The Godfather 47,275 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 minutes ago, keithgersbear said: People watched us as if we weren't on the come back from rock bottom and had mid 2000s goggles on. We wouldn't be on the verge of 55 now if we did. I'm pretty certain of that. The improvement was clear. We showed we could beat them again and finally win games consistently again. Just lacked the squad depth. But does show that maybe it's good if boards ignore fans.. It wasn't the depth imo, it was mentality. Mentality that we now have in the team. No point trying to dig people up on things when we were clearly struggling and desperate for any form of success. Just enjoy the here and now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
folkestoneger 4,710 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 hours ago, peter huistra said: Not many players survive at our club unless they hit the ground running can only think of a few examples where players have started poorly then managed to stay and establish themselves as first team regulars. Ricksen being one and Lovenkrands who was quite young, suppose Goldson could fall into that category. Not forgetting McCoist peter huistra likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Godfather 47,275 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 5 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: A few is underestimating it mate Yeah there was quite a large opinion on things at that time as there always is when we fall apart entering the final stages of a season empty handed. Thankfully Stevie and the players took it up a few gears and now have the steel and mentality of winners. ForeverAndEver likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlCapone 7,399 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 hours ago, peter huistra said: Not many players survive at our club unless they hit the ground running can only think of a few examples where players have started poorly then managed to stay and establish themselves as first team regulars. Ricksen being one and Lovenkrands who was quite young, suppose Goldson could fall into that category. You’ve obviously forgot McCoist, Hately and Goram. That’s why as fans we need to give all players time before deciding. bluenoz, peter huistra, SIRB_72 and 1 other like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluepeter9 5,102 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 The last thing Rangers need is a rookie manager! ( when Gerard signed) I hate when we sign players at end of career - Ray Wilkins and Defoe! 😏 Essandoh likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beararse 3,489 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 James Beattie when he signed. Thought he’d score for fun. Utter dug shite. Amokachi and Essandoh like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris182 4,219 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 hours ago, graeme_4 said: Motherwell game when we were 1-0 at home after going out the LC. Couldn’t see us scoring and thought it was the beginning of the collapse we’d seen the last 2 seasons. Got it badly wrong. Also Barton was just what we needed at the time he signed. I think we'll look back at that game and realise that was a pivotal 45 mins of football for our football club. graeme_4 likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SIRB_72 1,831 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I certainly wasn't at the point where I wanted Gerrard out but I defenitely didn't see us turning around our bad run at the time. Sometimes a team falls and they never pick it up again, I thought that'd be us. Thank fuck the board seen that he was better than anyone to know what we needed in the summer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Essandoh 11,107 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Jasper Blues said: That takes bottle E. Well done Sir. I applaud you. Och not really mate I’ve made an arse of myself in plenty threads on here and dare I say it Ibrox with certain opinions Any Rangers fan - or football fan for that matter - that says they’ve never got something wrong or went a bit overboard is lying We all want the same thing at the end of the day, rarely is any criticism on here out of malice Bluepeter9 and tm91 like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Essandoh 11,107 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, beararse said: James Beattie when he signed. Thought he’d score for fun. Utter dug shite. My mate perforated 80% of his ear drum because of James Beattie. He heard Sky Sports News on the tele and went running up the stairs at the prospect of Rangers actually signing someone (we hadn’t signed anyone for two seasons). Problem was he had a cotton bud in his ear and tripped... Lucky bastard managed to keep his hearing in that ear Amokachi and beararse like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beararse 3,489 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 37 minutes ago, Essandoh said: My mate perforated 80% of his ear drum because of James Beattie. He heard Sky Sports News on the tele and went running up the stairs at the prospect of Rangers actually signing someone (we hadn’t signed anyone for two seasons). Problem was he had a cotton bud in his ear and tripped... Lucky bastard managed to keep his hearing in that ear Bloody hell. Essandoh likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper Blues 376 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Essandoh said: Och not really mate I’ve made an arse of myself in plenty threads on here and dare I say it Ibrox with certain opinions Any Rangers fan - or football fan for that matter - that says they’ve never got something wrong or went a bit overboard is lying We all want the same thing at the end of the day, rarely is any criticism on here out of malice Fair. My good lady isn't a football fan, but if she was, she would be the exception to your rule - she never gets ANYTHING wrong! Sorry, she told me to say that. Corky True Legend and Essandoh like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
five stars 1,203 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Never! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al II 6,465 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I’m never wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cedrick 7,089 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Thing is football can change quickly so yer opinion might have been correct at the time 👍🏻👌🏻, basically the same players were bags of the shite variety according to everybody and rightly so the last two season now they’re on the brink of legends Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post HuistraHairDo 7,704 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 Telt everyone the darts started on itv4 last night and it’s next Friday wit ma like Rangers_no1, hammer93, Amokachi and 3 others like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bronzy 16,382 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 14 minutes ago, Cedrick said: Thing is football can change quickly so yer opinion might have been correct at the time 👍🏻👌🏻, basically the same players were bags of the shite variety according to everybody and rightly so the last two season now they’re on the brink of legends Basically just a roundabout way of admitting you were wrong about Barisic imo Essandoh, Rangers_no1, LegendofCoop and 1 other like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cedrick 7,089 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, Bronzy said: Basically just a roundabout way of admitting you were wrong about Barisic imo 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Lockin 1,908 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, Cedrick said: 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LegendofCoop 10,735 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, AlCapone said: You’ve obviously forgot McCoist, Hately and Goram. That’s why as fans we need to give all players time before deciding. Have loved him and 'hated' him in equal measures, but Lafferty also springs to mind. AlCapone likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueFrewExile 94 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, beararse said: James Beattie when he signed. He was booked to give out the prizes at my daughter's (Southampton) swimming club a few years ago. Even though most of the kids weren't alive when he last played for Southampton. It was pretty warm in there admittedly, but he walked out after 20 minutes saying never mind my fee. Suddenly his Rangers career made sense. Lazy useless twat that turned tail at any kind of minor difficulty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis Reynolds 583 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Always been into Gerrard and the plan. Thought Rae (Alex) and Weir would be shit Was well into PLG Thought Ferguson (Duncan) would lead us to about 15 in a row I was well into Warburton longer than I should have been NorthernLights likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corky True Legend 2,481 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 4 hours ago, The Godfather said: Yeah there was quite a large opinion on things at that time as there always is when we fall apart entering the final stages of a season empty handed. Thankfully Stevie and the players took it up a few gears and now have the steel and mentality of winners. I got pelters for defending SG on here and comparing the time SAF had before Man U won anything under him. Don't feel so bad now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Electric Soup 39 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I stumbled across SportScene on BBC Scotland, earlier today. The Irishman, with the English name, who used to work for the Scotsman ..... Unexpectedly recanting at least some of his prior proclamations. Particularly, how much of a mistake signing Gerrard would prove to be. Doesn't absolve this masquerading pundit from his previous form. Especially the 'execrable' comment, after the crush outside Rugby Park in August 2019. Regardless, I do enjoy the sound of sanctimonious commentators choking on their humble pie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ariel Ortega 101 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 17 hours ago, Essandoh said: Football fans are fickle, when have you made an absolute rip roaring cunt of it and been proven so wrong by a player/manager? I made a thread on here at the start of the season after 0-0 with Livingston saying we’d have a new manager by that time next year I think collectively this board gets it wrong a lot. Pretty much all of our squad are two games away from being world beaters, or written off as absolute shite NorthernLights likes this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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