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The All New Sevco Back in Yer Bin Thread; Taking out the trash
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Topic Started: 29 Apr 2018, 04:24 PM (2,086,956 Views)
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DhenBhoy
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6 May 2018, 12:03 PM
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Hun tv back to ooing and ahhing and talking over each other, their new presentational style didnt last long! The " ginger Maldini"....Bates!! FFS! They can cream themselves over Bates all they want, he's effing off and they ain't getting a thin dime.
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6 May 2018, 12:04 PM
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My FB feed is full of huns stating how negative the press have been about it all.
The media coverage has looked very positive and dramatic but when you get down to the nitty gritty, most experienced columnists have been fairly negative about his chances of success. I would say they are being realistic more than anything - but that would go against the hun triumphalist mindset hence the idea that the press are being negative.
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6 May 2018, 12:10 PM
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Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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Kinsella was found murdered this morning.
SG being paid in kind?
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6 May 2018, 12:10 PM
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Kinsella was found murdered this morning. Dodgy Dave pulling out all the stops for his new manager?
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6 May 2018, 12:57 PM
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Kinsella was found murdered this morning. This morning?
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6 May 2018, 02:20 PM
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Kinsella was found murdered this morning.
This morning? Gerrard said he has things to finish off before joining Sevco in 1st June
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6 May 2018, 02:38 PM
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That wet wet wet bawbag singer is on that channel4 Lovejoy cooking show this morning
Wonder if he'll spout his pro sevco pish?
I remember a rumour about him when I was younger, apparently, saying he didn’t want catholics buying his records Might be pish It was utter pish , his bird/ fiancée/ wife Eileen Catterson is a Catholic as is ( so I’m led to believe) the drummer in WWW? While were on the subject of people allegedly not wanting Catholics to buy their products .. Simon le Bon never said it either. At least one of the band are Catholics , so it would a wee bit stupid to say such utter shampooe
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6 May 2018, 02:39 PM
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deep Because the rules of engagement haven’t changed for Rangers, irrespective of who they employ. Not once in six years. Despite their sense of entitlement, Rangers have no God-given right to be the club that challenges Celtic for titles. They have to earn it.But will they listen? Steven Gerrard appointment excites me AND makes me dubious – Gordon WaddellRangers have no God-given right to be the one that challenges Celtic argues the Sunday Mail’s chief sports columnist. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGordon Waddell Risk. None of us are completely averse to it. You take a chance getting up in the morning, crossing the road, sticking your face in a fan. Success comes either with how well you mitigate against it or how much of it you’re prepared to live with to get what you want. But it’s hard to know who’s taking the greater one here. Steven Gerrard with his fledgling reputation or Rangers’ board – again – with their club and their future. Either way, it’s going to be a blast to watch. No argument here, Stevie G’s arrival in Scottish football is a giant tick in the pro column, however it pans out. He’s global gone local and it’ll be eyes on from day one. Ray Bradbury once described risk as jumping off a cliff and building your wings on the way down – and both of them are doing exactly that. The problem they have is they are Wile E Coyote to Celtic’s Road Runner in that scenario. Armed with an Acme toolkit and a stick of fizzing dynamite. The question is – will they manage to fly before the wheeee of the dive into the unknown invariably and maybe inevitably turns into a splat and a puff of dust at the bottom? See, this is the joy of watching Rangers, if not of being one of their fans. The uncertainty. The lack of mitigation of risk. It has been bad decision after bad decision since 2012, bad money after bad, on and off the park, unbearable, cringeworthy viewing at times. But you can’t help but splay your fingers a little to see if once, just once, they can get it right. To see if once, just once, Acme make a pair of rocket-propelled roller skates that actually do the job. Because the rules of engagement haven’t changed for Rangers, irrespective of who they employ. Not once in six years. Despite their sense of entitlement, Rangers have no God-given right to be the club that challenges Celtic for titles. They have to earn it. And they’ve struggled to grasp that. Until now apparently. The first admirable thing about Gerrard is the fact he acknowledged that straight out of the gate. He inherits a squad who could well finish