Rangers Banter Archive August 20 2011

20 Aug 2011 20:56:03
on the whole buying american players what about new york redbulls winger richards cant recall his first name played in a friendly i watched pre season against psg looked freakishly fast dont know how much he would cost but most of these guys fancy playing in europe what do you all think

He is not American, but he would do a job

20 Aug 2011 20:45:08
looking at the signings of mckay and the other players i think rangers could be playing good strong fitba sooner than later lets back the management when they need it

20 Aug 2011 19:02:17
Can any won tell me if whittiker bocanegra bartly bedoya makay can play against motherwell

McCoist said he was hopefull on Bocanegra and theres a slim chance he'll play. McKay and Bedoya should be available for the game next week against the sheep. Don't know how Bartleys injury is coming along? I don't think he's fit enough for tomorrow.

All apart from McKay, as he is in australia
Due in glasgow on Tuesday

20 Aug 2011 18:53:20
Rangers interest in Sam Baldock should be through the roof tonight after his man of the match performance topped off with his hat-trick in MK Dons 6-2 win over Chesterfield, young, great pace and eye for goal, would be an absolute steal at £1.25 mil.

20 Aug 2011 18:21:59
BBC have a story saying Dundee United will no longer be funded by the Thomson family news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14603147.stm) and the bank want to reduce debt and they will be forced into selling another player this summer.

Reckon we should put a cheeky bid in for Johnny Russell. Surely with the pressure the bank will put them under we will get him for less than his true value.

Perhaps However Willie did not want to come, so it's all irrelevant.

GDog

20 Aug 2011 18:19:52
I think ally should invest for the future like saf does starting with our own youngsters and others from other Scottish teams let me know if u agree or disagree

20 Aug 2011 18:07:13
Not really a rumour, but after this weeks euro results we must now accept that scottish football is on its knees. we have very little options available to repair the damage. If you look around next time you are passing kids playing football in the parks or streets (thats if you can find them), then check out what tops they are wearing. its not scottish teams its all liverpool, arsenal, manchester utd and chelsea. i reckon that there are at least 2 generations following epl clubs rather than scottish clubs. why this has happened can be allocated to a number of things, dont like the baggage of the old firm, too much epl games on tv, games to expensive to go to....... the list is endless.
we are fast becoming a football backwater on a par with irish league, northern irish league, latvia etc. our champions are reduced to scratching around in the bargain basement and going cap in hand to epl clubs to lend us the players they cant use. despite what celtic said this week about having a healthy bank balance, that only came about due to the sale of aiden mcgeady. you cannot rely on that kind of sale every year.
has anyone any thoughts on how to "save scottish football" because im at a loss to think of what to do and the spl, sfa surely dont as they are too busy fighting amoungst themselves.

Scottish footie is up 'sh*t creek without a paddle'. We are becoming a backwater of a footballing country and i can't see anything at the moment changing that in the future.

Its down to the sfa and spl our clubs arehow they are. Taking away the 5.30 slot we had with sky on a saturday

What we're apparently doing with Fox Soccer in america. Might give us some improved finance and would lead to awareness of other scottish teams. By no way a solution though. I think that if the sky monopoly on EPL bursts (from the precedent of that case about the landlady showing greek football) there will be less money in the EPL and we should see money go farther in the future. Maybe in 10-20 years or so, S.tJohnstone could be championship winning standard?

I can only think that if we just think th unthinkable and embrace the idea of a british team then that will create leverage to push for a British super league. At the moment 2 areas of the same country ( scotland and northern ireland) have no route to the spoils of the epl, and probably never will. But why are welsh teams allowed? Surely a british super league will generate an even bigger world wide appeal and a much bigger tv income Wish i had confidence it would happen.

Summer football,reduce admission prices
to at least a tenner,get rid of offside rule-
should mean more goals,have the ball in
play for 90 mins instead of the average
50 mins.The game is just not entertaining
any more just some ideas but the people
at the top have not got the bottle to change.

20 Aug 2011 17:47:24
We need to getaway frm 4-5-1 rangers shouldnt be playin that negitive crap against any spl side, its like watchin paint dry ally.

