Beale: “When we left we were four points ahead. There’s no way we’d have let them come past us. “

[Mview83]

On the BT Currie Club podcast.

It’s a brilliant listen from a guy who gets and loves our club.

 

[sr1983]

Listened to it yesterday, good insight to his time here and that line stood out to me as well.

 

[choppy72]

I hope it works out, but Ally and John Greg loved the club and “got it” - didn’t make them legends as managers though

 

[BattleFeverOn]

I hope it works out, but Ally and John Greg loved the club and “got it” - didn’t make them legends as managers though

Mr negative

 

[Chopper]

‘Them’.


He fvcking gets it.

 

[Mview83]

‘Them’.


He fvcking gets it.

That stood out.

You just would never here Gio coming out with anything like that. It may mean nothing in he grand scheme of things but Beale gets us and gets the fans without a doubt.

 

[BlueSeaOfIbrox]

I'll say what I've said a few threads here:

We wouldn't have lost the league under Gerrard and Beale last year.

Yes they went on a great run but partly because Gio allowed them to by not only losing to them but getting absolutely pumped and giving them huge amounts of confidence. That wouldn't have happened under Gerrard.

We wouldn't have got Seville and maybe not a cup but the league would have been ours IMO, never a doubt about that.

 

[Johnny Yen]

I genuinely don’t think we would have lost the league, the evidence was there, we were on a long unbeaten run against them, there is no doubt we had the psychological edge over them too, there isn’t a hope in hell we would have capitulated at the Piggery the way we did either.

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

Easy to say but we had already dropped points at home to Motherwell, Hearts and Aberdeen and were pretty poor.

 

[cooprfc]

I'm not crazy about the appointment.

But he is a Rangers man and he shows them no respect. Something that was all too evident under Gio when he went there.

 

[Mview83]

I genuinely don’t think we would have lost the league, the evidence was there, we were on a long unbeaten run against them, there is no doubt we had the psychological edge over them too, there isn’t a hope in hell we would have capitulated at the Piggery the way we did either.

He said on the pod that we always felt we had their number and full focus that year would have been on the league after going out of the CL as winning it meant guaranteed entry

 

[BlueSeaOfIbrox]

Easy to say but we had already dropped points at home to Motherwell, Hearts and Aberdeen and were pretty poor.

And despite that we were 4 points clear with 3 old firms left.

How many points do you think we were taking from those 3 old firms left? I'd take a guess at 7 at the absolute minimum in all honesty, wouldn't surprise me if we got all 9.

 

[Cooperfan]

I thought we were going to end up with an ex player. How many titles do Waddell, Grieg, McCoist, and Van Bronckhorst have between them? So at least that's a bonus.

 

[Aonachas_Sing]

They still friggin left!

 

[Boabinho]

When he left the team were playing absolutely rank. In fact straight after the title was won we were rotten right up till him and SG left.

Hagi, Tav, Aribo instantly spring to mind as not being able to hit their own arse at the time. Malmo performances were brutal.

It's a bit of a feelgood soundbite from him TBH.

 

[Simply a Bear]

I want a manager who will not accept the capitulations we've seen under Gio. Hopefully, if Beale is to get the job, he makes it absolutely clear that he will not tolerate that kind of performance against that lot.

 

[TerrySilverLoyal]

Maybe wouldn’t have got Seville intact I’m certain we wouldn’t. For all his faults Gio really done well that night at Ibrox against Dortmund. Identified and changed it at half time.

And no possible CL. All if buts and maybes

 

[SmileyBear]

Three draws at home to Aberdeen and Motherwell and Hearts and a defeat to the butcher at Dundee Utd, lets not re-write history here.

 

[cooperman]

 

[OnTheWay]

Daft thing to come out with when he finished 9 and 13 points respectively in his 1st and 2nd season with us.

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

And despite that we were 4 points clear with 3 old firms left.

How many points do you think we were taking from those 3 old firms left? I'd take a guess at 7 at the absolute minimum in all honesty, wouldn't surprise me if we got all 9.

It's hard to say. They were still gelling when we played them at Ibrox and the game could have went either way. They were much better when we met them in February.

The unbeaten run against Lennon is as irrelevant as their run against Murty/Pedro/Warburton when Gerrard came in.

 

[prenzlauerbear]

A peoples person too. Not the type of guy to leave an 18 year old getting ripped apart by Mo Salah and literally stand watching it with his hands behind his back at the side of the pitch.

 

[Deek]

Easier to say than do, but one things for sure IMO, is that we would never have suffered some of the humiliating defeats we’ve had to suffer in the past year

 

[linthousebear1981]

I am telling this Gerrard would not have been doing a big pals act with Ange like Gio. Fucking pathetic. You separate yourself from them, completely. Shake of the hands that's it.

 

[SmileyBear]

Easier to say than do, but one things for sure IMO, is that we would never have suffered some of the humiliating defeats we’ve had to suffer in the past year

No because we saved them for the Mighty St Mirren and Kilmarnock's and Aberdeen's and Hamilton in the league and cups.

 

[WATP_74]

I hope it works out, but Ally and John Greg loved the club and “got it” - didn’t make them legends as managers though

This is my concern.
I think there’s a lot of people shooting their load based on nice things he’s said about us.

 

[Davie Weir]

The unbeaten run against Lennon is as irrelevant as their run against Murty/Pedro/Warburton when Gerrard came in.

Not true in the slightest, we had a hold on them under Gerrard and his team and that started before Lennon was there.

 

[Boddah]

I'll say what I've said a few threads here:

We wouldn't have lost the league under Gerrard and Beale last year.

