Rangers Banter Archive February 10 2017

 

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10 Feb 2017 23:30:17
If we're going to get a new manager that the budget is basically none existent Derek Mckinnes is our man.



10 Feb 2017 23:41:18
Not convinced he will leave Aberdeen



10 Feb 2017 23:41:57
Hes done well with aberdeen but not for me, i'd be disappointed! Rather look at derek adams or tommy wright if we are shopping at that level



10 Feb 2017 23:51:24
Don't want derek mcinnes, tommy wright or derek adams! Billy davies a far better manager than any of they 3!FACT! Check it for yourselves! Although there's other good candidates including billy davies but i certainly don't think those 3 are good enough!



10 Feb 2017 23:53:21
If stewie25 is not convinced derek mcinnes would leave aberdeen then all bears go opposite and get your money on derek mcinnes will leave aberdeen!



11 Feb 2017 00:10:28
billy Davies is a manager with limited success. Gets sacked from every club he's been at not good enough



11 Feb 2017 00:19:37
Cooper do you ever post anything other than a load of single fish? If Davies was any good he would have a job as a manager



11 Feb 2017 02:34:57
What club that prides itself on integrity would take Davies, no one that was even remotely associated with Tommy Sheridan should ever be allowed to darken our doorstep!



11 Feb 2017 06:05:03
The fact he's not worked for years shows how good he is constantly sacked from every job he's had done well getting derby promoted I'll give u that but he's not the answer for us



11 Feb 2017 09:56:34
Supercoopereleven

I would have thought you would have been in hiding after Warburton had done the dirty on us and was plotting an escape route to Forest only to see it blow up in his face.



11 Feb 2017 10:23:20
Supercooper, Billy Davies has been sacked from nearly every job he's ever had. He has run up gambling debts Alan pardew would be proud of and he is that bad a manager st mirren didn't want him.



11 Feb 2017 10:26:45
Surely not Davies, he is certainly not the answer just for his private life alone he should not be considered plus when was the last time he even had a job in management?



10 Feb 2017 23:02:47
Well, if the stories flying around are true that MW and weir could have been trying to escape then the board have done the right thing and moved them on.

I fully supported MW but if recent results and performances have been influenced by a weakening in his commitment then the board had only one option.

We need 100% commitment to the cause no matter what resources we can offer.



10 Feb 2017 23:37:37
At least we can now play 442 eh?



10 Feb 2017 23:45:27
if the scripts are right and he has gone, then he was pushed by us the fans. whether you agree that he should go or not to actually boo our own managers or team before a game is low of the low and in 45 years of supporting our great team have never heard it before and hope to never hear it again. McCoist was on twice the salary, had a team with a greater budget than we have now and he got 4 years, MW got 4 months before the fans turned.



11 Feb 2017 02:37:54
McCoist was a total disaster as well and should never have been manager. He benefitted from his 'hero status' as a player but was found wanting in his first season when he threw away a substantial lead to capitulate in the league.

Warburton got little support from King despite his soundbites and got even less from Weir who is now showing his true colours if reports are correct and is nothing more than a snake.



10 Feb 2017 22:52:49
Once again the board have failed this great club. A manager has not been supported and despite promises made by another absentee chairman he has had to make do with loans and second rate signings. MB is not to blame for our current position. His bosses are at fault and should be held to accoun.



10 Feb 2017 23:05:23
Yes he is at fault and £1.8m for Garner, £500k for O'Halloran, development fees of £250k each for Dodoo and Rossiter plus being able to offer big wages to Barton, Kranjcar and senderos is hardly not being backed. I'm sure the managers of Aberdeen and Hearts managers would have loved that kind of backing



10 Feb 2017 23:07:02
Just had a read and apparently MW and DW had meetings with board earlier in the week stating that they were thinking of resigning and wanted the compensation fee waived the board had a meeting today and decided that they had expected there resignation as they are no longer committed to the club and they are not happy with performances this season and feel they are not the people to take the club forward anymore



10 Feb 2017 23:04:35
Its sounds as though warburton was job hunting and deal fell through then retracted the resignation. if so then thank you but goodbye.