20 Aug 2011 17:17:39
Is the Maribor 2nd leg on the tv on thursday

Espn mate

Its on espn

On espn if you wanna pay feel free,,,,,,,

Think its on premier sports

It's on ESPN mate.

Espn are showing it

Its on ESPN mate or if you don't have that just go on p2p just hope your computer doesn't break by then but if it does just go to the pub and watch it or buy tickets if there not sold out a number of options for you

20 Aug 2011 17:14:14
Arsenal are an example that too much youth ruins a team. Ness is the only quality youngster i can see. Hutton isn't good enough, Fleck is pish, Wylde isn't interested and does not look quality to me, Little is injury prone... Need I go on? We need experienced players and our fanbase demands success immediately so reliance on youth (which ultimately means giving them time to gel and settle into professional football) is a stupid idea.

Bet u were part of the boo boys that hunted adam out the door look where he is now . give youth a chance not just a couple of games here and there

20 Aug 2011 16:51:39
it is really good some people are starting to back ally mcoist i have heard some positive today from people the ones who aren't backing him can go and take a flying jump because a was getting pissed of with the negativity mcoist is a legend and he will be as manager in ally wee trust
campbell

Everyones allowed their own opinion - just because they might disagree with you does not mean their point is any less valid - There is too much of this 'Ally is a legend so we can't say anything bad about him' rubbish floating around. I for one am hoping that Ally can turn things around and be our manager for the next umpteen years - but reality bites, this is Rangers not Forfar, and he has to get the team firing on all cylinders soon, if he does i will be one happy bunny come what may.

He has the worst start to a season ever as a gers manager if he wasnt a legend every1 would want him sacked by now FACT

Exactly, the guy is a legend and he deserves both respect and time before conclusions are drawn. Alex Ferguson was close to the sack at man utd.

Oranjeboom

Well mate i was actually one of the people sticking up for poul le guen when he was manager because a think if they had giving him time he would've became good he won 6 league titles in France f*** sake yes he did bring s**te like sebo for instance but i do think if giving time he would have became good am gonna get a slagging for this but that's the way i feel and that is that and yes mcoist is a legend but that isn't the only reason why a think he will do a good job he worked under Walter he knows rangers inside out he loves rangers so a don't think it is fair people are saying your only sticking up for mcoist because he is a legend because i all so stuck up for le guen

20 Aug 2011 16:38:51
Sam Baldock the striker Rangers were linked with a few days ago has scored a hat-trick today for MK dons

20 Aug 2011 16:35:23
With a striker our main target now I'd like to see us go for Jonathan Soriano of Barcelona B team 54 goals in 74 games he's only valued at about 2million,
(Imscouting.com) say that Soriano is an intelligent, pacey striker with good mobility and an eye for goal, I think he'd tear up the SPL.


Also septic have missed out on Erik Huseklepp (Signed for Portsmouth today) so including him, Robbie Keane, Shay Given, that other irish player, Craig Bellamy, Knowledge Musona, Grzegorz Sandomierski, Mustafa Amini, Omer Damari, and those world class international players that won't turn up for a trail (My side are splitting and my teeth are hurting ;p) + ALL the players that we've been in for, they're not fairing well in the transfer window.

4 in a row, away we go
WATP

20 Aug 2011 16:24:54
stop moaning we a still got a good chance in uropa leauge a 1~0 win will put us through we still have the upper hand

20 Aug 2011 16:17:19
Super ally, super ally oway oway oway. Some of you clowns have short memories. Wasn't that long ago we had the kaunas debacle and people were screaming to get rid of Walter when before they had been screaming to get rid of PLG and so on. Ok PLG was justified but I believe in people getting a fair crack at the whip. Walter seen us through a time when basically Celtic should have ran amok and people still wanted rid, including my dad. Give it time.

Agreed.canny believe the lack of support for super ally with some people. gee him a bit of time.

How can u defend Ally yet say PLG was justified when he had a better start than Ally has had? Ally left his reputation as a player at the door when he took this job on. He's a Rangers legend but that doesnt make him a good manager.

G

20 Aug 2011 16:16:23
Lets get real fellow bears. Were penniless, Scottish football is rotten, and neither team in the OF has the financial capabilities to compete with championship clubs. The players we look to are now from the bargain bin of the transfer market. The youth system needs time, pushing too many young players into the frame too quick ruins them, they need eased in. Ness is quality for the future if he sorts out his injury problems, but in my personal opinion i do not see any other players in our youth system any better than our current squad. Ease them in if anything or you end up with players with good potential becoming poor professionals.