fourth in a supposedly two-horse race and faces a Celtic side seven years embedded in a run towards at least 10. We’ve said it before but we might as well say it again. Whether the Bears like it or not, Celtic aren’t Gerrard’s benchmark. Fixing Rangers is all he should care about. Right now they have a consistently top-two Aberdeen to overcome, a resurgent Hibs, a hurting and determined Hearts, and a Kilmarnock side and boss they’ve got a losing record to this season. But their biggest obstacle is still their own shortcomings. They’re not good enough. Not even close – as the past few weeks should have shown them. If Gerrard’s a good coach, he can fix some of that himself. Look at Brendan Rodgers and Stevie Clarke. They’ve taken what they had and made it better. Rodgers’ 5-0 win over Rangers last weekend featured nine players he inherited in his starting line-up, more than half of whom were deemed not to have a future when he rocked up. Clarke has revolutionised Killie with very little in the way of recruitment – his line-ups invariably include eight or nine there before him. So Rangers might not need a one to 11 clearout to get better if Gerrard can match up to the two vastly experienced coaches he’s worked under – but they do still need a huge hosing down to get good enough. And this is where the risk to Gerrard comes. Placing his rep and his trust in a board that has just seen two directors resign in still mysterious circumstances and a chairman who’s yet to do what has been legally asked of him by the Takeover Panel when it comes to a share offer. It’s hard to imagine he hasn’t been made promises to lure him but the notion he’s going to get a “war chest” to bring in a raft of top-quality players? Do people never learn? The break-up of the board may represent strategy, it may represent dysfunction and distrust. But the fans will never know which it is because the transparency they were promised – again – is nowhere to be seen. Their PR operation asked on Friday at Gerrard’s unveiling that all financial questions be left out because King would address them on Monday. So by all means, put your hope and faith in the new guy – what else is there to do? Until tomorrow at least, though, there should still be a healthy dose of scepticism over what resources he’ll have and where they’re coming from. In a league where the prize money is dwarfed by the spend required to earn it, there’s no recouping it unless you get through four rounds and into the Champions League groups. So whatever plan they have, whether it’s a rights issue or individual benefactors, won’t be so much an investment as a donation. To be fair to them, they actually have some building blocks in place now that weren’t there six years ago. Their academy has better people in it at almost every level and things have quietly changed with their development pathway. That’s irrelevant in the here and now though. What they need is Gerrard to hit the ground running and presumably do it while being completely simpatico with Mark Allen, his director of football. Recruitment will never be more key than it is this summer but who holds the key? The one transfer window Allen has had all to himself in January hasn’t exactly been shown up to be a resounding success. Then again, the idea Gerrard will have a queue of class acts down Edmiston Drive just to play for him is debatable as well. Footballers aren’t exactly renowned for their altruism these days. Big names still want big money. And doing it all in one window is never easy either. You had to laugh at John Barnes the other day, saying what Gerrard needed in his first job was patience and a lack of pressure – the polar opposite of what he’s going to get. The thing is, Barnes was a rookie in the job when he came to Celtic as well but he walked into a damn sight better situation than Gerrard does and still failed spectacularly. The team he inherited had Henrik Larsson, Lubo Moravcik, Paul Lambert, Johan Mjallby, Jackie McNamara, Alan Stubbs… And Rangers were sitting at one in a row. There’s a world of a difference in what Gerrard walks in the door to. But then he knows all of that. He’ll have heard been told every cautionary tale yet he has still backed himself to take on a job where second is last. He clearly has the courage of his convictions, that he sees this as the right first job. No soft openings for him and that’s to be commended. He comported himself really well at his unveiling. His analysis of the game in his media stint has been robust and insightful. It’s still a hard gig though. Players are just as tough to please as fans sometimes. If his sessions aren’t up there, he’ll not be getting judged on his stellar years as one of the best midfielders on the planet. There’s rarely a straight correlation between your skill with a ball at your feet and your ability to impart the knowledge or experience you’ve accumulated. And sometimes the hardest thing is acknowledging that none of your players are or will ever be as good as you were. I always remember Richard Gough after his first day at Livingston being utterly shellshocked that a group of 500 quid-a-week grafters couldn’t do what he, a nine-in-a-row-captaining, 61-cap, former Premier League star could do. Well, gee, y’reckon? All of this is in front of Gerrard and we should consider ourselves lucky to have ringside seats. And remember, it’s actually okay to be dubious and excited. They’re not mutually exclusive. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-appointment-excites-makes-12485027  They came back from LA due to homesickness so that sounds about right to me.
