Ronaldo signs for Rangers⚽️ My Hive FPL review
What a fluffing night it was last night.
When Rangers lost the Europa League final last season we missed out on automatic entry into the Champions League.
Over the last four weeks we played four matches culminating in a 1-0 in Eindhoven in Holland last night.
RANGERS are back in the big time⚽️
Did you know the eight stars represent the eight founding clubs of the Champions League?
Rangers are one of those founding members!
It feels great to be back.
This evening we had the draw! And what a draw it is.
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Group A Ajax Liverpool Napoli and Rangers!
It will be nice to have some banter with Liverpool fans like @acidyo and @kenechukwu97 in @hivefpl discord!
Ronaldo signs for Rangers⚽️⚽️⚽️
This is the rumour up here, although it is tongue in cheek.
Ronaldo has openly admitted he wants to play in the Champions League and of course his club Manchester United are not in it! Sorry @olawalium and @khaleesii maybe next year 🤣
Now that Rangers have drawn Liverpool, he may well have his chance to play them in the Champions League with Rangers.
Hey this is football, stranger things have happened!
Joking aside, it may well mean Rangers do sign a decent Premier League player on loan. I would not be surprised to see a couple of Premier League fringe players turn up at Ibrox hoping to get to play in the Champions League.
My current Hive FPL Standings.
First things first, I was a fluffing numpty. I entered a team and chopped and changed it and left out a couple of players that I wanted in it. most notably Jesus!
Traditionally I was a Chelsea fan, yea the Blues Brothers stuck together, and indeed when I was working in London, I went to many a game at The Bridge,even went to White Hart Lane and Highbury in the away ends.
The money though turned me off, it is great that you can buy trophies now. I now have a soft spot for Arsenal, solely down to their manager Arteta being a Rangers player and hey he is Spanish!
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 39 | 55 | 59 |
| Average | 57 | 57 | 48 |
My current standing is 68th!
It has been years since I last played fantasy football properly and it shows. I did not really research the scoring, and what sort of players (positionally) I should be picking. Nor did I grasp my formation importance.
Week One ~ The shocker!
I saw Rangers destroy West Ham in a preseason friendly and decided that they will struggle this season and so picked no Hammers in my team.
I watched Spurs play at Ibrox and saw a master class in world-class finishing from Kane, surely he would get the golden boot this year now that all transfer rumours are quashed with City signing Haaland. I have always rated Son, so Kane and Son formed my big money spine in Tengo Rangers.
Did I shoot myself in the foot again? Yes I did, I left Mitrovic on the bench and he of course got a double!
Week 2 - Finding my feet
Liverpool have got the yips! Normally such a good defence and now leaking goals. My two expensive defenders are Cancelo of Man City and T A-Arnold from Liverpool. Cancelo is doing the biz, Trent nope. Zaha is doing okay and Kane started to get going.
Much was made of how Newcastle would do this season and so I did pick Trippier for his free kick prowess.
But Son though, wtf is going on!
Week 3 At last , better than average
Back when I wrote hivefpl play for free and join in the fun and win there were some banter comments.
@blockchainfpl asked a great question about would I ever play Ramsdale as I had Allison in goal, well due to the defence in Liverpool and the success that Arteta has instilled in Arsenal I swapped them and dropped Allison to the bench.
Arsenal and Ramsdale duly proved me right, as Man Utd consigned Liverpool to a defeat, Salah saved people that week.
My faith in Johnson and Mitrovic is paying off. Last season Johnson and Mitrovic with Forest and Fulham were scoring goals for fun in the Championships, so it was great to see all three of my strikers get on the score sheet this week!
Son man what are you doing to me though! You are skating on thin ice. I don't want to transfer you for Salah! So please help me out.
Week 4 First transfer made ~ bye bye TAA
I did it, I made my first transfer. The seven year itch I think is hitting Klopp. I think his squad is aging and cope anymore with this high press. That defence is leaking goals and I think some of their high values are over rated.
