11 May 2026 08:01:24
So the rumours have started - Gerrard in for next season. Interesting.
11 May 2026 08:19:38
Think we have to do something.
£40m spent, I believe, and we have regressed.
Don't think the owners get it. Easy fix, I reckon they were thinking.
Wake up please.
11 May 2026 08:23:29
If Gerrard is indeed the one to come back. There's no doubt the board like him. Who comes in as his tactic guy? He's spoken about the last time he joined where all the right staff fell into place.
Without Beale, his record is abysmal.
11 May 2026 08:29:54
Wouldn't be against Rohl plus a Mo Ross as coaches and Gerrard as manager. He must be a decent coach to have worked under who he has, but he just doesn't have the stones to be the figurehead.
11 May 2026 08:51:18
We need a figurehead.
11 May 2026 08:56:00
Rohl imo will remain and the rumours regarding Gerrard were naturally going to surface. ?
11 May 2026 09:19:22
Agreed, Sir Walter.
11 May 2026 09:24:46
Jeez, even Fergie would improve things. 3 awful defeats in what were supposed to be 5 "cup finals". Players are not motivated by that, then where do you go? Sadly, Dan is not up to it, he only gets 45 mins per game out of them, sometimes less.
Need a big character who will be respected and obeyed, or else. That "in the building" thing has arisen again, sounds like Martin.
11 May 2026 09:25:39
Caleb, Last season it was Gerrard was coming with Steve Holland.
That would have been a great combo imo.
As Holland is at Man United with Carrick. ?♂️
11 May 2026 09:39:08
The manager has lost 3 out of 5 in the split. He needs to win the next 2 games, imo. Even if it's draw one, win one and lost 3 in the split, that's simply not good enough.
11 May 2026 09:42:33
If we're getting rid of Danny, and want Gerrard, we'd better get a move on! Burnley are seriously interested and he's just stated in an interview that he has a big decision to make in the next couple of weeks.
11 May 2026 10:17:35
I think it's hard to fully rate DR. He took the worst Rangers team of modern times and made them league contenders. It's not his squad and the lack of character is also a reflection of the players. SG built a team of characters - prime Tav (long since lost it), Goldson, Balogun, Luny, McGregor, Jack, Defoe, Arfield, Buff, and the physicality of Bassey and Kamara. This squad has few real characters and a lot of journeymen loanees.
DR needs support from coaches that know the Scottish game and a core of key players that are fighting for the badge.
I would suggest the obvious hunting ground for such players is the Scotland squad and the SPFL. We've passed up that type in Ferguson, Shankland and McLean. Still a chance of McCrorie returning, Curtis will be back and improved. I'd def try and sign Barney Stewart and Watt. Hearts are a good example of a less technical squad winning through attitude and graft.
11 May 2026 10:20:11
Well here we go, all this crap for the next 3 months. Don't want Gerrard, do you guys think he would have won the league with this team? If not, then why the clamour to have him in? If so, I think I want some of whatever you guys are on.
11 May 2026 10:20:32
Looks like Steven Gerrard is going to be the new Burnley manager. ?
11 May 2026 10:44:01
BigMarv, we only became league contenders when Hearts took a dip in form and Celtic appointed Nancy! If we were ever serious league contenders, then what's happened? If we don't win our next 2 games, the points gap between us and Hearts/Celtic will be bigger than when Rohl took over! It's not his squad is a load of old bs.
Players have no desire is a load of old bs. A manager should be giving the players the desire, the heart, the will to win! That squad with the right manager (being his players or not) should've won the league. He's a lovely guy, but unfortunately that's not enough to be a manager of Rangers.
11 May 2026 11:08:34
Sir Walter, please stop telling us that Rohl will be here next year, some of us are clinging on to that tiny bit of hope that the owners will come to their senses.
11 May 2026 11:13:05
I don't believe Gerrard could have won the league with this squad. It took him 3 years and countless millions (over 60 players signed) to finally win the league. Even then we should have won a treble that season and had real embarrassments in the cup.
I don't think Ange or Muscat could have won the league with this squad either, as it doesn't have the players for high intensity football, or the players needed for a 4-3-3.
Where are the wingers who score and create goals? Motherwell, Hearts, and Celtic all have better wide players than we do.
The fact this Rangers squad is so poor is most certainly a factor. If it isn't, then let's just keep the same team, appoint a new manager, and tell him to win the league or he'll be sacked - We are a basket case of a football club.
