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The All New Sevco Back in Yer Bin Thread; Taking out the trash
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12 Jun 2018, 01:51 PM
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We Won the Big One-They Never Will!
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Huns, their delusion is only equalled by their rage. Utter morons. That's good
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Timposter? Steven Gerrard arrival at Rangers will spell beginning of the end for Celtic's domination of Scottish football - blogger Guest Record Rangers FC blogger Alex Mooney is convinced Gerrard will be a success at Ibrox. Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment. I’m sure someone could have written a similar blog about John Barnes.
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12 Jun 2018, 01:56 PM
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Timposter? Steven Gerrard arrival at Rangers will spell beginning of the end for Celtic's domination of Scottish football - blogger Guest Record Rangers FC blogger Alex Mooney is convinced Gerrard will be a success at Ibrox. Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment.
I’m sure someone could have written a similar blog about John Barnes. John Barnes had won the league as a player.
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deep Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment.
I’m sure someone could have written a similar blog about John Barnes.
John Barnes had won the league as a player. Didn’t win the European Cup though
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12 Jun 2018, 02:38 PM
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anyone else find it strange that stevie gerrard started work on June 1st but so far hasnt been seen anywhere near the place? id have thought that theyd insist that hes here for at least a day or two for an interview/photoshoot to push the season tickets a bit. dont they return for training on friday? he cant even have broken in the brogues yet Martin O’Neill did something similar when he became our manager.
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- 12 Jun 2018, 09:01 AM
anyone else find it strange that stevie gerrard started work on June 1st but so far hasnt been seen anywhere near the place? id have thought that theyd insist that hes here for at least a day or two for an interview/photoshoot to push the season tickets a bit. dont they return for training on friday? he cant even have broken in the brogues yet
Martin O’Neill did something similar when he became our manager. To be fair, he did that for most of his contract
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12 Jun 2018, 02:48 PM
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Timposter? Steven Gerrard arrival at Rangers will spell beginning of the end for Celtic's domination of Scottish football - blogger Guest Record Rangers FC blogger Alex Mooney is convinced Gerrard will be a success at Ibrox. Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment.
I’m sure someone could have written a similar blog about John Barnes. Someone could write the same kind of stuff about Larsson, throwing in references to him being a SPL winner, La Liga winner, Champions League winner, Golden Show winner and even having some managerial experience but I doubt there'd be that many Celtic fans going into similar kinds of raptures about his managerial abilities were he to be announced as the next Celtic manager.
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They've signed that croat defender. wonder if he'll do a jozo on them That one they’d never spoken to?
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He's magic cause he's tall it seems Croation international Timmy
1 international cap for croatia when they played a b team against mexico in a friendly, came on after 83 mins, they concede 4 minutes later
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12 Jun 2018, 03:38 PM
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deep Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment.
I’m sure someone could have written a similar blog about John Barnes.
Someone could write the same kind of stuff about Larsson, throwing in references to him being a SPL winner, La Liga winner, Champions League winner, Golden Show winner and even having some managerial experience but I doubt there'd be that many Celtic fans going into similar kinds of raptures about his managerial abilities were he to be announced as the next Celtic manager. He also got an English Premier League medal despite not playing the required 10 games.
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12 Jun 2018, 03:50 PM
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Anyone ever keep track of the amount of a shecht the record have written as Potential Rangers and then Sevco signings to keep the horde happy? My favourite is a little bit different because it was a full page about a made up story of who they had just missed out on) was when it was written - the morning after Robbie Keane came on loan - that Rangers (RIP) had just missed out on getting Quaresma on loan It then stared talking about his stats, team mates, honours etc Trying to make Rangers (RIP) bask in the reflected glory, utterly comical in the context of a big name player actually arriving at Celtic Park https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-fail-in-bid-to-land-inter-1049368
Whilst not denying the record talk a hefty amount of shampooe. So does that guy tweeting. We've been signing a boatload of croats for years according to him. Called it.
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12 Jun 2018, 03:55 PM
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John James contacted the FCA about Club1872 and has received a reply.
