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09 Feb 2025 20:17:23
Whoever the next manager is going to be, the ONE thing that they must be able to do is put fear into the players. If you look at everyone manager who has been a winner for us this is what they have in common. Players need to know they cannot let their standards drops and having that in a manager is what we're missing.
1.) 09 Feb 2025 20:58:56
It's all very well sacking the manager and bringing someone else in, the players need to take responsibility, the goal wtf was jefte doing, barahmi diamonde were clueless, he had to go with a 3-4-3 today dessers igname through the top and play it at a high tempo, only midfielder with any craft he took off, hagi, absolute shambles, can we actually afford to sack him, also can anyone get a tune out of some of those players,
2.) 09 Feb 2025 21:00:20
Having seen how angry he looks in the after match interview I think he might be getting that way.
3.) 09 Feb 2025 21:23:28
The assistant manager brought in on a 3.5 year deal could he be someone PS has identified as a successor or was he a PC appointment?
4.) 09 Feb 2025 22:03:46
I've heard clement can a scary guy and isn't quite so putting the fear into them probably doesn't work.
5.) 09 Feb 2025 22:16:01
How about not just put fear into them but can instil personal pride and desire.
6.) 09 Feb 2025 22:38:03
The days of putting fear into players are gone. Players don't respond to that kind of management in this current era.
7.) 09 Feb 2025 23:47:59
Kaiser players shouldn't need the manager do do that it should be a given for any player.
8.) 10 Feb 2025 08:03:10
A football manager needs to be a good coach that can deliver winning football. A big part of that will be making the squad we have happy again. Most of them look miserable, and I strongly suspect a lot of them want out. Hagi must certainly want out at this point. That substitution yesterday was embarrassing. Clement has lost the fans and I suspect the players know his time is up too.
9.) 10 Feb 2025 08:13:07
Listen to Roy Keane speak surely the will to win and hunger must come from within and personal pride. Currently there is a mix of experienced players who some of, know they are unwanted in the summer and some of constantly get told by their own fans that they aren't good enough. Difficult to motivate that blend. Thought Hagi was poor yesterday, and can see why he brought on Yilmaz for left side although it didn't work, for me I'd swap yilmaz for jefte and play ridvan at back and jefte on wing. Thought bringing on Dessers was right move, only thing I don't agree with was Rice, thought he was doing a good job.
Problem with building a team is you'll get inconsistency. A bit like the fans views who say Igamane is worth 25m then say he's useless because we get knocked out a cup. Or say we've got a chance of getting to europa final when we play we'll, but worst Rangers team in history when not.
10.) 10 Feb 2025 09:11:25
You are right to point out Rice. That young lad has stagnated in our B team since the day he arrived. He finally gets a chance after 18 months and the manager hooks him at halftime. What will that do for that young lads confidence? All I have read today is Rangers fans talking about Declan Rice and how he isn't good enough, and will never be good enough - He's 18. That boy should have stayed at Motherwell and continued his career there with Lennon Miller. Our youth academy is a massive failure.
It reminds me of the Leon King treatment. Leon King was called a 'generational talent' on the Rangers review. He goes from the B team to playing all 6 Champions League games under GVB. We lose them all, boys confidence destroyed, and he's written off by the support.
Lovelace just went back to Millwall after wasting years up here.
What is happening? Who is running the youth academy? It needs to be totally reworked. Hardie scored a winning goal against Liverpool yesterday as we exited the Scottish Cup to Queens Park.
11.) 10 Feb 2025 11:42:08
Blue that is why they are reviewing the whole academy and b team as it sent working. we had no choice but to play King at the time though as we had no-one else and he had to play alongside a midfield player. we were sitting 0-0 at half time against QP so manager decides to put on his most effective midfielder who plays same position as Rice. it might be as simple as that.
09 Feb 2025 01:36:53
Does anyone know is Sima's contract expires this summer with Brighton or did they extend it by a year? Heard some rumours of Koppen looking at OOC players and it could make sense if he was one of them.
1.) 09 Feb 2025 04:18:16
Sima was asking for way too much wages I dunno if he's someone we will be looking at due to that. He's not starting for Brest currently either.
