GOAT 30,449 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Does anyone wonder what might have been? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 111,291 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I know the point you are making mate, but i shall watch this thread turn into he usual nonsense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_ger 1,454 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I think Smith said as much in an interview last season, well at least he said that is his belief that we could have went further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanow 72 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 No I don't think we would have got as far as we did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisburn Rangers 254 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 i think he didnt play defensive then mate because he thought we had the quilty to go out and beat the best teams. which unfortunately happened very rarely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,925 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The 3 foreigner rule (which included Englishmen) hampered us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboscot 1,188 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 A pragmatic approach in Europe with the standard of player he had available would have got better results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 It's a weird myth, and one that Walter himself often peddles, that we played gung-ho, attacking tactics in Europe in his first spellWe played 4-5-1 or 5-4-1 a lot more often than we played 4-4-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMotor 2,208 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I think we might have avoided one or two embarrassing, or surprising, results but I don't think we would have done massively better. I honestly believe Walter came back to us as a better manager than in his first stint and didn't necessarily have the nous first time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 19,348 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Judging from a videos I've seen, he played a 3-5-2 with Cleland and Robertson as wingbacks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broxi 11,886 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The 3 foreigner rule (which included Englishmen) hampered us.We got papped out in the qualifiers which we should have had little trouble with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Does anyone wonder what might have been?He would still have played CL winning centre-half, Basile Boli at right-back and Duncan Ferguson at left-back.You would think we were like 1970 Brazil the way myths have been concocted(much of it by the man himself). We were a decent team who suffered at the hands of European teams who were fitter and more technically proficient. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,925 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 We got papped out in the qualifiers which we should have had little trouble with.Yeah, no doubt but the 3 foreigner rule certainly didn't help us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Yeah, no doubt but the 3 foreigner rule certainly didn't help us.It helped to excuse those pitiful results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Watching Smith's teams regularly on a Saturday puts me off watching Football at night when back from the game...watching super defensiveness in my single digits and in my early teenage years may have put me off Football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 111,291 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 It helped to excuse those pitiful results.Your a grumpy cunt So to cheer you up i will get you a pint in Linfield or Blackpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,925 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 It helped to excuse those pitiful results.Pitiful is a bit of an exaggeration. They were poor but there's no need to spin everything Smith has ever done negatively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Pitiful is a bit of an exaggeration. They were poor but there's no need to spin everything Smith has ever done negatively.I don't. His domestic record is remakable and I've never stated otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Your a grumpy cunt So to cheer you up i will get you a pint in Linfield or Blackpool You're correct. Better make it both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 44,092 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 What happened happened and couldn't went any other way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,925 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I don't. His domestic record is remakable and I've never stated otherwise.But calling him a coward was just uncalled for. Everyone was angry at the tactics in a few of the matches against them but that seemed personal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Judging from a videos I've seen, he played a 3-5-2 with Cleland and Robertson as wingbacks?From 1993 to 1997, we almost never played 2 up front in EuropeAt most we would've played Laudrup in a floating role off Durie, but still with 3 centre halves and at least 2 holding midfielders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 But calling him a coward was just uncalled for. Everyone was angry at the tactics in a few of the matches against them but that seemed personal.That was there well before last season and was to do with the signing of Kenny Miller. I don't think it was uncalled for at all. He's gone now so McCoist starts with a clean sheet and my best wishes. If he makes a cunt of it, I'll make my feelings known on him too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,925 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 That was there well before last season and was to do with the signing of Kenny Miller. I don't think it was uncalled for at all. He's gone now so McCoist starts with a clean sheet and my best wishes. If he makes a cunt of it, I'll make my feelings known on him too.I wasn't happy with the Miller signing at the time but to me, every Rangers player will get my backing regardless of who they used to play for. I'd argue that signing him was actually quite brave considering all the fans that sang "You can stick your Kenny Miller up your arse".But as you say, hes gone and McCoist will need everyones support Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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