22 Sep 2020 10:08:16
Might be wrong but can just see this lad johnson being another dud if we sign him. doesn't even look that great in clips i have seen of him supposedly best bits.
22 Sep 2020 10:23:35
That’s it, write him off before he’s even signed! What’s wrong with you?! I assume you have scouted him and watched all his footage for the role Rangers would like him to play. And I assume you have followed Preston North End to say “you can see him being a dudâ€
The “best bits†let me guess was it YouTube?
22 Sep 2020 10:33:11
I have no faith in any of Gerrard's signings now! How many millions has he spent over the last 2 years on 36 players that have won us nothing? Not good enough! The way some on here back him is embarrassing. Sugarcoat it all you want, but he has been a failure who has not delivered. "What about Europe and the money it generates for us" I hear his cheerleading squad ask? What about it? Have we become that accustomed to failure that all we have left to celebrate is our annual accounts?
22 Sep 2020 10:55:07
Well yes going by youtube clips they are supposed to make u think. Well that guy is a player. which i don't i just think he's another bang average player were signing here. Gerrard throwing away yet more millions. Were not exactly flush with cash. The money he's wasted is incredible.
22 Sep 2020 10:59:45
If gerrard was anyone else he would be gone, the money he has spent and the players signed is shocking and he is tactically inept. ðŸ‘.
22 Sep 2020 11:14:25
I see all the happy people are up and about now. How encouraging and uplifting (not) .
22 Sep 2020 12:01:05
In reply to blackthorn, do you think any of the recently signed players are better than what we already had? Mcglaughlan in because injuries to greegs Bassey sub, Balogun sub with injury problems dating back few years. itten hope he comes good but one good season in hi career which he had bad injury, Roofe hope he comes good but injury problems throughout career. i said in pre season we needed center midfield box to box with presence, a right winger and an old fashioned target man type up top. many agreed but in my opinion none of these positions have been filled. keep signing quantities over quality.
22 Sep 2020 12:18:51
Blackthornboy17 not every player we have been linked with has to inspire every supporter. All Paul86 is saying is from what he has seen, no matter where he has seen it that this player doesn't look that good in his opinion. I worry about the signing for a few reasons. I for one had never heard of him before we were linked with him and it is unusual for a player who is nearly 28 years of age and playing in the Championship to have such a low profile. Most people I have spoken to about him have never heard of him. At 28 we need to be buying someone who can come in and make a real difference, not another squad player or else the money will be wasted. Whether people like it or not we need to be shrewd with the money we spend. We play in Scotland and get next to nothing in TV revenue so we need to buy players at an age where we can improve them and sell for profit and then move onto the next player. Taking someone at his age and paying money for him we will never make profit. If he plays and is the difference maker and wins us the league then regardless of sell on value then it will have been a good signing. I can't claim to know SGs transfer needs but in my opinion we need a strong, athletic midfielder who can take the ball and drive with it. I think Daniel Johnson is more a number 10 type player and I don't think he offers anything different to what we have. His height is listed at 1.74m which is 5ft 7in. Its only my opinion but we lack physicality and I don't think he brings that.
All of the above are only my opinions. i'm certainly not writing the guy off and hope he is a massive success if we do sign him. But, like Paul86 I worry that this signing won't be a succesful one.
22 Sep 2020 12:31:36
Can someone list the millions that he has wasted on signing players the RW that was a disgrace other than that I can’t think of what players we have signed for over a million a man that’s been wasted other than the above.
I’m sure you guys will be able to list the lot.
22 Sep 2020 12:43:59
Can you list the trophies these players have helped us win, delman?
22 Sep 2020 13:21:05
BHG when I compare recent signings from the signings we made since the liquidation I would say we waste less money now.
Are the current players good enough to win the league or for that fact is the manager I don’t know, but I think we needed someone of Gerrards reputation to attract better players.
So short answer GHB only players to have won is trophies is McGregger and Davis if you want to know the exact amount use google.
22 Sep 2020 13:26:37
Which players currently in the first team squad are 'shocking' coldo? 🤔.