Just read Sunday Times article and - lo and behold - it seems he said on Friday that McAllister won’t be a number 2 because it implied “a less important role”. Yeah he said he's not his number 2, he's his assistant.
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Steve Gerrard, Gerrard. He slipped from 40 yards. He gave it to Demba Ba. Steve Gerrard, Gerrard. Steve Gerrard, Gerrard. He slipped on his f*cking arse. He gave it to Demba Ba. Steve Gerrard, Gerrard.
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6 May 2018, 02:53 PM
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Because the rules of engagement haven’t changed for Rangers, irrespective of who they employ. Not once in six years. Despite their sense of entitlement, Rangers have no God-given right to be the club that challenges Celtic for titles. They have to earn it.But will they listen? Steven Gerrard appointment excites me AND makes me dubious – Gordon WaddellRangers have no God-given right to be the one that challenges Celtic argues the Sunday Mail’s chief sports columnist. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGordon Waddell Risk. None of us are completely averse to it. You take a chance getting up in the morning, crossing the road, sticking your face in a fan. Success comes either with how well you mitigate against it or how much of it you’re prepared to live with to get what you want. But it’s hard to know who’s taking the greater one here. Steven Gerrard with his fledgling reputation or Rangers’ board – again – with their club and their future. Either way, it’s going to be a blast to watch. No argument here, Stevie G’s arrival in Scottish football is a giant tick in the pro column, however it pans out. He’s global gone local and it’ll be eyes on from day one. Ray Bradbury once described risk as jumping off a cliff and building your wings on the way down – and both of them are doing exactly that. The problem they have is they are Wile E Coyote to Celtic’s Road Runner in that scenario. Armed with an Acme toolkit and a stick of fizzing dynamite. The question is – will they manage to fly before the wheeee of the dive into the unknown invariably and maybe inevitably turns into a splat and a puff of dust at the bottom? See, this is the joy of watching Rangers, if not of being one of their fans. The uncertainty. The lack of mitigation of risk. It has been bad decision after bad decision since 2012, bad money after bad, on and off the park, unbearable, cringeworthy viewing at times. But you can’t help but splay your fingers a little to see if once, just once, they can get it right. To see if once, just once, Acme make a pair of rocket-propelled roller skates that actually do the job. Because the rules of engagement haven’t changed for Rangers, irrespective of who they employ. Not once in six years. Despite their sense of entitlement, Rangers have no God-given right to be the club that challenges Celtic for titles. They have to earn it. And they’ve struggled to grasp that. Until now apparently. The first admirable thing about Gerrard is the fact he acknowledged that straight out of the gate. He inherits a squad who could well finish fourth in a supposedly two-horse race and faces a Celtic side seven years embedded in a run towards at least 10. We’ve said it before but we might as well say it again. Whether the Bears like it or not, Celtic aren’t Gerrard’s benchmark. Fixing Rangers is all he should care about. Right now they have a consistently top-two Aberdeen to overcome, a resurgent Hibs, a hurting and determined Hearts, and a Kilmarnock side and boss they’ve got a losing record to this season. But their biggest obstacle is still their own shortcomings. They’re not good enough. Not even close – as the past few weeks should have shown them. If Gerrard’s a good coach, he can fix some of that himself. Look at Brendan Rodgers and Stevie Clarke. They’ve taken what they had and made it better. Rodgers’ 5-0 win over Rangers last weekend featured nine players he inherited in his starting line-up, more than half of whom were deemed not to have a future when he rocked up. Clarke has revolutionised Killie with very little in the way of recruitment – his line-ups invariably include eight or nine there before him. So Rangers might not need a one to 11 clearout to get better if Gerrard can match up to the two vastly experienced coaches he’s worked under – but they do still need a huge hosing down to get good enough. And this is where the risk to Gerrard comes. Placing his rep and his trust in a board that has just seen two directors resign in still mysterious circumstances and a chairman who’s yet to do what has been legally asked of him by the Takeover Panel