09 Nov 2014 10:01:00
"Rangers manager Ally McCoist is to seek an agreement with Scotland manager Gordon Strachan that in-form midfielder Lewis Macleod can be "loaned" back to his club from the national squad preparing for matches against the Republic of Ireland and England so that he can play against Alloa in the Championship next Saturday"

Seriously!

If this is factual then it has to be up there as one of the most embarrassing moments of his tenure!

Speechless.

1.) 09 Nov 2014
Yes Blue Velvet it seems incredulous. The man has not got a clue, I could go on and on about his actions but this, together with his 'war of words' with Craig Gordon speaks volumes. The man is not fit to manage our club.

2.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 13:54:58
Billyb: Agreed the man is a balloon,but do you believe he offered Gordon a deal?

3.) 09 Nov 2014
Blue velvet, billyb and gkk its actually you three that are the embarrassment not Ally. He is asking that we are allowed to play our best player and one of the best players in Scotland in a league match in front of of a big Ibrox crowd. what's wrong with that if Lewis doesn't play on the Friday night? I bet you sit at home hoping that we lose so as you can come on here and have a dig at our manager, get a life!

4.) 09 Nov 2014
Jyf, I'm afraid, like most of your posts, you don't understand what the manager's game is. He says he'll keep Lewis MacLeod's feet on the ground but now we can't play without him. So what affect does that have on our other players. MacLeod is a great prospect but he is not a one man team. One of the tactics McCoist knows is ''cover your butt. ''

5.) 09 Nov 2014
OK billb, from a fans point of view who goes to the games, I want to see Lewis play for Rangers as opposed to sitting on the bench, at best, for Scotland and then being unavailable due to a stupid meaningless friendly on Tuesday night. I don't know what the managers game is, What ? He wants his best player playing for his (our) team, whos the balloon here ?

6.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 15:33:01
I can see for and against as it upsets the flow of the player, but if there is a chance of him playing against Alloa even though we shouldn't need him, then why not ask, given he is so important to us.

7.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 15:37:55
Jyf : I never mentioned McCleod,big Ibrox crowds or anything else your wafflin about,but I was at Ibrox yesterday in the p****n rain hoping we'd lose???I asked billyb if he thought Ally offered Gordon a deal,in his opinion.

8.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 16:09:07
The manager cannot offer him a deal he can recommend the board offer him a deal and I believe ally said he believed a deal was put in front of him, when he was asked the question.
r. f

9.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 16:09:55
Jyf: I also want to see him play for us rather than warm the bench for Scotland. Its just the way McCoist conducts himself I have a problem with.He's going cap in hand to Strachan,when we should be blowing Alloa away,McCleod or not.

10.) 09 Nov 2014
@7 you called our manager a balloon. Why ?

11.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 16:51:04
Eh. That's because I think he's a balloon.

{Ed039's Note - Thats as good an answer as any I suppose)

12.) 09 Nov 2014
@11 it didn't answer the question though.

{Ed039's Note - Probably too polite, perhaps if you replace "balloon" with a random swear word it might be more obvious what is being said)

13.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 17:42:59
Ally mc is a balloon and a burst one at that.

14.) 09 Nov 2014
Lets get back to the original point our manager is being slagged off for trying to get our best player playing for OUR club next Saturday, who are the balloons here?

{Ed039's Note - I understand the point mate, you asked the question)

15.) 09 Nov 2014
Jyf, I have a life, a very nice one at that thank you very much.

Just you keep on supporting the worst, most inept Ranger's manager I have seen in 45 years of supporting Rangers. I, however, will chose to be honest and express my opinion when and how I chose.

I'm sure Killie and Celtic and shaking in their shoes now that ally has basically made it public that he has so little faith in his squad that he doesn't think they are good enough to take on the mighty Alloa, no disrespect, without Lewis MacLeod!

Astonishing.

16.) 09 Nov 2014
09 Nov 2014 19:41:52
Well said Blue Velvet, you, me and even jyf, if given the nod should be able to step into young mccleods boots for the day and hols off the might of alloa, i'm sure fans from all over who still travel for games will also be made up the game is still on Saturday instead of something like a Tuesday night Xmas week.

{Ed039's Note - Thats a little disrespectful to the Alloa players who have punched above their weight the last few seasons but we get what you mean)

17.) 09 Nov 2014
Your right ed, I did mean to say no disrespect to ALLOA, and fair play to them not feeling sorry for us and asking the sfa to postpone due to us not being able to field our best? 11.

18.) 09 Nov 2014
Gkk@2] No, I do not think a deal was on the table. Gordon's response speaks volumes as far as I am concerned. To Jyf, even Mr Beltrami could not defend McCoist's actions.

19.) 10 Nov 2014
JYF is ally's agent.

20.) 10 Nov 2014
@19no not Ally's agent just a Rangers fan, tell me this what would your preference be, 1. McLeod sits on the bench and does not play a game this weekend 2. If not played for Scotland he plays for us 3. Gers game called off or 4. None of the above, me I want to see him play for Scotland but I don't think that will happen this weekend so I want to see him play for us is that really wrong? And I suspect Ally sees it that way too.

21.) 11 Nov 2014
First time poster

Reading the above post i feel young Lewis has a bright future at our club and don't think he will go till next summer, but if he was to go i would say 3 million for him as young ryan gauld went for 5-6 mill and i feel lewis is the same kind of value but going but us being a championship team i fell 3 million would be fair if a clubs selling there best player excluding only wallace.

with this i could only say would bring in a good young striker as i see this as boyds last season maybe miller for another year but bring in young callum g currently on loan at cowden for next season and a new right back as don't rate foster but has been playing good of late could do with some cover there would also say new center back as see big jig hangin up his boots at the end of the season but have big zal who can do a job and young boys for cover,

whats my fello bears thoughts ??

22.) 11 Nov 2014
Mandy93:I thought Gauld went for about 3 million ? Is the 5-6 million including his wages etc ?

23.) 11 Nov 2014
@20 jyf. I don't think you are ally's agent, I think you are ally as you seem to have the same grip on reality as he does. 1) on his first Scotland call up, you want Lewis MacLeod to tell Gordon Strachan "I'm only coming if I'm getting a game". 2) going by your theory, Gordon Strachan will have an 11 man squad.

Genius

24.) 11 Nov 2014
Your OP said you were speechless, I wish, who said anything about McLeod saying anything to starchan? Ally asked that if he doesn't feature on Friday we be able to play him on Sat, we all hope he gets his first cap but he won't get that unless he plays and we will know whither
he played or not by the time we kick off on Sat if he did not play then why not let him play against Alloa

25.) 11 Nov 2014
Gkk: yes sorry ment between 2-3 million
lack of sleep on my part but i still fell that valuation of the lad isn't far off the kind of money we should be holing out for Mcleod

26.) 12 Nov 2014
11 Nov 2014 23:53:03
Mandy93 I'll go with that,2 mill anyway.