Rangers Banter Archive March 14 2015

14 Mar 2015 20:01:14
wowee - 4 game run unbeaten!! same as all our opponents though :(

15 Mar 2015 01:08:08
Wee bill the last 4 draws would not have been good enough even had hesrts and hibs dropped points, these 4 draws allowed hibs to catch up by 8 points, and if we play our games in hand like our last 2 games we can forhet about promotion, I've always said we would be lucky to make it to the play offs let alone win them, although I hope ime wrong if we don't get the youngsters involved I think we are totally screwed for next season regardless of what league we are in.

14 Mar 2015 19:48:45
If the Newcastle players come up eventually, they might make the difference! Vuckic seems to be our best player!

14 Mar 2015 20:16:21
Ha, good post. Just think how bad things would be if Vuckic was not there. He puts in a shift because he is fit. Reads like some of his mates will be arriving soon to bale us out during the play offs. The team is not fit, has not been fit all season, no pace and if today was playing for a new contract then some of these chaps failed miserably. Just think big jig on £72K a month and playing for Airdrie next season on £2K a month. That is the talent we have. Another onerous contract.

Anyway there are the March wages to be paid first, and a Tax bill. Mmnnnn!

15 Mar 2015 03:17:51
another sandancer, disappeared from the game after scoring, send them all back asap

15 Mar 2015 10:01:49
Tommy 51

Most of the other players just disappeared yesterday again

14 Mar 2015 18:23:18
This was harder on the eye watching them live as opposed to on the telly but it was good to go back I would have them in every day doing an eight hour shift like we have to do, no overnight fix, funny sort of day though didn't feel the same!

14 Mar 2015 18:31:08
Didn't agree with his team selection dropping Murdoch yet keeping law although he is just in the door. C'mon McCall you can do it.

14 Mar 2015 18:45:21
The livingston player that scored used more energy celebrating than Captain 72 grand did the whole game he has to drop him!

14 Mar 2015 19:13:17
I will support McCallnto the hilt but he can't let the likes of McCulloch, Boyd, or Miller worm their way into his head with any"come on boss, you know us, we'll get better"crap. Boyd was a great flat track bully, who vanished in Europe and against Celtic, McCulloch was never a great Rangers player, and should not be put in that category, feel for Miller, who bust his arse every time he played. but they are all done, finito, past it, not fit for purpose, and McCall needs to show the rest of the team that he will cut out the nepotism and bin them.

14 Mar 2015 19:37:14
So will you support him if he keeps playing mcculloch then

14 Mar 2015 20:03:11
Repeepil, was your comment meant as
a)satire b)irony or c) acerbic wit?. ah well, 0 out 3 there then.maybe just a typo error.

15 Mar 2015 11:14:29
It wasn't me who said I will support McCall then go to say why you wouldn't, just asked what it would take for you to support your manager, or would you only support him unconditionally under your terms

15 Mar 2015 12:40:29
Bit late, I know, but where does it say I won't support him.? He'll make mistakes, but he'll still have the backing. Merely making some points that I hope he'll be as aware of as most of us are.

14 Mar 2015 17:52:49
Living in England, I couldn't be at the game but I will say this. We can't expect McCall to suddenly win his first game in charge 6-0. He probably hasn't seen how dire things have been and doesn't know which players should play. It will take time. We must give McCall time to make his mark. I agree with other posters that some of these pathetic players must go but McCall needs to see for himself. It might take four or five games to see an improvement and it might be too late for this season. So be it. Hearts & Hibs are not exactly world class. Let's see how well they do in the SPL. The problem goes back to McCoist & his management 'team'. Had he blooded younger players three years ago and the style of football had been different we'd be top of the league right now. More pain to come but we'll get there. WATP.

14 Mar 2015 18:28:32
I agree DOIGER, what happened to giving him a chance?He's had 2 days with them ffs, we knew we were for the play offs anyway.When was the last time we played well?I can't remember.I think he can take us up.

14 Mar 2015 19:25:22
Why play the same players who have let the team down all season? I got Ally the sack, got McDowall the sack and if McColl doesn't watch out he won't be there next season either

14 Mar 2015 19:30:16
I agree he can't work miracles in 2 days, but he has been a pundit for B.T sport at our last few games so he does know how bad we've been playing, so much for all those players playing for new contracts. no matter what manager we got in they would struggle getting this team playing decent football, we need a total clearout but Stuart McCall must be given a chance. too many players there that don't deserve to play for our great club and it wasn't him that bought them. but he has to drop our captain

14 Mar 2015 22:55:25
Do I get. What's your point. Hearts and hibs aren't world class! We are 24 and 7 points behind them. With the second highest wage bill. If they ain't world class what does that make us. Please explain your point. I am confused!!

