skinnymate1690 666 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 If Beale comes in, then it could be great or it could be similar to Ian Cathro at hearts who was apparently this brilliant coach but shat the bed as a manager. we need something fresh and someone ideally with a bit of experience. It’s too risky IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marco 1,629 Posted November 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Specky Liar said: I know we had Pedro but have we ever been linked with any other African managers? Seen quite a few folks talk about Bodo Glimt, but no idea who he manages. skinnymate1690, BlueVanguard, J-Maestro and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Rowley Birkin said: What? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 6,965 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 The more I think about Dyche, the more it makes sense. People are fair to judge him purely on his premier league style, but to be successful in Scotland, you have to be a proven winner, and show consistency. There are not many more challenging leagues to do that than the championship, and he was more than capable of that time after time. If you offered me him against Beale, I’d take Dyche. Happy enough to give Beale the shot too, but Dyche is the man for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeRab 3,070 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Specky Liar said: He's from Qatar he just sounds Portuguese cos he worked there for a while Always thought he was Portuguese. And Qatar isn’t in Africa anyways Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersross 6,579 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, The Dude said: The budget is one of the first thing ANY manager is going to ask about. Thomson literally says that he 'disagrees' any manager would want to know the budget before accepting the job and if he was in charge, he wouldn't appoint them. Then he went off on some tangent about what Walter did when he returned, ignoring the part that Walter had a wee bit more of an attachment to the club than the names currently being linked. Doesn't really work when he said it in a recorded interview for a podcast I think it's pretty obvious that any manager would be interested in budgets. Particularly to someone who has managed clubs before like KT. Maybe he didn't articulate his point immaculately but I'm surprised any Rangers supporter would wilfully misunderstand what he meant, like English did, when it's pretty clear that the point he was trying to make is anyone primarily concerned with budgets isn't of the right temperament for the job. I imagine it was also partly a dig at GVB's comments re: relative CL budgets. The next manager will have to close the gap between us and them with a smaller budget - just like Walter did (and Gerrard for that matter) - and that's why he mentioned Smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybear1975 2,152 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Pedro's off colour but not African Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,960 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, OrangeRab said: Always thought he was Portuguese. And Qatar isn’t in Africa anyways Don't listen to him, he was actually Angolan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 31,342 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, OrangeRab said: Always thought he was Portuguese. And Qatar isn’t in Africa anyways lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, OrangeRab said: Always thought he was Portuguese. And Qatar isn’t in Africa anyways ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, teddybear1975 said: Pedro's off colour but not African wtf Skyson1872, J-Maestro, teddybear1975 and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,960 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, teddybear1975 said: Pedro's off colour but not African Off Colour? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, The Dude said: rent free. Don’t mistake being fun to rip the cunt out of for being important. I know you’re desperate for the validation but you’ll have to look elsewhere. graeme_4, Clemdog and falkirkNS 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 @Creampuff and @The Dude arguing who are we supposed to support here? Two of the most despicable people ever to use this site. TEFTONG and JackAlex93 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, rangersross said: I think it's pretty obvious that any manager would be interested in budgets. Particularly to someone who has managed clubs before like KT. Maybe he didn't articulate his point immaculately but I'm surprised any Rangers supporter would wilfully misunderstand what he meant, like English did, when it's pretty clear that the point he was trying to make is anyone primarily concerned with budgets isn't of the right temperament for the job. I imagine it was also partly a dig at GVB's comments re: relative CL budgets. The next manager will have to close the gap between us and them with a smaller budget - just like Walter did (and Gerrard for that matter) - and that's why he mentioned Smith. So when Thomson literally says 'If I'm at the top of Rangers and somebody had those doubts and wanted to know about the budget and wanted to know about this and wanted to know about that, they're not the man for the job' he actually meant something totally different? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Creampuff said: Don’t mistake being fun to rip the cunt out of for being important. I know you’re desperate for the validation but you’ll have to look elsewhere. Validation? It's a fitba forum with about 30 regular posters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeRab 3,070 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Specky Liar said: ? “I know we had Pedro but have we ever been linked with any other African managers?“ “He's from Qatar he just sounds Portuguese cos he worked there for a while” Ha what’s going on here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, OrangeRab said: “I know we had Pedro but have we ever been linked with any other African managers?“ “He's from Qatar he just sounds Portuguese cos he worked there for a while” Ha what’s going on here What's confusing you about what I said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperLeeMcCulloch 2,370 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Another thread derailed, how wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Dude said: Validation? It's a fitba forum with about 30 regular posters And yet here you are sharing screenshots of Twitter PMs and jumping into arguments about whether you’re a journalist… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, SuperLeeMcCulloch said: Another thread derailed, how wonderful. To be fair, it’s less depressing that when this thread is on-topic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeRab 3,070 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, The Specky Liar said: What's confusing you about what I said? I’m probably being stupid. But what’s the relationship between Pedro and Africa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, OrangeRab said: I’m probably being stupid. But what’s the relationship between Pedro and Africa It's the place of his birth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 66,679 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Creampuff said: And yet here you are sharing screenshots of Twitter PMs and jumping into arguments about whether you’re a journalist… He's not a journalist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersross 6,579 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, The Dude said: So when Thomson literally says 'If I'm at the top of Rangers and somebody had those doubts and wanted to know about the budget and wanted to know about this and wanted to know about that, they're not the man for the job' he actually meant something totally different? Do you genuinely think Kevin Thomson, who has spent his life around football and had managerial experience himself, believes a manager should - or even could - avoid knowledge of available budgets before taking a job? Or, more broadly, do you think a purely literal interpretation of a transcribed interview with multiple people having a heated debate is sufficient to accurately reflect what they meant to express? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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