A few names on here that would make you shudder. Barton and Black were the worst for me.
Biggest flops on the journey to 55?
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Northwest Ranger
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that cu nt lennon
Glasgow Rangers (Sco)
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Alves and Barton showed up expecting an easy ride......
I think Barton had the fight in him but Warburton didn’t
The fact Murty and Jimmy Nic didn’t start BA tells you everything about his attitude
I think Barton had the fight in him but Warburton didn’t
The fact Murty and Jimmy Nic didn’t start BA tells you everything about his attitude
Chapman billie
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Another part of the story is Shagger's penalty save from Sanaras in 2011. Had that gone in "the 10" might well have been done already. Well 9.75 anyway.
He is 39 now and still playing for Parma. Poor man's Davie Weir!
Scaramanga
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This would be a lot quicker if we reversed it and named the true success stories. Pretty much all of what we watched up to Waburton’s arrival was a bit depressing.
This would get my vote though. The cost, the poor return, the fact he’s a rabid mentally challenged who mixed with their fans while he was still contracted to us. Just a horrible signing where a scum fan got rich and we got nothing.
This would get my vote though. The cost, the poor return, the fact he’s a rabid mentally challenged who mixed with their fans while he was still contracted to us. Just a horrible signing where a scum fan got rich and we got nothing.
ecossebear
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For me it has to be Black and Simmonsen. My least favourite players! I don’t believe McCoist signed a single player since Bocanegra that was actually any good!
Grezda and Worrall are the only blots on Gerrards record. Warburton signed lots of okay players and that was the problem, they were just “okay”. Pedro was hit and miss with his signings, everyone remembers he signed Pena and Herrara but we also forget he signed Alfie and Jack!
Worst part of this for me was McCoists reign. As a legend he was given far too much time when it was clear he was not manager material. The damage this has done probably added 2-3 years to the “journey”. I guess the fact he’s still a legend we all love even after that shows how much better are fans are than that mob!
Grezda and Worrall are the only blots on Gerrards record. Warburton signed lots of okay players and that was the problem, they were just “okay”. Pedro was hit and miss with his signings, everyone remembers he signed Pena and Herrara but we also forget he signed Alfie and Jack!
Worst part of this for me was McCoists reign. As a legend he was given far too much time when it was clear he was not manager material. The damage this has done probably added 2-3 years to the “journey”. I guess the fact he’s still a legend we all love even after that shows how much better are fans are than that mob!
John MacKenzie
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Windass got goals but was a lazy/coward of a player.
DougieJones
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Without a doubt this guy is in a league of his own. Being shite is one thing but being a snake in the grass? Leaking teams? Not trying a leg? For me, The. Worst. Rangers. Player. Ever.
Chinggis_could_I_khant
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Who knows how things may have gone but there's always the possibility that with better recruitment, we may have got back to the top sooner. Hated the recruitment policy under Ally. Wanted us to build a young squad that which would work its way through the leagues (probably naive thinking on my part). Certainly didn't think we'd squander crazy amounts on over paid journey men.
That said, I didn't have much disdain for most players who participated in the journey. The way I see it, whether you're good enough or not, if you're given the chance to sign for Rangers, you take it.
Of those that I do remember less fondly, Alves is the one who stand out as being the most disappointing. I (like many) had a bad feeling about Barton but I thought Alves was a great addition to the squad. Sadly, he simply didn't have the fight required... highlighted by pussying out of a header in the OF game. He went in half-assed and got flattened. He's a great player whose had an amazing career but was not right for this league.
That said, I didn't have much disdain for most players who participated in the journey. The way I see it, whether you're good enough or not, if you're given the chance to sign for Rangers, you take it.
Of those that I do remember less fondly, Alves is the one who stand out as being the most disappointing. I (like many) had a bad feeling about Barton but I thought Alves was a great addition to the squad. Sadly, he simply didn't have the fight required... highlighted by pussying out of a header in the OF game. He went in half-assed and got flattened. He's a great player whose had an amazing career but was not right for this league.
HandsomeHead
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All the bit part players in the lower divisions are exempt in my opinion, it’s the ones we signed after returning to the top flight that the majority of any criticism going should be reserved for, and even then . . .
