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The Flag of War

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  This past week has been amazing. Just as things seemed on the cusp of disastrous, yes I'm aware that's very strong language mate, the team has shown fantastic mental strength and desire. A strength and desire I wasn't convinced were there. I'm delighted to have been proven wrong. Braga I did think we would likely win this game, but I wasn't quite expecting it to be as dominant a performance as we saw. It could easily have been 5 or 6 for Rangers, and if VAR hadn't stepped in it would have been quite a commanding result.  That being said VAR was right to step in, and you'll hear no complaints from me about the decisions. It's worked in our favour by making sure correct decisions have been given, and with that territory comes the expectation it will work against us in making sure correct decisions are given also. It was good to see Borna come back into the team and play well, he looked sharp and hungry. He also showed some backbone on a number of occasio

Where Did It All Go Wrong

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  It's easy to write a blog when things are going well. Last season was a breeze, everyone was happy, the team were playing free-flowing football (at times) and despite what was going on in the world we had our own little microcosm of joy. It's not so easy to write a blog when things are not going well. I don't want to write one straight after a negative because I'm an emotional person, I wear my heart on my sleeve, and if I was to come on straight after a defeat, especially in the Old Firm, I'm likely to go too heavy on the criticism. It's also hard to get the motivation to write one as, I'm sure like many of you, how Rangers are doing affects my mood and motivation levels. After watching the game on Thursday though I'm not sure I can see where things are going to get better this season. Yes, we're only 1-0 down, and to a limited side, so it's certainly not insurmountable by any stretch of the imagination. However, if you dial back 3 weeks I was