09 Nov 2021 07:45:46
Report this morning that Villa will ask Rangers for permission to speak to Steven this week. Looks like it will be down to the boss in the end. Positives for us are 1. He's desperate to win all domestic trophies and qualify for the CL. 2. He would go right into a relegation dpg fight down there. 3. He doesn't want to damage his reputation with failure when he has his sights set on the Liverpool job. 4. He doesn't need the money! Thoughts guys.

1.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 08:01:48
would be surprised if luverpool took gerrard from rangers. Imo needs experience elsewhere.

2.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 09:09:33
I can’t see him taking it but you never know. He may be good fiends with Villa chief executive but that doesn’t always work being friends with someone who is your boss.

3.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 10:26:16
Another reason he might go is for family reasons it's less than 2 hours drive from his home in Southport will get to see more of his family.

4.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 10:44:24
Guys. Stevie will not go to Liverpool from Rangers. He will need to go somewhere else before being offered that Job and if he won't go abroad then the premiership is the place to go. So I think if he is offered it he may take. 🤔 The only bright side is that he may come back for some of our players. That may bring in funds for a new squad. definitely see him come back for Kent and Aribo. Wait and see.

5.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 11:33:48
Windy that’s great lose our manager and our best players can’t wait for that too happen.

6.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 11:38:54
1 and 4 - - he isn't 'desperate' would be a nice to have, and money £££ talks no matter how well you are off.
Its a middle of the road table gig, that if he makes it reasonably successful in 2 years will line him up nicely for the Liverpool job - also as stated above, his wife and family are just down the road.
I think we need to be prepared to bite the bullet on this one.
christ knows who we get in place of him IF he does jump. we have no money and will have to sell in January.

7.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 11:51:35
No reports of him distancing himself yet are there?

8.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 11:52:09
Windy ; Souness went straight from Rangers to Liverpool in fact Rangers was his first managerial position then straight to Liverpool.

9.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 12:35:04
Twacoos. Comparing Souness’ succes to what gerrard has won at Rangers. Souness Won it all in scotland.

10.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 12:38:56
I think he will stay, also if he wins a few more titles then why would Liverpool not take him. He usually signs contracts and sees them out. The family might be an issue but football reasons he is better at Rangers.

11.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 14:08:37
Can’t compare Souness to Gerard. Souness had a team full of experienced English internationals and won quite a lot of trophies. He also had experience of playing abroad and in a Liverpool team winning the league and a fair few European cups. Still think Stevie needs more experience with a bigger budget to play with.

Stormtrooper if he goes and it’s a big if, I hope he comes in for our players. He probably would pay more than other managers as he has seen them close up. So say he bought the 2 I suggested and it brought in say 22 million. If the new manager is given half that. Are we saying that we couldn’t find 2 players to take their place.

12.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 14:11:26
Im not fussed if he goes. I want Kevin Thomson and Neil McCann in and give youth a chance.

13.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 14:58:08
And what youth would u play livi.

14.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 16:16:01
So livi would you be happy to play the youth and see another 3 trebles rom celtic before we win a trophy.

15.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 16:21:43
Let Gerrard go bring in Thomson and McCann and play youth… happy to just hand Celtic this years title then? Jeezo.

16.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 16:34:59
Agree John . what youth. you have a better handle on this from watching B team. i cannot thing of many other that Patterson who is ready. Certainly not Kelly hardly a youth and still not made break through, time to reassess youth/ reserve policy
21/ 22 year old not pushing on should be moved on.

17.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 17:06:24
I guess it depend how ambitious Rangers are and how ambitious Gerrard is. I do worry that if we lose him then we will see a number of our better players leave and that could cost us the league. Kevin Thomson and Neil McCann is not the Dream team to take us to the next level and if we do lose Gerrard then we will need to bring in a top quality replacement, not someone plying their trade at Kelty Hearts! We will also need to have a significant transfer budget for the new manager. Indeed the lack of funds in the summer to bring in the quality we needed might be what tilts it in Villa's favour. I hope that I am wrong and that Gerrard stays with us. If he goes then we need to hope that the compensation for him and his management team is significant and that we can go out and get a top quality manager to replace him.

18.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 18:52:40
I read earlier mccoist saying if gerrard were to leave he would want rangers to appoint dean smith as our new manager🤔.

19.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 19:41:14
If and again a big if, we need to bring in a quality management team which will attract players. The big thing for me, to move forward we need to sell players and I think Stevie is reluctant to do that. That will always be a breaker for managers in Scotland. definitely at a crossroads in his time at The Bears.

20.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 20:43:16
SGL, Smith would be a better option than some of those mentioned. The real question is whether he would want the job. We are an ageing team, we will most likely lose players that we really can't afford to lose, should Gerrard move on and where will we get the funds to bring in quality replacements.
My big fear if we lose Gerrard is that we will go backwards at a great rate of knots starting with the current season.

21.) 09 Nov 2021
09 Nov 2021 21:25:30
I wouldn't solely play youth but I'd like them to feel they have a chance. Gerrard liked the youth players he worked with at Liverpool brought them to rangers on loan and played them over players who were much better I'd like Kelly and some of the other young guys get a shot before players that have no affiliation to our club. I want to see players come in and would be glad to see the back of goldson. I'd he wants to talk to them then he shouldn't be the manager. Imagine Walter or jock Wallace wanting to talk with other clubs.