PRW. 5,631 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Arlindo Morais has no fears about his best pal walking into the lion’s den at Parkhead after watching him tackle a bull for a dare when he was just a kid. Foolhardy or full of guts? Morais has been a buddy of Pedro Caixinha since they were 10-years-old and insists the Rangers target is the bravest man he has met. Caixinha is finally expected in Glasgow at the end of the week to accept the challenge of restoring the Ibrox club to a position of power – and Morais is adamant he will not flinch from a fight for which he is tailor made. He even moved to clear up the confusion of reports that claimed Caixinha’s was previously employed as a scout for the Hoops and denied it was true. A baptism against the Bhoys, runaway league leaders on their way to six-in-a-row, would faze most football bosses on their debut outing, but not the Portuguese gaffer who knows all about facing a formidable foe head on. Morais played with Caixinha at their lowly local club, Beja, before they moved into coaching kids for the team. As their stars ascended, the duo even moved to become numbers one and two at UD Leiria in the Portuguese top flight. Morais took a step back from football and is now a teacher in Beja, in southern Portugal, while his boyhood pal moved on to forge a career in Europe, the Middle East and Mexico. He said: “Pedro is not afraid of anything and that includes the challenge of facing Celtic on Sunday. You have to put faith in yourself and Pedro is full of desire. “It’s possible for him to prepare the team and lead them out, he’ll not walk away – I’ve never known him to turn his back on anything since we were kids. “We’ve known each other since we were 10 and I remember, as 16-year-olds, we went to a local bullfight in the town of Beringel, just west of Beja. “His father was a bull fighter but Pedro had never stepped in the ring although his fighting genes were clearly passed to his boy. “Some of our other friends laid down the challenge to Pedro, ‘Come down the front and catch the bull, or are you too afraid?’ “He did not break stride as he walked down there into the arena and confronted the animal. “At one point, our friends moved to help him but it was just at the moment Pedro caught the bull by the horns. It was the first time he had ever stepped in the ring. There was no trophy, only honour. Everyone was so happy for him because it was a very dangerous task for a kid to take on. “But he was more proud to accept the challenge. It was a defining moment in his life, perhaps even the moment he became a man. He’s scared of nothing.” Caixinha has visited Ibrox as a coach before, when he was No.2 to Jose Peseiro at Panathinaikos and they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Walter Smith’s side in 2008 en route to the final. But Morais revealed they had visited the stadium before when they attended an SFA coaching course at Largs with players such as Colin Hendry and Alan Shearer. He also explained Caixinha did not scout for Celtic, despite reports he’d worked for the Hoops for two years as a star spotter in Europe. Morais said: “No, that was me. Pedro was offered the job but had already committed to a position in Saudi Arabia with Jose, so instead he recommended me. “I worked for Celtic for two years, taking in games in Portugal and Spain, Madrid and Seville, but the club didn’t follow up on my recommendations. “I encouraged them to look closely at Brazilian central defender Maicon for example, who was with Porto, but it didn’t happen. Many of the players I recommended to Celtic - there was a long list - were perhaps too technical as they seemed to prefer other attributes, such as good fitness. “I knew Scottish football, too, as Pedro and I attended a course at Largs with your Braveheart Hendry and Shearer. Pedro and I watched Rangers play a few games at Ibrox. “We enjoyed Glasgow, its culture, history and people especially, not to mention bars and restaurants. Rangers are the perfect team for Pedro and Glasgow is the perfect city. This is the most important moment of his career." “He’s part of the new age of coaches in Portugal, such as Jose Mourinho and Mario Silva. This is the job in Europe for which Pedro’s has been waiting. “Rangers are the right fit. It’s a great challenge to return the club to their position among the great clubs of Europe again. Celtic are stronger financially but he can make Rangers big again. “Everything is there for him. We know of their brilliant training ground, academy, stadium and fans who will follow their team anywhere. There’s a great foundation to build a side to compete in Scotland and Europe again.” Morais revealed his pal likes to play 4-4-2, with a defensive midfielder and two wide men leading a high pressing and attack-minded style. He said: “He’ll bring his own ideas but also give respect to Scottish culture and the Rangers way of playing. “He likes his players to be in command. Rangers fans will enjoy watching their team.” BridgeIsBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenerife Bear 1,748 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, Sweetheart said: Looking forward to the huge capacity increase then to enable us to compete financially with them long-term. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 200! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,713 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, Captain Hilts said: 200! Unlucky mate, tenerife beat you by a baw hair. Bruno's Manbun, Captain Hilts and KWBear 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Just now, The Godfather said: Unlucky mate, tenerife beat you by a baw hair. The Godfather 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,338 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 The papers don't even know what brother was a scout for cellic Laudrup1984 and BridgeIsBlue 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viennacalling 42 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 roger schmidt would be a smart recruitment ... filling the next 200 pages :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Just found a message in a bottle on Saltcoats beach, the real Rossiter is being held captive in Somalia and if we pay the ransom we'll get the Somalia head coach over as well. Heard it here first RFCRobertson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,713 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Gaz52 said: Just found a message in a bottle on Saltcoats beach, the real Rossiter is being held captive in Somalia and if we pay the ransom we'll get the Somalia head coach over as well. Heard it here first Gaz52, KWBear and BridgeIsBlue 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,452 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 So, any more news on the arrival of McNulty? Will he settle without Bunk with him? