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Bakbear

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  1. I think the problem is he genuinely has no belief in his players. I would say it’s probably not uncommon for a player who played at the very top level to just assume that everyone should have his ability and has no idea how to coach them to improve. He gives off an air of “well what do expect with a bunch of plodders”, “I am telling them what to do know it’s not my fault or their fault that they aren’t capable.” When you have leader who has the attitude of “a donkey can’t win the grand national” the team is never going to perform We need a manager that believes in his players and believes in himself. Gerrard had the belief if not the coaching ability or tactical nous. Gio doesn’t seem to have any of it
  2. He is not the whole problem obviously... but he is a big problem... He cannot, as a manager, come out and say that the step up in class is too much. Get that shit right in the bin. The Manager has to instill belief in his players, he has to give solutions and ideas to solve the problems. We were in Europa League final with most of these players. We went toe to toe with Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Benfica, ... we have held our own against UCL level teams with these same players... he can get to fuck with "they are just better than us" We play in Scotland, teams from England and Germany and Italy will ALWAYS be better than us, but we need to have the belief when we go into every 90 minutes of football that 11 men can compete with 11 men.... He sucked that belief out of us. And its not just a European problem btw.... we should never be capitulating 4-0 domestically. He should have walked after that
  3. It's actually painful to watch him now. The kinder thing to do is give him the bullet. If he had some self respect he would quit, surely he knows he is done... You can't deliver performances like this and think "yep, I am on it here, I believe what I am doing is right" You just can't. We need an absolute clear out. Starting with the Manager. Wilson has proven that he is not up to whatever the job is. We need to get rid of our Dad's Army of players who just can't bring it anymore (McGregor, Davis and Arfield) and we need to cut the serial losers (Tav and Goldson) and prima donna's (Kent and Morelos). Then we need to cut the crocks and stop signing more (Helander, Souttar, Roofe, Davies) That's fucking a full team there of duds or has beens!! There is no perfect answer to this but a good start is cut GVB and get a steady pair of hands until the end of the season
  4. There is not a doubt in my mind that VAR will be a net positive for us. We have been on the end of some absolutely woeful refereeing over the last few years with more incorrect calls going against us than for us. and that includes games we aren’t playing in Scottish football is going to fucking hate VAR and it will be demonised as Masonry at work when actually it is just levelling the playing field Yes the VAR will go against us from time to time and so it should, but it will go for us far more often.
  5. An excellent performance. Wasnt expecting that at all. That’s got to be the minimum acceptable performance from now on. It’s the only way Gio saves his job. Just don’t get where these performances come from. How can essentially the same players turn in such woeful performances and then suddenly look like world beaters again 🤷‍♂️
  6. I don’t see why they wouldn’t. There would have to be a possibility that they could make the job theirs long term if they perform. Bit of a win win situation really but who knows.
  7. Nothing. But I would like to see what he can do as part of the coaching staff. I would like to have an approach at the football club of developing our own managerial talent as well as the playing talent. The approach of appointing managers has been a lottery. Caixinha, GVB, Warburton, even Gerrard. All massive gambles. I get that appointing a manager is always a coin toss but having our talent being developed seems prudent to me Thomson has a great attitude to the game, he gets what it means to play for Rangers and learned great lessons from Walter among others. He seems to be doing good things at grass root coaching. Would love for him to develop the basic skills. just an opinion.
  8. There is undoubtedly a serious issue with the mentality of our players. It’s very hard to pin point what and who that is though. I seriously question our captain and vice captain. They are two of our most talented players and we would struggle without them but at the same time something just doesn’t seem right with them. They both just seem to wilt under more intense pressure but not consistently. Sometimes they deliver. It’s very weird.
  9. Correct. We need an experienced manager on a caretaker basis. Wouldn’t be against Sean Dyche or Bielsa coming in until the end of the season. We have a great opportunity here for “try before you buy” However I would give Thomson a role in any future permanent team with the potential of succession down the line. We need to be thinking long term with Managers.
  10. He was done after the 4-0 to the scum. A Rangers team can’t capitulate like that. The 7-1 against Liverpool just cemented it. Now every game is just delaying the inevitable and a matter of how much damage will be done before he goes. Get him sacked and get a caretaker in until a permanent replacement is identified.
  11. Aye I emailed them but doubt they will fix it at this stage Anyone got a link?
  12. Mines fucked.. canna log in and canna change my password
  13. Anyone having problems with Rangers TV? I can't log in
  14. We are in complete control here. Very good performance so far against a team that has been on some good form. credit where it’s due
  15. Ah. Could have sworn Arfield was booked in first half but yet right
  16. Arfield also on a yellow though so as much as I am back Gio with the decision to take Davies off he also now needs to get Arfield off
  17. We need to understand that the ref will do his best to even it up and send one of ours off. Davies was prime candidate for a second yellow. Get him off and keep 11 men on the park. We will skoosh this
  18. Is there any new-ish documentaries available about McCoist. I would love to sit my son down and show him a full story of his career. I know there were some Super Ally DV's back in the 90s but anything more recent? I mean, we can always got through old YouTube clips but there needs to be full length biography of the mans career
  19. One of those games was the tarriers. What was Gerrards record against them? When did we ever concede 4 without reply under Gerrard? I mean, we can go around in circles on Gerrard for days but the reality is that’s history and Gio is performing badly and the team is regressing at an alarming rate. I note he has changed from zonal marking to man for man marking so he can change. but I don’t have faith that he is going to turn this around and that’s the difference.
  20. A lie. Ok. I am lying. twice we had terrible dips in form after the winter break. Still something that hasn’t really been explained or understood. It can definitely be argued that the season being halted due to COVID saved Gerrards job. Can’t prove a negative so we will never know what would have happened if the season continued. still remains that the general trend was constant improvement year on year.
  21. It’s about progress. we were constantly getting better in Gerrards time. We have gone backwards under Gio He has stamped his style on the team and it’s woeful. Managers get time when they bring back respect and pride and move towards better things. They get fuck all leeway when we get beat 11-0 in 3 consecutive games and look like a mid table plodder against the worst team in the league at home.
  22. Sorry mate, but not a chance I am willing to take. once a precedent is set and someone goes to jail for singing a song I won’t be repeating the song in public until the next precedent is set and someone is acquitted for singing the same song. shitebaggery? maybe, but the bottom line is singing a song is not worth a risk of criminal charge. There are loads of things that I think are shite laws but laws they are regardless.
  23. Which signings? Souttar was in anticipation of Goldson leaving Yilmaz was because Borna was playing shite and his back up in Bassey was going Tillman and Lawrence were because Aribo was going Davies was because Bassey was going and Helander is finished All our signings have some logic to them. Some have been reckless gambles, some have been unlucky and some have been good. But you can see what the intent was in all of them.
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