TheUKCrazyhorse

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-rubbish-claims-allan-1507052

Things take a twist: so the Hull assistant coach says McGregor was in Hull all day yesterday, when the Sun is reporting he was getting his medical at Ibrox.

Makes you question any of the other rumours doing the rounds just now.

Can't disagree with most of that. I would still go with Cummings over Morelos, as I think Fredo has had more than enough chances to prove himself against Celtic this season. Bring him on as a sub at some point - giving him plenty of time to get up to speed - but start Jason, as I think he will be out to try and win himself a permanent contract next season and may well hold the key to winning this game for us.

8 minutes ago, johnnyk said:

some bookies are still giving odds, skybet 1/4, PP 4/9, 

Well, don't I feel foolish then?

My ...ahem source, shall be on the end of a swift kick to the stones shortly.

Bookies have apparently stopped taking bets on SG as the next manager. I know it doesn't necessarily mean he's 100% got the job, but it could be a good indication that an announcement may be imminent...

18 minutes ago, bill@moflo said:

He's better than our current keeper, simple as.

Put a decent defence in front of Fod and I think he'd look a lot better. I'm nto averse to McGregor coming back, but Fod isn't the sole reason we've leaked so many goals this season.

Yeah, he's prone to some gaffs, but McGregor isn't exactly innocent of that either.

34 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

Quote from Barry Ferguson in the Herald.

“He’s probably the best goalkeeper I’ve played with, and I’ve played with some top ones like The Goalie Andy Goram, Stefan Klos, Joe Hart, Ben Foster, Brad Friedel, and for me he is up there with the best.”

 

Ferguson has lost it.

The fact that he's mentioning Joe Hart in a list of great goalies just adds to the idea that he's lost the plot.

10 minutes ago, Bill said:

You mean you can't wait to get to the Jo Wenglos phase? All the better to reach for the Tony Mowbray skies? 

 

Yeah, but at least we'd have the glory of stopping a ten-in-a-row - before hitting some more agonising lows!

14 minutes ago, Bill said:

Having gone through our Macari and Brady phases, Steven Gerrard would move us forward to our John Barnes period. As a club we seem to have learning difficulties. 

Can we move it along to the Wim Jansen era soon then?

10 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Is that the 'luck of the Oirish'?

 

Don't tell me that Dermott met Brenda in a gents' toilet in Gibraltar

More likely a ladyboy pub in Bangkok.

10 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Most probably. Short-termism in a nut-shell.

 

What's worrying is many see this as a good move, simply because of that marquee name. It just doesn't follow for me. 

I think a lot of people are just trying to be optimistic and hope that things can't get any worse than they are now.

The realists among us know that they can always get worse, but I guess it helps to have a glimmer of hope too.

28 minutes ago, rfb1872 said:

The fact that we've not got a FdB suggests that they don't want the job (as Pete mentioned on this week's podcast) so I imagine we're left with a list of "established experienced names", none of whom are the required quality to win 55. Under these circumstances, I agree with taking a gamble.

I tend to agree with this part of your post. The fact that none of the high-profile, experienced names linked to the job by the press or the bookies have been appointed, suggests to me that they were either never in the running, or - as you say - they don't want the job.

12 minutes ago, alskoosher said:

We are being told DoFs recruit, a fancy word for sign, when there is no manager in place.

Once again what if incoming managers do not like the players recruited/signed by any DoF, when there was no manager in place.

I do not believe for one moment DoFs sign anyone, advise on logistics yes, sign no.

You're working on the assumption that there is no new manager in place. Perhaps there is someone already working behind the scenes with the DoF?

1 minute ago, Oleg_Mcnoleg said:

So, we signing Scott Arfield? Can't tell from this thread.

Mibbes ayes. Mibbes nos.

19 hours ago, Bluedell said:

I guess that's what happens if you form your opinions by listening to radio phone-ins.

Exactly. Judging a whole swathe of supporters, based on the nutters that phone in to the radio (no offence to any of the nutters that may be on here).

1 minute ago, Bluedell said:

This. We aren't in the position to spend £5m on a player. 

And if we did have £5mill to spend, I reckon they'd be better using it on a couple of decent defenders, rather than ANOTHER midfielder.

At this rate we'll be playing a 0-9-1 formation.

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

That does not make sense. Especially when they are defenders.

 

Hill has been in teams that conceded 8 goals against Celtic (13 if you include the game he was on the bench), whereas Alves has been in teams that conceded 5. Both have gained 1 point.

 

I REST MY CASE!!   

It was tongue in cheek, seeing as how Hill scored against Celtic before. Thats why I put a wee smiley at the end!

7 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Alves is better than Hill.  

 

Don't @ me. 

If Alves scores against them on Sunday, he'll be better than Hill

Until then...

10 hours ago, Ser Barristan Selmy said:

Lol we are one million miles away from looking very good next season. We literally need an entire new squad.

I think you're being a bit harsh to be fair. A decent, commanding midfielder to run the centre of the park, two strong centre backs and - most importantly - a manager who knows what he's doing and I think we'll be miles better than we have been this season.

18 minutes ago, Bill said:

Relax. All this is proof of how much pain we’ve inflicted on Celtic over the years. They’ve long been damaged goods. 

We should probably be flattered by it all - we're in their every waking thought, haunting their dreams as well.

And it proves that - as my dad says - "it's all about the Rangers".

36 minutes ago, buster. said:

I think the Murty experiment suggests that the idea of a relatively unexperienced 'Head Coach' working with the first team won't work at Rangers and will only see us go through them like golf balls.

 

I think we need a reasonably experienced and respected manager who will take and be comfortable with real authority.

 

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I'd put Neilson in the former category. IMO he hasn't the necessary experience or respect in the game. 

He did ok at Hearts under Levein but getting canned in the lower half of the third tier in England doesn't cut it.

Aye, fair point. At least Cathro hasn't been mentioned.

Yet.

I'm sure there's a new version of Football Manager out soon though, so he'll probably be busy anyway.

I see Robbie Nielson's name touted as an outsider this morning. Wouldn't be the worst candidate to be fair - knows the game up here, did alright at Hearts after the were promoted back into the Premiership.

4 hours ago, Ser Barristan Selmy said:

Celtic are miles ahead of us and deservedly so. We aren’t 13 points behind because of one game.

I said I was feeling positive. I didn't say I thought we were going to win the league/catch Celtic.

4 minutes ago, Ser Barristan Selmy said:

When were things last going well? 

I remember feeling fairly positive just after New Year, when a few decent looking signings came in and we got some good results.

Even during the build up to the 'biggest Old Firm game ever' (the papers words, not mine) was fairly positive. If the outcome of that game had turned out differently, I think the outlook now would've been completely different.

Bit of a left-field name here (or maybe not... read on) - everyone is mentioning FdB, but no-one's mentioned Ronald as a possible name. Played for us longer, so arguably a bigger 'legend' at Ibrox than Frank. Would be a bit of a marquee signing and he knows the club well.

Alright, so he hasn't managed any teams directly, so would be a gamble (yeah, another gamble), but he has been quietly learning his trade around the world and - according to good ol' Wikipedia - is now at Barcelona as assistant. He might be closer to our price range, due to lack of experience (maybe not, dunno what Barca pay him).

Anyway, just a daft thought I had while reading through this thread.