Alex Venters
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I wonder what FF would've been like in April 1991?
I doubt Walter Smith would've been a FF favourite.
I doubt Walter Smith would've been a FF favourite.
He's not even quoted at the bookies
My point is not that McInnes is a managerial genius, it's that that claiming not going for this guy is a "calamitous failing" is a hysterical comment to make. It's not like Jose Mourhinio was in the Sunday Mail this morning pleading with Dave King to bring him to Ibrox, ignoring that in my book would be a "calamitous failing." Ten Hag looks decent (no more) on paper, but if we're operating a CV exercise and you believe what is in the media he isn't even the top candidate on that metric, the Belgian is.
if that was the case we wouldnt be looking for a new managerThere's no pressure here either to challenge for the league. In a year or 2 yes, right now...I think we are all realistic.
There is a big difference though between the best manager out there and the manager who’ll do best for Rangers.
Advocaat done fantastic for two seasons, but he had a massive budget and we had half the Dutch national team plus the likes of Alberta, Amo, Porrini, Reyna and Tugay.
PLG came with a massive reputation and messed up, and Pedro we all know about.
The mhanks got lucky with Jansen, but Venglos was a disaster for them and Deila ended up sacked in a one team league.
So to date nearly all foreign managers in Glasgow have been unmitigated disasters. I really don’t see the rush to invite another - especially given recent experiences.
Yes FF would have went into full meltdownI wonder what FF would've been like in April 1991?
I doubt Walter Smith would've been a FF favourite.
That indeed is the conundrum the board face.And yet there was two goal match winner Kenny Miller given a rousing reception as he left the field yesterday.
The support only care about winning football matches, but the board need to seriously consider the future strategy of the club and whether foreign managers are compatible with a myopic football culture in Scotland.
Think you are right,don't think they are going down that road.He's not British. That's enough it appears to have you stricken from the docs list.
Certainly no rush as long as Murty continues to do well.Id rather we kept G Murty until March/April time and then make a decision
Much as I would love to have a foreign coach getting us to play free flowing continental football , that doesn't work against the cluggers that we have in Scotland.
From what iv'e read about Ten Hag makes me wonder if he could become Ten Inarow , seem to have plenty going for him but what would he cost ?Ten Hag is better equipped and more knowledgeable than McInnes will ever be.
Bayern Munich and Ajax don't come calling if you're a mug mate.
Who of renown would want McInnes?
From what iv'e read about Ten Hag makes me wonder if he could become Ten Inarow , seem to have plenty going for him but what would he cost ?
From what iv'e read about Ten Hag makes me wonder if he could become Ten Inarow , seem to have plenty going for him but what would he cost ?
He can only be better than every manager since Walter NG , that's for sure .What will it cost us not to sign him alex?
We could both afford and get him if we wanted him.
Show some baws Rangers and go for him, at least ask him.
TBH the likelihood of appointing another coach that no cnt has heard of is close to zero.
Irrespective of ability.
TBH the likelihood of appointing another coach that no cnt has heard of is close to zero.
Irrespective of ability.
if that was the case we wouldnt be looking for a new manager
I don't believe anything in the media, thank you.
Whether he is a candidate with the media, who cares what they say just now, or a name with the bookies matters not a jot.
He is there and wants a big club as his baby so to speak.
We are that club, now more than ever I feel.
This guy can and has delivered and for us to not even consider a manager of such standing, yep, a monumental failure I would say.
Let's think small time then and safe and aim for second with McInnes if that's the extent of our ambition or lack of.
The feeling i get with McInnes is that he can only take us a further step forward to second, we need more than that. We must give every option full consideration, if we are to mount a serious challenge against the filth.
Eeerm? Barry?We should be casting our net far and wide and if the best Man for the job turns out to be Scottish or a Non-Scot .. who cares
Oh fuuck he would'nt last long with us thenHe must be amazing. Only four wins from ten games this season in the Eredivisie.
Van Bronckhorst only has 5 out of 10 this season but apparently is way out of our league.He must be amazing. Only four wins from ten games this season in the Eredivisie.
He must be amazing. Only four wins from ten games this season in the Eredivisie.
Ibrox Noise now running with his name
Ibrox Noise now running with his name
Ibrox noise - pffffftttt......waste of time reading that sh1t.
However, a new name has appeared in the list, one likely to be unfamiliar to the majority of Rangers fans, and the odds for said manager have gone into ‘solid’ range with some outlets offering as low as 25/1.
Erik ten Hag is the latest name to simmer around Rangers’ search for a new boss, with the 47-year old Utrecht manager surfacing to add to the list.
The Dutchman has only been in the senior management game for a couple of years, not unlike Rangers’ second most recent boss, with ten Hag getting the gig in Holland merely two years ago.
His statistics for a fairly solid if unfancied Dutch outfit are bang on 50% win rate, but in a league which has PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord and the currently high-flying Zwole in the mix, that is not bad.
He did do even better at Bayern Munchen, but that was for their ‘II’ side – aka their reserves.
He is a defender by trade, having spent his entire career in the Netherlands with various Eredivisie sides, although he never got any senior caps for his country.
If Ibrox Noise is reporting it, I'm off to put the monthly mortgage on it happening
Who said he was getting the job?
Who you offering up as an alternative?
It was tongue in cheek @NorseGod based on the drivel they punt out normally.
Don't have any alternatives but think, based on where we are at the moment, he is too much of a risk. Similar to MW's story, relatively unexperienced in management. Got a team playing together - similar to MW and his over achievement at Brentford with his players - but just don't think we should opt for another experiment. In my mind we need stability and experience.
Ibrox Noise now running with his name
The risk is letting some other club get him first I think mate.
Time in Holland then at Bayern aligned with fine Euro results see him as a prime target, surely?
He absolutely offers stability, why would he ever leave us if we give him favourable conditions?
He wants a club to call/make his own and do so in europe.
For me, that's us, all day long, every day.
Yet to see a better option that's viable to us.
many did not want him back after PLG myself included.. how wrong i was.I wonder what FF would've been like in April 1991?
I doubt Walter Smith would've been a FF favourite.
Not disagreeing with your logic at all. My worry is that if he doesn't deliver from the off, both the fans and the media will get restless......we all know how that normally ends up
I think the Michel Preud'homme link is a notable one. He has pedigree but reportedly being over looked. Just think the Board will be extra cautious on this one.
But then again we never saw PC coming so who know where we could end up.
Does any Bear really care what the media say in relation to this though?
Think not.
Any new manager will be judged next season, however Ten Hag has previous for success with teams instantaneously so no panic with him coming in this season and not getting it right.
The board have to be bold and fearless, not cautious.
The Rangers managers job is too prestigious to mess with, Ten Hag is ready and ready now.
So are we for him.
Not just for now but for our long term also.
No more 'building bricks' or 'stepping stones' with managers, all in with him and for years.
Proper stability, the way it was and should be.
In my opinion it’s always about the best candidate who can develop the team, club and make us title challengers as soon as possible, looking at all the realistic options I believe that to be ETH. I also appreciate how people interprete information differently, after all football is often a subjective game.