Popular Post MisterC 12,269 Posted July 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2019 As Joni Mitchell sang you don't know what you've got til it's gone. He did a good job for us and he certainly has my thanks and good wishes. Fact is that we need better quality players than him if we are to make a proper challenge for the league this season. Good luck to him, and onwards and upwards for us! Robmc1, kelvd1873, Zappa6995 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanjo 26,328 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We need better and I get that... but he was not a bad sub to have. If he wasn't up for the fight for keeping his shirt then he has made the right choice and I wish him well. Just concerns me that we don't have a like for like replacement (yet) who can walk into the team and we know what he will give. 35 Yard Dangerman and Brubear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Best of luck to him. Would definitely have liked him to stay but if he was looking for a guaranteed starting place somewhere we couldn't offer that siddiqi_drinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bears r us 30,791 Posted July 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2019 Blueteeth, bluenoz, Negri's lovechild and 20 others 23 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35 Yard Dangerman 3,475 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 30 minutes ago, kanjo said: We need better and I get that... but he was not a bad sub to have. If he wasn't up for the fight for keeping his shirt then he has made the right choice and I wish him well. Just concerns me that we don't have a like for like replacement (yet) who can walk into the team and we know what he will give. We'll not get a like for like replacement. We'll get better. Whole squad is on the way up. kanjo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman36 3,455 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Another thing to remember is he's 31. Considering the way he plays once he loses a bit of pace he'll be done. We're actually selling him at bang on the right time. teddybear1975 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertN 390 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Underrated player played a big part in our European run last year he could go missing sometimes but but could also surprise you with a goal or assist when we were toiling in the league never doubted his effort Good luck to him hope we can fill the void left by him LeeWallace5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,920 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, jjbscotty12 said: Trust the managers judgment rather than candeias. Would normally agree with you, but just fear SG has misjudged this one. He clearly didn't want him to leave, however created the problem by leaving him out of EL squad and included Hastie who is unproven at that level and has now been left out next EL squad. Not saying he was one of our best players but would have liked him to still be in the squad until the new guys who play wide prove they are better. Cedrick 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,889 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, MisterC said: As Joni Mitchell sang you don't know what you've got til it's gone. He did a good job for us and he certainly has my thanks and good wishes. Fact is that we need better quality players than him if we are to make a proper challenge for the league this season. Good luck to him, and onwards and upwards for us! Are Jones, Stewart and Hastie better than him though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,531 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Brubear said: Would normally agree with you, but just fear SG has misjudged this one. He clearly didn't want him to leave, however created the problem by leaving him out of EL squad and included Hastie who is unproven at that level and has now been left out next EL squad. Not saying he was one of our best players but would have liked him to still be in the squad until the new guys who play wide prove they are better. Or perhaps he was left out because SG knew he wanted to leave and was ensuring he was injury free and seeing Jones, Murphy and Ojo sitting in front of him Candeias could see the writing on the wall being 32 and in the last year of his contract Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbscotty12 3,560 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 24 minutes ago, Brubear said: Would normally agree with you, but just fear SG has misjudged this one. He clearly didn't want him to leave, however created the problem by leaving him out of EL squad and included Hastie who is unproven at that level and has now been left out next EL squad. Not saying he was one of our best players but would have liked him to still be in the squad until the new guys who play wide prove they are better. The fact that gerrard said the Marseille game was the best he’s seen of candeias is a pretty telling story considering he’s worked with him for the past 14 months. I don’t think he rated candeias that much that’s why we have went out and signed about 4 other wingers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybear1975 2,014 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 50 minutes ago, Gman36 said: Another thing to remember is he's 31. Considering the way he plays once he loses a bit of pace he'll be done. We're actually selling him at bang on the right time. Yeah think it was the right time to move him on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,269 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 25 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said: Are Jones, Stewart and Hastie better than him though? Time will tell if they are. However let's not forget that Candeias wasn't up for the fight for his place, so he hasn't exactly helped himself in that regard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoGeo7 10,498 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We now don’t have an out and out right winger which is what I think Gerrard wanted with ojo and Stewart with Hastie as a possibility too. Tav overlap the winger and the winger either cuts inside on stronger foot or plays tav in. Same as the left wing with jones and Murphy and possibly Kent if he’s back. This fits the 4-3-3 formation we play far more and we’ve seen already as with Sunday that jones and ojo played far more narrow with Barisic and tav encouraged to get forward as much as possible. Time will tell if it’s the right decision but I think Gerrard’s plans aren’t affected much by this and I really do feel Candeias would have been used sparingly and probably on about 10k a week as well. Bearsden bear and teddybear1975 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born a blue nose 90,754 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said: We now don’t have an out and out right winger which is what I think Gerrard wanted with ojo and Stewart with Hastie as a possibility too. Tav overlap the winger and the winger either cuts inside on stronger foot or plays tav in. Same as the left wing with jones and Murphy and possibly Kent if he’s back. This fits the 4-3-3 formation we play far more and we’ve seen already as with Sunday that jones and ojo played far more narrow with Barisic and tav encouraged to get forward as much as possible. Time will tell if it’s the right decision but I think Gerrard’s plans aren’t affected much by this and I really do feel Candeias would have been used sparingly and probably on about 10k a week as well. I literally said this in ma group chat near word for word about an hour n a half ago. Left footed RW right footed LW to cut inside with room for the overlap and chance to shoot. Think that may be Gerrards goal Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,820 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Changing the formation/style made things more difficult for Candeias to get a game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 20 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said: 250k apparently. Record etc claiming cost 2m for Aribo? They’re including other parts of the deal, not just the fee. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybear1975 2,014 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said: We now don’t have an out and out right winger which is what I think Gerrard wanted with ojo and Stewart with Hastie as a possibility too. Tav overlap the winger and the winger either cuts inside on stronger foot or plays tav in. Same as the left wing with jones and Murphy and possibly Kent if he’s back. This fits the 4-3-3 formation we play far more and we’ve seen already as with Sunday that jones and ojo played far more narrow with Barisic and tav encouraged to get forward as much as possible. Time will tell if it’s the right decision but I think Gerrard’s plans aren’t affected much by this and I really do feel Candeias would have been used sparingly and probably on about 10k a week as well. Developing our team more and more into the Liverpool style of high press and narrow front three. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,920 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 55 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said: Are Jones, Stewart and Hastie better than him though? Simple answer is we don't know yet under the pressure of playing for Rangers. That's my point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbscotty12 3,560 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, ElBufalo20 said: Are Jones, Stewart and Hastie better than him though? They both outscored him last season from the same position so hopefully they can shine in a Rangers jersey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,349 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Brubear said: Are you confident we have an improvement, especially if Kent doesn't return. They’re an improvement on him, only time will tell if they’re good enough to win a title though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCDBigBear 10,824 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Rangers_no1 said: 250k apparently. Record etc claiming cost 2m for Aribo? Aribo cost £300k although there will be further costs in getting him to sign, as with most players. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose48 951 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Wish him all the best for the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 😞 Good luck to him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 hours ago, simplythebest said: Best of luck to him. Would definitely have liked him to stay but if he was looking for a guaranteed starting place somewhere we couldn't offer that thought he had both the bottle and the ability to battle for the shirt -- good luck to him - always gave his all BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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