14 Mar 2015 23:22:12
My post was directed to doiger

15 Mar 2015 00:09:08
The fonz ime begining to look at it that it wasnt just the last owners that were robbing us, the current players seem to be doing the robbing now, they don't deserve to be paid imo, the tv people tried to get us into the championship when our troubles began instead of us the 4th division, thank feck that never happened eh, imagine the current team in the championshipm3 seasons ago, we would have got relagated probably

15 Mar 2015 09:04:17
The Fonz. My point was sarcastically saying that Hearts and Hibs aren't exactly great teams (OK world class a bit over the top) so it should have been within Rangers' capablities to win the Championship this season. What happened to the Gers team that defeated three SPL teams in cup competitions earlier this season?

15 Mar 2015 20:10:56
Doiger ime in agreement mate, I recon the team that made such a big fuss of going throgh the 3rd league undefeated thought all the leagus would be won as easily, they never thought about the teams that were relagated ie hearts and hibs, and I know mccall must be givin time I hope he does not give any of yhe players a new contract, I hope we use the youngsters, I think if mccoist had done so in the beginin we would have took another season or to in reaching the top league, but it would have been worth it,

14 Mar 2015 17:33:59
5-0 a said, haha poor McCall just came in and done what every other clown does, plays mcCulloch, honestly, and I know it's not his fault we draw, but with him in the team week in week out, ANY striker, or ANY team, playing against him, know, they've got a chance, there's NO fear going to ibrox now, and the NO fear part, is down to our own incompetence in our managers running the team, there's NO pace upfront, so all teams have to do, is either, man mark our strikers, or play a high line, and they'll get a result, and at the back, we'd conceed against an under 14s team! I know McCall has only started, but he's been on BT sport every time we've played, so am blaming his incompetence today for our dire 1-1 draw with the bottom of the league!!

Alex Ferguson took 5 years to get Manchester United together and some people on here looking for McCall to rebuild us and do everything right first game

Reality check required!

Anyway I personally feel McCall had to at least pick the side he felt was best and THEN assess how they play before deciding on who is not deserving of a place.

I think he had limited choices in defence we are desperately short there due to past pathetic signings and squad building by supermanager. I think he has given McCulloch a chance but he will now have seen what has been obvious for a long time he needs to go and now

I am happy to trust McCall till end season and see how he gets us playing when he has had a chance not after ONE game get real please

We are with you Stuart and I trust you will get it right

15 Mar 2015 13:07:39
Unfortunately we are where we are. Some very good players ( at other clubs shiels, temps, daly, law, boyd) appear to have been badly handled on the training ground . WE are a dreadful football team who seem to be unfit compared to the other teams in the division. What is the solution?. UNFORTUNATELY a total clear out of everybody on 5k a week. With the exception of bell.New hungry players aged 25 or under blended with our best yougsterson contracts of no more than 3k a week who are paid in bonuses. So a win bonus is paid the amount to vary depending on the oppostkion. So this season it would be a bigger bonus agaist hearts than alloa. With big bonus for promotion. We are in the 2nd tier of scottish football and paying anyone more than 5k a week for good football is still the economics of the madhouse. Even more so than the dross that these imposters have been serving up. I will take another season in the championship, we ain't going up, total new menu of players and football philosophy

14 Mar 2015 17:14:01
hmm, the euphoria appears to be dissapearing king and co I can only say the honeymoon is definetly over I was working but from what I hear, livingston were far fitter than us penny for s macolls thoughts tonight bet the scotland dugout felt a lot better than ibrox.

14 Mar 2015 17:32:06
You heard right wull livi looked so much fitter and faster all over the park, everything looks sluggish and tired vukic at least seems to have a bit of energy and urgency but he has been training at a different club all season I suppose that tells its own story.

14 Mar 2015 19:37:32
Bigwull they were fitter by a long way, my biggest complaint about our team since we started again under mccoist was the fittness or should that be none fittness.

14 Mar 2015 17:03:15
Useless barstewards done me out of money for the last time rangers even killer got a goal for my coupon, wouldn't back them against Kilbirnie ladeside.

