Gallant_Few
Well-Known Member
At this point in my life it is fair to say that when it comes to Rangers I am satisfied at where my club is at right now. Having grown up watching very successful Rangers teams with absolutely unbelievable players in them I have to say I have been kind of spoiled a bit. There is a whole new generation of young fanatical Bears out there who have not been as fortunate as most of us when it comes to watching and following the club we all adore. I am now confident enough to say that I feel they are not far away in experiencing the pandemonium for themselves.
As a support we have endured the absolutely unthinkable for most fans Worldwide. We have been to the darkest of places through no fault of our own. There is things that happened during those dark days that will never sit right with me, or most of you for that matter. But we are Rangers Football Club, we survived everything that was thrown our way. But enough of that let us talk about the here and now.
Steven Gerrard MBE, Rangers Manager. This is the here and now and this is the man who is carrying the Hopes and dreams of Rangers supporters the World over. How far has he brought us and how far can he take us?? When he took over it is fair to say he inherited a team that lacked any fight whatsoever. We where being absolutely demolished by that lot across the city on a regular basis. We where going to places like Rugby Park, Pittodrie, Easter Road and Tynecaltle as the underdogs and fearing the worst, that wasnt the Rangers I grew up supporting.
When Pedro Caixinha was told he was no longer needed we where constantly seeing different names linked with the managers job, but one name seemed to stand out as the lead candidate, Derek Mcinnes. I think to most of us it seemed a foregone conclusion that he was going to be the next manager of the club. He seemed to be the preferred choice to what I would say was a sizeable percentage of the support and also he seemed to be the only man the board where interested in at the time, a safe appointment if you like. Needless to say talks took place and as we all know, Derek shat the bed.
After what seemed like an eternity and what we all thought was a period of time when the board had also shat the bed and buried their heads in the sand after Mcinnes had rejected the job, the name of Steven Gerrard emerged. Hang on a minute I said to myself "Steven Gerrard as Rangers manager", "Is this really happening". It was happening and subsequently it did happen and so leads us up untill today.
From where we where at the start of last season when Gerrard walked along the front of the main stand to greet the supporters to where we are today is remarkable IMO. We have gone from having a team with no fight whatsoever to a team who will run through brick walls for the club, the fans and their manager. We have a team who now instills a confidence in the support whenever they take to the pitch, no matter who we are playing or where we are playing them, what a difference eh!! He may not have won any silverware in his first season as manager but the improvement that was made was evident. So far this summer he has again brought in players who will improve us and move us forward once more. Some of the new lads look like very, very good signings indeed. Obviously as I write this we are on the verge of spending around 3-4 million on an international left sided centre half.
So right now I am satisfied at where we are at, in fact I am very satisfied. I do not believe that our transfer business will be finished after we complete the singing of Helander. Obviously much will depend on the final outcome of the Alfredo Morelos "will he, wont he" transfer saga. What I am excited about is just where this journey will end up with Steven Gerrard, just how good a team will he be able to assemble in his time here?? I think it is fair to say that the confidence i have in the man bringing success back to this club is huge. He is going to let the younger generation of Bears share in our experience of celebrating the club winning silverware.
So buckle up, this might just be the year...
As a support we have endured the absolutely unthinkable for most fans Worldwide. We have been to the darkest of places through no fault of our own. There is things that happened during those dark days that will never sit right with me, or most of you for that matter. But we are Rangers Football Club, we survived everything that was thrown our way. But enough of that let us talk about the here and now.
Steven Gerrard MBE, Rangers Manager. This is the here and now and this is the man who is carrying the Hopes and dreams of Rangers supporters the World over. How far has he brought us and how far can he take us?? When he took over it is fair to say he inherited a team that lacked any fight whatsoever. We where being absolutely demolished by that lot across the city on a regular basis. We where going to places like Rugby Park, Pittodrie, Easter Road and Tynecaltle as the underdogs and fearing the worst, that wasnt the Rangers I grew up supporting.
When Pedro Caixinha was told he was no longer needed we where constantly seeing different names linked with the managers job, but one name seemed to stand out as the lead candidate, Derek Mcinnes. I think to most of us it seemed a foregone conclusion that he was going to be the next manager of the club. He seemed to be the preferred choice to what I would say was a sizeable percentage of the support and also he seemed to be the only man the board where interested in at the time, a safe appointment if you like. Needless to say talks took place and as we all know, Derek shat the bed.
After what seemed like an eternity and what we all thought was a period of time when the board had also shat the bed and buried their heads in the sand after Mcinnes had rejected the job, the name of Steven Gerrard emerged. Hang on a minute I said to myself "Steven Gerrard as Rangers manager", "Is this really happening". It was happening and subsequently it did happen and so leads us up untill today.
From where we where at the start of last season when Gerrard walked along the front of the main stand to greet the supporters to where we are today is remarkable IMO. We have gone from having a team with no fight whatsoever to a team who will run through brick walls for the club, the fans and their manager. We have a team who now instills a confidence in the support whenever they take to the pitch, no matter who we are playing or where we are playing them, what a difference eh!! He may not have won any silverware in his first season as manager but the improvement that was made was evident. So far this summer he has again brought in players who will improve us and move us forward once more. Some of the new lads look like very, very good signings indeed. Obviously as I write this we are on the verge of spending around 3-4 million on an international left sided centre half.
So right now I am satisfied at where we are at, in fact I am very satisfied. I do not believe that our transfer business will be finished after we complete the singing of Helander. Obviously much will depend on the final outcome of the Alfredo Morelos "will he, wont he" transfer saga. What I am excited about is just where this journey will end up with Steven Gerrard, just how good a team will he be able to assemble in his time here?? I think it is fair to say that the confidence i have in the man bringing success back to this club is huge. He is going to let the younger generation of Bears share in our experience of celebrating the club winning silverware.
So buckle up, this might just be the year...
