Fash, I think the sporting director has more responsibility for signings.
I am sure football is going/has gone the way of American sport as in the head coach will tell the GM where he needs recruitment and who he wants traded/sold the General Manager then goes to find replacements for these positions and sells off playersbthe head coach doesn't want. The head coach may ir may have varying degrees if influence on who's brought in.
I said this on here about10 years ago, at the same time I predicted a move to a franchise league, which was attempted last year and I'm sure will be brought up again in the not too distant future.
What I didn't see coming was a North v South All-Star game in the PL though.
Guy got you to a Europa League final, something pretty damn rare for a Scottish team within his first 6(?) months?
Seems pretty harsh...
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/9464295/bonnie-prince-charlie-beaver/
Thoroughly enjoyable read.
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posted 17 minutes ago
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I disagree.
One of the most neggy moanfests I have read.
You lost me after the daft claim about the Hibs game when Gio didnt actually have a work permit.
So he isnt Walter, Souness or Gerrard? They are all similar types of characters.... are you really saying that only managers of that personality type can manage Rangers?
I one hundred percent believe Ross Wilson is far far more responsible for signings than Gio. Ross Wilson is responsible for the scouting network not Gio.
Is it Gios fault Morelos and Kent are running down their contracts and both have contributed virtually nothing this season?
Is it Gios fault we have pash like Sakala and Wright in the squad?
Is it Gios fault the perma-injured Roofe, Helander and Souttar are all draining wages but contributing the square root of zero?
Id say pretty much all of that is squarely in Ross Wilsons court.
Gio has picked some ropey teams for sure. But hindsight is a wonderful thing. Take Diallo - he went to Man Utd for a deal up to about £30m or something - you would hope he had the cojones to play in an OF game. Turns out he never but but there was only one way to find that out.
Gio still has credit in the bank for me. He can be judged on the CL - he has been hung out to dry as far as that is concerned.
The biggest worry is the Celtic repeat of last seasons nightmare. Gio is to blame but so are the players. You could see Gio screaming at them to switch on at free kicks etc and they are all fudding about arguing or just not paying attention - so its not all on Gio
Can’t really comment on the domestic performances so much as I don’t see much of rangers outwith old firm games. Seem quite slow and deliberate in their play though which (even with far better players than most other teams) allows opposition teams to keep their shape - 2 banks !!
In Europe rangers have three excellent teams in their group. Would have had Liverpool ahead of the other two but even though they are out of form they are easily on a par with Ajax and Napoli - none of these three teams will win the champions league this season so it shows the step up from the europa league. Rangers or even Celtic are not at this level and it will be a battle for Celtic to even get 3rd spot.
Rangers are fvcked this season.
Four midfield clones in Lundstrum, Jack, Arfield and Davis, with the latter nearly in a nursing home.
Letting Balloongun go for nowt is laughable, he was one of your best, fastest defenders who could play a few positions.
Not getting a decent keeper, when Barkas was for sale too.
Not extending the fat guy and the stepover guy's contracts.
Buying absolute diddies and not playing them.
Selling players and making £100M and then apparently just throwing the money in the bin. mental.
And having a team that hasn't scored a goal since Elizabethan times.
Yuk. Sum nick man.
Love it when iOS autocorrects Balogun - it’s happened to me anaw
Often I think about an in depth, prolonged analytical post but usually get bored oot ma tats after about three sentences. Kudos for the article by the way. I agree! Rangers are pi5h
Blaming Gio for signings is mental. Clearly not his when he’s barely played any A lot of nonsense in your article to be honest about players coming and going, the Hibs game when he didn’t have a permit, lack of some actual real positives he’s contributed.
He’s done better than Gerrard. Got to a European final, didn’t bottle the cup and actually won it, and didn’t bottle qualification to CL, while playing harder opposition.
He also deserves massive credit from bringing in Bassey and Lundstram. Neither were playing much under Gerrard. Literally made us 20m by trusting Bassey. He’s actually given youth more of a chance too, likes of Lowry and King particularly, which also shows his views on signings, never mind his interview other night. Never mind the Hearts game end of last season where he played loads.
