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01 Oct 2023 20:30:43
Heart and Hand posting that it's a certainty that Beale will be gone this week. Thank God, the man has been an abject failure and one of the worst managers in our history - his big game win percentage was abysmal.
There was a poster on here who put it out there a month into his tenure that he'd be gone not long into the new season, so well done him! To be honest, there were probably many more that knew he'd be a failure but kept quiet incase there was a pile on.
1.) 01 Oct 2023 20:49:28
Beale gone tonight.
2.) 01 Oct 2023 21:08:10
John227 ??.
3.) 01 Oct 2023 21:08:36
Roofe totally agree. The worst manager i can recall since before Waddell. let's hope the board either seek someone with football knowledge to help them or do some spadework themselves. Appointing Beale was the laziest most incompetent thing i have witnessed for years. A quick check on bbc website would have shown he was about to be sacked by QPR.
4.) 01 Oct 2023 21:19:46
Exactly john but did you not agree with sws earlier when I put it up that it was all "whatsapp Rumours" and went as far to contact an ex player?
25 Sep 2023 21:34:17
Is anyone hearing about a bust up between our ex kit man J McAlister and Bisgrove? Apparently Bisgrove sacked him after accusing him of something and it could end up in court for unfair dismissal. I read that the players are backing McAlister and J Bell's family are backing him too as he's very close to them. This is on 2 other well known Rangers forums which also state that the players hate Bisgrove.
I'm only reporting what's out there on other forums, and these are not my rumours, so no need for anyone to go off on one on me. Than you!
1.) 25 Sep 2023 23:53:02
Funny…JESTER had that same “don’t shoot the messenger” schtick. ?.
2.) 26 Sep 2023 01:05:54
The story I read today is that Steven Gerrard’s club from Saudi have offered a job to our kit man McAlister. Rangers have a compensation offer on the table for him and are considering it.
3.) 26 Sep 2023 06:29:58
Jester? ?
This story is on both the Rangers media and FF forums, so again, it's not my rumour, and I'm only reporting what I've read. Maybe you should go and read what is out there before letting a post trigger you into your response.
Why would Rangers be considering a compensation package for him Verdant? The guy hasn't been at the club for a couple of months now, so what compensation would they be considering?
From what I've read, and from some of the posters on the other sites who have contributed corresponding evidence to support this, the story sounds as if it's true.
4.) 26 Sep 2023 08:57:45
I've heard the same tbf, it's going around quite a lot of places.
James Bisgrove is/ has apparently manipulating bomber brown out as well.
If this is true, he should be terminated immediately.
We treat our own with dignity. We are more than just a business, and we need our legends around the place, now more than ever.
Souness played a round with a friend of mine at a charity golf tournament and was vocal in his worry over bisgrove and how "there is a real lack of football people running the football club".
This isn't going to get better anytime soon.
5.) 26 Sep 2023 09:36:33
He was sacked after a full investigation into allegations of theft.
6.) 26 Sep 2023 10:44:20
Wow that’s entirely a different story then John.
7.) 26 Sep 2023 10:44:28
Tj sis it wrong for a company to sack someone for theft.
8.) 26 Sep 2023 10:56:52
Apparently it was a serious theft and inexcusable so he had to go, he took the tactic sheet along with the players natural positions spreadsheet which has caused all sorts of confusion within the coaching staff, I’m not sure if we got everything back? We will have to wait and see for our next game.
9.) 26 Sep 2023 10:56:54
The players should keep there focus on the park if I were Beale that would be the number one rule. Football matters only no chat about wider goings on at the club it's nothing to do with players.
10.) 26 Sep 2023 11:25:53
Orygbomb that’s certainly diff from a few kits.
Is your source on that reliable mate?
Why on earth would he be stealing that stuff?
11.) 26 Sep 2023 11:42:54
Bomber was a scout was he not? Maybe he just isn’t a very good scout. I can appreciate he is a club legend but does that mean he should be on the payroll for life? Is it jobs for the boys?
12.) 26 sep 2023 12:21:43
i know bomber and i know john knows him possibly better than myself, but i'm not sure it's right yo ask him about something like this.
