podcast thread (image) GN Pod 016 - No longer unbeaten but is progress being made?

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13 minutes ago, Stevie - 4lads Blog said:

Quite 

 

but point was we are a much better & effective team with him there 

 

I may not have put it across well but I wasn’t in most upbeat of moods tbf ! 

 

Was a difficult pod to do when all your inner self wanted to do was swear, rant & rant some more about the result ! 

You were and are right, we are much better and effective with LC playing.

 

I let loose my rant post during and not after you'd finished. You actually went on to better justify your position 

 

 

I think the International break comes at a goodtime for mgmt., players and the support.

 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Soulsonic5791 said:

Too true Stevie.

 

As I mentioned above, it wasn't overly easy to rationalise without sounding either overly critical of the players or much worse imo, too fawning and exempting Stevie of any blame.

 

It was always going to be a tough ask in my view. And without sounding smart after the event, I fancied us to get beat. I didn't think that getting a draw was beyond us but the collective optimism seen in some quarters that we were going to go to their place and turn them over relatively easily was misplaced.

 

The management will have learned a great deal from the whole affair on many levels. It will have shown Stevie just how despised he is by that shower. He will feel it for the first time as a Ranger rather than an interested bystander. That is a vitally important detail in my view.

 

Not only that, it will not be lost on him the value in letting them and Rodgers off the hook (something I neglected to mention during the recording which was intended). He will be stung by it and will be more than ready the next time.

 

Being lucid and fair minded is a big part of doing these pods for me, doubly so after a sore reverse.

 

Ross and Stevie deserve credit for doing the business on that score.

Very much so on both counts (add yourself to Ross and Stevie).

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BTW, in next week's pod we'll be discussing the ongoing problems with the BBC as well as inviting your questions for answering by the lads!

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6 hours ago, Frankie said:

BTW, in next week's pod we'll be discussing the ongoing problems with the BBC as well as inviting your questions for answering by the lads!

I foresee a series of soap opera magnitude.

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"More quick". Jeez, I'm starting to sound like Charlie Nick...