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6 May 2018, 11:35 PM
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McCoist’s commentary today was disgraceful Totally biased Wouldn’t admit that Naismith should have seen red Went apeshampoo when Hearts had disallowed goal I know some on here like him as a pundit but I can’t see it
Totally agree, don’t understand why BT would have him summarising, he was just like a slightly more articulate bomber ‘show us ra deeds’. Had to see about 6 replays before he could admit brown had been stamped on, but could see fist time that it was ‘shocking’ that hearts had a goal disallowed, Hun pumpkin to the core He's got the battle fever on like the rest of the hun dicks, will be great to see them slapped down.
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McCoist’s commentary today was disgraceful Totally biased Wouldn’t admit that Naismith should have seen red Went apeshampoo when Hearts had disallowed goal I know some on here like him as a pundit but I can’t see it
Totally agree, don’t understand why BT would have him summarising, he was just like a slightly more articulate bomber ‘show us ra deeds’. Had to see about 6 replays before he could admit brown had been stamped on, but could see fist time that it was ‘shocking’ that hearts had a goal disallowed, Hun pumpkin to the core
He's got the battle fever on like the rest of the hun dicks, will be great to see them slapped down. His staunchness wouldn’t be so much of an issue if he actually offered insight and some football knowledge, but completely void of any real analysis. Get him to eff.
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7 May 2018, 07:25 AM
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Gerrard’s agent, for example, is a shrewd Glaswegian who ought to have ample local knowledge where Rangers are concerned...and his mentor Gary McAllister - who is also up to speed on most of the various nuances of the Rangers story. And yet they still took the job, so what has Dave promised them?
Steven Gerrard has his assurances but Dave King must tell Rangers fans where cash is coming from - Keith Jackson The new Ibrox boss worked miracles as a player but Keith reckons the club hierarchy need to reveal how they plan to help him conjure up some more.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson For the most part - some 13 years after the event - it’s all a bit of a blur. An indecently early morning flight from Glasgow Airport to somewhere in Germany. On second thoughts, maybe it was Schiphol in Amsterdam. Anyway, a connection to Istanbul and a taxi to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. Another sweaty cab ride to the Ataturk Stadium which felt like a trip down the road to Damascus given the numbers of disciples in red shirts on the roadside, all trudging their way through the searing late afternoon heat. Abandoned and kicked to the kerb by a less than stoic driver a mile and a half away from the ground and left to join the rest of them on foot. Carrying a laptop through a field full of unmistakably hostile looking sheep. All the while wondering exactly how to get out of this place afterwards, in the middle of nowhere and in the dead of night, and back to the airport in time to catch the flight home. Then, at half time, pondering on the point of the whole damn thing just to report on one of the most one sided Champions League finals of all time. This was hardly the spectacle my inner Liverpool fan had been hoping for. I remember it all through the fog of time although not in any great detail other than that Hernan Crespo had been running riot. Or was it Kaka? Maybe both of them. No, there was only really one memory that has stood the test of time and survived in absolute pinpoint clarity. The picture of Steven Gerrard’s windmilling arms as he ran back towards the centre circle after scoring the goal which began the one of the greatest, fairytale comebacks in the history of the European game. It was the moment one man’s stubborn refusal to accept his own fate inspired a sporting miracle. But, as has been said since last Friday, if Gerrard though he had a job on his hands at 3-0 down in Istanbul then it was a gentle walk in the park compared to his latest mission improbable in Glasgow. Or a brisk stroll through a field of farm animals with an attitude problem. It remains to be seen if Gerrard has bitten off more than he can chew by accepting the manager’s role at Rangers. Only the passing of time will tell if he has made a serious error of judgement or if his undoubtable reserves of self belief will be vindicated all over again. What is crystal clear already, however, is that Dave King has done the rest of Scottish football one almighty favour by affording Gerrard this opportunity to cut his managerial teeth in the Ibrox dugout. In terms of perception and profile, it’s difficult to see a down side where the SPFL is concerned and coming at a time when Neil Doncaster is renegotiating with broadcasters over a new TV deal, King’s dramatic intervention could not have been more welcome. Doncaster’s hand has just been strengthened immeasurably given that he is now selling the