Ally has my backing and will have time hopefully. I'm worried, but signings are easing my worries. The Euro performance is nothing to worry about as well, as long as we put them away at Ibrox.

There are 2 players i believe Rangers will possibly/ or should sign.
Adam Le Fondre - Anything up to 800k (15 G a season guaranteed)
Jake Livermore - Loan from Tottenham.

I'll be surprised if there are any more. Come on the rangers.

20 Aug 2011 16:04:01
Our big money bids, Goodwillie and Juhasz both did not materialise. Surely then we have a decent amount(at least 5 million) to spend on bringing in two attacking players.

Thoughts?

You would think so mate but as usual it's all cloak & daggers stuff Maybe Whyte will surprise us with a couple of good signings before the window closes, but i wouldn't bet on it. I really like Murphy from Motherwell, cracking player and seems like he's got a good head on his shoulders.

20 Aug 2011 14:38:13
coisty can't win. all you were on here moaning that we were playing too defensive now he's played a more attacking formation ur moaning again. u so called fans should shut up. we will win the second leg at ibrox then ul all be praising him.
BROGIE 82

Mate when did ally start to play attacking football cause i must have missed it. from the start of the season he has been playing jelavic up front him self

When did he play more attacking i watched the game it was 451 that aint attacking so stop talking BS

20 Aug 2011 14:37:08
What the hell is everyone talking about ?? out of the champions league big deal its happened before and it will happen again in the future. Why is everyone wanting Mccoist to get sacked , I can clearly see hear who is the part time supporters . Every rangers fan should stick by there team , whats the point and slating EDU/MCCULLOCH . I Bet no one said a bad word about them when they scorde crucial/gamewinning goals

So lets all plod along and watch 2 planks of wood with rangers tops on in the rangers midfield aka edu/mcculloch cause we should all get behind them, aye right

bigstevie

20 Aug 2011 14:07:24
cant believe these so called supporters who want ally sacked . we have played 3 league games drew 1 and won 2 ok europe hasnt been great but im sure we will still go through . lets get behind the team and the manager and stop bitching like little girls .....bigt

The reason people want ally sacked and i aint 1 of them is his lack of tactical awareness and lack of subs when needed.

bigstevie

20 Aug 2011 13:57:01
Mr McCoist took naismith off cus he was being an idiot and wouldve ended up getting sent off..watching the game on telly you could see naismith was getting wound up. All us Rangers fans need to get behind our team fs i dont care if we get knocked out of europa league and lose the league to ceptic ill still support my team cus im not a feckin glory hunter..if you support your team go to the marribor game and get behind the manager, get behind the team and then we'll see results. any fan that boos his team off the park is a disgrace.. Please post this on main page.

All right mystic meg, so naismith would have defo got sent off in your eyes. well go and give me the lottery numbers for the night cause seen you can tell the future when i win i will invest some money into rangers.

bigstevie

20 Aug 2011 13:50:53
i dont know why everyone is compalining. fair enough we have had a pretty poor start to the season but we lost some good players but we are also bringing new ones in. these players all need to bond and adapt the the socttish/rangers game. think of celtic last season, they had a poor start and then played really well up to the last slip in inverness?

Pretty poor start i would say it has been a abysmal start.

bigstevie

20 Aug 2011 13:38:45
The signings i would like to see now are Tim Matavz a 22 year old slovenian international striker, Jamie Murphy young Motherwell striker very impressive, Murray Davidson to add numbers to our midfield and Vladmir Weiss whois yet to get a new club and i doubt will be in Man Citys plans, or another creative winger.

Weiss is off to D KIEV mate ...bigt

20 Aug 2011 13:01:42
Not exactly setting the heather on fire this season, but in case anyone hasn t noticed neither are the manky mhob. Everything is not as rosy as they would have you believe.

Give McCoist some time ffs, time will tell whether Whyte is the genuine article too.

