NeoGeo7
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How are Walsh, Murdoch and Sinnamon doing just now out of interest?
Feel Hardie is one of the ones touted for big things but was never going to cut it. Granted he hasn’t been given a right good go in the first team (the last appearance he made he was on the left wing with a Herrera up top).
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1 minute ago, shaka said:
I'd give it to MPH purely on his reputation for making teams punch way above their weight, but I just hope the board don't feel they have to pick only from British managers and we end up with a "big" name who failed down south.
Well murty knows the domestic game and look how that’s going.
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Isn’t one of the issues with MPH that he’s still under contract at Bruges?
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‘Keep believing in yourself and each other. Is anyone offended by what I said? If so I’m really sorry. I value you as a player in my squad and as a person”
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Either would be a marked improvement on what we have just now.
De Boer due to his ties with the club and being the bigger name is the more likely to be approached however he may want more than MPH.
We have a team set up for a 4-3-3 (4-1-2-3, 4-2-3-1 etc.) therefore De Boer could work with the current squad with minimal disruption however one of my main issues right now is our formation.
Doing some digging around MPH has also favoured 4-2-3-1 but adjusted to 4-1-4-1 against Man Utd at Bruges so it at least shows he knows to change things around when it’s required.
The trouble we have is the old school managers who were all about building a solid defence and spine of the team (exactly what we need now until we get the money) isn’t that common and anyone in our price range wouldn’t excite the majority of the fan base (someone like Tommy Wright).
The board are fucked however they deal with it as unless they put some serious money into summer signings it’s going to be pissing in the wind time.
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1 minute ago, bordersbear said:
Apply for the job then clever cunt. Fucking armchair managers piss me right off.
And “If Plan A isn’t working do Plan A better” type managers don’t piss you off?
I can’t stand managers telling us that they’ll all learn and yet for the last 3 games Murty has gone with the same lineup and failed to deal with physical teams by refusing to drop Windass and change the shape to have 3 central midfielders or a diamond.
The guy is cut from the same cloth as Warburton so have a go at armchair managers all you like but at least we are all open to change of tactics, lineup an playing style. Murty is a one trick pony who is incapable of learning or just like Warburton is too fucking stubborn to change anything as his way is the only way.
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4 minutes ago, ronniemca said:Bring in any manager you name and it won't make the slightest difference at this time.the problem is the players they are weak mentally and physically.some fans were kidded by a run of games that included Ross County ,Accies,Fraserburgh,Falkirk,Ayr United etc,but now the chips are down we will be lucky to qualify for a European place with this crowd of losers
Sorry not buying that.
Look at Clarke at Kilmarnock. They're players are not good but he's got them playing as an organised unit. A manager can inspire and motivate or confuse and demotivate.
Murty talks a good game (just like Warburton did) but he's not backing it up with his own actions.
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2 minutes ago, Sportingintegritymyarse said:
Get him back to his under 20s role. Now.
I wouldn't even get him there tbh. Only teaches players mediocrity is fine
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I often wonder if the interviews we did just involved talking about ideologies rather than actually understanding if the manager knew what he was talking about or was just working off of a textbook of phrases and soundbites.
It would be good to know that we actually tested knowledge and understanding of tactics.
"So Mark, you're playing at home against St Johnstone and you are losing 1-0 at half time. They have set up with a 4-5-1, sitting deep, with a pacey striker who has already scored on the break in the first half. What do you do?"
"I tell the players to keep doing what they are doing but better. Learn from your mistakes in the first half and make sure that our pitch geography is correct"
"Sorry Mark, what would you actually do?"
"Oh right, yeah sorry. I'd wait until 60 minutes then bring on like for like players to keep doing Plan A but better"
"Ok, that will be all Mark. There's the door"
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0:38 onwards
exactly what I think we need in the dressing room
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1 hour ago, Siwel said:
Would have loved to have seen his reaction to our players on Saturday had he been in charge.
Instead we get:
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3 hours ago, Drunk and disorderly. said:
Take the whole international break to read the OP FFS.
Gives you something to do then
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We all hate international breaks and coming off the back of two home losses it makes it seem twice as long but Murty has a chance to do something productive.
The reason we have our worst home record since 1914 isn’t down to players being afraid of Ibrox or the flat atmosphere on days like Saturday.
Its down to our opponents setting up against us knowing exactly how we’ll play and they know exactly how to frustrate us.
Murty to me is Warburton v2.0. He plays one way and one way only, he wants to be respectful and friendly with everyone but in particular his squad and he isn’t learning from his mistakes.
Lets start with the obvious. 4-2-3-1 is what he likes to play whether it’s home or away, against Fraserburgh or the scum. Now it’s fine for a manager to have a favoured formation, I get that and I see why we’ve signed who we did in January (with the exception of Cummings who really isn’t suited to playing the lone striker role) but when you setup the same way with nearly the same XI every week you may as well have done a Pedro and announce your first team days ahead of the match because we are predictable.
If Murty wants the job then he has to make changes. I don’t think he’s capable of tactical adjustments during a game so if that’s the case let’s see if he can do it with a 2 week gap between matches.
Imagine the scenario where Clarke is expecting 4-2-3-1 with perhaps the only question mark is whether Cummings plays or Morelos to then see we have gone to a 5-3-2 WB. Now I’m not saying this instantly wins you the match but it gives him something else to deal with. He was expecting a lone striker and wingers where if he packs the box and sits a bank of 4 in front that you can pretty much deal with anything provided your players remain disciplined. Now he has 3 in the middle and two up top. He’s not used to seeing us play this way and will have to wait to see how to adjust his tactics. Ok so it means you drop Murphy and Candeias to the bench but that means you have two really effective wide players on the bench so that you can react as the game changes.