13.) 26 Sep 2023 12:41:16
Bomber a great rangers man, used to watch him coach our reserves, cheese oh
Bomber idea a good player was how hard he could kick someone,
14.) 26 Sep 2023 13:02:37
Oh! Didn’t think my post would be taken not as banter, sorry guys need to be careful with my responses in future?.
15.) 26 Sep 2023 14:08:56
Orgy. I kind of guessed that, but felt not appropriate to comment after my pop at Steve last week.
16.) 26 Sep 2023 14:32:10
I seen it for what it was orygbmb, but unfortunately, a couple didn't. Sarcasm is sometimes lost on some, but I love a bit of it. Keep it up mate.
17.) 27 Sep 2023 09:34:27
Glad I'm still in your thoughts Lazslo but I stopped posting rumours after the last time as didn't need the hassle but I've heard tidbits about J-Mc but nothing concrete.
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19 Apr 2024 11:56:55
On the Tav debate.
I see it posted by some that every manager we've had since Tav became captain have kept him as captain, and have always waxed lyrical about his leadership qualities. It's also pointed out by these same posters that all the managers can't be wrong about Tav.
OK, so, if my calculations are correct, that would be 6 managers and 2 caretaker ones. How many titles has Tav captained for these managers who wax lyrical of him? How many trophies?
So out of the 6 full time managers Tav has seved as captain, he's managed only one title, that's it. And for that same manager, who Tav was the captain for over 3 seasons, he managed the grand total of one trophy. Following that, there's on SC for Gio, and one LC for PC.
Aye, all they managers can't be wrong, can they?
1.) 19 Apr 2024 12:04:12
So what's your point caller? ?.
2.) 19 Apr 2024 12:08:16
Pretty sad inditement too of the leadership qualities of anyone else that noone has been viewed as a better option.
3.) 19 Apr 2024 12:14:51
That's all not down to tav that he's won only what you state mate ?.
4.) 19 Apr 2024 12:25:20
Going by that record then they are wrong.
5.) 19 Apr 2024 12:29:16
I know he has been captain but don't think it's all his fault we have won so little.
Every game nowadays is about 14 or 15 players. During his time here in terms of contribution Tav has been a good player. To blame him for everything is too easy an answer. Many players over that period have contributed very little in comparison.
I don't care is he goes in the summer as he has lost the legs to get up and down the park the way he used too. Even if he stays I would be looking at Dujon to be our first pick RB next season anyway.
Goldson and Lundstram are much bigger priorities to get shot of for me. Goldson has been poor the last 2 years and has been getting worse as the games go by. Lunny just cannot be trusted because he is either great or a liability which is no good at a club like Rangers.
With them 2 gone along with BB, Jack, Roofe, Wright, Haji and Lammers leaves enough squad space for PC and NK to refresh the squad.
6.) 19 Apr 2024 12:49:07
I think every manager that has took over has taken on a huge rebuild at the time.
And probably with the lack of finances available didn't see it as a 'problem position'.
Throw in most would like a bit of stability within the squad, keeping the captain and vice captain is probably an easy option.
But this has ultimately cost them all their jobs. As it's the same players from one season to the next underperforming.
The big question is does Clement tackle this head on next season?
Probably again depends on money available.
That's why for me winning the title and CL money was crucial.
7.) 19 Apr 2024 12:50:50
Whole team needs ripped apart and rebuilt. That costs money though. Obviously new players will come in summer and some will go. Doubt it will be a total rebuild though. We will probably be seeing more of the same for the next few years to come. just have to get used to it and get on with it.
8.) 19 Apr 2024 12:58:35
Perhaps that’s a key factor as to why there all ex - managers?
9.) 19 Apr 2024 13:04:58
Stevie Wonder can see he needs replacing ?.
10.) 19 Apr 2024 13:35:45
Nobody is saying it’s all his own fault, but that is the usual comeback when his leadership is questioned.