10 Feb 2017 23:22:23
Broonie

According to reports Warburton resigned as he thought he was getting the Forest job then they decided to keep the interim manager leaving Warburton out in the cold. He then performs a u turn and denies he resigned. What does that tell you about Warburton? If true of course.



11 Feb 2017 00:28:12
Broonie, the board failed the club by getting rid of a manager who wanted to work elsewhere.? Are you for real?



10 Feb 2017 22:48:12
I was watching a film.

What's going on? BBC stating the all three have resigned?

I know people claiming it was false on the Rangers twitter account but it's a story on the BBC now?



10 Feb 2017 22:57:19
Just read the club statement.

Looks like Warburton has made a lot of people's minds up for them, hopefully the team stick together and we can find a decent replacement!



10 Feb 2017 23:13:54
Seems straightforward to me.
They asked to be released, the board accepted. Warbs and co then decide they are not wanting to be released (other options fell through perhaps? )

Effectively Warburton doesn't know what he wanted. No surprise there.

Well I for one am delighted the clueless one has gone and taken Weir with him.

Big DW was a great servant as a player but he has brought nothing to the club as MW's assistant picking up wages for SFA.

Onwards and upwards.



10 Feb 2017 23:23:20
If story from the board is true that Nottingham forest had approached mw why did we not want compensation mw was still under contract to us.



10 Feb 2017 23:38:39
Mw and co wanted out and tried to bargain with the board to waive compensation so they could get out quickly. They knew their time was up and tried the easy way out. Tells you everything you need to know about mw and co. Good riddance!



10 Feb 2017 23:51:44
Jaws

I can only read into the fact the board had decided that the management team were going at end of season so if we had sacked them WE would have had to pay them compensation but when their agent tried to broker a deal they must have thought they had won a watch. glad the board stuck to their side of the deal on your way MW DW



10 Feb 2017 23:53:45
Coldo

Exactly just wonder what the Warburton apologists on here think about the situation. They are very quiet



11 Feb 2017 02:44:36
In some respects I have sympathy for Warburton, (although what he and his two associates attempted to do by all accounts this week and broker an exit without compensation from Rangers so they could move to Forrest is totally lacking in integrity), since he was given little support by King and even less support by Weir who failed miserably to either improve the defence or instal a Rangers mentality in the team.



11 Feb 2017 10:24:31
We are only 9 to 10 days away from an answer. Lol



10 Feb 2017 22:50:58
Shocked to hear the news warburton and staff are away. Honestly thought decision would have been made at end of the season as to whether he would stay or go. Surprised weir has gone too with him being a rangers man. Obviously more going on behind the scenes than we are led to believe. Hopefully some transparency over the next couple of days. So who's going to take the poisoned chalice? I can only think of one person who would consider taking the post and that being McIness. Whether he would be a success? Who knows. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Thoughts fellow bears!



10 Feb 2017 22:58:52
I think we will struggle to poach another teams manager at this time in the season.



10 Feb 2017 22:37:52
Pardew or Walter SOS



10 Feb 2017 23:39:39
Pardew😂😂



11 Feb 2017 00:09:25
Pardew would be a great choice but not going to happen.



10 Feb 2017 22:29:14
Hey bears, I don't know if I'm gutted or relieved MW is gone now. I think he would have built something really good for us but it was taking too long. Anyway, onwards and upwards. Anyone think Nigel Pearson would do a good job for us? I think he would. Good luck to MW, DW AND FM.



10 Feb 2017 22:19:59
Graeme Murty, under 20's coach, in charge of team v Morton.
All the best mate.



10 Feb 2017 22:12:28
So one rumour is that management teams agent triggered resignation clause on monday for forest job, that fell through but the board accepted it anyway?



