Rangers Banter Archive February 03 2017

03 Feb 2017 21:46:19
I think enough is enough as far as some of this Rangers team is concerned. I always like to try and be positive but I really think that Wednesday was a step too far for the likes of Kiernan, Halliday and Tavernier. I feel a bit sorry for Halliday as he is a decent player being played out of position.

His main problem is that he is far too casual on the ball as well as lightweight - even the slightest of opposing players can quite easily brush him off the ball. I think the 3 players above will benefit from being taken out of the firing line and hopefully it would allow them the chance to stake a claim to get back in.

Serious competition is required. Assuming Rossiter and Wilson are still injured I would go with a line up of Foderingham, Hodson, Bates, Hill, Wallace, Toral, Hyndman, Forrester, McKay, Waghorn and Miller. I'd give the young lad Bates a start to be guided through his debut by an old head and provide a little pace. Toral looks a tidy player who can pass the ball.

I'd have him in front of the defence. I'd play Forrester and McKay on the wings and changing sides at times with the wonderkid Hyndman in the attacking mid role. Waggy and Miller would play up top. This won't happen though as MW will not play a 4 1 3 2. Subs would include wee Holt, Windass, Dodoo.

This team is full of pace up front with a blend of youth and experience. We can but hope. BTW I think Harry Forrester can count himself very unlucky not to be playing. He's very much a confidence player.

04 Feb 2017 01:30:09
Seeker, Halliday's problem is that he's mince. I reckon he could be equally as bad in a number of positions.

04 Feb 2017 08:46:28
Toral was the worst player on the park on Wednesday.

04 Feb 2017 09:26:24
Kiernan was the worst player on the park on Wednesday closely followed by Halliday and Tavernier. Toral did nothing but at least he didn't cost us any goals.

04 Feb 2017 11:11:19
Seeker, I like your team, particularly Bates getting a run. Not sure MW will be as radical as that but let's see

04 Feb 2017 13:05:59
No he wasn't! That accolade goes to either rob kiernan or andy halliday!

04 Feb 2017 13:23:54
My thoughts exactly cee . guy didn't want to be there Wednesday

04 Feb 2017 13:07:06
Warburton has already said he won't be making major changes for today's game, well that says it all for me, he's just not will to drop certain players, how the hell will we find out if certain players are any good if they never get a chance

03 Feb 2017 20:13:31
Michael O'Neill?

03 Feb 2017 21:49:08
I said this some time ago. Only problem is nearly a million pound compensation to ifa.

03 Feb 2017 21:45:49
i heard David Wagner names has been mentioned as a replacement he's at Huddersfield.

04 Feb 2017 11:41:32
O'neill would be a fantastic choice forgot all about him. So would david warner a bit inexperienced but good pedigree.

03 Feb 2017 19:43:15
Bit long winded and i apologise bit bear with me. As much as I am so very frustrated with Warbs and Weir right now and still not quite over that abysmal performance on Wednesday (it has actually affected me worse than 5-1 pummelling we got off the manky mob across the city because Hearts is a team we absolutely should be beating in our quest for Europe) . I can't help but dwell on the ifs and buts that have plagued our season. Rossiter has been out for practically the entire season but would undoubtedly have Hallidays spot in the starting 11 cemented down in a major problem area for us. That in turn would have resulted in fewer goals conceded on a weekly basis. Then at the other end I can't help but think what a disaster it was losing kranjcar do early in the season. I truly believe he could have been the creative catalyst we have been sorely missing. The lads got bags of talent and was just starting to show what he was capable of when he got injured. But I really believe he could have created bags of goals for us had he stayed fit. Oh well ifs and buts like I say but them two players are the exact two we need to secure our euro spot. I hope Hyndman can continue as I think he looks like a decent talent. And I wish dodoo would get a game instead of waghorn. He's scored more goals in half the starts of the rest of strikers bar miller. Wish he'd get a run. I'm praying for a good result against county so I can finally put Wednesdays gutless performance firmly behind me.

03 Feb 2017 20:04:52
Good post LVB. It is painful to say but too many on here with blue tinted specs finding it difficult to deal with the reality of the last 5 years and our current constraints off and on the pitch. We need now to get real and get right behind the team and manager. The difficulties we are facing now will make our ultimate triumphs all the sweeter and reason for satisfaction. That is how we do things.

