Steven Gerrard To Aston Villa - Official

[tom1780 1,228]

7 minutes ago, RFC55 said:

You're only prolonging it then 

Your correct 

I’m hanging on to any hope 

 

[Number5 2,187]

Can understand the move to a degree for mainly family reasons. There's probably only 2 or 3 teams in England that would make his commute easier and he couldn't manage any of them, so get why a Villa or Wolves would be essentially his best option.

Just comes at a shit time, 6mths down the line I'd actually welcome the change as like people have said he's done his 'cycle' it's time for a change and new ideas. He's going to be losing 3 or 4 of his trusted older heads that have without doubt made his life easier in being big presences in the dressing room/training etc.

Is he shiting the bed at the thought of failure this year and what that would mean to his legacy come the summer? He leaves now (in his mind) with us in a really commanding position 4pts clear at the top of the table and with a chance in all competitions? Big players coming back, squad stronger than ever........... If we go to do well, he's played his part, if we fail then he says that he left us in a good position?? 

If he does leave, and I hope he doesn't, just for continuity to be stunted at such an important time in our season then the clubs next appointment needs to be absolutely spot-on otherwise we're back to pre-Gerrard times.

Clarity in needed in the next few hours so everyone can move on.

Fuck me, if he says it's all media bullshit, what a lift that'll be for the club!

 

 

[Flatcap 491]

Why would he?......every other week....

 

Dens Park or Old Trafford

Tony fucking Macaroni Park or Anfiled

Tannadice or that fucking massive thing that Spurs built

Dingwall or The Emirates

Pitting his wits against Pep, Klopp, Tuchel as opposed to Martindale, McPake and some fat Aussie fucker....

[eskbankloyal 19,446]

8 minutes ago, esquire8 said:

Most the media still reporting it's around £2m compensation.

Apart from fan media, of course 

[Prso's headband 36,050]

If there is a £2m compensation clause in his contract that’s literally bordering on negligence from the board. 
 

Regardless of what anyone thinks of him at the moment, me included he’s still a global icon, a young manager and title winner. Whoever came up with £2m compensation needs to look at themselves

[FlippinEck 3,764]

I've held off posting about this until now. I have a bad feeling about this... 

[peter huistra 1,740]

Just now, Prso's headband said:

If there is a £2m compensation clause in his contract that’s literally bordering on negligence from the board. 
 

Regardless of what anyone thinks of him at the moment, me included he’s still a global icon, a young manager and title winner. Whoever came up with £2m compensation needs to look at themselves

He wasted that amount on grezda worth 5 at least 

[eskbankloyal 19,446]

11 minutes ago, RFC55 said:

This is more than that. Chris jack is the journo the club use and he's basically saying this will be completed very soon 

Jack is very much on the outside of things at Ibrox these days. I suspect he got the story from Thomas Jordan who he worked with at the Evening Times and is now head of PR at Villa 

[BlueSuedeSambas 54,968]

3 minutes ago, Flatcap said:

Why would he?......every other week....

 

Dens Park or Old Trafford

Tony fucking Macaroni Park or Anfiled

Tannadice or that fucking massive thing that Spurs built

Dingwall or The Emirates

Pitting his wits against Pep, Klopp, Tuchel as opposed to Martindale, McPake and some fat Aussie fucker....

“He’ll stay for champions league football” when a move to the Premier League gets him two games each against City, United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal every season.

[Prso's headband 36,050]

3 minutes ago, eskbankloyal said:

Jack is very much on the outside of things at Ibrox these days. I suspect he got the story from Thomas Jordan who he worked with at the Evening Times and is now head of PR at Villa 

Why is that? I can’t recall him ever writing anything negative about us, in fact does he not have a book released? 

[graeme_4 35,898]

Pretty confident it’s happening.

Won’t be shedding any tears to be honest. We’re hardly on fire under Gerrard at the moment. The squad needed refreshed in the summer and he didn’t do it. Cup record is also appalling. Seems to have lost that spark we had in previous seasons. 

We’re now in a position of strength compared to when we hired him, so a new manager has a lot more to work with and we’re a far more attractive proposition. 

It took big balls to take on the challenge of stopping 10IAR, and he did it. Won’t hold much ill will either if the Board get the next appointment right. League and country is a shit hole so can’t blame him. 

[LegendofCoop 17,636]

8 minutes ago, The Dude said:

Or - as Gerrard and every manager there's ever been are prone to - he'd simply give the answer he thinks we want to hear.