What I'm stating is that his leadership has failed, and until we drop him as captain, we won't know if new leadership will sort this ongoing, longterm issue we have of falling apart season after season. We will only know this once he's been binned, but until then, it's continue on with failure after failure. That can't continue!
To all the Tav backers here, would it not be better to try somebody new to see if it works, than continue on with someone who history, stats, and failure after failure proves is not up to it? C'mon, surely to God you must see we need change?
11.) 19 Apr 2024 13:52:17
No matter the debate, PC is not going to drop Tav or Goldston at this stage of season, but the worry is going forward, as we are all aware they are not good enough and will only be worse next season, so big desicion has to be made if no ocomes in for them, they have to be made aware they will not be starters, so are free to find new clubs.
12.) 19 apr 2024 18:07:37
we need a rangers fan as captain, or a guy like but her who becomes one of us, tav is never ever a captain for me.
17 Apr 2024 14:05:43
I just want to thank MPH for posting the stats on Raskin in comparison to Devlin at Hearts.
When we're comparing our players we need to compare them to our biggest rivals, and this is the only comparison that will show us how our players stack up against the only team we can't get the better of.
I understand why MPH posted that after the other poster's post, and it was very interesting seeing that there's not much in it between Raskin and Devlin (although very worrying), but I would like to see stats on Raskin, Lundstrum, Diomonde (our 3 Centre mids) in comparison to O'Reilley, McGregor and Hatate. That's our benchmark! Until we have a better midfield than them, we will always be playing catch up.
When is the last time we spent decent money on a CM or CM playmaker? It's obvious that free transfers and loans having been cutting it.
1.) 17 Apr 2024 14:53:58
Your wish is my command!
SPFL only:-
Lundstram – 89% passing accuracy
O’Reilly – 83% passing accuracy
McGregor – 92% passing accuracy
Hatate – 80% passing accuracy
Lundstram – 85% passing accuracy
O’Reilly - 71% accuracy opposition half
McGregor – 90% accuracy opposition half
Hatate – 75% accuracy opposition half
Lundstram – loses possession 11 times per game ( average )
O’Reilly – loses possession 19 times per game ( average )
McGregor – loses possession 8 times per game ( average )
Hatate – loses possession 11 times per game ( average )
Lundstram – 53% duels won ( ground 50%, aerial 57% )
O’Reilly – 54% duels won ( ground 52%, aerial 56% )
McGregor – 54% duels won ( ground 52%, aerial 56% )
Hatate – 47% duels won ( ground 53%, aerial 40% )
Lundstram – 4 assists, 0 goals
O’Reilly – 11 assists, 13 goals
McGregor – 5 assists, 2 goals
Hatate – 2 assists, 3 goals
Only put Lundstram in as he is our top performing midfielder stat wise.
Most worrying is our midfielders goal contribution to Celtics.
2.) 17 Apr 2024 15:22:28
I think he’s most comparable to McGregor given they both play in the deepest part of the respective midfields. O’Reilly and Hatate will both play more ‘risky’ passes than the other 2 hence why their stats appear to be worse.
3.) 17 Apr 2024 15:25:53
Thank you MPH. Apart from the goals and assists, it would appear as though it's evenly balanced, even though the performance doesn't reflect that.
4.) 17 Apr 2024 15:27:51
Bang on rtr, they need to be on par or better, ours ain't. Re raskin it's funny how when players are out the team they become better than they are. Raskin as far as I'm aware is fit, hasn't had a sniff in our mf, even struggling to make squad, if we are turning to him to fix things, I fear the worst.
5.) 17 Apr 2024 15:35:57
Excellent comparison stats MPH, fast becoming our resident rainman ?.
6.) 17 apr 2024 16:05:05
looking at both midfields shows me just how far back we, and them have went in recent years, midfielders like barry, fergie, durrant, sounness etc wouldn't see mcgregor in their way
come to think of it neither would tam burns or paul mcstay
and yet. like broon before him, mcgregor will have many titles and old firm wins in his locker, neither he nor broon were ever close to top quality, and that's what hurts me most, 2 very ordinary players have more medals than they ever should have been allowed to, mostly caused by our, or murrays stupidity, and other clubs utter inability to challenge.