To the blame and signings is genuinely deluded given none of Wilson’s signings play. Diallo looked like his signing, was also linked with Feyenoord funnily, otherwise mental to think he wanted players he doesn’t play and that he loves the Belgian, English and Scottish markets… Ange gets who he wants it seems, we have a director of football…
Gio has failed in old firm games. The players downed tools under Gerrard, so no surprise they seemed to against Celtic and Ajax.
Also on the signings it’s not a coincidence a lot of our signings have the same agents. Genuinely mental to think Gio has much input
Fash talking Jimmy White.
Fash taking a proper slapping here-from his own lot as well!
FWIW-I think Gio is defo the man for the job.
comment by Zico 🏴 (U21900)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
And having a team that hasn't scored a goal since Elizabethan times.
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Doing a fine job.......
#Giomuststay
Fash
AS A GERS FAN (which puts me in the minority here) I appreciated your effort in putting together this post. It was interesting, thoughtful, and I agreed with a lot of it
I strongly suspect that many of these so-called 'Gio''s signings' are Ross Wilson's signings. I'm pretty sure if we, as Gers fans, have noted the failings you describe, GvB will have also. For some reason he has not been able/allowed to solve them
I reckon that if we pump United today with a relentless display of powerful attacking football right from the word go....yes, like Celtic did to us.....it will buy him some extra time. If we lose again, then it's probably all over for him. Sad really but I suspect he's maybe too much of a nice guy
Some cooperation and interaction is needed re signings. It is quite possibly a combo of
- Gio not understanding what the needs of the team are
- Gio not articulating what the needs are clearly enough
- Ross not understanding the needs of the team as communicated by Gio
- Ross not being able to implement the signing strategy despite clear understanding of what is needed.
comment by the blue professor (U1948)
posted 12 minutes ago
Fash
AS A GERS FAN (which puts me in the minority here) I appreciated your effort in putting together this post. It was interesting, thoughtful, and I agreed with a lot of it
I strongly suspect that many of these so-called 'Gio''s signings' are Ross Wilson's signings. I'm pretty sure if we, as Gers fans, have noted the failings you describe, GvB will have also. For some reason he has not been able/allowed to solve them
I reckon that if we pump United today with a relentless display of powerful attacking football right from the word go....yes, like Celtic did to us.....it will buy him some extra time. If we lose again, then it's probably all over for him. Sad really but I suspect he's maybe too much of a nice guy
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Can't see anything other than a high scoring win for Rangers today, maybe even, dare I say a Penalty for them and a red for United.
However.. it seems Kevin Clancy is the Referee, so United might have a wee chance. Where's Andy Dallas when you need him eh..?
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Some cooperation and interaction is needed re signings. It is quite possibly a combo of
- Gio not understanding what the needs of the team are
- Gio not articulating what the needs are clearly enough
- Ross not understanding the needs of the team as communicated by Gio
- Ross not being able to implement the signing strategy despite clear understanding of what is needed.
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Or thur pyoor skinto
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Some cooperation and interaction is needed re signings. It is quite possibly a combo of
- Gio not understanding what the needs of the team are
- Gio not articulating what the needs are clearly enough
- Ross not understanding the needs of the team as communicated by Gio
- Ross not being able to implement the signing strategy despite clear understanding of what is needed.
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Or thur pyoor skinto
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Any blame on Gio of signings is a complete nonsense.
He doesn’t play them. Same with Ramsey last year. And when you see them it’s clear why, Matondo is another Sakala by looks of it. He didn’t play Sakala, so why get him. The rw position has needed addressed for years, yet Lawrence, Sakala, Matondo all play left. We needed a keeper, McLaughlin was backup last year for a reason, he might be better than McGregor in league, but clearly when we’re keeping McGregor on at 40, making our backup first choice because McGregor is showing age then you’re just weakening the team.
Majority of Wilson’s signings are simply Wasserman clients, who he probably gets for decent value rather than being what we need. The squad is too big rather than getting the right players in. Gio’s interview the other night said very clearly how he’s picked the best team, and questions on signings in particular have been met with short answers. He can’t make it any clearer without going further and simply saying they’re not his signings, which no manager is going to do when you
We’ve spent 15m at least in summer, so value for money is the issue rather than not having money.
I think Rangers have been trying what Celtic/Lawwell did ten years ago, buy potential and hope they come good and sell on for massive sums.
I don't think GVB would've choosen any of those signings, I'm actually surprised he didn't get in any promising young Dutch guys.