Man Utd finally turned over Liverpool, not a surprise to me, and I had enough, out has gone TAA and in his place has come the Ukrainian Zinchenko, the former Man City full back now playing at Arsenal.
This has given 2.8 million in the bank. Son I am watching you.
There are two games coming up and this for me could be make or break.
Spurs have got an easy Champions League group and am hoping that this will boost Son, maybe he over performed last year. Who knows, but Tengo Rangers needs you!
The tightest Premier league in years
With the World Cup towards the end of the year, this season's premier League was always going to be a strange one.
Squad depths will prove pivotal, I know may Arsenal fans are worried about that for example. One thing though is that any team having a bad day is capable of being beaten by a so called lesser team.
Chelsea are going to be hit and miss, so I have left out their players. Man City I think will get better and better, how will Halaand cope with the rigours of the Premier League though, and will Liverpool survive the raucous tackles they will be getting from Rangers players at a hostile Ibrox.
This is Tengo Rangers and our cry is No Surrender
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😆 first I am a Manchester united fan, I feel insulted being associated with Liverpool
Secondly, 68th!! Ten, you need to come for classes
Hehe you were going on and on about Salah🤣🤣🤣
Ah that's a pity oh well I wonder who you will play. Classes I need them 🤣🤣🤣
I like Salah but I am not a fan of his club 😆
jeje and I am suitably chastised🤣
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and edited correctly now :)
Betterrrr
hehe okay sorted and won't say that again!
Better; we might not be good 😆 but ill never switch to a rival
hehe I hope not!
I saw Ronaldo sign for Rangers and i rushed to read. 🤣 I doubt if Ronaldo will leave, most of the things we've been reading are rumours. The transfer window closes in a few days , let's keep our fingers crossed. But I'm sure Rangers will get a quality player soon.
Sorry to say Tengo, I don't see Rangers qualifying from that group. Liverpool and Napoli will take first and second position respectively, while Rangers will go to the Europa, maybe this time they will be lucky 😉.
My club Barcelona is facing her Achilles heel -Bayern again. With Inter also in the group ,it's surely the toughest group.
When we are underdogs that is when everybody writes us off:)
How many teams can go to Dortmund and score FOUR goals hehe we did.
Everyone expects us to come fourth and don't forget teams come to Ibrox and freeze. Bottom line is the money we get is amazing. It is massive for a club like us.
Barcelona just flatter to deceive. All that money. good luck but I think will struggle, perhaps they will pip Inter and get second.
Let the fun and games commence.
Ronaldo is a laugh, but stranger things have happened.
That's true, football is an unpredictable game. The odds sometimes favour the underdogs. Let's see how things goes...
One set of fans is always happy, that is football:)
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Khaleesii isn't a Liverpool fan... And thank you for trolling us 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂. Next year? I am not sure yet hahaha... Let's just make sure they don't relegate 😂😂🤣😂.
Week 3 was crazy... I can only hope this week would help me climb up more from number 66 that I am.
I have you in my sights now Ola😁😁😁
It is getting fun now, as it all takes shape, so many players on my horizon and a few players in my team that are waiting for the chop!
That's just it...players will come and then later leave. No one is indispesable.
Exactly, no player is bigger than our clubs!
Absolutely... Modern day footballers should allow that to sink in.
Yeah think they are a law unto themselves!
Too much money and endorsement is ruining them.
yeah and has done for a long time now!
Sadly...it doesn't get better.
aye very true
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You know what Tengo? Liverpool have been in all sorts of shit this season, but we are topping that table. Haha. Can't wait for a Rangers/Liverpool fixture. That will be so fun to watch knowing how loud Rangers fans can be.
I really respect the fanbase you guys have. It's massive and I love how they show up for away games. The game in Anfield will be mahd. Haha. I wish I can just teleport myself to the Kop end of anfield on that fateful day.