Now let's go on a league and cup run.

03 Feb 2017 20:54:34
Yip well said guys.

Getting hammered like we did on Wednesday wasn't easy for any of us to take but I still don't see why we shouldn't judge Warburton in May.

All this talk of sacking them and replacing them with McCleish and Rae. it's embarrassing

03 Feb 2017 21:15:48
Hooray, first time ever i agree with all of the posts. Sensible fans for once. It was always going to be a tough struggle of a season especially with the changes celtic made in the summer. He has brought in over 20 players and there is always 1 in 3 or 4 signings that just doesn't work out at any team. With our financial position it makes it very difficult to replace these guys which just puts more and more pressure on each signing. I will accept 2nd regardless of the performances and results to get there as this is our transition season

03 Feb 2017 21:45:19
Yeeehaa! Finally someone talking sense! Keep it up LVB

03 Feb 2017 22:14:45
Can I just ask the pro Warburton brigade a few questions

Is it acceptable to continually play players like Tavernier, Kiernan and Halliday who make the same mistakes week in week out?

Is it acceptable that we have conceded 25 goals in 23 league games?

Is it acceptable that we have only scored 31 goals in 23 games?

Are you happy that our best striker is 37 and our best defender is 38?

Is it acceptable that Warburton has lost all 8 away games to the better teams in the league both this season and last season?

Is it acceptable to be 25 points behind Celtic having been hammered at Celtic park and beaten another 2 times already this season

I just find it sad that you seem to accept all this and think Warburton is still the man for the job.

03 Feb 2017 23:17:42
Stewie for me its not just a case of sticking with Warbs because he is the man for the job BUT we are not in a position financially to be paying off managers and assistants to bring in someone who we would be gambling on anyways as we cannot afford a top tier manager. Who can we bring in? Warbs done well when he came in but this season and prob the tail end of last not so well. The only name that I would say comes close to a top manager is DeBoer but again what's the cost? The thing that reAlly annoys me about Warbs is his reluctance to drop certain players his formations AND this decision to sub players that he has apparently decided before the game. I really do think that a lot of our players will come onto a game nxt season after a whole season bedding in, I've got a feelin that King Maurice have lost faith and get someone else in anyways but this decision is a bi#*h financially and at end of day 2nd was our goal. Hope we can go on a really good Cup run the only possible chance of winning it is if the tic really mess up and get dumped out but that's too much to ask although they do seem to mess the treble up a lot so fingers crossed

03 Feb 2017 23:18:04
Stewie25

We can't compare ourselves this season to any other time in our history. So asking what is and isn't acceptable during the season while we are in 2nd place in the league, still in the scottish cup and were only knocked out of the league cup by u know who.
So u all come on hear either wanting us to spend millions that we don't have or sack our management team and replace them with footballing dinosaurs like Butcher, MCleish, Davies for some supposed short term fix.
Sure defeats are hard to take and as supporters of this great club we are not used to them but this is the reality of where we are.
As I have repeatedly said, IF we don't finish in second place then I'd say maybe a change is required but even then not for any of the names u all spout

04 Feb 2017 00:12:14
Warburton is no part of the solution, he is the problem!
Not just incompetent but stubborn beyond belief,
Stating that Hyndman and Toral will be played on the basis of the interests of their parent clubs was his resignation letter! When you play for Glasgow Rangers your only interest is that of Glasgow Rangers!

04 Feb 2017 09:31:38
GMacd

Couldn't agree more mate got him to come out and say that after the game was insulting to ever single Gers fan. We pay our money to follow our team not be a feeder club for others. I'm also amazed that the pro Warburton brigade bought this and still think he can do a job

04 Feb 2017 13:34:38
I couldn't believe my ears when I heard a Rangers manager say he was taking off a player because it was in bournmouths best interest, the reason I've turned on warburton is his constant refusal to drop certain players, I mean cmon for 2 years everybody has seen our defence is shocking yet he still hasn't fixed it, enough is enough, he must see what we all see or he shouldn't be there, simple as that, btw I've been one of his biggest fans, but I can't keep defending him when he keeps doing the same things that don't work, instead of doing the same things why not try something different, play different players, diff formations, then we could all see at least he's tried all this, but no he keeps doing the same things every other week, with the same result

03 Feb 2017 19:06:16
I wish we never got rid of gasparotto would be better than Keirnan not that he'd ever get a game.

03 Feb 2017 20:31:26
Why?! He wasn't anywhere near good enough. Gasparotto isnr exactly setting the heather alight in the Championship! We also got rid of Pascazio and now he's at Montrose or something.
We haven't had a decent CB in years! Getting rid of these boys isn't the reason we can't defend

03 Feb 2017 17:17:35
Whats the predictions for tomorrow guys? Anything less than a win by 2 or 3 goals is unacceptable. Wednesday night was a shambles and it got me thinking. when was the last time we hammered a team?

