Murray Park Minnows

This friendly against Zenit St. Petersburg was a chance for the second team players to show what they are worth. Not much if this is anything to go by. There were two of the players from the Hearts game in the staring lineup but it meant that Buffel go a game this time. Also we had Hemdani in central defence and Charlie Adam at left-back.

Zenit are coach by the greatest Dutch manager ever, Dick Advocaat, the little General. Fernando Ricksen has been loaned to them so it was a chance to see what the lad can still do.

Buffel showed his class straight away pasing the ball to Sebo, but the shot was saved by the goal keeper. Sebo had another shot almost straight away but it missed the target.

I was really glad to see Buffel get a game, but it was a shame so many of the other players were not first team players. You could see that these players are not good enough because we went down 1-0 when Lee Ho scored from a corner corner, Svensson was minging again. Why did we buy this guy? Maybe he'll get better once LeGuin works his magic on him.

We got back into it but still could not score with Buffel not palying well with these second stringers. At least our goal was playing well making a couple of decent saves.

Only 30,000 where in the ground and glad to see half time come, hoping that LeGuin could organise the team better in the second half.

2-0 to the visitors though, not exactly inspiring, but we got a goal back fairly quickly with Gavin Rae getting a goal.

Just as we where looking like we would get back into the game Buffel was taken off!!!! What was LeGuin thinking about?

Then I couldn't believe it Ricksen hacked down Burke, what an animal. He got taken off and everybody booed the muppet. He is still a Rangers player and he kicks lumps out of one of his own, dirty, dirty, dirty.

St. Petersburg scored another two goals and that was 4-1. Getting beat like this at home shows that there is no strength in depth in the team. Lets hope nobody gets injuryed. Ideally we wont have to play against Ricksen again, what a animal.

LeGuin said that he learned a lot from the game. That's for sure, don't draw Zenit in the UEFA cup and don't play against ex-Rangers hackers. No hang on he is still a Rangers player.