Rangers Banter Archive May 01 2018

 

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01 May 2018 22:56:56
Can I ask why people are getting excited about getting a u 18 manager from another club when our u 20 manager didn't work. If it works and I have to eat my words then great but I think we need a manager that has some experience. This is not a good time for an experiment.



02 May 2018 00:02:09
Because its steven gerrard and the other club is liverpool.



02 May 2018 00:26:10
Because one is a born winner and known worldwide and will command respect, attract sponsors and investment. The other is a loser, unknown worldwide and clearly didn’t command any respect. Simple really. And at this point we can’t get any worse so there’s no much to lose.



02 May 2018 01:01:00
We killed a great man. The team the club are the guilty ones. Trees die from the top. The senior management are rotten. Whatever place we finish is irrevelent we let ourselves down to Graeme.



02 May 2018 07:06:57
blublaze graeme murty was not up to the job he was asked to do it he could have said no! after the cup game he said . i felt like quitting . this is something you don't say at that level, for the simple reason, if it happens again you have to quit or will be replaced . rangers didn't kill him he committed professional suicide



02 May 2018 08:08:57
Brilliant comments from Blue89 and briangersfan about Murty! The man could not handle the job although he should never have been appointed🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧



02 May 2018 08:15:53
That's like saying why did Real Madrid hire a B team coach ignoring the fact that it's zidane



02 May 2018 09:14:30
Because Steven Gerrard was brought up in a working class family in Liverpool, he joined the club aged 12 and he has worked hard throughout his career to get where he is now, he has served his one and only club with distinction, determination and guts through thick and thin, he didn't desert them when the offers of mega money was on offer, the guy is a born winner who knows that you have to work hard and sweat blood to succeed, if he can bring some of that mentality to Rangers we could be on a winner hopefully



02 May 2018 10:19:21
Some people on here better be careful. You could go blind you know.



01 May 2018 22:49:00
Tell you what if and when Stevie G becomes manager I hope he dips back in to Liverpool for Sturridge and Danny Ings as signings, even lonee's they would be awesome up front as a pair!



{Ed0333's Note - I hope he takes them too.

02 May 2018 06:51:14
Aye Sturridge, great player always injured and probably on £80,000 a week, never going to happen mate same with Ings good player but way out our price range



02 May 2018 08:10:32
I reckon Ings and Sturridge have played 15 games between them in 2 years and 3 goals. Wouldn’t touch them🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧



01 May 2018 22:27:24
Investment coming from Singapore consortium. Dave King selling his shares to this group, King will be gone within 3 weeks. Will be announced along with Gerrard appointment.



02 May 2018 00:15:26
Hope so



02 May 2018 00:19:45
God I hope you're right bout King. Could take a few more with him. Maybe SG and consortium not a coincidence. You can bet consortium from abroad not here for pies.



02 May 2018 06:52:41
do you really think dave king after promising steve everything is / has told him also i will be gone in 3 weeks really? get a grip! not saying there won't be investment but just can't see the logic there?



02 May 2018 11:17:58
I have long said king would be gone by summer, just don't know who is investing



01 May 2018 21:54:04
If Gerard becomes are manager there must be a decent pot of money for him I don't think he would risk taking it if only around the 10million mark especially after watching that on Sunday. So I would say he would want and board agree on around 20million? or got to be at very least around 15 no?



01 May 2018 22:24:45
Gerrard would of learned nothing on Sunday that he did not already know from the humping we got a fortnight ago!



01 May 2018 21:42:04
Fantastic news if Gerrard becomes our manager being a Rangers and Liverpool fan couldn't be happier! It is a gamble but I've the upmost confidence he will take Rangers back where we belong. Also on the plus side I do believe he wouldn't take the job if a a big transfer kitty wasn't available which is great news.



01 May 2018 22:37:14
Lots of these RAngers/ Liverpool fans about these days?



01 May 2018 22:40:39
and this money is coming from?
Remember, there is still a loan to be repaid to Close Bros.
£10, £20 million? a lot of wishful thinking.



01 May 2018 23:08:21
totally agree jgg1 rangers and liverpool fan all my life buzzing with steve g appiontment



02 May 2018 08:59:41
Rangers chelsea



01 May 2018 21:30:57
Guys, little note off topic curve, but

Just been reading over the attendees from the football world for the late Ray Wilkins funeral. I never seen or heard our club mentioned.

