17 Sep 2025 07:48:51
Mourinho to Benfica will be confirmed over next few days. Hopefully that puts an end to those rumours.
As stated last week Martin's job is safe until at least International break regardless of results over next few games.
There has absolutely not been any potential shortlist drawn up let alone preliminary talks with any future managers been taken place. Nothing wrong with speculating who we would like though!
17 Sep 2025 08:32:16
Disgusting RM and The board!
17 Sep 2025 08:33:44
Don't doubt your insight Lundstram as your usually on the money, others "itk" say different bud?.
17 Sep 2025 08:39:02
Record and others saying we are sounding out certain people in case the job becomes available. so not preliminary talks possibly but checking if they would be interested so as to move things along more speedily. Being pedantic but if they have contacted several people then surely that is some sort of list ?.
17 Sep 2025 08:45:47
Yeah, looks like we missed the boat on that one sadly. No idea if he really would have come, but i'd have liked us to ask the question a couple of weeks ago.
17 Sep 2025 08:57:34
I just don't get why waiting till the next international break is making any difference to sacking him now that's just causing more damage because there's absolutely no way Martin is able to turn this around we are an absolute shambles of a team who have no idea what the system/ tactics are …. Something has to be done ASAP as this is a sinking ship.
17 Sep 2025 09:05:00
What makes you so confident that you are correct when literally everyone knows that contact has been made with at least three potential replacement managers.
17 Sep 2025 09:05:24
Bottom part is wrong, every club always has a contingency list for the future. May not have spoken to them but they always have a list.
17 Sep 2025 09:14:41
Hose A off to Benfica - Do we have a Hose B plan? ????.
17 Sep 2025 09:17:36
It's crazy how two posters that appear to be ITK, can have the total opposite info given to them. This isn't a knock btw. I just find it strange. Someone's contact is at it when you think about it.
17 Sep 2025 09:18:21
There's no way he's safe until the international break.
Lose on Saturday and he is gone!
17 Sep 2025 09:23:16
Probably right.
17 Sep 2025 09:28:42
Rumour i heard was that Gerrard couldn't come bakc to UK to work until January, otherwise he'd have huge tax bill to pay.
And once he can come back then Martin will be sacked and SG brought in.
Not saying I believe it or would want that, just passing it on like others do.
17 Sep 2025 09:33:07
Keith Jackson is being fed info from Patrick Stewart. He's distantcing himself from the Martin appointment, trying to pin the blame on Thelwell and Steinsson.
17 Sep 2025 09:39:15
Oh well good luck Jose but Martin must be despedido the noo.
17 Sep 2025 09:42:31
If there is no shortlist of potential next managers, then this board are worse than I actually imagined.
17 Sep 2025 09:52:09
Ally. The Gerrard tax talk was going around before Martin was given the job. It's total nonsense, he can work in the UK whenever he wants.
17 Sep 2025 09:53:23
OrangeT. Genuinely believe no one knows. Both those posters have been more miss than hit with their rumours.
17 Sep 2025 09:56:28
Scott, Thelwell and Steinsson are the football brains of the Club. They've been appointed or were tasked to find a Manager they are both to blame ?
Whilst I'm not a fan of Stewart unless someone can show me Stewart told those 2 NO to their candidate and said I AM appointing Martin I'm not having it's the CEO's fault. The buck stops with him thou granted so he should remove Thelwell and insist Steinsson has no say in the next appointment.
17 Sep 2025 09:57:58
Ally that's mince it's been discussed on here frequently. Was the same nonsense when clement was getting the bullet.
17 Sep 2025 10:04:22
OrangeT, it's not really if you think about it.
A club as big and complicated as Rangers will be rife with internal rumours and speculation - so when posters share what they've heard from within the club that's all they're doing.
Lundstrum is correct, there is a scheduled contract review in October (which is pretty standard) - so it maybe that the club plan to wait for this - or that may be the opinion of who Lundstrum knows. It may even be the intention at the moment, but that might change depending on what happens over the next few games.
Likewise, I know for a fact that there was a number of unscheduled meetings at the training centre on Sunday. The assumption is that these were a consequence of the Hearts game, they could of course have been to discuss the trip to Loch Lomond.
Also, some people within the club deliberately share mis information to try and prevent leaks or to dampen rumours.
That's what makes pages like these interesting.
17 Sep 2025 10:10:38
Steven Gerrard is already working in the Uk as there is not different Tax rules for Managers, as Steven Gerrard is working as a TV Pundit and would be paying UK tax from that Job.
