Rangers banter 7

13 Oct 2025 12:58:07
Graham Potter; this I could get on board with.

13 Oct 2025 13:47:36
Be better with Harry potter 👍.

13 Oct 2025 14:04:36
Potter ain't in the running mate and hasn't made the shortlist 🤔.

13 Oct 2025 14:09:35
That's because you're on lithium.

13 Oct 2025 14:19:51
Discontinue the lithium.

13 Oct 2025 14:41:13
I hope Potter is nowhere near it, he is Martin 2.0 - Röhl is not.

13 Oct 2025 12:03:56
Think Maurice Ross could be in Rohl backroom team, what's our thoughts on that?

13 Oct 2025 12:54:12
Is Marco Rose out of work?

13 Oct 2025 12:57:26
If he's good at his job I'm all for it. Good honest pro who made the best of what he had.

13 Oct 2025 13:06:21
I think Rohl is another project that will fail. Rohl is definitely not first choice. He does fit the yes man profile that Thelwell and Stewart want ie Head Coach who will be made a scapegoat for the failures of the aforementioned two. Although Ross does have good credentials.

13 Oct 2025 13:06:29
Should have added I have no problem with that.

13 Oct 2025 13:30:35
Not for me mystar believe better out there like McCann just my opinion.

13 Oct 2025 14:08:19
Defoe that means pretty much every manager at a major club is a yes man, everyone has directors of football etc these days.

13 Oct 2025 14:12:03
Absolutely not, this would be a ridiculous appointment. I saw what he was like when manager at Cowdenbeath and he is not deserving of a coaching role at Rangers if he is anything like that. Clueless, terrible coach and aloof.

13 Oct 2025 13:23:49
Was he not supposed to be in Martins team according to stories in the summer.?

13 Oct 2025 14:42:05
Defoe you know nothing about Röhl then, if you think he is a yes man.

13 Oct 2025 14:44:41
Huey there not all yes men, a lot have quite a big say in a lot of the transfers just like martin did with a good few, then you actually have yes men that don't get much of a say. I honestly believe that those 2 are throwing martin under the bus and saying we tried letting the manager have so much of a say, it didn't work, we're now doing it our way.

13 Oct 2025 15:08:32
And what are you like? His best mate😂. Rohl is in the picture because he won't challenge Thelwell and Stewart. Why do you think SG walked away? Enlighten me then on how I don't know why Rohl is the picture.

13 Oct 2025 12:26:55
On a more light hearted note - read this earlier and it made me laugh

"Raskin has unseated Belgian legend Axel Witsel for the No.6 berth in their 4-3-3 system and the 36-year-old was reduced to a watching brief as the Ibrox star ran the show.

And Raskin revealed he had some words of wisdom for him before the game.

"Axel and I are quite close, " he said.

"He came to talk to me before the match and gave me some advice at halftime. ".

13 Oct 2025 12:58:41
Raskin is absolutely a 6 for me. Whether that's sitting in a 3 or alongside an 8 in a 2 he's for me 6.

13 Oct 2025 13:45:05
100%😉.

13 Oct 2025 13:47:45
A Belgium international that could barely get a game with Martin as manager🤷🏻‍♂️.

13 Oct 2025 13:52:11
And to think some on here criticised Raskin for not following a scare of a managers instructions. And thought he deserved to be dropped. 😳
And to think the senior leadership group agreed with that stance - I would chase them as well.

13 Oct 2025 13:57:23
Nope not having that ehl never in his life played as a 6.

13 Oct 2025 14:16:12
Raskin is a number 8 covered into a 6, that is the truth, a box to box midfielder converted.

13 Oct 2025 13:07:20
Strange as Raskin has never been a 6. Live and learn I suppose.

13 Oct 2025 13:10:05
I'm honestly now of the thinking that we won't have our new head coach in place for our game against Dundee United this Saturday 😲.

13 Oct 2025 13:11:46
Must be bringing up the number 6 again🙄, a number 8 converted into playing the 6 role.

13 Oct 2025 13:26:30
EHL2020 - great to read something positive - thanks 🙏. You should change your name to DHL - information simply delivered 🤣🤣🤣.