2.) 09 Feb 2025 06:08:15
Someone said he signed a 1 year extension.
3.) 09 Feb 2025 06:56:21
I would love that Blue, let's see what happens.
4.) 09 Feb 2025 07:23:43
Sima also had very good numbers when with us but i believe that ship has sailed ?.
5.) 09 Feb 2025 08:28:31
Sima won't happen. We had agreed a fee with Brighton in the summer but Simas demands were out of our pay structure so we walked away.
6.) 09 Feb 2025 08:29:57
Brighton hold a years option on Sima.
7.) 09 Feb 2025 09:29:09
Another one who's wage demand are probs double what we are able to pay nowadays.
Ship has sailed, move on.
8.) 09 Feb 2025 09:54:01
From a business perspective Brighton would be mad not to take up those option for another year, if nothing else just to get after for him this summer. Think simas boat has sailed for us. To be honest, I don't think he's the player Cerny is, and he had some very sloppy play when he was with us that got papered over but his goals at a time we found them hard to come by. Can remember him running it straight out of play numerous times a la matondo.
9.) 09 Feb 2025 11:11:19
I don't think sima was anything to do with wages he wanted champs league and we couldn't give him any of that.
10.) 09 Feb 2025 11:57:40
I'm pretty sure Brighton have an option of a 1 year extension.
11.) 09 Feb 2025 13:02:18
Pretty sure Sima signed a years extension at Brighton before they would let him go on loan again and that the story was that he wanted to play in the C. L so once we were knocked out he chose another club who were in it .
If he was out of contract he would be a cracking signing, imagine a front 3 of Cerny, Igamane and Sima, that would be exciting and have sell on potential.
12.) 09 Feb 2025 14:42:44
Cerny not for me to high a price tag to high on the wages we could get a couple of players in for that kind of money.
13.) 09 Feb 2025 22:18:38
Looks like his contract ends in 2026.
14.) 09 Feb 2025 22:29:47
One I can't see happening either would be easier to give Hagi a contract if he wants to stay.
Big if though.
10 Jun 2024 01:25:03
Has there been any news on the young CB Nsiala from AC Milan? Only 20 and built like a tank
Also looking like Kabadayi is a goer based on him being in the UK recently, his agent following Rangers on social media and Koppen having previous relationships with Bayern (got Tillman to PSV when he was there)
Really hope we get the boy Garcia from Uruguay.
Still think Miovski would be a better option that Rrahmani but hopefully I'm proved wrong if he signs.
1.) 10 Jun 2024 06:15:38
He was in the UK for the Champions League final. Doesn't mean he was here speaking to us. Who is his agent? Had a quick look and can't see any of the agents from the agency that he's part of following Rangers on Instagram.
2.) 10 Jun 2024 06:50:29
“Still think Miovski would be a better option that Rrahmani but hopefully I'm proved wrong if he signs” - From what I’ve read Rrahmani likes to start from out wide, come inside, and have a shot. Miovski is a striker. So these guys play in two different roles. Rangers need wingers. The only wingers contracted for next season are: Scott Wright, McAusland, Matondo, and Cortes. More is needed.
3.) 10 Jun 2024 07:11:38
Generic, I'm pretty sure Rrahmani is a 9.
I do think he is as good/ better than Miovski and has a higher ceiling.
4.) 10 Jun 2024 08:02:04
Wright and Matondo - NEED moved on asap. Both are too flash in the pan and will not help us progress IMO.
5.) 10 Jun 2024 08:06:18
Yeah, you’re right. I’ve got him confused with Yusuf Kabadayi (the young winger from Bayern) .
6.) 10 Jun 2024 08:48:40
If the manager sticks with wright and Matondo I’ve got doubts about him. Matondo shows glimpses but we need consistency not glimpses. Wright has no end product. He’s fast that’s all. We need consistency up front not flashes in the pan.
7.) 10 Jun 2024 11:02:03
Matondo show glimpses because he only gets small runs in the side, any player needs a solid run of game to prove their worth.
8.) 10 Jun 2024 11:13:54
Of all the players we've signed recently I'd have loved Roofe, Jack and Lawrence to have stayed Injury free. Unfortunately, like Roofe and Jack, Lawrence is another who has talent, but offers little over the course of a tough season!
