Gaz52 11,837 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Alves70 said: Too many side to side passes and incredibly slow build up play and that needs to be worked on before the season starts. That's a really good point to be honest. We are trying to change mindsets of players who have been taught to play a certain style. And to me the biggest culprits over the two legs were the likes of Miller, Wallace, Tavernier, Kranjcar (second leg) and how slowly they were doing things. I remember a bit in the second leg where Miller and Wallace passed the ball between themselves for about 30 seconds, going nowhere with it, basically standing still passing it to each other, none of them even thought about passing then moving in behind the defence. The only bits of hope I'm currently clinging to is we vastly improve going forward and hopefully the likes of Herrera, Pena and Dorrans can help that. I think we'll be relatively solid at the back when Bates is out and Alves in. There are still reasons to be optimistic about the coming season as we have made some good signings, we just need it to click, Rangers haven't had any good luck for too long now, we're due a break Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh323 22 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He´s got really good hair... Apart from that Im struggling Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiprfc 1,799 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Being serious - the guy has good connections (Alves, Cardoso), he's had enough about him to realise we needed more coaches and more contacts through Europe (Johansson - I'm sure the list will grow too), and he's capitalised on that by bringing in guys like Morelos from that market. I think he's been ruthless with the previous squad and that was the right way to go about things, but his methods may have alienated a lot of the squad, which may be contributing to some of the issues we're seeing now, plus McKay leaving. He's also recognised we need a good core of Rangers boys at the heart of the team, guys like Jack, Dorrans and hopefully Walker to come in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangster 1 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Far too early to say and certainly far too early to be calling for his sacking!! FFS - people really have short memories on here.. it's also disappointing to read 'fans' slagging our own players when they're just in the door!! he inherited a piss poor squad - so didn't have a great base to build from! lets not forget that 5 of these first team players he inherited were pumped off Tynecastle yesterday - they just don't care.. probably never have!!.. The first 4 games of the new season will give us a better indication of what to expect (especially the two home games against Hibs and Hearts). EDIT: ohhh... and another positive - he's NOT Ian Cathro! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 18 minutes ago, Gaz52 said: That's a really good point to be honest. We are trying to change mindsets of players who have been taught to play a certain style. And to me the biggest culprits over the two legs were the likes of Miller, Wallace, Tavernier, Kranjcar (second leg) and how slowly they were doing things. I remember a bit in the second leg where Miller and Wallace passed the ball between themselves for about 30 seconds, going nowhere with it, basically standing still passing it to each other, none of them even thought about passing then moving in behind the defence. The only bits of hope I'm currently clinging to is we vastly improve going forward and hopefully the likes of Herrera, Pena and Dorrans can help that. I think we'll be relatively solid at the back when Bates is out and Alves in. There are still reasons to be optimistic about the coming season as we have made some good signings, we just need it to click, Rangers haven't had any good luck for too long now, we're due a break Agree with most of what you say, we treated the last game like a training session and suddenly found ourselves behind, that is not acceptable. I really hope Alves and Dorrans can provide much-needed leadership on the park in the Amo/Butcher/Gough method of driving players and leading by example. trying to remain optimistic Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishawbear87 116 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He has a better suntan than brenda and pedros is real and not a spraytan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 33,998 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Think he's not afraid to make changes, and has the balls to make big decisions. I think he's identified transfer targets well. Still don't think he's good enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanoli 4,623 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He's hasnt completely wasted the decent transfer budget he has had the way Warburton doubtlessly would have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Brothers 10,303 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He found a lad called Rossiter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 63,954 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 11 minutes ago, pangster said: Far too early to say and certainly far too early to be calling for his sacking!! FFS - people really have short memories on here.. it's also disappointing to read 'fans' slagging our own players when they're just in the door!! he inherited a piss poor squad - so didn't have a great base to build from! lets not forget that 5 of these first team players he inherited were pumped off Tynecastle yesterday - they just don't care.. probably never have!!.. The first 4 games of the new season will give us a better indication of what to expect (especially the two home games against Hibs and Hearts). EDIT: ohhh... and another positive - he's NOT Ian Cathro! ;) 'fans' lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangster 1 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Frank Harrison said: 'fans' lol ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,259 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Terry Hurlock Loyal said: I'm not his biggest fan, but to be fair to him McKay really should have went earlier on. Far too flimsy and inconsistent, we will not be talking about him in Scotland in 5 years time as he is destined for for English League 2 obscurity. Alves could work out very well for us, and Pedro deserves a good bit of credit in getting him here. Sorry mate, misread your post Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK92GERS 804 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Blue Avenger said: What a pathetic thread, but sums up the mind sets of the delusionary. Firstly he didn't bring himself here. He was recruited by the board and if in this very short period of time when he has yet to bed in his own players as opposed to being surrounded by and having to play dross and malcontents at that. If that's considered failure, then it's being aimed at the wrong guy. Try having a go at the board who are pretty much unaccountable for anything since their rise to power. A fucking second rate competition that we never had a hope in hell of qualifying to the group stages in and trying to achieve something that no other team in Scotland could do in our extended absence. Yet here we are doing what we do best. Sacapegoat united. Let the guy get his own team on the park ffs and then judge It appears the glory boys can't get over the gory days. Well the reality is we are not what we were and we have a mountain to climb to get back there. No doubt it's the self same protagonists that held the magic hat in such esteem and look how that turned out. There are none so fickle indeed. What he said ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD.1872 890 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 3 hours ago, hammer93 said: Are the signings of Alves and Dorrans classed as a negative in your eyes? Fair enough they are a step in the right direction but after last Tuesday, any enthusiasm I had for this season disappeared. Obviously hope to fuck I'm proved wrong but the cynic in me can't see it ending in anything but tears under Caixinha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,502 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsa 3,906 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Great hairline for a man of his vintage, intelligent, hates MOH. Hopefully we can add "good eye for a player" to that list in a couple of months or else we're fucked. Again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsa 3,906 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 5 hours ago, Murty said: He's the best looking manager we've had. You do realise that Graeme Souness has managed rangers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He is small. I'm sure that has its positives. Somehow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,259 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, gsa said: You do realise that Graeme Souness has managed rangers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,011 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He can speak Portuguese fluently and he can knock fuck oot of bulls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger ranger 922 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 He's done nothing but get it wrong since he's been here, he needs to go before the season starts or we will be starting from scratch in three months time, as for Cardoso he wasn't too clever against the pub team from Luxembourg and there is no proof that the new signings are any good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,439 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I opened up this thread thinking 'cool, an optimistic thread after all the shite in the last week'. No, wait, just what we need.... another negative thread saying the same old shit that has been said in countless other threads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,439 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, danger ranger said: He's done nothing but get it wrong since he's been here, he needs to go before the season starts or we will be starting from scratch in three months time, as for Cardoso he wasn't too clever against the pub team from Luxembourg and there is no proof that the new signings are any good. What did Cardoso do wrong in that match? So Ryan Jack has been shite, has he? So Alves and Dorrans are flops before they play? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger ranger 922 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Just now, BlueThunder said: What did Cardoso do wrong in that match? So Ryan Jack has been shite, has he? So Alves and Dorrans are flops before they play? They were all shite for fuck sake, how come?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,439 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 1 minute ago, danger ranger said: They were all shite for fuck sake, how come?. You didnt answer the questions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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