17 Sep 2025 10:12:11
Shambles if correct he needs relived of his duties as soon as
He's ruining us ?.
17 Sep 2025 11:00:53
I don't claim to be "in the know" in the slightest, but 100% this board will be drawing up a shortlist, talking to potential suitors and have something in mind for when they do eventually pull the trigger on sacking Martin! It's how football works, look at Nuno recently at Forest.
17 Sep 2025 11:01:50
I don't know what the plans are but what I do think is that if we were to act sooner rather than later the League, cups and european are salvageable.
No particular one person to blame as Stewart, Thelwell and Stenson ( or whatever his name is) all have eyes. They are complicit to what's going on. This tells me they don't get Rangers or the fanbase. I don't care how many players come in . I fully expect to be fighting and competing for the league and cup.
The attitude, disrespect and distain that comes from the management and higher towards the fanbase is unforgivable.
The fans may not have coaching badges or worked at club but we have seen enough especially over the last how many years to call out those in charge about their failings.
17 Sep 2025 11:05:22
If they wait till international break we will have the Scottish cup left to play for, sack RM before Saturday a think we will gub Hibs and get 3 points in Europe with no manager / coach, also have a full house that will get behind team.
17 Sep 2025 11:06:22
I agree with lots of posters. Stewart will not be able to shield himself from this. He may escape as his speciality is not the footballing side but he will be in the mix. Lundstrum is probably right as sacking him now and in October won't make much difference to where we are long term. To be honest the SC is a more realistic target. I do agree that representatives will have been spoken to just like I'm sure Martin has taken advise if he is sacked. EHL confirms meetings have been held. Maybe the Hearts game was the catalyst to get the finger out. Even Tav looks raging. Team building to get them out and develop as a team. That can't always happen in training.
Personally moving forward it would seem there is a desire to start a fresh and remove the past. You need to learn from the past and embrace it. These young players need to start taking the lead and be willing to become part of a successful future . Martin is data driven, theoretical person. This squad needs a pragmatic individual who will back his players who in turn will fight tooth and nail for him. These young players need to start realising that and if they have to ignore the touchline dramatics and start working out how to win games.
17 Sep 2025 11:16:07
Rubbish. There is always a list of potential candidates should the worst happen. It would be a dereliction of their duties if they didn't have an idea of who they would go for as the next manager.
17 Sep 2025 11:31:01
Yes it is likely mince but apparently this is a rumours forum and most other posts (not all) are mince so thought i way as well add to the pie ?.
17 Sep 2025 11:41:27
No way could we even afford Jose, no idea what wages he would demand!
17 Sep 2025 11:55:10
People just need to remember it is a rumours forum as we argue as if every point made is being made as a truth. as EHL says there are many sources with some rumours just being that speculation on what staff think of what is happening. It is what makes it interesting and whilst I like to wait for the scarf above their head moment still find reading them entertaining.
17 Sep 2025 11:58:07
Surely it would be gross negligence to not have a list of names of potential targets right?
I mean we all know that RMs time is up, pundits know, ex players know so how could this board not know that it is only a matter of time before they have to act.
17 Sep 2025 12:58:52
Why did the initial poster say " hopefully " put the Mourinho rumours to bed . Does that mean that you don't want Mourinho and would rather stick with what we have got .
Personally I think Joses best years are behind him but he certainly fits the profile, of a big character who is a top class, experienced manager who wins things, that we should be looking for.
Since Walter retired we have struggled to find a manager that has that character and personality needed to manage Rangers, in fact I would say that Gerrard has been the only one.
17 Sep 2025 13:00:43
Bbj I agree that they must see it so either the plan they had foresaw this and they plan to stick to that plan. or increasingly more likely they do plan to get rid but have a different timing to the fans. or it may be answer C and we just can't see it as it isn't obvious.
17 Sep 2025 13:40:54
This we cannot afford a manager is BS £ millions being wasted and spent on DROSS.
17 Sep 2025 13:41:33
Angus ?.
17 Sep 2025 13:42:44
Not if we beat hibs and draw with Gentt we will get turned the corner BS and likely end up relegated ?.
17 Sep 2025 13:45:52
Don't know why they need to wait until the next international break as its obvious we're not going to win any game between now and then.
17 Sep 2025 16:48:58
What i said previously in these type of situations
Club will be making contact through unofficial contacts sounding out people but nothing official so they have plausible deniability this kinda thing happens all the time with transfers too.
17 Sep 2025 16:54:28
The best turnaround martin could do, is if he turns around and faces the exit door and keeps on walking never to return, banned for life lol.