Press Conference St Johnstone v Rangers - pre match press conference

[TheGreatDane]

he said we submitted the squad on the 4th sept when players were at different levels of fitness, he rates ridvan and he has a future here.

This is just ridiculous. So he didn’t included Yilmaz due to fitness, despite the fact he had just played him for 30mins two days prior.

And he included Lawrence and Cantwell who were at varying levels of fitness or injuries. I don’t disagree with including them but the two facts don’t make sense.

 

[Harbour Bear]

Just watched in full.

Nothing wrong with anything MB has said. I think he meant the strongest team AVAILABLE will play on Saturday. Some bring far too touchy re that comment.

He knows, words will not produce the solution either way. Action only and winning games.

On to tomorrow.

Come on Rangers

 

[TheGreatDane]

The video is around 13 minutes and there’s a lot more questions and in depth answers, including the euro squad. The twitter snippets are brief for some reason.

Yeh I’ve seen that now. To be honest it raises more questions.

 

[Derek76]

Can’t even be bothered listening to him, which I’d imagine a lot of the players feel too.

well don't listen to him, and you have absolutely no idea what the player thinks

 

[instructor]

So Ridvan misses out due to lack of game time but Beale still likes him. See how much he features in the domestic fixtures this year.
I liked his comment on the Roofe disallowed goal, basically saying the officials didn't implement the rules correctly.

 

[AC_55]

Always talks a good game but it never translates to the pitch. I hope I'm wrong but I expect another slog tomorrow, cumbersome in attack with zero patterns of pay or set formation.

 

[Burgh-Ger]

This season is about winning the league. Not just ‘winning silverware’.

I think thats what he means mate

 

[Burgh-Ger]

Always talks a good game but it never translates to the pitch. I hope I'm wrong but I expect another slog tomorrow, cumbersome in attack with zero patterns of pay or set formation.

Thats my worry mate

 

[Bigbluebear]

This is just ridiculous. So he didn’t included Yilmaz due to fitness, despite the fact he had just played him for 30mins two days prior.

And he included Lawrence and Cantwell who were at varying levels of fitness or injuries. I don’t disagree with including them but the two facts don’t make sense.

It is a bit of a contradiction - but we have 4 full backs available. He explains that and putting Ridvan in would have meant somebody else misses out elsewhere in the squad.

 

[Burgh-Ger]

Fair play to those that can listen to him rather than just look at the written parts

Long way back for him in my eyes

Yeah - he has a real problem i’m sorry to say. The margins of error now are pretty much zero. Tough gig but it’s his “dream job” so, over to you MB!! I sincerely hope he succeeds

 

[rfcally91]

Just watched in full.

Nothing wrong with anything MB has said. I think he meant the strongest team AVAILABLE will play on Saturday. Some bring far too touchy re that comment.

He knows, words will not produce the solution either way. Action only and winning games.

On to tomorrow.

Come on Rangers

I'm also quite happy he said Roofe should have 2 in 2 if the officials had done their job correctly.

 

[TheRobotman]

I don’t think they should have put Tom
Lawrence out there, they knew it was going to be a tough one and I’d have like to see somebody who’s been more involved answer for the poor form. Tav, Goodson maybe?

Also with Beale I see nothing that gives me any confidence anymore, he should take his own advice and do the talking on the park.

Neither of them look fired up for the challenge.

 

[TerrySilverLoyal]

The sign of a manager under pressure is referring to the refs not doing their job correctly in the last game

 

[Ross_]

The sign of a manager under pressure is referring to the refs not doing their job correctly in the last game

in fairness he was correct they didn't.

however, MB problems are bigger than a ref giving a free kick that was a marginal call depending on how you seen the incident.

 

[ForGodForCountryForever]

All his nonsense aside, the damning aspect is this could be any presser after any big game he's been in charge for.

 

[The Moonlighter]

All that was missing was Tavernier saying “ We need to learn from it”.

 

[Andrew webb]

Said it before, he's a bs merchant who should've been sacked 12 days ago. But we'll wait and see, screw up the league cup, fall further behind after being spanked by betis.