I hear all this talk of people wanting King to give Mark the money to spend but who says he'll use it wisely? I can't see any investment while Mike Ashley and co are around, remember King is a businessman first!

On to Wednesday, I have to wonder what Warburton tells his team at half-time, that's not the first time the squad haven't returned for the 2nd half! we've done the same against Celtic twice this season!

How long before the game do the players and staff arrive? a good few hours, so Warburton or Weir should have seen the state of that pitch and instructed us to clear the ball to safety rather than constantly passing back around the defence/ holding onto the ball in defence putting us under pressure time and time again.

There are several weaknesses in our squad that aren't being addressed properly. Kiernan started to improve his game but has recently slipped back to championship level making foolish and amateur mistakes, Clint Hill is solid and playing well but he is 38, 1v1 against a quick player and he's done.

Tavernier has played decent when played in midfield because he wants to attack, why is he back in defence?! Halliday has been nothing short of atrocious this season and how he is continuously starting is beyond me. He isn't good enough to play professional football in the top flight!

Where is Rossiter? what a disappointing signing he has been, shame because he's a genuinely good player. Subbing Hyndmann off after an hour was a joke, him and Waghorn were the only two players to put a shot on target and they were withdrawn, its laughable really. Kenny Miller being forced to come deep to get a touch of the ball, up front himself isolated he's 37 he just doesn't have the pace and strength like he used to!

Why did we spend 250k on another keeper? He isn't going to remove Wes as number 1 so why didn't he just promote a youth keeper to the bench? 250k that could have been spent on another striker or even a CB.

03 Feb 2017 17:22:44
Defeat tommorow Warburton to be sacked Monday morning.

03 Feb 2017 17:57:04
Im looking for a performance, a response players to go and show they want to wear that strip that's all I've ever asked for! We win will as our great support is an extra man at ibrox but we need passion on the pitch and on the touchline.

03 Feb 2017 18:11:07
You're absolutely spot on there with every point mate, except I'd say you're being harsh on Miller. One of the very few players in the squad who has actually performed this season.

03 Feb 2017 18:25:23
How can MW be trusted with any money in the summer look at the team on Wed only the two new loanes and Hill were brought in after his first transfer window where is Rossiter Dodoo senderos Ohalloran hardly played yet Halliday Tavernier Waghorn have been poor but always play Hodson is a better right back the system does not suit the players look at our goal difference +6 after 23 games it's boring to watch our two best players are closer to 40 than 20 I'm sick of watching this crap for me get two in the box let's go at teams get the fans off their seat when's the last time we battered a team when's the last time Ibrox was rocking

03 Feb 2017 20:33:26
Most frightening thing in the last few days is the clear evidence that MW is completely delusional. Current goal difference is +6 (? ) . Should be closer to +20 if we were performing anything like we should; winning most games and occasionally putting some teams to the sword. I can't remember us giving anyone a hiding this season and am struggling to recall any truly convincing wins. Yet after a complete gubbing from Hearts, a team with 6 new players on the field and 1 win in the previous 6 or 7 games what does the arrogant know it all come up with? A proper apology and a promise to address all the basic short comings that have been so evident for the past 12 months! No not a bit of it. We are told how well we have being playing recently and never better than the second half against Motherwell. It is almost like he is trying to re-write history. Well we do live in the post truth world!
So the real problem for me is if Warburton thinks those recent performances against the likes of Motherwell are good enough he does not understand the requirement, standard or expectation that apply to Rangers. He is aiming way too low. That said any kind of win tomorrow will do but I would like to see the continual defensive errors eradicated, (fof Keirnan), some physicality and fight on the field and some leadership on the field. Let's be honest, Lee Wallace is not the man for the job. The only reason he didn't leave was because his missus wouldn't let him and he didn't have the confidence or possibly bottle to try his luck down south.
We have to finish second, not just for Europe but for pride so let's start being honest about our performances, address the blatant errors, fight for the jersey and drop players that aren't up to it.
Let's see if Warburton can manage a football team, motivate the players, kick some arse and come up with some tactics that can outwit the opposition.
Finally, there has been some reference to some friction between DK and Warburton. I wonder if that started when DK said he had thought we would have been a bit more competitive and more comfortably placed in the league and Warburton replied with, if Celtic had won 4 fewer games and we'd won 1 more the gap would be a lot less. WTF. That is the kind of remark you would expect from a junior office manager not someone sitting in Bill Struth's old seat.