9.) 10 Jun 2024 14:42:54
Matondos only gets brief stints in the team becuase he is not good enough and is far too injury prone. First offer that comes in, he will be away.
11 Jan 2024 20:55:01
Seen something saying we are interested Greg Stewart. Surely that's a wind up.
1.) 11 Jan 2024 21:08:32
Good player, never got a fair chance imo at the time.
Ship has long left the port though.
2.) 11 Jan 2024 21:27:49
Difficult a wind up I'd say. can't see PC even looking at him.
3.) 11 Jan 2024 21:29:00
He never got a "fair chance" because he was nowhere good enough. C'mon, he was bang average at best! ?.
4.) 11 Jan 2024 21:29:18
Ha ha, no chance, love GS though, he turned up at another club, forget which, on first day of training with a full Rangers tracky on, no F*cks given, Rangers to the core.
5.) 11 Jan 2024 21:38:19
He's just wanting back to Scotland after being in India. He'd definitely do a job for a spl team just not us.
6.) 11 Jan 2024 21:46:06
He will go to Kilmarnock.
7.) 11 Jan 2024 22:05:28
If he's coming back its to be a chef for the Gordon Ramsay Indian range he must have learned to cook over there.
8.) 11 jan 2024 22:47:45
good striker, in the right place, not quite up to quality required,
i liked the boy tho,
9.) 12 Jan 2024 06:51:15
He’ll be back to sign with Johnstone Burgh.
10.) 12 Jan 2024 07:28:26
I think killie as well only se him at us for 6 month if we are loaning out lovelance and Stewart would be last pick striker.
08 Dec 2023 18:44:26
Based on PCs press conference I think Shankland is someone he wants. He started getting a bit twitchy when asked and then started laughing.
Are there any other decent strikers close to the end of their contracts?
1.) 08 Dec 2023 19:04:09
There's one thing we do know as clement actually said it himself ie yes we'll be signing a striker in january ?.
2.) 08 Dec 2023 19:40:02
Blue 89, not sure how u work that out.
Shankland has 18 months left so not near the end of contract.
3.) 08 Dec 2023 20:55:00
I’ll take anyone that can consistently put the ball in the back of the net.
4.) 08 Dec 2023 21:12:06
I'm not sure Shankland is the answer.
5.) 08 Dec 2023 21:28:12
John, I’m meaning any other strikers, who are out of contract. Didn’t mean Shankland was.
6.) 08 Dec 2023 22:23:23
Azul that won’t be shankland then as half his goals last season were pens and he ain’t getting them off Tav.
7.) 09 Dec 2023 07:33:36
There will b loads blue. We need to trust the manager and head of recruitment.
8.) 09 Dec 2023 10:08:45
Agree storm . I just want us to sign a decent striker who can score bundles of goals and stay fit for a full season… that would be ideal.
9.) 09 Dec 2023 12:29:03
I didn`t think the manager was twitchy I just think he is surprised at the amount of attention him congratulating a Hearts player ( and he wasn`t the only one ) has caused. This is just assorted media building on rumours that they started. I see Lee McCulloch saying that Hearts might want £2 million for him, at that price we might be interested but not for anymore than that. We would need to be convinced though that he could be effective staying higher up the pitch and in the box . Drops way too deep at the moment to be the player we need.
10.) 09 Dec 2023 12:43:27
I'd take shankland as a Scottish option but we are not going to pay the kinda money hearts would want for Thier top performer.
11.) 09 Dec 2023 13:09:41
It’s a funny old game, shankland has been excellent for his team yet some on here wouldn’t take him
Personally I think he’d flourish even more at Ibrox.
12.) 09 Dec 2023 13:39:45
Gofor is shankland a free hit for Europe, ie I think we have only three Scottish grown in squad. Ie Souttar Jack wright
Or does he count as one of three changes allowed.
13.) 09 Dec 2023 15:45:04
shankland Is good enough for rangers it is just the cash hearts would want that puts me off.
14.) 09 Dec 2023 16:23:18
Better off Picking up Morelos on a Free.
Especially now Danilo's out long term after the injury at the hearts game.