Say what you want about Gerrard but one thing I've learned while he's been here is that what he says in pressers is often miles away from reality. He plays the game and gives the 'right' answer, even if it comes back ad makes him look a bit daft down the line.

Maybe so, but we're getting away from my original point. He doesn't need to respond to speculation.

[esquire8 43,900]

7 minutes ago, eskbankloyal said:

Apart from fan media, of course 

Wierd that huh?......

[tom1780 1,228]

Ffs need to change a few profile pics n that if he goes 

what a ball ache 

[STEPPS BOY 75,715]

1 minute ago, tom1780 said:

Ffs need to change a few profile pics n that if he goes 

what a ball ache 

Change profile Pics to David Martindale pal..

[The Dude 20,026]

2 minutes ago, esquire8 said:

Wierd that huh?......

Tbh, it would make a lot of sense that the folk closest to Rangers are the ones reporting the one bit of the story that the club can clear up given there doesn't appear to be any denials coming from Ibrox.

[tom1780 1,228]

2 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:

Change profile Pics to David Martindale pal..

Not Mcinnes? 😔

[Prso's headband 36,050]

3 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

Pretty confident it’s happening.

Won’t be shedding any tears to be honest. We’re hardly on fire under Gerrard at the moment. The squad needed refreshed in the summer and he didn’t do it. Cup record is also appalling. Seems to have lost that spark we had in previous seasons. 

We’re now in a position of strength compared to when we hired him, so a new manager has a lot more to work with and we’re a far more attractive proposition. 

It took big balls to take on the challenge of stopping 10IAR, and he did it. Won’t hold much ill will either if the Board get the next appointment right. League and country is a shit hole so can’t blame him. 

I get we’re hardly on fire but stability is our best chance of winning the league again this season. 
 

I also don’t trust the board to get it right. The majority seem to want Gio, the board will probably think along the lines of Davidson. 
 

Leaving us in the lurch at this stage of the season especially after his soundbites about loyalty, 2 clubs for me etc is really really bitter, despite how he carries himself as Rangers manager that is really low. 
 

I still want him to stay purely based on the stability side of things, but honestly if the rumours aren’t quashed today then I think we’re in for a seriously turbulent 2 months

[JackAlex93 11,839]

The longer this story goes on today without a peep from the gaffer the more and more likely it looks that he will leave. Its not looking good I'm afraid.

I will be shocked if he does go. It will say a lot about the man Gerrard is if he does leave at this point in the season. Will be scunnered if he does.

[tom1780 1,228]

Wander what he’s doing just now 

on his way to villa park 

or tucked up in his Rangers pj’s

[eskbankloyal 19,446]

8 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Why is that? I can’t recall him ever writing anything negative about us, in fact does he not have a book released? 

Because the club is run by absolute clowns. He wasn’t allowed access to anyone within the club when writing the book on 55, had to source all his stuff separately and ended up with interviews with fans & a bit from Dave King from memory. Willie Vass hasn’t been allowed into Ibrox for a game this season either. 

[Gazzalivesforever 2,007]

This "he won the most important trophy" line getting thrown about is nonsense. To stop 10 in a row you have to acknowledge they'd won 9 in a row and in my eyes they didn't. 1 trophy in 9 isn't good enough. I'd like to think he feels that way was well and continues here but this looks like its gathering some legs. Unless the club or he makes some kind of statement of intent then no news is bad news imo.

[Prso's headband 36,050]

1 minute ago, eskbankloyal said:

Because the club is run by absolute clowns. He wasn’t allowed access to anyone within the club when writing the book on 55, had to source all his stuff separately and ended up with interviews with fans & a bit from Dave King from memory. Willie Vass hasn’t been allowed into Ibrox for a game this season either. 

Unsurprising. Not sure about you but if this goes through especially at the rumoured compensation price which is a joke anyway I don’t trust them to get it right. 
 

People are forgetting this is the same board that appointed Caixinha. 

[The Dude 20,026]

The fact there's been nothing put out from the club through Dingwall, Edgar or 4Lads speaks volumes here. If Gerrard had no interest, the club would have put it out via 'friendly' media by now.

[The Dude 20,026]

14 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Why is that? I can’t recall him ever writing anything negative about us, in fact does he not have a book released? 

Aye, but he never paid for access - although Newsquest have recently coughed up for the RangersReview lads to get access.