Spoiler: click to toggle Insider Trading at Club 1872The following excerpt from a response to John Clark by the FCA is instructive: “Thank you for your email to the FCA regarding your concerns about Club 1872 and their promoting of members to invest in shares in RIFC. I understand this has caused you some concern as you believe they’re actually asking members to donate money which will then enable them to purchase shares. Having checked the FCA Register, which is a database of financial service firms, for details of both Club 1872 and RIFC, I can confirm that there are no matches appearing which indicates that they’re not authorised or regulated by us. This means that neither organisation should be providing regulated financial products or services. From the information provided on their website it appears that Club 1872 is asking its members to make donations which would then enable them to purchase shares in RIFC. This isn’t a regulated activity however I can appreciate that the wording used, in that they appear to offer supporters the opportunity to “…invest directly in the club…” may be causing some confusion. I’ve therefore today referred this information on the relevant team within the FCA tasked with collecting intelligence on firms that may be providing, or leading people to believe they’re providing, regulated financial products or services. We would strongly advise any individuals thinking of making an investment to seek some independent financial and/or legal guidance before doing so to establish exactly what it is they’re investing in, how the investment works and what risks they may be exposed to as a result. A good starting point for this would be Citizens Advice. Whilst Club 1872 and RIFC aren’t authorised or regulated by the FCA, RIFC is listed on the London Stock Exchange. I’ve therefore referred your concerns about the shareholder of Club 1872 likely being a nominee of RIFC to our Market Abuse team for their consideration. “ The principals in a Community Interest Company, Club 1872, are soliciting money and acting as discretionary Stockbrokers by managing investments and making decisions for their clients. James Blair, Laura Fawkes and Chris Graham are soliciting money to buy shares in a company, RIFC Plc, where the former is secretary. Is it just me or do others recognise that Blair, who as company secretary has his finger on the pulse of RIFC Plc, is engaging in Insider Trading. Should Fawkes and Graham act on information provided by Blair, they will also fall foul of Insider Trading regulations. A CIC should act in the best interests of the public. When Club 1872 was set up a Rangers museum was mooted. Given that Rangers no longer exist a mausoleum would be more apposite. There has been some push back apropos the £2m loan that was reported to have been arranged by Club 1872. The source of this exclusive formerly revealed a Flesher’s Haugh scam which was ripping off Help For Heroes. Davie’s Left Peg (DLP)wears his love of Rangers (1872 – 2012) on his sleeve. He has the credentials: he is a fully paid-up child abuse baiter. Any scratching of the surface of the majority of Fenian blood waders will reveal an unhealthy obsession with paedophilia. DLP is their standard bearer. One of my most trusted sources, a media man with fifty years experience, expressed surprise that a bank advanced £2m without collateral. However as Blair has been buying up relics from a bygone age of shipbuilding, with a view to razing them to the ground to create match day car parks and concomitant annual fees of circa £300, would it surprise anyone if the deeds have been secured by the bank that liked to say a resounding ‘Yes’ to Blair’s proposal? As to how far £2m deposited in The Bottle Bank will go I contend that it has already been spent on the acquisition of Connor Goldson. Forty per cent of the fee is a typical first tranche of any transfer transaction, except of course at Motherwell where a fee was Parked. If the fee was £3m, £1.2m would have been paid upfront. A signing on fee would be a minimum of £500,000 with any residual swallowed whole by agents. I one assumes that 3,000 of the 6,000 Club 1872 venture £18.72 per month with their discretionary stockbrokers the annual yield will be £673,920. If 3,000 buy in at £5 per month, an annual £180,000 would be accrued. £853,920 is not to be sniffed at especially if you answer to the name of Pena and are currently in the Mexican equivalent of Fraggle Rock. One wonders what odds Paddy Power would give on Morelos joining him? Are our discretionary inside trading stockbrokers awaiting news on the equity price from south of the Limpopo? Surely one’s favourite convict chairman is not planning to transgress more City regulations? The spider who crafted this clustereff wrapped in an omnishambles is sitting back and laughing at how compromised his lieutenants have become. One wonders if the FCA will join in on his joke. I’m not persuaded that they will. Market Abuse is a serious offence. King who is an old hand in this artifice has nothing to lose, save a forged accountancy qualification. The Law Society of Scotland might well take a dim view of Blair’s activity. The conveyancing Consigliere’s partnership at Anderson Strathern is very real and very much at risk. https://johnjamessite.com/
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12 Jun 2018, 04:02 PM