Can anyone shed any light if our club were represented?

If not I find that, sad and disrespectful.



01 May 2018 22:24:37
Ally Mccoist, Mark hateley, Graham Roberts, Kevin drinkal and Walter were in attendance supposedly, Mccoist mentioned in talks sport last week that he was going.



01 May 2018 22:37:50
But no representative from the club?



01 May 2018 22:42:34
Representing the club?



01 May 2018 23:12:53
Cheers for that. I hope so



01 May 2018 19:48:59
Gerrard agrees 3 year deal
Here we go again - come on gerrard let's get this team sorted for once wish you all the best and hopefully look forward to seeing a rangers team worthy of the shirt
Also look forward to what investment your going to get from the board and what transfer targets you can pull in while getting rid of most the rubbish that's there just now
Big job ahead.



01 May 2018 21:55:29
Not officially he was on BT sport earlier said he has had talks which were positive and will pick up again on Thursday I believe he will sign but let's not jump the gun



01 May 2018 19:47:05
Why when warbs and Pedro had bad results it's get them out and they must go yet murty was worse than the pair of them and its poor murty? He had until the end of the season and his record has been terrible and he has lost the dressing room and got totally battered by Celtic twice in two weeks so he is sacked and deserves to be sacked. Pretty fed up with all this poor murty stuff he is not a child he New the size of the job and what he was getting himself into and what was expected and he accepted that and failed so therefore he gets sacked what's all this poor murty nonsense.



01 May 2018 20:25:02
100% correct Deano🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧



01 May 2018 20:40:10
spot on deano a bet his bank balance looks a lot better for it too poor murty



01 May 2018 21:27:09
Warburton and pedro applied for job.
Murty was asked by his employers to step up . how many people resist their employer



01 May 2018 22:45:37
Correct Huntywallsend.
He was pushed into a position and being loyal to the club he did not refuse. He should never have been put thee but once again, cheap option and the board (aka DK) probably figured him as the sacrificial lamb if it went pear shaped as it did



02 May 2018 00:29:29
Exactly. He came in, probably against his better judgement, when the club needed someone but wouldn't be able to get anyone. He did the job to the best of his ability and conducted himself well. Then to have higher ups pretty much publicly confirm he wasn't in contention just before an old firm with enormous pressure on it. He might not have been the best manager in the world but he deserves better than that from the board and the players. I've never known such an inconsistent group of players, and never seen a team struggle as much to cope with the expectations of their home crowd.



01 May 2018 19:40:46
Just seen bt sport. SG Confirmed it's true, positive talks, pic up again later in week. 😀😀 read some of the Celtic posts and feck me they are bricking it.



01 May 2018 19:21:44
Watching the news tonight and they showed you Murtys press conference from Friday saying he wanted the job full time as he thought he had done a great job? Sorry Mr Murty but after watching the team for the last 6 months with him in charge, he had to go!? The club was to big for a guy who has spent most his career in the lower leagues and probably doesn't know the pressure of having to win every week! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧.



01 May 2018 19:13:54
Gerrard is coming boys bts.



01 May 2018 18:59:27
Anyone notice that the down turn in results has coincided with goss dropping out the team? We've missed his composure in midfield. i'd play goss n doc cm and let dorrans back to am.



01 May 2018 19:59:34
Goss is dreadful. Good not tackle a fish supper



01 May 2018 20:02:23
Was speak to my mate about this earlier, one bad game don't make him rubbish, must be more to it, maybe politics with Holloway?



01 May 2018 20:04:52
To be honest, I’d really like to see Stephen Kelly get a game at AM at the weekend, also would like to see rossiter in with Docherty and even bloody Jimmy Bell at CB ahead of Russell Martin



01 May 2018 20:10:26
And Morelos stopped scoring when Miller got injured.



01 May 2018 20:20:37
I agree we were all calling for the club to make his move permanent, he had 1 bad game and has not been see since. Dorrans is much better higher up the park and would get Windass out the team, there is a good player in there somewhere but offers nothing when we don't have the ball



01 May 2018 18:49:50
I like Graham Murty but I don't accept all this hung out to dry crap. He wouldve known how quickly it could go wrong if results didn't go our way. At the end of the day folks, he accepted the Rangers managers job and in doing so he accepted all the pressures that come with that. When he stopped being caretaker manager he then became liable for blame with regards to team performances.



