MJC

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A 1-1 shitfest.

Well firstly that’s not likely is it? Because Hearts won’t be involved in the relegation playoff this season. So that scenario won’t play out. Secondly, while I certainly wouldn’t be cheering/applauing/taking any kind of satisfaction in Hearts relegating us with Moult and KvV scoring against us there almost certainly WOULD be some within our support who would, or at the very least would come out with pish like “I’m pleased for Moult/KvV” if they scored against us for the likes of Dundee Utd. And I defy ANYONE to say otherwise.

It’s the same with all walks of life, the people with money and influence don’t give a toss about the average person, in this case the supporters. The sponsors and TV company are the big cash cows for the people running the game so they get to call the shots. And there is nothing that anyone can do about it because that’s just the way it is and how it will always be.

Yip, the correct decision but hours too late. Absolutely no consideration given for travelling fans.

In fairness it’s an almost guaranteed three points for his team so you can see why Aberdeen would want it on.

Rangers v Ross County has now been called off due to travel issues for County. You would think then that the same travel issues would apply to us having to basically do the reverse of that journey up to the North East?

I’ll believe it when I see it but I too would much rather see KvV sign for Rangers than either of those two clubs or Aberdeen. Obviously I wouldn’t applaud him if/when he plays/scores against us but if he signs for Rangers then I hope he does well and pockets a league winners medal at the end of his loan spell. Trust me, it happened.

There is a time and a place to show respect to former players imo and it most certainly isn’t when they are playing against us.

Yes, Iain Vigurs. Not even a club legend but instead an absolute imposter with us, scored against us for ICT and you had mugs in the East Stand clapping him.

Applauding the team off the park is something I can understand to be fair, especially if we’ve given everything but lost because we weren’t good enough. I don’t like it personally but I get it. It’s the ones who seem to value certain ex players more than the club itself that rip my knitting. It’s as if they view the likes of McFadden, Moult, the majority of the ‘91 team etc as “their pals”. Each to their own of course but I just can’t understand why any supporter of the club would hold certain players, current or former, in higher regard than the club itself. And I say that as someone who loves the ‘91 team (Tom Boyd apart) and views Faddy and Moult as two of the best players ever to play with the club, certainly two of my all time favourites in our colours.

And some trumpets in our support would still applaud Moult or KvV if either or both scored goals against us to get us relegated.

Best we’ll get is another draw which isn’t good enough. Most likely another defeat and a routine 2-0 win for Aberdeen.

I hope you’re right but what are you basing that on?

If we fail to beat Livingston at home next Saturday then that should be the end of Kettlewell. It’ll also be a big indicator that we are going to be relegated this season, IMO. Another draw, another ‘heroic’ last minute equaliser will not be good enough in that one, we need to win.

It’s a sad day when that’s the only positive we can cling to. We are absolutely guff.

A bit brighter at the start of this half but we can’t just start playing once we’re 2-0 down every week. This team is an absolute shambles.

Pathetic stuff from a pathetic team. We’re lucky it’s only two so far.

Every side probably gets a dubious decision in their favour in every game. Be that a soft foul, a harsh yellow or a red. But soft or dubious can still be correct under the laws of the game. The Old Firm are more likely to get penalties because they attack more and therefore spend more time in the opponents box so it’s no surprise that they tend to get more penalties awarded or at least seem like they do. Not an “odd picture” an “OLD picture” which it clearly is. Does anyone seriously believe that in 2023 there is a referee/governing body driving conspiracy to assist Rangers? For that to be the case it would need to be because of one of two things surely. One, all referees are Rangers fans or members of “the brotherhood”, or two, the SFA who employs the officials are able to successfully run this underhand campaign AND keep it quiet and not give any leaks or key information away. Bearing in mind this is the same SFA that are notorious for being utterly incompetent and amateur like. Seriously think about this. Is that really possible? In todays world with so many people with access to information and access to social media to expose such a conspiracy, do you not think that someone somewhere along the line would be able to expose some form of illicit communications or evidence of underhand tactics?

We all hope they don’t.

Like I say, sometimes these runs happen. Rangers actually have conceded two penalties this season, both in the league cup but those seem to go unmentioned because they don’t fit the agenda, just like the fact that up until last week Celtic had actually been awarded more penalties than they had this season. How does that work out then in the minds of the conspiracy theorists? Are the officials allowed to give penalties against them in the Cup but not the league or something? This “penalty to Rangers, boo hoo it’s a conspiracy” is just silly wee boys talk and doesn’t stand up to any scrutiny whatsoever.

Is there a back story to this? For instance did this precede or follow a contentious decision that Rangers benefitted from? Or is it just a random picture being used to fuel the daft conspiracy? In any event that appears to be a very old picture. In modern times with VAR (despite its inadequacies) in operation, plus several TV angles, pundits and social media scrutinising every single penalty decision involving Rangers, does anyone seriously think that match officials and the authorities (who couldn’t run a bath, never mind a concerted campaign to aid Rangers and keep quiet about it) are actively working away to conspire to help Rangers at all costs???

Some times you get strange runs like that in football. I don’t know, maybe in their case with this they have been lucky, maybe they know how to defend without making rash challenges and decisions in the box, who knows? Oh right so I take it then that you have seen every game Rangers have played this season or at least since VAR was introduced and can list off the numerous penalties that they got that were wrongly awarded and the ones that could have/should have went against them, but didn’t? Or are you just parroting the same tired old guff that “all refs are pro-Rangers” and using the “they’ll get a penalty” as a pre-made excuse for us getting beat?

Maybe if we tried not pulling jerseys, diving in recklessly or needlessly hand balling inside the box then they won’t be able to get their ‘usual’ penalty??

He won’t be sacked if we lose to Rangers, he just won’t. If we lose to Livingston in the following game it might be a different story though. I suspect we will see yet another late equaliser to secure a draw in either the Rangers or the Livi games and that will keep him and us ticking over for yet another week. Like it or not the last minute levellers against Ross County, Celtic, Dundee and St.Johnstone plus coming from 0-2 down in Perth have bought Kettlewell a fair bit more time and grace. Whether that will be a good thing for us in the long run or they merely paper over the ever growing cracks only time will tell. Unfortunately I suspect that it’s the latter.