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02 May 2024 10:40:55
Not a rumour but more of a question.
With the team experiencing a bit of an exodus in the summer which obviously means a lot of incoming new faces, how patient do you think fans will be with PC if things don't click straight away?
Also, looking at the transfer model we will be signing untested younger players. Is the pressure of being at Rangers a good choice for these guys?
I've no intention to sound negative but I think these are realistic questions.
What are your thoughts?
1.) 02 May 2024 11:21:27
It's a good point bathgate, has similarities to last summer when beale spoke about the biggest overhaul of the squad in years and look what it done.
I think it's easy to be displeased with how the team are playing and just want it all refreshed but rarely does that equal instant success.
For example there's no reason tav couldn't still be a top player for us if goldson was upgraded to a more solid cb that had the ability to cover.
2.) 02 May 2024 11:39:24
Young hungry players with the correct mentality.
3.) 02 May 2024 12:02:46
Truthfully 99% of fans will be expecting instant success I included. That’s up to the board to provide the funds to make it happen. We are dangerously close to them catching us in titles. What a dark day that will be.
4.) 02 May 2024 12:03:09
Got to hope Celtic are as poor next season. Both teams are lacking in quality at this moment in time.
5.) 02 May 2024 12:37:49
Correct Wishybear, there's a real possibility they will get to 56 before us - what a horrible day that will be.
6.) 02 May 2024 13:43:08
Its going to take a good few transfer windows before we will see a true PC team - hopefully there will not be too many more Celtic capitulations along that treacherous path and we will hopefully see true progress and most of all guts and determination with good football thrown in as well - I live in hope?.
7.) 02 May 2024 13:56:45
We've seen the potential of what Clement can do with the bag of sh$te Beale left us.
We've seen the potential of what Clement can do with the underachievers until the going gets tough.
It's now up to Clement to see what he can achieve with his own signings.
Plenty of players who will still be here are needing a proper pre-season.
The only downside is that managers never get time to build a winning side at Rangers - the demands and expectations of the fans dictate that. And so they should. You don't get to win the amount of trophies we have over the years by having numerous rebuilds and achieving nothing of note as we have over the last 10 years.
8.) 02 May 2024 14:13:21
Depends on a lot of things ultimately Beale lost both cups to Celtic in his first season and had a terrible preseason backed up by a loss on the first game. The league looks like a tough ask now but putting down a marker in the cup final would give us a boost for the season ahead. Ultimately if we come out both of these old firms with 0 wins and park head up first next season Clement staring down the barrel of 6 games against them without a win and serious questions would be getting asked then.
9.) 02 May 2024 14:17:48
MPH! "Bag of sh$te"! Careful now! Down with that sort of thing!
10.) 02 May 2024 14:21:03
Nothing like last season at all as Beale brought much older players who had failed at multiple clubs exception being Butland.
Bringing in young hungry players who will know they get to put themselves in the shop window for an English premier league move will be much better for us. We are in Europe every season so it's a good showcase for them. Let's face it, our player trading model has been woeful and needs improving.
11.) 02 May 2024 15:07:44
I think as long as fans see improvement and good football but we need to get our work done as early. as poss to give PC as much time to integrate as poss.
12.) 02 May 2024 16:19:17
We don’t have several windows. 3 trophies in over ten years.
13.) 02 May 2024 16:25:24
Yes, John, you nailed it Sir!
14.) 02 May 2024 16:52:15
Correct John we need to start delivering now.
15.) 02 May 2024 17:01:46
So if you don't like what's happening over several windows do you want PC sacked and then its the managerial merry-go-round again? guys - look at the deadwood and underachievers we have in place - I for one don't think it will happen overnight.
16.) 02 May 2024 17:06:20
Pc 100% won’t get several windows. Certynot on here.
17.) 02 May 2024 17:27:19
too many poor players in the squad has cost us.
18.) 02 May 2024 17:30:39
We should be carful not to buy to many players 2/ 3 quality starters in the summer and another 1/ 2 in January is what I think we should be looking at a 10/ 11 player overhaul rarely works.
19.) 02 May 2024 17:52:49
Weve had more than several windows since 55, and in a lot of areas I think we have went backwards.
Players here too long, not sold when we should have, brought in some questionable recruits, and given out new contracts, when we shouldn't.
I don't think 1 window will do it, but I also worry that more than one could put us back even further if we do not kick on and get into the CL (££££)
20.) 02 May 2024 18:18:08
Blue Floyd define several windows, number of fans will be circling by Xmas, if wer behind.
We should never have sacked Gio when we did, he was improving thing’s although football was dire.