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John James contacted the FCA about Club1872 and has received a reply. Spoiler: click to toggle Insider Trading at Club 1872The following excerpt from a response to John Clark by the FCA is instructive: “Thank you for your email to the FCA regarding your concerns about Club 1872 and their promoting of members to invest in shares in RIFC. I understand this has caused you some concern as you believe they’re actually asking members to donate money which will then enable them to purchase shares. Having checked the FCA Register, which is a database of financial service firms, for details of both Club 1872 and RIFC, I can confirm that there are no matches appearing which indicates that they’re not authorised or regulated by us. This means that neither organisation should be providing regulated financial products or services. From the information provided on their website it appears that Club 1872 is asking its members to make donations which would then enable them to purchase shares in RIFC. This isn’t a regulated activity however I can appreciate that the wording used, in that they appear to offer supporters the opportunity to “…invest directly in the club…” may be causing some confusion. I’ve therefore today referred this information on the relevant team within the FCA tasked with collecting intelligence on firms that may be providing, or leading people to believe they’re providing, regulated financial products or services. We would strongly advise any individuals thinking of making an investment to seek some independent financial and/or legal guidance before doing so to establish exactly what it is they’re investing in, how the investment works and what risks they may be exposed to as a result. A good starting point for this would be Citizens Advice. Whilst Club 1872 and RIFC aren’t authorised or regulated by the FCA, RIFC is listed on the London Stock Exchange. I’ve therefore referred your concerns about the shareholder of Club 1872 likely being a nominee of RIFC to our Market Abuse team for their consideration. “ The principals in a Community Interest Company, Club 1872, are soliciting money and acting as discretionary Stockbrokers by managing investments and making decisions for their clients. James Blair, Laura Fawkes and Chris Graham are soliciting money to buy shares in a company, RIFC Plc, where the former is secretary. Is it just me or do others recognise that Blair, who as company secretary has his finger on the pulse of RIFC Plc, is engaging in Insider Trading. Should Fawkes and Graham act on information provided by Blair, they will also fall foul of Insider Trading regulations. A CIC should act in the best interests of the public. When Club 1872 was set up a Rangers museum was mooted. Given that Rangers no longer exist a mausoleum would be more apposite. There has been some push back apropos the £2m loan that was reported to have been arranged by Club 1872. The source of this exclusive formerly revealed a Flesher’s Haugh scam which was ripping off Help For Heroes. Davie’s Left Peg (DLP)wears his love of Rangers (1872 – 2012) on his sleeve. He has the credentials: he is a fully paid-up child abuse baiter. Any scratching of the surface of the majority of Fenian blood waders will reveal an unhealthy obsession with paedophilia. DLP is their standard bearer. One of my most trusted sources, a media man with fifty years experience, expressed surprise that a bank advanced £2m without collateral. However as Blair has been buying up relics from a bygone age of shipbuilding, with a view to razing them to the ground to create match day car parks and concomitant annual fees of circa £300, would it surprise anyone if the deeds have been secured by the bank that liked to say a resounding ‘Yes’ to Blair’s proposal? As to how far £2m deposited in The Bottle Bank will go I contend that it has already been spent on the acquisition of Connor Goldson. Forty per cent of the fee is a typical first tranche of any transfer transaction, except of course at Motherwell where a fee was Parked. If the fee was £3m, £1.2m would have been paid upfront. A signing on fee would be a minimum of £500,000 with any residual swallowed whole by agents. I one assumes that 3,000 of the 6,000 Club 1872 venture £18.72 per month with their discretionary stockbrokers the annual yield will be £673,920. If 3,000 buy in at £5 per month, an annual £180,000 would be accrued. £853,920 is not to be sniffed at especially if you answer to the name of Pena and are currently in the Mexican equivalent of Fraggle Rock. One wonders what odds Paddy Power would give on Morelos joining him? Are our discretionary inside trading stockbrokers awaiting news on the equity price from south of the Limpopo? Surely one’s favourite convict chairman is not planning to transgress more City regulations? The spider who crafted this clustereff wrapped in an omnishambles is sitting back and laughing at how compromised his lieutenants have become. One wonders if the FCA will join in on his joke. I’m not persuaded that they will. Market Abuse is a serious offence. King who is an old hand in this artifice has nothing to lose, save a forged accountancy qualification. The Law Society of Scotland might well take a dim view of Blair’s activity. The conveyancing Consigliere’s partnership at Anderson Strathern is very real and very much at risk. https://johnjamessite.com/ It was John Clark of SFM who contacted them.
