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14 May 2015 16:05:26
This could be an embarrassing hostage to fortune post, but just had a call from an old Fleet Street friend stating that Dave King has this morning been passed "fit and proper" and that an announcement is imminent. Still deeply sceptical that the SFA can be trusted to get anything right without imposing further bizarre conditions, but it's a critical quantum leap for the club IF it's true. Finger and everything crossed!

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1.) 14 May 2015 16:41:25
SLB) I sincerely hope your friend is right mate it certainly would be a huge step in the right direction. Your scepticism is placed wouldn't trust the powers that be any further than I could throw Mike Ashley.


2.) 14 May 2015 18:52:20
Have made a couple of calls but cannot so far find a corroborative source. However, my journalist friend insists it will be in the public domain by the morning, so fervently hoping he is well informed!

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06 Aug 2015 19:06:45
We should warmly welcome today's new appointments to Craig Mulholland's coaching staff at Murray Park. As part of the healing and rebuilding of our broken club, this is a hugely positive step towards serious professionalism on and off the park. Knowing the antecedents of one of the young men involved, I am delighted by such well-researched recruitment, To further reflect the transformation W&W are attempting at first team level, one would hope that an impressive Chief Scout can soon be appointed to initiate the flow of promising young talent to a revitalised Rangers. Probably the biggest gap at the moment. Foundations are being put down, Fellow Bears, but it will be a turbulent journey and we will all need patience. Looking forward to seeing a packed Ibrox on BT Sport tomorrow night and so wish I could be there.

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1.) 06 Aug 2015 20:16:46
Good post Senior

Whole heartivly agree with your post were moving along in the correct direction exciting times ahead onwards and upwords!


2.) 07 Aug 2015 09:07:58
I hope rangers are like ajax in the 90s.taking the younger boys through year after year but still with a bit of expeirence in the team


 

 

01 Jul 2015 11:00:26
Absolutely agree, Colin. Foster especially plumbs new depths of effrontery and chutzpah. His incompetence was staggering at almost every necessary skill required as a player. The man could not pass, cross, nor keep position. When you consider full-back predecessors like Shearer, Johansen, Hutton, and even Papac, he was unfit to wear a Rangers jersey. Had it not been for the moronic "coaching" leadership under McC /McD, the young lad Sinnamon would have been given a chance. Foster should learn humility and self-knowledge and know when to shut up after big money for old rope. King was bang on across the old squad's under-achievers. We must now, however difficult, try to be patient and give W&W decent space and time or what is a complete rebuilding on the park, parallel to the massive corporate challenge.

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1.) 01 Jul 2015 11:18:58
Sinnamon was only 16 when foster signed. Although I still think to this day mcausland was good enough.


2.) 01 Jul 2015 11:47:15
My daughters got one of they chutzpahs,pain in the arse!


3.) 01 Jul 2015 21:06:33
Lol gkk :)


4.) 02 Jul 2015 00:30:47
There were some people on here defending Foster and laughably trying to defend him. They know who they are(Noddy) strangely enough all quiet now.


 

 

22 Jun 2015 12:03:02
While we begin the process of rebuilding our pillaged club, it is gratifying to see fellow Bears concentrating here on football matters. Naturally conjecture runs riot about the shape of W&W's revamped squad. They are obviously taking an intelligent and enlightened approach to player recruitment, the polar opposite of the McCoist madness. However, having enjoyed great Gers keepers from Bobby Brown to The Goalie and Shagger, I am convinced that we must prioritise this position in the spine of the new team. Even before he Motherwell fiasco, Bell to me is not even as able as some of the journeyman keepers in our own league. He utterly fails to command his box and, while doubtless unnerved by bombscares like Jig and Mohsni in front of him last season, he never convinces as a reliable or intimidating presence. There are any number of candidates on either side of the border that Mark and Davie should be considering bringing in as a squad lynchpin. The other putative outfield captures all look promising, and in cases like Eustace, Wilson and Allan, show early shrewd judgement, but we really do need a goalkeeper who can inspire complete confidence as a basis for longer term quality and resilience. Tall, commanding, and authoritative as well as an agile shot-stopper. Basics first, gentlemen!

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1.) 22 Jun 2015 12:37:12
Doesn't matter how good your goalie is if you can't score, or if you have a awful team which can't defend.


2.) 22 Jun 2015 16:23:41
I agree with both posts, but a good keeper is vital and can be a game changer. Bell like templeton hasn't impressed since being injured. At this stage I would settle for a promising young keeper with great presence who will get plenty game time with Bell. When / If we get promoted if neither look good enough for the premier then make a top goalie a main priority next summer.


3.) 22 Jun 2015 17:07:30
Try and get George Long on loan or buy him from Sheffield Utd, was at Motherwell on loan last season. Good young keeper


4.) 22 Jun 2015 17:20:08
EWell said old yin!

I 100% agree with you I have been trying to post that on here for a long time.

