barca72 440 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Ex-Bayern Munich boss Felix Magath buys stake in Rangers and eyes Technical Director role at Murray Park Jan 09, 2015 06:00 By Gary Ralston GERMAN footballing legend has held talks with one of the groups battling for control of Ibrox and hopes to be a key part in the revival of the club. 2014 Getty Images Former Fulham boss Felix Magath has bought a stake in Rangers Former Fulham boss Felix Magath has bought a stake in Rangers GERMAN football legend Felix Magath has bought one per cent of Rangers and outlined his vision for the footballing future of the cash-strapped club. Record Sport can reveal the former Bayern Munich boss has emerged as a major and serious player following talks over the last week with influential figures around Ibrox. Magath has spoken with one of the groups battling for control of the club - not American Robert Sarver - and, if all goes well, could become Technical Director at Murray Park by the summer. German sources last night confirmed Magath’s involvement but, amazingly, he did not let on about his shares purchase before sitting down for discussions with the Rangers group. Magath, most recently in charge at Fulham , has been watching the Rangers story unfold with some dismay over the last three years and decided to take a personal stake in the club towards the end of last year - city sources suggest it was around one per cent. He has long admired Rangers and believes they are a massive club who are ready to come good again, with the right guidance from the boardroom the training ground. He invested a chunk of his own wealth backing his belief that the only way for the club is up - and now he may be handed a chance to influence its future. Reuters Felix Magath bossed Bayern Munich for three years between 2004 and 2007 Felix Magath bossed Bayern Munich for three years between 2004 and 2007 It’s believed Magath impressed in talks as he outlined a vision that will completely restructure the club’s playing department from top to bottom. The 61-year-old has no desire to become first-team coach, but is ready to demand autonomy in putting in a structure from youth level upwards that will give the club the best chance of returning to the top, with a strong focus on developing talent. It will be based on the German model, with a focus on work ethic, technique and technical ability, underpinned by a proper European and worldwide scouting system. Magath believes he is the man to oversee it all, and reckons Murray Park is an ideal environment in which to develop younger, talented players after spending part of his pre-season training camp at the facility with Fulham last summer. Magath’s spell at Fulham may not have ended successfully but he has many admirers, not least in Germany where his way of guiding clubs was always successful, so long as coaches and his board went with his way of thinking From Hamburg to Nürnberg, to Bremen to Frankfurt he has won a reputation for stabilising and building successful structures and at Stuttgart he developed players such as Kevin Kuranyi, Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez and Alex Hleb. He left Stuttgart for Bayern Munich and won the double twice in a row, but arguably his greatest achievement came seven years ago at Wolfsburg. They avoided relegation on the last day of the season in 2007, but the following year he took them to fifth and in 2009 won the title, earning the club a fortune in the process with the development of players such as Edin Dzeko, Zvjezdan Misimovic and Brazilian striker Grafite. He left the club the following season for Schalke 04 and his restructuring paid off immediately when they came second after finishing ninth the season before. He led them to the German cup final and the quarter-final of the Champions League but was still fired by the board in 2011 after a dispute over his methods. One German source said: “Felix does not care about names – he focuses only on performance and attitude, whether it is a star, an established player or a youngster. This is why he brought out so many young or unknown players.” Now he could be ready to weave his magic again as the Godfather of Govan in what would be one of the boldest and most audacious appointments in the history of the Scottish game. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ex-bayern-munich-boss-felix-magath-4945747 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 If he has bought 1% there must be something in it. I find it funny all the people I've seen ridiculing his ability. His Stuttgart team in the early 00's with Hildebrand, Hleb, Kuranyi etc were excellent, very solid at the back and played decent, organised football. He has won plenty trophies in Germany, including the Bundesliga just a few years ago with Wolfsburg. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 All his teams are incredibly fit, which is something we've lacked since the days of Advocaat, I'd say Le Guen but he wasn't there long enough. I'd like this to be true but the only way to know is for the media to go ahead and ask him 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Tut Tut, he was a Supporter as a boy. In fact I remember standing in the queue at Copland Road Subway Station May 1967, we had just drawn with timmy 2-2. Roger Hynd scored and cemented his place in the team, which made sure we lost the European Cup Winners' Cup in our next game. Anyway this German lad was standing beside me in the queue, obviously it was a limited conversation but I remember he said his name was Felix, and how he was a great admirer of the Glasgow Rangers !! All true btw, apart from his name. [it could have been db ??] 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangersitis 0 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 If he has bought 1% there must be something in it. I find it funny all the people I've seen ridiculing his ability. His Stuttgart team in the early 00's with Hildebrand, Hleb, Kuranyi etc were excellent, very solid at the back and played decent, organised football. He has won plenty trophies in Germany, including the Bundesliga just a few years ago with Wolfsburg. He also displayed some bat-shit crazy behaviour in his time at Fulham. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangersitis 0 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 In fact I remember standing in the queue at Copland Road Subway Station May 1967, we had just drawn with timmy 2-2. Roger Hynd scored and cemented his place in the team, which made sure we lost the European Cup Winners' Cup in our next game. Anyway this German lad was standing beside me in the queue, obviously it was a limited conversation but I remember he said his name was Felix, and how he was a great admirer of the Glasgow Rangers !! All true btw, apart from his name. [it could have been db ??] Eh, db at Ibrox? I'll crack the jokes! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 He also displayed some bat-shit crazy behaviour in his time at Fulham. That was what will have turned the heads of our soap opera's casting department. Trying to up the ante further....... I see that the article in the OP already has him with Rangersitis 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,239 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) In fact I remember standing in the queue at Copland Road Subway Station May 1967, we had just drawn with timmy 2-2. Roger Hynd scored and cemented his place in the team, which made sure we lost the European Cup Winners' Cup in our next game. Anyway this German lad was standing beside me in the queue, obviously it was a limited conversation but I remember he said his name was Felix, and how he was a great admirer of the Glasgow Rangers !! All true btw, apart from his name. [it could have been db ??] I am not that old, but close! For various reasons, Rangers have attracted quite a bit of interest from people all over the world, not least in Germany. The Bears have a long standing fan relation untowards the blue half of Hamburg, and we have obviously played in Germany on many occasions. Why any specific chap chooses to follow Rangers is very much up to oneself and I have no clue what ties Magath has to us. Remember Albertz? Generally, I'm all for someone bringing our club's training, scouting and all up to 21st century standard. I would not exactly want him at the touchline. HSV & Rangers - Fan friendship for 35 years And while we are at it, German interest in Rangers has some tradition ... Snatched from FF (isn't saying much, but anyway: ) Had a quick wee convo there with Chris Graham on twitter, given his RST/Letham links I thought I'd ask if Magath was seemingly in line with the board.He replied, no, very much the opposite. Edited January 9, 2015 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,239 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Eh, db at Ibrox? I'll crack the jokes! Expertly sick jokes at that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTP 0 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Chris Graham has alluded to Magath speaking to the good guys ............ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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