Celt!c are abysmal but ultimately theyre still going to finish 2nd well ahead of whoever is in 3rd.In a two horse league they will finish 2nd, although I think the gap will be nothing like last season's 25pts.
There are 4 weeks till the transfer window closes and I believe Celtic will be very active in bringing in new faces (although a lot may depend on how much of a fee they get for Edouard) so we won't have a full picture of how strong they are until 1 September.
I'm a glass have empty Bear, a bloody pessimist if truth be told. I think this is not going to be the stroll to the title that many fellow Bears envisage but I'll be shocked if we are not celebrating 56 come May (or even earlier).
I try not to get too excited and far ahead as generally think it only takes 2/3 good windows for one side and 2/3 bad windows for the other for things to swing around. However, success is not solely due to what happens in the transfer window but also due to the infrastructure of the club as a whole. Celtic from top to bottom are a state right now and i don’t think are positioned to close gap. I’m not sure they have the structure or quality coaches to turn this around in a year or 2.In a two horse league they will finish 2nd, although I think the gap will be nothing like last season's 25pts.
There are 4 weeks till the transfer window closes and I believe Celtic will be very active in bringing in new faces (although a lot may depend on how much of a fee they get for Edouard) so we won't have a full picture of how strong they are until 1 September.
I'm a glass have empty Bear, a bloody pessimist if truth be told. I think this is not going to be the stroll to the title that many fellow Bears envisage but I'll be shocked if we are not celebrating 56 come May (or even earlier).
I try not to get too excited and far ahead as generally think it only takes 2/3 good windows for one side and 2/3 bad windows for the other for things to swing around. However, success is not solely due to what happens in the transfer window but also due to the infrastructure of the club as a whole. Celtic from top to bottom are a state right now and i don’t think are positioned to close gap. I’m not sure they have the structure or quality coaches to turn this around in a year or 2.
They have a 2nd choice manager who came in months later than needed, is almost completely new to European football and looks deflated already. They’ve basically lost this summer to prepare and it’s showing in their results. He’s not supported by people he wants, instead he’s been stuck with Kennedy & Strachan who don’t strike me as being near the quality of Beale, Milsom etc. Celtic’s fitness alone would raise significant questions about how well the coaches are preparing them for the season. Appointing a new manager and not letting them have any of his own people rarely works out well. Are Kennedy & Strachan onboard with how he wants to play and able to put that across to the players effectively? I’m not sure.
Their scouting / recruitment department has been shambolic for a couple of years now and they’ve squandered millions on rubbish. They’ve been able to cope previously due to the ability to sell certain players for significant fees but they are now running out of quality assets who can help fund the signing of 3/4 new players. Hammond has left and not been replaced and they don’t seem to have a focused transfer policy. This summer has been haphazard bringing people in from everywhere. Getting 10/11 players in one summer is difficult and if you are successful with 60/70% of those it’s generally a good strike rate. However, they are signing a lot of foreign players who will likely need additional time to adapt to Scottish football too. It’s very risky.
At the top of the club they have a new CEO who is finding his feet. He has no experience of running a football club so nobody really knows how that will go. Their support seem disconnected from the club and have nothing but disdain for the board. It’s not like how we were in recent years where we could see the club as a whole moving in a positive direction and get behind it. There is no unity there and it might only take another bad result for them to be out shouting for the board to go again.
Ignoring them, Rangers ourselves have a real opportunity to build a gap. If we could make the champions a league this season and next then financially we’ll be back ahead of them and able to continue to develop an already excellent and settled squad. For me, the key for us is succession planning. They had no plan in place for when Rodgers left and since then it’s been decline. We must ensure that whoever leaves (players, manager or staff) in next few years that we are ready for it.
I try not to get too excited and far ahead as generally think it only takes 2/3 good windows for one side and 2/3 bad windows for the other for things to swing around. However, success is not solely due to what happens in the transfer window but also due to the infrastructure of the club as a whole. Celtic from top to bottom are a state right now and i don’t think are positioned to close gap. I’m not sure they have the structure or quality coaches to turn this around in a year or 2.