I heard Gio can’t stand up to Wilson.
I suppose at 5ft 2, Wilson would tower over him right enough…
People believe Wilson is more responsible for signings, I can accept that but absolving Gio of all blame for all signings is a load of nonsense. He’s communicates with Wilson on signings as did Gerrard so he must accept a portion of the blame.
Diallo at Parkhead was mental considering we had seen him he out of his depth for weeks before that, he’s not getting away with that either. He chose to sub Ramsey on in the Europa final so it shows he had faith in him so also not getting off with that, he wanted Ramsey.
His OF record is rotten. His domestic record poor.
He actually thought McLaughlin was better than McGregor and that is criminal. I know some of you lot agreed and I still can’t wrap my head around that.
I hope he goes on to prove me wrong but he won’t.
The gk situation is not as simple as folk saying ‘McLaughlin is better than McGregor’ or not.
They are different and bring different things to the team.
No Rangers fan would argue that a young McGregor doesn’t win hands down. But McGregor cost us a lot of points last season.
He is still the better gk choice in games like Wednesday where you need a shot stopper. But is he still up to the job in games we dominate and he may only be tested once in the last minute? Last season put a very valid question mark over it.
I don’t understand why we resigned McGregor if he wasn’t going to play every week.
In the absence of a new gk being brought in it was a toss up between the McGregor who cost us points last season and McLaughlin who isn’t going to make the saves McGregor might when he’s on form but he might not make the same mistakes as an ageing gk who has stood around doing nothing for 89 mins.
Plus McGregors ever growing reluctance to come for cross balls and fear of taking any risk whatsoever with the ball at his feet don’t help.
We needed a new number one for this season. McGregor having a good game on Wednesday doesn’t change that.
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posted on 16/9/22
Fash, I think the sporting director has more responsibility for signings.
I am sure football is going/has gone the way of American sport as in the head coach will tell the GM where he needs recruitment and who he wants traded/sold the General Manager then goes to find replacements for these positions and sells off playersbthe head coach doesn't want. The head coach may ir may have varying degrees if influence on who's brought in.
I said this on here about10 years ago, at the same time I predicted a move to a franchise league, which was attempted last year and I'm sure will be brought up again in the not too distant future.
What I didn't see coming was a North v South All-Star game in the PL though.
posted on 16/9/22
Guy got you to a Europa League final, something pretty damn rare for a Scottish team within his first 6(?) months?
Seems pretty harsh...
posted on 16/9/22
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/9464295/bonnie-prince-charlie-beaver/
posted on 16/9/22
Thoroughly enjoyable read.
Please write more
posted on 16/9/22
Five stars
posted on 16/9/22
comment by Call Sign (U3627)
posted 17 minutes ago
Thoroughly enjoyable read.
Please write more
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I disagree.
One of the most neggy moanfests I have read.
You lost me after the daft claim about the Hibs game when Gio didnt actually have a work permit.
So he isnt Walter, Souness or Gerrard? They are all similar types of characters.... are you really saying that only managers of that personality type can manage Rangers?
I one hundred percent believe Ross Wilson is far far more responsible for signings than Gio. Ross Wilson is responsible for the scouting network not Gio.
Is it Gios fault Morelos and Kent are running down their contracts and both have contributed virtually nothing this season?
Is it Gios fault we have pash like Sakala and Wright in the squad?
Is it Gios fault the perma-injured Roofe, Helander and Souttar are all draining wages but contributing the square root of zero?
Id say pretty much all of that is squarely in Ross Wilsons court.
Gio has picked some ropey teams for sure. But hindsight is a wonderful thing. Take Diallo - he went to Man Utd for a deal up to about £30m or something - you would hope he had the cojones to play in an OF game. Turns out he never but but there was only one way to find that out.
Gio still has credit in the bank for me. He can be judged on the CL - he has been hung out to dry as far as that is concerned.
The biggest worry is the Celtic repeat of last seasons nightmare. Gio is to blame but so are the players. You could see Gio screaming at them to switch on at free kicks etc and they are all fudding about arguing or just not paying attention - so its not all on Gio
posted on 16/9/22
Can’t really comment on the domestic performances so much as I don’t see much of rangers outwith old firm games. Seem quite slow and deliberate in their play though which (even with far better players than most other teams) allows opposition teams to keep their shape - 2 banks !!
