Gio Discussion Thread

[The Beast 9,230]

7 minutes ago, left winger said:

Win the cup and get to Seville - he can stay. If not, he can fuck off.

He'd have to win the Europa League and get into the CL groups that way, that's the only way he will turn it around for me now.

[NeoGeo7 10,558]

1 minute ago, GabrielTomato said:

Mate. 

We're football fans, not football experts. 

We backed him because it seemed like a round peg for a round hole - Ex Ranger player ;decent pedigree; available and keen for the job. 

It clearly isn't working and by lord I don't want to trust him with a full scale rebuild which is clearly required.

Or Ross Wilson either, January signings were atrocious.

[The Godfather 72,051]

Just now, Ivybank said:

Played itten up front against Ross county , laughable

aberdeen we were shite first game back should have had our new signings in . Sands ffs

scumdone playing roofe up front

dundee Utd playing an unfit Helander after 6 months off costing us a goal

Roofe up front today again he’s got no fkn mobility at all

all disgraceful descisions by this manager ,that and 3 decent signings in January and we’d have won the league . Sands diallo and an unfit Ramsey 

hes cluleless

His record domestically is every bit as embarrassing as Pedro's.

Since the turn of the year his results are akin to that of hearts or Hivs side

 

[the old guard 2,323]

Fkn Clueless, the fat Aussie hung right out him again, there tactics were clearly to stop us playing and give away free kicks when we looked like breaking forward, must have done it 10 to 12 times in the first half aided and abetted by colum, GVB just couldn't do anything about it, bitton and Ralston carried this tactic on by halfing us as soon as they came on, our manager hasn't got a clue, leaving aribo on for 95 mins was incredible, were as soft as shite under him and this season will go out on a whimper, dropping 14 points since the turn of the year and conceding goals from set pieces in almost every game should be the end for him.

[The Dude 20,026]

17 minutes ago, Drunk and disorderly. said:

At least 90 per ent of us wanted Gio as manager.

Were we wrong?

Give the guy a chance.

Yes.

[The Beast 9,230]

Just now, NeoGeo7 said:

Or Ross Wilson either, January signings were atrocious.

The only Wilson signing in the last couple of years that's come good is Lundstram and he looked well dodgy for the first few months.

 

[McEwan's Lager 30,589]

7 minutes ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Kamara is the one who should have been sold last Summer. He had the season of his life for us and then played well at the Euros. His stock was never going to be higher than it was last July.

We have so many players in this squad that don’t want to be here.

The board should have put their foot down in the Summer with Gerrard and sold players before the qualifiers. Not freshening up the team has fucked us. 

Ross Wilson should be gone too. 

[esquire8 42,986]

Just now, The Dude said:

It is. it still doesn't mean players who couldn't come close to challenging for the Lowland League title are the answer to our problems in the short-term. It's fucking madness from folk who have invariably seen very little of the players beyond a handful of clips on social media and brief appearances for the first-team in games we're cruising.

We don't have problems for the rest of the season now. They ain't the answers but a solid 3 or 4 of them are more deserving of the 6 starts left in the league than most who started today or were on  the bench and came on to contribute the square root of fuck all.

[NeoGeo7 10,558]

Just now, The Dude said:

It is. it still doesn't mean players who couldn't come close to challenging for the Lowland League title are the answer to our problems in the short-term. It's fucking madness from folk who have invariably seen very little of the players beyond a handful of clips on social media and brief appearances for the first-team in games we're cruising.

When the league is over that’s when you blood the youngsters who may have a long term future at the club. Guys like Aribo need to be told to find a new club, it’s just not happening in the long term so get the funds in and see if there is promise in any of the youth players.

Not looking at playing a full XI of youth but King and Lowry would be a decent start.

[sassaaaa 11,406]

So we give the rat four years and one solitary trophy and we want to sack him now after a few months playing with his players. Hopefully he can see its that backline that needs changing , pity is its done now . We have handed them tens of millions and they will be out of site for years now.

[The Godfather 72,051]

1 minute ago, The Dude said:

Yes.

Yup.

Better to accept it and try to move forward now than wait another 6 months until he fucks another league up and we start from scratch half way through the season.

 

[graeme_4 34,644]

3 minutes ago, rangersross said:

55 wasn't a fluke. You don't fluke an unbeaten league season. It was a fantastic foundation to build on - with CL entry next season as a prize to aim for - but our executive leadership lacked the courage to make difficult decisions and banked on coasting on last season's momentum. At great effort, we changed the direction of travel that's been building for 9+ years, and in ~9 months we've chucked it away. 

I disagree. Everything went for us that season, they collapsed and we motored on. Still fucked both cups. 