By the way, as far as UCL is concerned, there is no banter with liverpool fans. You lots are about to get schooled 😂😂😂. No kidding Bro 😂
hehe if Liverpool do not beat Rangers 4-0 home and away then that is a massive failure 🤣🤣🤣
Our whole squad costs less than one of your players hehe.
It will be fun, I do think we will get something at Ibrox and upset someone.
Liverpool are not welcome at our end of Glasgow so the atmosphere will be hostile that is for sure.
Yeah you guys should be hitting maximum points, but not the way you are playing now.
Sure man. We are shit at the moment. Haha. Those dudes make me cringe whenever they start doing their stuff. I even had to back Milner for barking at VVD in our last match.
That's so funny because Milner was also shit in that game 😂😂😂. Damn. What a way to be damned. Haha.
By the way, did you notice that Aribo is already adjusting to EPL? Dude is doing so well. You guys really lost a couple of players, but the spirit is still there in your team. A match between liverpool and Rangers is always tipped as a big game. Always. Hehe.
Now that UCL draw is out, with world cup still in view, football fans will be lost for choice. Haha 😂
look on the bright side, the only was is up!
Aribo is awesome and was tempted to put in my team and Bassey at Ajax, who do they draw... hehe our group!
Fun times head and as you say totally spoilt for choice!
You got me with that title,especially as my post(RONALDOEXIT..storyline) came to mind. That's an advertising lesson you have taught me there.😊
Urm sorry my manners. Never met you in Hive before. That's my username name before you,coined from my middle name(Ogechi),my first name being Eliakim. I'm relatively new in Hive. Good greetings.
Rangers has been a club I have been rooting for since Gerrard joined. I was gutted that he left(Who has Gerrard's Phone number),but it was shortlived when I saw they chose Van Brockhurst over Lampard. I began rejoicing even when Van Brockhurst had not coached his first match for Rangers, I knew Rangers had a better coach than the one that left. This is my comment in a group I belong to yesterday, "Congrats Rangers. Back in d CL since 2010.
A mini-revolution is happening in d Scottish league& u are looking like dis."
I ended by saying,"you are looking like this" because they haven't been responding much to my reporting on Rangers all this while,so I meant they should join in and make some noise this time.🙂
Yeah I spoke of the Scottish league too because they moment was employed I began to tell people that a footballibg technocrat in Mr.Ange Postecoglou has been employed that they should watch Celtic. People waved it off because he wasn't a known name, he was signed from the Japanese league and one of his first signings was a Japanese player even. A lot of people don't make research. Same reason why a lot in the UK preferred Lamps over Van Brockhurst for Rangers. Today see Celtic,see Rangers,see how they've overturned the shame of where they stood in UEFA coefficient ranking only a couple of years back. Today they have an automatic CL slot. Please don't let me eat up space expressing my joy on this matter.
Interesting episode you have here, as you examine things week by week. I'm even amazed how you pay attention to details.
Then I saw this,"Squad depths will prove pivotal, I know may Arsenal fans are worried about that for example."
I begin to wonder if you the right Arsenal. Some of us are already congratulating them and it's not just emotions. Please see GO AND SLEEP ARSENAL FAITHFULS, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS SURE!.
Best regards sire
Ronaldo signing for Rangers looks like something that's never going to happen. I feel like he would rather go to his boyhood club Sporting. But if it happens it's a big win for Rangers. Cr7s image will do wonders for the club economically. Nonetheless I am excited that Champions league football is coming back.
I am a Barcelona fan and I can't wait for when we will rip Bayern apart 😉
I doubt it will happen, but football is a funny old game. Are Sporting in the CL?
Ah Barca, good luck with that although your new striker gets to play his old club as does Halaand and also Bassey now at Ajax coming back to Rangers.
Fun times ahead no matter what:)
Yeah. Sporting are going to play this season UCL .
Yeah. Lewy gets to play against his former club. Going to be a cracker I tell you.
The UCL is always exciting. Like you said it's fun times ahead and I just can't wait.