15 Mar 2015 20:13:17
Blackout I wish we only had to worry about your coupon eh.

14 Mar 2015 17:02:00
play out the remainder of the season with youngsters, and TELL these primadonna's NOW that they will NOT be getting new contracts at the end of the season. Leave them to contemplate their navels at Murray park, which incidentally needs to be renamed the Davy Cooper football Academy.
Bite the bullet now Stuart and put your name in lights by bringing in young guys who WANT to play for us.

14 Mar 2015 19:53:03
Wee bill here here mate I've been saying the same thing for years, get the auld guys to the dunes every day 6 days a week, but let them know they will definetly not get another contract at our club, feckin shower of leaches, hasty you might say but I've been going to our ground for ver nesr 50 year and I've never seen a lazier bunch nor worst team, they are a hinderence on our club, and should be dropped, preferably from a great hight?

14 Mar 2015 16:38:24
Why are livvi miles fitter and sharper than us?. they close us down all the time, but we can't get near them. McCulloch so feart about getting down for pace he's behind keeper half the time. Rather play without him. Liability.

14 Mar 2015 18:30:12
It seems to be a common theme that runs through every game. The opposition is always quicker and fitter. This is obviously down to the previous management's training regime. Don't know if they have started the season thinking they have just to turn up to pick up a win and by the time they have realised they would need to dig deep to get out of the division it's been too late and they can't motivate themselves. Mccall needs to overhaul the whole MP set up, sharpen this lot up. Only Vuckic looks up for it. He must not have allowed himself to be dragged down to the level of the rest. yet. McCulloch, Hutton, Clark, Law, Miller, should all be dropped for Zaliuskas, Murdoch, Shiels, Templeton and Daly. Young Walsh looked promising at times and I think he, Murdoch and Templeton could provide quality balls for Daly and Shiels. Must try something different!

14 Mar 2015 19:59:35
Noddy they didn't need to think about turning up and would win, they knew they only needed to turn up to get picked, I hope mccall drops them all and we settle for another year in the championship, mcccall has a great oppertunity to build us a good team for our return to top league, another year in chamlionship would be the best thing to happen imo,

14 Mar 2015 16:02:18
here we go here we go here we go - ah! same stuff different day!
Sick to death reading about McCulloch and others mouthing off about what we need to do an what we are being positive about. The only positive thing at present is that I am positive we are rubbish.
End of season clearout
McCulloch
Simonsen
Foster
Smith
Mohsni
Zaliukas
Boyd
Miller
Daly
Black
Crawford
What a fortune that will save while we stabilise in the Championship next season because we are going nowhere this season. God help McCall, he is on a hiding to nothing!!

14 Mar 2015 16:12:22
H/t now, started playing ball on deck for 10 mins, then started punting ball up park, Livy picked us off pathetic, hope stu ravaged these changers in dressing room, jig mouthed off bout taking ball, not hiding, after 10 mins the defence were playing the ball to keeper then turning away so he could howf it up park, players are a pathetic joke

14 Mar 2015 15:18:29
Really wish McDowell well in his future endeavours, top bloke. Hope his memories of rangers aren't ruined by the past year or so.

Glad mccalls got the suit on lol

14 Mar 2015 15:53:08
Aye but as usual our rubbish defence concede another one. Livingston are one of the worst clubs in this division really not good stuff.

14 Mar 2015 22:41:43
Ar9 livi are the worst team in the league mate,

14 Mar 2015 14:31:20
I have a dreadful fear that McCall will allow McCulloch to remain in the defence, which I think is a mistake. At best if he has to be on the field, I would have him in support of the attack and no where near the defence.

14 Mar 2015 14:39:36
He has only been in 2 days give him a chance but who is it you would have put in? Please don't say zaliukius because he is even more inept that jig

Sadly he has I am hoping this is purely as we are so sadly limited in defence options rather than the automatic McCulloch pick to date. the rest of the side is good esp Walsh being in the team, no Daly/Boyd/Black can only be good of the old pals crew at least Miller has pace and fight, he is at least fit.

Good luck to you Stuart McCall and Rangers I hope you get a centre half in one of Newcastle players asap.

BT,

Had a look at Faure playing history and he was centre back for Lyon and International French U 20 and U17s sides at 6ft 1" I can see McCall maybe finding a centre half if he can sort out a right back in the squad.French international sides are no mugs so seems a no brainer.

