Bud Johnston1972
Well-Known Member
As much as we all loved Gio as a player MB has proved in the short time as manager that he is a master of the mind games over the fat mess in Glasgow and that goes a along way my friends believe me.
I think the guy meant when they moved the mentally challenged New Year game back last season till after the break and Fat Ange bought half of Japan.I'm all for putting us in the best light, but this isn't how I remember us playing when they stopped the league. We had just lost to fucking Hamilton at Ibrox, got beat by Killie and Hearts.
I'm still sore that they called the league, but the reality is that we weren't in a great place. They might have blown it, but I'm not sure that we would have been able to actually win the thing!
Anyway - back to the main point - Flange is fairly easy to wind up. Always has been. We need to keep at him and watch him implode.
You & others are finding optimism in winning the title from our manager calling their's 'Chequebook Charlie' based upon a net spend of £6m in 1.5 seasons.
It's actually pathetic tbh, let alone inaccurate.
Heard this before the new year OF. This season is done.He’d have been right under pressure had the board sacked Gio after the livi game. I just fear they’ve given him too much to do.
But that said, we need to get to the next OF game maybe 5 behind max and then it’s game on
Agree, was just telling the truth, they can spend more than anyone else by some distance wether that's from profits from sales or revenue generated cash. The Mhankys do seem to get touchy when this fact is highlighted as it doesn't play up to their 'poor us', 'woe is me' mentality.I dont even think Beale was having a dig or playing games.
I think so too. But Angie is a sensitive soul. He believes the narrative that he is the greatest manager in world football and built their team without buying anyone.I dont even think Beale was having a dig or playing games.
Just need Beale to suggest that he thought they would have done a lot better in Europe with all the money they spentWhat a pathetic excuse for a man. A fragile ego. Once we put the slightest bit of pressure on him, he will fold. All talk, no substance.
I hope we start to put pressure on the precious little man.Just need Beale to suggest that he thought they would have done a lot better in Europe with all the money they spent
Either way though, just got to keep winning. If we win the league cup and he will start to fall out with people. Im sure he has a history of that.
Don't think he hung around long enough to prove things either way,to be fair.Rodgers left as soon as there were signs Gerrard was getting it together. Whilst there was no competition he was happy to coast to trophy after trophy but left when it looked like he had some work to do.
Don't think he handled pressure very well
I think you've got your seasons mixed up mate.I'm all for putting us in the best light, but this isn't how I remember us playing when they stopped the league. We had just lost to fucking Hamilton at Ibrox, got beat by Killie and Hearts.
I'm still sore that they called the league, but the reality is that we weren't in a great place. They might have blown it, but I'm not sure that we would have been able to actually win the thing!
Anyway - back to the main point - Flange is fairly easy to wind up. Always has been. We need to keep at him and watch him implode.
PSV would have beaten them home and away.If we had won title last season I have no doubt they would have failed in CL qualifiers.
Nicholson.They really don't like it when you mention the financial advantage they have. Everyone's just supposed to blow smoke up Postecoglou's arse and tell him what a miracle worker he is. Beale has seriously hit a nerve.
He also made a comment on Sportsound before the match about Michael not returning his calls. Just caught the end of it, I assume he was speaking about Beale.
He'll need to start charging IB rent for living in his head 24/7. Hilarious.Fits like a glove over there. You can smell the paranoia off him a mile away.
Such a weird argument from the Ange defender on this thread, if Michael Beale, or any Rangers manager, was given around £50 million to spend on bringing in his own players in his first 18 months the expectations would be that he completely dominated Scottish football, and yes he'd be a lucky Rangers manager to have that amount to spend regardless of incoming fees.
Rangers brought in around 40 million in the past 18 months selling players, did the fact that Gio was well in credit in terms of incomings and outgoing spend change the expectations on him? Of course it didn't.
Net spend means feck all, if we had spent 40 million you could say it was the Bassey and Patterson cash but we were never in a position to do that.Tags, I'm not defending him. I also didn't realise he had inferred Beale said he was "lucky"
£6m net spend in 18 months isn't, by definition, the expenditure of a "chequebook manager".
Just think there is a lot of triumphalism on this thread based upon very little.
The bigger point is that he has benefitted from cashing in on players they bought when we weren't competing on or off the pitch....that's the clear advantage he has.
...but a "cheque-book manager" has a huge net spend. He doesn't.
I think he is probably playing to the gallery. Compare him at the start to now. He’s probably sussed out the way to get extra brownie points on top of performances ect with their daft support is to come away with stuff like this.
The way the funds were raised doesn't change the fact he has been very lucky to spend the amount he has spent, as Beale said. What don't you get about that?The overwhelming majority of that money was raised through the sale of players, though?
Half of you think I'm defending the guy, I'm saying the "Chequebook Manager" label is factually incorrect.
He has benefited hugely from players Celtic could sign & develop unchallenged while we were out of the top flight/uncompetitive who made them good profits, perhaps that's the angle.
If Michael Beale signs Tillman in the summer, sells him for £25m the following summer & spend £30m, he isn't a cheque gaffer, is he?
The way the funds were raised doesn't change the fact he has been very lucky to spend the amount he has spent, as Beale said. What don't you get about that?
This. How long ago did Michael Beale say this? Must be about 3 weeks ago now.
Hooked him big time. Now need to build on this.
I don't even think Beale was playing mind games.As much as we all loved Gio as a player MB has proved in the short time as manager that he is a master of the mind games over the fat mess in Glasgow and that goes a along way my friends believe me.
Fingers crossed he says thatFebruary 26th:
"I guess after that VAR decision that cost us the match I can't be a lucky man anymore"
Yes have no doubts about that. Be a struggle for them vs USG as well.PSV would have beaten them home and away.
Or this year....Interesting to see how he copes if we can make it a proper title race next year!