Rangers Heroics vs Athletic Bilbao, Barry Ferguson Dropping Butland, Brendan’s Warning He'll QUIT Celtic, Top Six Drama & VAR Debate 📺 PLZ Soccer Football Show LIVE – April 12, 2025<br /><br />📲Download the Arnold Clark App NOW http://bit.ly/4gpXGgr<br />WATCH: Barry Ferguson Full Press Conference: • 👀'I've made a decision!' Barry Fergus... <br />SUBSCRIBE NOW: / @plzsoccer <br /><br />Welcome to another jam-packed episode of The Football Show on PLZ Soccer’s YouTube channel! Hosted by Peter Martin, with Alison McConnell and Tam McManus, we dive into ALL the major stories across Scottish football and Europe – from Rangers’ gutsy European display to Brendan Rodgers’ summer ultimatum and a frantic final weekend before the Premiership split.<br /><br />👇 Here’s everything we covered in today’s episode 👇<br /><br />🔵 RANGERS FC | RESILIENCE IN EUROPE & DOMESTIC PRESSURE<br />🧤 Liam Kelly Stars in Ibrox Stalemate<br /><br />Rangers 0-0 Athletic Club – 10-man Rangers hold out after Robin Propper's early red card<br /><br />Liam Kelly’s penalty save keeps Rangers alive – the PLZ team discuss his incredible composure and post-match humility<br />Jack Butland dropped – Barry Ferguson calls it “one of the toughest decisions” he’s had to make<br />Barry praised for honesty, class, and tactical discipline in adversity<br /><br />📉 Red Card Debate – Was it harsh or correct?<br />📸 Handball chaos – Was the Sterling penalty call justified under VAR rules?<br />⚖️ The panel debate VAR’s growing influence and its long delays<br /><br />🔄 ABERDEEN v RANGERS Preview<br /><br />Rangers head to Pittodrie on Sunday<br />Jimmy Thelin’s Aberdeen chasing third – unbeaten in five<br />Rangers will rotate after a brutal European effort – injuries to Sterling & Rice confirmed<br />If Rangers lose and Celtic win, Celtic will be officially crowned champions<br /><br />🟢 CELTIC | BRENDAN RODGERS ISSUES ULTIMATUM<br />💥 Rodgers says squad must improve – or he walks<br /><br />“You can’t stay at a club too long with the same players… either they change or I go.”<br /><br />Is this a warning to the board? Or the beginning of his next departure?<br />Tam & Alison debate whether he’ll extend or walk away next summer<br /><br />💰 Transfer strategy and boardroom ambition questioned<br /><br />Engholm (£11m) and Idah (£9m) haven’t fully delivered – has Brendan been backed?<br />Peter Martin reflects on Rodgers’ long game and what happens if he doesn’t get more control<br /><br />🔥 PREMIERSHIP WEEKEND PREVIEW – TOP SIX DECIDER SPECIAL<br />🔺 Motherwell v Hearts<br /><br />If Hearts win, they make the top six<br />If Motherwell win AND St Mirren don’t, Well sneak in<br />Hearts without James Wilson – is Lawrence Shankland back in?<br />Can Neil Critchley shake off the “can’t win big games” tag?<br /><br />🟡 St Mirren v Ross County - St Mirren must win and hope Hearts don’t<br /><br />🟢 Celtic v Kilmarnock<br /><br />Celtic can mathematically clinch the title if they win and Rangers lose<br />Brendan Rodgers expected to rotate, but demand a reaction after defeat to St Johnstone<br />Kilmarnock’s inconsistency and key injuries dissected<br /><br />🔴 Aberdeen v Rangers<br /><br />Barry Ferguson expected to rotate but still go strong
