Right away — this wasn’t just a bad day. It felt like the same old pattern we've been living through for years: good for a spell, then the plug gets pulled somewhere after half‑time and we're left wondering why it keeps happening. Signing names doesn't magically fix a mentality problem that shows up in the big moments.

Same old mental block

To be fair, you only need to look at the feeling inside Ibrox after certain matches to know there's a recurring issue. Folks have been saying for ages that it’s a mentality thing and, after another collapse, I’m with them. It's not about having new faces in the squad — we've brought players in plenty of times only for the same outcomes to follow. It’s about how the group responds when the heat is on. Do they stand up? Do they show leadership? Too often the answer is no.

Tactical timing and substitutions

There’s also the manager side of it. You could see where changes were needed inside ten minutes of the second half, yet the tweaks didn’t come until it was already 2‑1 down. Call it stubbornness or an experiment that didn’t work, but leaving things too long has cost us before. We all want Danny to get it right — today he didn’t. It’s frustrating to watch the same script play out, especially when those late switches can decide games.

Where do we go from here?

It’s galling that it was the player some dismissed who ended up sealing the result. If nothing else, moments like this underline that selection and concentration are issues we need to address as a club. I’m gutted, but not surprised — the Motherwell collapse was a warning. Now the hard bit: learning from it. Fans want accountability and clarity. We want a team that turns up for the full ninety and stops giving games away. That’s the only thing that will shift this curse.

Written by Boy blue 4: 4 July 2026

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