when it comes to a share offer. It’s hard to imagine he hasn’t been made promises to lure him but the notion he’s going to get a “war chest” to bring in a raft of top-quality players? Do people never learn? The break-up of the board may represent strategy, it may represent dysfunction and distrust. But the fans will never know which it is because the transparency they were promised – again – is nowhere to be seen. Their PR operation asked on Friday at Gerrard’s unveiling that all financial questions be left out because King would address them on Monday. So by all means, put your hope and faith in the new guy – what else is there to do? Until tomorrow at least, though, there should still be a healthy dose of scepticism over what resources he’ll have and where they’re coming from. In a league where the prize money is dwarfed by the spend required to earn it, there’s no recouping it unless you get through four rounds and into the Champions League groups. So whatever plan they have, whether it’s a rights issue or individual benefactors, won’t be so much an investment as a donation. To be fair to them, they actually have some building blocks in place now that weren’t there six years ago. Their academy has better people in it at almost every level and things have quietly changed with their development pathway. That’s irrelevant in the here and now though. What they need is Gerrard to hit the ground running and presumably do it while being completely simpatico with Mark Allen, his director of football. Recruitment will never be more key than it is this summer but who holds the key? The one transfer window Allen has had all to himself in January hasn’t exactly been shown up to be a resounding success. Then again, the idea Gerrard will have a queue of class acts down Edmiston Drive just to play for him is debatable as well. Footballers aren’t exactly renowned for their altruism these days. Big names still want big money. And doing it all in one window is never easy either. You had to laugh at John Barnes the other day, saying what Gerrard needed in his first job was patience and a lack of pressure – the polar opposite of what he’s going to get. The thing is, Barnes was a rookie in the job when he came to Celtic as well but he walked into a damn sight better situation than Gerrard does and still failed spectacularly. The team he inherited had Henrik Larsson, Lubo Moravcik, Paul Lambert, Johan Mjallby, Jackie McNamara, Alan Stubbs… And Rangers were sitting at one in a row. There’s a world of a difference in what Gerrard walks in the door to. But then he knows all of that. He’ll have heard been told every cautionary tale yet he has still backed himself to take on a job where second is last. He clearly has the courage of his convictions, that he sees this as the right first job. No soft openings for him and that’s to be commended. He comported himself really well at his unveiling. His analysis of the game in his media stint has been robust and insightful. It’s still a hard gig though. Players are just as tough to please as fans sometimes. If his sessions aren’t up there, he’ll not be getting judged on his stellar years as one of the best midfielders on the planet. There’s rarely a straight correlation between your skill with a ball at your feet and your ability to impart the knowledge or experience you’ve accumulated. And sometimes the hardest thing is acknowledging that none of your players are or will ever be as good as you were. I always remember Richard Gough after his first day at Livingston being utterly shellshocked that a group of 500 quid-a-week grafters couldn’t do what he, a nine-in-a-row-captaining, 61-cap, former Premier League star could do. Well, gee, y’reckon? All of this is in front of Gerrard and we should consider ourselves lucky to have ringside seats. And remember, it’s actually okay to be dubious and excited. They’re not mutually exclusive. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-appointment-excites-makes-12485027
They don't believe they have a right to challenge, a month or so ago they believed they might be Champions, so no chance of them taking anything from that piece. The transparency aspect is worth noting, the hun have been lied to time and again but keep coming back for scraps. Alarm bells would be ringing for me regards the family staying put, not even a "will join him later" about it. Wasn't it the same deal with The Magic Hat and Pedro? For the money on offer and the job these guys want to do you think they would have the family backing... people uproot and move countries for a job on cash these guys earn in their sleep. I don't reckon it's conducive to long term success or indicates belief in such.
