Rangers banter 3

25 Apr 2024 08:01:15
Gerrans wants tav and goldson according to tomorrows fish and chip wrappers.

If he could sort us out financially, the way he left us could be swept under the rug.

25 Apr 2024 08:22:23
Ill be heading straight for george sq again if he gives us good money for those 2.

25 Apr 2024 08:29:08
He left us after over 3 years good service. The board couldn't match his ambition I've no problem with him leaving to try and advance his career.

25 Apr 2024 09:16:58
I've no issue with the way Gerrard left.
It happens all the time in football. Naïve to suggest otherwise.
But if he could convince Tav and Goldson to join him in Saudi and we've received decent fees for both he would have my upmost respect again for everything he done for the club.

25 Apr 2024 10:29:51
According to transfer they are valued at 6 and 7 million.

Around 13m for both, (although a little sprinkling of Saudi gold on top would be nice)

I'd certainly take to reinvest into the squad.

25 Apr 2024 11:03:27
For me, i will always remember steven gerrard fondly when he was the rangers manager 👍 Still believe if our board had backed his ambition to keep in front of celtic, he would have remained as our manager 🤔Not to mention he would have won us the league again, when postecoglu first became their manager, i've absolutely no doubt about that 👍.

25 Apr 2024 11:40:51
That doesn't change the fact he left a week after saying he was happy, settled and focused on the semi final.

Hes proven leaving isn't the best decision. if he stayed he'd have been guaranteed replacing klopp this summer.

25 Apr 2024 12:01:34
Life/ football never runs smoothly tjn1872 these things happen mate 🤔.

25 Apr 2024 12:40:24
There is no way Gerrard staying at Rangers would guarantee him getting the Liverpool job.
Even at Rangers and having just won the title, he was miles away from getting the Liverpool job.

25 Apr 2024 12:40:58
SG won us 55 and stopped their 10, and for that, I will be eternally grateful.

If we're having a go at managers who leave us for someone else, then Souness's departure was a lot worse than Gerrard's. Souness chose to leave near the end of the campaign (regardless of how Murray said it was his decision not to let him stay on) when we were fighting for the league, and we were lucky we had the gaffer to step in. For me, that trumps anything you believe SG done.

25 Apr 2024 12:59:51
Gerrard fled like a rat, can't believe people are defending the way he left.

25 Apr 2024 13:18:35
I've nothing but respect for Gerrard. when he arrived the 10 iar seemed inevitable.

25 Apr 2024 14:32:09
Calm down, Coldo.
Rat is a bit OTT.

25 Apr 2024 15:28:06
Rat? Jesus wept!

25 Apr 2024 16:04:43
Didn’t realize coldo was back suppose read his posts not hard to work out “2 up front”.

25 Apr 2024 16:18:08
SG helped re-build our club. He couldn't believe the shambles the 'back of the house' was in. He set about remodelling it again to old standards which were very similar to liverpool's.

For that alone he has my eternal gratitude, never mind him stopping 10IAR.

The way he left was a bit sore at the time hut he had plenty of goodwill chips to cash in.

25 Apr 2024 17:22:12
I hold very little regard to gerrard, a man that goes against his word.

It was absolutely no coincidence that gerrard and klopps contracts were due to expire on the same day.

Hes half the man GVB was. GVB wouldve killed and died for the club.

25 Apr 2024 17:25:20
I blame the Rangers Board for Gerrard leaving. He highlighted the quality of the player he wanted signed. We should have been building on a Championship winning team. We didn't.
I still believe that if he had been backed then he would have stayed with us and I also believe that he would heave retained the League Title.
All of the above said, if he gave us a large bag of money for Goldson and Tav, I would be absolutely delighted. Maybe he should convince an Arab Sheik to buy the Club, that would be equally acceptable for me.

25 Apr 2024 18:52:06
Sg left during an int break and didn't say goodbye to. many of the players or staff also but I believe if he'd staid he'd be in the frame for Liverpool job.

26 Apr 2024 09:55:07
Have to disagree with MPH slightly - I wasnt happy with Gerards style of exit. Agree no room for sentiment in business, but always room for respect. Skulking out of Ibrox under the cover of darkness …. No way for a man of his calibre to leave.

Ironically I seem to remember a certain young lad called Patterson left soon after, but his exit tweet showed Gerard how to leave a club with thanks, grace and dignity.

25 Apr 2024 07:43:06
Any1 else reading SG may try to sign both Goldson and Tav? What kind of money could we expect if both go. Imo 12/ 15m for both tav 8 goldson 4 as both have 2 years left.

25 Apr 2024 08:23:43
We got 4 for sakala from that league. They only spend big on the ex world class ageing players. Be lucky to get 8m combined.