22 Sep 2020 13:33:48
Delman why do these players have to have cost over £1m? transfer fees are manageable it’s players steeling wages that cripple a club! So that’s anyone who signs weather for a fee or not if they are not fighting to get in the first team or nowhere near the required level it’s bad management and there’s plenty Gerrard signings that fit that description.
22 Sep 2020 13:45:09
We lack a physical presence throughout the team and we are too easily bullied by teams. It is about time we started to sign local players who know what to expect and don't disappear when the going gets rough.
22 Sep 2020 13:57:03
I don't need to use Google, delman. I can't believe you have listed 2 players who helped us to trophies during another manager's reign! This is about Gerrard's team, nobody else's. Anything else is irrelevant.
22 Sep 2020 13:59:05
delman Gerrard has spent close to 30 million with absolute Zero trophies. we are not at a stage financially where we NEED europe money every season or players will have to go. you only have to look at the club accounts. we cannot sustane losing 10mill a season. majority of gerrards signing have been duds. that is a fact.
22 Sep 2020 13:59:49
Who do you think is stealing a wage?
Highlandbear81?
22 Sep 2020 14:03:49
Johnboy. The same team bullied Celtic off the park twice last season. It’s not that they can’t do it. They just don’t. The same players are still there. It’s down to them.
22 Sep 2020 14:10:55
So, if we are to believe what is being said.
Johnson will be no use because of you tube clips and the fact nobody has heard of him.
Had anyone heard of Morelos? Papac? Barisic (before Osijek game) .
Don’t think anybody had heard of hooper before Celtic signed him and he had a good record.
Pipe down bd if the guy signs then judge him.
22 Sep 2020 14:36:19
Sucess signings. Mclaughlin, Balogun ( if get him fit), Helander, Barisic, Davis, Kamara ( due to only costing 50k), Aribo, Kent this season starting to show his worth. Goldson is very accident prone but could say not to bad a signing. Katic very raw positioning all over the place probably our 4th best centre half. defoe (although very high wage to sit on bench most weeks. Bassey i like the look of
Jurys out. Itten Roofe Hagi
Duds. Flanagan, firth, Ojo, Ejaria, Worral ( horrendous), Jones, Hastie, stewart, Docherty, Big Sadiq, Grezda, that's off the top of my head.
Greegs and arfield were already in door.
i want him to suceed its clear everybody does but he just to stubborn to change his system, almost like warburton. except warburton done in with pennies. stevie has spent 30 million.
22 Sep 2020 14:38:11
Sorry grumpy that should read the amount of players he has signed and the amount of money spent is shocking. I read someone on here say he has signed 36 players and its close to 30mil spent to constantly collapse under pressure. ðŸ‘.
22 Sep 2020 14:47:01
bear81. garry hooper was a great goalscorer before signing for that lot. was gutted he went to them. used to put him on 1st goal scorer at Scunthorpe on my coupon most weeks so had heard of him yeah. this lad johnson not like 27? still no international cap for Jamaica the great football nation.
22 Sep 2020 15:18:16
Sure its 40 players i seen in paper last week coldo. Crazy amount.
22 Sep 2020 15:34:09
I like your post Paul re signings etc u list eleven successes signed, we already had Alf, Morelos tav, add Greg’s and arfield so not too bad a signing ratio.
Re duds I agree in the main only Grezda signed for significant money by Sg.
Most of rest free transfers who in my opinion were brought in as squad players as we needed numbers.
Coldo and others in relation 36 players signed for 30 million
Kent 7 million
Helander 3 million
Goldston 3 million
Barisic. 2 million
Katic 1.5 million
Hagi 3 million
Roofe 4 million
Itten 2.5 million
So ther 26 of the 30 we allegedly spent. So on other people’s reckoning we signed 28 players for less than 5 million. Not bad business although I am first to agree some were very poor signings.
Add Davis Defoe Bassey Balogun to success it’s not as bad as the picture some would have us believe.
Like many on here we want the same, win silver.
As I and others have written we need three or four better than we have to move forward.
