I appreciate it is of little solace however, it should (and im im assuming is) never be forgotten that a lack of respect for the Bheast should be the norm regardless of how The Rangers are performing on the park.Apart from the obvious title 55 win, another massive thing under Gerrard was our lack of respect for the scum and it’s why we got joy.
His record vs Celtic
Games - 13
Won - 8
Drew - 1
Lost - 4
Our record post Gerrard vs Celtic
Games - 13
Won - 2
Drew - 3
Lost - 8
Say what you want about 1 trophy in 9 which may be true, that man took over the biggest shambles going and we were on our arse littered with dross in our squad like Jason Holt, Eduardo Herrera, Sean Goss etc. A club that just been pumped 5-0 off our biggest rivals and not only did he get rid of that fear factor in games against that lot, he made us unbeaten league champions and had the filth right where we wanted them. He even left top of the table and had beaten them from his living room not long before. I really don’t think as a club we’ve recovered from losing him to Aston Villa, especially in games against the scum and it’s down to Big Phil to change that clear mental block and get us back in a good position. I trust the big man, he’s done great with a lot of Michael Beale’s mess and let’s be honest, he had this squad overperforming for 6 months. Its sickening we won’t win the title now and you just know he’ll be feeling the same. He needs backed this summer and the opportunity to clear out the deadwood and mentally weak players, you can tell he’s angry with our sudden mental collapse in the last month even though his comments may suggest otherwise. Let’s be honest, he’s only protecting them heading into a massive semi final on Sunday.
That should never be forgotten.
As I say, it's very little comfort in terms of our current on field angst but natural order will always be maintained on terms of a universally well respected supporter base vs a football club founded on......well...you can fill in the blanks