In Europe rangers have three excellent teams in their group. Would have had Liverpool ahead of the other two but even though they are out of form they are easily on a par with Ajax and Napoli - none of these three teams will win the champions league this season so it shows the step up from the europa league. Rangers or even Celtic are not at this level and it will be a battle for Celtic to even get 3rd spot.
posted on 16/9/22
Rangers are fvcked this season.
Four midfield clones in Lundstrum, Jack, Arfield and Davis, with the latter nearly in a nursing home.
Letting Balloongun go for nowt is laughable, he was one of your best, fastest defenders who could play a few positions.
Not getting a decent keeper, when Barkas was for sale too.
Not extending the fat guy and the stepover guy's contracts.
Buying absolute diddies and not playing them.
Selling players and making £100M and then apparently just throwing the money in the bin. mental.
And having a team that hasn't scored a goal since Elizabethan times.
Yuk. Sum nick man.
posted on 16/9/22
Love it when iOS autocorrects Balogun - it’s happened to me anaw
posted on 16/9/22
Often I think about an in depth, prolonged analytical post but usually get bored oot ma tats after about three sentences. Kudos for the article by the way. I agree! Rangers are pi5h
posted on 16/9/22
Blaming Gio for signings is mental. Clearly not his when he’s barely played any A lot of nonsense in your article to be honest about players coming and going, the Hibs game when he didn’t have a permit, lack of some actual real positives he’s contributed.
He’s done better than Gerrard. Got to a European final, didn’t bottle the cup and actually won it, and didn’t bottle qualification to CL, while playing harder opposition.
He also deserves massive credit from bringing in Bassey and Lundstram. Neither were playing much under Gerrard. Literally made us 20m by trusting Bassey. He’s actually given youth more of a chance too, likes of Lowry and King particularly, which also shows his views on signings, never mind his interview other night. Never mind the Hearts game end of last season where he played loads.
To the blame and signings is genuinely deluded given none of Wilson’s signings play. Diallo looked like his signing, was also linked with Feyenoord funnily, otherwise mental to think he wanted players he doesn’t play and that he loves the Belgian, English and Scottish markets… Ange gets who he wants it seems, we have a director of football…
Gio has failed in old firm games. The players downed tools under Gerrard, so no surprise they seemed to against Celtic and Ajax.
posted on 16/9/22
Also on the signings it’s not a coincidence a lot of our signings have the same agents. Genuinely mental to think Gio has much input
posted on 16/9/22
Fash talking Jimmy White.
posted on 16/9/22
Fash taking a proper slapping here-from his own lot as well!
FWIW-I think Gio is defo the man for the job.
posted on 16/9/22
comment by Zico 🏴 (U21900)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
And having a team that hasn't scored a goal since Elizabethan times.
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posted on 17/9/22
Doing a fine job.......
#Giomuststay
posted on 17/9/22
Fash
AS A GERS FAN (which puts me in the minority here) I appreciated your effort in putting together this post. It was interesting, thoughtful, and I agreed with a lot of it
I strongly suspect that many of these so-called 'Gio''s signings' are Ross Wilson's signings. I'm pretty sure if we, as Gers fans, have noted the failings you describe, GvB will have also. For some reason he has not been able/allowed to solve them
I reckon that if we pump United today with a relentless display of powerful attacking football right from the word go....yes, like Celtic did to us.....it will buy him some extra time. If we lose again, then it's probably all over for him. Sad really but I suspect he's maybe too much of a nice guy
posted on 17/9/22
Some cooperation and interaction is needed re signings. It is quite possibly a combo of
- Gio not understanding what the needs of the team are
- Gio not articulating what the needs are clearly enough
- Ross not understanding the needs of the team as communicated by Gio
- Ross not being able to implement the signing strategy despite clear understanding of what is needed.
posted on 17/9/22
comment by the blue professor (U1948)
posted 12 minutes ago
Fash
AS A GERS FAN (which puts me in the minority here) I appreciated your effort in putting together this post. It was interesting, thoughtful, and I agreed with a lot of it
I strongly suspect that many of these so-called 'Gio''s signings' are Ross Wilson's signings. I'm pretty sure if we, as Gers fans, have noted the failings you describe, GvB will have also. For some reason he has not been able/allowed to solve them
I reckon that if we pump United today with a relentless display of powerful attacking football right from the word go....yes, like Celtic did to us.....it will buy him some extra time. If we lose again, then it's probably all over for him. Sad really but I suspect he's maybe too much of a nice guy
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Can't see anything other than a high scoring win for Rangers today, maybe even, dare I say a Penalty for them and a red for United.