Rant over, fingers crossed for tomorrow, c'mon the Gers!

03 Feb 2017 17:01:06
We badly need investment as well as a new management team, Halliday, Kiernan are woeful will never be rangers standard, king needs to speak up and let us know what's happening.

03 Feb 2017 17:00:12
Foderingham
Hodson Hill Bates Wallace
MOH/ Windass Wilson Emerson/ Toral
Waghorn/ Forrester Miller/ Dodoo McKay

Sack Kiernan, Tav and Halliday

We have nothing else that allows us to deviate away from this too much!

God help us if we do sack Warburton as the new manager would have nothing to work on, nothing.

03 Feb 2017 17:18:09
Good post, we have no leadership at all Wallace is no captain. I'd go for gk alnwick rb hodgson, lb Wallace, cb Wilson senderos or bates. rw windlass, LW McKay, cm rossiter, cm hydman, can total cf doodo.

03 Feb 2017 17:40:57
Sack Tav?, but he was the free scoring marauding full back worth at least 10 million who scored tons of goals in the lower reaches of the Scottish game, so surely not.

03 Feb 2017 20:33:04
Wallace is every bit a weak link asa Tavernier. Neither of them can defend and Wallace gets drawn into the centre too easily. If he is to stay in the team, and in an ideal world he wouldn't then he should not be captain. The problem is, who other than Miller can do that job!
What a sorry state of affairs really. We can lament the injuries as much as we want but truth be told we have failed miserably to sign a leader that can captain the team. We have also failed to sign players with the right mentality for numerous positions across all aspects of the team.
While he might be someone that is good at the theory it doesn't work in practice to try and play like Barcelona with a bunch of players that would struggle in a Sunday league game!

03 Feb 2017 20:39:52
I would definitely drop Halliday and Kiernan. I reckon now we are seeing why Barton had a go at him and for me we got rid of the wrong guy! At home and playing attacking football, Tavernier can do a job and I would be more tempted to play Hodson instead of Wallace, (controversial though that might be)!
I would be tempted to play young Bates alongside Hill. With Rossiter still out, (he will be back in two weeks), I would either play Wilson in that role or play Windass further back, since he does show more aggression. Hyndman, Toral, McKay, Miller and either Waghorn or Forrester would make up my team.

Neither Halliday or Kiernan would even make the bench because neither would make a positive impact as a sub. They would just be a liability as they are every week.

04 Feb 2017 12:04:36
I would be interested to see which side we lose most goals from. Tav is terrible at defending but wallace? We never see him defend as always oyt of position. In well game when 10 v 11 i feared the worst has wallace was hardly in our hald and never tracked back. As i say tav is a terrible defender but wallace is just never there

03 Feb 2017 15:46:50
Guys as painful as it is we now need to focus on winning next game, making second place our own, and going on cup run.

03 Feb 2017 16:24:42
dont think it will happen unless he makes drastic changes and he won't because he thinks he is right all of the time

03 Feb 2017 17:03:36
We'll go on a good cup run until we're drawn against hearts, sheep or dhims away then we're doomed.

03 Feb 2017 20:42:28
You can almost see the team for Saturday with Halliday and Kiernan still in position. It defies belief and is exactly what will destroy what is left of Warburton's credibility.

03 Feb 2017 15:41:26
Wee signed that big ginger boy during the window and I don't know why as he don't even make the bench let alone the starting 11. The big ginger must be rank rotten.

03 Feb 2017 17:20:21
Bgate w that's a few times I've seen you come out with "the big ginger guy" have you got a personal issue with him?

