The job Gerrard has done must not be underestimated.
He took over absolute dross against a very dominant Celtic.
He improved Europe immediately and has slowly rebuilt the squad.
Love the guy - hope he stays for many a year
Always thought it would take him at least 3 transfer windows to turn it around. Thats why I wasn't wanting rid of him the 2nd half of last season. That was his first 'failure' at the club. He deserved more time.
Totally agree. I really look forward to the next squad additions.He’s shown the intelligence and maturity to examine where he went wrong in the last 2 seasons and make changes to what he was doing. Combined with the many other things he got right in those seasons, we are now reaping those rewards.
And he’s not done yet, not by a long way. Looking forward to the summer transfer window and the chance to recruit better players with the carrot of CL football next season and I’m very confident we can see off any likely opponents in the qualifiers to get to the group stage where we belong.
Comparing this to where we were when he took over gives an idea of the scale of his achievements, but what is most encouraging of all is that he has looked at the whole operation of the club as it relates to footballing matters and put in a proper structure which will serve us well (hopefully) for many years to come.
McCoist maybe had it hardest of all off the field but on the field its the easiest job any rangers manager has had or probably ever will have and he made a pigs ear of it.I think McCoist
Quite often the first reply captures the mood of the forum.You's pen pals or suhin ??
That might be true from a footballing perspective, but it doesn’t remotely compare to what Willie Waddell had to deal with in 1971.Ally had the worst situ any Rangers manager has ever dealt with, don’t get me wrong what Stevie has produced in such a short time is superb, and of course he had it tough with the gap v them, but he has had a board he can trust.
McCoist.That might be true from a footballing perspective, but it doesn’t remotely compare to what Willie Waddell had to deal with in 1971.
I think the OP’s point is valid. No other manager in our history has picked up such a mess when they first arrived.
The players interviews sometimes give a bit of insight to Gerrards intelligence. I think it was Ryan Kent who said last night that they had been told to develop chemistry between each other. That is fantastic management, and vital in building a winning team.
McCoist.
So were the funds available to them to sign players. Gerrard got more to spend in his first window than McCoist over his entire reign.Probably true, but look how that worked out.
Buying over the hill experienced pros to take on part time teams.
Gerrard & McCoist’s performances in the circumstances they were confronted with are night & day mate.
In fairness relative to the budget of their respective rivals that argument falls down.So were the funds available to them to sign players. Gerrard got more to spend in his first window than McCoist over his entire reign.
So were the funds available to them to sign players. Gerrard got more to spend in his first window than McCoist over his entire reign.
McCoist did have a massive job back then, no doubt on that, but as a manager he was woefully inept tactically and tbh he failed in that aspect of his duties.I think McCoist and maybe even Jock Wallace might disagree.
I know McCoist inherited a decent team but months later he had the worst shit show ever faced by a Rangers manager in front of him.
Mate I could not agree more.True.
Yet for the competitions we were playing in you could argue salary wise McCoist got more.
And as well as embarrassments such as Raith Rovers, our style of play was absolutely horrific to watch. Many of these lower league teams outplayed us football wise.
Player development under Ally ? Despite the perfect environment for it.
As managers they are at opposite ends of the spectrum for me personally.
He'd only shit to beat though. Gerrard had to restore credibility in Europe as well as win the SPL within 3 years. No comparison.I think McCoist and maybe even Jock Wallace might disagree.
I know McCoist inherited a decent team but months later he had the worst shit show ever faced by a Rangers manager in front of him.
I think McCoist and maybe even Jock Wallace might disagree.
I know McCoist inherited a decent team but months later he had the worst shit show ever faced by a Rangers manager in front of him.
Quite often the first reply captures the mood of the forum.
This one might be the most juvenile and embarrassing I’ve ever seen on FF.
This player development thing is a massive myth. We were expected to win every game 5 or 6 nil and anything else was viewed as failure. Players were given chances to impress and many simply weren't good enough over the course. Guys like Telfer, Gallagher, Naismith, Little, Perry, Mitchell, Hutton, were given games and weren't up to it.True.
Yet for the competitions we were playing in you could argue salary wise McCoist got more.
And as well as embarrassments such as Raith Rovers, our style of play was absolutely horrific to watch. Many of these lower league teams outplayed us football wise.
Player development under Ally ? Despite the perfect environment for it.
As managers they are at opposite ends of the spectrum for me personally.
McCoist maybe had it hardest of all off the field but on the field its the easiest job any Rangers manager has had or probably ever will have and he made a pigs ear of it.
McCoist, got the job at the wrong time for him, players having to be sold, team weakened, and all the other shite going on about us. But I would say he was the right man at the right time for us. How that man managed to hold it all together, is a perfect insight ,into what Rangers mean to him, and us. He doesn't get the credit he is due in some quarters. The only thing he done wrong was not to give that sharleton white ,a good doing.I think McCoist and maybe even Jock Wallace might disagree.
I know McCoist inherited a decent team but months later he had the worst shit show ever faced by a Rangers manager in front of him.
No, McCoist inherited a title-winning side. The wheels fell off after he was already in post, thus he didn’t inherit a mess.McCoist.
The wheels were already falling off long before Walter retired.No, McCoist inherited a title-winning side. The wheels fell off after he was already in post, thus he didn’t inherit a mess.
McCoist was the only Rangers man at the club when the parasites ran the club. We owe him for protecting our other titles and trophies from the scum that would have sold everthing and anything. As a football manager I think he got it all wrong though, we should have developed young players.Understand him not wanting to be named in the same breath as Walter but what he's doing here is brilliant regardless.
Best to just let him get on with it for now and when he leaves we can look back on it all and start labelling him a legend!
He has been an appointment that is as historic as the Gallant Pioneers and Bill Struth in the story of the club.So you are a legend and up there with Walter et al, even if you don't yet realise it.
You have probably been so focussed on the job at hand for the last 3 years that you don't yet realise the scale of your achievement and what you took on to where it is now.