11 May 2026 11:20:41
Tactics guy, Gerrard was the last time I actually knew what formation and what roles the players had, and they were the fittest team in the league as well. This Gerrard not tactics manager is a myth.
11 May 2026 11:37:53
Agree, Coopersdad. RohlWithCheese, he signed 42 players and only spent 30 to 35mil in 3 and a half years. That's only an average of 10mil spent a season. In comparison to what we've spent in the last year, that's peanuts, mate. I'm not by any means saying go get Gerrard again but he did have a style of play and his man-management skills can't be denied.
11 May 2026 11:40:09
Coopersdad, how is it a myth when it came from his own mouth?
"It would take me 20 years to be an elite level coach like Beale"
"He brings the identity"
His points per game in Saudi went up when Beale joined him. He clearly is not a tactics guy and that's ok to admit lol.
11 May 2026 11:40:40
Whatever happens next, it's essential we have someone at the helm who understands the league. It's clear that it takes most managers from outside the Scottish game too long to work out how to play against the variation of sides and systems, parks and environments, required to win ugly at times, and at a club with such high demands.
The amount of times in the past 10 years I heard players, managers, directors etc say 'you have no idea how big a job it is until you are here' tells us, people arrive with the best of intentions, then get spooked.
While I'm not for dr staying or even sg coming, at least they have experienced what it's like - and should quickly overcome these initial issues which catch so many out. Hence our rinse and repeat issues over many years now.
It's no coincidence that a mid 70 year old guy returns and gets results - he knew what's needed.
Too much emphasis on 'modern' coaches - get people in who understand the League is a priority, winning (regardless of performance) is everything and also the types of players who get the job done, week on week out.
11 May 2026 12:27:24
Now, now, don't upset the Danny Rohl infatuation brigade. Almost on a par with the James Sands infatuation our fans had with him as well. The same fans who slaughter Gerrard, McInnes, Moyes and Lampard. Bizarre.
11 May 2026 12:37:10
I've been to Burnley and I will never go back, can't see Stevie going there.
11 May 2026 12:45:24
CalB, correct, if it's the style and formation you wanted from SG's time, better go back for Beale. Man, that's a frightening thought.
11 May 2026 12:45:43
Let's go. ?
11 May 2026 12:59:56
Apart from getting a manager, not a coach who gets it, we also need to look at ex Rangers players for other important staff positions. A head of recruitment, chief scout, etc that knows what qualities are needed to play for Rangers, some Rangers men involved with the youth team (as we were promised) and more of them around the first team too.
As long as they are qualified, then they should be given preferential treatment to work at the club. We have lost our identity and it's not just the players.
11 May 2026 13:04:54
Those figures are absolutely nonsense.
11 May 2026 13:13:09
Gerrad was tactically worse than Rohl, and if he came back it would be proved again. Gerrad would genuinely come in, spend a fortune, "get the players up for it", beat Celtic, and then lose the next 3, come out, blame himself, then say some of the players aren't up for it, he's going to change it, get 3
Years down the line, maybe win a trophy, and then f*** off in the middle of the night again.
11 May 2026 14:00:49
The chopping and changing doesn't do any good and Gerrard drove wages up last time.
We bring in playera for new manager then sack him then next manager does not rate some of those players or gives so e of players we know are not good enough another chance, and we keep falling behind in squad building because of this.
Think Dowell this year with Martin, wveryone knew he was not up to it except Martin.
Think Martin getting out Dessers and Igamane when a better manager just tells them straight, nope your staying.
And before you even say anything, John. No, I don't believe Igamane escape clause, for me it was a cover lie for club to save face.
11 May 2026 14:18:22
Forever you're 100% entitled to your view.
11 May 2026 15:18:16
Thanks for telling me, I'm entitled to my view, John.
11 May 2026 16:58:09
First 7 games under RM, we had 5 draws, 1 win and 1 defeat. That was 6 points from 21. So those 15 points were a massive hit on us in the close of the season. Would DR have had that same outcome? I highly doubt it.
The damage caused by Martin cannot be forgotten or understated here. The first 7 league games under DR, we had 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Only thing that RM and DR did the same was a draw with that mob.
11 May 2026 17:25:03
Wish there was an edit button. Maths when half asleep, not my strong point. 8 points, first 7 games, 8 from 21, but the rest still stands. Massive hit of 13 points.