Rangers rumours 4

12 Oct 2025 17:48:30
Led to believe that the club made a last ditch attempt today to convince Gerrard to return.
Again he has declined.

The board have tried and are not at fault for this.

12 Oct 2025 17:54:40
I know we have no right to know why, but giving us time isn't right is a load of horse poop.

12 Oct 2025 18:04:34
If my reputation and my job depends on results then I pick the players.

12 Oct 2025 18:05:04
The board will get pelters next week and rightly so for the farce of the last six months, they could put PEP in the hot seat but it will not matter, Ibrox will continue to be toxic until those two clowns are shown the door.

12 Oct 2025 18:10:22
You've no idea if the board are or aren't at fault. If they've chosen to keep the current structure / roles and responsibilities then yes, they are at fault.

12 Oct 2025 18:15:53
Because they wouldn't change their entire structure to pander to a job applicant they're at fault (if structure is the issue)?

Interesting take.

FWIW if that was Gerard's demand I'd think less of them if they crumbled to it. He's entitled but to want to work that way, but if that's the structure they think stops us rebuilding every time a coach leaves then there's an impasse.

12 Oct 2025 18:24:48
Fans will Blame the Board Gerrard will spin it to make him look Good the Board will keep quit . truth is we won't know . But if it's the Boards fault why is it being Reported. Backroom staff were being saught. Could be Gerrard's wife thought he was away for a pint of milk . then found out it was a job interview and phoned and told him to get his arse home .

12 Oct 2025 18:44:51
If it is Rohl, then good luck to him and i hope he proves everyone wrong. But if it goes very wrong, then hopefully it gives the supporters just cause to hold the owners to account. One wrong appointment can be fixed, but to get it so wrong again is negligent.

12 Oct 2025 18:47:55
Do Man City, arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool not operate the same system with a head coach?

12 Oct 2025 19:41:17
It's his neck on the line gdog, in my opinion the working structure should be based around letting the manager succeed. Doing it the other way is like the tail wagging the dog.

12 Oct 2025 19:51:28
What City do is cheat the financial fair play rules, their framework is irrelevant although it's interesting to see them deteriorating when forced to follow the rules. Arsenal - one trophy in 5 years (3 in 10)
Liverpool - four trophies, bit more success intermingle I think Klopps title was manager, if that's the case there's a bit more weight around my point.
Chelsea: 1 major trophy (3 if you include that conference rubbish or the thing in America) .

Again, I'll be gutted if we turn into the Scottish Arsenal or Chelsea. I'd prefer the manager route of Klopp (if that was the case) .

Again, these are just an opinion for discussion, I'm not saying I'm right or you guys should change your opinion.

12 Oct 2025 21:09:19
How does the OP the board is not to blame? Just cause they asked again? Ridiculous.

12 Oct 2025 21:41:29
I disagree entirely Dado: that's why we've had a rebuild every season the last 5 managers who left.

That's what we're trying to get away from (and rightly so) .

If you allow a manager to build a cottage industry around themselves then when they decide to move on, or you decide to move them on, you have to tear it down and start again.

A head coach can absolutely succeed in the structure Rangers are trying to implement and there are many examples of that at hugely successful clubs.

If an applicant doesn't want to work in that structure, they're perfectly entitled to that view, but that doesn't make the structure wrong just because 80% of the fanbase like the applicant.

If it was related to the structure, Gerard knew that going in. If he truly expected them to change it just for him, I'm glad they didn't.

That's the best thing for the club long term and I personally don't care what Gerard viewed a the best thing for him short term.

12 Oct 2025 21:51:58
How has Gerrard spun it Stew, only thing he supposed of said is not the right time, don't think Gerrard will say anything more at moment, looks like they couldn't agree on something and that's it, hopefully the question is asked to the board to see their reply.

12 Oct 2025 22:44:25
Mcminn - Gerrard was well aware of the situation and circumstances prior to engaging in face to face talks.
The 49ers and Cavenagh don't brief the media, so take that into account when you read anything from journalists down south.

13 Oct 2025 07:17:19
I guess we'll just need to agree to disagree gdog, I respect your view it just doesn't work for me and I believe we'll continue to churn out managers every 8 or 9 months, especially if we continue the awful recruitment policy.

