folkestoneger 9,026 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 12 minutes ago, Valance1690 said: Can't really understand extending his contract by a year, he was signed on until 2027 anyway! More money HG5 and Valance1690 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BlueSuedeSambas 56,359 Posted August 2 Popular Post Share Posted August 2 Think it’s a couple of things that’s led to this. Announcing it on the evening of what we are all thinking is going to be a difficult season shows the fans that they have faith in him and that it’s going to be a long term “project” (I hate that word) regardless of the outcome this year. However it also gives Clement some additional security too. He’s been quite vocal in saying that things haven’t played out as expected over the past few weeks so maybe the board have had to bump his wage and extended his deal to appease him and settle him down too. I don’t mean that negatively either, we only care about Rangers, but Clement has his own reputation and career to think about aswell, and the board will be aware of that. BlueKnight87, HG5, BlueJacketRFC and 9 others 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJacketRFC 7,630 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Let's go Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunels 1,363 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Guess the board had to make amends for lying through their teeth when he joined HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanMK 5,230 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 2 minutes ago, folkestoneger said: More money Maybe agreed to less so he can afford Shankland. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 69,421 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 The more I think about this the happier I am. The club have set their stall out very clearly, hopefully a positive result tomorrow and everyone can move forward together. WilliamMunny, Blue Skies and Negri's lovechild 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
real boydie9 18,570 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Wasn't expecting that. Hopefully he's been told he's getting cash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 87,122 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 2 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: I'm ok with this. The club desperately needs some stability and for us to stay the course we are on. I agree with this overall, but I will struggle to stay on board if our football doesn’t improve and we’re just dropping points all over the place. This league is full of utterly shite sides and our squad is still considerably better than most Im fine sacrificing this season for long term consistent success, it just has to look a certain way. There needs to be visible improvements HG5, BlueSuedeSambas, Negri's lovechild and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valance1690 4,096 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 2 minutes ago, folkestoneger said: More money Aye defo from his side, meant more from our point of view. Suppose you can't blame the guy if he's going to be dealing with shite then he's asked for more money & job security End of the day though, it doesn't matter if its a 3/4 year deal, if things go really wrong he'll be hounded out the door, just with a bigger pay off now AlbertzLoyalRSC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 7,107 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 I know timing is odd, but we really need continuity and backing. If he is to build and be a constant, as long as we start to see the incremental improvements, this is a good move. We can’t refresh everything every season, and he’s shown me enough over the last few managers that he’s the one to give the chance to build. AzorAhai, Blue Skies and Albertz85 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 45,103 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 17 minutes ago, born a blue nose said: The rumours must be true then What rumours? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 34,072 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Well that’s boosted the confidence he’ll maybe make Christmas.😎 real boydie9 and HG5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 45,103 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Glad we've extended his contract. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The No.9 763 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 A sign of intent at the very least that were going to stick to our guns for a while Blue Skies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
real boydie9 18,570 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Time to head over to the transfer thread 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockwellGers 15,250 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Immediately felt good about this. Backing big Phil to build us into a strong team Blue Skies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1984 1,566 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Clear message for me is that he’s here regardless of how this season goes. Could be a rough month or so and this just shuts down any suggestions he might walk or get sacked etc. smart move, I hope. Blue Skies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrupsleftfoot 12,208 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 I quite like the board’s conviction. I don’t like what we’ve seen in terms of the style of play - if it wins us the league no cunt will rightly care but if it’s shit plus not winning football surely not even Specky has the patience for that. He has to show he can beat the fenians, at least at home as a minimum. Go another couple without beating them and we know what’s inevitable - no-one survives going OF after OF not being able to win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthranger 4,225 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 17 minutes ago, Amato said: I think this reinforces the feeling that we don't actually expect to win much this year. A transition year and extending Clement's contract is a show of faith in the manager that he's the long term solution, and a way of signalling to the support that there's no point calling for him to be sacked if/when we're trailing in the league this year. It also means the compensation fee clubs have to pay to poach him is larger, which might be a deterrent (especially for international jobs). Ultimately, I think he’s here for at least this season and if this is a way of getting him more committed and signalling to the fan base we’re not changing in Autumn, then fair enough. The timing doesn’t seem to make much sense though, it’s the kind of thing we could’ve done in 2-3 months. Blue Skies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzalivesforever 2,038 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 4 minutes ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said: I quite like the board’s conviction. I don’t like what we’ve seen in terms of the style of play - if it wins us the league no cunt will rightly care but if it’s shit plus not winning football surely not even Specky has the patience for that. He has to show he can beat the fenians, at least at home as a minimum. Go another couple without beating them and we know what’s inevitable - no-one survives going OF after OF not being able to win. We we're unplayable his first 8-10 games. No one could get near us. Then we lost to the tims and the mental hoodoo they have over us kicked in and we played poorly. I think he's identified that and has begun to rectify it by getting rid of a lot of the old brigade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertz85 1,317 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 13 minutes ago, Marky. said: I know timing is odd, but we really need continuity and backing. If he is to build and be a constant, as long as we start to see the incremental improvements, this is a good move. We can’t refresh everything every season, and he’s shown me enough over the last few managers that he’s the one to give the chance to build. That spell up to March or so when it unfolded got enough confidence in Clement. He got really unlucky with injuries which I believe hampered us. However he needs the backing to build his own team and assistance in fixing the fragility of our team injuries wise (some of which are down to wild challenges in scotland which is a wider issue). For sure bizarre timing for a contract renewal. Blue Skies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 36,750 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 I’m behind the manager not the board. They’ve done this the day before the season to try and conjure some sort of goodwill because they know what we have on the park isn’t good enough and they are the ones that have caused us to be in this position. Back the manager, sack the board BridgeIsBlue, BlueKnight87 and Bears r us 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrupsleftfoot 12,208 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 1 minute ago, Gazzalivesforever said: We we're unplayable his first 8-10 games. No one could get near us. Then we lost to the tims and the mental hoodoo they have over us kicked in and we played poorly. I think he's identified that and has begun to rectify it by getting rid of a lot of the old brigade. Mate anyone commenting on us tactically who even half knows what they’re talking about is pointing out huge flaws that have continued into the pre-season. It’s not just about the mentality of certain players although to an extent that might have played a role. Even rewatching back the first half of the cup final where he thought we played great, celtic were passing easily through lines and beating any press. Clement talks and carries himself extremely well but he absolutely has it all to prove. Ambrogio 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascadeshrimp 1,544 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Got to be honest here I thought he for the offski after his mutterings earlier in pre season and the Belgium job coming available This gives me confidence that he's committed to sorting us out Get behind him and let's go! Blue Skies and Hadron Collider 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 31,318 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 I don't think the timing is strange, we could be in for a rough few games before the window closes and hopefully get in bettet players and out some of those who are not goes enough. I really like Phil and hope he can get us playing well and winning games. BlueKnight87, Hadron Collider and Blue Skies 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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