04 Oct 2017 19:59:09
First time poster folks and sit tight cause it's going to be a long one! Been reading the posts and comments on here for a while, some good, some indifferent, some. well. The problem with being a football supporter in general and especially supporting either of the old firm is (somewhat understandably to some degree) a lack of patience.

We all want instant success, we all want to see us winning every game, challenging at the top of the league, in the final of every cup, it's what the majority of rangers supporters are used to and have been brought up on. I should know I was 7 years old when Souness walked into ibrox and for the best part of 25 years after that we were, to put one way, simply the best!

However what happened 5 years ago changed everything! We almost didn't have a club at all anymore, and no mater the reasons, no mater who or what was at fault (and there were many many different factors) that is the reality.

Since then numerous crooks have taken a large bite out of us financially and on the pitch we've had to start almost every season with a brand new team cobbled together during the summer not to mention on a number of occasions a new manager in place as well.

All of this has left us behind not just Celtic who right now are unfortunately miles ahead financially, structurally and in terms of the playing squad but also teams such as Aberdeen as well. Yes we may have spent around 8 million this summer but remember that was to build an entire new first team, 11 new players in the door and unsurprisingly some will take longer than others to settle and adjust and overall it will take time for the team to gel and find consistency.

Yes we are bigger than Aberdeen and ultimately I believe we will overtake and finish above them in second but remember they have had a settled squad, settled management team, settled way of playing and settled infrastructure over the last 5 years, all the while we have been pretty much in turmoil. So although we are the bigger club and ultimately will end up showing that it will take that bit of patience to let it all come together.

Overall I believe we are in a better position than we were last year. We have more points on the board, we are scoring more goals and we do have better players overall. Yes some results haven't been what we've wanted but there are signs that we are getting there.

How many times last year did we score 3 or 4 goals against anyone? We are still short of players in a few positions and Pedro knows that. In the meantime we have to work towards closing the gap on Celtic and building a settled core of players that will be together for a number of seasons, something that hasn't happened since we were demoted. We have to give this management team and these players time. Stop caring what the morons in the press say.

Their jobs is to sell papers and nothing does that better than sensational headlines. Back the team and back the manager, it will take time which I know is painful and I know losing to Celtic and playing second best to them just now is pretty much unbearable but unfortunately it's the result of our circumstances just now.

However it will improve and we are getting there but changing things now and starting again won't help, it'll only put us further back. For anyone who made it to the end of this well done, sorry it was a bit long winded!

1.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 20:34:13
Ger78 spot on.
I too lived in an era where we were winning everything.
To put the shoe on the other foot so to speak, do you think the eastenders enjoyed watching us cruise to 9 in a row? i'm sure they hated every minute of it just like we are now.
We need to keep the faith. Things are undoubtedly getting better.

2.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 20:34:14
Bottom line is rangers is about winning mate, you don't get time! And Pedro ain't winning!

3.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 20:36:51
Great post, well said Ger78

4.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 21:11:22
A spanking post 78. Welcome to the forum.
You've hit the nail right on the head with that one but as Jason said, you don't get time, which is my worry. We must go through a couple of seasons with a settled core ie management and team, adding a couple here and there along the way to strengthen. But as you quite rightly pointed out, impatience will be our undoing.
Anyway, enjoy the banter and try not to be so sensible with you following posts, it just not cricket old bean!

5.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 20:52:40
Ger78. Execellent post which makes a lot of sense. My biggest concern was the lack of fight and desire shown by the players in last Old firm game. They stood off and allowed the opposition to play. Every player in that game was a failure who not for the first time in some cases shamed the jersey. PC needs to accept responsibility as there was an acceptance of defeat and no evidence of a game plan. I accept PC needs and will be given more time but he has made too many mistakes already and the clock is ticking. I hope he gets it right and turns it round but the evidence so far is alarming.

6.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 21:42:19
Excellent post ger78!I have been going to see glasgow rangers for over 40 years now mate! I reiterate everything you say in your, very well thought out post! Some of our supporters don't think logically and want to rip everything up at these times of adversity as we're inconsistent, largely IMO because we are an almost full new team! My message to them is give it time at least a season! I truly think our manager pedro caixinha will get it right and i still strongly fancy us to finish in front of aberdeen, in 2nd place! For anyone on here who even remotely thinks, that we've not got a better team and have indeed improved, since last season, clearly are deluded! We most definitely have a better team and better players than we had last season! Bit by bit we'll get there! We have to crawl before we can run! I just wish some on here would think and look at the bigger picture, instead of talking negative nonsense all the time! Back the manager and back the team and let's see where it takes us, come the end of the season! GER78,WELCOME MY FRIEND TO THE RANGERS TRANSFER/ RUMOURS PAGES! You talk a lot of sense sir!

7.) 04 Oct 2017
04 Oct 2017 22:15:39
Last season it was give warbs time, its a new, they need time to settle and gel, they will come good, warbs is building an infrastructure bla bla bla. Its the exact same nonsense again this year! To put it simple, the players signed are not good enough with the exception of a few, the managers were/ are not good enough. The amount of money wasted on duds is a joke. You can give it aslong as you want but ped and most of these players are not and will never be up to it. I wish they were, Its horrible to watch us struggle but sadly they are just not good enough. We need a manager who knows the scottish game, we need players who have the fight.

8.) 05 Oct 2017
05 Oct 2017 06:42:27
@ger78 - welcome aboard. Good first post showing some required sanity about our current predicament.