10 Feb 2017 22:51:03
That appears to be my understanding of the situation at present too. If that is the case I respect the boards decision. Why have a management team in place that were or are exploring options to leave. We, the fans, deserve the same commitment as we have shown over the last few years.



10 Feb 2017 23:40:46
If that is the case then why would they let them train the team today and do the press conference. Something fishy going on again.



10 Feb 2017 21:50:07
Club needs to get someone on TV to let fans know the truth.



10 Feb 2017 22:14:11
Stew76, Yes it is a total farce, and two days before a game that could dictate to the rest of the season.
My concern is the situation that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. Maybe Dk has walked away and confirmed us as completely rudderless.
Donald Park please take the reins and give us leadership.



10 Feb 2017 22:33:19
After this farce it's time for king to resign as chairman. the guy is a joke



11 Feb 2017 02:50:56
Transparency is not something that King is good at. He talks a good game but in reality he doesn't follow through with action, just bull and his own version of Murray Moonbeams.

Now we are hearing names like Macleish being bandies about as the next manager, well that is really not the act of an ambitious Board. Across the City they went out and recruited a top English Manager; we have been given the opportunity to do the same as a result of Warburton's resignation.

It is time for King to put his money where his mouth is and bring in a quality manager with an actual transfer archest and not just meaningless words.



11 Feb 2017 09:56:39
billyb as I've asked you before why would an ex-Hearts man take over Rangers? Do you not know that our director's name is Douglas Park? Some fan, mate.



11 Feb 2017 09:58:10
G4rry, the board acts in the only way they are left to act as the manager tries a flanker to get away and you blame the chairman? Are you serious?



11 Feb 2017 10:11:07
g4rry why is he a joke? Do you think it's acceptable that three senior members of staff indicate that they want to resign and that is accepted, then that's the chairman's fault?

That when these three charlatans realise they're not wanted elsewhere and the chairman says 'sorry, you've already resigned' then that's the chairman's fault? You think the chairman should resign because he doesn't want to continue employing people who wish to leave the club? Are you mad?



10 Feb 2017 21:41:07
Sir walter out of retirement steady the ship new manager in summer. Would love big sam struggling at palace think he would make us a lot more solid and will have a vast network of contacts any thoughts lads. I don't think needs 2 be an x player as sometimes need a different approach.



10 Feb 2017 21:57:02
Usually I would know the answer to this question but in the midst of this circuis I can't think. If they 3 have left what coaches are left?



10 Feb 2017 22:05:36
Parks will supply coaches as they have don for years.



10 Feb 2017 22:15:40
Sky sports saying Murty will be interim. But who knows?



10 Feb 2017 21:31:19
Now the BBC are saying warburton is saying he doesn't know anything about this! Another shambles!?



11 Feb 2017 10:13:56
What's a shambles? The board are protecting the club, our integrity and are allowing people to leave who do not want to be here! What are you on?



10 Feb 2017 21:27:39
Well cheers mw and dw, Dave King you now have to start parting with cash end off i accept you have given us stability when you came in well this is no normal job there is an expectation that exceeds where we are now expectations must be met as there is no point in changing just to tread water at the same position, the slow build which I and many others who lived in reality accepted it would take time but now we have to go for it we need someone who will take us back and it now shows that it must be swift. Graeme souness is a hero and I would want him before mcliesh or mcinnes but if we go for a top manager who has been out for a while well I've always wanted George Graham to be given the job, great manager, hard, knows the club but also a supporter.



10 Feb 2017 21:38:00
According to bbc warburton said he hasn't quit



10 Feb 2017 21:40:26
Would just like to wish mw and dw all the best in there next job. I always stood up for the man I thought he would have sorted youth development but we will never know now. Dave King will have to give next manager cash he won't get away with cheap buys and loans if he wants a top manager.