13 Oct 2025 14:39:05
Thought he was number 43?

13 Oct 2025 14:40:47
As Steven Gerrard said, he could play any position in midfield, position was his best one? I'd say 8 better - box to box.

13 Oct 2025 14:44:45
Fishing me thinks🤫.

13 Oct 2025 15:10:46
6 is his best position. Belguim proves that. 👍.

13 Oct 2025 15:13:59
Just to confuse things further, he wears the number 8 for Belgium with his mentor Witsel wearing the number 6.👀.

13 Oct 2025 15:21:44
Sorry MyStar - was incredibly petty, but I couldn't resist.

13 Oct 2025 16:02:10
That was the first thought that popped into my head, Mark. A Belgian International and arguably the best player at the club and he's banished from the squad ahead of an OF game. Utter madness imo.

13 Oct 2025 18:16:40
Coldo, Are you telling me Gerrard played his best position for England like?

13 Oct 2025 18:17:52
EHL, I'm all cool with that mate👍.

13 Oct 2025 11:38:20
Don't fully understand a lot of the "we must go Scottish" arguments for McInnes and Robinson. The majority of their careers have been based on playing the low block or playing more defensive tactics. There's nothing much to show they can instil an attacking tactic that brings good football against these tactics. It's just as much a gamble than going for a foreign manager that can play attack minded.

Doesn't matter who gets the job now, they've lost before they've started with a lot, going by some of the drivel i've read.

If it is Rohl, so be it. Get behind him, get behind the team and hope it works out (with the added bonus of Thelwell leaving at some point in among all that) .

13 Oct 2025 12:27:36
Sorry Amo but your claim has no basis regarding going Scottish.

13 Oct 2025 12:35:44
Personally I think that it would be beneficial for the new Head Coach to have someone within their senior team with experience of Scottish football.

Although our league isn't unique, very few head coaches / managers that we be linked with will have experience of facing teams who are as organised and comfortable playing in the mid / low block.

Historically, it was easier to break these down as clubs like Rangers had a considerable advantage in terms of fitness. However, the gap in terms of fitness between the 'big' clubs and the rest has been reduced significantly over the last 5 years.

The first 15-20 minutes are more important in our games than in the vast majority of other games in other leagues. We aren't in a battle to try and control the game (like Martin thought) - in many ways that's a given. We are in a race to get an early goal, early bookings and to be as disruptive as possible.

13 Oct 2025 12:37:52
That would be an added bonus for sure amo, tbf though the low block was mainly against us or the darkside. It could go the other way and they struggle to play against a low block though, every candidate is a risk mate imo, but they all beat martin hands down for me.

13 Oct 2025 12:38:16
Wouldn't worry Amo. John said Cavanaugh wants a non Brit.

13 Oct 2025 12:38:42
I've not noticed Hearts playing with a low block, understandable the St Mirren's and Kilmarnock play that way as it is a way to play to their strengths, McInnes and Robinson with better players at their disposal would play to their strengths I would say,
Fair enough if you don't fancy a particular manager but don't agree with your take.

13 Oct 2025 13:26:39
Robinsons not Scottish and I don't think McInnes would take the job anyway if the same restrictions were put on him as they were apparently putting on Gerrard.
They want a Head Coach not a manager.

13 Oct 2025 13:45:08
Rosevale, McInnes set up at Ibrox with a low block and came away with the three points.

13 Oct 2025 13:49:23
What do you's think the chances of Robinson accepting a number two role to someone like a Rohl?

13 Oct 2025 14:18:48
Shankland goal had a part to play as well EHL.

13 Oct 2025 14:21:47
So did Souttar header, could have won that game, but it should have been a minimum of a draw, with ruling his header out, but that was so soft.

13 Oct 2025 14:26:05
Wishy would love that mate, next manager sitting waiting.

13 Oct 2025 13:20:14
Cheers Defoe, you really added some good information there as to why it has no basis, really insightful.

