Popular Post Ben10 2,193 Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 This might be premature, but given the fact that Mr Gerrard has already surpassed his two predecessors in achievements in less than half a season I feel comfortable making this review. I will always have a soft spot for Mark Warburton. I consider him an important part of the story. I realise there is a lot of bitterness about his exit and whoever was to blame in that episode is up to individual interpretation. That was a great season, we played stunning football against the taigs and deservedly won. I dont think we ever recovered from that final, i know i havent. It cast a dark shadow over the upcoming season and i think things would have went differently going into the premiership after winning the Scottish cup. Spliffy, jintybear, corkinator and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A.T.G 10,771 Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 Guy was all about playing football. Gerrard is all about winning, desire and heart then football. corkinator, born a blue nose, True Hair Bear and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDolphins 5,355 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 We haven't actually achieved anything yet tbf but it does feel like we are capable again which is immeasurably valuable. jintybear and wully 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Malkytfp1 18,476 Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 His lack of ability to change a game and change tactics was a trait that was never going to be addressed. Ultimately, it cost him at us and Forrest. His possesion game was nice, but i remember watching games being bored with our passing accross the park and lack of creativity. Not sure much would have changed/progressed under him amd he under-estimated the premier league thinking league 2 England players would have cut it. RZA83, corkinator, jintybear and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, yermaw145 said: I dont think we ever recovered from that final, i know i havent. It cast a dark shadow over the upcoming season and i think things would have went differently going into the premiership after winning the Scottish cup. Nail on the head with this part And like you said .Our past managers divides opinion Thank fuck all 3 of our utterly garbage managers are well and truly in the past 1690tamRFC and ForeverAndEver 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post McEwan's Lager 30,256 Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 He got us out of a league that we struggled to the year before playing probably the best football since Advocaat. He seriously misjudged the quality of the SPFL Premiership and should have completely overhauled the squad in the summer of 2016. Not a Manager but probably a great coach/Director of Football/Head of Youth Development. Negri's lovechild, 1690tamRFC, Billy1984 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeoGeo7 10,260 Posted January 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2019 Warburton talked a good game but he just didn't play it. He studied all the "best" teams in Europe and tried to emulate that style in Scotland. Worked for a while but once Stubbs sussed how to counter our tactics everyone followed suit and we had some awful performances in that Championship. For all the talk about hydration levels, pitch geography and having a template of a player to play for Rangers it never really happened. Gerrard is a winner, the only thing to elude him really at club level was the Premier League, had he left Liverpool he'd have got that too but he is fiercely loyal as well. Those attributes as well as having a strong backroom team (that he trusts implicitly) and knowing the game inside out has also helped. The other thing I'd mention is that Gerrard has Mark Allen and Warburton went with McParland. I think fondly of the first 3 months of Warburton's stint and also the semi final as the feeling was unreal but he was never going to cut it here. Gandalf the Blue, 1690tamRFC, bluenoz and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, Malkytfp1 said: His lack of ability to change a game and change tactics was a trait that was never going to be addressed. Ultimately, it cost him at us and Forrest. His possesion game was nice, but i remember watching games being bored with our passing accross the park and lack of creativity. Not sure much would have changed/progressed under him amd he under-estimated the premier league thinking league 2 England players would have cut it. Exactly this. The ideology was great, if your Barca or Man City, but he never had the personnel to play a total football way of playing without adapting to games that your philosophy wasn’t working. We looked good at times in the championship and I bought into at first but ultimately that’s why he’s not been inundated with job offers since Forest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbscotty12 3,558 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Baldy wank Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,457 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Got us out of that league but the fact we lifted the championship title by drawing 1-1 with Alloa says it all for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: He got us out of a league that we struggled to the year before playing probably the best football since Advocaat. He seriously misjudged the quality of the SPFL Premiership and should have completely overhauled the squad in the summer of 2016. Not a Manager but probably a great coach/Director of Football/Head of Youth Development. Agreed he’s still got a part to play in football, and the fact he gave up his city career to follow his dream is commendable, ultimately I think the top job is probably beyond him at the moment but as you say a development role would probably be ideal Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, .Williamson. said: Got us out of that