Waddell seems to have overlooked Lenny & Hibs in his article - a team who will likely finish above Sevco this year ! The article contains the words “a resurgent Hibs”
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That wet wet wet bawbag singer is on that channel4 Lovejoy cooking show this morning
Wonder if he'll spout his pro sevco pish?
I remember a rumour about him when I was younger, apparently, saying he didn’t want catholics buying his records Might be pish
It was utter pish , his bird/ fiancée/ wife Eileen Catterson is a Catholic as is ( so I’m led to believe) the drummer in WWW? While were on the subject of people allegedly not wanting Catholics to buy their products .. Simon le Bon never said it either. At least one of the band are Catholics , so it would a wee bit stupid to say such utter shampooe
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Anybody interested in grabbing a couple of burgers and hittin' the cemetery?
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deep Because the rules of engagement haven’t changed for Rangers, irrespective of who they employ. Not once in six years. Despite their sense of entitlement, Rangers have no God-given right to be the club that challenges Celtic for titles. They have to earn it.But will they listen? Steven Gerrard appointment excites me AND makes me dubious – Gordon WaddellRangers have no God-given right to be the one that challenges Celtic argues the Sunday Mail’s chief sports columnist. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGordon Waddell Risk. None of us are completely averse to it. You take a chance getting up in the morning, crossing the road, sticking your face in a fan. Success comes either with how well you mitigate against it or how much of it you’re prepared to live with to get what you want. But it’s hard to know who’s taking the greater one here. Steven Gerrard with his fledgling reputation or Rangers’ board – again – with their club and their future. Either way, it’s going to be a blast to watch. No argument here, Stevie G’s arrival in Scottish football is a giant tick in the pro column, however it pans out. He’s global gone local and it’ll be eyes on from day one. Ray Bradbury once described risk as jumping off a cliff and building your wings on the way down – and both of them are doing exactly that. The problem they have is they are Wile E Coyote to Celtic’s Road Runner in that scenario. Armed with an Acme toolkit and a stick of fizzing dynamite. The question is – will they manage to fly before the wheeee of the dive into the unknown invariably and maybe inevitably turns into a splat and a puff of dust at the bottom? See, this is the joy of watching Rangers, if not of being one of their fans. The uncertainty. The lack of mitigation of risk. It has been bad decision after bad decision since 2012, bad money after bad, on and off the park, unbearable, cringeworthy viewing at times. But you can’t help but splay your fingers a little to see if once, just once, they can get it right. To see if once, just once, Acme make a pair of rocket-propelled roller skates that actually do the job. Because the rules of engagement haven’t changed for Rangers, irrespective of who they employ. Not once in six years. Despite their sense of entitlement, Rangers have no God-given right to be the club that challenges Celtic for titles. They have to earn it. And they’ve struggled to grasp that. Until now apparently. The first admirable thing about Gerrard is the fact he acknowledged that straight out of the gate. He inherits a squad who could well finish fourth in a supposedly two-horse race and faces a Celtic side seven years embedded in a run towards at least 10. We’ve said it before but we might as well say it again. Whether the Bears like it or not, Celtic aren’t Gerrard’s benchmark. Fixing Rangers is all he should care about. Right now they have a consistently top-two Aberdeen to overcome, a resurgent Hibs, a hurting and determined Hearts, and a Kilmarnock side and boss they’ve got a losing record to this season. But their biggest obstacle is still their own shortcomings. They’re not good enough. Not even close – as the past few weeks should have shown them. If Gerrard’s a good coach, he can fix some of that himself. Look at Brendan Rodgers and Stevie Clarke. They’ve taken what they had and made it better. Rodgers’ 5-0 win over Rangers last weekend featured nine players he inherited in his starting line-up, more than half of whom were deemed not to have a future when he rocked up. Clarke has revolutionised Killie with very little in the way of recruitment – his line-ups invariably include