eskbankloyal 19,446 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 http://dlyr.ec/VRJqQOOn phone so can't C&P Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 "Rangers released 11 players on May 31. Farewell – and not necessarily a fond one – to Steve Simonsen, Lee Robinson, Lee McCulloch, Bilel Mohsni, Steven Smith, Jon Daly, Ian Black, Richard Foster, Kyle Hutton, Kris Boyd and Sebastien Faure."Superb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Rangers released 11 players on May 31. Farewell – and not necessarily a fond one – to Steve Simonsen, Lee Robinson, Lee McCulloch, Bilel Mohsni, Steven Smith, Jon Daly, Ian Black, Richard Foster, Kyle Hutton, Kris Boyd and Sebastien Faure.Old Bill Struth got it wrong. There are some Rangers players who have failed in the traditions set them, even though some of the departed are more culpable than others.In the next 10 days Rangers will outline a programme of reform that will include season-ticket packages for another campaign in the Championship and, if they get their man this week, thepresentation of a new boss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,886 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 OLD Father Time clapped hands at midnight on Sunday for the departure of a Rangers team more lamentable than lamented.Now the clock is ticking louder than ever on an Ibrox project that has a year to restore credibility or be regarded as an irrelevance, maybe even for good.Rangers released 11 players on May 31. Farewell and not necessarily a fond one to Steve Simonsen, Lee Robinson, Lee McCulloch, Bilel Mohsni, Steven Smith, Jon Daly, Ian Black, Richard Foster, Kyle Hutton, Kris Boyd and Sebastien Faure.Old Bill Struth got it wrong. There are some Rangers players who have failed in the traditions set them, even though some of the departed are more culpable than others.In the next 10 days Rangers will outline a programme of reform that will include season-ticket packages for another campaign in the Championship and, if they get their man this week, the presentation of a new boss. All the latest news from IbroxThe sands of time appear to have run out on Stuart McCall, who tried valiantly with assistant Kenny Black to keep this Clyde-built vessel from foundering on the rocks of seasons of rampant greed and ragged management, on and off the park.In the end it went down tamely over four days in the play-off final, all hope lost among the fans who stormed away from Motherwell on Sunday evening.No one could have done more than McCall, who handled himself with composure and class, but the manner of the play-off loss appears to have cost him boardroom support.Lets face it if Rangers were convinced they had found the man to lead them into arguably the most crucial season in their history they would surely have said so before the first game against his former club in the hope the groundswell of goodwill would carry them some way towards the Premiership.It was not to be and now any new management team have a year to complete a journey that should have been done in the relative luxury of three.The bookies have made former city trader Mark Warburton favourite after he took Brentford to the brink of the Premiership with deputy David Weir, a visible figure at Rangers games recently, including the Glasgow Cup Final played by their youths.Warburton once took Weir, his backroom staff and a handful of players on to the dealing room at HSBC in Canary Wharf to see the pressures of city trading.He should try walking down the Paisley Road West, past the District Bar and The Grapes, after a Rangers defeat if he really wants to know about a position that comes with stress and strain.Warburton and Weir may be well placed to replace McCall but theyre not out-and-out favourites and the remit of whoever gets the job will be simple take Rangers out of the second tier as champions then be in a position to challenge Celtic for the title in season 2016-17. This new board will have to be ruthless, maybe even to the extent of demanding the Championship is in the bag before the management are allowed to take their team to the next stage.New chairman Dave King has already promised to bankroll the club with players of Premiership quality next season and with only three transfer windows to get it right there is no scope for error.Serious investment must be made in the coming weeks, boosted still further in the January window, before it is topped up with more significant funds next summer.The new season starts in seven weeks and Rangers must move smartly if they are to emulate Hearts in the season just past, which will be not be easy as Hibs have already started tooling up.Some ambitions may have to be sacrificed, maybe in the short and medium terms.King and his board are fans of the director of football model but that may have to wait for now.It would not come as a surprise if plans for capital projects and stadium redevelopment are not exactly put on hold but not considered a priority as the focus is fixed on the first team alone. A narrative has emerged in recent years that Rangers have been appallingly mismanaged off the park since the arrival of Charles Green in 2012.In fact, Rangers have been brilliantly manipulated by a string of corporate money merchants who have shamelessly and knowingly enriched themselves at the only time in the clubs history it has never had to fork out serious money to challenge Celtic.Their £6million playing budget, paltry by standards of the past, was a lavish sop to supporters and should have been more carefully invested by Ally McCoist who went too often for a quick fix.Rangers fans are entitled to weep at the poverty of player in recent years, including the likes of Kevin Kyle, Emilson Cribari, Anestis Argyriou and Arnold Peralta.The new manager must invest more wisely and, in the aftermath of such a heavy defeat by Motherwell, some fans are even arguing the Championship