7.) 17 Apr 2024 16:21:59
I think individually they can be compared, RTR.
But as a unit we fail every time in the games against them.
8.) 17 Apr 2024 16:55:53
We could say that about our defence and our foward line too, MPH. They don't play as a unit, and that's why we're failing.
Think back to our defence over the years. They all worked for each other, and covered for each other, so if a player goes by one, they're not getting by a second. The same with our forward line. Think Hately and McCoist, Dado and Nacho, Boyd and Miller etc, they all played as units, and solid ones at that.
This team, are not just failing individually, but also as a unit, and I just don't see a quick fix.
OK, some ain't going to like this, but here goes. As much as Tav has got us out of a hole over the years, for us to instill a strong winning mentality, we need new on-field leadership. Not Goldson or Lundstrum, I mean totally new leadership who can instill something into the players that has been sadly lacking for so long.
Some say Tav is a legend, but if we're being honest with ourselves, he's probably one of the least successful captains we've ever had. His record is abysmal!
9.) 17 Apr 2024 16:57:50
Goods stats tattie, can I ask do you have any for the last few o. f? We maybe match them statistically against the rest, but as you say we crumble as unit v them. I feel this was 1 year they weren't at it, we look like failing to capitalise, when we desperately needed the c. l money.
10.) 17 Apr 2024 18:11:32
Totally agree, RTR.
Spine of the team is crucial.
With those around them contributing as well.
11.) 17 Apr 2024 18:19:59
Agree with a lot of that post RTR and I have never thought of Tav as a legend up until mwell game I thought he had defended better this season but it’s went to pot since that game.
17 Apr 2024 08:00:21
After the weekend's shambles, I'd be expecting a big performance from this bunch of underachievers, but I won't hold my breath.
Dundee will be right up for this, and they'll smell blood. I expect them to come at us from the very start, and depending on who PC starts (he needs to get this right), we'll either stand up and put them in their place, or crumble like a bunch of big jessies. Unfortunately, I just don't know with this bunch!
1.) 17 Apr 2024 09:52:59
As long as he doesn't play the same team and expect a different outcome!
2.) 17 Apr 2024 10:00:36
You’re right we should be starting this game fast and looking to put down some sort of marker to say we are up for the challenge. Can’t see it though other than hearts at home I couldn’t tell you the last time we did that. Still think we’ll get 3 points which is ultimately all that matters but I won’t hold my breath about performance.
3.) 17 Apr 2024 10:23:01
Team selection will be interesting. I'd start Souttar and Balogun.
4.) 17 Apr 2024 11:06:33
It’s like eating revels watching them and there is a lot of coffee ones left, let’s be honest we haven’t really looked up for it since Hearts game, hopefully Ridvan back in the team quickly gives us more options going forward and steps into midfield Which is looking fragile to say the least.
5.) 17 Apr 2024 11:53:05
Balogun has had a sickness bug, PC said not 100%, posted this yesterday Mark.
6.) 17 Apr 2024 12:15:30
I would like us to keep a better shape defensively because that was the main difference for me when Clement came in.
Individual players have been in poor form recently but lack of shape on and off the ball in the RC game was terrible.
On the ball we need our creative players to start playing some football. Sure, we need to match Dundee for work rate but the best way to beat them is outplaying them with quick passing and movement.
7.) 17 Apr 2024 14:14:47
Quick passing and movement?
1 when was the last time we showed that? Hearts?
2 the Aquadome will not be the place for slick passing and pretty flicks
3 just a thought, defenders DEFEND, Forwards SCORE, might make it easier to watch!
Onward and slightly Upward.
8.) 17 Apr 2024 14:43:42
Hearts was the last time and was our best game this season. So it's a pretty good precedent for quick passing and movement.
I do find it funny that you turn quick passing and movement into slick passing and fancy flicks.
I am talking about back to basics which PC done when he came in and got success with.
On Sunday was like watching a Gio team with everyone taking too many touches, especially Lunny and Goldson.