12 Oct 2025 17:45:21
A mate reckons he's been told it will be Michael Carrick with his brother Graeme as assistant, he was Newcastle youth manager previously. Won't say who told him so 🤷🏻‍♂️ could be clutching at straws.

12 Oct 2025 17:51:37
Carrick apparently turned down an interview this morning.

12 Oct 2025 17:56:27
No danger it's that, utter wind-up.

12 Oct 2025 18:05:52
Why not, nepotism is the way forward for our club these days.

12 Oct 2025 18:12:36
Well if the board . marathe n cavanagh. wanted SG . should they no just be getting thelwell telt that their man coming in has control on whatever he wants? Afterall THEY ARE THE OWNERS! it's the same in any job people. titwell is the reason we will stay on this slippery rubbish.

12 Oct 2025 19:44:21
Surely it would be Carrick with Thelwell's brother as assistant.

12 Oct 2025 20:38:48
I heard his brother is a plumber but that should not be a problem.

13 Oct 2025 07:58:19
Rumour going around that Thelwell Junior will be promoted to Manager 24hrs before the Dundee Utd Game once we run out of candidates that knock us back.

Thelwell Senior is keen to add more records to his Rangers tenure before getting the boot.

1) Employing Rangers worst ever manager.
2) Overseeing Rangers worst League start since victorian times.
3) Promoting his son form talent scout to manager in record time.

12 Oct 2025 16:16:47
Is the Gerrard deal absolutely off?

Someone suggested he may have been being tactical?

It all seems rather strange.

12 Oct 2025 16:50:28
I think it will be Danny Röhl now mate I wanted Gerrard and I'm gutted the more I read about Danny Röhl style of play I think it could work at ibrox apparently he's looking at ex Rangers men for the back room team and I believe that is a smart move from him he will need to hit the ground running.

12 Oct 2025 16:52:12
If the reason was he cannot work with Thelwell then maybe to powers are considering it .

12 Oct 2025 17:29:00
Slippy G wanted bags of money and freedom to bring in the players and staff he wanted.

That simply isn't happening when we've spent £20-40M on the Martin/ Thelwell circus.

12 Oct 2025 17:34:46
Does anyone actually believe he came into the interview process expecting Rangers to sack thelwell cause he said so or that he was unaware of thelwell working for Rangers until he got to the interview?

If he couldn't work with thelwell that would have been established early on. In my opinion it's more likely he's talked it over with the family and they've said its not the right time and he's chose to walk away. Not saying that's what's happened but that's more likely than the first two things I said.

12 Oct 2025 17:49:21
Novo he's quite entitled to ask for the money he needs to win trophies and compete in Europe.

If they gave him the job instead of wasting all that money in thelwell we wouldn't be in this mess.

12 Oct 2025 17:49:50
AyrshireMurphy
Surely he must know that this would be his last chance to manage Rangers so would family and friends not be the first conversation you have before you fly over for talks.

12 Oct 2025 18:24:12
Novo did you just make that up?

12 Oct 2025 18:25:12
Gotta laugh man.

12 Oct 2025 19:11:29
Novo why are you calling a title winning manager slippy G? Pathetic behaviour.

12 Oct 2025 19:18:10
Slippy G?

12 Oct 2025 19:37:43
Strange to see a Rangers fan referring to "SlippyG"? That's usually how he's referred to in east of Glasgow circles.

12 Oct 2025 19:43:58
Novo10Rfc 20 to 40 mill😂I think you'd be lucky if it was 7 mill net.

12 Oct 2025 19:56:26
Never noticed him saying slippy, better not say who's pattern that is.

12 Oct 2025 20:06:20
Aye, SlippyG is 'TimTalk' ™.

12 Oct 2025 20:41:19
Approx £8m net but Thelwell tried to spin £20m net.

12 Oct 2025 21:54:07
Does the 8m include the loans or signing on fees?

13 Oct 2025 02:58:50
Famous for slipping in a liverpool shirt but aye I must be a Hoop.

Side note this is a manager who left us in the lurch for Aston Villa and started this entire cycle of GVB, Beale, Clemont and Martin

Left us with an overpaid squad of dross that has taken years to shift largely unsuccessfully.

Granted he wasn't head of recruitment or whatever but he had huge sway.

13 Oct 2025 08:15:59
Of course Novo, Gerrards fault the board employed all the managers after lol

You've had enough Cremola foams today son.