Santos have been relegated, they can't honor the rest of Morelos's contract, so he is free to sign, has been training like mad to increase hi fitness levels, still has one of the best ratings for a striker in Europe.
Also sell Cantwell he is mince, all he does is run about like a heedless chicken, he will never recover the form he had in his wonder EPL season for Norwich, take 3 mill for him. there is no way he is worth more than 3-4 mill on his form this season.
Bring Hagi back and play him in the 10 position.
Easily the best option we have for that position.
Another stupid decision b beale along with selling Sakala.
15.) 09 Dec 2023 16:54:45
With Morelos being a free agent, we could bring him in before the transfer window opens.
16.) 09 Dec 2023 18:19:40
Morelos already downed tools for us once and thought he was way above Gers only to realise the EPL links were smoke and mirrors.
I like El buff but his mentality is the reason why we dumped him in the first place.
17.) 09 Dec 2023 19:02:00
No we can’t mark. He had a contract.
18.) 10 Dec 2023 00:11:26
There are tons of good strikers going into last year of deal I get shankland would be good for home grown quota but if rather focus on winning league first then look at players for Europe after that.
19.) 10 Dec 2023 09:15:25
Cantwell is mince? He scored exactly the type of goal you want a number 10 scoring today and unfortunately chopped off, Assists game before, c'mon man get real in the 10 he is a good player.
20.) 10 Dec 2023 12:45:28
I don't see us signing Shankland unless we can pick him up for £1m / £1.5m. He is a good goalscorer but would he score against packed defences playing for us?
21.) 10 Dec 2023 13:17:50
I thought Morelos had been out for weeks with a muscle injury, so how can he have been training like mad? He was training like mad and got into good shape before signing for Santos and, was rotten by all accounts and then got injured . Who knows what he would be like by January fitness wise, he certainly wouldn`t be match fit. let's enjoy the good memories of him and move on.
22.) 10 Dec 2023 14:37:47
The opinions on here lately have been strange
Now we have Cantwell who’s Mince
That’s a definitely no he isn’t mince quote from me.
23.) 10 Dec 2023 22:18:29
Don't get the cantwell haters boy runs his heart out every game and it's 100% commitment every game.
Surely we can't be hammering him now other areas of team we need to look at first
Find these posts highly suspicious on run up to old firm game.
24.) 12 Dec 2023 10:48:39
"Cantwell is mince" have you ever watched Rangers play?
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14 Feb 2025 18:52:23
Just listened to the press conference. The biggest thing that is grating on me with PC is he never takes ownership of the bad results. Not once has he said that QP game was on him. Every other manager we've had in the past few years has at least held their hands up when they get it wrong. I remember Gerrard saying multiple times that it was on him.
He also needs to stop bringing up past results that have been good when they don't matter. That's what makes me think he doesn't "get it".
1.) 14 Feb 2025 19:10:16
Blue that's a good point I'm saying he will be here and should have more time until board sorts stuff out etc and see him maybe in better light next season when things have settled down from top to bottom.
But you know what that's an excellent point and one I've noticed but never put a lot of thought into. You're right Gerrard did always put his hands up fair play to him when and if he got it wrong.
to be honest it's a really good point always good when a man can hold his hands up when he gets it wrong. Arrogance when you can't.
Good post post bud ?.
2.) 14 Feb 2025 19:20:39
None of us are happy bears just now but give clement a break Blue as he knows that our current domestic results ain't acceptable he said that, did he not ?I wish some would just stop picking up on everything the guy is saying and trying to turn it against him because you want the guy gone ? He's clearly got the backing of the board and will be here at least until the end of the season and in all probability beyond ? Let's just wait and see what happens here and results in the end have to improve or the inevitable will happen and i think deep down he'll know that ?.
3.) 14 Feb 2025 19:26:53
Pc reminds of pedro, delusional and full of excuses.
4.) 14 Feb 2025 19:20:39
None of us are happy bears just now but give clement a break Blue as he knows that our current domestic results ain't acceptable he said that, did he not ?I wish some would just stop picking up on everything the guy is saying and trying to turn it against him because you want the guy gone. ?
