Thinker

5 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

Derek Rae? Was there an overnight coup on Wednesday?

Last night was so bad it rules out the whole Rae extended family.

Dickie Davis is out of the picture too.

On the bright side - still joint top of the group.

(Or, to put it another way, joint bottom.)

1 minute ago, ranger_syntax said:

Imagine invoking 'logic' when every comment is a non sequitur.

Any chance you could give it a rest this evening?

20 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

So who is your choice?

It's going to be a gamble whoever we appoint. There is no safe bet.

I thought Gio was a good choice (I was more confident than when we appointed Gerrard). I thought appointing PLG was a masterstroke.

It's a roll of the dice I'm afraid, and I wouldn't like it to be my call.

5 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

As much as we scoff at the likes of Warnock and Allardyce, these 'old school' managers would probably do not too badly against the types of opposition we face and might also be good at kicking a few arses.   

 

Have any foreign tippy tippy Xg coaches actually done a job in Scotland?

It's slightly depressing, but there is an argument for getting in a manager who can set up the team to, first and foremost, reliably scud the 10 SPL diddies, and not worry too much about European performances.

16 minutes ago, compo said:

Correct me if I'm wrong Compo, but wasn't there a period a few years back when you were quite persistent with your demand to "Give young Murty the job."...?

8 hours ago, Bill said:

This move by Celtic is hardly unexpected and is no doubt carefully calculated but it is fraught with danger, amounting as it does to both an admission of guilt and a sign of real fear about where a court case might lead them.

It may also result in more victims coming forward to make a claim.

I'm glad Gordon Woods has decided to push for justice. Much as I'd understand any of the victims accepting a life changing sum of money as compensation, guilt must be established so that those responsible (for both the abuse and the obfuscation) can be held to account. The idea that NDAs could be used to shield enablers of child abuse is absolutely abhorrent. Surely that's not legal?

I wonder if this is an attempt to low-ball the compensation offer with a quick pay-out, or if the Scum are prepared to pay over the odds in order to avoid a guilty verdict.

3 minutes ago, 26th of foot said:

Now, the important stuff; any suggestions on the accompaniment to fresh oysters?

Probably best to hedge your bets and go 50:50 HP and Heinz ketchup.

2 hours ago, alexscottislegend said:

Buggered if I can understand that....

Lynda Bellingham Oxo restaurant commercial

5 hours ago, Rousseau said:

@Thinker living up to his name by only just now casting a vote. 

 

He now joins my list of wrong'uns.

 

22-20.

 

Just adding to the excitement 😁

In all seriousness, I think most voting for him to stay are really only trying to avoid a care-taker manager, and the inevitable multiple will-he / won't-he  rumours and protracted negotiations with potential appointments.

I'd like as smooth-as-possible a transition to a properly considered new gaffer.

I believe, in the early days of football, it was steam-age away fixture logistics that stopped this coming about. By the time travelling the length of the country became more feasible the Scottish League was already established and thriving.

But in the TV age, every year that passes Scottish football falls further away from the elite leagues and drags us with it. If we're to have any future we need to escape, but I doubt a British League would ever gain support. If it did, we'd need oil Sheik or oligarch money to make up the ground.

Some kind of European league involving other big clubs trapped in small leagues seems more likely, but although the idea is raised once in a while it never seems to get anywhere. Even though I despise the Super League clubs, if ever they get their way it might indirectly open up  possibilities for us.

1 hour ago, CammyF said:

Another positive from Zagreb not qualifying is that there are only now 2 teams who can stop Rangers from qualifying for the new Club World Cup - Bruge and Shaktar. 

 

Match or better their coefficient points and we will be going to the Club World Cup.

Zagreb drop into the ECL, so they still have the opportunity to catch us. In fact, they'll have easier opposition, so arguably they have a better chance of catching us.

Brugge were so close to bombing out of everything yesterday, but 2 quick goals turned the game around against Osasuna and so they're still the biggest threat.

For what it's worth, regarding our coefficient and potential qualification for the FIFA World Club Cup (I know); last year the teams we knocked out in CL qualification (PSV and USG) went on to rack up decent scores (11 and 19 respectively, compared to our 4).

Even if we don't do as well as in previous years, being in the Europa League is almost certainly going to be better for our ranking.

1 minute ago, weebluedevil said:

What does a blue moon symbolize?

Expect powerful insights that are difficult to overlook. Since this Full Moon is a rare blue moon (the second full moon in a single month), its symbolism is even more pronounced. Given that it occurs in Pisces, a sign associated with magic and dreams, spiritual practices will take center stage.

 

Gers win tonight, it's on!!!

Ancient wisdom has it that, on the evening of a blue moon, the flow of juju is especially powerful, and those who have attained mastery can shape destiny, particularly if they have some cool GIFs to post.

21 minutes ago, yuddie said:

Well, aye it's hypothetical?

 

I'll cover all bases and say he what if he flops at Alaves, camps out on the bench and no one wants to take him?

 

Or he has a good loan, Barca come in with a £30m bid after he puts on a masterclass at the Spotify arena and we're laughing.

 

No loan fee is stupid granted but the actual loan is fine imo, we're not short in that area.

Being in the Spanish top flight is an excellent shop window right enough (assuming that he gets a game).

8 minutes ago, compo said:

Who does our transfers Mickey Mouse in this day and age it should be at least double that amount.

If it were me I'd make sure there was a sell-on clause with an ample percentage. I'd be surprised if he doesn't end up in one of the big money leagues.

41 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

I don't believe that he was found innocent. The case was dropped due to "withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light". 

 

It's hard to prosecute if his fiancé, being the only witness, withdraws. There appears to me to be some emotional coercion involved. 

 

We've heard the tape and seen the pics of what he did. 

 

 

Apologies - you're quite right about the details of the case. And I agree - the damning evidence is there for all to see despite Greenwood paying his way out of bother.

The absence of a conviction may still limit what the club can say about him though.

I'm no fan of Man Utd, but maybe the fact that Greenwood was (somehow) found innocent in a court of law limits how they can discipline him and what they can say. i.e. Publicly they have to appear to respect the not guilty verdict even though they believe he's guilty.

It could be a case of them telling him he's not getting a game so he might as well fuck off.

On 17/08/2023 at 10:00, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Brugges have Ronny Diela as manager so will probably be ragdolled by any decent opposition. 

 

I'm torn on this thing, I am not sure we have the squad to play in something like this and challenge domestically. if its an additional 6 games for example on top of Europe (if we need to go through qualifiers again) it will stretch us.

 

But on the other hand the money and exposure will be good.

I see Brugge have been drawn against Osasuna in the Conference play-off. Not easy - I wouldn't like us to have an all or nothing tie against a La Liga club.

12 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Bugger are in the Conference League so I'm not sure if you get less points for that?

Only very marginally less - the convoluted points system is explained here:

https://kassiesa.net/uefa/calc.html

The chances are they'll score higher than they would if they were in the Europa. I'd be surprised if they didn't progress through at least a couple of rounds of the knockout stages.

So the buggers have probably the best chance of any team of catching us.

3 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Not smart, and  just a bare face.

 The hands wander erratically too, I expect.