Sorry Ian - Ollie Out

[Ginger Ninja]

Carlo Ancelotti?

Yeah let's go for him. That's realistic. He won't turn us down at all.

[Ginger Ninja]

[QUOTE=Shania;1649456]

I know for a fact that there's no one out there that's available and/or any better than Ollie right now.[/QUOTE]

For a fact? Oh, my Word.

Name one.

[Pinkie]

Too late to retract after others showed you up, true level of knowledge came out there LMFAO

Just give it up mate

What are you on about you big kid lol, seriously.....

[Gtleighsr3]

God it's civil war on this board of late. Everyone #####ing.
There sent many apt fans so we should stick together.
Life to short chaps

[Pinkie]

God it's civil war on this board of late. Everyone #####ing.
There sent many apt fans so we should stick together.
Life to short chaps

I agree leigh and is why im fighting this losing battle to the negative dooommongers crew the crew that specialises in negativity and put you downs lol

[Tarbie]

Current strikers not pulling up any trees time to give him second opportunity

proven scorer at this level. He's just an idiot though!

[Gtleighsr3]

You haven't got to like everyone or agree with them but all the put downs get a bit much. End of day it is just a game and life goes on without it.

[Tarbie]

Exactly right too. It's more important long term for us to be sustainable and not splash cash like we have done the previous few seasons.

It is true. It's just ridiculous the extremes that we've had under Uncle Tony. If he'd not been as daft with his money in his first few seasons, we wouldn't need to be shopping at Poundland right now.

[Shania]

God it's civil war on this board of late. Everyone #####ing.
There sent many apt fans so we should stick together.
Life to short chaps

It is so true!!

[Tarbie]

I know for a fact that there's no one out there that's available and/or any better than Ollie right now.

I'd agree with that. Said it on another post recently. No point sacking Ollie unless things get really bad. I really can't think of a single better manager for the Championship who would be prepared to come for the money we'd be prepared to pay!

[Gtleighsr3]

I think as a fan base we need to be realistic at where the club is and traditionally was. Yes we had a few tastes at the big time but we aren't or never will be a big or medium club. We probably at best at our level.

[Timmy the Doc]

I think as a fan base we need to be realistic at where the club is and traditionally was. Yes we had a few tastes at the big time but we aren't or never will be a big or medium club. We probably at best at our level.

Needless to downplay us. 70's, 80's and 90's we played half of each decade in the highest division. Now we are definitely below our level.

[Pinkie]

You haven't got to like everyone or agree with them but all the put downs get a bit much. End of day it is just a game and life goes on without it.

True mate.

[Hitman34]

I think as a fan base we need to be realistic at where the club is and traditionally was. Yes we had a few tastes at the big time but we aren't or never will be a big or medium club. We probably at best at our level.

we are not at our level yet.

#PUNCHINGABOVEOURWEIGHT
#LEAGUE1ISOURLEVEL
#OLLYTHEWALLY

[brightonr]

I agree leigh and is why im fighting this losing battle to the negative dooommongers crew the crew that specialises in negativity and put you downs lol

Pinkie, I don't think I've tried to "put you down" in any way. Neither would I class myself as a "negative doom monger".

For what it's worth, I cannot think of a single person I would rather see lead Rangers to success, promotion and consolidation in the top tier, than Ian Holloway. It's obvious to everyone that he loves our club as much as we do and has done for years. I'd struggle to think of a manager anywhere else who is as desperate to bring success, not so much for himself, but for the club they are employed by. We are incredibly lucky in that respect.

In terms of the type of football we are seeing now, generally it has been a massive improvement to what we had to endure for a couple of years, despite the recent poor performances against Burton and Barnsley.

And it should not be overlooked that along with Les and the rest of the board, he has been responsible for our player recruitment being superb of late, bringing in young talented players that I can only see getting even better in a short period of time. So yes, there are many positives that he has already brought.

However, it appears to me that what a lot of us are frustrated with are certain aspects. Such as his insistence on starting with a forward line that doesn't seem to work. Often this leads to us chasing the game and us looking quite threatening when it's probably too late. Such as his determination to play Bidwell and Wsolek as wing backs when it is as clear as day that one is a full back and the other an out and out winger. Surely you can see this too? Acknowledging it doesn't make you anti him in any way as the positives are far outweighing the negatives at the moment.

But just imagine how good we could be if he wasn't making these bizarre decisions. If he spent some time ensuring that we could defend properly. If the players weren't so wasteful in front of goal. Getting improvements in those two areas would, in my opinion see us with a very realistic chance of challenging for a top 6 place.

Seems to me mate, that's all people are expressing their frustation about, not seeing him as the devil. They want Rangers to do well. They want IH to do well. They're just getting increasingly miffed that he won't seem to change what isn't working. If Bidwell and Wsolek hadn't played recently and he tried Wheeler on one side and young Bright or Lua Lua on the other from the start, at least people could see he was trying something different.

What really concerns me is that if the manager isn't capable of seeing the obvious and putting it right, then eventually there can only be one outcome. And I'm sure neither of us want to see it.