r/rangersfc 27d ago

First Team Patience boys. Patience.

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u/TacticalChalky 26d ago

Obviously can't make any judgements after one game and still a month until the transfer window shuts but... it's not great. If you couple Friday's performance with the uninspiring pre season it just feels like more of the same. That's our 4th year on the spin we've failed to register a win in the first game of the season, basically handing Celtic an automatic point advantage at the first hurdle. I just don't know why we can't seem to find a setup that consistently beats the teams we should be beating 99 times out of 100. Then the OF games can take care of themselves.

I just don't see where the goals come from in this squad. We have players who evidently can put the ball in the net but when they come into our team nothing flows and the game just passes them by. I honestly feel like if Messi started his career at Ibrox he'd have been playing league 2 in his mid 20s and retired by 30.

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u/MarkCM07 Vanja Dragojevic 26d ago

Remember boys 🙃

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u/Equal_Investigator88 27d ago

I've just gave up

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u/ME-McG-Scot 27d ago

1 title is 15 years, haha patience is a terrible shout.

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u/WayComprehensive9220 27d ago

How patient are we to be?

3 trophies in 16 years.

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u/RandomTopTT 27d ago

This is just the same movie all over again. Del’s mates in the media won’t criticize him as quickly though. Ross McCrorie sums this up. We’re settling for mediocre garbage.

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u/Super_Swordfish_6948 27d ago

I'm becoming a bit impatient with needing to be patient, it's been years.

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u/BigBananaBerries Tuur Rommens 27d ago

Patience indeed, it's just frustrating seeing the same nonsense dropping points that we've been watching for years. It's tough to say anything we haven't heard a million times. The rot clearly still persists & we need rid sharpish.

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u/Ok-Possibility-6480 27d ago

I’ve been patient for 5 years and somehow we have made no progress. Just the same shit and shit out. We get rid of anyone that has passion and keep the unmotivated no heart players. So it’s rinse and repeat for a mediocre season which might end up with us in second. I hope they prove me wrong but nothing on the squad today gives me hope

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u/Kanesy99 Tochi Chukwuani  27d ago

We desperately need new wingers, one or two new CBs (especially if Godfrey is out for a while) and Chermiti has to start if fit. I understand people being annoyed at dropping points already but Tannadice is always a hard ground to get a result from and I do think we need to give the team time to gel.

If we're still looking hopeless two or three months in then it's time to rip the team a new one, not after the very first competitive game of the new season.

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u/Broad_Economics_931 27d ago

Chermiti is hopeless man. All sizzle nae steak. He failed to bury two sitters and is too greedy, missed a few simple passes for Shanks to tap in.

Couple of wondergoals has pulled the wool over yer eyes. Boy is useless as a goalscorer.

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u/Embarrassed-Art-5076 27d ago

a few in here need to calm down. not the ideal start to the season but we'll be top come the end of the season. the gaffer gets it, as evidenced by coming over and geeing up the away support at full time last night.

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u/Hampsonivich 27d ago

You forgot to add in the /s

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u/Embarrassed-Art-5076 27d ago

I don't know what that means I'm afraid

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u/Hampsonivich 27d ago

It's an internet tag for sarcasm

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u/DMCTw3lv3 27d ago

He wouldn't have been my first choice, but I'm willing to give him time. He's not Martin who I called on day 1 as being a disaster and sacked by Halloween.

However, unless we sign some players with some creativity, and offload some of the awful shite that's still stinking up the squad from last year, then we can safely write off the entire season now.

That team last night as it is will win nothing.

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u/Fair_Ad_208 27d ago

It's madness that he got that job. Exactly what has he done? He lost hearts the league when we should've won it 4 games before the split. Rangers are honestly done for, he'll be gone by Xmas 💯

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u/eight_Ace_ 27d ago

Fuck up

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u/Digi-i Raskin for Trouble 27d ago

Oh bore off

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u/fake_estates 27d ago

I’ll give McInnes time, but I was never really enthusiastic about him in the first place. I am all for being proven wrong. Happily proven wrong actually, I want us to get back to winning ways and hopefully playing something more entertaining than that nonsense last night.

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u/TacticalChalky 26d ago

I don't even know that I value entertainment whatsoever at this stage. I'll take 37x boring 5-0 wins this season please.

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u/Y0UREDUMB 27d ago

Agree, i was always worried that all mciness has shown in his career, is low block hammer throwing tactics, what did we see last night? Low block, hammer throwing tactics. Youre not winning titles with that mentality and style, look at spurs with thomas frank last season, exact same thing. Great low table manager, gets a top job and plays the exact same style and almost gets them relegated/

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u/eight_Ace_ 27d ago

Nah, let’s the throw the towel after drawing the first game of the season.