25 Apr 2024 08:30:25
Good both will be suited to non pressure football week in week out. We need to go forward as a football club and selling both of them is a good step forward.

25 Apr 2024 09:19:27
How could we demand those sort of figures, OWS?
Most of us think Tav can't defend.
Most of us think Goldson is now past his best on his recent performances.
I know the Saudi's are loaded.
BOGOF and I would be a happy man.

25 Apr 2024 09:33:39
Only because its Saudi, 8-10 for both.

25 Apr 2024 10:09:43
Would be happy with 4 or 5 million for each. Tav is highest scoring uk defender of all time, surely must count as something to suitors, goldson just needs a reset imo. Tbh don't think any will happen, tav possibly not goldson.

25 Apr 2024 10:16:11
SG team ain’t state owned they have got mega money like some over there.

25 Apr 2024 12:28:28
Moh I'd value tav at 8m and goldson 4m because both have 2 years left on contract and its Saudi money that tends to up the price.

25 Apr 2024 12:41:53
Correct Storm.
I had a look on Transfermarket and what some teams are paying for players compared to others is night and day.

25 Apr 2024 13:40:28
£8m the pair and the deal's done.

25 Apr 2024 07:39:46
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25 apr 2024 06:52:09
i noted van dyk has stated almost word for word what dujon sterling said after dundee

just as pc said “ you’ll never catch virgil saying that “ or words to that effect, , catch yersel on pc, as they’d say in downtown belfast.

25 Apr 2024 08:03:42
He was a complete fool referencing VD in the first place, Tom!

Honestly, what in God's name is a Rangers manager using a former tim player as an example for anything?! A total balls up from the man to add to the other balls ups he's been culpable of lately.

Egg on face PC, so maybe think before opening your mouth!

25 Apr 2024 08:31:51
Sterling was bang on with his comments and I’d be horrified if PC hasn’t said the same behind closed doors.

25 Apr 2024 16:35:00
Dado, I agree.

24 Apr 2024 23:18:41
A few have compared Butland to Pickford the last few weeks as England goalKeeper, he done alright tonight and I feel fully justifies his no1 slot.

25 Apr 2024 03:56:00
I have never liked Pickford as a keeper but why is Butland getting mentioned he ain’t even the 4th choice keeper at the mo? I ain’t saying it’s correct but it’s the truth.

25 Apr 2024 07:52:16
What's the big clamour for Butland getting a call up for England? I remember plenty wanting McGregor to quit the Scotland team. What's the difference?

25 Apr 2024 08:25:07
Correct Sima. Some fans have a fascination with england and hate scotland.

But in this instance it will increase Butlands value.

25 apr 2024 09:17:25
probably getting mentioned because the England manager was up watching him.

25 Apr 2024 10:17:29
He was getting mentioned months before Southgate came up TT.

25 Apr 2024 16:36:17
I'm not a fan of Pickford, but Southgate will have him as his number 1.

24 Apr 2024 20:52:53
Pound for pound is Ben Davies the worst ever signing at 4 million?

24 Apr 2024 21:01:11
I see your ben davies and raise you Carlos pena, james beattie, marcus gayle, daniel prodan.

24 Apr 2024 21:08:09
Sure Beattie was only a loan no fee involved nah?

24 Apr 2024 21:08:57
Fair point but still think we could get 3-4m for him from a championship team and given what's going on outside of football for him I won't give him a hard time.

24 Apr 2024 21:47:55
Beattie signed 2 year deal. Rumoured 1.8 million.

24 Apr 2024 22:20:47
Paul why bring Prodan into it, no respect for the dead.

24 Apr 2024 22:49:58
Give it a rest john. Yes respect the dead. But he will forever go down as pound for pound one of or worst signings as he didn't play. Put i to perspective if craig whyte was to die we would then not be allowed to say a bad word about him anymore because he died.

24 Apr 2024 22:50:34
John I don’t think that is any way disrespectful to the memory of Daniel Prodan
He was signed by the club and never kicked a ball so yes it was a bad signing, his death at such a young age was a tragedy but surely people can still talk about his football life in a purely sporting context.

24 Apr 2024 23:10:56
Holy crap. How did I not know he was dead?
Way to break the news guys.

24 Apr 2024 23:16:19
I'm sure in the 9 in a row years we had a lot worse that cost more in signing and wages
(Cant be bothered looking)

24 Apr 2024 23:32:27
Michael Ball.

25 Apr 2024 00:29:18
Simababyjive someone talking sense.

25 Apr 2024 03:57:25
He got a bad injury these things can happen at a club but at the time he was one of the best right backs in Europe.