10 Feb 2017 21:44:31
Messy indeed shades of Charlie green



11 Feb 2017 10:17:23
gary75, you want our next manager to be a 73 year old who hasn't worked for 17 years? You compare our current chairman to Green the crook? Are you 1) Senile 2) mental 3) Timothy in disguise?



10 Feb 2017 21:20:58
So they are all gone. i'm sure they will be successes elsewhere but just not working right with the limited budget. The next manager must be a proven winner.



10 Feb 2017 21:58:02
Oh how embarasing



10 Feb 2017 21:19:46
Warburton's resigned, who's next? Souness? Barry Ferguson? McLeish? Mciness? Or someone else?



10 Feb 2017 21:29:49
Frank De Boer a cert to takover imo



10 Feb 2017 22:42:31
Hearing billy davies until the end of the season! Frank de boer has already stated that he WON'T take a job until the start of next season



11 Feb 2017 10:02:25
Cooper, you backed the treacherous, devious, useless manager always. Now you want a total waster to take his place, an embarrassment of a man that shouldn't be allowed to even pay to get into Ibrox. And where did de Boer make that statement? Who are you backing now that your fallen hero has humped us?



10 Feb 2017 20:05:14
Warburton stating on stv that McParland is the best in this business, it's a pity he didn't do the business at Rangers.



10 Feb 2017 21:13:03
Warburton off.



10 Feb 2017 21:17:24
Warburton has resigned



10 Feb 2017 21:20:56
Warburton just quit 😃



10 Feb 2017 21:21:21
Mark Warburton quits as rangers manager along with david weir and frank mcparland this is very bad timing ahead of such a crucial game against morton. all eyes on who we bring in now please not billy davies or anyone from the past let it be someone new with different ideas and better contacts in the game and heres hoping he gets the backing financially.



10 Feb 2017 22:20:33
Get MacLeish in to the end of the season and build from there!



10 Feb 2017 21:45:12
Crucial game against morton lol, am buckled lol



10 Feb 2017 19:23:01
Alright bears. I've been one for slating me decisions this year and his stubborness but just listened to his interview and it just goes to show that some the stories about our team that have been publicly broadcasted how much some idiot somewhere starts a rumour and so many jump on the bandwagon. Me included by the way. Also that he away down south meeting
A coach about a player for next year also shows he here for a while so we need to all just accept it while he is here and support from here on in. If we as the best supporters in the work turn up in our thousands this Sunday once again and sing our hearts out and encourage I'm sure they give us a better performance . Pressure gets to the best players . So let's make it enjoyable .



10 Feb 2017 16:28:43
Hi bears. New here, but have read website for months now. I reckon Sunday is a good a game as any for warbs to change things about drastically. bring in Alnwick, bates, dodoo for starters and change the system about a little (I know changing the tactics is like throwing down the gauntlet for warbs but I can dream) play two upfront with garner and dodoo and see how they both get on.

If he plays the same team and tactics as per and God forbid we don't come away with a result then his time could be up. at least if he changes things about then people will atleast say he tried something new? . What's everybody's thoughts?



10 Feb 2017 16:58:34
He tried something new already and it did bare fruit! We beat both aberdeen and hearts at ibrox with a bit to spare! Those were 2 very good performances!



10 Feb 2017 17:17:26
He hasn't changed his tactics though. Sunday is perfect for it as realistically we aren't going to win the cup anyway as we would have to beat the manky mob and that's not happening anytime soon. Try some new, young and hungry players instead of the norm.



10 Feb 2017 17:44:05
Aye true that, those were great games which the tactics worked, warbs should show the same desire every game just like that



10 Feb 2017 14:06:20
Well i think Lafferty would provide more energy up front than what we have. He will chase down everything and is a goal scorer.

if MW is looking for freebies there is a few out there that are affordable.

Jelavic will be free agent within the week I believe.

Giannis Maniatis - CDM - released from Olympiacos - £17kpw

Teixeria - 24 - CB 6ft4 - released from Stoke - £5kpw

Daniel Kolar - AM - released from turkish league (was big player for Plzen) - £17k pw

DaMarcus Beasley is currently free agent. Might be 34 but still being selected for national team.