They have a 2nd choice manager who came in months later than needed, is almost completely new to European football and looks deflated already. They’ve basically lost this summer to prepare and it’s showing in their results. He’s not supported by people he wants, instead he’s been stuck with Kennedy & Strachan who don’t strike me as being near the quality of Beale, Milsom etc. Celtic’s fitness alone would raise significant questions about how well the coaches are preparing them for the season. Appointing a new manager and not letting them have any of his own people rarely works out well. Are Kennedy & Strachan onboard with how he wants to play and able to put that across to the players effectively? I’m not sure.
Their scouting / recruitment department has been shambolic for a couple of years now and they’ve squandered millions on rubbish. They’ve been able to cope previously due to the ability to sell certain players for significant fees but they are now running out of quality assets who can help fund the signing of 3/4 new players. Hammond has left and not been replaced and they don’t seem to have a focused transfer policy. This summer has been haphazard bringing people in from everywhere. Getting 10/11 players in one summer is difficult and if you are successful with 60/70% of those it’s generally a good strike rate. However, they are signing a lot of foreign players who will likely need additional time to adapt to Scottish football too. It’s very risky.
At the top of the club they have a new CEO who is finding his feet. He has no experience of running a football club so nobody really knows how that will go. Their support seem disconnected from the club and have nothing but disdain for the board. It’s not like how we were in recent years where we could see the club as a whole moving in a positive direction and get behind it. There is no unity there and it might only take another bad result for them to be out shouting for the board to go again.
Ignoring them, Rangers ourselves have a real opportunity to build a gap. If we could make the champions a league this season and next then financially we’ll be back ahead of them and able to continue to develop an already excellent and settled squad. For me, the key for us is succession planning. They had no plan in place for when Rodgers left and since then it’s been decline. We must ensure that whoever leaves (players, manager or staff) in next few years that we are ready for it.
In the grander scheme of things they probably aren’t all that far behind at all.Probably not as far behind as people think.
These things can swing fairly rapidly.
Enjoying being ahead and their pain for the time being. Let’s hope it continues, but history suggest, we usually share the spoils over the course of time.
Depends on who you talk toProbably not as far behind as people think.
These things can swing fairly rapidly.
Enjoying being ahead and their pain for the time being. Let’s hope it continues, but history suggest, we usually share the spoils over the course of time.
They are nowhere near where we were. Unless there is a major financial collapse. You are bang on, a few players, decent management from board down and they are back in it. We simply need to adopt an attitude of winning every game no matter opposition. One game at a time and recruit in advance like the B players coming in. Gerrard and his team are savvy and have good foresight. As long as we recruit well, don't break the bank, live within our means we will be leaders. Our biggest challenge looking forward is ensuring continuity of management as Gerrard will leave, when is the question. For now enjoy every moment of sunshineI would be confident we could retain the title again next season but I don’t buy into us being miles ahead.
Decent management team and a couple of decent windows for them and they could turn it around. Can’t see either club going on a mad run of title wins again any time soon.
We will have players coming and going aswell and at some stage in the next few years our management team will most likely change
A few players wouldn't even fix their back 5. Nice try. But bs.You are bang on, a few players, decent management from board down and they are back in it.
House of Cards!Just thinking there, how far behind do you think they are? I reckon they’re where we were about 2 years ago, NOW!
So where will they be at the end of the season when they need 13 players? Where we were 3/4 years ago?
it’s Gona take more than 1 or 2 transfer windows to even get up to a par IMHO!
1. tgey can’t afford it.
2. Loads of new personnel behind the scenes.
3. New manager.
4. Time for players to settle and gel
5. They’re only looking at doing it half arsed because they’ll probably keep the back room staff.
There are more reasons but I think they’re in for a massive shock.
Hopefully we keep going and kick on again next season.
Why is it BS? Is an opinion that all. Perhaps I'm being more cautious and not getting caught up in how they acted towards us. I ain't calling your opinion BSA few players wouldn't even fix their back 5. Nice try. But bs.
There’s a massive difference between adding players in here and there in key positions to create a settled squad (squads) with strength in depth at nearly every position and “oh sh1t we haven’t got a GK or a real back line and teams roll right over our powder puff midfield” … a massive difference!I try not to get too excited and far ahead as generally think it only takes 2/3 good windows for one side and 2/3 bad windows for the other for things to swing around. However, success is not solely due to what happens in the transfer window but also due to the infrastructure of the club as a whole. Celtic from top to bottom are a state right now and i don’t think are positioned to close gap. I’m not sure they have the structure or quality coaches to turn this around in a year or 2.