league but the fact we lifted the championship title by drawing 1-1 with Alloa says it all for me Fair point. Had forgotten that as I have so much of the lower leagues. Mainly through going to the games mangled to ease the pain of what I was watching ha ha smartypants and jintybear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,457 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, 1690tamRFC said: Fair point. Had forgotten that as I have so much of the lower leagues. Mainly through going to the games mangled to ease the pain of what I was watching ha ha I had stupidly only drank pints that afternoon so I'll never forget that game because I was dying for a piss as Halliday missed a penalty 1690tamRFC, McEwan's Lager and lidorfc 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanjo 26,294 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 We played some very good football under MW and it was a good season to be honest. One i look back on with good memories for both Rangers and personal reasons. The sticking point was the SC final. He was found out quite quickly but when his style was played to the letter and our defenders (Kiernan still gives me nightmares) played well, we could beat anyone and almost proved it against them albeit we won on pens. The difference between him and SG is one is a serial winner who looks hell bent on continuing that success and the other was about learning from mistakes and asking for time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,548 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Even though he left on bad terms and the wheels came off a bit I still quite like him. Never has a bad word to say about us and I think he’s good enough to hold down a job. It’s baffling to me that he doesn’t have one tbh when you see some of the managers who continually gain employment. dougie76, ForeverAndEver, corkinator and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, .Williamson. said: I had stupidly only drank pints that afternoon so I'll never forget that game because I was dying for a piss as Halliday missed a penalty I couldn’t honestly tell you that he had ffs that’s shocking 😂😂😂 .Williamson. and ForeverAndEver 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 34,983 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Never understood the club. Thought average shite and young players were good enough for up here. His comment about protecting Hyndman for his parent club finished it for me. Rangers was too big for him corkinator, Redwhiteandblue, Vanoli and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,457 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, 1690tamRFC said: I couldn’t honestly tell you that he had ffs that’s shocking 😂😂😂 Aye that's why I mind it so well and it's the first time I ever sat in the main stand and experienced those seats that are essentially trying to kneecap you with the lack of fucking leg room 1690tamRFC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooperSF 5,791 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I liked his hat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,631 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Loved short corners and 60 minute subs. Terry Hurlock Loyal and KWBear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,822 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Was scrapping the barrel cos he had no money to spend. Think too many people have been over critical of him given the circumstances. The Cup final though sadly will always be down to him. Spliffy, corkinator and Terry Hurlock Loyal 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: Aye that's why I mind it so well and it's the first time I ever sat in the main stand and experienced those seats that are essentially trying to kneecap you with the lack of fucking leg room Aye not the best mate, especially if your like me and jump up at every contentious looking challenge or break for us ha ha. We sit in the west enclosure for the last 8 years, got my seat move from the Copland to just by the away duh out right by the front as soon as TLB took over the taigs, purely for the fact I could shout abuse at him, first game v them that season the cunt got sent to the stand after 15 minutes, I was gutted ha ha .Williamson. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,631 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said: Was scrapping the barrel cos he had no money to spend. Think too many people have been over critical of him given the circumstances. The Cup final though sadly will always be down to him. He didn’t have a lot to spent transfer fee wise but he did waste a lot of wages on Barton, Kranjcar and Senderos Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,498 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 First 6 months of his tenure were golden, playing fantastic football. The wheels ultimately fell off at the cup final and he never recovered. I'll never forget his comments that nobody died after getting pumped 5-1 at the piggery, or it was just the random nature of football that we lost 4-1 at Tynecastle. born a blue nose, Negri's lovechild, corkinator and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,457 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, 1690tamRFC said: Aye not the best mate, especially if your like me and jump up at every contentious looking challenge or break for us ha ha. We sit in the west enclosure for the last 8 years, got my seat move from the Copland to just by the away duh out right by the front as soon as TLB took over the taigs, purely for the fact I could shout abuse at him, first game v them that season the cunt got sent to the stand after 15 minutes, I was gutted ha ha Sat there with my legs folded in under the seat at a sideways angle. Brutal stuff Its why I like my seat being in BF2, because nobody even uses their seat 1690tamRFC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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