McInnes and Robinson have never been in a position where they are expected to play attractive, attacking football game in game out, that's my point. Even at Hearts, they're top of the league, but scraping by in some games i've watched (including against us with the help of VAR) .

All the talk of they know the league etc. has no context if they don't know how to play against a low block. Which they've had little experience of cause teams don't play it against St. Mirren, Aberdeen, Hearts, Kilmarnock or St Johnstone.

13 Oct 2025 13:22:28
I don't disagree with having any of them at the club, providing they can play attacking football like we want to see and most demand. That's where i think a Manager with a good grounding of attacking style with a coach with Ranger's experience is key, over a manager with league experience.

13 Oct 2025 13:24:07
Thats the big if though Rosevale, do they play differently if they have better players. do they know how to beat the low block that the other teams will set up for sure. ofcourse we don't know the answer to that until its tried. but if we needed better than mcinnes before the summer then why is he good enough now?

13 Oct 2025 11:34:46
If Danny Rohl is appointed surely this has to be the end of the standard 3 year contract we seem to issue each year and pay out. Most of the current links have been coaches/ ex players desperate for any job never mind Rangers? Or is this seen as a bad look? Surely we have some bargaining power?

On Rohl himself, he sits for me exactly where Beale does in terms of reputation, who had QPR sitting 9th before he came here so Rohls mid table finish isn't doing it for me I'm afraid. Nothing to suggest he can handle the pressure of a club our size.

Wondercoaches Mick Beale, Ian Cathro, Danny Rohl I've heard it all before.

13 Oct 2025 13:33:50
I said when Beale was here that coaches can't cope with all the other stuff that is needed from a manager and that's where it falls apart.
A good manager can hire coaches to assist him and maybe do the things he isn't good at (as Gerrard recently admitted) but a good coach can't hire a manager to help him.
Maybe if we appoint another Head Coach then Thelwell needs to step up and take some of the weight off him by doing more up front in full view of the fans and press. If he wants to be the main man in the Football Dept. then be transparent about it . Be available to talk about transfers and appointments, I'm sure Martin didn't want to be asked about Thelwells boy being made Head Of Recruitment but he was left holding the bag.

13 Oct 2025 13:25:44
What type of contract would you offer? would any manager come to us if its for example a 12 month rolling contract? even that means say for example he is sacked, he still has to be paid for the next 12 months.

13 Oct 2025 21:17:12
Gees we aren't looking for a manager though it's a head coach, a role which fits most of the applicants if I'm honest. They are all vastly under qualified/ experienced and shouldn't be handled a long term contract. Big clubs won't come round for them often so surely we hold the cards - I'd like to think!

13 Oct 2025 11:29:23
Rohl? Some aye's some no's, some accepting some not, Opinion, not all out, I'm right your wrong, Yet, getting there.

Fergie? bluenose, helped out, general concensus? Not good enough for the chair, could possibly do as support to new gaffer? Again some aye some no, Opinion, same as above.

Gerrard? Had us playing well, done 55, overall disappointing first stint, walked away, in the running again, walked away? Would've got us rocking, would he? We don't know, others not wanting him back, I'm glad he never got it, Opinion, biblical saviour to some rat to others.

We all have different takes on all of the above, it's an Opinion. No one can say for certainty what would or would not happen, already its descending into bickering over who has the right Opinion. Its what you think and no matter how many times you repeat it, the other person feels different, but some can't let it lie, have fun thinking your opinion is the only one that matters, both sides, it really doesn't n no one cares.

13 Oct 2025 12:15:29
Your totally wrong fork but also totally right 👍.

13 Oct 2025 12:37:03
Great post Fork.

13 Oct 2025 12:38:11
💯 Fork

Some tell the rest of us to accept and get behind their guy then refuse to do likewise when it's not their guy.
Let's get it sorted and support whoever it is.

13 Oct 2025 12:47:10
Feel the same i would like the bickering too stop as well Fork, I'm trying this now mate, I do understand we have different options.

13 Oct 2025 13:39:39
The best post I've seen on here Fork, no one has a crystal ball, opinions are like aresholes, we all have one.

13 Oct 2025 15:04:43
Naw yi didny.