If this is Slippy, I'll take a slip slide on that pitch anytime


As a player with Liverpool

UEFA Champions League: 1 (2005)
FA Cup: 2 (2001, 2006)
UEFA Cup: 1 (2001)
League Cup: 3 (2001, 2003, 2012)
UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2001)
Community Shield: 1 (2006)

As a manager

Scottish Premiership: 1 (2021) with Rangers

Liverpool:

Appearances: 710 in all competitions.

Goals: 186.
Trophies: Won nine major trophies, including the 2005 Champions League, two FA Cups, three League Cups, and the 2001 UEFA Cup.
Penalties: Holds the club record for most penalties scored (47).

England:

Caps: 114, which is the most for a single club (Liverpool) .

Captaincy: Captained England 38 times.
Goals: 21.
Unbeaten streak: Never lost a match in which he scored for England (W14 D4), the most games for any England player scoring without losing.

Individual awards:

PFA Team of the Year: A record eight times, including a run of six consecutive selections.

UEFA Team of the Year and FIFA World XI: Three times each.

Managerial career

Rangers:
Led the team to their first Scottish league title in ten years by going undefeated in the 2020-2021 season.

Virtually every top player in the world when asked about Gerrard, have either said he was the most complete midfielder of all time or the best midfielder in the world during his peak era, capable of playing well inearly every big club in the world wanted peak Gerrard for the reasons above.

not to mention he could play 7 different positions well, Regularly used in 5 different positions, and performed best in 3 different positions.

But he slipped once and never won the EPL, didn't do well at Villa or the Saudi league so let's focus on that as his best assets and completely ignore the rest of the irrelevant stuff.

13 Oct 2025 09:26:45
Doing really poorly in his last two positions has to be the most relevant thing when discussing him coming back laudrup
How many positions he played is definitely not relevant.

12 Oct 2025 15:33:43
Seeing rumours online Rohl has been eliminated from the process.
Has anyone heard similar?

12 Oct 2025 15:43:14
Slaven Bilic doing the rounds now and has shot up from nowhere on bet365 to 2nd in the running.

12 Oct 2025 15:50:14
Where you see he was eliminated mate?

12 Oct 2025 15:50:48
Bilic - well, this just gets worse.

12 Oct 2025 15:51:20
Nothing as yet. Last I was to was he was a leading target.
I was told on Tuesday it looked to be a shootout between Gerrard and Rohl.

Other candidates would need to pull something big.

12 Oct 2025 16:06:41
Where's the rumours online?

12 Oct 2025 16:12:59
He was mentioned last week to a massive sound of disappointment.

12 Oct 2025 16:14:05
Bilic looks tough and is tough, I like that. As far as SG is concerned he was never going to work under the 2 impostors and anyone that is willing to is a worry . I think Bilic could suss them for sure, we will end up with a very unpopular yes man type as that is exactly what that pair need . They must go or it's a bin fire.

12 Oct 2025 16:16:53
Slaven Bilic lasted 2 yrs at 1 club and 1 at the rest.

Perfect fit for us … 😂.

12 Oct 2025 16:27:53
There's been more names in this site than the local Registry office.

12 Oct 2025 17:19:37
I think that's because most really don't know what's going on.

12 Oct 2025 17:40:14
Asa yes I'd heard two horse race, I think major surprise to Rangers he has said no, that was not expected.

12 Oct 2025 17:44:49
Yes John definitely a surprise as they expected to have to deliberate quite deeply.

12 Oct 2025 17:52:01
Not that I hugely wanted Gerard, but I would hope if they are surprised he said no John they're looking at why (it's definitely not timing) and at least reviewing whether their part in it should be reviewed or not.

12 Oct 2025 17:53:35
Be interesting to see where Gerrard will go after this. He said he needs to be at a team competing at the top. He's not going to get many offers outwith Rangers with his record.

12 Oct 2025 18:07:42
Any1 thinking benitez? Gutted SG has refused think majority was going to get behind him! We need a big figure right now to get us back on the right track . I'm a big oasis fan and season ticket holder. I won't be singing YE got to ROHL WITH IT every time we score absolutely not lol.

12 Oct 2025 19:16:00
You can get season tickets for oasis?

12 Oct 2025 19:39:31
John, you mention a two horse race - does the same 5 year deal you mentioned yesterday apply in both instances?