fascinating narrative of Gerrard versus Brendan Rodgers - a story which will resonate way beyond our own borders and which managed to stop England in its tracks for most of Friday afternoon. Not for one minute has King done this as an act of benevolence. He was not thinking about the greater good when he chose to contact Liverpool and relieve them of their under 18s coach. On the contrary, King made it happen because he believes Gerrard will be good for Rangers. And that’s the bit that remains far from certain. Is Gerrard really is ready for such an arduous task as rebuilding Rangers from the bottom up? Does he even realise that’s what will be required of him? The smart money says he must. The immaculate manner in which he conducted himself during Friday’s unveiling did not suggest this is a man who is going into Ibrox with his eyes wide shut. Gerrard was measured and considered in everything he did and said. It’s difficult to believe such a impressive professional could be blind-sided by or oblivious to the full extent of this club’s habitual self harming. Also, even if Gerrard did abandon all of his professional instincts in a rush to say yes to Rangers, he is surrounded by the kind of people who will have advised him to think it through with great care. Gerrard’s agent, for example, is a shrewd Glaswegian who ought to have ample local knowledge where Rangers are concerned. No, it stands to reason that Gerrard and his adviser have been given nailed down assurances that he will not be taking a penknife to a gunfight in Glasgow. That he will be given both the freedom and the financial muscle to make whatever changes he sees fit without encountering resistance form within or interference from above. It would make no sense at all for Gerrard and his mentor Gary McAllister - who is also up to speed on most of the various nuances of the Rangers story - to accept this challenge under any other conditions. Which is precisely why it will be of great interest to hear what King has to say this morning when he sits down with a selection of journalists to make an announcement of some sort. There has been a woeful lack of openness and transparency throughout King’s chairmanship of this club but today he has an opportunity to state clearly his new vision for the club and also remove the mystery from how he intends to fund it. On Friday he talked fleetingly of raising cash through a share issue but for as long as his dispute with the Takeover Panel remains ongoing, this seems no more than wishful thinking. No, King will surely have had to provide Gerrard with something far less flimsy in order to convince the 37-year-old that this move north made sense. If so then today would seem like the perfect time to let the Rangers fans in on it too. These supporters are already more than willing to believe that Gerrard can be a miracle worker all over again. In their name this time. What they need to know now is how King plans to help him make that happen. And by the way, I did catch that 6am flight the next morning. It’s a long story involving a chance meeting with Ally McCoist and the hitching of a ride into town in the back of an ITV camera van. It’s called flying by the seat of your pants which is something Gerrard will wish to avoid at all costs when he arrives back in town. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-assurances-dave-king-12493000
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7 May 2018, 08:14 AM
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Gerrard’s agent, for example, is a shrewd Glaswegian who ought to have ample local knowledge where Rangers are concerned...and his mentor Gary McAllister - who is also up to speed on most of the various nuances of the Rangers story.And yet they still took the job, so what has Dave promised them? Steven Gerrard has his assurances but Dave King must tell Rangers fans where cash is coming from - Keith JacksonThe new Ibrox boss worked miracles as a player but Keith reckons the club hierarchy need to reveal how they plan to help him conjure up some more. Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson For the most part - some 13 years after the event - it’s all a bit of a blur. An indecently early morning flight from Glasgow Airport to somewhere in Germany. On second thoughts, maybe it was Schiphol in Amsterdam. Anyway, a connection to Istanbul and a taxi to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. Another sweaty cab ride to the Ataturk Stadium which felt like a trip down the road to Damascus given the numbers of disciples in red shirts on the roadside, all trudging their way through the searing late afternoon heat. Abandoned and kicked to the kerb by a less than stoic driver a mile and a half away from the ground and left to join the rest of them on foot. Carrying a laptop through a field full of unmistakably hostile looking sheep. All the while wondering exactly how to get out of this place afterwards, in the middle of nowhere and in the dead of night, and back to the airport in time to catch the flight home. Then, at half time, pondering on the point of the whole damn thing just to report on one of the most one sided Champions League finals