Harry Redknapp on Gerrard

Davie Weir

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He said: “A lot of people down here have been paying attention to the job Stevie has done because he’s done amazing.

“You’re talking about two massive clubs so there must have been pressure on him to turn things around for Rangers.

“You’ve got to give credit to Rangers for standing by him.

“They know they have a great guy running their club and they will have known that, eventually, he’ll come good. They’ve trusted him because they can see the job he’s being doing. They know they have a good manager in charge.

“You just need to look back to Fergie and his early days at Man United. They stuck with him when he was struggling and look what happened there.

“I don’t understand the way some clubs act these days. If you bring in a manager and you think they are good then surely you’ve got to give them time.

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He said: “He’s recruited well and he made a great signing right from the off when he brought in an experienced man like Gary McAllister to be beside him.

“So Stevie’s done brilliantly but I didn’t really have any doubts he would, given the opportunity and the right tools to work with.

“That’s what it comes down to in the end, it’s as much about recruitment now as anything.

“Stevie has probably had more of a say in the recruitment up there than most managers have these days here in England.

“Listen to Jurgen Klopp the other day to see the difference. When they asked him if he was going to sign a centre-half he said signing players had nothing to do with him. It’s unbelievable. Maybe that’s another reason the Rangers job has been so perfect for Stevie.”
 
Gerrard to Liverpool and Beale as the main man within the next few years.
Not think we would offer Beale the role? He's mentioned he would like to be the main man himself 1 day in a job. If he's constantly Gerrads team that ain't happening and if it did it would be way down at lower end of clubs imo.Edit I completely missread that :D You're saying what I'm saying :oops:
 
Not think we would offer Beale the role? He's mentioned he would like to be the main man himself 1 day in a job. If he's constantly Gerrads team that ain't happening and if it did it would be way down at lower end of clubs imo.

Absolutely mate. He's said a few times he wants to be a manager in his own right. Where better to start than at a club you know and where you will already have credit in the bank for helping win 55 (fingers crossed)?
 
Gerrard to Liverpool and Beale as the main man within the next few years.

I think wherever he ends up - and I agree that's most likely Liverpool - I'm pretty sure he'll want Beale beside him.

It's well documented how much of a pivotal role MB plays in the whole Gerrard set-up - the core team of Gerrard, Beale, Culshaw and Milsom will be a core group who stay together for years in my opinion.
 
Beale could probably end up heading south when SG goes unless as you say we offer him the job

Would imagine with Ross Wilson here, it’ll be a case of promote from within (Thomson) or a Beale type.

I think going with Gerrard as well as signing young players shows that we are happy to give people with potential the job. We can't afford expensive big name coaches only for them to flop, so this would be the best route to go down IMO.
 
Gerrard would want to take his coaching team with him without a doubt.

They are a trusted group and he would want to replicate that as much as possible.
 
I'd expect Beale would go with Gerrard if Liverpool came calling.

Whilst he has said he's keen to one day take a #1 Job for himself some day, the chance to go replicate what they've done here with a Euro Elite will likely be too big to refuse.
 
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When SG eventually goes, we really need to ensure that Beale remains. If that means giving him the top job then so be it.
Hopefully Wilson will stay as well. If we lost both of them then we'd be starting from scratch.
 
No way Beale stays to manage. Never a manager. He's a first team coach through and through and if he's been vitally important to our success this year then Gerrard takes him with him.

I really don't know where this chat comes from. I don't think there's been any indication that this would happen.
 
I think wherever he ends up - and I agree that's most likely Liverpool - I'm pretty sure he'll want Beale beside him.

It's well documented how much of a pivotal role MB plays in the whole Gerrard set-up - the core team of Gerrard, Beale, Culshaw and Milsom will be a core group who stay together for years in my opinion.
Of course he’ll want Beale beside him. Absolutely, no question.

But what if MB (who wants to be a manager) got offered the Rangers job?

Time will tell, I suppose.
 
Beale has already suggested that management is something he wants to explore, it's not that ridiculous to think the club might offer him the job when Gerrard leaves and that he might take it. Not sure that's the route we would go down but it would be the least disruptive course of action for the team.
 
I think SG will want to keep the nucleus of his team if and when he goes, much as The Magnificent bastard did.... Perhaps MB will be more like Walter!! I have to say I am not overly panicking about it as I want to enjoy the now, and, there is a feeling of proper strategic management at our club at the moment. I suspect wee may see our best capture of all is Ross Wilson and plans and ideas are already in place for a number of future scenarios.