21.) 02 May 2024 18:41:35
Ap did it without spending too much I for one think with 5 or 6 players we should be in a position to challenge immediately.
22.) 02 may 2024 20:54:25
this is the reality of a two club country. 2nd place is last place.
23.) 02 May 2024 22:09:57
One Walter, we r challenging right now, challenging is no use, as Tom rightly says second is last
Mark it’s the continuous injuries that has cost us.
24.) 02 May 2024 23:02:02
Bathgate, clement won't get much time, not through fault of his own, through our success over past ten years mate, that's sadly the reality of it. We as fans demand success at rangers. I think the days of, we are trying to balance the books, we have just came back up etc etc, are gone. We have heard every excuse under the sun, it's now time for success and I feel all our managers are going to start feeling this, rightly or wrongly. We as supporters have stood by this club in it's darkest days, they now need to give us something back imo. Others might feel differently.
25.) 03 May 2024 05:10:05
Also Boy blue 3, although clement for me is undoubtedly a good manager as yourself and john and others touched on, he won't get a massive amount of time, if we're lagging behind again next season ? It's like the late great walter smith said regularly ie. that 2nd in glasgow is last ? It's also ingrained in our illustrious club's history that our expectations is to win everything ? Second should never be excepted by anyone involved with glasgow rangers and as far as i'm concerned as a supporter, it will never be excepted by me ?I understand reasons why we've been 2nd best for so long but i still don't except it ?.
03 Feb 2024 12:19:32
Watched the Press Conference this morning and when asked if Cifu could still leave PC said ‘maybe’. How can this happen if the window is closed and he’s linked with Sunderland?
1.) 03 Feb 2024 13:03:46
Bathgate because he is likely to go to Brazil window closes March USA window closes April
He can’t go to Sunderland, click bait garbage.
23 May 2022 22:11:55
Not a rumour but does anyone have any info on Akinkunmi Amoo?
Young guy who is fast and robust. Plays on the right wing.
Surely wouldn’t cost too much either?
Anybody know anything about him?
1.) 23 May 2022 22:42:19
He was outstanding when he played for hammarby really quick direct player rw can set goals up along with scoring he moved to fc Copenhagen in January but not playing for them so could be worth us trying to move for him would certainly improve us on that side of pitch moved there for round about 4 million mark.
22 May 2022 21:37:19
Not a rumour but does anyone know anything about Akinkunmi Amoo?
Looks a cracking wee player on the right wing and only young so shouldn’t command a massive fee I wouldn’t think.
1.) 23 May 2022 10:06:28
Someone mentioned his name a few months ago, May have been asa.
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31 Jan 2024 21:51:16
They might change their minds if, when he gets back, they think he won’t give 100% effort to them for the rest of the season.
Wouldn’t surprise me if they try and strike a deal way less than 500k before the window closes.
Sheer greed that they want cash for a player that isn’t theirs.
22 Jan 2024 13:36:51
Don’t keep us in suspense John, who is it?
20 Jan 2024 09:47:49
From what I’ve seen from Dukanovic, which is only on YouTube, I think he’s exactly what we need. Fast, direct and young with a potential sell-on.
Same goes for Manhoef.
12 Jan 2024 10:40:28
Isn’t too bad an idea. He knows the league etc but it would also allow Sima to play more as a striker therefore negating the need to get one in January.
Maybe the targets PC wants aren’t available till the summer. We have been looking for a winger this window so having someone known to him with little risk may appeal to him?
06 Oct 2023 18:26:25
John, do you have a good idea who it will be and are remaining coy rather than running the risk of disdain from some others on here?
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09 Apr 2023 07:20:36
Matondo and Wright don’t offer enough. Wright tries but isn’t good enough.
Matondo…. least said about him the better.
Sakala is another one who has no idea what he is doing.
Unfortunately I’m not sure who would buy them.
We played differently yesterday. Kent and Cantwell had been given free roles previously but wasn’t the case yesterday. Kent was obviously deployed to help Borna.
We never really took the game to them like we have to other teams.
No nice slick passing or combinations that we have been accustomed to lately.
Maybe that is purely down to Celtic being better?
13 Nov 2022 12:59:11
I wonder if Gio is confident in thinking he can turn it around or if his thinking is about staying on until sacked, that way getting compensation rather than getting nothing if he walks?
05 Oct 2022 05:50:04
I think the extremely defensive tactics nullified our front 3. Kent never got on the ball and neither did Tillman.
Gio hoped Morelos would be able to hold it up but Liverpool, like the other teams in our group and including Celtic, provided a strong high press and gave us no time to link up.
This slow side-to-side has lay we exhibit is fine in Scotland but we get found out laying the bigger boys.