He's clearly got the backing of the board and will be here at least until the end of the season and in all probability beyond ? Let's just wait and see what happens here and results in the end have to improve or the inevitable will happen and i think deep down he'll know that ?.
5.) 14 Feb 2025 19:26:53
PC reminds me of Pedro, delusional and full of excuses.
6.) 14 feb 2025 19:35:34
i get what yiur saying bro, i just feel this result was down to players, i hinestly believe they should carry the can as they were playing vastly inferior players and let the manager down,
i don't think clement wants to take anymore flak than he already has.
7.) 14 Feb 2025 19:31:52
Spot on mate. I've never once heard him say he got it wrong. The signs that he blames the players which in turn may be why the lack real confidence.
8.) 14 Feb 2025 19:35:17
PC says "it is not about me" multiple times in the past.
Why is Hagi brought in so many press conferences?
9.) 14 Feb 2025 19:45:39
PC put out a good enough team to win that game, why should he apaolgise. 30 shots v 1, if we had 50/ 50 possession and similar goal attempts then fair enough.
10.) 14 Feb 2025 19:49:14
SWS, I'm just stating a fact. I've said on here after the QP game that I would keep him until the end of the season but the best managers hold their hands up when they get it wrong. The players need to take accountability as well but PC usually goes the other way. He hauled off Hagi and showed his frustration same way he did with Cantwell. Both of those were emotional reactions that the best managers don't do. The Cantwell one may have led to the relationship breakdown as well which showed the clubs hand that we had to sell him (costing us some money no doubt) . Just my observations that his man management skills don't seem to be the best at times. I will say I do think he is a good manager because you don't win 3 league titles without being good but I don't think he's a good manager for Rangers.
11.) 14 Feb 2025 19:50:23
Pedro Clement. Every interview is a total cringefest. My mind is made up, he is not the man for us, but unfortunately we look like we are stuck with him so on I trot to support the team regardless on Sunday ???.
12.) 14 Feb 2025 20:06:27
100% agree blue not once has he ever took the blame for any defeat. It is never his fault. Coops what has he done to get a break?
13.) 14 Feb 2025 20:50:43
You're damn right I wouldn't be taking the blame for QP, that one was solely on the players! Padestrian until QP scored.
14.) 14 Feb 2025 21:15:35
It's not just Queen's Park it's every defeat or dropped points and he also never gave Queen's Park any credit whatsoever. His press conferences are the most baffling I have heard since PLG.
15.) 14 Feb 2025 21:20:08
Alloa and Brimmy, you don't even think he should take the blame for putting on a left back for one of our most creative players when we're trying to win the game?
16.) 14 Feb 2025 21:33:06
Blue, Hagi was very poor against qp last Sunday.
17.) 14 Feb 2025 21:43:24
Blue: yes he put Yilmaz on but as a winger not a defender as Hagi had been very poor as had most players he created nothing.
18.) 14 feb 2025 21:45:48
imagine how the people who pay good money to watch feel
sunday was down to players, they had 30 shots, no manager can fix that.
19.) 14 Feb 2025 23:02:22
Cracking gig, players take the blame when it goes wrong but I get the credit when we win.
The europa cup run is definitely down to clement, the away form obviously the players. Wow.
20.) 15 Feb 2025 00:24:40
Twacoos can you not see the problem there? Why out on a defender as a winger when you have attacking options available like Curtis.
11 Feb 2025 17:52:43
Hi Ed, can you run a poll please with these 3 options based on should PC.
1. Be sacked immediately
2. Wait until the end of the season
3. Keep him in position for the foreseeable future
Interested to see the overall percentage of folks views on here.
I'd personally keep him until the end of the season simply because of the EL
Cheers.
{Ed033's Note -
PC poll
1.) 11 Feb 2025 18:25:23
After the final whistle for me, it's interesting that so many pundits and ex players saying he should have been out the door.
2.) 11 Feb 2025 19:01:04
I don't see who'd we'd bring in straight away so I'd keep him until the end if season. We cannot start next season with him.
3.) 11 Feb 2025 19:19:42
He should have been shown the door after the aberdeen game. And arguably last season after the throwing away of a league that was ours.
4.) 11 Feb 2025 20:04:55
Me2 I am not as the pundits try to see what the fans think and then go with that. keeps them in a job. just the cynic in me perhaps?