They played an interview with the gaffer on SSB last week and Jim Duffy was very complimentary about the snip where SG said we were not just looking at this window but 2 and 3 windows ahead... I love that
 
I think an important take from this is that other managers are looking at the support we've given Gerrard, and that makes us a more attractive prospect if/when he does leave.

This is an important point raised.

The last 9 years apart, Rangers have always been renowned for giving Manager's time. Its an important trait to have been brought back.
 
Beale didn’t even know Stevie that well before he was offered the job. I think he gets Rangers, he would also be very popular amongst fans, and this is a team he has help mould. All the players rate him extremely highly.This would be perfect for Beale, and I would be very happy if he was to succeed Stevie G.
 
MB seems to love living in Scotland with his family, seems very settled according to his social media .
 
When SG eventually goes, we really need to ensure that Beale remains. If that means giving him the top job then so be it.
Hopefully Wilson will stay as well. If we lost both of them then we'd be starting from scratch.
Gerrard will make sure that there's a solid progression and continuity to follow his legacy when he eventually moves on, hopefully we get another 3 years at least after this season from him
 
It’s the norm now that managers have a team around them who have the same fate as the manager. I don’t think we’ll likely see another Walter to McCoist or Souness to Walter situation.

Stevie G is the figure head with a casting vote at the head of a team of specialists.
 
Gerrard will make sure that there's a solid progression and continuity to follow his legacy when he eventually moves on, hopefully we get another 3 years at least after this season from him
As much as I like to think this is what will happen, there's no guarantee.
If Klopp's eventual departure is a planned event and SG is to be his successor, then this may be the case.
If however, Klopp gets his jotters in a sudden manner or decides to walk, SG may have to make an on the spot decision about his future and we could be up the creek without a paddle as far as back room staff go. In the crazy world of football management, I don't want to put my money on how Klopp's tenure will pan out.
 
No way Beale stays to manage. Never a manager. He's a first team coach through and through and if he's been vitally important to our success this year then Gerrard takes him with him.

I really don't know where this chat comes from. I don't think there's been any indication that this would happen.
If we have our structure and football philosophy nailed on well and truly throughout the club then Ross Wilson will be looking to appoint a Head Coach not a manager in the Gerrard mould imho. Gerrard was and is needed to reestablish us as a top club with elite level thinking, however once 55 is delivered our PR will be restored and as important as planning for 56 is, succession planning across all roles is vital for Ross and our Football board.
 
I think wherever he ends up - and I agree that's most likely Liverpool - I'm pretty sure he'll want Beale beside him.

It's well documented how much of a pivotal role MB plays in the whole Gerrard set-up - the core team of Gerrard, Beale, Culshaw and Milsom will be a core group who stay together for years in my opinion.
We need to enjoy having these guys at the club,if and when they finally decide to leave,they will in my opinion be treated like legends, what they have achieved in the short space of time they have been here is nothing short of remarkable.
 
I work with a guy who is a current Chelsea scout, but used to work for Liverpool. Hes shown me photos of himself with Gerrard, Beale and a load of players. He said Micky Beale as he calls him really knows his stuff. Very highly rated.
 
Beale is not a manager. That isn't going to happen.
What a strange strange take. Nor were a any other Managers in world football past and or sent "a manager" Until they took on a managerial role.

Beale being a good coach does not mean he doesn't have aspirations to be a manager (he does) Nor that he'd be a very good one.

Jose Mourinho, not a manager. Isn't going to happen.
 
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Found the quote about player transfer selection really interesting - sounds like Gerrard will never have a better managers job.
 
Why are people always on about Gerrard leaving ? Getting close to his first title so he's going to be around for many more attempts. And who says Klopp is leaving any time soon ? Even if he does Stevie is not a definite shoe in, people still remember how their legend of a player Souness didn't cut it after leaving Scotland.
 
I would like to think Wilson and the board are already making plans for the day Gerrard moves on to Liverpool
 
Why are people always on about Gerrard leaving ? Getting close to his first title so he's going to be around for many more attempts. And who says Klopp is leaving any time soon ? Even if he does Stevie is not a definite shoe in, people still remember how their legend of a player Souness didn't cut it after leaving Scotland.

First title which will make him a legend to many in Glasgow. He must know it.
 
I’ve a feeling those suggesting that Beale isn’t cut out to be a manager may have been the same ones saying Gerrard wasn’t experienced enough to be our manager
 
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