01 May 2018 18:06:22
Daily Star (probably about as reliable as Russell Martin) reporting Stevie G has agreed 3 year deal. Whether or not he has what it takes remains to be seen, I back him all the way though as he was one for leaving nothing back. all or nothing. Regardless though, when is the last time Rangers had this much attention from South of the border - every man and their dog has had an opinion on this!



01 May 2018 21:48:17
Every tim and their dogs had an opinion.

Long overdue putting them back in their boxes with usual order restored.



01 May 2018 17:32:40
Gerrard 3 year deal agreed. Significant funding. the money fairy must have landed



01 May 2018 19:53:43
Hope reports are true



01 May 2018 17:30:30
Whoever comes in, there a monumental task ahead.

We need a manager in as early as possible, we also require players in as early, too work on the necessary drills required.

We must hit the ground running for the next season.

On a note of thanks for Murty. The job was just too big, some of the egos were too big, bigger than their talent too.

You lost the players with weak comments in the media and not demanding enough. That’s just naivety.

Regardless how it went. You have my thanks and wishes for what your next decision is.

Big congrats on your youth team last night.



01 May 2018 17:27:39
If S G is offered the assistants job at Lpool then pull the plug on him as we need to get some in asap.



01 May 2018 15:54:51
If Steven Gerard takes the Liverpool assistant job (not sure if he will or not) I think we’d be best looking at Duncan Ferguson as First Team Coach. He appears to have done so pretty solid ground work at Everton and appears in very high regard. I also don’t think he’ll accept second place or less than 100% commitment / effort!



01 May 2018 17:15:39
Looks like stevie g has signed a three year deal.



01 May 2018 17:28:58
No chance man



01 May 2018 17:38:42
Daily star now reporting Steven Gerrard has
agreed 3year deal hopefully true



01 May 2018 20:14:35
Well he is coming.
25 million budget.
What can I say. bring it on and good luck wee man.
All we can now do now is get behind him and move forward.
3rd time lucky .



01 May 2018 15:52:08
Like many other Gers fans, i'm getting fed up with these ex-celtic players/ managers saying Gerrard shouldn't take the job, what business is it of theirs? i didn't hear any of them telling Gerrard not to go to LA Galaxy from Liverpool.
I also didn't hear any of them telling Mcinness not to come to us, when he was mentioned. They should ALL just keep their comments to themselves, it's none of their business.



01 May 2018 16:49:20
Stuz 100% agree with your post all i have read is ex celtic players and managers commenting on gerrard comming to rangers and why he shouldn't do it a mean sutton has failed what has hartson done and michael stewart he's always had it in for us these guys have no clue what is happening behind the scenes at our club and its just all speculation from them but us getting gerrard will kill them because they know he will attract a better calibre of player and will put a challenge into the league again



01 May 2018 17:02:54
Totally agree with everything you say, the constant comments from past and present Celtic players and managers are becoming tedius, as usual they seem more concerned about us rather than there own teams short coming especially in Europe,
We should take it as a positive because even at our worst there still worried and know we will come back soon



01 May 2018 17:03:54
They are paid to grab headlines with their comments. its life and the more worked up we get the more they are successful

Dont read, listen or react and the will go away



01 May 2018 17:04:08
simple. Fear.
If he comes I think we all can expect a different quality of player. The players he will attract no other manager we get will. May not work out but then again it could!



01 May 2018 20:06:14
Colster, you are right, and if he comes hopefully we'll see a different attitude from the players on the park!



01 May 2018 14:36:04
Actually quite excited about the coming summer and season. If SG gets the gig it's a safe bet there will be a significant amount of cash on the table to re-build. Who here doesn't love picking up the papers to hear about a potential signing for the Bears? On the down side however, if SG say's beat it, it would also be safe to assume we do NOT have said significant amount of cash and it will be another summer of pi$$ taking from the growing number of mhanks that seem to be appearing.



01 May 2018 20:17:53
Can't believe how Rodgers has gotten away with his "thrown in the garbage"comment. It's outrageous for the manager of one club to comment on another club like that. Hopefully his arrogance will be his undoing.