03 Feb 2017 13:08:12
I'm just as disillusioned and to be honest, as embarrassed as every other Rangers fan at the moment and I'm very much in the camp that seriously doubts Mark Warburton's tactical ability. As for training, I would love to be a fly on the wall and see what a day at Auchenhowie looks like because from what I can see they don't do nearly enough work around defensive organisation from middle to back, attacking penetrative exercises from middle to front or any work at all on set pieces (attacking or defensive). If they are, it isn't working!

During a game his substitutions are predictable, if we can call them as fans in the stands then opposition managers will have him sussed well before kick off on any given game day. His failure to sense when a game is not going in our favour is big worry for me and in general, he's beginning to look like a man way out of his depth.

I feel sorry for him in a way with regards to transfers. He's been failed by a man that's been quoted as one of the best in the business and a lot of them haven't lived up to their billing (bit of a parallel with the manager himself). You can't account for injuries which have seriously disrupted the impact that could have been from the likes of Rossiter, Windass, Kranjcar and Crooks. However, would I trust him and his staff with any kind of transfer kitty -- no!

As of now we have to still support our team as we always will and that starts tomorrow. Forget Celtic, Aberdeen and Hearts - let's just focus on ourselves and see where this season can take us (ever the optimist). From an outsider looking in, it wouldn't be that bad. Promoted club, sitting second, still in the cup but we as fans know that what we're seeing right now is not acceptable. I will continue to support until the end of this season but when that time comes I'll be calling for and expecting major changes in our footballing department. We need a lengthy and thorough search for a management team to be carried out in preparation for next season because if we are to build and become a stronger football team there's a lot of work needing done that MW isn't capable of doing.

I love him for what he gave us last year and the three year plan sounded great but I'm sorry to say his job has been done and we need to move on to the next level.

03 Feb 2017 14:39:50
Good post BlueBluesea, and I entirely agree that we must support our team to the best of our ability.
For months now, I have felt we were rudderless and now I am totally convinced. DK/ MW have made decisions that have brought about this predicament, but repeating our grievances won't help us achieving second place in the league or a much needed cup run.
What surprises me is DW's lack of input, as he must see what 95% of us see. Our tactics are crap and MW's playing his favourites when there are better options is pathetic.
What I would like is that DK sold his shares to Brian Kennedy, [ if interested. ], who assisted by Graeme Souness [ Director of football. ] and Frank Lampard [ manager. ] before the end of this season.

03 Feb 2017 16:33:01
I agree with you billy regarding Kennedy but I don't know if he would be interested any more, but that doesn't mean King has to leave but maybe Kennedy could have a more hands on role as King is never hear, but King and the board have pumped money into the club, I'm very surprised if people can't see that, it's not all on transfers but money to run the club as we are still in a 4 million deficit every year, as for warburton, I really like his ideas but I've reached the end of the road after wed night, as a matter of fact, I'm pure gutted, I put so much faith in him, but he just won't accept what we all see, our defence is shocking, Halliday has been really poor, tav great going forward but can't defend, so why is hodson still not getting a game, he can't or won't change a game even when we can see what's wrong during a game, I really like warburton but I'm gutted pure gutted because I can't defend this anymore, now I don't know what will happen but if he did get sacked I would appoint billy Davies with Barry Ferguson as his assistant, now I know most fans wouldn't want them but I firmly believe they both could do a very good job at ibrox, but I don't think that will ever happen, I understand the thinking behind Ronald and frank d, b but I think they would want a serious transfer budget, and we don't have those kind of funds, we would need a share issue, and the one the board wanted got blocked, as we don't want an normal one as Ashley and co would get more power and that really would be a disaster, I, ll still not slate the board or the club I'm just devastated that it might not work out for warburton as it wasn't that long ago he was magic, but his mistakes are there for all to see and because he refuses to address them, I can't support him anymore, witch kills me inside.

03 Feb 2017 18:12:33
Delboy1979, probably MW's biggest crime was his loyalty to DK. DK is a mercenary, as was proved by his season ticket boycott and his comment that the best option open to us was another liquidation. He has sold MW, up the creek without a paddle. If it wasn't for my love for the Glasgow Rangers, I would wish no good on DK.
We need to be solid for the rest of the season and with our rudderless structure we are as solid as a wet fart, thanks to DK.

03 Feb 2017 20:52:27
The one person I don't want anywhere near Rangers is Billy Davies. We still have our pride and our self-respect and Davies has done himself no favour with his choice of friends.