Hard call I am sadly tended to think he has NO option as we are so weak at the back.

I just looked up all the players profiles and Streete at 6ft 1" is the player we want to get fit asap Ferguson is left back/wing and Mbabu and Bigirimana both under 6ft plus Birgimana is more midfield than defence. Mbabu at nr 6ft is an option IF FIT but Streete is the real shoe in centre half we need.

So BT you are right he does not really have a great deal of choice. Personally I would always play a natural defender in Zaliukas ahead of McCulloch but being honest I would stick anyone in defence ahead of McCulloch he is a hinderance and not forgotten the celtic pals chat with commons that was out of order.

14 Mar 2015 16:16:52
Soz KT could u enlighten me on chat, I know jig is a massive gers fan, although I think he was finished 3 yes ago

14 Mar 2015 20:14:02
i said it previously on here, Faure IS a good central defender, but our biggest problem just at the moment, apart from lack of fitness, is that every bleeding game we are chopping and changing the team. Patience is required sometimes so we should pick the skeleton of players who MUST be in the team, then try out the others game on game, And also, another big sign of lack of fitness is the huge amount of petty injuries we are getting. We bring in players who do well but get taken off injured, then they don't get another game sometimes for weeks on end.

15 Mar 2015 00:23:00
Wee bill I agree but I honestly think mccall should talk to dukebox and durrant, then get all the players together drop 6 or 7 of the first team tell them they have probably played there lsst game for our club, and tell the 6 youngsters to show they have it in them to play for our club tell the youngster the possition is theres, getting them some game time, and letting them know what's expecred of them next season,

14 Mar 2015 13:08:08
I'm just leaving for my first game in ages can't wait still won't buy any sports gear till Asleys contracts have ended or ripped up cone on Stuart get them going Mon the Gers!

14 Mar 2015 11:58:36
probably most random post yet but if any bears are looking to try out for the x factor auditions will be held at ibrox lol, in all seriousness who thinks mccall will mix it up today?

14 Mar 2015 10:18:53
Looks like the party ower as the daily record and others start ta ga inta aw things rangers, nothing changes still w.A.T.Please.

14 Mar 2015 12:26:59
Have a look on the manky page they say the evil daily record is against them some of them are saying the picture of broonie is old and being used to sabotage the cup final for them, some even hinted it was a lookalike.Poor celtic

14 Mar 2015 15:24:56
I won't waste my precious time looking at their pages, they don't interest me. However, it sounds like things haven't changed when they are still blaming others. Leave the deluded poor souls alone.

14 Mar 2015 08:26:28
Can you please tell me what has actually changed at ibrox. Nothing as far as I can see. Mr Ashley is still there. Mr king wasn't even around when McCall was unveiled. Has he done a runner.

14 Mar 2015 09:45:17
Silly little BHOY. Board of directors in charge, Ashley is history as are his henchmen. New manager, new owners, fans back in numbers. Yeah, nothing's changed. Oh, I've got Dundee United at 8/1 to gub the Tims tomorrow.

14 Mar 2015 10:08:29
It was never going to be an overnight fix Marty my friend.
'Patience, persistence and perspiration make a successful combination.'
Your welcome.

14 Mar 2015 10:32:44
Wot about Ashley money. Does that disappear like rest of ure debts. Wot about merchandising. Cum on really wot has changed. A couple of faces as far as I can c. Where is Mr kings grand plan. Nowhere. Silence is deafening from ibrox. Again. Fact is Mr Ashley has u by the baws. U are still using his players. Laughable. Yet u slate the man. Stick to ure guns lads. Laughable.

14 Mar 2015 10:46:59
'Your' martin not 'ure'.
I hope 'your' captains hangover is gone for the game.

14 Mar 2015 11:09:22
Lol. Is that all you've got. Can you not give me an answer. Or is it because you don't have one. I want to know what happens with Ashley money. What happens to merchandising. Who owns ibrox. Who is being paid three hundred grand to an offshore account every month. Please give me these answers.

14 Mar 2015 11:20:17
Martybhoy

I doubt very much anyone has the answers on here and you don't know the answers either. Pretty stupid post asking people you know fine well don't have the answers for answers. I'm sure in the fullness of time all these questions will be answered.

