SteveJ

Care to qualify that statement? The purse strings might have loosened to create a bigger budget but we would find it much harder to settle a young squad capable of challenging in that league.

I am not going to dwell on those who berated many posters on here for wanting fresh ideas and people on the board who has a Rangers background, rather than city wankers hungry for money. This thread is for the coaching and playing side. When we were pumped down to the bottom tier, the Rangers fans were as close to being united as one when we wanted the manager to build from youth and add experience in key areas. We all cried for a style to be created that will build a winning side capable of competing in the top flight. We wanted a sensible approach on spending. Well it looks like we have it - three years late. Dave King admitted that some managers bolted when we failed to make the top flight and you know something - good fucking riddance to the glory hunters. I honestly feel that Mark and Davie want to instill a style on our play and they want to give the fans entertaining football. Had we been in the SPFL Premiership next season, we can only wonder who would have got the hot seat but one thing is for certain - they would have had to buy for the title and not for the future - so with that, I am happy to have seen Warburton get the job. A further year in the Championship to allow a young management team to build what we all wanted to see years ago? I'll take that!

Just watched this and the press conference. I like what I am hearing from Mark, Davie and indeed Paul Murray. Building a modern club with Rangers traditions is something that is sounding right and the fact that Warburton has an array of role experience in key areas for us, means that the board can draw on that. Looking forward to the future.

Unless it has happened after the 28th May, he was listed as contracted by the English Premiership - on the same list that states Streete was released. http://www.themag.co.uk/2015/06/premier-league-reveal-full-list-of-newcastle-united-retained-and-released-players/

If coached correctly, he could be a diamond but not sure we will get the chance to do it.

It was suggested previously that he would be freed - not seen anything officially - but Ashley could quite easily place a clause in his release papers stating an obscure fee would be payable if joins Rangers. It is my opinion that this guy is that mental.

Vuckic will not be allowed to join Rangers, in my opinion. There is bad blood between Rangers current board and Ashley, with my opinion of Ashley being that he would rather fuck a duck than help an enemy.

So by reading these two articles, one poster feels that Warburton does not deserve credit for Brentford's success? 44% chance of Brentford making promotion for the Championship under the owners stats, yet the manager made it happen. In Benham's world of stats and luck, that was MW being very lucky - I do not believe in luck over a full season!

Incorrect. It was built as a training centre AND to produce exceptional youth players. The vision was that it would fund itself in the long term.

Those who think it will be McCall are way off the beaten track. King stated in a recent interview that McCall had done a decent job as a temporary option and he thanked him for that but the decision on the next permanent manager of Rangers was a big one that he would make. He then went on to say that he left McCall's appointment to Murray ebfore stating he had not even spoken to McCall. If that was not a man trying to emphasise that he had nothing to do with McCall's appointment and that he will make the permanent appointment, then I don't know what is.

Hearing both Mohsni and Erwin were arrested - any truth?

Shopping with the missus during one of our most important games of the season?

After tonight, I am worried that might be a year later than I had hoped.

Oh and this is in no way a dig at the current right back, who I feel has been fantastic recently. Foster will be benched but he could do the attacking right mid role if required.

If I were McCall, I would be taking this advice. I have just been saying how Fergie and Walsh need to run the line and Clark needs to be benched, with Boyd starting.

We need deserve to have these days again. Get right in to them, Rangers!

Brings many a tear to the eye. No more is required, this says it all!

Dave King would be mad to offer him the managers role and likewise Dick would be mad to accept - there is simply not enough funds available for his type of management. DoF on the other hand - well I think he would be a sound choice. He is still held in high regard Worldwide and might just bring back some credibility in our club; which has taken a right pounding. Players might wish to come to us with him doing the negotiations but I doubt he would come as DoF unless he had a say in who was manager and I doubt McCall would be his first choice. Frank De Boer, on the other hand, is rumoured to be replacing Dick at Newcastl - what a coup it would be to bring him in as manager; on the understanding that the budget is low and youth coaching is of paramount importance (the Ajax way).

I agree that the team gave an impressive defensive display in the end and that has been coached in to them by McCall and his men, but, in the first ten minutes we looked like were looking at a bad day at the office. The lads just welcomed them on and when we got the ball we just punted or gave it away. Had that spell have cost us a goal we could have been looking at a different scenario.

I said earlier in the wek to a couple of lads that Hibs was the challenge. Finish the job with them, we are very close. Motherwell will be tough and I am not counting my chickens but the team gave their all in both Hibs games and I doubt they are going to through it away now.

I agree with that to an extent but the home club 'condition; the pitches and where we might expect a 5 yard pass to roll slowly, a conditioned pitch may roll much faster making it seem like a shite pass. That said, we know how that pitch plays now, so we should not fear it - whatever condition it is in

One thing about Ally that we all know - he can spin a yarn. I am sure Sandy is up there looking down and trying to help us, whilst at peace from all the shite the club has been through the past year. RIP to both Sandy and Joe.

She's been on holiday herself? Fuck it, tell her to get a cab and bus it to the game instead ;-)

It just shows you. With the odds being pooled by the bookies, £3k could have been £3.5k lost but they take the risk because Rangers struggled at Queens before and they won £3k. This is just figures from RM but Worldwide, it could be three figure thousands.

His baws have not been burst yet ;-)