Rangers Banter Archive December 02 2017

02 Dec 2017 20:27:32
Ed, you should be able to confirm that I've mentioned my cousin is the Aberdeen team doctor about a year ago. Nothing to do with this manager situation. Cheers.

{Ed033's Note - yes, you mentioned it before:
02 Dec 2017 18:47:55

"My cousins the Aberdeen team doctor Dr G Richie. I've not heard a cheep from him so I really doubt that DM contact has been made. Last time I spoke to him we still had Pedro and my cousin was out for dinner with DM and his wife."

02 Dec 2017 20:36:11
Stuarteah don’t think you have mentioned this before you seem to mention family members all over the place giving you info

03 Dec 2017 00:23:56
The post is about his family member not giving him info.

I have a family member who has played for both Rangers and Aberdeen. He has not given me any info, but I have not been out for a meal with him.

If I have a meal and he doesn't give me any info, then I will know for sure that no contact has been made with DM.

If I have a meal and he does give me info, which he won't, as he is not stupid, then I will keep it to myself.

If I don't have a meal and he doesn't give me info, then I will know about as much as Stuarteah.

There are other permutations but I am bored now.

02 Dec 2017 19:10:24
No matter who comes in they're going to have to win at least 10 matches in a row before most fans will think the new guy is good enough. Personally don't give a damn who it is. just someone half decent, not an unknown from the desert. Not a fan of Pena but he has scored 5 in 10. Not too bad. hopefully gets better. well done to nurture on that last lineup

02 Dec 2017 15:34:59
i know there is a lot of views on who should be the manager but what I know is it will not be anyone high profile that we might all want. we are in a stage where shopping in the past at high end stores is now not going to happen. whoever it is will not be an allrdyce. a gio or a deboer. we sadly can only afford the Tommy Wright's or the mclnness. s . what i do know is big eck was not a huge success until he came to us so there is hope in the guys we can afford.

02 Dec 2017 19:18:49
How do you know we can’t afford to pay the compensation for guys under contact DK has as good as said we will be paying for someone who is under contract

02 Dec 2017 22:06:08
I'm not saying we can't pay the compensation to get a manager I'm saying we can't afford the salarys of the top notch managers out there. if you read the rangers accounts they are not a good read. resolution 11 at the agm was a must for us . we simply cannot afford it at this present time. i believe we should leave murty in place till we see how much resolution 11 raises then go shopping .

03 Dec 2017 12:02:50
gerscf, the accounts might not be a good read but rangers are not skint and don’t need to worry about paying compo, haha at the amount of utter tosh that gets posted!

02 Dec 2017 14:52:13
Can we stop all this big name nonsense? Big Sam was perhaps the most ludicrous with a £2m pay-off to Crystal Palace and his £6m salary, not to mention his large backroom team, and what he would have spent on players, it was never going to happen. I'm glad we didn't get Coleman, we dodged a bullet on Moyes, and praise the Lord we didn't get Pardew. Ignoring his poor track record and the ill feeling towards him from the fans of all his former clubs. Are we forgetting this is a man who pushes match officials, kicks other managers, and head butts players? This is the type of behaviour that you would expect from a Neil Lennon but certainly not from a Rangers manager! Pulis would make us difficult to beat but difficult to watch, much like Big Eck. The only difference between Eck and all the others is that he's won a trophy in English football. The idea that a big name will attract big name players to Scotland is a fallacy. Since Rodgers came in Celtic have added an ageing defender who has since retired, a young Championship striker who they have developed, a player who failed everywhere in England except under Rodgers a couple of young players on loan and another Man City cast off. Toure arguably big name but bigger than Bruno? When Pedro got the job the only realistic though underwhelming choices were Big Eck, McInnes, and Wright. Personally I would have supported any of them. Pedro was obviously a huge gamble at the time but I supported him as long as any sane man could. Not much has changed, we find ourselves with the same realistic and underwhelming choices. They clearly ruled out Eck pretty quickly. In fairness McInnes probably has earned it more than Wright and St Johnstone wouldn't have been that difficult to deal with. The only other possibility under contract with Scottish experience is Gio, which is the only exciting candidate but seems a bit unlikely. Either way I will support McInnes or Gio as long as I can. Sorry for long post.
Keep Believing.

02 Dec 2017 14:06:19
First time poster, long time reader. Well done Ed's, great site, plenty of sensible posters that appreciate there's still a long road ahead, and to balance that there are those that still expect a billionaire to ride in on his white horse and bankroll instant success! Not forgetting a few laughing bhoys bragging from their slumdog paradise. Watch out for the glass ceiling lads. Also can someone please tell Andy to STOP SHOUTING! No offence big man but it reads like you have keyboard Tourette's.

Keep Believing.

02 Dec 2017 15:46:00
Lol. Welcome big Marv. Just read your other post there, very sensible, a trait some find ludicrous on here. Anyway, I look forward to reading your future posts.

02 Dec 2017 10:54:51
Can someone explain the point in Mark Allen. I would have assumed he would have a list of names within days of pedro going, as he would have seen it coming.
Doesnt he hand the board a list of preferred names and advice on the main choices.
Surely then the board say the criteria they want in a manager and he shortens the list.
I will be disappointed if its DM, as it shouldn't take this long to get him in, even if they were waiting on res11 to pass.
I will accept a big name coming to the club if its obvious they needed that to past to gain funds to bring him in however.
Maybe DM was the choice if res11 never passed.

02 Dec 2017 13:24:57
& who is saying that isn't exactly what happened?
Some people will never be happy until they get a personal invite to a board meeting!
NO other club conducts it's business in the open, why the hell should we be any different.

02 Dec 2017 02:06:39
Cannot believe I am seeing people on here claim they would rather to see Jack Ross, previously of the mighty Alloa, currently of the Paisley giants St Mirren in the Championship, than Derek Mcinnes.

Good. Grief.

02 Dec 2017 03:51:30
I honestly cannot believe names like McLeish McInnes Wright. do not underestimate Dave King. i believe we are going to shock a lot of people and bring someone in who is a big name. my fellow bears.

02 Dec 2017 08:09:45
If it is a so called big name like you say FERRET the compensation will be a fair sum of money because most top managers are on 1 year rolling contracts, I honestly can't see it being anyone else other than Mcinnes as Dave king stated he will have knowledge of Scottish and British football

02 Dec 2017 09:16:42
Anyone seen or heard from Souness recently. Wouldn't surprise me if a shock return with Wilkins was on the cards!

02 Dec 2017 09:19:35
Who would you class as a big name ferret? I'd love to believe it. and POSSIBLY with new share issue now going to happen DK may pull a rabbit out the hat but I'm not convinced. Here's hoping. As iv stated previously mcinnes ain't my preference! when he said a few games ago the rotten mob r unbeatable I thot no way ever did souey jock wallace or Walter etc ever admit That! What a defeatist attitude.

02 Dec 2017 16:37:53
BearMode Jack Ross ran Celtic as close as any team did last season with a non existent budget, 10 times less than the mighty McInnes, I wouldn’t be so naive to discountva good young Scottish manager, McInnes showed some promise once upon a time