Yes they went on a great run but partly because Gio allowed them to by not only losing to them but getting absolutely pumped and giving them huge amounts of confidence. That wouldn't have happened under Gerrard.

We wouldn't have got Seville and maybe not a cup but the league would have been ours IMO, never a doubt about that.

If my Aunty had baws she’d be my uncle.

 

[OnTheWay]

And despite that we were 4 points clear with 3 old firms left.

How many points do you think we were taking from those 3 old firms left? I'd take a guess at 7 at the absolute minimum in all honesty, wouldn't surprise me if we got all 9.

Delusional.

 

[Mview83]

Daft thing to come out with when he finished 9 and 13 points respectively in his 1st and 2nd season with us.

What a completely irrelevant point to what he was actually talking about

 

[Bluebeard]

It's hard to say. They were still gelling when we played them at Ibrox and the game could have went either way. They were much better when we met them in February.

The unbeaten run against Lennon is as irrelevant as their run against Murty/Pedro/Warburton when Gerrard came in.

Total codswallop

 

[Bluebeard]

A peoples person too. Not the type of guy to leave an 18 year old getting ripped apart by Mo Salah and literally stand watching it with his hands behind his back at the side of the pitch.

Correct

 

[MaxiMols12]

Back to matching them cunts physically atleast in OF’s.

 

[Pol1_]

4 points ahead of a team that had its worst start in Laudrup knows how long in fact of all time!!

That said still think we would have won the league and again if Beale does become Manager we support him and then some

 

[Leo_Ger]

Easy to say but we had already dropped points at home to Motherwell, Hearts and Aberdeen and were pretty poor.

Our start of last season was largely disrupted by covid to players and staff and the subsequent restrictions enforced at the time.

 

[nelster]

Easy to say but we had already dropped points at home to Motherwell, Hearts and Aberdeen and were pretty poor.

It needs said

Allan threw one in
Allan threw one in
Everyone was in bits at Walter passing a few hours before.

We werent great but it was a horrendous period, covid included.

 

[cooperman]

I hope it works out, but Ally and John Greg loved the club and “got it” - didn’t make them legends as managers though

due respect, I don't think Ally or Greg gived two phucks about tactics etc, and MB has been coaching for a lot longer

 

[Opta]

It's hard to say. They were still gelling when we played them at Ibrox and the game could have went either way. They were much better when we met them in February.

The unbeaten run against Lennon is as irrelevant as their run against Murty/Pedro/Warburton when Gerrard came in.

And that was down to the manager. This squad of players showed them how they deserved to be treated under Gerrard.

 

[SE5]

Easy to say but we had already dropped points at home to Motherwell, Hearts and Aberdeen and were pretty poor.

Is my memory as well - and we were all set to lose at Hampden as well the day Gio was there and didn't fancy taking over just yet.

 

[Arlo]

I hope it works out, but Ally and John Greg loved the club and “got it” - didn’t make them legends as managers though

They "got it" but they were very poor coaches / tacticians, that's the difference.

 

[Big D]

Mr negative

Realism and facts, not negativity

 

[BattleFeverOn]

Realism and facts, not negativity

Moan moan moan

 

[Blue bells are blue1872]

Three draws at home to Aberdeen and Motherwell and Hearts and a defeat to the butcher at Dundee Utd, lets not re-write history here.

Both managers forms for the season were almost identical game for game.Going on that factor alone shows that it's not straight forward.We might have lost the league if SG had stayed.
Would SG have beaten them under an established Postecoglu.Who knows and we will never know.
Vital points dropped with poor performances early in the season.They were sh#t and did a complete U turn and are still doing it.We plodded on under SG and continued under GvB.
If this squad isn't rebuilt we will stop plodding on and get worse regardless of the manager.

 

[Bulletproof]

All this he "gets it" patter is tragic.

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

Not true in the slightest, we had a hold on them under Gerrard and his team and that started before Lennon was there.

We won 1 and lost 2 against them under Rodgers.

 

[Blue bells are blue1872]

I want a manager who will not accept the capitulations we've seen under Gio. Hopefully, if Beale is to get the job, he makes it absolutely clear that he will not tolerate that kind of performance against that lot.

Spot on but we also need players who don't capitulate too.Im not so sure that we have them in enough numbers.

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

Total codswallop

What part?

 

[Kris1872]

‘Them’.


He fvcking gets it.

Thats exactly what we need. When he was there we treated them like the shit on the bottom of our shoes. Then we have ended up with players getting bullied by Callum McGregor.

 

[Leo_Ger]

It's hard to say. They were still gelling when we played them at Ibrox and the game could have went either way. They were much better when we met them in February.

The unbeaten run against Lennon is as irrelevant as their run against Murty/Pedro/Warburton when Gerrard came in.

We played that game with our 3rd choice GK and 3rd choice right back and most of our coaching staff unavailable.

Gerrard's Rangers teams won games against Rodgers, Lennon, Kennedy and Fat Ange. The strange thing in trying to discredit wins over Lennon is that Walter lost more than a few Old Firm games against him.

 

[SmileyBear]

Both managers forms for the season were almost identical game for game.Going on that factor alone shows that it's not straight forward.We might have lost the league if SG had stayed.
Would SG have beaten them under an established Postecoglu.Who knows and we will never know.
Vital points dropped with poor performances early in the season.They were sh#t and did a complete U turn and are still doing it.We plodded on under SG and continued under GvB.
If this squad isn't rebuilt we will stop plodding on and get worse regardless of the manager.

Yes, the players are underperforming we can get rid of as many managers as we want but we will still be left with players who do not work hard enough for our club.