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12 Jun 2018, 04:05 PM
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John James contacted the FCA about Club1872 and has received a reply. Spoiler: click to toggle Insider Trading at Club 1872The following excerpt from a response to John Clark by the FCA is instructive: “Thank you for your email to the FCA regarding your concerns about Club 1872 and their promoting of members to invest in shares in RIFC. I understand this has caused you some concern as you believe they’re actually asking members to donate money which will then enable them to purchase shares. Having checked the FCA Register, which is a database of financial service firms, for details of both Club 1872 and RIFC, I can confirm that there are no matches appearing which indicates that they’re not authorised or regulated by us. This means that neither organisation should be providing regulated financial products or services. From the information provided on their website it appears that Club 1872 is asking its members to make donations which would then enable them to purchase shares in RIFC. This isn’t a regulated activity however I can appreciate that the wording used, in that they appear to offer supporters the opportunity to “…invest directly in the club…” may be causing some confusion. I’ve therefore today referred this information on the relevant team within the FCA tasked with collecting intelligence on firms that may be providing, or leading people to believe they’re providing, regulated financial products or services. We would strongly advise any individuals thinking of making an investment to seek some independent financial and/or legal guidance before doing so to establish exactly what it is they’re investing in, how the investment works and what risks they may be exposed to as a result. A good starting point for this would be Citizens Advice. Whilst Club 1872 and RIFC aren’t authorised or regulated by the FCA, RIFC is listed on the London Stock Exchange. I’ve therefore referred your concerns about the shareholder of Club 1872 likely being a nominee of RIFC to our Market Abuse team for their consideration. “ The principals in a Community Interest Company, Club 1872, are soliciting money and acting as discretionary Stockbrokers by managing investments and making decisions for their clients. James Blair, Laura Fawkes and Chris Graham are soliciting money to buy shares in a company, RIFC Plc, where the former is secretary. Is it just me or do others recognise that Blair, who as company secretary has his finger on the pulse of RIFC Plc, is engaging in Insider Trading. Should Fawkes and Graham act on information provided by Blair, they will also fall foul of Insider Trading regulations. A CIC should act in the best interests of the public. When Club 1872 was set up a Rangers museum was mooted. Given that Rangers no longer exist a mausoleum would be more apposite. There has been some push back apropos the £2m loan that was reported to have been arranged by Club 1872. The source of this exclusive formerly revealed a Flesher’s Haugh scam which was ripping off Help For Heroes. Davie’s Left Peg (DLP)wears his love of Rangers (1872 – 2012) on his sleeve. He has the credentials: he is a fully paid-up child abuse baiter. Any scratching of the surface of the majority of Fenian blood waders will reveal an unhealthy obsession with paedophilia. DLP is their standard bearer. One of my most trusted sources, a media man with fifty years experience, expressed surprise that a bank advanced £2m without collateral. However as Blair has been buying up relics from a bygone age of shipbuilding, with a view to razing them to the ground to create match day car parks and concomitant annual fees of circa £300, would it surprise anyone if the deeds have been secured by the bank that liked to say a resounding ‘Yes’ to Blair’s proposal? As to how far £2m deposited in The Bottle Bank will go I contend that it has already been spent on the acquisition of Connor Goldson. Forty per cent of the fee is a typical first tranche of any transfer transaction, except of course at Motherwell where a fee was Parked. If the fee was £3m, £1.2m would have been paid upfront. A signing on fee would be a minimum of £500,000 with any residual swallowed whole by agents. I one assumes that 3,000 of the 6,000 Club 1872 venture £18.72 per month with their