Gerrard good appointment for club with short-term challenges

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Newco have struggled for relevance this season, even among their own supporters, who have been increasingly disengaged.  They are an object of fun domestically and were not quoted outside of Scotland.  Now they are relevant.  They are being discussed in news programmes and by football commentators outside Scotland, and not because of an embarrassing defeat.

The appointment will ensure the renewal of thousands of season tickets that may otherwise not have been purchased, so for the first season, it will self-finance.  For a club with huge short-term challenges, this money he will bring in over the next six weeks makes the appointment of Steven Gerrard as manager a good one.  July’s Europa League qualifiers are a long way off.

This is true even though he has less experience than McCoist, McDowell, Warburton, Caixinha and Murty.  Gerrard has never taken charge of a full team of adults.  He will have no money to compete with Celtic and will need to pitch his tactical brain against Neil Lennon and Derek McInnes next season.  Results will be predictable, you can be assured of that.

Despite his warm welcome yesterday, he is, of course, another Celtic Brother.  This fact will visit him with the vitriol which became familiar during Murty and Caixinha’s reign soon enough.

All of this means we get to dismantle some fantasies next season, just as we did this season and last.  I see no downside.

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  1. !!Bada Bing!! on

    And speaking to Rangers TV, he had his say on how the first-team hit form under Graeme Murty after January’s Florida Cup before hitting the skids two months later after the 3-2 Old Firm loss to champions Celtic.

     

     

    He said: “I think to simplify the issue it’s about winning games.

     

     

    “I think if we look at the team and my personal view is I think the team is better than they are playing.

     

     

    “If you look at the way the team played when they came back from the Florida trip, they were playing really well – they were the best team in Scotland for that period.

     

     

    The Lying King

  2. Gordon64,

     

    you are right there,not sure if King can just up sticks and walk away

     

    without there being any consequences

  3. fairhill bhoy on

    ACGR-but that version is in a good wee feel good film that the title escapes me?Nice blonde girl is the main story in film.?Am away to google ??

  4. !!BADA BING!! on 5TH MAY 2018 11:23 PM

     

     

    In other words Stevie doesn’t need a lot of money which is handy because he isn’t getting much.

  5. mike in toronto on

    Watching the Magnificent Seven on TV…. not many cooler than Henrick, but, in that film, Yul Brenner might just edge it

  6. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    fairhill bhoy

     

     

    Agreed, she does. But, my point was that it was an unusual and different version from the big chap.

     

     

    Here’s a version of Eva C for you bruv.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rd8VktT8xY

     

     

    There was a better one but u tube killed it years ago. Anyway, I hope you like this.

  7. fairhill bhoy on

    GORDYBHOY64-a bit like you in santa ponsa ?Drunken bums feck all to do wi me ???

  8. RT In any other modern society the goings on at Ibrox and the criminal elements involved would have attracted high level Police scrutiny. However remember its Scotia where anyone involved in criminal activity connected to Ibrox is afforded immunity unless you are Craig Whyte. If Police Scotland had invested the same amount of resources investigating corruption at Ibrox than it did on its wild goose chase after the innocent Craig Whyte it might have literally saved the tax payer millions. Hh

  9. TheLurkinTim on

    ACGR….glad u met with yer long lost lover…..question we all want answered is…..was he glad to see you…..;-))

  10. MIKE IN TORONTO on 5TH MAY 2018 11:30 PM

     

    Watching the Magnificent Seven on TV…. not many cooler than Henrick, but, in that film, Yul Brenner

     

     

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    May God forgive you this comment.

     

     

    I cannot. Ghod? I can’t say.

     

     

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    ??

  11. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Is that squinty eyed caddie really going to hand over 40 million pounds over the next two years.

     

     

    No.

     

     

     

    Ha ha

  12. fairhill bhoy on

    ACGR-a guitar and a mike,sheer class .she sings stings song better than him ?.Thanks for the link mate very much appreciated ?

  13. fairhill bhoy on

    GORDYBHOY64-best wee week away we’ve had ,sun and entertainment from you guys was the making ????????

  14. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Two of my favourite bands and my very most most most favorite size 22, apart from my Mrs and Anabelle and the lassie from liddl in Brechin.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u-PjvRyr0I

     

     

    Fairhillbhoy you will like this.

     

     

    Jimmy page is creaming someone drawers and I don’t think it s his. BTW we share a birthday. The great man and Corkcelt, and masel………………………………….Haw

  15. mike in toronto on

    Gordon ..

     

     

    It’s on just now, and i’d Still probably get it wrong!

  16. TheLurkinTim on

    sorry MIT new Westworld blows that out the world….morality….codes of behaviour….AI Law ;-))

  17. mike in toronto on

    Jamesgang

     

     

    I think I gave up any chance of God’s forgiveness when I was called to the bar …

     

     

    I think I read that in Dante

     

     

    :)

  18. mike in toronto on

    Lurkin

     

     

    I haven’t seen that… but have heard good things about it

  19. TheLurkinTim on

    ACGR….your the one who said u met…..got me wonderin now…..bad taste is life…..no offence

  20. TheLurkinTim on

    naw Mike….there’s a special mezzanine…..between circles 6&7 reserved just for lawyers…..where logic doesn’t apply…..enjoy…..;-))

  21. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    tlt I’m in the dark with this “ACGR….your the one who said u met…..got me wonderin now…..bad taste is life…..no offence”

     

     

    either tell me or drop it.

  22. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    James Page is one cool old basturt, maybe no a cool as Corkie, but a legend in his own right.

     

     

    cool bananas Jim Page

  23. TheLurkinTim on

    ACGR…..does Comrie ring any bells? gies a bell and we’ll sort it BMCUMP has my landline

  24. TheLurkinTim on

    misplaced my moby on the train earlier…..waiting on word….hope springs ;-))

  25. Celtic Squad v Hearts

     

    13 Games 6 Shut Outs Craig Gordon

     

    01 Games 0 Shut Outs Dorus De Vries

     

    36 Games 4 Goals Scott Brown

     

    18 Games 4 Goals James Forrest

     

    16 Games 2 Goals Mikael Lustig

     

    11 Games 2 Goals Callum McGregor

     

    11 Games 1 Goals Nir Bitton

     

    10 Games 6 Goals Leigh Griffiths

     

    10 Games 0 Goals Kieran Tierney

     

    09 Games 1 Goals Dedryck Boyata

     

    08 Games 2 Goals Stuart Armstrong

     

    08 Games 2 Goals Tom Rogic

     

    08 Games 0 Goals Jozo Simunovic

     

    07 Games 7 Goals Scott Sinclair

     

    05 Games 5 Goals Patrick Roberts

     

    03 Games 1 Goals Moussa Dembele

     

    03 Games 0 Goals Nadir Ciftci

     

    03 Games 0 Goals Cristian Gamboa

     

    03 Games 0 Goals Olivier Ntcham

     

    03 Games 0 Goals Erik Sviatchenko

     

    02 Games 1 Goals Odsonne Edouard

     

    01 Games 0 Goals Jack Aitchison

     

    01 Games 0 Goals Kristoffer Ajer

     

    01 Games 0 Goals Kouassi Eboue

     

    01 Games 0 Goals Jonny Hayes

     

    01 Games 0 Goals Charly Musonda .

  26. TLT you should watch putting a phone number up here incase any of the dark side are lurking.

     

     

     

    D. :)