Contrasting fortunes in the capital & Aberdeen fans dream of title push

Sunday’s sole fixture pitched Kilmarnock up against Rangers at Rugby Park and it was the home fans who were celebrating…

Paul: First half, I thought we were the better team. We gave up more possession second half, but I think we were happy to let them have the ball and try to break us down. That is the worst Rangers team I’ve seen us play in years. We were confident we could take something from the game and it wasn’t a shock to take all three points. A well-deserved first home win.

Stephen: At last, a home win, clean sheet and a full 90-minute performance. The back four were composed, the midfield supported our defence and drove forward when winning possession and the front two didn’t give the opposition defence a minute’s peace. The right subs made at the right time too. Never mind Storm Ashley, Rangers couldn’t cope with Storm Marley. Great win.

Robert: Absolutely superb. We were the better side throughout the whole game and it was as comfortable a game against one of the Old Firm we’ve ever had. Rangers are a very poor side. We were much better than Rangers despite not being at our best.

Anon: A great team performance, but special mention to Robbie Deas. Whenever called upon, he more than steps up and has contributed massively to some of our best defensive performances under Derek McInnes. We are lucky to have him and he deserves to start more often.

Anna: A hard-fought but well-deserved win for the boys. A good solid defence with Deas and Stuart Findlay in the middle. The midfield caused no end of problems for Rangers. I feel David Watson should have started instead of coming on from the bench. As for Watkins, need I say any more?

Derek: As comfortable a win against either half of the Old Firm as I can remember. Absolutely brilliant to see Brad Lyons and Liam Donnelly winning the midfield battle with a man disadvantage and, with the exception of Jefte-Armstrong, it felt like Kilmarnock resoundingly won every individual battle. Phenomenal performance and hopefully a sign of things to come.

Rangers fans were far from impressed…

Matt: Lacklustre. Sloppy. No Fight, no spirit, but more worryingly, it’s not surprising. Club is in a right mess from top to bottom and the only ones who are hurting are us, the fans. Philippe Clement has a major problem. Fans starting to lose belief and we’ve been here far too many times.

Anon: Utterly gutless! Rotten from the first minute and no real game plan, empty jerseys – no fight, no passion and sadly no hope! We will be lucky to finish third with that squad.

Ian: Clement said earlier in the season to judge his team in October. This is now October and the team show no signs of improvement. The midfield three and front three are as poor a front six as I have seen for years. We also should have sold James Tavernier in the summer, if not sooner. Recruitment has been terrible for years and there is a long season ahead.

Margaret: Why oh why can we never take advantage when Celtic drop points? It seems as if our bottle goes. So disappointed – we don’t seem to have the fight to win.

Alexander: Totally inept and tactically incompetent. No direction from middle of the park, which allowed Kilmarnock to play their own game. Rangers players were easily knocked off the ball and deserved what they got. Nothing. Things need to change and fast.

Ronnie: Arguably our most important league game of the season after Saturday’s result at Parkhead. A golden opportunity totally squandered in what was the worst 90 minutes I’ve seen from a Rangers side against domestic opposition in a long time. No pass marks other than Jack Butland. We looked like a Championship side again. It’s beyond forgivable.

Chris: How many real Rangers men are in this team? All this lot are playing for is the money not the jersey. Unless we get a player base of young academy players in the team, we are not going anywhere. Buying injury-prone mercenaries is not a viable strategy.

Roy: First and foremost is the formation. Mr Clement sticks to his 4-2-3-1 and we are struggling to score goals. Up until about seven or eight years ago, Rangers regularly played two up front. Somehow, we need to get back to that, whether that means 4-4-2 or 3-5-2. Currently, we are just not good enough and will struggle to finish third!