Couldn't give a flying toss for that shower, I'm only interested in WINNERS, and we are not there yet, but sunny days and good times lie ahead, 4 in a row

If you only support your team when theyre winning your not a rangers fan so stop posting on this site..Rangers fans support their team winning or losing. You dont need to be happy with your team losing but you still support your team

You missed the point, i was refering to the fact that we are winners, not that i only follow winners, ya dummy. I have followed the rangers longer than youv'e lived, of that i have no doubt, my point was that you mentioned that shower on a rangers site and i could not give a shoit for that shower of cr@p, i'm only interested in rangers ( winners )

20 Aug 2011 12:36:24
If ally had a problem with the signing policy why not come right out and say it if he did he would have my support but he says he's happy with how its going on that front so is he a liar

20 Aug 2011 12:14:32
right guys just thot ad post and say this mcculuch finshed, edu not gd enuff im afraid, broadfoot (haha) he wouldnt get a game for my amateur team seriously, ortiz stop playing him on the left i havent once seen him beat a man on the outside because not his fault hes a right footed player and cant cross with the left foot hence why he comes inside, jelavic cant get any support cant punt it up and expect him to skin three players and score on his own no support at all for the fella if this continues jela wont stay im telling u now we badly need a striker and play two up front why not try this lol im no manager but this formation might be better for the players we have

gk mcgregor
lb papac/wallace
rb bocanegra
cb goian
cb bartley
cm davis
cm mckay
cm bedoya/mculloch
am naisy
cf jelavic
cf laffers/healy or new attacker lol

thoughts ed i think this would work play bocanegra right back hes so versatile seen him play there for fulham and st ettiene he can play anywhere in defence better than that bombscare broadfoot

Not a fan of clubfoot, but he did do well to set up the goal...

I agree a lot with the bit about jelavic wanting to go if ally continues to play him up front himself. even now jelavics looking like a man who is not happy.

bigstevie

20 Aug 2011 10:37:41
Guys, is it just me or do you think we are missing a bit of a hard man on the coaching staff? All the last sucessfull managers were either one of them or had one. Souness was one, Smith was one, Advocate was one and had Wouters, Mcleash had him too. Maybe time to get Bomber off the scouting team and back in the changing room. just in my opinion

I agree with you. Durrant, who I have met a number of times does not have what it takes to be a coach a this level. Decent for a lower team but we are dropping our standards too low.

20 Aug 2011 09:37:58
Daniel Larsson will not be coming to the bears but he is worth 1.8m I think we should go for him.

Doubt it very much. Seriously beginning to wonder if Whyte does have any money to spend or he is just playing us for fools.

20 Aug 2011 08:46:01
i am getting fed up with the blue tinted specs mob we ave won 2 out of the 1st 6 games this is the worst start to a season ever by any rangers manager if heven he wasnt a blue nose every fan would be wanting him sacked i.e paul le guen even he started better i will get behind the team always coz am a ger till i die but this cant go on its not good enough an ally needs to get the fionger out wheres his passion from last year he is trying to mimic walter an that wont do cmon ally bring back the passion

T-Bear

Ally does need to be his own man, no doubt about it and I think he is afraid to be at the moment. However the fact that he is a dyed in the wool Ger is exactly why he should be given the support Think about what you are saying, everything he has given us over the years should and will allow him time, because he is one of us. Maybe with the knowledge of your support and encouragement from the terraces, he will grow in confidence and become the Manager we all hope he will and can be.

GDog
WATP

Gdog just coz he is die in the wool gers fan doesnt mean he is gona be a sucess cant make a sub brings on an unfit lafferty when healy is there why sign healy ?? its the record of 2 wins out of 6 aint good enough i want bill davies in be4 its 2 late this season

T-Bear

20 Aug 2011 01:44:25
How long before Ally starts playing Whylde? Ally's tactics has been abysmal in his games in charge. It is time for the manager to start playing the players who deserve to be on the park, and leave personal issues aside.

Playing Edu and McCulloch in the same side is ridiculous as most supporter know, yet Ally continues to do it.

Wanted Ally to succeed but sadly he has shown nothing to give me the confidence that he will not be another PLG

A frustrated Bluenose.

19 Aug 2011 23:35:44
I'm thinking 3-5-2
MacGregor
Goian Bartley bocanegra
Ortiz Davis McKay bedoya Wallace
Naismith
Jela