Tontospal 1,116 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Promotion would probably have meant McCall as manager and some of the released players being given new contracts.Even if Warburton had been appointed it would have been a tough introduction to Rangers and Scottish football in the SPFL.As it stands he has a year to settle in and develop his footballing philosophy and infrastructure in the second tier which should give him a good chance to hit the ground running at the start of 2016/17.Although taking nothing for granted I have every confidence we will win the title next season.Most optimistic I have been for many seasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzGers 425 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It's all ifs and buts.king clearly has a vision for our club, and he is savvy enough to know that mccall did not represent the "best" in terms of managers, so I don't think he would have got the role regardless.Equally, had we been promoted, given the sound bytes from king, I think we would have been chasing a significantly better quality of player than the last 3 years have dictated and I have no doubt we would have competed for a top 2 position this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,332 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Promotion would probably have meant McCall as manager and some of the released players being given new contracts.Even if Warburton had been appointed it would have been a tough introduction to Rangers and Scottish football in the SPFL.As it stands he has a year to settle in and develop his footballing philosophy and infrastructure in the second tier which should give him a good chance to hit the ground running at the start of 2016/17.Although taking nothing for granted I have every confidence we will win the title next season.Most optimistic I have been for many seasons.I'm not sure whether it could be classed as a "blessing in disguise" but I certainly know what you mean by that statement. We will never know just how successful or otherwise Stuart McCall would have been with his own squad in place playing in the Premiership (or even in the Championship) but at least it will give us an inkling how Warburton will set out his teams by having a season in the lower league and also his selections regards signings fo the future.Put another way....He can't be any worse than our previous couple of managers and if he hasn't got a far better squad at his disposal than the shite that has just been jettisoned then we are in deep trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Not getting promoted was a big blow and something that was not in our best interests ( IMHO) but in Good old management speak -' we are where we are' and have to make the best of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQueensEleven 1,355 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Would he though?.. There's a reason they were talking to pereira (spelling?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJXL 66 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Promotion would probably have meant McCall as manager and some of the released players being given new contracts.Even if Warburton had been appointed it would have been a tough introduction to Rangers and Scottish football in the SPFL.As it stands he has a year to settle in and develop his footballing philosophy and infrastructure in the second tier which should give him a good chance to hit the ground running at the start of 2016/17.Although taking nothing for granted I have every confidence we will win the title next season.Most optimistic I have been for many seasons.NO NO NO NO.McColl was going at the end of the season regardless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 15,093 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Not getting premoted was the most shameful episode in our history.The only good thing that came of it is the board giving 11 of the shitebags their marching orders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sket 13,610 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Not getting premoted was the most shameful episode in our history.No it wasn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixonRFC 1,598 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I was waiting for the "not being good enough to get out of the 2nd tier is a good thing" stuff now, not going up was a disaster and its the most embarrassing thats ever happened to us, our worst ever Season.What it does is makes Mark Warburton's job a lot easier, he doesn't have them to contend with so it realistically buys him a year to get things in place but this is Rangers, the managers job shouldn't be easy, we should be competing against the best in Scotland and in Europe alwaysThe longer we're out of the top tier the more chance we're marginalised as a club, perception is everything Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixonRFC 1,598 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 No it wasn't.Yes it absolutely was! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixonRFC 1,598 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The pedant in me needs to say he'll be expected to deliver an SPFL Title next May Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJXL 66 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Not going up was awful, and a culmination of 3yrs of mismanagement on and off the park. It wasn't in our interest, and the club, Rangers, should never of been in the position where it finishes 3rd in the 2nd tier.However, if Warburton is the man we hope he will be, not being promoted gives him 2 possibly 3 seasons before he's expected to deliver an SPFL title. I believe the fans will be patient provided there is a sense the club is moving forwards.The fans will never be patient. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 12,915 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 A year to build but enormous pressure. Not winning the league would be catastrophic Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copland bear 7,966 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Could not agree more, a little bit like when Lyon pumped us as Ibrox to put us in the UEFA cup.All know what happened next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAmo'sThighs 848 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nah, I think Warburton would have built a youngish team in the top league, it all depends if this extra year makes it easier to win the SPL the following year, which I don't think it will. But I do think W&W will build correctly, so I'm looking forward to getting back to watching a decent Rangers team Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 15,093 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 No it wasn't.WIz so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sket 13,610 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yes it absolutely was!No. It wasn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Aye. Now we can finally win that fucking Challenge Cup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodgiebear 107 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 No. It wasn't.Which episode in our history do you think was more shameful? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian 4,281 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I can't see how losing the best part of another 10 million is a blessing in disguise. Nor giving the tims another chance at a treble and the CL. There are no positives to this failure. None. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 What you have to say is McCall was left with the worst Rangers team in our history, and no matter who the manager was, we would still never have got promotion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wouldnt necessarily say its a blessing, but its over with now so im not sitting gutted about it either.I dont think McCall would have got the job if we had got promoted. I dont think he had that much of a chance of getting it in the first place, I think King was smart to bring a Rangers man who was and is a good manager in for the end of the season, but I also doubt King had much intention of making him full time manager.And i dont think it was the most shameful point in our history. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,229 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 For the sake of the long term think the OP is correct. Had we gone up we would be panicking and scrambling a team together that probably wouldnt be ready, every game for us would be high tempo. You can be sure one of the first games would be away to the peados, they would just have been knocked out the CL qualifiers and the bheasts would be looking for blood to satisfy the foaming mouthed filth that follow them. Think this would all be a bit too much too soon for a new and inexperienced Rangers team.The way its panned out there is less pressure and the new side can be brought along quietly and come the spring if its clicking into full gear and we are still in the cups who knows... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixonRFC 1,598 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 No. It wasn't.Of course it was, its not even debatableNot being good enough to qualify for the top flight of Scottish Football is without a doubt the most embarrassing debacle in our 143 year History Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 75,872 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nah.Promotion was vital.No blessing in this failure IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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