28 Dec 2017 06:06:48
I have just got home from a party with a few ex players that have been home for Xmas and heard it from them that the feeling between them and the majority of ex player is they wouldn’t touch us with a barge pole. We don’t have the money to attract quality British or European player so let’s just forget they days. They are gone. And will never be back so please stop yer carry on on this site. Talkin about how yous have been season ticket holders since it was a shilling a year to watch the bears. one thing dictates football now and it’s not what u all think! It’s entertainment. Not money. That comes as a bi product. The reason rangers are skint is because no one wants to watch us. Scottish football is not a saleable product so we have nothing. So forget the past forget the present and forget the future. That’s all gone. We only exist in Scotland now so just enjoy the game. Enjoy the day out to ibrox. STOP GREETIN AT THE PLAYERS because THE ain't GAZZA COISTY OR LAUDRUP. that time has gone so let’s win what’s in front of us. Not what’s behind us!

1.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 06:44:15
Had a few too many shandys I think

2.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 08:59:22
Go back to the party and have a hair of the dog!

3.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 09:07:59
His core message is sound though

. unfortunately

4.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 09:27:42
The reason we are skint is purely down to the mismanagement of our club from top to bottom. When we got demoted to the third tier is gave us the chance to build a young exciting team instead we persist a policy of signing overrated over the hill has beens with limited technical ability or speed which was reflected in the truest woeful performances we had to endure against lower league opposition and these players we finally exposed once we reached the championship. Yet we still didn’t learn our lessons with alves, Miller new deal, Barton, krankjaer but to name a few who offer rangers no value going forward. Sorry for going on a rant but my father up until recently coached an u17’s premierlegue team for more than 7years and he kept saying to me that rangers don’t put enough emphasis on youth development in homegrown players and their network in general falls way short of other premier clubs.
When was the last time we brought through a descent young talented striker, midfielder (hard working or creative) or a winger etc? This farce will continue until someone comes in who understands the true value of this great club and is prepared to put everything into it. Look across the city yes it’s painful but their strategy is a successful one and not difficult if you recruit the right personnel. Their is young talent out there like John mcginn and Louis moult who we could have got 6-12 months ago for little over £1m and would have offered more quality than anything we currently have and would have been sellable assets for sure.
This dross we are watching will continue until mr king and his pals hand over the reins to someone who is fully committed to getting this great club back to where it should be!

5.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 09:55:42
Sorry but the mismanagement you speak of as we were coming up through the leagues was down to the crooks running us at the time. Young players need experience to help them through games. Since King and co. have been in charge we have made great strides in terms of youth which is now starting to bear fruit with McCrorie Barjo etc. Also Scotland in general hasn't produced much quality for a long while. What superstars has your father produced for us (Scotland)?

6.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 10:01:38
Unfortunately, elements of the doom and gloom post are true, but as Ronnie says, you can create a model that works, even in Scotland.

It starts at the top with vision, then a manager, recruitment and youth development.

We missed a trick years ago to build a youthful team, but it can start at any time.

As a fan, I can forgive some poor results along the way if you can see the bigger picture.

7.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 10:13:39
Bigmarv you’re clearly missing the point!

8.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 10:14:52
its true we are skint that's a fact. but to make matters worse the five years that we were in the wilderness the other mob were guaranteed to win the league and of course get millions from european football while having to spend very little on players as the competition in Scotland was so weak,
The situation we are in now is that they have mega millions in the bank and they only need to buy the odd quality player to add to their squad and that keeps us at arms length. so really unless someone comes along with a very large cheque and buys the club and has the money to attract some quality players the situation will stay the same, sad but true in my opinion

9.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 11:14:17
Not trying to start an argument Ronnie but I don't think I'm missing your point. When in 3rd tier I agree we had a great opportunity to blood youngsters. That failure was down to McCoist and Green etc. When we failed to get out of the championship King's board employed a manager with a youth development background. In less than 3 years we have sold an excellent young prospect to Chelsea we have the 2 first team players I mentioned plus more knocking on the door (Beerman, Bates etc. ) . A young team needs at least half a dozen experienced players to guide them through games or they will win nothing. Barton (spectacularly), Krancjar, and Alves (so far) have been failures but on paper were good signings which personally without the benefit of hindsight I would make again. Miller has been past it for a while but his experience and professionalism have been invaluable for our young players. Which point did I miss?

10.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 13:03:10
you must believe anything anybody tells you because they are expected players doesn't make it true starstruck

11.) 28 Dec 2017
28 Dec 2017 13:04:17
Think you will find we are skint is because we spend more than we take in and have always done that especially in the Murray era. Simple as