We're all sick of the same obvious outcome

Me two

 

[ForGodForCountryForever]

The sign of a manager under pressure is referring to the refs not doing their job correctly in the last game

I thought that was a rare moment of clarity and honesty.

Perhaps if we'd see more of that from him in the last year or so the feeling would not be so against him.

He's created the situation I feel and now it's a little too late for him. He's had his chances and been backed a lot by the Club.

What's left to say ?

 

[Derek76]

Going be a lot of unhappy (raging) fans if we win tomorrow.

 

[Bigbluebear]

The sign of a manager under pressure is referring to the refs not doing their job correctly in the last game

He said its a game of fine margins. He then talks about that goal. If that goal is given it changes everything in that game. He is right to feel aggrieved and he is right to continually highlight such a bad decision.

It also doesn't excuse the performance after though.

He also says plenty during the entire PC around performance levels not being good enough, all parts of the team needing to improve, the intensity needing to improve, thej team needing to be more cohesive, to play with a rhythm - basically every part of our game - like most fans have been saying.

Its not like he's sitting in denial and thinking we have been playing well and hard done by due to that one decision.

 

[Andrew webb]

All that was missing was Tavernier saying “ We need to learn from it”.

You won't have long to wait
Probably hear this on Saturday afternoon

 

[Barrymoped]

The sign of a manager under pressure is referring to the refs not doing their job correctly in the last game

To be fair he wasn’t wrong

 

[OdinSphere]

YER A BASTARD OF A BEALE!! A BASTARD OF A BEALE!!!!

 

[Andrew webb]

Going be a lot of unhappy (raging) fans if we win tomorrow.

We better win tomorrow

 

[Coplandbear]

No fan media there today ?

 

[Recoba]

Fan media groups failed in asking critical questions

They never ask the questions we want answered.

 

[bigbob belfast]

Didn't like when he came out with the crap that we've highest shots on target and best defence in the league. Aye Michael but we are 4 points behind our rivals already. Stats don't mean shit. Points do.

 

[RotterdamBear]

They never ask the questions we want answered.

Strange how it goes aint it

The club use them as puppets - The Potter thing prime example of it

 

[rfcally91]

Didn't like when he came out with the crap that we've highest shots on target and best defence in the league. Aye Michael but we are 4 points behind our rivals already. Stats don't mean shit. Points do.

tell me he didnt say that today? not had a chance to listen yet.

How do we have the best defence in the league ffs?

 

[Walter2]

Result tomorrow will speak Louder than any words said.
C'mon Rangers.

 

[bigbob belfast]

tell me he didnt say that today? not had a chance to listen yet.

How do we have the best defence in the league ffs?

Yeah something along them lines. Was listening to it in work and just thought that's a man under pressure.

 

[Prso09]

The fact hes hugely confident of turning it around doesn’t surprise me as he seems to see a different game from everyone else, the decisions he makes proves that

 

[dublinbluenose]

They never ask the questions we want answered.

It was James from H&H who asked about ridvan not being in the euro squad.

 

[TheEgg]

Beale - "Tom Lawrence is now Fully Fit"

Lawrence 2 mins later - "I am not far off from being fully fit"

Love the way you left out the word “match” just to have a wee dig, bravo

Fully fit and match fit are two different things, but you know that

Right?

 

[Ray Von]

Hes right though. If we won either of them the the reaction at this stage wouldn't be as it is.

Well yeah of course. But he can't be surprised at the reaction at not winning a single big game 10 months in to his time here.

 

[Aribo17]

Going be a lot of unhappy (raging) fans if we win tomorrow.

Nonsense. I want Beale out and that wont change after tomorrow but will always want Rangers to win.

 

[rfcally91]

It was James from H&H who asked about ridvan not being in the euro squad.

i think that was obvious, questions should have been asked regarding how he set the team up last week and if he understands the fans will never accept playing in that manner against them.

Particularly when they are coming off the back of terrible results, have a depleted back line, and there are no away supporters in the stadium.

Also when the momentum was on us to beat them and go top and he sent the team out to sit off and bait a counter.

