Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose

I'm just glad this will end all the "what about Matt McKay?" nonsense. The guy obviously wasn't good enough after being punted to Rangers by ex-players. The fact that he's off to that footballing hot-bed South Korea tells me all I need to know.

Not good enough? Based on what? 2 and a half games where he was out of position? Whatever the qualities of McKay were I am damn sure thet were head and shoulders above McCulloch, Bartley, Papac and Wallace in terms of contributing to a failing midfield

If this is true, this has to be one of the saddest peices of football news of our bewildering season. To only see this guy play on limited occasions during a time when Ally deemed it viable to continue with the obviously flawed Papac/Wallace combo as well as crow bar guys like Bartley and McCulloch into our engine room says more about our current manager than the merits of Matt McKay.

Good luck wee man. IMO you were the right guy in the wrong place at the wrong time

Agreed.

Also a manager who is willing to take the chance on some of these young guns in the 1st place!!! At present, there are several youngsters @ Rangers who have shown that they have some good ability, yet don't get a sniff @ 1st team football. If nothing else, get them a few games, build a reputation, then sell them for some 1/2 decent money.

 

For too long we've been developing decent players who then disappear for next to nothing - Jordan McMillan being the most recent example.

I could understand the whole MacMillan thing if we had an abundance of great right sided defenders but for this young player to lose out to Kyle Bartley whilst Whittaker and Broadfoot were both injured was staggering TBH. I'm not even sure if Bartley is a good CB nevermind a right back.

I think that one of the most important things going forward is looking at the training methods, and the encouragement of youth development.

 

We have an excellent facility @ Murray park, yet for many years there appears to be a fear of playing any of its graduates, unless absolutely necessary.

 

The club needs to develop the talent it has within its ranks, and actually use it!!!

Agree but we need a manager with a vision and philosophy that can be transfered to all our teams (first team, U-19's, U-17's) so that these players can make an easier transistion to the first team.

I think we should wait first to see what players remain on our payroll before the week is out before discussing potential lineups.

Probably but it will be interesting to see the wee guy play more than 5 minutes this season.

Looking ahead to the ICT game at the weekend I see we could be without 8 first team players for that game. Edu and Papac are definately out due to suspension so surely Matt McKay must get the nod?

If there is an official ICT thread, please move this.

This may not go down well, but I think the fans HAVE to make a change too. Not ALL fans, but those who insist on singing certain songs. Even when Rangers have been completely skint, some fans have continued to sing songs which have seen us sanctioned in Europe, in times when we can ill afford to spend money on fines.

If we want to improve the reputation of the club - which is in dire need of it - certain sections of fans have to make a change. Is this all Rangers is? Singing sectarian songs? Not in my mind.

Agree 100% mate. There are enough songs to sing that don't involve hating something for goodness sakes. Let's be positive about our club and support the team without any negative stuff attached. I must admit that I was somewhat dismayed that certain folks used the game at the weekend to merely crank up the sectarian megaphone instead of positively supporting the team and the club

You make good points mate but, at the end of the day, money talks.

 

It will be very difficult to persuade a rich businessman that he should have the same voting rights as you or I if they intend putting in a lot more money. Similarly, some of the names I've mentioned in another thread may be friendly in a social Members Lounge sense but can they work together to maximise a joint business venture.

 

I agree the structure has to change but it will still need under-written and backed by heavy hitters. We can only hope progress is made.

Agreed Frankie but surely there must be a way of having a representation for the fans on the board? They might not get full voting rights but could act more as a bridge between the board and the lifeblood of the club.

Despite our club's future being so uncertain and muddled with hearsay and speculation, there is one thing that all Rangers fans can agree on at the moment and that is we need a new road forward for the club. Regardless of what the outcome is over the next few months a new vision and a new approach for our great club cannot be disputed after many years of wreckless mismanagement.

What would your top 5 changes be to enable our club to establish a more stable long term future?

My 5 would be:

1. Not factoring monies accrued from Europe as a vital part of the accounts

2. A board that is more democratic than autocratic with fan representation (with maybe a 5 year cycle for a chairmen?)

3. A cash based fan membership and voting scheme to have a bigger input into our club

4. A more imaginative marketing and PR dept. after too many years of poor PR

5. Maybe a figurehead as the Club President? (ex-player or manager)

Apologies dude. I had a look for it but obviously couldn't see it for looking?

I'm sorry if this has been upped before but I thought it was quite interesting with regards to the Tax case

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/rangers_administration_key_witness_says_rangers_can_still_win_50m_tax_case_1_2125385

Surely comparisons with Marseille and Juventus are pointless as they were found guilty of bribery and match fixing. Rangers have not been found guilty of anything illegal by the HMRC and even if they lose the Tax Case the only thing they could be found "guilty" of would be naively using a clause that was endorsed by HMRC themselves?

I don't think there's much chance of us coming out of admin any time soon. Certainly the odds of doing that and having audited accounts to satisfy UEFA must be quite low.

 

Like you say, I'd much rather the administrators concentrated on doing a good job and exposed the financial situation at the club fully. I'd also hope that any other interested parties were diligent in their proposals before looking to assume control of the club.

 

I can't see how any of this can be done in less than 6 weeks.

Agreed Frankie. I also think it would be a positive if any future owners/board of Rangers do not factor in European qualification as a vital element of our future balance sheets, leaving these funds as pure (bonus) profit outwith the general day to day/week to week running of the club

I've read many column inches regarding the possibility of Rangers coming out of admin before the European deadline at the end of the March but considering the gravitas of our predicament, is Europe a priority? I have various fears regarding this deadline. If we come out of admin too soon without a full conclusion of where we stand, is there not a possibility of going back into admin again and losing a further 10 points?

The whole Europe thing baffles me. As much as that's were we want to be (eventually) is it really that important to rush things to meet a deadline for the sake of a limited amount of cash coming on the back of a few UEFA cup games? Who knows what our playing staff will look like so surely a strong and stable domestic showing is the top priority?

It's pretty impossible to make any judgements on this until the full details are revealed. Either way I still think that flushing out a new buyer was always part of the bigger plan by Whyte.

I've heard from a good source that Jim McColl is one of the interested parties??