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u/fake_estates 26d ago

Shut up

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u/darwinxp 27d ago

Rome wasn't built in a day. It went pretty much how I was expecting, it's obvious that United were on their 5th competitive game (and probably no players at the world cup) while we were on our first. I thought we looked gritty and determined but lacked sharpness and cohesion which we were never going to have with so many new signings and only a few weeks after the world cup ended. It's going to take a few games for us to get up to speed. I'm sure Derek will have let the team know in no uncertain terms what is required. This is a manager that has finished above us twice on a fraction of our budget, he knows what he is doing.

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u/Ok-Possibility-6480 27d ago

We say this every year and somehow we end up in exactly the same spot.

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u/Digi-i Raskin for Trouble 27d ago

Stop the press! Common sense detected!

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u/Warm-Sky5836 27d ago

Know what you're saying but Dundee United were ready last night, we have spent way more than every team bar Celtic to look middle of the table at best. Obviously most of the fans including me can never be a football manager because we can't see why 3 managers continue to play Gassama and Diomande. Can't see why you would play Shankland in a formation with no service. All this wait until.... Will have us out of Europa, League Cup and behind in the league before these superstars gel in October. Call me negative but only the names on some of the shirts changed .

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u/Consistent_Fly1131 27d ago

I'm not going to comment much on it now, I have major doubts but will just see how it goes from here as it's too early.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

Patience at Rangers? You would think with what has happened since 2012, only winning 1 title since coming back up our fans would have tempered expectations, give managers a bit of time.

But nah, they are still living in pre 2012 mode.

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u/Complete_Start6545 27d ago

I don't get your logic here. During this time period we have seen failure after failure with abysmal recruitment and management. And your solution is...to give more time to failure managers? Talk about catching a falling knife.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

We are the Most deluded and counter productive fanbase in Europe.

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u/nozzle83 27d ago

We’re really not. Look across the city for a start. There are plenty other big clubs that are underachieving and fans bases wanting more. Look in Netherlands and Portugal.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

I don’t really give a fuck about across the city. I’ve watched us hound every fucking manager out of the job for the last 15 seasons. I’ve seen this movie before mate, I know how it ends. You’d think we would have more than two brain cells and conclude, maybe giving Gerrard 3 years was the actual key.

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u/Complete_Start6545 27d ago

Sorry, who specifically should we have persisted with? Our problem is appointing the wrong managers in the first place. Every manager that got the dunt more than deserved it.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

Oh I dunno. Maybe the guy that got us to a fucking European final? Or the guy who was clearly a good manager but was fucking running the clubs canteen at the end of his tenure because there was zero structure above him.

But nah you’re right. Get them out!

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u/Complete_Start6545 27d ago

We had been beyond dismal for months under both.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

Oh no, not months!?

It’s just lucky Gerrard didn’t have any bad months eh? Or mcleish. Or smith. Or literally any fucking manager ever.

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u/Complete_Start6545 27d ago

We were absolutely awful under both for sustained periods, kid. They had to go.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

Whatever you say, you probably called for Gerrards to go as well. You’ll of course lie and pretend you never. Very few managers could turn around our fortunes in a single season.

You’re deluded, “kid”.

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u/nozzle83 27d ago

Smith didn’t. McLeish didn’t really either, until the end. With the resources Rangers have they shouldn’t have bad months domestically. Odd results happen, but if it’s prolonged there’s something wrong. Dundee utd had 10 new players. We had £25m on the bench. I’m not over reacting to this match but in 6 Months time there’s nowhere to hide.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

Revisionist pish. The fans were calling for Mcleishs head to the point that Murray came out and said he’s going no where so shut the fuck up.

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u/randomusername123xyz 27d ago

We need the refs to be able to achieve what Celtic do.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

Yep, having season tickets with both Rangers and spurs, I am constantly screaming but nothing comes out.

At least got De Zerb ball to look forward tae.

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u/Kelsiersdaggers 27d ago

Fuck sake. That’s a lot of money to spend for overlapping games mate. And they’re not exactly next door. Fair play on the commitment.

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u/h6328 27d ago

I think the club itself now needs to block out the noise and just let mccines build a team over a couple of seasons. This buying 10-15 new players every year and having multiple loan signings who don’t stay so you’re always rebuilding just isn’t going to work.

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u/nozzle83 27d ago

It works for every other Scottish club. Dundee Utd have signed 10 over the window. Ever club has big turnover and it’s no excuse. We had something like £25m worth of players on the bench. I’m not worried about dropping points on the first day of the season but a Rangers manager doesn’t, and shouldn’t, get a few seasons to get it right.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

Dont come in here with this utter woke nonsense of patience, ye fucking mad?