Kolar - 31 - AM - released from turkish league (was big player for Plzen. £17k a week in turkey

None of them on big wages.



10 Feb 2017 14:43:08
I wouldn't want lafferty anywhere near ibrox. What more has this waster got to do before some of our support will give up on idea of him coming back to us. Everybody entitled to their opinion but not for me.



10 Feb 2017 16:10:16
Here here jaws! Kyle lafferty is a total waste of space!



10 Feb 2017 17:38:05
Doesn't exactly score goals either unless it's in a northern ireland shirt



10 Feb 2017 18:41:17
He would walk into our team far better than any forward we have.

Guess you have to be Kenny miller before people on here like you lmao.



10 Feb 2017 13:52:14
Souness as manager and Barry Ferguson as assistant or coach, needs guys like this in the team who knows how big a club rangers are.



10 Feb 2017 14:11:58
no thanks.



10 Feb 2017 14:16:55
Souness, yes, ferguson no, no, no,



10 Feb 2017 14:21:10
Barry ferguson is exactly the type of person we need in that dressing room, but I would have billy Davies with Barry as his assistant, but that's my opinion.



10 Feb 2017 14:48:31
Interesting comments guys! I take it you've just read jonny mcfarlane's blog on the daily record there. He made some great points saying graeme souness as director of football, with a head coach under him. Similar to the hearts model with craig levein and ian cathro!

That would have been a good one for us ie. graeme souness director of football with ian cathro as head coach under him! I even wonder how it would work with keeping mark warburton and appointing him head coach as opposed to manager and making graeme souness director of football, to work with warbs!

It would take a helluva weight off warbs shoulders! I'm going to throw a name left field here that i think would work superbly well as a rangers head coach under a director of football, like graeme souness, what about tugay as rangers head coach?



10 Feb 2017 15:16:07
Souness is not going to any football team, his health couldn't stand it.



10 Feb 2017 15:21:04
Souness?

Lets work through this 63 year old, former triple bypass surgery mans dilemma:

1million a year plus from sky to sit in cosy studios to talk about the game i love

Or

Coupleof hundred grand a year to be swallowed in the glasgow goldfish bowl and all the stress and insecurities that being a rangers DOF would bring.



10 Feb 2017 17:07:57
No chance Souness is coming unless his mate Kennedy takes over - won't leave Sky and probably doesn't have the hunger anymore in any case - wouldn't be my choice.

As for Baz, great player but for me he is no where near where our manager needs to be.



10 Feb 2017 18:59:49
At the end of the day any decent manager with pedigree is going to want cash availble to buy players plus he will want a couple of mill a year himself. Rangers can't do that because at the end of the day the best they can do is come sevond so from a business point of view why would king do that? So its either mciness or another scottish manager or a young up and coming manager like ronnie delia and look whst happened there? Untill supporters start to accept that 2nd is all that's there and get off the managers back then this conversation will happen again next year.



10 Feb 2017 17:39:05
Bazza isn't ready. Souness wouldn't be interested, health problems anyway I'm sure



10 Feb 2017 18:41:50
Souness would be the 3rd worst appointment we could make in front of Davies and mcleish obviously.



10 Feb 2017 12:40:07
My team for Sunday (based on the fact I'm guessing he won't change the shape) :

Alnick (let's see what he can do)
Hodson, Bates (again, let's see) Wilson, Wallace.
Tav
Hyndman Windass
Burt, Dodoo, McKay

That's a young front line and I've no idea how it would do but we're crying out for some energy and enthusiasm. Give young Burt a chance and see what he gives us.

I'm desperate for a good performance this weekend. We badly need a lift!



10 Feb 2017 13:21:52
I don't see many changes being made for cup game keeper maybe. I would like to see bates getting game time and dodoo played through middle but the pressure mw is under I can't see him trying anything new.