01 May 2018 14:25:53
Keep: McCrorie, Barjonas, Docherty, Middleton, John- all have potential. Rossiter-if Gerrard thinks he can put his injuries behind him? Morelos-big opportunity for him but Gerrard won't tolerate bad attitude? Jack, Dorrans, Candeias-squad players. Wes-if he's happy to stay and fight? Tav-needs competition, big offer might see him leave? Shagger and Arfield arrive. Options on Murphy and Cummings?
Out: Dalcio, Martin, Goss-return to their clubs. Bates-away to Hamburg. Beerman, Hardie, Thompson, Miller-all out of contract. Pena, Herrera, Bruno, Fabio, Forrester, Dodoo, Alnwick, Hodson, Windass, MoH, Halliday, Holt, Wallace-all surplus.
Spend the bulk of the budget on 2 CB's and 1 ST, then supplement with our young players plus maybe more on loan.



01 May 2018 14:43:02
Tavernier can’t defend and isn’t the answer either. Candeias needs to go to another who is poor against that lot and has been at fault for some of their goals



01 May 2018 14:48:25
Supplement with our young players but you want to get rid of Hardie and Beerman? Agree with the rest though.



01 May 2018 15:31:13
ArthurD, that’s our two best players this season. A good coach and some competition will bring more from them. Mike I’d probably keep Hardie and Beerman too, but just think it’s unlikely with a new coach.



01 May 2018 16:06:11
id want martin kelly in as a right back. out of contract with crystal palace and also take flanagan as cover as well. possible loan deal there. get arfield mcarthur and possibly morrison. but wouldn't bother with murphy. really hope he brings in 2 centre backs and atleast 1 good winger and striker probably 2 strikers. realistically we need 10 players in. got to remember that atleast 10 will leave.



01 May 2018 16:23:52
We should cash in on fod tav morelos windass and cadelias if good offers recvieved
The only other players i would keep are alnwick mccorie cardoso john docherty jack rossiter maybe dorrans and murphy undecided on they two rest deserve there chance and can act as good backup for new first team players.



01 May 2018 18:08:18
BigMarv

Both cannot defend and no matter who comes in that won’t change



01 May 2018 18:08:31
If offers come in we need to look at selling and trying different players. I'd sell windass, wes and tav if good offers came in. None of them are outstanding and if it meant higher quality come in then off you go. They have had their chance.



01 May 2018 18:17:30
would have liked to see tav being pushed in midfield as he is attack minded and has pace but he is never a right back and can't defend to save his life would disagree he has been our best player this season but would be hard to pick anyone as a stand out tbh



01 May 2018 14:20:32
All the best Graeme, and thanks for trying your best. Your Chairman put you in a terrible position prior to the two Celtic games, I'm not saying we would have won them, But, his nonsensical comments didn't help anyone one bit. If I were you, I'd not accept anything from Rangers, but go forward at another less pressured environment and really get your grounding as a coach. In conclusion, I'm disgusted by the actions of our Board towards our 'Stand-In Manager', and also us Fans.



01 May 2018 18:23:36
why disgusted with our fans what have we done, we pay good money to watch that shi33,as for murty wish the guy all the best but he new what he was getting in to from the start was at the club long enough to know what we were all about he was tacticly anept same formation week in week out didn't matter if it was hamilton or celtic players being played out of position and wrong team selection, wish him all the best but he was well payed for doing the job



01 May 2018 21:18:09
Think he meant the way the board hAve treated the fans



01 May 2018 21:18:53
Sorry Quenns11, I didn't mean it how you've read it, I was saying I'm disgusted with the way the Board has treated GM and us Fans.



01 May 2018 13:56:41
Tim Sherwood. I don't think he has been mentioned much this time around but I remember hearing a few rumours for the last few appointments.

As I said, I don't think he is in the running but his odds were extremely short the last couple of times around. Also heard a few people on here mention him before. For his first job I thought he did great with Tottenham and was up against Rogers if I'm not mistaken. He also had a great first year with villa before getting sacked in October after a poor start.

I'm just curious as to why he has been out of the game for so long, I know he had a d. o. f role at Swindon but he hasn't had a managerial position in nearly three years. Anyone got any ideas what has happened to him?

I'm just extremely cautious of getting another youth coach and this guy seems like the sort of hard liner that I really think we need.