is the best place to rebuild.Maybe they should go the whole hog and go for Nick Knowles and his team from DIY SOS.The more perceptive Rangers followers might have a point. Lets face it, their team in the top flight next season, outside the top three, maybe even struggling to finish top six and miles off Celtics pace?It would hardly inspire a revolution of the rank and file behind their club.Time waits for no one. Rangers must set some pace in the months ahead if they are to even dream of catching Celtic anytime soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Soprano 13,964 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Good riddance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Jon Daly - I forgot about that useless big tree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muz333 359 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Daly still played for us? When did he last make the team? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The cull has begun,hopefully there's more to come. Wonder where they've got the presentation of a new boss in the next week from..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinty 1,445 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Missed an opportunity there -I'd have happily chipped in for a taxi to get rid of the majority of those wasters - and as far as I'm concerned there is at least half a dozen more that can leave whenever they fucking want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr RFC 696 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hope this is true but it's still not official. This is just an opinion piece. Can't see any of them getting a deal right enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Not one loss there Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAmo'sThighs 848 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Delighted with all of that, Thanks for your efforts lads, things may have been different under a better set up, but it wasn't to be, wish them all the best for the future. Now let's rebuild properly Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,606 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Not hard hitting enough for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,886 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Won't see me thanking the likes of Black and Boyd.Fucking imposters who used us to inflate their bank accounts while putting in minimal effort.Arseholes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,975 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Even more confirmation of how poor a manager McCoist was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,467 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 They could start a wee Sunday league team together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1mgg 3,766 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Puts the Boyd rumour to rest as well.I wish it was more though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm hoping this is official, would have thought the club would have released a statement thanking the players concerned for securing our position in the championship.Dying to unzip and pull the heid aff it tbh but I'm feart that they renew one of their contracts! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,606 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Bell, Miller, Wallace, Law, Clark, Shiels. Complete clear out add these wasters as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus 1,378 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I doubt that it's official as I believed half of those players contracts run out at the end of June so they will still be here for another four weeks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,722 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Will wait til it becomes official. Hope its very much along these lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAmo'sThighs 848 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Won't see me thanking the likes of Black and Boyd.Fucking imposters who used us to inflate their bank accounts while putting in minimal effort.Arseholes.I think they all deserve some form of thanks, these last few years haven't been easy for anyone, the players especially, and if we had actually got ourselves sorted sooner, most of these players would have more than likely never been signed, the ones that would have been signed, would have been much better prepared and organised under a professional set up.Not saying they've been hung out to dry, but they've certainly not had the tools to go on and perform, coupled with a severe lack of effort from themselves, they have no option but to leave and I have no qualms with any of them. Wish them luck in the future. Daly in the 2nd was a decent-ish buy, Moshni's first season he scored some important goals. I thought Robinson came in and did better than our other two keepers this season. The rest were largely ineffective or played out of position. better for everyone if they move on and we make some good moves these next few days Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bears fan 259 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We've let our 2nd and 3rd choice keepers go. I hope they have eyes set on bringing in a new number one and Bell being back up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu 981 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Killie wanting Boyd if your looking for a fat lazy bastard then hes your man better go to a saw mill an buy a log of wood Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Gallant Pioneer 555 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 It's not enough and with nothing official from the club i take this with a pinch of salt as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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