It’s a team of shitebags, and they can’t cope withal any real pressure. 

[G.E.C. 18,822]

9 minutes ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Kamara is the one who should have been sold last Summer. He had the season of his life for us and then played well at the Euros. His stock was never going to be higher than it was last July.

He was banned for the CL qualifiers(shouldn’t have been) as well. 

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,190]

I admit I was on the Gio bandwagon, I thought all we needed was an experienced manager who knew the club and Scottish football and that would be enough to see us through.

[sassaaaa 11,406]

2 minutes ago, the old guard said:

Fkn Clueless, the fat Aussie hung right out him again, there tactics were clearly to stop us playing and give away free kicks when we looked like breaking forward, must have done it 10 to 12 times in the first half aided and abetted by colum, GVB just couldn't do anything about it, bitton and Ralston carried this tactic on by halfing us as soon as they came on, our manager hasn't got a clue, leaving aribo on for 95 mins was incredible, were as soft as shite under him and this season will go out on a whimper, dropping 14 points since the turn of the year and conceding goals from set pieces in almost every game should be the end for him.

Dunno what he is but its certainly not clueless , although it doesnt take a genius on seeing how to tear our defence to pieces.

[esquire8 42,986]

Just now, The Godfather said:

Yup.

Better to accept it and try to move forward now than wait another 6 months until he fucks another league up and we start from scratch half way through the season.

 

That's exactly what will happen. The "give him a transfer window" brigade will be music to the boards ears.

[The Dude 20,026]

Just now, esquire8 said:

We don't have problems for the rest of the season now. They ain't the answers but a solid 3 or 4 of them are more deserving of the 6 starts left in the league than most who started today or were on  the bench and came on to contribute the square root of fuck all.

No they aren;t. If they were, they'd be in the squad. They might have a big future ahead of them but they've still got a long way to go before they are anywhere close to being ready for regular starts for us.

[King Jela 20,379]

2 minutes ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Kamara is the one who should have been sold last Summer. He had the season of his life for us and then played well at the Euros. His stock was never going to be higher than it was last July.

I obviously don't know how the transfer process works but both Kamara and Goldson should have been off at the very least. 

I understand there would have been a price tag on Goldson that clubs wouldn't have been keen on paying and lowering that wouldn't have heen an option but that's set us up for failure again this summer because we have 3 players, Kent, Morelos and Aribo, that no one is going to pay top dollar for so therefore could still be here next season through pure stubbornness. 

The whole thing is a shit show.

[The Godfather 72,051]

Just now, sassaaaa said:

So we give the rat four years and one solitary trophy and we want to sack him now after a few months playing with his players. Hopefully he can see its that backline that needs changing , pity is its done now . We have handed them tens of millions and they will be out of site for years now.

If you can't win a league with the squad we have against a team and backroom staff put together in a month then it's never going to happen.

Gios record in the league is one of the worst for a new rangers manager coming in. 

[esquire8 42,986]

Just now, The Dude said:

No they aren;t. If they were, they'd be in the squad. They might have a big future ahead of them but they've still got a long way to go before they are anywhere close to being ready for regular starts for us.

So we continue giving starts to the dross every week? Great.

[Orange and Blue 1,173]

Gerrard left us high and dry, the transfers have been below average in January,the 3 week break benefited the scum and was more productive,GVB's had to deal with what's been giving to him. I wouldn't get rid of GVB personally give him a proper transfer window and next season.

[the old guard 2,323]

1 minute ago, sassaaaa said:

Dunno what he is but its certainly not clueless , although it doesnt take a genius on seeing how to tear our defence to pieces.

Or to see Aribo has been shot for month's

[The Dude 20,026]

3 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said:

When the league is over that’s when you blood the youngsters who may have a long term future at the club. Guys like Aribo need to be told to find a new club, it’s just not happening in the long term so get the funds in and see if there is promise in any of the youth players.

Not looking at playing a full XI of youth but King and Lowry would be a decent start.

That would be fine if the last six games were just dead rubbers. They aren't. We still need to keep our best at their best with EL games and the Scottish Cup semi-final coming up, It's bad enough ending the seasonn second in the league. Ending it without a single thing to show for it would be an utter disgrace,

[gmcf 34,319]

I'm not convinced Gio is the answer but I'd give him a bit more time .

Quite difficult taking over somebody else's team , particularly one that struggled with the previous incumbent.  

[The Dude 20,026]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

So we continue giving starts to the dross every week? Great.

It's the same dross everybody was wanking themselves into a frenzy about a few weeks ago. Just throwing three boys in who are nowhere near ready to be playing regular first-team football is just madness.