01 May 2018 14:49:22
He also thought Harry Kane wasn't good enough for Tottemham



01 May 2018 15:37:56
It Was Sherwood who gave Harry his debut



01 May 2018 13:52:32
I remain unconvinced by the comments that Murty has been hung out to dry.

1. He wanted the job and made no secret of that. So he was given a chance - and rightly so considering the potential applicants or lack thereof.

2. His record was poor. To state last week that he felt he was a candidate for the job permanently, smacked of dillusional nonsense.

3. He was appointed until the end of the season only. His tenure was up and it was an inevitable conclusion, in light of two heavy defeats, that his tenure was over!

4. King had a fiduciary responsibility to assure stakeholders that the club was intent on bringing in a manager. Murty should have known that. Talk of being hurt at such communication, or thrown under the bus is nonsense. If Murty thought otherwise he had dillusions of grandeur.

So now the Board must push the SG issue over the finishing line and an appearance at the weekend would go a long way to reinstating a degree of hope.



01 May 2018 14:00:14
In a nutshell awg
Couldn't agree more



01 May 2018 14:01:54
Excellent post awg72. You might want to tell Brenda that too.



01 May 2018 14:13:11
ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON 1000%



01 May 2018 14:44:46
Can’t argue with any of that post. Murty wanted the job was given the chance and wasn’t up to it



01 May 2018 18:16:24
Great post. As for Rodgers comments. Would love to see the reaction of that mob if they had lost 9 goals in 2 games against us and hadn’t beaten us in around 10 games. Maybe he would “get thrown to the garbage”. Every man and their dog linked to them has had their say about us lately.



01 May 2018 19:38:43
Yet just three weeks ago people wanted him to become permanent manager 😂 he record was terrible far worse than even Pedro I was sick of him months ago all this he speaks well rubbish he was always angling along the poor poor me mr nice guy side to get people onside by feeling sorry for him.



01 May 2018 19:47:10
Spot on - however most of the press have used the news as another excuse to kick rangers . Can’t believe talksport give that Brazil any airtime. Gerrard managing in Scottish football would be a huge shot in the arm unless your a Timothy



01 May 2018 19:50:17
"Hi Graeme, come in, take a seat. Drink? No, quite right. as you will know, we’re in a bind, with McInness being so rude. Anyway, we thought that you might like to try your hand again, having done so well last time! We have every confidence in you, and you know we have your back.

“Thanks, you know I love the club! I’ll do my best, David! "

“Thats Mr King, to you. "



01 May 2018 13:28:45
Poor graham murty the board and player should be Ashamed of their selfs treated a true professional like they have, over priced pre madonnas on the pitch and a board who are only in the game for them selfs and King who hasn't put his money where his mouth was time for complete sell out from top to bottom for the sake of the new club.



01 May 2018 13:52:48
Poor murty heehaw we've just been pillaged 9nil on aggregate over 2 games v the mhingers correct decision has been made



01 May 2018 17:53:10
Hibsboy. Pre madonnas. Ha ha. Lulu, Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross et al. I think that you were trying to say prima donnas but your schooling let you down.



01 May 2018 13:23:07
some may not agree but Candieas player of year highlights the main problem we have . He is a poor man's nacho novo at best who I loved when he played for us but the wee man wasn't a certain starter week in week out and was far better than our player of the year . We need a big rise in standard of player or we will
be stuck where we are .



01 May 2018 14:46:07
Great post mate he is a very average player who costs us goals with woeful defending. Sad times when an average journeyman player gets the player of the year



01 May 2018 13:19:49
Not Surprised by this decision Managers don't tend to stay in Place when they ship 9 goals in 2 meetings with celtic, and everyone knows this is who we measure ourselves against. Hopefully we can keep him in the Youth set up, if not good luck to him. You have to play a formation that suits the players we have, which is average to say the best, the next managerial appointment must be spot on or we are in for a world of hurt, so the board have to make the right choice no pressure!



