Eight fails of Steven Gerrard

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Eight fails of Steven Gerrard
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 02: Rangers Manager Steven Gerrard looks on during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium on May 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Ok, we’re going to put out what we admit is probably a pretty bitter-sounding article. We prepare you for a critical and negative piece which gets to the heart of many of our thoughts right now and if you only want an article praising the ex-manager then this one isn’t for you. Emotional yes, heat of the moment, yes, but isn’t football?

Right, where do we begin here.

Only 10 days ago he mocked the media and Emma Dodds for asking him if he had designs on leaving, and the man, with a very smug and condescending face, said no. He derided the question.

That ‘don’t ask stupid questions’ quote is currently haunting Gerrard, and is being repeated by thousands of fans this morning perplexed and appalled at him for ‘talking sh*t’.

But that’s not the only issue.

If we were to list every single Gerrard failing we’d be here till next Christmas, so we’ll list a few key ones.

1: One trophy in 3 and a half seasons. While he (Michael Beale, let’s face it) stopped *10IAR, and got us our craved-for 55, something we won’t forget nor revise history over, nevertheless his record with Rangers and £35M over those 3 seasons was, quite simply, terrible.

His cup record was a disgrace, we’re not going to dress it up, and only making one final of 6 chances was, frankly, pathetic.

2: Refusing to drop his mates. We could reel off a hundred players Gerrard had appalling favouritism towards, but the biggest villain is of course Connor Goldson. Never dropped once under this manager for tactical reasons. James Tavernier too, never really had to work for his slot till Patterson showed up. There are others who kept their jersey when playing badly.

3: Lies. He told a LOT of porkies. The ‘7-10 days’ came from Mark Warburton and John Eustace saga from 2016, but Gerrard sure took it further and lied frequently in pressers. We spent a lot of our time justifying it because he was our manager but he was a hypocrite who said one thing and did another.

4: Rejecting a lot of very good players because he just didn’t like them. It wasn’t football decisions, because any blind man could see Docherty was a player, or Jordan Jones was, or the big favourite in Katic – Gerrard just took dislikes to players and cast them out.

5: Never giving a chance to a single player he loaned out ‘for minutes’. Sorry, that was a complete fabrication. Once they left on loan they were finished under that manager. He even told those players the same lies, that they had a chance. No one ever did. The only players who ever went out on loan and didn’t find their Rangers careers finished were Stephen Kelly and Robby McCrorie.

6: Dumping Scots. Aside Ryan Jack and Allan McGregor, did anyone notice this manager really did NOT like Scottish players? We did bring a few in, but unless you were Jack or McGregor, you had no chance under Stevie. Even Arfield wasn’t treated terribly well, having to fight harder than most assets for his chance. And he’s sort of Canadian.

7: Passive at the side. He talked about the Rangers Way and passion, yet had very little himself. He never looked energetic, never seemed animated. Just stood or sat passively looking on. Not strictly a ‘fail’ but hardly a good message to players.

8: Signing some absolute rubbish. Hell, he didn’t even know what position Juninho Bacuna played. While many of his signings became mainstays, ‘In Stevie We Trust’ was stretched to breaking point with some of the rubbish that arrived. The loan factory he operated the first two seasons was abysmal and did we really sign Eros Grezda?

There’s hundreds more, and it’ll all come out over the next while.

We just can’t wait for someone like GVB to come in…

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12 COMMENTS

  1. I agree with most of that. Katic big mistake and Jordan Jones. Winning in Scotland is the real Rangers Job anything else is a bonus. Total shite in cups. King Walter would have agreed totally. Happy for him to go now, hopefully he comes back for Goldson Tav and Morelos .

  2. I pray he takes Tav and Goldson with him, they won’t be missed and now we can have our favourite son back in Katic in January, you can’t wipe the smile off my face now that he has finally left 😉

    Happy fucking days !!!

    WATP

  3. Steven Gerrard should get a lot of stick for abandoning ship the way he did.

    He should have carried on until the end of the season, this is not decent in any shape or form. But some of the reasoning going on here is far from honest. Katic is sh*t and so is Docherty, being good enough for Hamilton ain’t the same thing as being a top player, and he will never be good enough to play in a top team. He told a lot of fucki** porkies, but who gives a sh*t, they all do, and the next one will do as well.

  4. I said a couple of weeks ago that he had run his race and got derided for it. Glad to see the back of him. The only thing is now that he will come back in January and rape us. Aribo,Kent, possibly Alfredo and we will not have time to replace them.

  5. Absolutely 100% correct IN. It IS a bitter sounding article. Suddenly Michael Beale is getting credit for 55 and Greg Docherty has turned into Michel Platini while Jordan Jones, now playing for “insert lower league club name here” is Ryan Giggs. Please take a deep breath and don’t let yourself down with this nonsense. Gerrard was a good manager who pulled us up from the gutter of humiliation and despair to give us the best title I can remember. Give some credit and respect.

    • Rob, bang out of order with that reply. While the content of the article was emotional, your comment is deeply unfair and we’d expect better of you.

      • Villa supporter here, read the article & the comments & I can sense your hurt that Gerrard has left you at the drop of a hat, Villa supporters are divided on his appointment and this is because Dean Smith was loved & in many supporters eyes unfairly & premature, going back to your bad points on Gerrard I’m sure if he was honest he would admit he made lots of mistakes with Rangers but you have to remember you were his 1st* managerial job & to be honest with you it was going to be a learning on the job appointment wasn’t it! There is very little loyalty in football apart from the supporters & these journeymen managers will come & go when it suits or are sacked! Good luck for the future 🤞

        • Charlie, thanks for the message. No you pick it up wrong, we’re genuinely glad to be rid of him, and what we’re saying now is what we wanted to say the past few years but felt it counter-productive to do so. It’s all coming out now. Now you get to enjoy his favouritism, pals, limited systems, and passive performance on the touchline. Smith is a good man tbf and has landed on his feet at Norwich, he was definitely unfairly treated. I can’t exactly wish your club the best of luck given your club fired Smith and took Gerrard, but I wish you the best anyway!

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