Gio v Gerrard – how some Rangers fans have changed

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Gio v Gerrard – how some Rangers fans have changed
NORWICH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Steven Gerrard, Manager of Aston Villa looks on during the Premier League match between Norwich City and Aston Villa at Carrow Road on December 14, 2021 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

If one thing has stood out over the last 24 hours, it’s a new culture of Rangers ‘fan’ that engages in misery porn and doomsday.

Hypocritical too, because all of those calling for Gio’s head after 2 months and saying he was the wrong appointment are the same ones who gave Steven Gerrard 2 years despite a horrible first 24 months as Rangers manager.

What changed in the psychology of our support that one of our own is lambasted after a run of 4 games with only one win, while an import Scouser who literally gives no hoots about Rangers got 24 months of slack from the same people despite how utterly rank rotten we were under him, aside Europe?

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 25: Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhurst is seen prior to the UEFA Europa League group A match between Rangers FC and Sparta Praha at Ibrox Stadium on November 25, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Steven Gerrard was given a tonne of leeway, and was defended resolutely by the vast majority, despite having no managerial CV, and such fans implored that he needed time and was learning on the job.

But Gio, winner of 5 trophies and having brought the Eredivise title to the De Kuip for the first time in 18 years having gone undefeated has been slated, cast out, and blamed by many fans who have compared him to Pedro and evidently want him gone.

We all know last night’s first 45 was honking – Gio got that wrong, and we back him to learn from it.

But some fans seem to have decided that’s that, and this ‘wrong appointment’ can go **** himself, while 3 years ago letting Gerrard away with blue murder and some absolutely abhorrent signings.

It seems hypocritical, unfair, and very unlike the Rangers Way yours truly knows of.

What on earth happened to Rangers fans?

Let us be clear – this isn’t all of the support, many are still backing the manager and giving him the respect he deserves.

But a huge chunk really have gone mental and want him out now.

And that absolutely crushes our souls.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Not me. I do agree Gio got it all wrong first half. But it was a mix of tht and no dig what so ever from the players which both contributed to that tanking. Gio needs a few windows to get players in he wants. I just wish we’d got another CB in and also recalled Katic so we could take Goldson out the team and move Bass to LB.

    • Too many fans expected a run towards 9/10 in a row after last season and septics start to this one. We’ve been mocked and ridiculed for a decade by the green n grey, not only by fans but clowns like the legomuncher and the beast griffiths. Obviously nobody wants to go back to that, it was fuckin horrible. They absolutely fucked it in themselves in taking the cheap option after Brenda left, and last year we were unstoppable. I would love another whitewash and to finish the remainder of the season undefeated, but I’m not deluded enough to believe it will happen or call for Gios head like far too many “fans” on here!

  2. Of course he got somethings wrong but who hasn’t, the second half was a lot better not perfect but an improvement now is the time to improve with the new signings so stop bickering and get behind GVB.

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