on; I'd like to see us play a bit further up the pitch when under pressure and be much better with ball retention when we get the chance to come out of a pressure situation.

A terrific point. Well done to everyone involved in that effort.

No surprise really. If you keep inviting crosses into your box, then the chances are that you'll eventually lose a goal. Now see it out for a point.

Well played both Watt and Seedorf.

We won't hold out of we keep giving the ball away cheaply.

A couple of excellent chances for Rangers go a begging

A very slack start to the second half by Motherwell. Not unusual.

We really need to do something about stopping the crosses into the box. We are doing well to prevent them getting forward on the flanks, but when they do, we don't press the cross.

Excellent ball in from Carol. Half chance resulting.

A really well worked goal. Now let's see if we can settle on it.

Yes 1-0 Cole

Yes, uninspiring is the word I would use. I hope it turns out to be a master stroke. Just not excited by it at this point.

Not in my eyes. As I watched it live, it was all day long for Mugabe's tackle from behind Erwin. I thought that he clipped his heel as he played through him to get to the ball. I'm happy to be corrected, but that is how I saw it at the time.

I certainly wasn't having a dig at Mugabe for his general play. He had, overall, a very good game. I'll need to see the penalty again, but my initial reaction, even before Madden pointed to the spot, was that Mugabe's challenge was a penalty.

Definitely some positives there. First half was full of endeavour and some neat football at times. The first touch was better than I have seen in a long time, they all had an extra yard in them and a willingness to get involved. Unfortunately, the second half performance was too reminiscent of most of this season. No cohesion, the ball would not stick up top and the midfield were largely spectators. A lot of work to be done. Let's hope for some new faces to freshen things up, but at least I now have some hope that we can gain some points between now and the end of the season.

The thing is that Mugabe shouldn't have made an attempt to win the ball there. Erwin is facing away from goal surrounded by Motherwell defenders. Swinging a boot at the ball at that point, and I think he hits Erwin's heel, is just the wrong thing to do. A poor decision by Mugabe that has cost us 2 points. A soft penalty, yes, but as soon as I saw it, my reaction was penalty.

The ref is giving soft ones now. O'Hara needs to be taken off.

Poor challenge by Mugabe. Penalty and 1-1