of all time. This was hardly the spectacle my inner Liverpool fan had been hoping for. I remember it all through the fog of time although not in any great detail other than that Hernan Crespo had been running riot. Or was it Kaka? Maybe both of them. No, there was only really one memory that has stood the test of time and survived in absolute pinpoint clarity. The picture of Steven Gerrard’s windmilling arms as he ran back towards the centre circle after scoring the goal which began the one of the greatest, fairytale comebacks in the history of the European game. It was the moment one man’s stubborn refusal to accept his own fate inspired a sporting miracle. But, as has been said since last Friday, if Gerrard though he had a job on his hands at 3-0 down in Istanbul then it was a gentle walk in the park compared to his latest mission improbable in Glasgow. Or a brisk stroll through a field of farm animals with an attitude problem. It remains to be seen if Gerrard has bitten off more than he can chew by accepting the manager’s role at Rangers. Only the passing of time will tell if he has made a serious error of judgement or if his undoubtable reserves of self belief will be vindicated all over again. What is crystal clear already, however, is that Dave King has done the rest of Scottish football one almighty favour by affording Gerrard this opportunity to cut his managerial teeth in the Ibrox dugout. In terms of perception and profile, it’s difficult to see a down side where the SPFL is concerned and coming at a time when Neil Doncaster is renegotiating with broadcasters over a new TV deal, King’s dramatic intervention could not have been more welcome. Doncaster’s hand has just been strengthened immeasurably given that he is now selling the fascinating narrative of Gerrard versus Brendan Rodgers - a story which will resonate way beyond our own borders and which managed to stop England in its tracks for most of Friday afternoon. Not for one minute has King done this as an act of benevolence. He was not thinking about the greater good when he chose to contact Liverpool and relieve them of their under 18s coach. On the contrary, King made it happen because he believes Gerrard will be good for Rangers. And that’s the bit that remains far from certain. Is Gerrard really is ready for such an arduous task as rebuilding Rangers from the bottom up? Does he even realise that’s what will be required of him? The smart money says he must. The immaculate manner in which he conducted himself during Friday’s unveiling did not suggest this is a man who is going into Ibrox with his eyes wide shut. Gerrard was measured and considered in everything he did and said. It’s difficult to believe such a impressive professional could be blind-sided by or oblivious to the full extent of this club’s habitual self harming. Also, even if Gerrard did abandon all of his professional instincts in a rush to say yes to Rangers, he is surrounded by the kind of people who will have advised him to think it through with great care. Gerrard’s agent, for example, is a shrewd Glaswegian who ought to have ample local knowledge where Rangers are concerned. No, it stands to reason that Gerrard and his adviser have been given nailed down assurances that he will not be taking a penknife to a gunfight in Glasgow. That he will be given both the freedom and the financial muscle to make whatever changes he sees fit without encountering resistance form within or interference from above. It would make no sense at all for Gerrard and his mentor Gary McAllister - who is also up to speed on most of the various nuances of the Rangers story - to accept this challenge under any other conditions. Which is precisely why it will be of great interest to hear what King has to say this morning when he sits down with a selection of journalists to make an announcement of some sort. There has been a woeful lack of openness and transparency throughout King’s chairmanship of this club but today he has an opportunity to state clearly his new vision for the club and also remove the mystery from how he intends to fund it. On Friday he talked fleetingly of raising cash through a share issue but for as long as his dispute with the Takeover Panel remains ongoing, this seems no more than wishful thinking. No, King will surely have had to provide Gerrard with something far less flimsy in order to convince the 37-year-old that this move north made sense. If so then today would seem like the perfect time to let the Rangers fans in on it too. These supporters are already more than willing to believe that Gerrard can be a miracle worker all over again. In their name this time. What they need to know now is how King plans to help him make that happen. And by the way, I did catch that 6am flight the next morning. It’s a long story involving a chance meeting with Ally McCoist and the hitching of a ride into town in the back of an ITV camera van. It’s called flying by the seat of your pants which is something Gerrard will wish to avoid at all costs when he arrives back in town. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-assurances-dave-king-12493000 surely the SMSM isn't having doubts?
