12 Sep 2016 19:27:58
I am a fan of Warburton and King. However I'm not blind in my faith and can see they have made some mistakes.

Forgot example the signing of Hill and the other old boy we signed last season but never played. Also some of Kings more

I also think his line up and tactics were largely to blame for the result at the weekend.

What confuses me most is that we have played all the smaller teams this season with at least 2 defence minded midfielders but when we come up against the team we are going to actually need 2 we go with 1? For me not playing Halliday instead of say Garner led to Kranjcar chasing back and getting booked, Rogic overrunning us early on and our defence having no easy out balls which would all have gave us all less problems.

Having said all that I am appalled at the level of criticism of the people now in charge of our club.
Warburton is by no means perfect but has helped reshape our club in less than 2 years and this could benefit the club long after he leaves. He has unearthed talent and made rangers more appealing to young players. For those that say our tactics don't work whether you consider it 4-3-3 or as I see it a 4-2-3-1 can someone explain to me why so many successful teams are employing the same set up and that includes Celtic at the weekend.

As for slating King and co. He may have over promised but he was basically hounded into statements by fans demanding more openness after the past few years. However they have been the only people to invest any serious cash into our club in years.
That has meant everything from staffing, overdue building work, normal running costs. We have managed to bring in no less than 15 players this summer and all of this under a cloud of constant legal costs and legal threats with nothing more than ticket money. Celtic have all their retail and camps league money over and above anything we bring in so if they have bought a better quality of player I'm not surprised tbh.
Yet some people on here and elsewhere act like spoiled children and demand more.
I hear calls for a younger faster centre back who can head the ball and pass the ball! I hate to point it out but that would be any clubs ideal and therefore costs millions. Oh and they should be falling over themselves to play for us so a Rangers fan too. If anyone knows someone like this please tell me and I will go to Warbs myself and let him know.
I know things aren't great but they are improving and continue to improve. We have gone from Cribari to senderos. From Black to Barton and from Daly to Garner.
We need to step back and look at the big picture. We are not champions. yet! We are a work in progress.
The legal wrangles and retail situation will improve. More cash will become available and our restrictions lessened. New players will bed in and others will come in.
Have faith Bears. Some players will work out, some wont. Warburton won't be around forever but I think he will be remembered as a positive.
We have endured a long hard journey but some seem to think it's over and we go back to the way it was. Sorry but it is you who is wrong.
We are ALMOST there and the work being done now will hopefully keep us there forever!


1.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 19:42:37
Spot on couldn't have said better. it will all come good, cracking post?


2.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 20:19:50
Great post bluegenius. Well said sir!


3.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 20:41:54
Bluegenius

I'll say it again we could have had Vaulks from Falkirk. A strong no nonsense centre half who was a goal threat. Instead we got a 37 year old, a 31 year old who hasn't played 50 games in 3 years and he continues to persist with the hapless Kiernan. You talk about Cribari however even he didn't give the ball away to the extent Kiernan does. You say we are a work in progress however we are going backwards at an alarming rate and the good football played last season is being replaced with a slow labouring team that are more likely to concede than score. The tactics are easy to defend against and he can't change it when it's not going well.


4.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 21:26:16
Spot on blue genius, cracking post and agree with everything you said mate.


5.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 21:48:59
I don't think there's anything wrong with the 433 formation its the players he's using in the system that's wrong. for example using miller out wide, using barton and krankjar in midfield when its plain as the nose in your face they don't have the legs for it as we seen against Hamilton, killie, motherwell never mind selik at parkhead. a midfield of rossiter, windass and holt/ halliday gives us more tempo and energy. the selik midfield isn't even that good tbh but barton and nico made them look great and when windass ran at them he was ghosting by them.2 good cbs and a left winger and it would look far more balanced.


6.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 07:39:27
vaulks played centre midfield nearly every game last year maybe he doesn't want to play cb.


7.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 09:02:27
Biffo as I said he hasn't been perfect. I don't think Vaulks would have been the answer and I think Warbs/ King etc have been put off shopping in the scottish market due to the overpricing evident. E. G. The Scott Allen Debacle and paying 3 times the amount for MOH that we did for Waggy!
I do think we are missing some expereince of the SPL in our ranks and I also think that Warbs underestimates the draw of Rangers/ Celtic to European players but as I said, although not perfect, the good far outways he bad!


8.) 13 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 23:12:41
Eustace never actually signed.


9.) 13 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 23:20:35
Bluegenius

Always been a Rangers fan always will!

But historical managers gave been sacked for less!

Is 5-1 against Celtic really acceptable?

We are all human but expect more of team to at least make an effort!

Was David Weir not a centre half - can he not tell our defenders gow to defend?!


10.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 13:04:34
Ranger! We are all Rangers fans and I don't have any issue with people moaning or being disatisfied. We all have opinions. I too am unhappy at some of the things that have occurred.

It is the cosed mindedness of some comments that puzzles me.

For example you say that if any other manager had been on this run of results and/ or had a team beaten 5-1 they would be sacked. All being fair you would be right. However for this to be fair you have to ignore all the other things going on. We have been away from the top league for 4 years! We are being restricted financially too and all the other stuff mentioned.
Not only do I think other managers would struggle just as much I think most would fail more dramatically!