Joshua Barrie- the Idiotic Ibrox Analyst

Josh Barrie is one of the driving forces at the Rangers Review. A deep thinker on all things football.

Sometimes too deep a thinker, like on Sunday as he watched his team getting taken apart by Celtic.

Or maybe not?

Did Barrie actually watch the match or was he consumed by stats and heat maps?

After the defeat on Sunday the sad faces gathered to review the match.

Over to Josh, the posh boy among the angry growling bears of Derek ‘Accies’ Clark and Chris Jack.

As he delivered a deep and meaningful insight into Sunday’s run-around Barrie highlighted the inability of Danny Rohl’s side to get the better of 10 men.

What?

There were many faults in Rohl’s team of superstars but you can’t criticise them for that. Celtic finished the match with 11 players on the park. No red cards, no sending off.

WAS BARRIE AT THE MATCH OR INDULGING IN STATS?

Barrie highlighted this failing three times before someone in the comments informed him that he had that stat wrong.

With his posh voice and deep insights into watching losers Barrie is often called on by Sky Sports and BBC Scotland for his opinions.

Every new manager is wonderful, every new signing will go to the EPL for Dembele Dollars blah blah blah.

All that from someone who doesn’t watch the match but is sharing his insights straight after the latest defeat.

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I was trying to write a piece in the second half of that game, Derek, and I was trying to focus in on one issue, but there’s too many. So, I’m going to list off.

Yeah, missed opportunity for one. I mean, that Celtic deserve to win that game but it’s one of the weakest Celtic teams in however many years.

And they’re pressing aggressively with 10 men and Rangers have what 10/15 minutes against 10 men.

I hardly even watched in the game with attention because I didn’t think they’d score let alone sustain possession in the opposition’s final third.

Neither Clark or Jack opted to correct their colleague.

There was no red card, no Celtic player was sent off. Celtic had 11 on the park throughout.

Barrie repeated the claim later in the podcast before the penny dropped later on. Prompted by a comment from a viewer.

It seems that Barrie thought that Tierney had been sent off with 15 minutes left to play. He was substituted in the 84th minute.

Barrie explained that he had been watching the match with the sound down. Presumably the chants of Danny, Danny Rohl were too distressing.

Rather than watch the match Barrie was buried in his Statsbomb data and watching the xG flow.

There are a lot of additions available to fans and reporters these days. But it remains kind of essential to actually watch the game.

Pick up the basics rather than be fed stats and data to come up with opinions on.

Barrie is always one of the Herald’s top football reporters, sharing his thoughtful opinions across the Newsquest titles. Under the guidance of big Jonny McFarlane.

You pricks at that rag give him a far easier ride than most.

— Scotty (@ScottyRFC) May 11, 2026