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7 May 2018, 08:15 AM
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He's got the battle fever on like the rest of the hun dicks, will be great to see them slapped down.
His staunchness wouldn’t be so much of an issue if he actually offered insight and some football knowledge, but completely void of any real analysis. Get him to eff. At one point I'm sure he said something along the lines of "if he's just the other side of the player he's onside" Aye cheers for that insight Ally. effin fat pumpkin.
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Bill Leckie in the Sun today What a fud
LOVED the tweet someone dug out from Andy Robertson the other day, groaning during his time at Queen’s Park that “Life at this age is rubbish with no money. Need a job.”
That was 2012. And just look at him now, six years and a lifetime on, ready to step out into a Champions League Final as — for me — the best left back in Europe.
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7 May 2018, 10:58 AM
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Was flicking through the radio stations on the way to work there and found Kay Adams' phone in was discussing people moving to different countries to work.
I caught the last five minutes and she managed to mention Steven Gerrard twice including her sign off of 'let's hope it's a positive experience for Steven Gerrard'.
Aye. Nae bother Kay
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7 May 2018, 11:06 AM
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Was flicking through the radio stations on the way to work there and found Kay Adams' phone in was discussing people moving to different countries to work. I caught the last five minutes and she managed to mention Steven Gerrard twice including her sign off of 'let's hope it's a positive experience for Steven Gerrard'. Aye. Nae bother Kay Yup.
its started.
The pressure on us from all aspects of scottish society to not do ten will be unparalleled.
I type some drivel at times but make no mistake the push for ten will have them all against us. They cannot stand to see us successful but for us to do a presbyterian meltdown of ten will be uncatchable for eternity.
All sections will be up for tim bashing. Best is that we have a capable manager who is going nowhere and here for the ten.
Gerrard is only a patsy for them. He is their great white hope. There board could not run a bus to ayr beach even in one of parks bus’s never mind stop us doing ten.
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7 May 2018, 11:08 AM
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McCoist’s commentary today was disgraceful Totally biased Wouldn’t admit that Naismith should have seen red Went apeshampoo when Hearts had disallowed goal I know some on here like him as a pundit but I can’t see it I got in touch with them at the start of the season re Rob MacLean's biased commentating on our European games. They are good at getting back to you about things like that and say they take customers comments on board. McCoist's overall commentary yesterday was bang out of order and to actually laugh at that tackle on Broony was shocking. Get in touch with BT to let them know that you are not happy with the wee fat arse as it really is the only way to let them know
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Gerrard’s agent, for example, is a shrewd Glaswegian who ought to have ample local knowledge where Rangers are concerned...and his mentor Gary McAllister - who is also up to speed on most of the various nuances of the Rangers story.And yet they still took the job, so what has Dave promised them? Steven Gerrard has his assurances but Dave King must tell Rangers fans where cash is coming from - Keith JacksonThe new Ibrox boss worked miracles as a player but Keith reckons the club hierarchy need to reveal how they plan to help him conjure up some more. Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson For the most part - some 13 years after the event - it’s all a bit of a blur. An indecently early morning flight from Glasgow Airport to somewhere in Germany. On second thoughts, maybe it was Schiphol in Amsterdam. Anyway, a connection to Istanbul and a taxi to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. Another sweaty cab ride to the Ataturk Stadium which felt like a trip down the road to Damascus given the numbers of disciples in red shirts on the roadside, all trudging their way through the searing late afternoon heat. Abandoned and kicked to the kerb by a less than stoic driver a mile and a half away from the ground and left to join the rest of them on foot. Carrying a laptop through a field full of unmistakably hostile looking sheep. All the while wondering exactly how to get out of this place afterwards, in the middle of nowhere and in the dead of night, and back to the airport in time to catch the flight home. Then, at half time, pondering on the point of the whole damn thing just to report on one of the most one sided Champions League finals of all time. This was hardly the spectacle my inner Liverpool fan had been hoping for. I remember it all through the