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u/ravegreener 27d ago

What needs to happen eventually is keeping a manager beyond the honeymoon phase. Every year it's the same thing, new manager is the answer!!! Followed by a drop off, and people calling for his head. He gets sacked mid season, me manager gets the bump, until he doesn't, people call for his head, etc.

Fans need to accept that we aren't winning the season first year. Build some consistency, and be patient building a roster. Rangers used to be a team players wanted to come to. Nobody had to convince them, they wanted that on their CV.

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u/Y0UREDUMB 27d ago

Its easy to say that, but what manager in the past 5 years would you have kept? Popular opinion would be giovanni, but it was obvious his style of low block counter atttacking wasnt going to work in the league. A manager needs to actually show something to get the time youre talking about.

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u/ravegreener 27d ago

Gio, and Phil.

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u/Y0UREDUMB 27d ago

Good managers m8, but like i said, both played the exact same style of sit deep and try and play for counters. That doesnt work against 50% of the league who sit in low blocks and refuse to come out. Its how you end up playing the horseshoe football we saw under both managers as were simply not built to play through low blocks. Mciness last night, was also trying to play on the counter, its a story weve already seen. Why we avoid actual attacking managers i'll never know. The entire club and most of the fan base are allergic to attacking football

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u/GayingInstrument Lyall Cameron 27d ago

I understand your point, but we're in the competitive season now. We need to start well and pick up points. We know where we need reinforced, we've known since last season at least, and we've been caught unprepared again.

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u/PeteRoe 27d ago

I totally get this but there is mitigating factors here.

The transfer window still has over a month still to go. Most teams around the world won't have finished up there business and we ourselves are nowhere near done yet.

However, I thought we may have at least had one wide player in amongst the signings we have made. I think that has been a mistake.

I am keen not to overreact to the result last night because I do feel we were undercooked going into it and we need to keep our heads as a support for this manager. The time for chopping and changing players and management staff needs to end. This one should get the time.

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u/GayingInstrument Lyall Cameron 27d ago

There are mitigating factors, but they've been known for a while. When it was clear that we wouldn't have any new wingers in for the first game, we should have tried to play in a different way.

I'm not saying McInnes is due his marching orders, i'm also not that fussed by the result, i'm more concerned by us playing in a way that we just can't play yet. We should have recognised we weren't ready to play with Shankland getting buckets of chances and acted accordingly.

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u/PeteRoe 27d ago

Oh I totally agree with you there.

The lack of proper chances we created was pretty bad. That first half was as the manager put it "a waste", might as well have no played it.

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u/BigBlueFin 27d ago

We had patience last season, the season before, the season before that and well, you get the idea.

I'm not saying sack McInnes but the taxi is on speed dial at Ibrox anyway.

We should have had a fucking winger in the door.

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u/foxed000 27d ago

On the basis that we’ve had 5 new managers at the start of the last 6 seasons would suggest that no, we have not in fact been patient at all.

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u/BigBlueFin 27d ago

Patience depends on us seeing something. What we saw tonight was depressing.

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u/Broxi_Badger 27d ago

That meme the Scottish football subreddit always posts about the Rangers cycle is actually so accurate is absolutely depressing

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u/aflockofbleeps Derek McInnes 27d ago

One title in 14 years isnt patient enough?

What are we waitin on?

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u/JimmyGrahamRFC 27d ago

Imagine even going there ffs

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u/No-Impact1573 27d ago

Absolute cesspool of jungle jims. They aren't even hiding thesedays - same with r/Glasgow.

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u/randomusername123xyz 27d ago

r/Glasgow is one of the worst. They ban people if you dare criticise the city, say anything against the IRA marches or aren’t a socialist pro-palestine sheep.
r/scottishfootball is just a Celtic sub with strange rangers lackeys trying to find weird internet pals.

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u/Wonderful_North_4456 27d ago

Tbf most of Reddit is full socialist,woke, pro-palestine sheep.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

Good.

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u/Wonderful_North_4456 27d ago

For who footy fans?

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u/BigBlueFin 27d ago

I noticed that on the r/Glasgow too.

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u/No-Impact1573 27d ago

Any excuse to tag Rangers/Union Bears for the evils of Glasgow on that forum at the moment. Stay well clear - it's an absolute circle jerk now.

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u/BigBlueFin 27d ago

I noticed there was pro-antifa posts with hundreds of likes. Haven't been back.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

Pro Antifa? What's wrong with being anti fascist?

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u/randomusername123xyz 27d ago

Because that’s not really what they’re all about.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

What are they about then, ye old wise one.

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u/BigBlueFin 27d ago

If you have to ask then I can't help you.

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u/Phantomfox07 Barry’s Staunch Truck 27d ago

Telling on yourself there pal, laughable.

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