This is what we need to do in order to break down defensive teams at Ibrox. We need options in our approach and keep them guessing rather than just doing the same thing over and over and just trying to do it better. As predictable as we are so too are our opponents at Ibrox yet we have failed to plan for this.
I don’t believe Murty has any notion of doing something like the above or he lacks the balls to drop certain players. Either way if he keeps doing what he is just now he shouldn’t get the job permanently.
As for the respect comment I feel he’s too soft on the squad. Ask yourself this. What would a Souness or a Smith said after Saturday, “Guys you need to keep believing”? No, they’d have launched into them because results and performances like that are not what made us who we are. This is why I feel he’s best suited to working with youth players so that you keep that positivity going rather than knocking lumps out of them emotionally to build them back up and build character.
Learning from mistakes was my last point. Murty said of Cummings “I thought it was a good game that would fit him, but he doesn’t play in isolation”. For me this shows two things. Firstly. He says he thought it would be a good game that would fit him. So this suggests that he thought Killie were going to give us space in and around the box to give Cummings clear chances to score. If this is the case then he’s alarmingly off the mark tactically. Secondly, he doesn’t play in isolation. Well true to form Murty plays one up top and given Killie’s tactics he was always going to be isolated whereas if Morelos was alongside and able to ruffle some feathers in the back line then Cummings may have had something to work with. Surely he saw from other games previously that Cummings needs a partner up top? I just don’t think he is actually learning he just knows that it sounds good (or at least he thinks it does but we are wise to the bullshit that we get fed after every poor result/performance).
So it’s up to Murty to do something here. If we simply line up the same way and try the same things game after game then the board really need to do what’s right and let him go or demote back to u20s. He’s an inexperienced manager therefore some leeway is given but that period of leniency is over in my mind. 5 home defeats out of the 7 have been under Murty and we’ve seen the losses to Hamilton, St Johnstone and Killie have the same hallmarks of a well organised defensive unit frustrate us and hit us on the break. He’s not learning, he’s not adjusting things during or in between matches and for me unless he manages to win the Scottish cup and not lose again in the league he’s not going to be our manager next season.
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Dont know why anyone would waste their time on a Sunday watching the scum on the telly
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Anyone thinking de boer’s comments at the weekend might mean he’s genuinely being considered or do you think he’s interested but the board aren’t because Murty is cheaper?
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HITC have an article on him:
QuoteNiko Kranjcar hasn't played for Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers in over a month.
Niko Kranjcar of Rangers in action during a pre-season friendly between Rangers FC and Burnley FC at Ibrox Stadium on July 30, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Barring a pretty serious capitulation, Rangers will finish second in the Scottish Premiership this season.
Graeme Murty's side are nine points adrift of high-flying celtic - who also have a game in hand - but five clear of Aberdeen in third and they should, in theory, finish in the runners-up spot come May.
Considering that the Gers have won six of their last seven games in all competitions and scored 25 goals during that time, there is every chance that the in-form Ibrox side could all but secure second place in the coming weeks.
And if they establish an unassailable lead over the Dons, should Murty give someone like Niko Kranjcar the chance to earn a new contract at Ibrox?
The Croatia international has been frozen out of Rangers' first team by Murty since January, but the 33-year-old, who turns 34 in August, remains one of the most gifted players in the squad and could be a big asset next season.
Niko Kranjcar of Rangers during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Hamilton Academical at Ibrox Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland.
With the incentive of possibly earning a new deal, few would back against the former Premier League playmaker - whose contract expires this summer - of reminding Scottish football of his undoubted class toward the end of the campaign.
Playing Kranjcar would require Murty to drop Josh Windass in that number 10 role, but it could also be viewed as a chance to give the 24-year-old star a bit of a rest leading up to the Scottish Cup semi-final with celtic next month.
If Rangers get to a position where second place is effectively sewn up, there is very little to lose if Murty re-introduces Kranjcar back into the side, but a lot to potentially gain.
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That has all the hallmarks of an award winning HITC
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2 minutes ago, PRW. said:
Full interview he mentions how he think he & the team will be better off after Saturdays experience, first time sampling OF for some players & he has never heard a noise like it in his entire life when the first goal went it.
Recognised that the goals we lost were basic defending and very poor.
Well it’s essential that they all actually learn from it rather than just saying it for the sake of saying it.
We had enough of that with Warburton before and we don’t need it again.
Sunday really hurt but if we do actually use it to our advantage then it’ll be worth it in the end.
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5 minutes ago, BridgeIsBlue said:
Member when Andy Halliday was sent off for celebrating a goal?
Against our bitter rivals Morton that was going to incite a riot from a fist pump.
All we ask for is fairness and consistency but in this cesspit of a country that seems like too much to ask for.
Only way we are going to stop it is to put them in their place on the park and win 55, then 56 the year after.
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Following yesterdays result (as I usually do) I thought I'll start up a new save with Rangers and seeing as the winter transfer updates are out it seemed all the more apt.
Made a point of focusing on our current squad i.e. no new signings, and in particular the tactics to use.
I opted for a 4-2-4 WB in my first 2 games in charge against who else but Progres Niederkorn. I think I did alright:
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Think you’ll find that Murty doesn’t know how to use him and that’s why he’s like this.
I always thought he played further forward but in a midfield two with Windass in front he is being asked to sit.