RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) The Aberdeen statement was still a wee bit ambiguous and open to interpretation depending how you read it or how much you dissect it. It all just seems really, really strange. As Frankie says, presumably we were lead to believe he was seriously interested, hence the formal approach. But it looks like we never got to talk to him in detail, so its not even got to the point of budgets, staff, expectations etc. When McInnes knocked back Sunderland in the summer I thought he showed a lack of ambition. There was an opportunity to rebuild one of the top English clubs and get them back into the EPL. His stock would have risen and he could well have got himself into the running for one of the big jobs in the EPL. Now he's done it again by sticking with Aberdeen & not wanting to even discuss a move to Rangers. Maybe he's happy at a club that wins a trophy every 20 years. If so he's no good to Rangers Edited December 8, 2017 by RANGERRAB 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 The Aberdeen statement was still a wee bit ambiguous and open to interpretation depending how you read it or how much you dissect it. It all just seems really, really strange. As Frankie says, presumably we were lead to believe he was seriously interested, hence the formal approach. But it looks like we never got to talk to him in detail, so its not even got to the point of budgets, staff, expectations etc. If that was to be the case then we couldn't reasonably presume he would take it and therefore have kept eggs in one basket. Especially after what happened with McInnes/Sunderland. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascender 352 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I disagree Rab. Sunderland are an absolute basket case of a club - anybody going there needs their head examined. Have you see how they've been run these last few years and how big their wage bills is? I suspect DM did his due diligence and realised just what a gamble it would be to go there. If it was nearly any other club down there, I'd agree about the lack of ambition part. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascender 352 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 If that was to be the case then we couldn't reasonably presume he would take it and therefore have kept eggs in one basket. Especially after what happened with McInnes/Sunderland. I meant in detail. Presumably someone said to him would you be interested in the job, yes or no? He might have said can you confirm a few things, we've done that and he's said yes, so we've proceeded. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinkyman 0 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I must have been dreaming when I imagined that Rangers just beat 'the Sheep' twice in a week .............. Note to self: 1. Read the 12 steps again. 2. Stay away from the Erskine Bridge 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Awful statement from our club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jaws 570 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) I've had a day or two to think this through and I've come to the conclusion that there are a few issues here. One issue is that Aberdeen refused us the permission to speak to DM. I find that odd as they then had to have a meeting with DM. From that I deduce that a clause in his contract must have been triggered otherwise it would not have happened at all. Refusing the access in that case, to me, would have been a breach of contract. However DM made it clear after 24 hrs that he didn't actually want the job. Another issue is that Rangers put out a statement that should have simply said Aberdeen refused us permission to talk to DM therefore we move on. Instead of that the statement has Jim Traynors pettiness and arrogance stamped all over it which feels very embarrassing for most people connected with Rangers FC. One more issue for me is that the Rangers board has consistently spoken about lists of candidates and an application process. Working backwards from the last issue highlighted. We don't or rather shouldn't have an application process for the managers position. On this issue I just want to say that we decide who we want as a manager and then we go and get them. We're not appointing a clerk or a fitness coach or a tea lady here. We're appointing the manager of the worlds most successful football club... WE'RE RANGERS FFS! Traynor is an absolute car crash waiting to happen and should be no where near making statements on behalf of our club. His only quality is that he is antagonistic, if you can consider that a quality. A trait that I remember he very clearly attempted to use when I had a run in with him on the radio after McLeish's Rangers, by dropping De Boer into midfield despite his broken toe (credit where its due a master stroke I might add and precisely the point I was making during the call), side beat Celtic 3-2 in the 2002 Scottish cup final. Incidentally he cut me off when I responded to one of his barbs with... 'I'm not biting with you Traynor'. That is his style which is fine for shock jock material, courting controversy, but not as a representation of a club and institution with the stature of Rangers Football Club. Theres not really much anyone can do if DM has decided with Milne that he didn't want to come and manage at the most successful football club in the world. Where I do have an issue is that its taken the boardroom 6 weeks to make any move at all with what seems like no contingency plan. That for me is simply unacceptable. Edited December 8, 2017 by Big Jaws 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,609 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Traynor should be nowhere near Ibrox and our board seriously need to get their act together. If you sack a manager, you have to have a plan in place where you can bring someone in with in a couple of weeks. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Traynor should be nowhere near Ibrox and our board seriously need to get their act together. If you sack a manager, you have to have a plan in place where you can bring someone in with in a couple of weeks. Trainer compliments the board of directors perfectly. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I disagree Rab. Sunderland are an absolute basket case of a club - anybody going there needs their head examined. Have you see how they've been run these last few years and how big their wage bills is? I suspect DM did his due diligence and realised just what a gamble it would be to go there. If it was nearly any other club down there, I'd agree about the lack of ambition part. We are a basket case too. So instead of us saying we dodged a bullet with Mcinnes... perhaps the reverse is true, maybe McInnes dodged a bullet with us 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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