Hibs show how it's done..

[Siam69 26,972]

At this rate, they'll be scrapping it out with Alloa, Cowdenbeath and Dumbarton.

Great, isn't it, suck it up Petrie

[AlCapone 7,678]

Talking down - rubbishing in fact - what went on before at Hibs under the 2 previous managers and using that to talk up what he is now doing or trying to do may be one way of doing business. Straight talking if you like. Whilst the record under Butcher was terrible the record under Fenlon much less so I think. It is actually kind of easy to rubbish other peoples track records (justifiably or otherwise). Having done so then he does of course set himself up for open season comparison throughout the season and beyond. I may be wrong here but I cannot actually recall any instances where a Rangers manager publicly took such damning shots at his prececessors. But maybe thats what Hibs and their current manager feel they need to do. I would hope that sort of slagging off would not become a feature that Rangers' Managers adopt now or in future.

Turning to what they claim to be doing about rebuilding and comparing it (rubbishing it) to the Rangers approach well all Bears are absolutely entitled to their opinion. Much of it has been raised one way or another in the last few seasons but is reaching new heights of vocal concern this season. Its a very big season for Rangers - if it turns out to be a failure and a root and branch restructuring and change of approach is needed then so be it. Just so long as there is good awareness among Bears that if that becomes needed then it is not beyond the realms of possibility that a restoration to the top flight might be delayed for a few seasons for that new approach to be given time to bear fruit. Patience would be needed and at a time when the other lot stroll along to title after title, money after more money with an increasing risk that we simply become one of the pack for a while as opposed to challenging for the top. Whether the approach taken by the Manager, Coaches and Board to providing players and a way of playing proves to be good enough this season will unfold over the next 9 months or so.

Exactly, not the brightest thing to have said if things don't go well for you.....

[HG5 11,134]

To Reformation Bear of the 17th.

Van Gaal in the paper today, doing a similar job - bemoaning overload of strikers & attacking midfielders and complaining they have no defenders.

I wonder how that's going to get a tune out of the likes of Smalling, Jones, etc, especially if he's going to splaff the bulk of his transfer kitty on Di Maria?

[legalbeagle 3,734]

I guess none of the page one commandos are back on to apologise to Ally?

[OlegKuznetsov 10,816]

Great, isn't it, suck it up Petrie

I hope we get the chance to take the points that relegate them to the third tier.

I almost came over all "Kevin Keegan" there!