12 Oct 2025 19:47:20
I'm just stunned to learn there's a process.

12 Oct 2025 13:49:44
Although it's all we've heard since last night, Gerrard isn't out the running . Watch this space.

12 Oct 2025 14:02:47
Don't tease us.

12 Oct 2025 14:06:28
That's no fair.

12 Oct 2025 14:23:35
Power play by Gerrard?

Would like to believe that as he's what we need at this particular moment in time imo, but I don't.

12 Oct 2025 14:25:02
Yeah yeah, sorry but heard that stuff before.

12 Oct 2025 14:32:10
EHL/ ASA/ JOHN you guys got anything on this? seems bit of fairytale tbh.

12 Oct 2025 14:34:30
Is that your first post in 7 years Fleetwood?

12 Oct 2025 14:41:05
He can power play his way back to Bahrain.

12 Oct 2025 14:45:48
Gerrard is on his way back to the middle east where he will remain.

12 Oct 2025 14:55:16
Asathor that's funny. he is staying in liverpool tonight. I can mail my proof if required.

12 Oct 2025 15:06:57
Asathor gerrard can stay in middle east.

12 Oct 2025 15:09:53
Did I say tonight bazza.

12 Oct 2025 15:10:27
It's for reader to decide merit of the post.

12 Oct 2025 15:12:13
Fleetwood - not sure why you have posted that but being realistic Gerrard is not going to be Rangers manager.

12 Oct 2025 15:15:57
Long time lurker much longer time ger's fan. I think the reason a lot of us are so upset that it appears Gerrard is now out of contention is that we were full of elation and hope when some ITK posters explained how everything in the garden was going to be rosy from now on when the 49s achieved majority shareholding. Then the disastrous collection of space wasters in charge of the football side made possibly the worst possible appointment. Those of us lucky to have a small business appreciate the importance of making good management decisions. And at this early stage I would truly hope the next decision is the right one. To me Gerrard was the "safe" choice as well as the one to lift us up from our current despair. If the 49s think Ibrox was toxic before goodness help us all if they appoint / oversee another disastrous coach/ manager. I truly hope they get it right.

12 Oct 2025 16:22:27
Agree John. For me - hahahahaha!

12 Oct 2025 17:00:42
There will be no success at our club with these imposters, pat the rat and Kevin Thelwell, these 2 guys are just conmen! And I believe the 49ers connection is a smoke screen! It's got disaster written all over it!

12 Oct 2025 17:58:36
You have to love Rangers fans sometimes.

Gerard walks away from the club, for the third time no less, and not a negative word about him and his part in this debacle. Plenty of abuse towards Thelwell and Stewart for "reasons" though.

No one knows what Gerard asked for that he's been told is a red line for the club. We likely never will. Ultimately though, if he wanted to be Rangers Head Coach he would be, he's choosing not to be. The only person at the moment stopping him taking the job on offer is him, by all accounts.

12 Oct 2025 18:05:01
Fraser what hole you taking out of? Conmen haha you prob know 2 percent of their job. Am I impressed they picked RM, of course not but calm down off that ledge.

13 Oct 2025 09:06:35
Well you never know if the next managers a flop the 49ers consortioum can always play the ace up their sleeve and sell their 51% share in the club to another buyer/ group, anything is possible, not likely, a lot of fans thought they were the magic sponge that would fix all the issues and have us swimming in oceans of transfer funds, top players and leaving Celtic for dust, unfortunately the reality checks are hitting hard, and we are actually in a bigger mess manager and performance wise, than before they came in, as it currently stands, hope that changes sooner rather than later.

12 Oct 2025 13:46:29
Ole gunnar solskjær was in London at the weekend. 🤔🙈.

12 Oct 2025 14:03:53
Dear god no thanks.

12 Oct 2025 14:04:21
Stewart knows him, maybe that's a bad thing though, 33/1 available .

12 Oct 2025 15:49:38
Why does a lot sconse at evey head coach that's suggested because it's not their choice 😡OGS is a good head coach and after sir alex retired has one of the best records as the manchester utd manager/ head coach 🤔If he did get it i most certainly would get right behind and back him and could be a really good appointment 🤔.

12 Oct 2025 16:01:10
Im going hame if its gunner.

12 Oct 2025 16:30:30
Ole Ole Ole.

13 Oct 2025 09:08:06
Heard he was polishing Stevies shoes and buying him a pie and mash still owed from a previous Man U v Liverpool match bet that Solskjaer lost.