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Upson is a player who crossed my mind but as soon as i read the EPL clubs who want him its a fairytale for us. We still should have got Pressely:)

What ever happened to 1 player is not bigger than the club?? BTW well done Gavin Rae for just getting on with the job in hand and even admitting that Gers fans will be baffled by this and against him. This is a chance for him and I hope he takes it with both hands and does his best - thats all we ask. Ps ive moved this into Rangers Chat

Welcome aboard Mikey, Firstly we have to wait and see how the team perform without Ferguson and wait for the truth before we judge Le Guens decision. There are Gers fans who are critical with Ferguson (Ive been 1 of them) but i have seen an improvement in his performances in the last 2 months. However the team hasnt turned any corners. They simply picked up a few results that we HAD to get then dropped again against Caley and St Mirren (2 teams who werent near the top division a short few yrs back). This move isnt a shock but it may turn out to be a blessing. It might also turn out to be Le Guens downfall but its all a waiting game now. I really hope the fans get behind Le Guen today.

To an extent yes but it depends what type of person smith is. He might be the type who gets his confidence knocked by this. Im all for a driven captain but in the right ways

Was actually thinking of this thread earlier and i commented on it on the other thread. Acts like this 1 from Ferguson says he isnt a great captain IMO. This isnt what a promising young LB needs from his captain in public

Its a waiting game folks. We can speculate all we want and to see Le Guen leave now wouldnt surprise me a bit. However ihope not. I can honestly see us playing well at Motherwell tomorrow without Ferguson. The others players must know something or possibly had a say in this.

Well as i said earlier im glad this has happened as this was obviously causing a stir and why we have been inconsistant. It honestly wouldnt surprise me if we play well without Ferguson. It happened last season and the start of this so im looking forward to see if we do again. Still Prso or Hemdani for captain ahead of Rae

Bring back Pardew

Nail on head Mike - not given a chance!!

Well i think its a good thing that something has happened. Nobody knows whats going on behind the scenes but im backing the manager here as he wouldnt take this drastic action for no reason. Ive been annoyed with fergusons way of shouting at other players - ie smith. Im baffled as to why Prso wasnt given the captaincy short term. Rae said the other day is might move for 1st team football. He doesnt even play. Hemdani would have been another decent choice.

Absolute crazy score, its the same team as last season - i just dont know what is going on.

I dont get this "Ferrari as a manager but in the garage to rot" comment. Yes he came with that high reputation but i guarentee if Alex Ferguson came to Ibrox just now that team would be winning games. So what im saying his - he may have qualities (PLG) but he isnt getting basics right. I still think its early and he needs a season but so far its more the case of a standard golf manager with a hot hatch bodykit on it!

Fine post (rant) Gisabeer. You are righ about the spending and the need to rid the dead wood. Unfortunatly i cant see neither of these happening. 1) Murray will never give Le Guen 15 million. He will be lucky to get 5 mill and thats off Ricksens transfer and players going out. 2) The dead wood are half of le guens new signings so getting rid of them is difficult.

Has to be stay. But a desire and changes need to be shown straight away. Everyone mentions he is a long term solution, id agree if he has shown us something that suggests there is progress.

He shouldnt have to spend. I was watching sky sports today and they are saying that he will spend rather than try sort it out in training. Its about time they dropped points, they have been lucky in recent weeks nicking wins in the last minute. C'mon Man Utd. But they have a tough 1 at Newcastle tomorrow.

Id throw James McFadden and Lee McCullough (sp) in my list also

The other things is i dont understand why Le Guen wont look at certain type players - is it coz he is stubborn and wants his own type? Pressley was drilled into him and he didnt budge and i honestly think we would have got him. I dont see why there wouldnt be a chance of the likes of Smith and Fowler. Both are Rangers fans. Both want regular football. It would benefit Man U to put him to us to get fit rather than a title rival. Wages wouldnt be a problem.

Well i hope he means this statement is isnt just covering up to please the fans. What i really think Le Guen needs to do is show more urgency along with discipline i.e. have a wee rant and rave and get a reaction from the players. I get the impression he is happy to put the team out with a game plan and hope it comes off! But thats not working.

Yeah its a good post Mike, What is baffling me most is there has been no change since last season. Even with a few new signings and double training sessions we still cant get the basics right. I wonder how much authority Le Guen has. I wonder the same about Ferguson as there seems to be a lot of niggles in there, but you would have to be a fly on the dressing room wall to find out what is going on. But the buck stops with Murray, surely he has to see whats going on and sort it out.

Thing is with Buffel he thinks a football match is 20 mins each way. Id like to see a 3-5-2 with Buffel playing in a free role.

I wonder if he feels guilty with this award, but as Gav says they are a joke and hand them out to anyone. Its Doctors / surgeons who save lives and people who put there lives at risk who should be receiving honours not people who can ride a fookin horse like that stuck up Zara Phillips.

Konterman Prodan Mlandenovic Manireo Gayle But seriously Antti Niemi or Craig Gordon - But no chance Would have liked Steven Pressley but Webster now Nigel Quashie Alan Smith and Robbie Fowler on loan Bit of a dream but: _________________Gordon________________ Hutton______Svensson___Webster____Smith Burke_______Ferguson___Clement___Quashie _____________Fowler_____Smith__________

I agree Del, he needs a run first. But in reality we took 3 players off Austria Vienna and they are hardly CL contenders. Thats the level we are at just now.

Its good to see Mourinho under pressure for once. I bet Sir Alex is rubbing his hands just now.

I thought he would go to Charlton after his medical. He is a player i think we should have pulled out all the stops for. That toughens up Celtics average defence by a mile.