fog of time although not in any great detail other than that Hernan Crespo had been running riot. Or was it Kaka? Maybe both of them. No, there was only really one memory that has stood the test of time and survived in absolute pinpoint clarity. The picture of Steven Gerrard’s windmilling arms as he ran back towards the centre circle after scoring the goal which began the one of the greatest, fairytale comebacks in the history of the European game. It was the moment one man’s stubborn refusal to accept his own fate inspired a sporting miracle. But, as has been said since last Friday, if Gerrard though he had a job on his hands at 3-0 down in Istanbul then it was a gentle walk in the park compared to his latest mission improbable in Glasgow. Or a brisk stroll through a field of farm animals with an attitude problem. It remains to be seen if Gerrard has bitten off more than he can chew by accepting the manager’s role at Rangers. Only the passing of time will tell if he has made a serious error of judgement or if his undoubtable reserves of self belief will be vindicated all over again. What is crystal clear already, however, is that Dave King has done the rest of Scottish football one almighty favour by affording Gerrard this opportunity to cut his managerial teeth in the Ibrox dugout. In terms of perception and profile, it’s difficult to see a down side where the SPFL is concerned and coming at a time when Neil Doncaster is renegotiating with broadcasters over a new TV deal, King’s dramatic intervention could not have been more welcome. Doncaster’s hand has just been strengthened immeasurably given that he is now selling the fascinating narrative of Gerrard versus Brendan Rodgers - a story which will resonate way beyond our own borders and which managed to stop England in its tracks for most of Friday afternoon. Not for one minute has King done this as an act of benevolence. He was not thinking about the greater good when he chose to contact Liverpool and relieve them of their under 18s coach. On the contrary, King made it happen because he believes Gerrard will be good for Rangers. And that’s the bit that remains far from certain. Is Gerrard really is ready for such an arduous task as rebuilding Rangers from the bottom up? Does he even realise that’s what will be required of him? The smart money says he must. The immaculate manner in which he conducted himself during Friday’s unveiling did not suggest this is a man who is going into Ibrox with his eyes wide shut. Gerrard was measured and considered in everything he did and said. It’s difficult to believe such a impressive professional could be blind-sided by or oblivious to the full extent of this club’s habitual self harming. Also, even if Gerrard did abandon all of his professional instincts in a rush to say yes to Rangers, he is surrounded by the kind of people who will have advised him to think it through with great care. Gerrard’s agent, for example, is a shrewd Glaswegian who ought to have ample local knowledge where Rangers are concerned. No, it stands to reason that Gerrard and his adviser have been given nailed down assurances that he will not be taking a penknife to a gunfight in Glasgow. That he will be given both the freedom and the financial muscle to make whatever changes he sees fit without encountering resistance form within or interference from above. It would make no sense at all for Gerrard and his mentor Gary McAllister - who is also up to speed on most of the various nuances of the Rangers story - to accept this challenge under any other conditions. Which is precisely why it will be of great interest to hear what King has to say this morning when he sits down with a selection of journalists to make an announcement of some sort. There has been a woeful lack of openness and transparency throughout King’s chairmanship of this club but today he has an opportunity to state clearly his new vision for the club and also remove the mystery from how he intends to fund it. On Friday he talked fleetingly of raising cash through a share issue but for as long as his dispute with the Takeover Panel remains ongoing, this seems no more than wishful thinking. No, King will surely have had to provide Gerrard with something far less flimsy in order to convince the 37-year-old that this move north made sense. If so then today would seem like the perfect time to let the Rangers fans in on it too. These supporters are already more than willing to believe that Gerrard can be a miracle worker all over again. In their name this time. What they need to know now is how King plans to help him make that happen. And by the way, I did catch that 6am flight the next morning. It’s a long story involving a chance meeting with Ally McCoist and the hitching of a ride into town in the back of an ITV camera van. It’s called flying by the seat of your pants which is something Gerrard will wish to avoid at all costs when he arrives back in town. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-assurances-dave-king-12493000
surely the SMSM isn't having doubts? Keith has had plenty to say about King since his mate Murray left sevco, I think it's going to get very messy for the huns.