Bell is the worst, by far, Rangers goalkeeper I have seen since big Peter McCloy was getting on in years and a wee bit slow getting down for shots, that said McCloy commanded his area and at his peak was a very good GK. Since then Rangers have in my opinion had some of the best GKs in Europe between the sticks my 3 favourites being 1. Goram, 2. Klos and 3. Shagger. Chris Woods and many others being nearly as good.

Defences are dependent on having the confidence of a secure GK behind them, Bell is not a good goalkeeper in any form.

I really hope W & W go for a replacement rather than waiting to see a disaster unfold with Bell.

{Ed039's Note - He is a terrible goalkeeper, there is no doubt about that)


5.) 22 Jun 2015 17:52:25
Well lads u could of had our keeper, but like everything else it wasn't to be.
P.S. thanks for getting him fit and ready to come to the champions.


6.) 22 Jun 2015 19:02:59
I'm by no means saying Bell is a great goalkeeper, he is not. But most of you probably thought he was an improvement on Neil Alexander when he signed, agreed? Which of them won a Championship medal last season? And I'm not pointing that out in a gloating sense, just merely saying you don't need a great goalie to be in a successful team in the Championship. Is he by definition the weakest link in the team? A lot of you will know that better than me but if he isn't then he certainly wouldn't be where I would focus my efforts. When on a limited budget improve a team from it's weakest point out. I'm not sure he is your weakest point and I am sure poorer goalies have got a Championship winners medal.


 

 

04 Jun 2015 13:59:09
As sure as night follows day, we will lose Ashburton/Weir to Burnley or another English Championship side if the Board continues to procrastinate. This would be a mistake on the scale of appointing the appalling McCoist/MacDowall in the first place. Warburton and Weir are our best option by a country mile, not just for their proven man management and professionalism but for their skill sets in recruitment and youth development, the very nub of our weakness on the park over the past four years. An immediate and decisive appointment would be an excellent start to King and Co's pledge of a new era of good governance and vision.

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1.) 04 Jun 2015 14:14:32
this is the most sensible point made on here for a long time it's time for the piss artists of the past go and take the piss out of another teams fans for a change, nine in a row is history ,get warburton/weir combo inNOW!!!


2.) 04 Jun 2015 14:35:08
Good post slb! I think warburton could almost provide the coaching and director of football roles with his ideas about running a club! Dof and coach 2 wages! So would make sense to meet warburtons wage demands and prob save money?


3.) 04 Jun 2015 14:40:54
SLB) Bang on the money mate,king and Co need to send out a message of intent and quick,as you say management teams of this undoubted quality will not be available for long,it's something new and refreshing,it would sort all manner of evils,without any scouting system to talk of MW has a vast contact list not only in England but throughout Europe, a proven track record for playing free flowing football combining experience and youth,he's already spoke of the respect he has for our great club and being flattered by the approach and that Rangers only have to make the call. Well DK you could put ten thousand on your season books with this appointment,where's the gamble he's the only standout candidate please don't let him slip from our grasp.


4.) Exactly right and if King and co miss this opportunity coupled with their apparent reluctance to pay back Ashley's £5m it will not be a very positive and more importantly an assertive confident start we should be looking at from a good board that King and Co appeared to be when they were touting for our votes before the EGM

I hope they start to get their act together.


5.) 04 Jun 2015 16:49:28
Warburton has been approached by West Ham to be next manager.


6.) 04 Jun 2015 19:13:13
If you think Warburton to west ham is a goer I would nip to the bookies mate he's 100/1 at d mo.


7.) 04 Jun 2015 20:16:30
Can anyone tell me what exactly warburton has done, or won in the game, there seems to be a big sway towards him & weir, and in my humble opinion, rangers need a proven experienced manager.


8.) 04 Jun 2015 19:43:46
Jesus Christ can this warburton walk on water to! Director of football coach and manager all in one! Broxy bear and the kit man better watch out or there jobs mite be under threat! Hahaha!


9.) 04 Jun 2015 21:47:32
what u have to ask is why was his contract not renewed whether they won promotion or not if he is as good as everyone makes him out to be


10.) 05 Jun 2015 00:07:04
Bigwull. The Brentford chairman decided he wanted to take the club down a different route entirely, warburton disagreed with his proposed changes and they agreed to part ways at the end of the season. Simple as that really. He's personally wealthy and only wants to work in a scenario where football/training/coaching methods etc are all his domain and his alone, not dictated by a boardroom. Fair play to him and in addition his apparent desire to find the 'right job' rather than the biggest wage packet (although I'm sure it'll still be healthy) makes him even more appealing for us in my view. Search his history on Google mate, he's an interesting and strong willed character, personally I hope we get him asap.


11.) 05 Jun 2015 09:11:02
Dan 67
You failed to mention he's a women as well he can multi-task, think of the money well save lol.


12.) 05 Jun 2015 10:35:13
I think the delay in this decision is crazy - already other teams are signing up players for next season - pre season games are in 5 weeks or so, and we need a whole new team almost!!
I hope I'm wrong but I think King & co are waiting for the headline announcement the day before the EGM on the 12th - - another week gone!!