Ah okay I can't recollect Sporting from the draw. And tomorrow we find out the fixtures, it all kicks off in less than two weeks!
Sporting are in group D. They are grouped alongside Frankfurt, Totenham Hotspur and Olympic Marielle.
ah yes the easy group for Spurs!
Haha Kuya, everytime I read yours and @olawalium article about football I don't understand much😂.
Yet I can feel that yoi both really love it.
Perhaps I need to watch some videos about it for better understanding😆
hehe inday it helps if you support a team!
It is really making sure you score more goals than your opponents!
Happy Saturday and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hahahah I can send you some links to watch the highlights of last week... highlights would make you appreciate it more till you are able to watch a full match without getting bored.
And should I pick a team? Are you on the same team with Kuya Ed?
Just watch for fun without picking a team. The team you enjoy their gameplay would determine which team you will stick with. I don't know the team he supports. I hope it's not Liverpool 😂🤣
hahaha, Liverpool is not your team?
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Nah. Liverpool is our arch rival. I am a Manchester United fan.
I thought Ronaldo really signed for Rangers, LOL 🤣🤣🤣
hehe you never know 🤣🤣🤣
I'm looking forward to seeing Rangers in Europe again - I've taken an interest because my plumber's a Rangers fan. I'm also hoping that you'll better Celtic this season - I'm disappointed that they won the league last year ☹️
Like you, I'm particularly looking forward to Rangers v. Liverpool.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 😭 Home to Bournemouth...
I don't know what's going on with Son either - he just doesn't look at it yet this season but a good performance tomorrow against Forest and we'll be thinking very differently.
It will be a tight league for sure, give Gerrard his due he took us to league number 55 and stopped cEltic winning 10 in a row. Us getting the europa league final last year was mental considering 10 years ago we were in the bottom division!
As for TAA it never went through, I saw my team and he was still there!
Although Son I am not sure what is going on, but he is gettingcler to being binned.
The Atmosphere group will be something else, I fancy Rangers getting some points at Ibrox, away you never know what will happen.
Fun times ahead!
I did hear with Gerrard that he'd started upsetting people so the move to Villa suited everybody. I'd love to see van Bronckhorst do well (as I'm sure you would 🙂)
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I wouldn't know what to do with Son. Tottenham's fixtures are getting tricky but that might suit him as they'll have more opportunity to counter-attack. His underlying numbers aren't that bad but he doesn't look like the same player as last season (when his numbers and returns were off the charts).
Fun times indeed 🙂
Gerrard did well, but to us, the real brains behind the coaching was Mick Beale who ultimately left Villa and went to manage QPR. I still think he could end up back at Rangers.
Gio is a former player and I have huge respect for him.
Thankfully he got us in the CL as already the doubters are out in force, not happy we lost the league last year etc etc.
People need to remember the headstart Celtic have had while we were having to climb back up the divisions and no European football etc.
Son I have no idea, I am a long time admirer, perhaps he just had the season of all seasons last year and this one is less than normal for him.
The midweek game will perhaps give a clue, especially with him being subbed at the weekend with Richarlson (not sure if that is his surname!)
I remember him at Rangers (centre mid who could also play on the left if memory serves me correctly) - I don't know much about him as a manager yet though 🙂
I'd like to see both Celtic and Rangers do well in Europe - I've got a load of old Shoot magazines and annuals from the 90's and there was always plenty of Scottish football coverage which we don't get so much of any more.
Close enough 😉 You've got to give Son the weekend match against Fulham now... and if he fails again, it's surely got to be curtains for him.
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Alright!! I got my work cut out for me. I'm walking on the road, reading this and thinking, WOW, there's a lot of things I don't know. Well I'll like to change that and I hope to increase my knowledge about football. I have zero knowledge!
hmm we need to go over your team tomorrow and see what transfers we need to make!
Plus mashed potatoes!!
I will make tomorrow!
Not made tonight jajaja