I would love to see Kennedy and Souness come in and I still wonder whether with Souness as Director of Football, could MW improve or is he too stubborn and set in his ways.

I would definitely remove Weir since he brings less than nothing to the team, and would be very tempted to get a young manager in as Assistant with a view to him taking over in due course.

03 Feb 2017 11:19:57
"I'm reading in the paper Celtic are on a record-breaking run. If they won four games less, they would be 13 ahead. If we had won one of our games it would be 10."

Mark Warburton

For a man who is supposedly the smartest manager in Scottish football, Warbs hasn't half been talking a load of mince over the past few weeks. Are we actually expected to take some solace from that statement?

03 Feb 2017 12:44:49
Did he actually say that naz.

03 Feb 2017 16:02:01
Reported word for word from his press conference yesterday by several papers.

And for a guy that worked in the city apparently he strangely gets mixed up with some basic arithmetic -

If Celtic had lost 4 more games that would be 12 points but he says 'If they won four games less' meaning the games could all have been drawn that would mean 8 points.

03 Feb 2017 16:15:40
Cheers naz

04 Feb 2017 12:30:06
I read that as well mate, i must admit i couldn't actually believe what i was reading. its fair to say he isn't exactly dealing with the pressure too well

03 Feb 2017 09:51:13
The limitations of Kiernan, Halliday and Tavernier are there for all to see. I wonder if Warburton will now bring Burt into the midfield alongside Hyndman and Toral? It must also be time to give Dodoo a run up front with Miller and Mackay. In defence, I'd bring in Senderos alongside Hill for now and play Hodson at right back. As I've said before on this site, when on earth are our youngsters going to get a chance - they can't do any worse than the so-called first team! Recall Hardie and bring Burt and Jordan Thompson into the first team squad. Team v Ross County: Foderingham; Hodson, Senderos, Hill, Wallace; Toral, Burt, Hyndman; Dodoo, Miller, Mackay.

03 Feb 2017 10:36:10
I'd like to see the boy Bates, if nothing else he's the only centre half we've not seen play. Hill could do with a no nonsence centre half in they who'll actually win a ball in the air, the boy looks a fair unit so hopefully he's that type of player. Hodson is a must at Rb, Tavernier has been a liability all season. Unfortunately there's no one else at the club but Rossiter I see can play sitting midfield so we're stuck with Halliday until Rossiter gets fit. whenever that'll be. Definately think Dodoo deserves a run too.

03 Feb 2017 11:02:12
Doiger, see when it backfires and we get pumped off of county will you be raging?

03 Feb 2017 11:09:38
You make a fair point buddy, I would give dodoo a proper run through the middle, bring hodson in at right back, drop Halliday, and how we let Matt Gilks go to Wigan I will never understand that one, I have always thought he was better than wes fod, I don't know what's going to happen to warburton because he has much more to spend than hearts and the sheep, so maybe he's just not as good as I thought he was

03 Feb 2017 11:15:23
Can I ask my fellow fans a question.
Does anyone think warburton has underestimated the league.?
Is he just not up to the task?
Is his recruitment been any good?
Will he be here next season, if not who would use like to replace him?

03 Feb 2017 11:54:26
Delboy to answer your Q's in my opinion I would say
Yes
No
No with some exceptions
Yes but shouldn't be here now never mind next season, I would love to see the De Boer brothers in but that is unrealistic. Derek McInnes is the stand out candidate for me. Knows the Scottish game and can work well on a tight budget. He has also challenged Celtic while they had Ronny D

03 Feb 2017 12:30:50
Onlyshowaround. I've been raging for most of this season anyway so another rant after Saturday won't make any difference! We can't get much worse than the 4-1 defeat to Hearts and the 5-1 defeat to Celtic earlier this season.

03 Feb 2017 13:11:44
People still want hill in the team? Ludicrous.

03 Feb 2017 16:59:50
hodson has to be brought in for tav as he offers far too little in defence and that's our main weakness just now

kiernan has to be dropped - he is a liability caught under the ball far too often, rash and mis-timed tackles and not switched on enough as a defender. wilson or bates should replace him

halliday - i'm not sure if he's way off form
as some suggest or he's just struggling to make the step up to the SPL from championship but either way he gives ball away far too often and puts us in trouble consistently. i'd replace him with hyndman as DM until
rossiter is fit

03 Feb 2017 16:34:15
If warburton were to leave and huddersfield didn't gain promotion I wouldn't mind their german manager david wagner! What a job he's done there, in less than 2 years! Very highly rated in germany and turned down the advances of wolfsburg not that long ago! Has terrific contacts in germany and throughout europe in general!