9.) 17 Apr 2024 15:14:16
Expect the worst hope for the best the players have shown no mental toughness when the advantage has been with us on 2 occasions. Don't expect this to be a pretty watch tonight.
14 Apr 2024 21:00:40
Just a gentle reminder to those on here who still believe in this overhyped, overpaid, bunch of bottlers.
If anyone is hoping for a victory at the midden, then remember, outwith 55 when there were no fans, we have only beaten them twice since 2016 (came back up) in games when the league was still up for grabs. 1-0 Jack scores the winner, and 1-2 when big Katic won the game for us. Not great, eh? That's home and away, by the way. 2 bloody games!
Bottled it against Motherwell to go 5 clear (bottom 6 team, and at home)
Bottled it against the tims to go back to the top (at home with a stadium full of our own fans)
Bottled it against the 2nd worst team in the league to cut their lead to 1 point, which now means we must beat them away.
So, for anyone still deluded enough to think this shower can still do it, can you please explain your thinking? Where are you seeing this and getting this confidence? Where are you getting this belief in this bunch of losers? What do you see that most don't, now? Is it me who's deluded thinking I support a very average bunch of Prima Donna's, but they're actually not that bad?
It's my opinion, the league is gone and we're not winning it. I said we had to beat them last week, and I knew I was right, while others accused me of "throwing in the towel"! However, and this might be too much for some to take, but I didn't need to throw in any towel as our players managed that all on their own.
Us fans who criticise are not the problem, it's the soft ass, pampered, overpaid, and quite obviously overhyped, bottle merchants who are the issue.
1.) 14 Apr 2024 21:41:11
Bang on, somebody get that man a drink ???.
2.) 14 Apr 2024 21:43:13
Totally agree now
just been going on too long with the same players
and recruitment just hasn’t been good enough for a while now.
3.) 14 Apr 2024 21:46:53
Post of the season so far 100% agree with you.
4.) 14 Apr 2024 22:08:49
RTR agree 100% about the team being riddled with bottlers. The jersey and expectations are too heavy for most of them.
Thats fine though. Too weak? Move on.
What sickens me is the lack of effort. How many times do our middle players let their man run off them into the box and score. As they are jogging back.
PC has done well to get them challenging to this stage in the season but as soon as the pressure comes on top, the cracks show.
5.) 14 Apr 2024 22:26:12
Good post rtr, to the posters who asked rtr "did you not conceded the league last week"? If calling it how you see it, as conceding it, then yes, he, we, many of us did, while many were still high from the draw we got at home to our biggest rivals. We haven't went into every season, especially in last 13 years thinking we are going to win the league, well i havent, so to try and look down on supporters, who call it as they see it, makes us no less of a supporter than you, we are just thinking with our brain, not our heart. We could see exactly where our season was going, yet getting called out for a diffrence of opinion. I'll continue to buy my season ticket and go support my team but will also continue to call it exactly as i see it.
6.) 14 Apr 2024 22:43:03
Fantastic post Raise. I'm honestly disgusted with that performance today. Gutless bottlers. Time up for too many to mention. Will win nothing of consequence with that defence and Dessers. Shocking.
7.) 14 Apr 2024 22:47:56
100% RTR and I'm normally someone who gives them praise, but today was just the lowest point and totally hellish.
8.) 15 Apr 2024 02:39:21
RTR well said ???????????.
9.) 15 apr 2024 07:08:53
said back in december this team had a sift centre and these players wouldn't win unless celtic crumble, they bottle every big game, too many non winners in our club, too many loans and sideshows not enough real winners, in fact, no real winners, captain tav and d, k attacked me, even said i wasnt arangers supporter, I've known for a long time the team is soft to its core, beating st mirren or livi isn't gpoing to cut it, hitting an occassional worldy isn't going to make you a winner, sheer grit, heart and courage makes you a winner, then you cxan use whatever talent you have, celtic sign players who can win things, we must get back to that, i really wonder if clement will be here to find out.