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,770 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, Gaz52 said: Just found a message in a bottle on Saltcoats beach, the real Rossiter is being held captive in Somalia and if we pay the ransom we'll get the Somalia head coach over as well. Heard it here first 1nfor 1 trade with wilson? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 25 minutes ago, Tenerife Bear said: Looking forward to the huge capacity increase then to enable us to compete financially with them long-term. I think DK sold fans a pipe dream back in 2015 The way I feel about hiring Celtic's old coach to be our manager is that the only experience he has had of Scottish football is being a Celtic's coach. Murty has more experience of Scottish football than him. We need the Investment, funding and financial promise that DK sold us to get elected. McCanns model worked because promises were kept. Quote “Fergus’ model was a more responsible model,” King said. “It was a managed approach and he did very well, whereas David’s model was fine as long as he’d the money to put into it. It’s one thing if you’re [Chelsea owner Roman] Abramovich and you’ve so many billions that spending a couple of million doesn’t really matter to you. Ultimately, even big clubs can hurtle down the leagues quite quickly when a dominant owner isn’t around any more. We’ve gone through event risk [an unforeseen event negatively affecting the company] too often after 135 years of ups and downs in football terms. It’s been turmoil and this board has to make sure we’ve a funding and financial policy to make sure we never even have the responsibility of event risk again. Hopefully the fans will understand that, that we won’t take them to the abyss again.” http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/dave-king-s-rangers-plan-will-borrow-from-celtic-1-3683577 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, RFCRobertson said: 1nfor 1 trade with wilson? Sending Kiernan out on the old rubber dingy today with a Head hold-all full of fivers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,770 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Just now, Gaz52 said: Sending Kiernan out on the old rubber dingy today with a Head hold-all full of fivers Give him a "how to speak Norwegian" so he can talk to the Somalians real good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksen_da_best 2,034 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 shouldn't be allowed the job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK92GERS 804 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Struggling to understand why so many are jumping the gun and having melt downs all because the guy has achieved nothing and add to that he's unknown If I remember right before Warburton arrrived people liked the idea of the cathro rumour at the time so what's different now ? I'll wait till he's had significant time to build his team before judging and I reckon this guy has so much potential he could open up so many different avenues regarding talent spotting etc that its a gamble worth taking imo enough of this Scottish born & bred management shite Davies, McLeish etc that have been out the game for so long we've done that so many times time for a fresh approach ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 If he's who the Board pick we have to get behind him it will be a tough job for anyone. markem and KWBear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRW. 5,631 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 10 minutes ago, Sweetheart said: I think DK sold fans a pipe dream back in 2015 The way I feel about hiring Celtic's old coach to be our manager is that the only experience he has had of Scottish football is being a Celtic's coach. Murty has more experience of Scottish football than him. We need the Investment, funding and financial promise that DK sold us to get elected. McCanns model worked because promises were kept. The above is straight out lies and you know it. The more you post the more I think you're a tarrier. Seek help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lloyd72 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, ricksen_da_best said: shouldn't be allowed the job. Why? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackrfc95 4,255 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Sweetheart said: I think DK sold fans a pipe dream back in 2015 The way I feel about hiring Celtic's old coach to be our manager is that the only experience he has had of Scottish football is being a Celtic's coach. Murty has more experience of Scottish football than him. We need the Investment, funding and financial promise that DK sold us to get elected. McCanns model worked because promises were kept. If you were male you'd get some amount of abuse for the pish you talk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, Lloyd72 said: Why? Maybe he watched this. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/696218/watch-rangers-manager-pedro-caixinha-congratulate-celtic-brothers-title/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lloyd72 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Smile said: Maybe he watched this. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/696218/watch-rangers-manager-pedro-caixinha-congratulate-celtic-brothers-title/ So he's not allowed the job because he worked for celtics feeder club and congratulated them on winning a title when it probably wasn't his decision? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,423 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 See if anyone tries to have a go at him over that video I'm as against him getting the job as anyone but come on tae fuck Skyson1872, BridgeIsBlue and Laudrup1984 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Lloyd72 said: So he's not allowed the job because he worked for celtics feeder club and congratulated them on winning a title when it probably wasn't his decision? Who said that, i just posted that as it could well be a reason he will not be accepted. Made a thread on it now anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,595 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 4-4-fucking-2 NeoGeo7, KWBear, The No.9 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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