Everyone remembers 14-2-12 we don’t want to go back to that so not all signings can be for millions.
That’s why Paterson, maxwell, memube Weston Graham Mayo king mcrorie are so important to our future if they continue to develop.
RTID no matter what.
22 Sep 2020 15:59:52
No one said he signed 36 players for 30mil john. What people are saying is we have brought 36 players and spent 30mil and yet we still lack consistency. ðŸ‘.
22 Sep 2020 16:12:38
I know that u miss my point. We have managed costs well.
I never said signings we made were good.
22 Sep 2020 16:13:09
Good post John.
22 Sep 2020 16:17:22
Or any trophies. majorly bottled in in final v them last season. And again fell away in league. them players are just my opinion. But until we actually win a trophy none of them can be classed as sucessful?
22 Sep 2020 16:35:20
Bit of sanity to the madness, John25, well doneðŸ‘
And yet it's still difficult for some to comprehend? As they move the goalposts to suit there own agenda. ðŸ‘👀
Every player you listed we spent decent money on is a first team player. ðŸ‘
Excellent post. ðŸ‘.
22 Sep 2020 16:43:56
I agree Paul re silver ware . We never bottled final, played them of park, done by another poor decision.
22 Sep 2020 17:20:18
Cheers bluebell I read sack Sg and his team, that would cost circa 10 million.
Bring in new manager and his team who will then clear out some off Sg people, buy new team bed them in.
Become top six team at best.
We need to ride the storm and continue to build.
Yes it’s tough but we need to keep progressing. we r losing a fortune with no Europa league crowds and we have all the deferred wages to pay June 21.
22 Sep 2020 19:23:15
A can’t understand why Rangers haven’t signed any wingers! If someone can tell me then I would love to know barker is definitely not a starter for me never in a million years, he would be playing in cup games for me maybe last 10 mins to stretch teams, if Morelos goes a really do fear the worst unless we bring in another quality striker which is unlikely he will hit the ground running!
22 Sep 2020 19:34:46
Exactly John25. Posters are already losing their mind at the possibility of them getting 10IAR and yet want to rip it all up to start again with no guarantee of success!
As I said earlier, you're the one bit of sanity in all the madness. ðŸ‘.
22 Sep 2020 19:49:32
at least a few understand my point.
i will say again i'm not convinced gerrard as a manager, but he has not wasted 30 million.
squad players loans yes all take a wage but you don't go from real dross to signing superstars overnight unless you spend real money.
BMG you asked a dumb question so i gave you the answer it needed.
22 Sep 2020 21:01:44
Delman your post one of the best I’ve read recently. U clearly understand what is happening.
22 Sep 2020 22:32:27
There's been a few posts about lack of physicality. We should play Balogun in the back 3, and, Bassey in left midfield attacking roll, both are big strong, no nonsense players wo are also skillfull.
23 Sep 2020 07:14:35
It wasn't the question that was dumb, it was your answer, delman. Once you realised how irrelevant your reply was to the topic you try to brazen it out and go on the defensive by using a petty deflect tactic. Pretty poor effort!
23 Sep 2020 13:26:01
Yes the question was dumb “can you list the trophies these players have helped us winâ€
These players current squad and manager have won nothing but some have won trophies with other clubs.
And again I will say current team and manager is not good enough but going over the top saying he has wasted 30 million when we could should make more than that back when we sell.
Wasted was buying the 2 Mexicans well that’s my definition of wasted money on players, yours must be different.
23 Sep 2020 15:16:19
Again, totally irrelevant to what was being debated. Why bring up transfers from a previous manager and trophies won by our players at other clubs? The topic of the post is Gerrard and his players at Rangers. It's not rocket science! If you think spending 30 million on players and winning hee haw is going over the top then you need to have a word with yourself. Yes we'll make money on our top players when we sell them. Yes it will be more than what we paid. So from a financial arguement you are correct. I bet you can't wait to celebrate our annual accounts and balancing the books while that lot from the east end are celebrating 10 in a row? Unbelievable!