01 May 2018 13:14:00
Just thought I'd give my view on what I think we need to do with some of the players for next season;
Goalkeepers = Sell Foderingham and get a few million for him. Have McGregor as No.1 with Robby McCrorie sent out on loan for another year and keep Alnwick as backup until Robby M is ready to challenge McGregor.
Defence = End Martin's loan. Sell Cardoso, Hodson, Alves and Wallace. And basically buy a whole new defence and do not play Ross McCrorie un defence. Bates contract ends.
Midfield = Sell Rossiter (unless he is able to get fit enough and Gerrard gets the best out of him), end Goss loan, sell Pena, sell Halliday, sell Dorrans (unless they play him as attacking midfielder), end Dalcio's loan (why was he even here?! )
Attackers = Sell Windass if we can get good money for him. Sell Dodoo. Sell Herrera. End Cummings loan (never good enough) . Sell O'Halloran. If we get a £10m offer for Morelos then take it. Miller contract ends.
I know it will be hard to actually sell these players but a big clearout is needed again!
For me the only players which are borderline good enough are;
Tavernier (only down to attacking ability), John (would still prefer taller left back), Jack, Candeias, Holt (squad player), Murphy, Docherty (has potential), Ross McCrorie (has potential) .



01 May 2018 13:30:30
Big Col, I was with you right up to the £10 million for Morelos. Don't see bids for even half that tbh.



01 May 2018 13:45:18
I agree with vast majority of this but would keep Cummings as a back up striker and would give Rossiter that last chance to get fit.



01 May 2018 14:27:04
Big col. You can only sell players if teams come in for them and I doubt that many will and then at a low price. Players are valued on what they bring and with most of the squad being poor I'd hate to think what they would sell for



01 May 2018 17:15:54
Morelos is never worth £10 million mate



01 May 2018 18:10:05
Lucky to get 3 mill for morelos mate and I actually like him. Hold up play is good but couldn't finish his dinner should be on about 40 if he could finish



01 May 2018 13:06:25
statement saying hope to appoint new manager in the near future

whatever that means god only knows?



01 May 2018 13:46:02
Means we've not got a clue where we're going but please continue to renew season tickets



01 May 2018 12:56:44
Yet another big summer of change which is desperately needed but I am gutted that we are still at the point of trying to get the right formula. Its been a very frustrating few years.
If Gerrard comes in, then he has mentioned previously that his teams will be physical. Which is exactly what we need.
The team that was put out on Sunday was over powered. They are all short players. If you look at when Big Eck changed things up back in 2004. We were in a sorry state and had players like Nuno Capucho and it was a terrible season. Eck then signed mainly physical players to be in the spine of the team.
In defence is signed Boumsong, and Big Marv. Then replaced Boumsong with Kyrgiakos.
In midfield we had Alex Rae the scrapper in with Ricksen then Ferguson came back in the January.
Up front we had Prso. And around them we had some technical players like Buffel and Novo.
Look at the lightweight players we had on Sunday, all short and pushed off the ball at every opportunity.
Whoever is in charge next season I think this is something need to sort ASAP.



01 May 2018 13:12:13
Didnt Eck buy Nuno Capucho?



01 May 2018 13:20:55
Aye he bought Capucho but then realised the next year that he needed to sort out the team! So then he made the changes



01 May 2018 11:37:24
Oh please stop this nonsense with feeling sorry for Murty. Losing a good coach? Absolutely not, we've lost a lovely guy who was an absolutely terrible football coach.

Since he came in our fitness hasn't improved, and if anything it's looked worse. Basic and unforgivable. He's looked tactically lost most of the time and we are miles better off without him. In fact, it's a blessing our kids aren't having to be coached by him again.

This is NOT Murty's fault I totally agree with that. Those who appointed him need to be chased. ASAP.



01 May 2018 12:36:56
So u think it's right rangers should not offer him his under 20s roll the players are to blame for this half is Pedros team and the other allens looking at these games and not 1 had any heart passion fight desire the layer ain't good enough murty tyred his best but in my view it's the players



01 May 2018 12:50:25
Players are definitely to blame. No heart and pathetic performances have let him down. These last 2 celtic games were a disgrace. Clearly they are not getting the riot act read to them. Yes Murty not the man to take us forward but it seems to me they badly let him Down.



01 May 2018 13:05:31
Any manager of Rangers or Celtic that gets humped 4-0 and 5-0 in the space of three weeks by their arch enemies would be shown the door, so no-one should shed any tears for GM, simply wasn't good enough. had a chance to stake his claim but messed up . Good managers can get the best out of average footballers GM could not.
No one else to blame, everything else is simply an excuse .
results are all that matters



01 May 2018 13:41:30
Average players? Our players are a joke. Alex Ferguson would struggle to sort this mess out. Agree he had the chance to stake claim for job but the players have failed at Ibrox and old firms due to expectations, they are mentally weak. Crumble under pressure and it has also been shown that they are running scared of competition. Pretty sure 4th is on the cards.