Peña and Garner were horrific wastes of scant resources, Alves was a huge disappointment, Barton a predictable disaster, but for every one of those there was a Tav or a Foderingham, a Waghorn or a Windass, Andy Halliday giving it his all for the club he loved, Kenny Miller trying (not entirely successfully) to maintain a semblance of our previous standards and respect, so at a time like this, on the cusp of genuine life affirming greatness, it doesn’t really do us any favours to dwell on the failures.
Peña and Garner were horrific wastes of scant resources, Alves was a huge disappointment, Barton a predictable disaster, but for every one of those there was a Tav or a Foderingham, a Waghorn or a Windass, Andy Halliday giving it his all for the club he loved, Kenny Miller trying (not entirely successfully) to maintain a semblance of our previous standards and respect, so at a time like this, on the cusp of genuine life affirming greatness, it doesn’t really do us any favours to dwell on the failures.
Ridiculous thread.
The page is going mad.
Some blowing smoke up many imposters bahookies and others wanting to discuss them.
Enjoy our current team and manager and what they are delivering.
There are plenty from the bottom league onwards that were crap and no fit to wear the shirt but we have moved on.
Thankfully.
We owe quite a number zero thanks.
Some blowing smoke up many imposters bahookies and others wanting to discuss them.
Enjoy our current team and manager and what they are delivering.
There are plenty from the bottom league onwards that were crap and no fit to wear the shirt but we have moved on.
Thankfully.
We owe quite a number zero thanks.
billyjunior1
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We shudnt be goin down this road every player who pulled on that blue jersey did his part for 55 many played a big part sum played a small part but they all played there no matter how well they played or not
tomvallance1983
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Everyone associated with the club should be feeling good in this moment, not a time to be running any bears down
I hold no ill feeling towards anyone, player or coach/manager who came to the club during our journey back from the doldrums. Each of them deserve our respect at the very least. Not to be labelled as a flop by our own support. We were severely limited by the financial constraints enforced upon us by the variety of conmen and shysters who gained control of our beloved club. The quality of our signings was always going to be reflected by our financial position. So let's cut these guys a bit of slack. They were guilty of nothing more than taking an opportunity to play for our wonderful club. An opportunity we would all have taken. Love them or loathe them they have all played a part in our club's history. WATP
RedWhiteBlue
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Are you doing research for a future Sun or Daily Record article?
We're about to win our first title in ages and you want to slag off "Rangers Flops"?
Thread should be binned.
douzpwa
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It doesn't matter if they flopped this was an unprecedented situation and all players should be mentioned on a plaque who started that journey back to full health with those who cross the finish line title 55 collectively as a team making the hall of fame under special condition due to the circumstances we found our self in!
Ilikethewayyoumove
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Nathan Oduwa.
Lee Hudson.
Lee Hudson.
Strange mate
Could some countless players from title winning teams that were a waste of wages and money. It is what it is
CoplandKeklord
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I think there are almost too many players to mention, and there's nothing I can say about the likes of Warburton, Pedro, Murty that hasn't already been covered.
So instead of an individual as such, I'll pick out the SC final in 2016. Losing that game cost us much more than we realised IMO and left the club and support with deep scars that took a long time to heal. It hamstrung us psychologically.
So instead of an individual as such, I'll pick out the SC final in 2016. Losing that game cost us much more than we realised IMO and left the club and support with deep scars that took a long time to heal. It hamstrung us psychologically.
True Blue Avenger
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Ffs...aye mate, you've rumbled me. I'm clearly an undercover tim Daily Record reporter, been biding my time on here for years only to out myself on the eve of 55.
Look, some people appear to really be taking offence at this thread. Fair enough and with hindsight, it is a shiit thread title. Thought that we could maybe look back at the bits of the road back to the top that didn't work out so well and like it or not, we had some poor signings along the way - was simply interested in who people thought was the biggest disappointment. And some have been alright with debating that but maybe it was too negative or poor timing given all the rightful positivity around the club just now.
For me, none of this diminishes in any way from the tremendous achievements of the management team or squad this season. I actually appreciate the view from some posters that everyone played a part in some way and quite like the "butterfly effect" theory from an earlier post on here - hadn't considered that. Leave the past well alone I suppose.
But aye, admin can bin if they want. It would appear I've had a bit of a 'mare...
Bluehart
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Dalcio, a benfica loanee no less. Sure that I saw a highlight real of him that made him look half decent. Christ, Eduardo Herrera had a highlight reel that made him look like the Mexican McCoist.
Who remembers Francesco Stella? Now that was an absolute head scratcher.