10 Feb 2017 15:09:31
Looking like young Billy Gilmour may get his chance this weekend. Prob be from the bench but will be good to see what he can give



10 Feb 2017 15:17:52
The cup is all we have left we need a strong team not yours.



10 Feb 2017 16:38:03
MW won't make more than 2 changes because it will upset any rhythm that we have. Bring in more inexperiece and get beat - imaging the furore on here!



10 Feb 2017 18:42:26
Burts an attacking midfielder and you have him right wing and tav is a right back at cdm haha.



10 Feb 2017 11:36:59
First time posting.

Some players who are out of contract in summer worth looking at.

Lafferty
Charlie Adam
Niall McGinn
Chris Brunt
Sam Nicholson
Even Hovland - Norweign International - 27 - CB, 6ft 3. Plays for Nurnberg Germany.



10 Feb 2017 12:26:35
you can throw Patterson of Hearts in there 2 even with his injury



10 Feb 2017 13:15:35
Lafferty is a rat and crap, Adam a donkey, don't ever deal with the sheep but the rest I would consider



10 Feb 2017 13:25:30
You can take Chris brunt off the list signed new deal with West Brom



10 Feb 2017 15:18:43
Adam a donkey?!? Some folk on here astound me!



11 Feb 2017 00:09:56
Adam on his day is an incredible player



10 Feb 2017 11:02:10
Just curious to know peoples opinions.
How different would our season look if Kranjcar and Rossiter had remained fit?



10 Feb 2017 13:06:04
Pretty obvious to me - they were brought in to improve the team and that is exactly what they would have done.

Too many on here won't consider these things when criticising our play, team, manager and board



10 Feb 2017 13:50:00
i think rossiter would have made a difference sitting in front of our much maligned back 4 helping cover when both full backs bomb forward. from what i saw of him playing for England in the tourney last summer and a few games for us especially at dens he looked the part; loved a tackle good touch and got about the park really well

it's just my opinion but i don't think nikko would have made that much of a difference - too much is made of his injury being an excuse for our poor season. he started a number of matches including parkhead and was so far off the pace he had to be taken off before he was sent off.

i think the guy is 3/4 yrs past his best, he turned up unfit and looked miles off the pace for the SPL. he would not have influenced either game at Tynecastle for example as the game would have passed him by.

sorry bears just my opinion - hope rossiter is ok.
what's happened to josh? i'd have him in over toral



10 Feb 2017 13:54:16
Plus Barton if that turned out better, our midfield would have been much stronger, but our problem is we just can't put the ball in the net, random. I don't think so.



10 Feb 2017 13:59:57
BR65 so the rest of the players were not brought to improve it. Kranjar was hopeless in 75% of the games. I have my doubts about rossiter too as the recruitment is rubbish.



10 Feb 2017 08:00:05
With the record really poor against top 6 clubs this season When the league splits that is a worrying thought Rangers should have had a points cushion in the eventuality of this, there is no way this team can be trusted to try and grid out or play out a game and don't think for one minute Niko can come back and save the day lot of selective memories on here he was so out of his deapth at Ceptic park games were passing him by he had a full pre season to get fit and could not manage it so stop this dreaming and look at the reality this team needs to start winning games between now and the split MW is not a bad manager he simply does not understand its Win Win Win.



10 Feb 2017 13:54:46
Niko was starting to get fitter, he was getting better, but we will never know how much of a diff he could have made beside young rossiter



10 Feb 2017 00:33:34
I've read a lot on here that some consider others are not 'real' fans for one reason or another, so:
What is a 'real' fan?
A club has 100,000 fans.
50,000 of them regularly attend games so the other 50,000 can’t be real fans.
25,000 of the ones who attend criticise the manager so they can’t be real fans.
15,000 of the ones left criticise the players so they can’t be real fans.
Of the 10,000 that are left, 8,000 criticise the board so they can’t be real fans.
1,998 0f the 2,000 left said we could win the SPL in our first year back so they can’t be real fans.
So me and my wee pal Joe are the only 'real' Rangers fans.