They have a 2nd choice manager who came in months later than needed, is almost completely new to European football and looks deflated already. They’ve basically lost this summer to prepare and it’s showing in their results. He’s not supported by people he wants, instead he’s been stuck with Kennedy & Strachan who don’t strike me as being near the quality of Beale, Milsom etc. Celtic’s fitness alone would raise significant questions about how well the coaches are preparing them for the season. Appointing a new manager and not letting them have any of his own people rarely works out well. Are Kennedy & Strachan onboard with how he wants to play and able to put that across to the players effectively? I’m not sure.
Their scouting / recruitment department has been shambolic for a couple of years now and they’ve squandered millions on rubbish. They’ve been able to cope previously due to the ability to sell certain players for significant fees but they are now running out of quality assets who can help fund the signing of 3/4 new players. Hammond has left and not been replaced and they don’t seem to have a focused transfer policy. This summer has been haphazard bringing people in from everywhere. Getting 10/11 players in one summer is difficult and if you are successful with 60/70% of those it’s generally a good strike rate. However, they are signing a lot of foreign players who will likely need additional time to adapt to Scottish football too. It’s very risky.
At the top of the club they have a new CEO who is finding his feet. He has no experience of running a football club so nobody really knows how that will go. Their support seem disconnected from the club and have nothing but disdain for the board. It’s not like how we were in recent years where we could see the club as a whole moving in a positive direction and get behind it. There is no unity there and it might only take another bad result for them to be out shouting for the board to go again.
Ignoring them, Rangers ourselves have a real opportunity to build a gap. If we could make the champions a league this season and next then financially we’ll be back ahead of them and able to continue to develop an already excellent and settled squad. For me, the key for us is succession planning. They had no plan in place for when Rodgers left and since then it’s been decline. We must ensure that whoever leaves (players, manager or staff) in next few years that we are ready for it.
West Ham played from deep and walked right through their midfieldThey were absolutely brutal all over the park against a very poor Danish side mate.
McGregor aside, not one single player in their side would even make our 22 man 1st team squad.
They think their midfield is strong, yet Soro and Turnbull were absolutely invisible against a very ordinary team.
They will strengthen enough to finish 2nd, but they'll still be miles behind us.
I’ll stick my neck out here and say they won’t finish second - I think 3rd or 4th is likely for them this season - moon howlers gonna howl!Just thinking there, how far behind do you think they are? I reckon they’re where we were about 2 years ago, NOW!
So where will they be at the end of the season when they need 13 players? Where we were 3/4 years ago?
it’s Gona take more than 1 or 2 transfer windows to even get up to a par IMHO!
1. tgey can’t afford it.
2. Loads of new personnel behind the scenes.
3. New manager.
4. Time for players to settle and gel
5. They’re only looking at doing it half arsed because they’ll probably keep the back room staff.
There are more reasons but I think they’re in for a massive shock.
Hopefully we keep going and kick on again next season.
A few means 3Why is it BS? Is an opinion that all. Perhaps I'm being more cautious and not getting caught up in how they acted towards us. I ain't calling your opinion BS
Many timesWest Ham played from deep and walked right through their midfield
This squad struggles to finish 2ndI’ll stick my neck out here and say they won’t finish second - I think 3rd or 4th is likely for them this season - moon howlers gonna howl!
There’s a massive difference between adding players in here and there in key positions to create a settled squad (squads) with strength in depth at nearly every position and “oh sh1t we haven’t got a GK or a real back line and teams roll right over our powder puff midfield” … a massive difference!
They've now signed James McCarthy on a four year deal according to the Daily Mail a few minutes ago.
Once a decent player but I've no idea how he fares now (still got something or a has-been?). They say he was 'offered' to the dhims.
Good thinking, get Steven and Gary on speed dial and let them know.Let’s just assume they are breathing down our necks and we keep strengthening as best we can, they took their eyes off us and we lept over them without them even knowing it. We should not repeat their act of stupidity.