14 Mar 2015 11:32:39
It's not stupid. My point is Nothings changed. That's my point. No answers. Unveil a temporary manager to keep the fans at bay. Change a few faces but problems are still there. No statement with a plan. Nothing. Same old plodding along

14 Mar 2015 11:34:05
Ask Jeeves.com
Haha
No seriously though Marty, things will take time, King and co. even said as much and I'm sure it will all be revealed by the summer time. As for Ashley's merchandise deals again we can't just rip them up. Perhaps you are well learned in the legal field of contract obligations, I am certainly not, however common sense would show that we can't just bin them without legal repercussions?
I think Doiger had already answered your question on 'what has actually changed?' ie the change of personnel .
Sleep well young Marty don't lose any sleep over our predicament .

14 Mar 2015 11:35:44
Ohh who is being paid '300k a month offshore?' Lucky man!

14 Mar 2015 12:07:14
Martybhoy. I can sense the fear. Why are you so obsessed with all things Rangers? I'd focus on your beer-swilling, kebab-scoffing captain if I were you. Aberdeen breathing down your throats and the might GERS on the way back to the top!

Notsosmartymarty tying to spoil the party

Can I take it from the proposition in your original post "what has changed at Ibrox" that like all Rangers fans, all the European football authorities and the Legal profession that you too agree nothing has changed at Ibrox? We are still Glasgow Rangers, 143 years, 54 titles the top club in the World titles wise?
Why thank you Martin, may I call you that, it is good to see one of the bhoys standing up to the idiots in his ownsupport that are the only people in the world that fail to understand the fact that nothing has changed.
In fact in a year or so all will be back to normal with title 55 in the bag.

14 Mar 2015 12:21:21
Ashley gave us a loan, when the loan is paid back Ashley will go. Simple as that. the players are there, ours are crap so we are using the one that is fit. Don't know what you don't understand about that marty, how's broonys hangover?

14 Mar 2015 13:56:01
martybhoy

Can you please explain the comment "my point nothing has changed" then you go onto to say unveil a temporary manager. Well that's a change for a start as its a different person. Then you say change a few faces. Well by your own admission that's a change. So please explain how nothing has changed. Having just admitted that things have changed?

16 Mar 2015 09:04:08
I think martimmy you will find it was MY point, several posts ago.

14 Mar 2015 00:58:32
everyone is talking about the remaining 11 games. Have they forgotten about the play off matches with a minimum of at least another 4 and maybe 6? Providing we qualify for the play-offs of course ( not a shoe in )

14 Mar 2015 07:25:45
If we get through the remaining games then yes we will be a shoe in for play offs

14 Mar 2015 08:19:48
Were is the fans stance on the Newcastle players. Happy to take me Ashley help with them or not. Fans made feelings clear about him. But yet are happy to talk about his players. A bit two faced.

14 Mar 2015 10:01:01
Were is the fans stance?
Enough said.

14 Mar 2015 10:16:42
Marty lad I think the club is owed some sort of recompense from Ashley, all his cheap commercial deals etc. also we are probably paying huge chunks of his players wages, 3 of whom are injured.
Any way don't worry yourself too much about us. Thanks any way.

14 Mar 2015 10:19:42
Ashley owns just under 10% of rangers and will never own anything above ever 😃 he wants to send players up the road to help the gers the it's all good Marty p.s what about the family man Scott brown? 3 sets of chicken dippers? And he's even gave interviews in the past about his family, he's a disgrace, absolute joke, been exposed for what he is!

14 Mar 2015 11:11:39
I'm not worried about you. I just think you are two faced. Slate Ashley yet take everything that comes from him. I think you all need to your mind up where you stand.

14 Mar 2015 11:15:08
Celtic will be happy if the players they took from United help them win tomorrow. what's wrong with players from Newcastle playing for us? . and let's give McCall a chance, after all loads of bhoys were after Deila a few games in, especially after they went out of Europe for the second(or was it the third,? Hard to keep track) time.

14 Mar 2015 11:49:47
Laylex stuart mccall will need to get the players fitter if we are to make it up through the play offs, or else get the younger player into the team, fit youngstrers trying to make there name in the game eh.

14 Mar 2015 12:05:34
Once again your not quite understanding the fact that we are paying for these loanees, so we are not 'taking everything that comes from him' are we?

14 Mar 2015 12:33:17
You are paying them with his loan. Done like kippers again.

14 Mar 2015 12:46:30
It is a loan from his holding company, not him personally, and I would assume that the company will still make coin off the move some way or other. Anymore?