trublusince1982 243 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 This guy was in the frame before MW got the job , tells you everything , someone rates him big style ... Only time will tell , and the amount of money that he will be backed with . One other thing that can be taken from this appointment is the fact we have upped the managers salary by £200k. £800k a year is about as much as we should spend on a manager in my mind. It was disgusting to pay previous managers £2m a year, a completely unjustifiable amount. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 There is too much negativity on here.He is an unknown quantity? Good. He is here to coach the 1st XI; let him get on with his job. Unfortunately some have already written him off before he's started. I said before out of all the names we were linked to this was the most intriguing for me. I didn't want the likes of Monk, McInnes, Irvine, Rowett, Muscat, MacKay, McLeish! He likes hard work, high technical training, he likes to attack, but also he needs to be given some serious money in the summer to get his own type of players in and by him taking the job I think he will get financially backed. Welcome to Rangers Pedro 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Unfortunately some have already written him off before he's started. I said before out of all the names we were linked to this was the most intriguing for me. I didn't want the likes of Monk, McInnes, Irvine, Rowett, Muscat, MacKay, McLeish! He likes hard work, high technical training, he likes to attack, but also he needs to be given some serious money in the summer to get his own type of players in and by him taking the job I think he will get financially backed. Welcome to Rangers Pedro Amen to that my friend. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,459 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Gordon Smith: Is Pedro Caixinha a good bet for Rangers or a waste of money? Author: Gordon Smith, 12 March 2017 THE*current Rangers Board have taken the biggest gamble of their time in charge of the club.Appointing Pedro Caixinha as manager is, to say the least, a curious decision. If it proves to be a success, then many people will have to hold their hands up and applaud an inspired choice. However, there will undoubtedly be intense criticism heading in the direction of chairman Dave King and his colleagues if the Portuguese coach fails to make an impact. Looking from the outside, I see very little to suggest he is the right man for Rangers, but I have to be fair and give him every opportunity to prove himself. He will need time to get adjusted to Scottish football because he is moving from an environment that couldn’t be any more different from the one he will find in Glasgow. His team in Qatar have been playing in front of an average crowd of 400. They are sitting fifth in the league, 19 points off the top.Coming to the Glasgow goldfish bowl will be a completely new experience for him. Mark Warburton never seemed to fully adjust to the constant attention – and he had Davie Weir, a man who knew all about Rangers and Scottish football, at his side. Caixinha might not have an overly impressive CV, but my experience in football tells me that you should not rush to pre-judge things.The relationship between a manager and the players is like a chemical reaction, and sometimes one man mysteriously gets a better response from the group than his predecessor. That said, I’m surprised Rangers have gone ahead with this type of appointment.There were people available, like Alex McLeish, who has an in-depth knowledge of Scottish football as well as experience of being a manager in England and abroad. He could have perhaps teamed up with someone like Lee McCulloch or Barry Ferguson, men who know what Rangers is all about.They could also have spent a bit of money and gone for a manager like Aberdeen’s Derek McInnes or Tommy Wright of St Johnstone.The choice, whatever we think of it, has been made before the appointment of a Director of Football. I agree with Ally McCoist that this isn’t a big problem because filling that post wouldn’t turn things around immediately.The Director of Football’s role is a medium to long-term one. He helps co-ordinate the different aspects of the football department and makes sure they achieve their targets and budgets. It’s good Rangers are going down this line. It’s the right way to go.Ideally, this job would have been filled first but the club were in desperate need of a new manager. Caixinha won’t be in charge for today’s Old Firm game, but it can be a significant afternoon for him.Moving forward, Rangers maybe don’t need a result against Celtic – but they do need a performance.The last thing they need is another hammering.I think they should go to Parkhead and adopt a very tight formation. They have shown they find it hard to cope with the power Celtic have going forward.The big factor is how Rangers defend, and I would field a back five.I would have three centre-halves and two full-backs who hold their position. If Celtic get goals early on, that will be a real problem for Rangers.Brendan Rodgers’ team doesn’t let up once they hit the net and the home support will demand a big victory that shows the gap between the sides.It’s a damage limitation exercise for Rangers from the start.Even a draw would give the new manager a chance to get things going in a positive atmosphere. https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/is-pedro-a-good-bet-or-a-waste-of-money/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I hope the mhedia don't start calling our support the PC brigade? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,292 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 At the end of the day, whatever his CV and whatever anyone commenting from the media or beyond - people who probably haven't heard of him 3 weeks ago either - it is what he does with the team on the park from now on that matters. To me he is as much an unknown quantity as MW was. Thus, I sit back and see what unfolds. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Forget what anyone has to say...give the man his chance...dont hound him out or we will be begging Walter back before you know it. We dont have any Barry Fergusons in the squad now so he should be able to control the squad. Im happy with this appointment....welcome aboard Pedro.... I mean you cant make this up - Rangers fans complain about McLeish then we have a new idea and he is number 60 in the list...FFS. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooponthewing 1,139 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 At the end of the day, whatever his CV and whatever anyone commenting from the media or beyond - people who probably haven't heard of him 3 weeks ago either - it is what he does with the team on the park from now on that matters. To me he is as much an unknown quantity as MW was. Thus, I sit back and see what unfolds. I'm with you on this dB! Let's give the guy a chance. Nobody knows anything about him, that's not such a bad thing. The Mexican league is a better standard than ours(the Maltese league is too ffs!) and his track record is not "abysmal" either. If things don't work out, we can be reassessing in June, let's wait and see for me! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooponthewing 1,139 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Forget what anyone has to say...give the man his chance...dont hound him out or we will be begging Walter back before you know it. We dont have any Barry Fergusons in the squad now so he should be able to control the squad. Im happy with this appointment....welcome aboard Pedro.... I mean you cant make this up - Rangers fans complain about McLeish then we have a new idea and he is number 60 in the list...FFS. We need someone in beside him who is Scottish and knows the club. On the coaching staff we need someone like "jig" or "Alex Rae" for example. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,459 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 We need someone in beside him who is Scottish and knows the club. On the coaching staff we need someone like "jig" or "Alex Rae" for example. Neil McCann!............................. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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