eight or nine there before him. So Rangers might not need a one to 11 clearout to get better if Gerrard can match up to the two vastly experienced coaches he’s worked under – but they do still need a huge hosing down to get good enough. And this is where the risk to Gerrard comes. Placing his rep and his trust in a board that has just seen two directors resign in still mysterious circumstances and a chairman who’s yet to do what has been legally asked of him by the Takeover Panel when it comes to a share offer. It’s hard to imagine he hasn’t been made promises to lure him but the notion he’s going to get a “war chest” to bring in a raft of top-quality players? Do people never learn? The break-up of the board may represent strategy, it may represent dysfunction and distrust. But the fans will never know which it is because the transparency they were promised – again – is nowhere to be seen. Their PR operation asked on Friday at Gerrard’s unveiling that all financial questions be left out because King would address them on Monday. So by all means, put your hope and faith in the new guy – what else is there to do? Until tomorrow at least, though, there should still be a healthy dose of scepticism over what resources he’ll have and where they’re coming from. In a league where the prize money is dwarfed by the spend required to earn it, there’s no recouping it unless you get through four rounds and into the Champions League groups. So whatever plan they have, whether it’s a rights issue or individual benefactors, won’t be so much an investment as a donation. To be fair to them, they actually have some building blocks in place now that weren’t there six years ago. Their academy has better people in it at almost every level and things have quietly changed with their development pathway. That’s irrelevant in the here and now though. What they need is Gerrard to hit the ground running and presumably do it while being completely simpatico with Mark Allen, his director of football. Recruitment will never be more key than it is this summer but who holds the key? The one transfer window Allen has had all to himself in January hasn’t exactly been shown up to be a resounding success. Then again, the idea Gerrard will have a queue of class acts down Edmiston Drive just to play for him is debatable as well. Footballers aren’t exactly renowned for their altruism these days. Big names still want big money. And doing it all in one window is never easy either. You had to laugh at John Barnes the other day, saying what Gerrard needed in his first job was patience and a lack of pressure – the polar opposite of what he’s going to get. The thing is, Barnes was a rookie in the job when he came to Celtic as well but he walked into a damn sight better situation than Gerrard does and still failed spectacularly. The team he inherited had Henrik Larsson, Lubo Moravcik, Paul Lambert, Johan Mjallby, Jackie McNamara, Alan Stubbs… And Rangers were sitting at one in a row. There’s a world of a difference in what Gerrard walks in the door to. But then he knows all of that. He’ll have heard been told every cautionary tale yet he has still backed himself to take on a job where second is last. He clearly has the courage of his convictions, that he sees this as the right first job. No soft openings for him and that’s to be commended. He comported himself really well at his unveiling. His analysis of the game in his media stint has been robust and insightful. It’s still a hard gig though. Players are just as tough to please as fans sometimes. If his sessions aren’t up there, he’ll not be getting judged on his stellar years as one of the best midfielders on the planet. There’s rarely a straight correlation between your skill with a ball at your feet and your ability to impart the knowledge or experience you’ve accumulated. And sometimes the hardest thing is acknowledging that none of your players are or will ever be as good as you were. I always remember Richard Gough after his first day at Livingston being utterly shellshocked that a group of 500 quid-a-week grafters couldn’t do what he, a nine-in-a-row-captaining, 61-cap, former Premier League star could do. Well, gee, y’reckon? All of this is in front of Gerrard and we should consider ourselves lucky to have ringside seats. And remember, it’s actually okay to be dubious and excited. They’re not mutually exclusive. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-appointment-excites-makes-12485027
Just read Sunday Times article and - lo and behold - it seems he said on Friday that McAllister won’t be a number 2 because it implied “a less important role”.