10.) 15 Apr 2024 09:30:44
Let's hope that the Board don't dish out any new contracts to those due to leave at the end of the season. A total bunch of losers and Lundstrum reverting back to his last six months at Sheffield United. No wonder their fans have an intense dislike for him!
We need a fundamental change in our signing policy, if we are to bring in seasoned professionals then they need to be winners and guys that young players can look up to and learn from. That hasn't happened for a long time!
11.) 15 Apr 2024 10:50:53
Very good post Rtr, however I don’t call them bottlers as some of them have been doing it for years
Simple fact is the vast majority are very poor footballers who think they are superstars
None of this present team would have got a game in souness era. Many would not even made his reserve team.
12.) 15 Apr 2024 11:45:15
problem is John we can't afford one of the souness era players never mind a full team of them unfortunately. apart from that souness was luck in a way that english teams were banned from Europe so we could attract top players to come to scotland. you just can't anymore and even celtic find it difficult to get top players. i don't know the answer but this can't keep going, we claw ourselves into a great position then throw it all away in a whimper. i wish players were made a small retention fee then rest made up on win bonuses. unfortunately that won't happen either.
13.) 15 Apr 2024 12:34:31
Geesa not so sure the following did not cost much, Munro sterland Ferguson fleck Mcoist durrant d Ferguson drinkell falco Spencer
Even guys like Wilkins Francis etc were bargains
B4 people say inflation, all better than a silva sima Davies et al.
11 Apr 2024 23:35:51
Just coming back from a night at the Grand Central Hotel for a Q&A night with big Boydy, and some nobody called Sutton. Boydy was on rare form and had Sutton on toast all night. And for good measure, the signed Rangers top went for £1 More than the tim one did. Great night!
Oh, and Boydy doesn't rate bid Dessers, but Sutton does.
1.) 12 Apr 2024 13:11:42
Sounds like a good night rtr. What's your take on big cyriel these days?
2.) 12 apr 2024 14:08:05
i imagine that's because boydy was an out n out striker rtr, and sutton was more a worker, i may be wrong but i suspect that's behind the differing opinions.
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24 Apr 2024 17:55:11
Hopefully it's true. We'll get a few million, he'll get a big payday, and it's a win win all round.
20 Apr 2024 20:16:39
The midfield is just as big a problem as our defence, Mark. Honestly mate, it obvious that we have major problems in midfield when we play the tims.
20 Apr 2024 16:14:47
????? No he's not, not even close. Behave yourself!
20 Apr 2024 13:48:39
I don't think McCausland is a good player, so there's your reckoning on it's arse right away.
20 Apr 2024 10:59:05
Agreed Azul, but only because we have fallen apart.
Add Shankland, McBurnie, McNair (if rumours are true), 2 solid CB's, a quality CM, move Sterling to RB, Ridvan at LB, and Cortez to come in, and we have a solid unit. God knows where we're going to get the money from, but I can dream.
My biggest fear is whether the tims actually spend money this time, and bring in decent quality. We can't compete with that, and with their money in the bank, and transfer fees they can bring in for O'Reilley, and their 3 main Japanese players, it could get very very bleak.
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27 Apr 2024 15:15:20
I haven't heard anything concrete on it John, but as we all know it happens, it wouldn't surprise me.
Did this not happen before a few seasons back? I'm sure we had a similar situation where the player had to play a minimum amount minutes or there were penalties.
27 Apr 2024 12:45:50
Silva? I want him gone, he's an embarrassment!
27 Apr 2024 11:34:32
It's not that he wasn't rated, it's the fact he was anonymous in games against the tims. If Tav can get grief for not turning up against them, then so can someone like Tillman.
27 Apr 2024 07:30:29
He did Fork. The big guy's wife was very sick and he helped nurse her through a torrid time, and I believe this is a factor in him not being able to settle up here.
Look, the guy wasn't that bad! Apart from one horrendous mistake against them, and a couple of wee mistakes, has he really been that bad? Is he any worse than Goldson?
26 Apr 2024 08:08:55
I know it's all about opinions, but any Scotland team that doesn't have King Kenny in, is not the greatest Scottish team! And J McGinn?! Boak!