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8 May 2018, 04:17 PM
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KING OF HIS CASTLE
Chairman shows who is in charge with commitment to new manager Gerrard
By Darryl Darryl
Steven Gerrard was given a whopping SIX MILLION reasons to be happy yesterday from Dave King.
The incoming new Rangers gaffer would have been wearing a grin as wide as the Clyde and Mersey combined when news of the new funding broke yesterday afternoon.
Addressing a throng of journalists, South African supremo King spelled out his plans to oust Celtic next season with a hearty battle-cry; we are AYE READY for the Champions League. With Celtic set to lose several players over the summer, including Moussa Dembele and Scott Sinclair, King knows he must back his new boss and former Liverpool captain with HARD CASH.
And the £6M – to be raised via a share issue – will enable Gerry to do this.
With such funds at his disposal, the new Ibrox gaffer will immediately target old England team-mates like WAYNE ROONEY, PETER CROUCH and TONY ADAMS. As well as the entire Liverpool youth side uprooting and heading for Glasgow next season, the £6M will ensure top wages are paid to a host of European and World stars desperate to join the Gerrard Army.
King had the press pack eating out of his hand yesterday as he indicated that Celtic would only need to lose the league ONCE before the entire fabric and soul of the East End club would unravel and fall to pieces.
It is hard to argue with his logic and with the Gerbil and Gazza Mac leading the way off the pitch, and Paul Merson on it, the future is as bright and blue as it has ever been for the Ibrox loyal faithful. MOTM – King (Rangers)
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8 May 2018, 04:26 PM
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KING OF HIS CASTLE
Chairman shows who is in charge with commitment to new manager Gerrard
By Darryl Darryl
Steven Gerrard was given a whopping SIX MILLION reasons to be happy yesterday from Dave King.
The incoming new Rangers gaffer would have been wearing a grin as wide as the Clyde and Mersey combined when news of the new funding broke yesterday afternoon.
Addressing a throng of journalists, South African supremo King spelled out his plans to oust Celtic next season with a hearty battle-cry; we are AYE READY for the Champions League. With Celtic set to lose several players over the summer, including Moussa Dembele and Scott Sinclair, King knows he must back his new boss and former Liverpool captain with HARD CASH.
And the £6M – to be raised via a share issue – will enable Gerry to do this.
With such funds at his disposal, the new Ibrox gaffer will immediately target old England team-mates like WAYNE ROONEY, PETER CROUCH and TONY ADAMS. As well as the entire Liverpool youth side uprooting and heading for Glasgow next season, the £6M will ensure top wages are paid to a host of European and World stars desperate to join the Gerrard Army.
King had the press pack eating out of his hand yesterday as he indicated that Celtic would only need to lose the league ONCE before the entire fabric and soul of the East End club would unravel and fall to pieces.
It is hard to argue with his logic and with the Gerbil and Gazza Mac leading the way off the pitch, and Paul Merson on it, the future is as bright and blue as it has ever been for the Ibrox loyal faithful. MOTM – King (Rangers)
tinsoldier your the king at this
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The pressure on us from all aspects of scottish society to not do ten will be unparalleled.