01 May 2018 11:20:52
Personally I am right behind the board. They have clearly been working on longer term solutions for a time, but until all the ties with Sports direct have been cut, have hedged their bets.
The way Murts has been treated is a matter of conjecture. No-one but he, knows the situation in truth.
I believe the Gerrard deal has been planned for months, but only now are the board able to move.
I see no advantage in criticism of situations of which e have no knowledge. Let's just hope things now step up a few gears, and they give us something to sing about.
Follow Follow.



01 May 2018 12:32:40
Nonsense, so tell us why the SG interest was floated before the Celtic games?
Yes, I think Murty was hopeless but the board did everything but kick him in the himalaws, so the very, very little chance we had was gone completely.
The SG "interest" was floated so sell season tickets, no matter the consequences.
I would not trust them with the money that is in my grandson's piggy bank, far less with the future of our club.



01 May 2018 12:36:35
Or instead of wasting millions and years bickering with Ashley in court he could have negotiaTed right from the beginning saved us a fortune and had the kit situation sorted years earlier



01 May 2018 12:55:33
billyb, I guess you would have to ask whoever released it to the press there is not one person from within the club that has mentioned it



01 May 2018 13:05:30
Frustrated blue, the fact you think Ashley could be negotiated with worries me.

The guys sole aim was to drain all the money he could from Rangers with giving as little profit margin to the club.

The board are making a rare erse of things, but without them we wouldn't have had a club, we were going into admin and we wouldn't have come back from it the second time round.



01 May 2018 16:23:42
If Rangers did not leak the SG situation who would? I say again, it was to ensure season tickets will be sold to the maximum. This time if Sg does not sign on the dotted line, it will backfire on them bigtime.
Yes Bearmode, I also believe that the negotiations with Ashley could have been handled better, as what happened drained whatever resources we had.



01 May 2018 18:17:26
Bear mode. The guy negotiated didn't he? Dave King tried to start a war rather than do what was best for club and negoiate his way out of the deal. The deal was made with the previous board and yes it was a terrible deal for us. So is the close bros loan and don't see anyone slaughtering the board for making that deal?



01 May 2018 11:19:19
Graeme if u want to return to Under 20s role then good on you but personally I wouldn't blame you if you told the rangers board to shove it. They showed you a lack of support and respect when it mattered.



01 May 2018 13:01:03
Really they backed him over two senior pros (one the club captain) just two weeks ago?

He was given backing in the January window and had a good run at the start of the year there appears to have been some fallout from the 3-2 loss in March and it has escalated. It is ultimately the managers responsibility to have the team running well and being committed, he failed at that and he's gone.

3 wins from his last 8 and he has lost 7 games since he came in. It's a poor record regardless of the situation.



01 May 2018 13:33:43
Ill give you my reasons why Murty was shown lack of support and respect by the board. Murty has made many mistakes tactics player selection but none bigger than how he handled the Miller and Wallace situation. He was Manager so he should have handled it next day in his office. Instead he went up to the board and got them suspended. The RESPECT from of the board should have been for them to say it was his responsibility to deal with and see how he handled it. The board then suspended players but as yet weeks later the players and their union have no idea what they are accused of. That has led to other players in revolt of this standoff so the board offered no SUPPORT to Murty by making this matter worse. Now today they say he has been “relieved” of his duties. Relieved of a job he never applied for in first instance. Yes the man wasn’t up to it and made mistakes but I just think he deserved better from this board in my opinion.



01 May 2018 11:14:18
Further to other posts about people saying that this is the worst Rangers team etc etc . I find it a little bizarre that so many have come out and stated what a revelation that Hibs have been this season. So - they are a revelation and we are rubbish. The last time I checked we are ahead ( albeit marginally ) in the league.
strange how peoples minds work
All the best to Murty a decent man.



01 May 2018 11:30:04
Hunty, they work on a quarter of the playing budget we have! That’s the problem? 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧



01 May 2018 11:56:44
Looking at the results over the season, Celtic have played us 5 times now and Hibs 5 times. Hibs: W1 D2 L2. Rangers W0 D1 L3. As well as that Hibs have scored 8 goals against them in all comps. Conceded 6 in the league and 4 in a cup game. We've nearly conceded that many against Celtic in the last 2 weeks and only managed 2 goals all season!

