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I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

I'm okay with Rae being involved, I'm in danger of sounding like a dinosaur here but I think we need real Rangers men back in the building, maybe not at the very top of the managerial tree but we lost a bit of what makes us who we are when Jimmy Bell died and I don't think that's been replaced.
Add to the fact that Davis and McGregor left the building at the end of last season too and there's no more Walter Smith about the place and John Greig doesn't get around the stadium as often anymore either, then there's a big gap where true Rangers voices can let the players know what's expected of them.
I'd like to think Alex Rae can provide that at least.

You mind he masterminded us winning the league, stopping 10iar, and laid the foundations of a team that got to the final of the EL aye? 
Your point on covid is true and unfortunate. 
Aside from a global pandemic which coalesced a sellik meltdown,and us getting incredibly lucky with Gerrard and digging up some great signings, we've been a basketcase and distant second best for a long long time now. 
The Gerrard covid era was a small aberration in what's been poor mediocrity for us for all too long. 

Like I say I want someone with genuine experience but if Lampard was announced I know I'd very easily be able to convince myself to get excited about it and all the positives I listed above would be my reasoning. Fickle 😄

I said this all last season, folk keep saying it's lucky and as long as we believe that's all it is then it'll keep on happening, it's no luck, it's a genuine belief that they won't be denied and 9 times out of 10 they usually get what they need, it's a mentality issue and they have it while we don't.

I'm happy with Davis at least in the short term, former club captain, captained Southampton and captained his country during their most successful period in 40 years, he's a leader of men and will put demands on the players, he also has a standard that he'll expect players to reach, I don't think he has to be overly technical, just do the basics right now, win on Sunday and we can properly reassess during the International break.

That's exactly my view on him.
Wouldn't be my first choice but the market we are going to be in could do worse.

If it is going to be Lampard then at least he's got some managerial experience, he's managed around 200 games, done well at Derby and in his first spell at Chelsea and has big club experience.
He also has the name value that Gerrard had that could attract players plus force the club into spending money.
That sounds like I'm making a case for him, I'm not but compared to other managers we've went for, at least he ticks far more boxes, I want some genuine experience though.

There's 31 games to go and 3 Old Firms, you can't ask for realism when saying the league's gone already, the tim's are nowhere near as strong as they were last season, now I'm not saying that automatically gets us closer to them but I'm not writing us off after seven League games.
 
Momentum is a huge thing in sport, we get a good manager in who can get a system and a tune out of these players then we'll be capable of giving them a challenge, the PSV & Betis home games gave us an indication of what this team can do, coached and set up properly then it's all to play for.

I'm happy with Davis at least in the short term, former club captain, captained Southampton and captained his country during their most successful period in 40 years, he's a leader of men and will put demands on the players, he also has a standard that he'll expect players to reach, I don't think he has to be overly technical, just do the basics right now, win on Sunday and we can properly reassess during the International break.

Just realised I'm replying to someone called swallows his own spunk FFS 😄😄

Just realised I'm replying to someone called swallows his own spunk FFS 😄😄

Just googled it there mate, shocking.

Gotcha, cheers bud.

I'll be honest, I'm totally oblivious to this sort of thing, I don't really pay attention to the whole ultra culture outwith the tifos so wouldn't recognise a Nazi flag unless there was a Swastika attached to it, even then it would probably need to be obvious.
 
What is it about this flag that makes it Nazi flag? I know 936 means ICF but that's as far as my deciphering capabilities go.

The early to mid 80s were a breeze compared to what the fans have had to endure in the last 12 years.

Gotcha, cheers bud.

That particular skull with crossbones is the Death's Head symbol used by the SS.