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ban hammer? I'm merely raising a legitimate issue about a belief that was commonly held last season. I've been a poster on this forum for 4 years. Ban, I think not. I'm raising a very valid point about fickleness. This is serious. And dangerous. Two bad games and it could start going the same way again. Papaguy, I'm sure you remember. Were you one of those who called for Smith's head?

Smith and McCoist must go. many of you backed me on this last season. Smith is a dinosaur, dead wood, unable to recognise and reward young talent. He's no longer the right man to manage the club. You guys still agree?

I agree with you wholheartedly. The stick he receives is a disgrace and some of the fans should hang their head in shame at their unjust blood baiting.

Don't you think the board forced him out for the cash? I think that's very possible. Imagine how strong our defence would be with Cuellar and Bougherra! 2 great Smith signings. Well done Walter.

I admire Bougherra ( another great Smith signing), but does no one remember Cuellar saying this last year before he was forced out the door for the cash?

Wow. Thanks to Walter and Ally

Can you not just enjoy the win and leave the argument for another day. Can the Smith haters not leave that alone like?? WALTER SMITH'S, BLUE & WHITE ARMY!!! WALTER SMITH'S, BLUE & WHITE ARMY!!!

The hoardes of Smith haters are in hiding until for a few weeks. They should all come out and admit how unjustly negative they are. Lo, Smith hating will commence again come august

The attituude towards Smith is disgusting

2 excellent Smith signings

Those who talk of walter's term at Rangers as a 'poor few years' ought to have a word with themselves. Excellent first season- title winning form after Le Guen. Potential quadruple last season if not for injustice. Good season so far this year, top of the league against Celtic's most successful manager since Stein.

Haha. Cheers Craig. If it wasn't for unfair fixture congestion then the most successful manager in Rangers' history could have done the quadruple with an inherited team. In a worsening financial situation ( which is also worse than Celtic's), he is still competing against the most successful Celtic manager in the open era. Cuellar, our best player, who Smith signed, had to be sold through no fault of his own.Bougerra will also have to be sold this season. What hope does he have of building a team (or any manager) when he is slated in the face of diversity and unable to keep his signings because they are good and are sold for financial reasons- not to mention the fact that fans with the memory span of about two weeks have no appreciation of his (even recent) achievements. He might have made decisions we disagree with, but looking at the whole picture, he has been (in both his terms) a fantastic asset. In my mind, Smith won the league last season. He did the job asked of him, then fixture congestion brought on by the SPL caused Rangers to faulter. Even in the previous season (06/07) when Smith inherited the team rangers' form was title-winning form, but Le Guen had us so far behind that the title had already been surrendered in January.

Walter Smith must stay. Discuss.

I definitely wouldn't call him 'clear favourite' over Nadal. There's a lot to be said for Federer's experience at slam level too.