03 Feb 2017 16:34:19
TBF I think the majority of people connected to Rangers underestimated the league. People were going well over the top whilst praising MW for beating Championship opponents - often stating the standard you were playing was the same standard as SPL (which made no sense at the time and certainly even less now) .

Keeping in mind that I think (may not be correct) but you did not beat any of your 2 closest competitors (Falkirk/ Hibs) away from home whilst in the Championship. Then at the start of this season we have King and MW saying your up to compete with Celtic. which the majority of you on here were extremly confident with and this has slowly changed into we were always looking for second and can't compete, as the season has wore on! Be interesting to see if that aim changes further come the end of the season.

The simple fact that there is the same difference between you and Celtic as there is between you and bottom of the league tells it's own story. And MW coming out the other day and stating that if we had not won 4 games there would only been a 13 diffence is quite simply embarrassing.

03 Feb 2017 16:37:30
Limitations isn't the word to use mate, the fact that bilel moshni and ian black are twice the players kiernan and halliday are then that says it all.

03 Feb 2017 16:44:45
yes
no
yes only injurys have been the downfall of his signings except barton.
crooks to me is scared of Scottish football and won't come back.
I don't think king has faith in him if he does he should come out and say something!

03 Feb 2017 17:07:59
Derek mcinnes as rangers manager benny? If warbs does go we need a lot better than derek mcinnes! Never good enough to be a glasgow rangers manager! Never!

03 Feb 2017 19:50:21
Cee why do u question hill and miller being in people's teams? Miller only one who looks like scoring for us, hill easily our best defender! No brainer for me.

03 Feb 2017 07:20:15
Warburton admits that Wednesday night 1 Feb 2017 was unacceptable?

It will never be forgotten if not forgiven

For those who suggest he should stay until end of season for whatever reason -

May I suggest 3 targets

1) gap with rest over 10 points

2) gap with Celtic closed - over 30 unacceptable?

3) win the Scottish Cup

These will determine whether he has been a success of failure - alas I fear it is "too late" to change

03 Feb 2017 08:53:33
I'd agree but i'd never realised his away form was so poor against harder teams. don't get me wrong we've beat Motherwell at their own midden twice but we can barely deal with any half decent team away from home.

We should have built from the back anyways but the guy has went for a different approach and its just backfired, again underestimated the league and demands of the Scottish game. remind you of anyone? PLG.

I'll agree those are the targets but i think that the manager is on the road to ruin if he doesn't change something.

03 Feb 2017 08:57:18
Ranger

I honestly don't think we will reach any of those targets. However I don't expect him to be sacked until the end of the season at least so I think more pain, more poor performances and more of Kiernan, Tavernier and Halliday for the rest of the season

03 Feb 2017 09:27:03
Warburton has always had a bad away record, this isn't something that is new, he makes the home ground a fortress and the away games not so much.

03 Feb 2017 09:34:12
Gap with the rest over 10 points. not at all. Aberdeen are up there with us, Maybe we could do 10 points infront of hearts, but not Aberdeen. We could win the Scottish cup, doubt it but we could.

03 Feb 2017 09:55:38
I think we do need to approach away games against top 6 teams a bit more cautiously. i'm not saying we should be ultra defensive but we should be giving teams like Hearts and Aberdeen more respect and concentrate on not be conceding silly goals that lift them and their fans. i'd rather play ugly and not get beat away from home than have 20 mins of nice passing patterns.

03 Feb 2017 11:52:29
We will NOT win the Scottish cup, of that I'm certain. unfortunately Celtic will win the treble this year.

03 Feb 2017 16:41:12
Those 3 targets won't be achieved. Warburton can spin a good story alongside the best of them but the fans don't buy it. Will he drop Tavernier, Kiernan and Halliday tomorrow and will he recognise that Waghorn is totally ineffective playing wide right? Doubt it. He's determined to prove that he's right and 99% of the supporters wrong.

03 Feb 2017 16:52:30
I hope they don't but I think so too.

and to think rangers first year back in the top flight will be the first time they win it since we got booted out