Nonsense. Right up there with the UFH.
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Was flicking through the radio stations on the way to work there and found Kay Adams' phone in was discussing people moving to different countries to work. I caught the last five minutes and she managed to mention Steven Gerrard twice including her sign off of 'let's hope it's a positive experience for Steven Gerrard'. Aye. Nae bother Kay
Yup. its started. The pressure on us from all aspects of scottish society to not do ten will be unparalleled. I type some drivel at times but make no mistake the push for ten will have them all against us. They cannot stand to see us successful but for us to do a presbyterian meltdown of ten will be uncatchable for eternity. All sections will be up for tim bashing. Best is that we have a capable manager who is going nowhere and here for the ten. Gerrard is only a patsy for them. He is their great white hope. There board could not run a bus to ayr beach even in one of parks bus’s never mind stop us doing ten. I think you're reading too much into it. Could be Adams is just a hun boot.
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I think we've found the next Dave Leggatt
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-loan-model-full-flaws-12526813
I the squads in midweek Celtic had seven academy players Rangers had 2 Aberdeen had 3 Hibs had 5
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So much hurt in so few words.
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"Rodgers is as much borrowing a team as he likes to believe he’s building one".
Celtic loan model is full of flaws and is stifling talented academy players - Gordon Parks Gordon reckons the Hoops must get back to basics and the current policy is short-sighted.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByGordon Parks A stroll down the corridor leading to the St Ninian’s High School gym is to take a glimpse into the array of graduates who have made a name for themselves at Celtic. Framed shirts adorn the walls from the Bhoys made good, some more recognisable than others. Charlie Mulgrew, Kieran Tierney , Anthony Ralston, Jamie McCart, Jack Aitchison and Michael Johnson to name but a few in a sliding scale. A partnership between the Hoops and the Kirkintilloch house of education appears to be delivering its fair share of glittering alumni. Home-grown, nurtured and developed with a balance of both football and studies, it should be an arrangement which falls into the no-brainer department. But sadly, it’s not quite as it seems. Celtic’s success is a distance from the current batch of St Ninian’s pupils working their way through a dream factory which they hope will take them from first year to first team. But here’s the issue. With the most extreme of exceptions, the majority will suffer from a short-sightedness which remains the one downside of Brendan Rodgers’ time at Celtic. It was a concern voiced by Craig ‘Pitbull’ Levein during last week when he dared uttered a truth about the transfer policy exercised by the champions. He said: “They go and get loan players, who are the same age, and don’t play their own kids – that hampers Scotland’s development.” The Hearts boss is correct, there’s an element of fact in the claim Rodgers is as much borrowing a team as he likes to believe he’s building one. Patrick Roberts, Odsonne Edouard and Charly Musonda aren’t marquee signings, they’re just a few examples of players being placed at Celtic by big clubs who use the Parkhead outfit as an exclusive finishing school. Celtic are as fertile a development grounding as you get, clubs can place their assets and discover whether they sink or swim at Champions League level without any risk to their own ambitions. It’s a win-win policy which is a loser for Celtic’s teenage wannabes and does nothing to ease the bottleneck at the business end of the club’s development programme. The problem is laid bare with Belgium Under-21 kid Musonda with Chelsea apparently unhappy one of the 33 rookies they’ve loaned hasn’t been playing enough. Noses are out of joint because their asset isn’t getting utilised and it says everything about how clubs view the likes of Celtic and their place in the football chain as a feeder club. Rodgers is askew in his belief Scottish football should be thrilled by the arrival of a surplus to requirement from Stamford Bridge. At the time he said: “I think there was something up to 24 clubs interested in taking Charly so for him to want to come here is a great coup.” His sentiments won’t be shared by the likes of Lewis Morgan or Ryan Christie. Look at Roberts. At last he has seen the light and is about to shed the ‘comfort blanket’ of a somewhat career-stagnating two and half seasons here. There has been nothing long-term about his impact as he’s heading back to try his luck at Manchester City. No matter how you frame it, Celtic’s loan deal policy is full of flaws. It stifles academy kids to have stop-gap names on the back of their jerseys. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-loan-model-full-flaws-12526813