25 Apr 2024 05:46:41
John27 get a grip mate there wasnt any malice or disrespect in Paul's response same can't be said for yours tho.

25 Apr 2024 05:57:36
He was a CH storm. He was indeed very highly rated.

25 Apr 2024 07:22:43
Oleg Kuznetsov. Crocked 1st or 2nd game.
Joined along with Alexei Mikhailichenko ( what a left peg ) .

25 Apr 2024 07:31:51
Find that a very strange comment John, some people probably don't even know the guy passed away. Life is so busy for some fans it's hard enough to find time to watch the game let alone know a player from 30 years ago has passed away.

25 Apr 2024 07:42:11
Francis Jeffers.

25 Apr 2024 08:26:59
The list is endless to be fair.

25 Apr 2024 08:32:45
flo enough said.

25 Apr 2024 09:40:39
Tore Andre Flo never gave us enough as a 12 million pound player, but he scored more than a goal every 2 games then we recouped 6.75m of the fee, so I wouldn't say it was the worst signing in my opinion.

25 Apr 2024 10:18:46
I thought he played right back Paul silly me 😂.

25 Apr 2024 11:04:19
I didn't even know Prodan had passed away.

25 Apr 2024 12:43:24
Michael Ball probably didn’t live up to that fee and we paid it, but he certainly wasn’t a failure of a player, he was decent, unfair to mention him with some of the other names.

25 Apr 2024 16:03:34
Many years did it take for Ball to play 51 games for Rangers true?40k weekly.

25 Apr 2024 18:16:46
The money paid was too much I agree, but I watched him and he was a much better player than some of the names mentioned.
Thats my opinion no bothered about yours.

24 Apr 2024 12:09:19
Do you think it would be a good idea if we deliberately navigate our way to the europa conference league we have a high chance of winning it plus it will be 12M for the winners plus a cup all the qualifying rounds total 12M plus the ticket sales.

24 Apr 2024 12:27:42
A high chance? Not sure about that. Also champs league money is crazy this coming season which the club are very much in need of.

24 Apr 2024 12:57:41
Firstly, not sure rangers should be deliberately losing games just to end up in the Europa Conference.
Secondly, we should always be striving to test ourselves at the highest level possible.
And lastly, the semi-finals are contested by Villa ( 4th in the EPL ) , Brugges ( a team who have done well previously in the CL ) , Italian and Greek team.
No mugs at that level anymore.

24 Apr 2024 13:18:14
Are you joking? Why in God's name would we intentionally sacrifice the chance to play in the biggest club competition in the world to drop into a lower level? Also, "high chance of winning"?! Eh?
If ever a post wasn't thought out, this is it.

24 Apr 2024 13:23:08
I never want my club in that competion.

24 Apr 2024 13:45:11
We could make over 24 million from 8 games in c. l then potentially drop into europa, make more money. If we can't beat motherwell, rc and dundee how do we have a high chance of winning it? Any the 3 euro comps are full of quality at the later stages.

24 Apr 2024 15:04:36
No europa league drop down this year i don't think boy blue.

24 Apr 2024 16:37:37
Cool paul cheers mate 👍.

24 Apr 2024 16:38:13
Paul I'm sure we do drop into el if we fail to qualify for cl.

24 Apr 2024 16:54:31
I’m fairly certain that ‘deliberately navigating’ a drop down into a different competition would be considered match fixing. No professional sportsperson, who by character, are hardwired to aim to win, would deliberately want to lose as a small fish in a big pond to win as a bigger fish in a smaller pond. I find this notion preposterous.

24 Apr 2024 18:26:06
This year in the conf league you have Aston Villa, Olyimpiacos, Fiorentena, Fenerbache, Ajax, Betis, Frankfurt. you say high chance, I say low chance, very low. Deliberately navigating into this comp, how would that work.

24 apr 2024 18:37:48
balderdash, nae, bunkum.

24 Apr 2024 19:32:45
Really is the most ridiculous thing I have read on here in a while Fred 👍.

24 Apr 2024 19:44:19
Pretty sure Paul is right no drop into EL from group stages 1-8 straight into last 16 9-24 play off winners through 25-32 out of Europ.

24 Apr 2024 19:48:38
Nae nae Mr wilks.

24 Apr 2024 20:14:23
One walter yes but not if we make group stages.

24 Apr 2024 21:02:09
Up there with some of the worst posts I have seen.

24 Apr 2024 23:27:18
The champions league is just a leathering for us. Pointless. Money fine but to watch our team get kicked around like an empty fag packet is not enjoyable.

25 apr 2024 17:41:02
no, we had a terr8bke season due to a ridiculous amount of injuries, we've had some decent times in cl too, like almost making the first eve4 final before marseille cheated and we suffered.