13.) 05 Jun 2015 16:15:56
Spart7, that to me makes warburton very inexperienced, with illusions of grandeur, it's like billy Davis, he thinks he's bigger than any club he's at.


14.) Rangers are going to lose the potentially best management duo since Advocaat and his team and for a fraction of the cost. We just lost £36million approx in revenue not being promoted so what price guaranteeing it this year. I am all for a frugal and sensible wage structure and signings limits but penny pinching on the single most important appointment at Rangers in decades seems very bad business to me.

Warburton develops youth and potential in good players he can make us millions creating a team and doing as Celtic do buy good prospects, they shine like superstars in the Diddy League SPFL is then knock them out for multi millions profit to EPL and Championship teams.

Get the forking finger out King


 

 

22 May 2015 17:28:48
The immensity of the challenge facing Kings and TTB in rebuilding the club was graphically illustrated by our shambolic display in last night's Youth Cup Final. Durrant listlessly watched his charges being outclassed. It was Allylite night - no plan, players out of position, unfit, uncoached and undeveloped. The club is broken top down and bottom up. These youngsters - and there is some genuine talent in Walsh, Sinnamon, Gasparotto and Hardie - deserve much more professional stewardship. While DK must clearly give priority to proper blub governance and a revamped first team squad, there much also be put in place a modern coaching and development structure to nurture our young players and mould them into an effective unit. If not, what few young playing assets we have will decay as fast as the Stadium. And that malaise must also be infecting the much younger kids as well. Neglect this, and we neglect a vital part of the rebuilding project and a viable future.

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1.) 22 May 2015 23:18:38
They should have binned Durrant with McDowell and put Durie back into that role until a full time youth supremo can be sourced. We are five years from having a proper footballing infrastructure and a "rangers" culture instilled in all the players top to bottom.
Durrant has been as listless as mccoist and frankly I do not agree with AM,KMcD, i'd getting any pay off. Interference and board issues aside there was nothing to stop keeping the players fit and motivated. Sadly that would only have covered 30% of the challenge! tactical ability to set out a winning team! organise the defence! structure a midfield and have pacey frontmen was the rest. AND the ability to see it all fall apart and do something other than drag 11 men back to defend corners and go for the long ball to the old guys up front.


2.) 23 May 2015 03:10:32
Put durie back in that role when he was kenny McD assistant he sat on his arse doing and saying nothing.

Durie was the man put out incharge of the youth development squad but in truth billy kirkwood was doing all the donkey work get durie, durrant the lot of them gone

Bring in the likes of Neil McCann, Derek Adams, Derek Ferguson, even Barry Ferguson to challenge the youth to prove themselves develop them into players capable of what's required to be a ranger!!


 

 

 

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14 May 2015 18:52:20
Have made a couple of calls but cannot so far find a corroborative source. However, my journalist friend insists it will be in the public domain by the morning, so fervently hoping he is well informed!

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Bigcol, you're a tactical genius! This would let Temps to find his true destiny in goal, and why not young Barrie and McLeod as our twin centre halfs. To stretch their legs a bit more, how about the dreaded "wee Blackie" and Auld Jig on the wings to add pace, mobility, and occasional violence. Foster is a most versatile substitute as he's terrible everywhere. Don't put anything past The Three Stooges!

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In any other business, or indeed at any other club, McCoist's deranged team selections and utter managerial ineptitude would have seen him sacked long ago. He is fireproof because he knows where the bodies are buried during the past 3 years of corporate disaster. I fear it will take yet another couple of cup exits (must be nearing double figures?) before Wallace or the unseen powers at Ibrox finally despatch him bag and baggage. His crass inability to learn from his mistakes is surpassed only by our Board's supine cowardice in letting this farce stagger on.

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Not so fast, Bigcol, the charlatans who have hi-jacked our club would probably charge you an extra £50 if you wanted to impart your words of wisdom to his two fellow "coaches, " Messrs McDowall and Durant.

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Fully agree. Stood out from the first minute. And our greatest lack on the park is precisely this pace and athleticism. Regrettably, with our "coaching" team's eye for a player, it is highly unlikely they will even have noticed the boy.

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Compared to the continuing corporate debacle, anything on-park has to be kept in perspective. But I watched the California friendly on RTV catch-up with mounting horror and disbelief. The line-up against 4th tier US amateurs (4-5-1 and a deranged diamond formation) was eloquent testament and warning on what's ahead if the club is not cleansed from the ground up and the appalling "coaching" team not replaced by proper, modern coaches. OK, it was a bounce game on a poor surface, but our incompetence reached new depths. Compared to the fast, tactically aware young Americans, Gers ran around like veritable headless chickens with nobody seeming to know what role they were supposed to play. It is manifestly clear that The Three Stooges don't have the remotest clue among them how to set up a winning team, spot a player or enhance a talent. It really doesn't matter much whom we buy, new additions will join our youngsters in being de-coached into bad players. Graham Wallace should - but of course won't - have the courage to dispatch this hapless triumvirate bag and baggage. Otherwise, last night's embarrassment will be replicated when it matters in League and Cup, a surely as night follows day.

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