5.) 11 Feb 2025 20:09:00
Alloa have you posted 51 times to keep him ?.
6.) 12 Feb 2025 06:43:56
150 votes to sack him, 184 votes to either give him to the end of the season (94) or the foreseeable future (90). So on here the general result is to give him time, for now.
10 Feb 2025 15:05:31
Asathor, quick question mate as I'm not clued up on the Norwegian game.
When Bodo/Glimt are playing against teams domestically do their opponents tend to be stuffy and sit in or are the games quite open?
We really need a manager that knows how to break down teams domestically. I've been a fan of Knutsen from what I've seen in European games but wasn't sure how his tactics were domestically.
1.) 10 Feb 2025 15:33:54
Blue in all honesty no, we play football although lesser teams do sit a lot deeper.
2.) 10 Feb 2025 15:39:15
Imo a manager that can motivate players is what we need phil isn't capable and its now been proven time and time again. We should be putting teams to the sword with the players we have everyone outside celtic should be smashed obviously that can't happen in every game football doesn't work that way but some of our results have been a red neck. Kiev should never have put us out the cl.
3.) 10 Feb 2025 16:03:06
I agree Muscatin, my biggest pet peeve is that it takes us to go behind in a lot of games to start going for the game. Why are we not playing the first 20 mins of the game like the last 10 and blowing teams away.
4.) 10 Feb 2025 16:44:16
Blue89, we start this side to side from the ko, letting the opposition settle and organise. Across the city they attack at pace and get games done quickly. Clement is scared to gamble and attack in my opinion, he's an ex defender, so it's all about safety first. Pitiful to watch.
5.) 10 Feb 2025 16:48:27
We said scotty. And that's exactly why gio got sacked. Why isn't clement being sacked for the same thing.
6.) 10 Feb 2025 19:01:16
He's another Le-Guen I'm afraid had success in another league but has never grasped what's needed domestically here, with the money spent whilst he's been in charge it's been on mainly young raw foreign players, there needs to be a balance, when I think back to winning Rangers teams we always had a Scottish / British identity in the club that understands the demands of the club, a lot of games now we have played without any Scottish or British players and over the piece it has showed, there is no character in the team.
Even with our reduced budget I'm convinced there is a manager out there who will improve us and at least get us winning the majority of our games domestically.
And winning games breeds confidence.
09 Feb 2025 17:04:24
Anyone else noticed we are always howling after having more time on the training ground between games.
24 Jan 2025 01:19:07
Amazed that FCSB are in the top 8 in the Europa league table. I thought they were rank rotten!
17 Feb 2025 17:03:04
I'd go for Wilson but loan him back to hearts for a season.
11 Feb 2025 18:37:56
Does anyone know what the payoff would be?
I've seen 3 different stories. One saying 1.2million, one saying 5 million and another saying close to 9 million due to his contract being 50k per week.
11 Feb 2025 16:44:22
Shankland for manager at this point!
10 Feb 2025 00:13:11
If the team are good enough to beat teams in Europe then they should be able to beat teams domestically and in lower leagues. Our players are good enough to do that.
03 Feb 2025 19:45:37
It's not a shambles. The goal this window was clear out players on high wages and not producing. That's been all but done with Matondo, Dowell and some of the younger players going. Pathway is now clear for younger players to bed in like Rice and Curtis. I'm glad we're not panic buying for once.
17 Feb 2025 18:26:15
Lawrence out of contract in the summer and probably not getting renewed…playing.
17 Feb 2025 00:53:13
Sorry but you lost me at "easy 2nd in the league". Even when rebuilding we have enough to beat the vast majority of teams in the league. This is the mindset that will see our standards drop to being mediocre and happy with it. Just my opinion.
15 Feb 2025 12:26:18
We're a mid block, counter attacking team that does well playing into open spaces against less physical opposition.
15 Feb 2025 00:24:40
Twacoos can you not see the problem there? Why out on a defender as a winger when you have attacking options available like Curtis.
14 Feb 2025 21:20:08
Alloa and Brimmy, you don't even think he should take the blame for putting on a left back for one of our most creative players when we're trying to win the game?