Rangers Rumours Archive March 11 2013

11 Mar 2013 20:56:40
I am not sure about the lengths of some of these players contracts but for me the way forward would be to get rid of some of these guys on ridiculous wages for the division they are playing in. Then youth is the key scouting young talent from lower league england and from abroad and building a side that can not only win promotion but gain experience and grow into better players while doing it. As much as it pains me to say it Celtic have a good set-up and I think Rangers could do a lot worse than think about going down that route. Easier said than done of course and it would take time but it would be a healthier way to run the club and could turn up some gems that could get either sold on for healthy profit or kept so that we once again become the force that we once were.

Thoughts and opinions please people.

P. S. Sorry about the length of that post Ed lol.

BigBear

I can only agree with you bigbear. Green must know that the only way is to buy cheap with potential and sell on in a few years for profit. Eventually we would have experienced players alongside youth and a few players who would be rolling stock for profit. It would take a lot of organising but would be worth it. We would also need good scouts and unfortunately a good manager who can bring the potential to the forefront. I suspect, but not entirely sure, ally would find it out of his reach.

It's no problem with wasting money cause don't you know that your going to make 100mill a year? That means making money more then some epl and Europe clubs even though your are not in a top division league and even though an spl club has never made close to that. You sure are lucky t have have a owner who is losing 1mill a year and turn it to 100 mill.

I saw a program on tv Saturday football a few weeks back. It was about a small south cost team (name escapes me). They were basically training on smaller and smaller pitches with more and more players until the guys could control a ball and keep it with 4 players on them. I am told this is the Barcelona method. Apparently the humped Aston Villa in an under 16s game, played on a smallish pitch. Villas answer was to complain to the authorities.

My point is why can't we do the same. It would not take long it just needs time and effort from the coaching staff.

Our youngsters are no different to any other countries. WE CAN DO IT.

Instead of going abroad and hiring 3rd rate pros, why not entice some of the top youth coaches on 5 year contracts. We need to stop being negative with regards our skill levels and strat teaching the young.

Vic the Hun {The Ed039's Note - Its a very popular training method in Spain, ticcy-taccy football it has been dubbed by many, they get 16-20 boys on a 5-a-side pitch and play keep ball. They regard that more important than shooting at goal or going on long mazy dribbles)

Better that we get rid of the Management team and see what a proper coach could do with some of these players. It is only since they arrived at Rangers that they are looking like they have never kicked a ball. What is more worrying is that Ally is likely to sign more players recommended to him by Neil Murray. His track record as a scout is worse than his record as a player and he was one of the worst I have seen in my fifty years of watching Rangers.

When I said youth was key, nurturing the players in the youth teams was included in that. When I mentioned bringing in guys from lower league England and abroad I was meaning bringing in young players that would straight away fit into the squad, hopefully they turn into far better players that we could either sell on for profit or keep a hold of to drive the team. The main goal though would to become as you said a self sufficient team that produces its own top notch players. Borussia Dortmund are one of the ideal models of this right now.

BigBear {The Ed039's Note - German teams as a whole and the Bundesliga are what most countries need to strive for. The majority of the teams are financially sound and technically good on the pitch at the same time which is a rarity)

To be honest there is no money in scottish football just now the way ahead is bringing on younger players with a mixture of experienced players a new coaching strategy and a total overhaul of the leagues a top division of 18 teams at least this would give all teams something to play for and help out smaller clubs too

Our football is in a bad way in scotland look at germany maybe 4 or 5 clubs have a chance of winning their league they are stronger skillfull what have we got big punts up the park 100 mile an hour running aboot like headless chickens with no skill and only one team that can win the league year in and year oot its a poor product to be honest all the clubs should get together put their differences aside and start getting serious about the future of the game in scotland

I have said it before we need at least 8 strong teams in scotland rangers celtic hibs hearts dundee dundee utd inverness caley motherwell and saint mirren with strong football academy's set up to bring the game on plus a bigger league in this way smaller teams playing these ten would come on stronger no disrepect to smaller clubs a 18 team league set up playing 34 games would generate income fairly and bring more fans from the so called smaller clubs any ideas ed?

11 Mar 2013 08:44:54
Mark Hately writes the great Rangers teams of the past had solid spines in the centre back, centre midfiled and centre forward positions. McCoist's selection and his alone is to give these vital positions to Cribari, Black and McCulloch, the rest of the team then selected around them.

Andy Little has to play out of position despite coming into real form to make way for McCulloch and Black walks back straight into the team after each and every suspension he picks up. Plenty of fans post on this site the same basic theme as I am here but McCoist obviously knows better and as the manager and selector he has to hold up his hand and take responsibility for his choice of team, not blame the players for letting him down. He's the one letting us all down with his dogmatic stance on these three as the first on his team sheet.

When did Hateley learn to write, is that the great Rangers team where some of them should never have been on the park or am I just being paranoid.

To be fair to big jig he's lead by example for rangers he would be my first selection in the team every week

That would be arguably the 3 most experienced players in the squad as your spine, kinda makes sense to me

Little has pace, we've not got a lot of that at the moment, again kinda makes sense to put him on the wing, McKay is still learning, rapid but his final ball is terrible

I keep seeing all these posts moaning about team selection but there's 2 out of that 3 with major European experience, I'd have some of that in a team before I'd have a full squad of untested, inexperienced 18 year olds

We're winning the league at an absolute canter, with a squad flung together at the last minute and propped up with teenagers

We were never, ever, going to win every game, anyone with a modicum of sense would have realised that, and yes we've been playing some god awful football but christ almighty under the circumstances we're going to end the season with the only trophy that really matters

It's only third division which we have realisticly won already so keep calm.
Worry about the board not the footnball.

10 Mar 2013 23:06:14
just a point to the many who say Tel Butcher is next manager, i'd much prefer B Davies, as we missed a wonderful chance there, nut Tel would be an improvement surely, however having read his autobiography, his wife begged him to leave the goldfish bowl and hatred of the old firm when he was a player, just a thought, but the ginger one from the east doesn't exactly show that hatred has dissipated in any way? would big Tel wanna come back?

The Lennon obsession again! What has Lennon got to do with who you appoint as manager?

Just go back 2 weeks at Berwick with your hatred quote, your statement yet again is to blame everyone else for an owner and a manager who need each other to survive, therein lies your problem, nothing to do with anyone from the East.

The ginger one from the east. He would be the man sent bullets and bombs, run off a motorway with a child in the car at high speed, dragged out the car at traffic lights and beaten up, followed home from a night out and beaten unconcious, had his walls daubed by death threats, had death threats phoned in for playing for HIS country, been advised there is a serious threat to his life, and I am sure I have missed a few and if I am right you are suggesting he might be sectarian. What team did the perpretraters of these crimes support. I am sure like most fans of any club including your own they are disgusted by these acts and people like yourself who then turn it around to blame the wee ginger one

rangobango

To the above post well said my friend, and to the original post start thinking for yourself mate and not the bile that you have been steeped since you were probably a youngster.
My dad was Catholic and my mum Protestant, no sectarianism, bigotry ever allowed in my family mate.