03 May 2025 14:54:47
Kiran Dowell an excellent player leaving gers. Did his mum write that? He's a bum, second rater not fit for gers first 11. If we get rid for some cash, I'll be amazed, but more importantly a move to improve.
03 May 2025 15:56:00
Defo get cash he's been flying at Birmingham. Said when he signed he wouldn't be a starter and when you're not starting every week it's hard to find any consistency. The blues love him and Ben Davies. They will sign both ?.
03 May 2025 16:11:53
Terrible signing. Another example of how poor our scouting actually is.
03 May 2025 16:24:07
Guy played 43 times for Nott Forest and 70+ times for Norwich including 19 times in the EPL so he has ability to be able to play at that level. now flying at Birmingham and they seem to want him for the Championship where a lot of SPL teams would struggle. Perhaps it is the quality in our league which causes good players to fail and especially if they down get a run in the team.
03 May 2025 16:51:35
Dowell wasn't scouted, he was one of MBs deals based on God knows what.
He's actually a good footballer, but like a lot of those who joined during MBs time he doesn't really suit our style of play or our league.
He's far from a bum, and i hope he gets the move to Birmingham and kicks on.
03 May 2025 16:54:00
Found his level its that simple.
03 May 2025 16:55:28
Not the first player we signed that didn't work out.
IMO, we need to be looking at players from a league that play similar football to the SPL.
03 May 2025 17:06:23
At his level.
03 May 2025 17:11:55
Calling him a bum is a bit harsh though.
03 May 2025 17:19:33
Correct Angus, Dowell is a very good championship, some of our teams would struggle in league one never mind the championship, a couple would be in league two after a season.
03 May 2025 17:30:13
Gvb yes his level is better than our league.
03 May 2025 17:30:31
Exactly my point EHL, No scouting at all. Had we done our scouting properly then we would have known that he was not suited to our league.
03 May 2025 18:02:10
Mystar if his level is better than our league then why did he fail in our league? In that theory he should have been a top player in our league.
03 May 2025 18:20:10
Many fail in our league Cathkin he'll not be the first.
03 May 2025 18:26:56
I get what you're saying Cathkin, but MB ignored the advice of our scouts and our scouting network and opted to sign the players he had identified.
Can't really criticise the scouts for that.
03 May 2025 18:29:33
Carthkin would you say that Robbie Keane, Roy Keane, Niko Kranjcar and even Shane Duffy all played at a better level than our league but still failed. some were not at their peaks but still had enough ability to succeed. The style of football up here I think is responsible for those quality players who were proven in the EPL to fail. and EHL's comment on the player not being suited for our style would be another reason.
03 May 2025 18:40:39
To be fair to the board, there was some recognition in our shambles of recruitment processes.
They brought in a director of football recruitment in Neils Koppen and modernised our scouting system. I know a lot of fans have criticised NK but he has had limited resources and a hellava lot of work to do.
The new recruitment model is also not suited to overnight success, rather to buy talent directly which we cannot afford, we identify potential and develop our own talent. This all takes time and it's pointless judging this in the short term.
I think this has been one of the current boards best moves whilst in charge, but as mentioned, only time will tell.
03 May 2025 18:46:10
That's what I'm asking Angus. I have said many times about the style of our game and why it's important that we have a manager and players suited to our game.
Angus, early you asked me why I think it's important to have a manager who knows our game and players suited to our game. You've just answered that with your point about the style of our game.
03 May 2025 19:24:41
Correct Angus but that just shows up some of our fans on what they know about football hee haw.
If you are rank at Rangers you are rank everywhere.
03 May 2025 18:48:10
He wasn't mobile or strong enough physically or mentally for our club. Many better players have failed and it's the expectation that gets them.
03 May 2025 20:02:26
Well we can't really say our style can we since we don't have a style but he just wasn't suited to our league and the dross we face each week but it's less time on the ball than he'll be used to. Decent quality player just never showed it for us so thanks and all the best.
03 May 2025 22:50:28
Cathkin but the issue is how do you know whether a player is suited to our league or not until you get him. You would say that with the hammer throwers up here that Roy Keane would be able to handle it but wasnt. then look at the Japanese guys at Celtic and they can despite being slight in build and skilful. I think what is needed is the speed of thought and play to be able to get past the style we face. so the way we play is more important, i. e. stop the opposition from imposing that style on you. Celtic manage it so why can't we?
03 May 2025 23:50:49
Angus We can and have done in Europe and against Celtic this season
But players don't seem to be up for doing it every game especially when it comes to the smaller domestic teams they think they can just turn up and the game will be won.
04 May 2025 09:21:01
Robust scouting Angus.