Yeah he said he's not his number 2, he's his assistant. God I'm going to enjoy watching him fail
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Nicky Walker played in goals for the original Rangers back in the 80’s. Married the lassie next door to me. Think he’s same family.
was he no something to do with shortbread or something like that Yep.
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At the end it's like a scene from home Homes Under The Hammer where the voice-over is saying "Stephen now realises the size of what he's taken on. Never, ever bid at auction without seeing the property first. "
Him having a gander around the dressing room looked a bit like the lovely Lucy Alexander saying: "yes, rip out that old wood labelling, get rid of that laughable picture of the queen, bring it into the 21st century and stop ghastly hobos getting in". Cue "More life in a tramp's vest" by Stereophonics Ii always think watching that, that there is a smirk on Gerrard's face,trying to stifle a laugh, like he has been warned by those taking him on the tour, about the wee weird kitman, that haunts the first team dressing room.
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Him having a gander around the dressing room looked a bit like the lovely Lucy Alexander saying: "yes, rip out that old wood labelling, get rid of that laughable picture of the queen, bring it into the 21st century and stop ghastly hobos getting in". Cue "More life in a tramp's vest" by Stereophonics
Ii always think watching that, that there is a smirk on Gerrard's face,trying to stifle a laugh, like he has been warned by those taking him on the tour, about the wee weird kitman, that haunts the first team dressing room. He doesn't look comfortable. A bit like when a guy gets undeservedly promoted in work, he'll posture as if he knows what he's doing and why he is there, but you can always tell it's just a facade. It not in his nature to be in this role and you can see it all in the body language. He'll likely make enemies as he tries to exert authority, being too strict and demanding too much. Behind closed doors he's probably sat at his desk, looking around his office, doodling in his notepad, thinking "what the eff do real managers do when no-one is looking?".
Probably also has a WhatsApp group with Lampard and Rio to kill the time - "What am I doing? Lol Seriously though? "
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This morning?
Gerrard said he has things to finish off before joining Sevco in 1st June
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Wonder if he'll spout his pro sevco pish?
I remember a rumour about him when I was younger, apparently, saying he didn’t want catholics buying his records Might be pish So at least we know he likes Catholics... suppose that's something
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Looking at that dressing room thinking this pine cladding is minging, need to get the make-over boys n girls in, maybe a feature wall in mauve
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Ii always think watching that, that there is a smirk on Gerrard's face,trying to stifle a laugh, like he has been warned by those taking him on the tour, about the wee weird kitman, that haunts the first team dressing room.
He doesn't look comfortable. A bit like when a guy gets undeservedly promoted in work, he'll posture as if he knows what he's doing and why he is there, but you can always tell it's just a facade. It not in his nature to be in this role and you can see it all in the body language. He'll likely make enemies as he tries to exert authority, being too strict and demanding too much. Behind closed doors he's probably sat at his desk, looking around his office, doodling in his notepad, thinking "what the eff do real managers do when no-one is looking?". Probably also has a WhatsApp group with Lampard and Rio to kill the time - "What am I doing? Lol  Seriously though?  " Excellent summary.
Its one fookin awkward moment.
Bell is such an uber hun. Can imagine him on the 12th trying to dye his grass blue.
Hand relief of highest order that man.
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At the end it's like a scene from home Homes Under The Hammer where the voice-over is saying "Stephen now realises the size of what he's taken on. Never, ever bid at auction without seeing the property first. " Made me LOL*.
*(Laugh Out Loud, not that I have applied to be in a Ludge)
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