However.. it seems Kevin Clancy is the Referee, so United might have a wee chance. Where's Andy Dallas when you need him eh..?
posted on 17/9/22
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Some cooperation and interaction is needed re signings. It is quite possibly a combo of
- Gio not understanding what the needs of the team are
- Gio not articulating what the needs are clearly enough
- Ross not understanding the needs of the team as communicated by Gio
- Ross not being able to implement the signing strategy despite clear understanding of what is needed.
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Or thur pyoor skinto
posted on 17/9/22
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Some cooperation and interaction is needed re signings. It is quite possibly a combo of
- Gio not understanding what the needs of the team are
- Gio not articulating what the needs are clearly enough
- Ross not understanding the needs of the team as communicated by Gio
- Ross not being able to implement the signing strategy despite clear understanding of what is needed.
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Or thur pyoor skinto
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Any blame on Gio of signings is a complete nonsense.
He doesn’t play them. Same with Ramsey last year. And when you see them it’s clear why, Matondo is another Sakala by looks of it. He didn’t play Sakala, so why get him. The rw position has needed addressed for years, yet Lawrence, Sakala, Matondo all play left. We needed a keeper, McLaughlin was backup last year for a reason, he might be better than McGregor in league, but clearly when we’re keeping McGregor on at 40, making our backup first choice because McGregor is showing age then you’re just weakening the team.
Majority of Wilson’s signings are simply Wasserman clients, who he probably gets for decent value rather than being what we need. The squad is too big rather than getting the right players in. Gio’s interview the other night said very clearly how he’s picked the best team, and questions on signings in particular have been met with short answers. He can’t make it any clearer without going further and simply saying they’re not his signings, which no manager is going to do when you
We’ve spent 15m at least in summer, so value for money is the issue rather than not having money.
posted on 17/9/22
I think Rangers have been trying what Celtic/Lawwell did ten years ago, buy potential and hope they come good and sell on for massive sums.
I don't think GVB would've choosen any of those signings, I'm actually surprised he didn't get in any promising young Dutch guys.
posted on 17/9/22
I heard Gio can’t stand up to Wilson.
I suppose at 5ft 2, Wilson would tower over him right enough…
posted on 17/9/22
People believe Wilson is more responsible for signings, I can accept that but absolving Gio of all blame for all signings is a load of nonsense. He’s communicates with Wilson on signings as did Gerrard so he must accept a portion of the blame.
Diallo at Parkhead was mental considering we had seen him he out of his depth for weeks before that, he’s not getting away with that either. He chose to sub Ramsey on in the Europa final so it shows he had faith in him so also not getting off with that, he wanted Ramsey.
His OF record is rotten. His domestic record poor.
He actually thought McLaughlin was better than McGregor and that is criminal. I know some of you lot agreed and I still can’t wrap my head around that.
I hope he goes on to prove me wrong but he won’t.
posted on 17/9/22
The gk situation is not as simple as folk saying ‘McLaughlin is better than McGregor’ or not.
They are different and bring different things to the team.
No Rangers fan would argue that a young McGregor doesn’t win hands down. But McGregor cost us a lot of points last season.
He is still the better gk choice in games like Wednesday where you need a shot stopper. But is he still up to the job in games we dominate and he may only be tested once in the last minute? Last season put a very valid question mark over it.
I don’t understand why we resigned McGregor if he wasn’t going to play every week.
In the absence of a new gk being brought in it was a toss up between the McGregor who cost us points last season and McLaughlin who isn’t going to make the saves McGregor might when he’s on form but he might not make the same mistakes as an ageing gk who has stood around doing nothing for 89 mins.
Plus McGregors ever growing reluctance to come for cross balls and fear of taking any risk whatsoever with the ball at his feet don’t help.
We needed a new number one for this season. McGregor having a good game on Wednesday doesn’t change that.
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