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Looks like Keith Jackson was on the wine last night, calling out big Jim as Gerard’s biggest problem at Rangers
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"Rodgers is as much borrowing a team as he likes to believe he’s building one". Celtic loan model is full of flaws and is stifling talented academy players - Gordon ParksGordon reckons the Hoops must get back to basics and the current policy is short-sighted. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGordon Parks A stroll down the corridor leading to the St Ninian’s High School gym is to take a glimpse into the array of graduates who have made a name for themselves at Celtic. Framed shirts adorn the walls from the Bhoys made good, some more recognisable than others. Charlie Mulgrew, Kieran Tierney , Anthony Ralston, Jamie McCart, Jack Aitchison and Michael Johnson to name but a few in a sliding scale. A partnership between the Hoops and the Kirkintilloch house of education appears to be delivering its fair share of glittering alumni. Home-grown, nurtured and developed with a balance of both football and studies, it should be an arrangement which falls into the no-brainer department. But sadly, it’s not quite as it seems. Celtic’s success is a distance from the current batch of St Ninian’s pupils working their way through a dream factory which they hope will take them from first year to first team. But here’s the issue. With the most extreme of exceptions, the majority will suffer from a short-sightedness which remains the one downside of Brendan Rodgers’ time at Celtic. It was a concern voiced by Craig ‘Pitbull’ Levein during last week when he dared uttered a truth about the transfer policy exercised by the champions. He said: “They go and get loan players, who are the same age, and don’t play their own kids – that hampers Scotland’s development.” The Hearts boss is correct, there’s an element of fact in the claim Rodgers is as much borrowing a team as he likes to believe he’s building one. Patrick Roberts, Odsonne Edouard and Charly Musonda aren’t marquee signings, they’re just a few examples of players being placed at Celtic by big clubs who use the Parkhead outfit as an exclusive finishing school. Celtic are as fertile a development grounding as you get, clubs can place their assets and discover whether they sink or swim at Champions League level without any risk to their own ambitions. It’s a win-win policy which is a loser for Celtic’s teenage wannabes and does nothing to ease the bottleneck at the business end of the club’s development programme. The problem is laid bare with Belgium Under-21 kid Musonda with Chelsea apparently unhappy one of the 33 rookies they’ve loaned hasn’t been playing enough. Noses are out of joint because their asset isn’t getting utilised and it says everything about how clubs view the likes of Celtic and their place in the football chain as a feeder club. Rodgers is askew in his belief Scottish football should be thrilled by the arrival of a surplus to requirement from Stamford Bridge. At the time he said: “I think there was something up to 24 clubs interested in taking Charly so for him to want to come here is a great coup.” His sentiments won’t be shared by the likes of Lewis Morgan or Ryan Christie. Look at Roberts. At last he has seen the light and is about to shed the ‘comfort blanket’ of a somewhat career-stagnating two and half seasons here. There has been nothing long-term about his impact as he’s heading back to try his luck at Manchester City. No matter how you frame it, Celtic’s loan deal policy is full of flaws. It stifles academy kids to have stop-gap names on the back of their jerseys. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-loan-model-full-flaws-12526813 The hurt is strong with this one, I think it's the 1st article of his I've read since the "poster boy for mediocrity" one and it's up there. Does he even bother checking facts or just regurgitate what Pitbull Levein spouts?
If Roberts plays and we win at the weekend that will be 7 trophies in 71 games, plus 2 goals in the CL, not bad for 2 and a half years of stagnation.
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14 May 2018, 07:58 AM
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Looks like Keith Jackson was on the wine last night, calling out big Jim as Gerard’s biggest problem at Rangers Who is Big Jim ? Edit. I think you mean Jabba ?
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