FS am raging again.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Hes right though. If we won either of them the the reaction at this stage wouldn't be as it is.

But we didn’t BBB, and that’s down to Michael
Beale & the players.

Eindhoven ? I didn’t expect us to win, but the reaction to that match ? A good Rangers team would have been so determined to make up for a 5,1 defeat, and we got that performance ?

 

[JDC76]

But we didn’t BBB, and that’s down to Michael
Beale & the players.

Eindhoven ? I didn’t expect us to win, but the reaction to that match ? A good Rangers team would have been so determined to make up for a 5,1 defeat, and we got that performance ?

Yes - that was a chance to show the fans that they meant business this season for the league. They all failed.

 

[Davester]

Got to feel a bit for him there.

He genuinely looks completely shell shocked, ashen faced and out of his depth.

Didn’t like the repeated asking him about the crowd reaction, ask once fair enough but move on. He handled that with dignity.

I think he's been in football long enough to know, when fans are booing your substitutions and the heavy booing at full time, the shows over. He's clinging on, and fair play. He's doomed.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Yes - that was a chance to show the fans that they meant business this season for the league. They all failed.

Yes JDC, psychologically a huge match, for him & the players, and that was the reaction we got.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

i think that was obvious, questions should have been asked regarding how he set the team up last week and if he understands the fans will never accept playing in that manner against them.

Particularly when they are coming off the back of terrible results, have a depleted back line, and there are no away supporters in the stadium.

Also when the momentum was on us to beat them and go top and he sent the team out to sit off and bait a counter.

FS am raging again.

They were a poor Celtic team, but they did give 100% effort & were organised Ally.

Meanwhile mr smart arse changes his system from a 3.0 win against them ?

 

[JDC76]

Yes JDC, psychologically a huge match, for him & the players, and that was the reaction we got.

I think that's what caused the massive collective outpouring of anger. People couldn't believe just how bad it was. Anyway I've spent too much time thinking back to that match. Let's see if the reaction is any different tomorrow. St Johnstone will be well up for this.

 

[NDC bear forever]

Hes right though. If we won either of them the the reaction at this stage wouldn't be as it is.

Obviously but if you can’t play well in games vs the dross you don’t usually suddenly turn it on for big games, as we have seen

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

I think that's what caused the massive collective outpouring of anger. People couldn't believe just how bad it was. Anyway I've spent too much time thinking back to that match. Let's see if the reaction is any different tomorrow. St Johnstone will be well up for this.

It’s one of the few times in over 50 years I’ve listened to our fans booing at the end & actually supported the boos JDC, albeit I didn’t myself.

 

[JDC76]

It’s one of the few times in over 50 years I’ve listened to our fans booing at the end & actually supported the boos JDC, albeit I didn’t myself.

I did - unashamedly so. But I think a few others who were silent around me were also just in dis-belief. It was unlike anything I've seen in a long time at Ibrox.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

I did - unashamedly so. But I think a few others who were silent around me were also just in dis-belief. It was unlike anything I've seen in a long time at Ibrox.

And it actually continued as the players went round & clapped the fans too.

One of the worst.

Anyway, here’s hoping we get the 3 points tomorrow as you say. Vital match.

 

[TheGreatDane]

It is a bit of a contradiction - but we have 4 full backs available. He explains that and putting Ridvan in would have meant somebody else misses out elsewhere in the squad.

I get that, i think the frustration stems from the fact that by now Ridvan should be contributing. Maybe that’s not Beales fault. As others have said, we’ll see how much MB likes Beale with the domestic games coming up.

 

[Weedoddieno6]

I don’t think they should have put Tom
Lawrence out there, they knew it was going to be a tough one and I’d have like to see somebody who’s been more involved answer for the poor form. Tav, Goodson maybe?

Also with Beale I see nothing that gives me any confidence anymore, he should take his own advice and do the talking on the park.

Neither of them look fired up for the challenge.

Tav is in good form, he said he’s happy with it after the Celtic game.

 

[The Gooner]

Maybe I’m going soft but I actually felt quite sorry for Beale there. The questions about other Managers being asked about his job are out of order.