10 Feb 2017 08:21:10
What is your point?



10 Feb 2017 09:17:04
Wee-Ecky, sorry to break it to you but I've seen you critique MW so I'm afraid that it's all down to your pal Joe



10 Feb 2017 09:55:14
good breakdown of the fanbase, pity the basis of your post is rubbish



10 Feb 2017 12:09:49
Im sure there was over 200,000 rangers fans in manchester a few years ago.



10 Feb 2017 13:46:32
Maybe you and you're wee pal joe should replace warburton and weir?



10 Feb 2017 13:34:01
wee ecky haven't you beenon here being critical of any of the above?
me oh me oh my! what's the world coming to where rangers fans that aren't happy are turning on their own!



10 Feb 2017 17:19:18
The post was merely an attempt to lighten things up - I've been critical of them all! It's this 'can't be a real fan' rubbish if you don't agree with somebody that I was getting at. Surely the debate could reach above such puerile statements. Then again, maybe not. Bye!



09 Feb 2017 23:04:07
I wish someone at the managers presser would ask about Jordan rossiter, I'm quite surprised that nobody has asked him about rossiter in a while, considering he was only 2 weeks away 2 months ago.



10 Feb 2017 04:04:10
Training today with Krancjar!



10 Feb 2017 10:38:23
yes i would also like to know more about young Rossiter's situation as it would stop us from speculating, why haven't Rangers sent him away to get him the best treatment? or have we? we just don't know!



10 Feb 2017 12:26:14
At the same presser, i wish someone would ask " Mr Warburton, tell us WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?



10 Feb 2017 12:30:52
TOMUSA, can I just ask how you know Rossi ter was out training with Kranjcar the other day. There were several photos of Niko on the club website but none of Rossi ter. Not saying you're wrong, just wondering how you know?



10 Feb 2017 13:57:52
Thanks Tom I also never saw any pics of him training though



09 Feb 2017 21:21:29
The big issue for warburton for me is not the players he's brought in these guys are not bad players, ok they are not world beaters but they are decent its a bad system in my view, its warburtons stubborness to continue playing the same way week in week out, teams know how to play against rangers now, its no coincedence that our 2 best performances this season hearts and aberdeen at ibrox we mixed it up and went long . can't see warburton shifting from a 4.3.3 and that will be his downfall i reckon, we need to fit a system round the players not players round a system.



10 Feb 2017 08:42:56
I also think the system doesn't suit us, you just have to look at our record this year; won 12 out of 24 games, 1 in last 5 goals difference 6 after 24 games. we play out from the back teams press up against us, full backs high up the pitch.

we lose possession in midfield then centre backs under pressure the players we have are not good enough for the system. if we win the ball high up the park there is often no one in the box, so the game is slowed down. we need to find a system that suits us.

Garner is winning the ball in the air 20-30 yards out but no one with him. I'm not asking for our manager to be sacked, but our record this season is not good enough. he can throw all sorts of statistics at us he wants, but the ones that I see are third in league 27 points behind Celtic and couldn't buy a goal.

so why not at least try something different. why not go 2 up why not go long mix it up. we are too predictable look at goal. on Saturday, Wallace is caught up the park looses possession, ball played in behind him - goal. this happens game after game.

I've been going to Ibrox for well over thirty years as a season ticket holder, but I'm sorry to say this, but this is the most boring football I've seen. you pay to see penalty box action and goals, but I ask you all when is the last time you left Ibrox and said to yourself "that was a cracking game of football "?

it's last minute winners or equaliser and a ninety minute struggle. it's ok having 70-80% of possession, but unless you use it, it counts for nothing.

so MW let's try something different, mix it up. there is no shame in it. let's get the crowd up off there seats, get them excited. then you may win the fans back again. I for one hope so.



 
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