DelightfulDennis 123 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Raul Rodriguez - Still with Espanyol. Started 28 games last season and 14 games this season.Carlos Cuellar - Started 17 games for Villa last season and 20 games for Sunderland this season.There's no doubt that Ally's job was made very difficult from day one. He was basically sent on a wild goose chase as far as transfers go. We were going for players that we had absolutely no intention of signing. For the most part Ally ended up with 3rd, 4th and 5th choice signings.If we look at central defence, his top three targets were Cuellar, Juhasz and Rodriguez. Goian and Bocanegra were 4th and 5th choice signings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I think if we took Conway and Goodwillie from Dundee United we would have won the league last year. Those two were exactly the type of players we needed in. Conway could have solved the left-wing problem we had for years and his crossing is something Jelavic was crying out for. Goodwillie would have been the ideal partner for Jelavic too and I think they would have destroyed the SPL.GK - McGregorLB - WallaceCB - BocanegraCB - GoianRB - McMillanLW - ConwayCM - EduCM - DavisRW - NaismithST - JelavicST - GoodwillieI don't think Whittaker should have been given that new 5 year contract on 17k/week or whatever. He's pish and should have been allowed to leave for Bursa. I'd have done my best to get rid of Lafferty and Edu as well. We could have freed up a lot of wages. I'd have taken Gomis from Dundee United as well to be a direct replacement for Edu.Point is, Walter Smith left the crux of a Championship winning team there. It only needed another 3-4 players in to strengthen the positions where we were weak.What a team that would of been. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelightfulDennis 123 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Torsten Frings - Signed for Toronto and has started 43 games since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Actually creaming at the thought of Jelavic and Goodwillie upfront... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Actually creaming at the thought of Jelavic and Goodwillie upfront...Seriously? He's not that good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,457 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Raul Rodriguez - Still with Espanyol. Started 28 games last season and 14 games this season.Carlos Cuellar - Started 17 games for Villa last season and 20 games for Sunderland this season.There's no doubt that Ally's job was made very difficult from day one. He was basically sent on a wild goose chase as far as transfers go. We were going for players that we had absolutely no intention of signing. For the most part Ally ended up with 3rd, 4th and 5th choice signings.If we look at central defence, his top three targets were Cuellar, Juhasz and Rodriguez. Goian and Bocanegra were 4th and 5th choice signings.Torsten Frings - Signed for Toronto and has started 43 games since.You aren't playing this game right, you're supposed to pick a player who hasn't done much since Ally wanted them and make it look like he was wanting a bunch of shite players that wouldn't have made any difference to our team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trixi 44 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Sorry I believe a good manager can take a group of players and at least get them playing as a team and to a formation that shows good football, also a manager should have the skill of motivation, now Ally is an upbeat guy, until it comes to talking about his views on games and he may be lacking in motivating players t perform.Are you happy with the football he is churning out....do you think his players are motivated?.Mmm mm no and no but in his defence he has won the league with a team that was thrown together. I'm trying to be positive and feel that on occasion some of the football has been attractive and we have scored some good goals. I also have a number of negative points but that's for another day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Seriously? He's not that good.Yes. At Dundee Utd he was quality.. him and Jela upfront together would destroy spl defences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Cousin never found another club. Not that i'd exactly use that to criticise, we were trying to fill up the forward line in any way possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinC 1,414 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 What are the Indian boys doing now?Working in Creme de la Creme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmiston Drive 3,846 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Mmm mm no and no but in his defence he has won the league with a team that was thrown together. I'm trying to be positive and feel that on occasion some of the football has been attractive and we have scored some good goals. I also have a number of negative points but that's for another day.Fair comment Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds_Bear 8,299 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Mmm mm he's just a fan like yourself that's not happy with our team. I get it. Your all feeling a bit negative about our future. We aren't the team we were and its the managers fault. Well I'm sick of hearing all this negative drivel. We have enough enemies without our own supporters bringing us down. I have negative opinions about our team but I'm trying to be constructive. You have to build a team and that's not easy when you've lost the core. I see your point mate. Believe me, there is nothing I want more than current set up to prove the doubters wrong and if they do I will be the first to hold my hands up and apologise for getting it wrong.Yes there are positives and being constructive is admirable, but constructive criticism is also needed to improve things at the moment.In any business if results or performances aren't up to a certain standard, people should be looking to change that. For me that starts with our coaching philopshy and scouting department. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarkev 3,540 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Based on what?!Of course they would play better in the third division than they would in La Liga, The Championship etc..Really? Well explain cribari? Black? Sheils? Sandaza? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markem 7,407 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I am not using this to judge our Manager however an interesting read. 3rd division or not I am sure 'what if' has crossed on or two of their minds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Really? Well explain cribari? Black? Sheils? Sandaza?Some players adapt better/faster than others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef 436 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 And any one of those could have been worth thr weight in gold for rangers, in different circumstances you never know. Danns is actually a good player and goodwillie left this country in good form. Would still have liked that defender anaw.Or did gwilly not get played for a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 56,413 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 This thread just comes across as another veiled attempt to beat McCoist with yet another stick tbhAnybody who thinks that two or three of those players wouldnt have made a huge difference to us, despite not making much impact in the time since we were linked with them (which in itself could be down to a number of factors), is talking shite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I forgot we were linked with Torsten Frings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 We could of had a great team but how many would have stayed after admin? Its hindsight but in glad we didnt push the boat out financialy for these guys just to see them walk for free a few months later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWTC 2,468 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I really wanted Goodwillie, i thought he looked excellent for dundee utd, and him being a bluenose was a bonus. But hes gone on to be shite from what i gather, and jonny russell seems every bit as good if not better than him.We certainly havent "lived to regret the day we didnt sign david goodwillie". Those with good memories will get that Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 56,413 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I really wanted Goodwillie, i thought he looked excellent for dundee utd, and him being a bluenose was a bonus. But hes gone on to be shite from what i gather, and jonny russell seems every bit as good if not better than him.We certainly havent "lived to regret the day we didnt sign david goodwillie". Those with good memories will get that The_Mighty_Bears sig IIRC Goodwillie would have been superb for us, and I still think he could become a good player but he picked the wrong club to move to IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,288 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 DJ won't like this he keeps saying that Ally spent the summer in meetings rather than signing the right players Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raligt 2,544 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 David Goodwille - He plays for Dundee United.Sig was class Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelightfulDennis 123 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 DJ won't like this he keeps saying that Ally spent the summer in meetings rather than signing the right players Which is partly true. DJ is obviously referring to last summer. The majority of the players listed on this thread were linked to us in the summer of 2011.There's absolutely no doubt that off-field matters took priority last summer, which was no fault of Ally's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle 3,734 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 So, I assume that means that it is definite that the players would have failed at Rangers? I seem to remember that we signed Brian Laudrup after a less than fantastic spell for him in Italy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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