discretionary stockbrokers the annual yield will be £673,920. If 3,000 buy in at £5 per month, an annual £180,000 would be accrued. £853,920 is not to be sniffed at especially if you answer to the name of Pena and are currently in the Mexican equivalent of Fraggle Rock. One wonders what odds Paddy Power would give on Morelos joining him? Are our discretionary inside trading stockbrokers awaiting news on the equity price from south of the Limpopo? Surely one’s favourite convict chairman is not planning to transgress more City regulations? The spider who crafted this clustereff wrapped in an omnishambles is sitting back and laughing at how compromised his lieutenants have become. One wonders if the FCA will join in on his joke. I’m not persuaded that they will. Market Abuse is a serious offence. King who is an old hand in this artifice has nothing to lose, save a forged accountancy qualification. The Law Society of Scotland might well take a dim view of Blair’s activity. The conveyancing Consigliere’s partnership at Anderson Strathern is very real and very much at risk. https://johnjamessite.com/
It was John Clark of SFM who contacted them. I misread it. I read it as "a response by John Clark", so well done John Clark.
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12 Jun 2018, 04:11 PM
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He's magic cause he's tall it seems
Croation international Timmy 1 international cap for croatia when they played a b team against mexico in a friendly, came on after 83 mins, they concede 4 minutes later 1 more cap than ours managed despite trying with two different countries
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12 Jun 2018, 04:16 PM
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Timposter? Steven Gerrard arrival at Rangers will spell beginning of the end for Celtic's domination of Scottish football - blogger Guest Record Rangers FC blogger Alex Mooney is convinced Gerrard will be a success at Ibrox. Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment. Alex Mooney claims he was once a Celtic fan
http://www.therangersstandard.co.uk/index.php/articles/current-affairs/304-across-the-great-divide
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12 Jun 2018, 04:31 PM
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Timposter? Steven Gerrard arrival at Rangers will spell beginning of the end for Celtic's domination of Scottish football - blogger Guest Record Rangers FC blogger Alex Mooney is convinced Gerrard will be a success at Ibrox. Spoiler: click to toggle Celtic fans have never had it so good. Seven titles on the bounce and back-to-back Trebles for their team add up to total dominance in Scotland.
In Brendan Rodgers the club has a manager with the nous and drive to demand even more from his squad and push them to that elusive ten in a row.
The club is in fine health financially, light years ahead of its rivals, and set to coin in even more cash – a whopping £37m if the team can match last term’s Champions League campaign.
If that wasn’t enough for the Hoops faithful, they have been feasting on jelly and ice cream since Rangers went into meltdown and took four years to reach the top flight again.
The gift that wouldn’t stop giving brought joy unconfined as their rivals stumbled from one crisis to another, almost on a weekly basis it seemed.
The only blip has been Europe. Getting to the group stages was all that could be expected, given the elite opposition, but too many hammerings brought criticism.
Rodgers refused to park the bus against superstar teams. This split the fans, with a significant amount willing to accept close defeats rather than humiliation.
However, Rodgers is approaching Jock Stein status among the fans who just can’t get enough of their hero.
Even off the field, things are booming. Celtic Way has been refurbished and £4m invested in a hybrid pitch and sound system to enhance the matchday experience.
The boardroom is also in good shape. Chief executive Peter Lawwell and billionaire shareholders Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien have shrewdly moved the club forward in Rangers’ absence.
There is an envious bank balance that makes all the other Scottish clubs look like paupers. The biscuit tin era has been replaced by slick corporate governance.
In fact, the club that was established to feed the poor is now the establishment club.
