How much due diligence was necessary in the case of Michael Beale would you say?
It's always the case with every manager you have to support whoever gets the job whether you feel it's the right appointment or not.Massively.
A fair few on here desperate to be able to come back and tell us how right they were.
War and peace? If you couldn’t manage 4 short paragraphs I wouldn’t fancy your chances of finishing The Cat in the Hatdidn't get to the end of that
war and peace ffs
keep it short and conciseWar and peace? If you couldn’t manage 4 short paragraphs I wouldn’t fancy your chances of finishing The Cat in the Hat
We've appointed managers with less experience to be fair .his managerial / head coach background.
Its a gamble, massive considering his short managerial career.
I think we will know quite a bit about him already; his ambitions to be a manager one was also something he openly declared whilst here first time around. Of course there would have been due diligence, my point is that he wasn't really unknown to us; either the DOF, or the players for that matter.his managerial / head coach background.
Its a gamble, massive considering his short managerial career.
I think we will know quite a bit about him already; his ambitions to be a manager one was also something he openly declared whilst here first time around. Of course there would have been due diligence, my point is that he wasn't really unknown to us; either the DOF, or the players for that matter.
Same as a few of our past managers. It's an interesting point you make though, but we'll find out in time. He is very realistic, it would seem; I wouldn't rule him out proving his numerous doubters wrong.listening to his interviews now, No one can question his commitment. His hunger is there to see. It is more can he manage a big football club, if it goes sour will he be able to turn around etc. All unknowns and no past experience to reflect on.
Every manager starts off with a clean slate we cannot think of Beale as the coach that came with Gerrard we have to view him as his own man.Same as a few of our past managers. It's an interesting point you make though, but we'll find out in time. He is very realistic, it would seem; I wouldn't rule him out proving his numerous doubters wrong.
Aye PedroWe've appointed managers with less experience to be fair .
Pedro had far more experience, and won things, and was a total disaster, worst permanent manager in our history in all likelihood.Aye Pedro
Thanks Rick, I’m touched by your sentiment.I can see this isn't a situation for making jokes.
Apologies Fbearblue
Carry on with the petty point scoring. We are all behind you.
#weareallFbearblue
I've got a wee feeling in my guts that he'll definitely get a tune out of them. Or it could just be the Vindaloo I had earlier.The question marks are around the players. Can they put in the effort to carry out his instructions? I want to see a snarling, in your face performance from our players. Give that abomination of a club hell, including their management team. No shaking hands or niceties, ignore them, and get stuck into them.
How dare you be sensible and have a positive outlook on FF. Shame on you!! :shh:Let's be honest the realistic options out there were not really inspired choices. Check the poll in the new manager thread and a lot of the names would have been a complete punt (as is any new manager) Not getting the 'lazy appointment' comments that's a bit of a lazy comment if truth be told.
A sensible appointment is probably more accurate. No frills obviously as Mick Beale is very early in his management career but by all accounts is respected by the players and is widely praised for his training sessions and his tactical approach. He knows most of the squad, the club, staff etc so we have no issues with him settling in and the transition for the players is a lot more smooth.
His biggest challenge right off the bat is the injury list and specifically the defence as that is not going to improve right away no matter any amount of training, drills, tactics or anything else he can do in the next couple of weeks. We have a young lad in Leon King who is nowhere near ready as a regular starter and a more seasoned defender in Davies who is maybe got about 60-70 minutes in him at the moment. Failing that as back up we have James Sands who is still fairly inexperienced and a natural CM. We have Tav on the right and no fit LB until Croatia get papped out the WC and Borna comes back so let's hope Croatia don't go too far if they get out the groups as who knows when Yilmaz will be back from injury. Goldson was rumoured for a January return but we would all hope it's earlier.
What MB will need to do is get our midfield and attack firing to negate the inevitable defensive issues we will face over the next few weeks, which will in turn help take the pressure off our patched up defence. It's a tough ask as our first 5 games back are Hibs (H), Ross County (A) Aberdeen (H) Motherwell (A) and finishing with the Scum at Home. Three of the most difficult Home games and two tricky away grounds to go to so by no means an easy start to life as a Rangers manager.
Win all 5 and would be an excellent start heading into the January window.
I am sure we can all agree MB is going to need our full backing and a bit of patience at times. As this is a huge moment in our season.
Souness,Smith and Gerrard had less management experience.Aye Pedro