Our team absolutely cannot deal with playing against Celtic and all it takes is a semi decent manager.



01 May 2018 13:12:49
Drew 1, lost 4 sorry. Subconsciously forgot about Sundays 'performance' evidently.



01 May 2018 11:08:09
Now that G Murty has jumped ship (who can blame him) why not put Kenny Miller in charge till end season and let him put his money where his mouth was.
Would be great if he did good and proved Murty's tacticts were terrible.



01 May 2018 11:16:37
Why would that happen? It was the board that suspended Miller and Wallace not Murty. They are hardly likely to say "ok guys come be caretaker now. "



01 May 2018 11:19:17
miller a bad apple

get him tae f



01 May 2018 11:06:54
i hope who ever is charge for kilmarnock game is not afraid to change the players and the formation give some of the younger lads a chance and get some of the fringe players in the team let them prove they want be at the club next season



01 May 2018 11:00:01
Take care Graeme Murty. All the best for the future.



01 May 2018 11:10:23
agree

ashamed the way he was treated

where the f is king?



01 May 2018 10:27:13
Good luck to Graham Murty where ever you go. Hung out to dry by a board that are gutless. Spineless and bordering on the ridiculous. You deserve better and will no doubt go on to be a success. Time for the board to stand up and be counted



01 May 2018 10:51:39
Exactly, Not the first manager to loose to celtic like this recently. He came in when nobody else would, and we have had some really positive resulyts. Likle the way he comes accross in interviews, but ultimately when you have a rubbish board like us it was always going to be a uphill battle.



01 May 2018 10:55:43
It would not surprise me if Gerrard knocks us back and Gary macalister gets the job. Nothing would surprise me the way our board do business.



01 May 2018 10:26:13
I told you Murty had gone.



01 May 2018 11:10:48
I think we all guessed that after Sunday



01 May 2018 10:03:33
Murty is away apparently? Different explanations online though, he left, he got sacked wonder if Gerrard coming in early or we'll use nicholl for the remaining games



01 May 2018 10:18:20
Don’t think Gerrard will come in early don’t think he will want anything to do with this seasons shambles. Start a fresh in the pre season.



01 May 2018 10:19:29
Guy was hung out to dry by board. Did his best I believe.



01 May 2018 10:39:22
I've heard Miller's wife is taking over until the end of season



01 May 2018 09:17:06
Murty will not be in charge this weekend



01 May 2018 07:18:15
Why still no statements coming out of Ibrox so frustrating man.



01 May 2018 07:52:02
Probably need to deal with murty first that's why



01 May 2018 09:17:23
Probably wondering how fast they can get their money back and do a runner . Our once great club has been plundered by unscrupulous parasite board members since our demise.



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01 May 2018 10:01:05
Murty has resigned



01 May 2018 06:03:05
Morning bears, I see another celtic employee is having their say on us. This time Martin O'Neil who says that this is "unquestionably the worst side that has ever played for rangers" and "they are so so bad, they are worse than bad, they are dreadful". Now, I know he's right but I've had it with ex celtic staff and current blatantly laughing right at us and none of our players seem to care.



01 May 2018 07:12:24
Sirstruth. 1. This is what happens when nobody from the club comes out and speaks so they need to fill papers somehow.

2. People like Billy doods Derek Johnston Barry Ferguson telling us the gap is not that big and there is major investment coming for the last 5 year.

3. Maybe o Neill was having a wee pop at Rodgers as well with that comment because he never won back to back trebles and Rodgers has a chance to do so.



01 May 2018 09:41:58
The silence is deafening coming from Ibrox at the very least someone should come out and apologise to all the fans that were at parkhead and paid hard earned cash to witness that shambles of a performance.



01 May 2018 04:54:19
Well done to the U17 Boys something to smile about at least. On that note if Steven Gerrard does get the managers job I wonder is that the way he might look (to the younger teams) as well as buy 8n sensibly as this is after all the way he made it up through the rank at Liverpool and he might be the type of manager we've been looking for since 2012 a guy who knows how difficult it is to progress from the youths to the 1st team and will be looking to promote any young guys he thinks will make it.



01 May 2018 06:38:55
He'll definitely know what to look for in attitude skill etc and the way our youth teams are playing there must be a chance some will come through



 
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