In Glasgow’s online football forums and blogs, a mind-numbing cocktail of the rabid and the righteous, the bragging rights firmly belong to the Hoops.
Unarguably then, this is the best era ever for Celtic . Life is good. And the future looks even rosier.
Or it did. Until the force that is Steven Gerrard stormed into Ibrox and an ominous dark cloud appeared over Paradise.
The balance of power may, finally, be about to shift. Nothing lasts for ever.
The calibre of this remarkable man is exceptional. In a stellar career, from 1998 to 2016, he played 748 club games plus 114 for his country.
He is the only player to have scored in a FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final and Champions League Final, winning them all.
In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pele insisted the Liverpool and England skipper was the best footballer in the world.
That’s the sort of experience and pedigree which most managers, including Rodgers, can only dream about.
On the pitch, his skills were abundant – long and short passing, lung-bursting box-to-box runs, ferocious tackling, lethal finishing. A one-man game-changer oozing leadership, drive, vision, courage.
Off the pitch, he has the charisma and credibility that only comes from a glittering career. He’s been there, done that and then some.
He also handles the media well – concise, insightful, intelligent. No daft promises.
Not every player becomes a successful coach but if sports psychologists could program a computer to come up with the perfect modern day manager it would probably spit out a Gerrard clone.
Of all the ex-stars now looking to become bosses you’d put this guy near the top of any list to prosper.
A born winner, he’s never failed at anything, and he will have learned much from the fabled Anfield bootroom.
Estimates of his personal wealth range from £60 to £100m. He could sit on a beach for the next 20 lifetimes but he’s put his reputation on the line at Ibrox for his first stab at management.
That takes bottle and an iron will to succeed. He knows the scale of the challenge in catching Celtic but that won’t be enough for the Liverpool legend. His target will be to overtake them before he leaves Glasgow.
He has no fear, only belief that he’ll prevail, and a work ethic to get there. He’ll do all the hard miles and make sure the players and staff match his desire.
Only a fool would doubt him but, surprisingly, many football pundits in Scotland did just that. Rangers imploded six years ago and there have been too many false dawns in that time – perhaps they are wary of another failure.
Tellingly, the game’s great and good in England, who know him better, insist he’ll thrive.
Regardless, the qualities of the new Gers boss guarantee a gripping season ahead and the main event will be the rivalry between Gerrard and Rodgers.
Both are smart enough to be respectful to each other on the record but privately there will be an almighty battle.
After the Gerrard appointment, Rodgers spoke of ‘how important it was for a new manager like Stevie to pick the right club’, which could easily be construed as a sly dig at Rangers being the wrong club.
That was the first shot across the bow. They’re not bosom buddies. A fascinating fight is about to unfold.
The odds are massively in Celtic’s favour. Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister – who was Rodgers’s first-team coach at Liverpool – know how big a challenge they face to overcome their old gaffer.
They won’t underestimate his qualities or tactical acumen or the ease with which he can spend lavishly to strengthen an already impressive squad.
That shouldn’t phase Gerrard who was the driving force in the ‘Miracle in Istanbul’ when he pulled Liverpool back from a 3-0 thrashing against a star-studded AC Milan to win the Champions League Final in 2005.
He doesn’t do easy. He’s grafted since he was a boy on a tough Liverpool estate to become a global superstar. Now there are other mountains to scale. His DNA won’t let him chill.
He’s not swapping a luxury mansion in Liverpool with his wife and four children for a solitary apartment in Glasgow just to play second fiddle.
He achieved as much as you can on the field, now he wants to do it from the bench. Those who think he’ll soon be sent back down the road with his tail between his legs are in for a shock – and a large helping of humble pie.
‘Let’s go’ wasn’t just a soundbite. He meant it. "...the force that is Steven Gerrard..." He's done eff all as a coach or manager yet and you're more likely to find a set of rosary beads in Ibrox than you are Steven Gerrard at the moment. Is that the guy who claimed that only Tierney would get into the hun first 11..... right before we took 12 goals off them in 3 games?
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