WalthamOwl Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Be interesting how he gets on. Hope he does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Orlando_Trustful said: Might be too early for him. It’s too soon to say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham67 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Risky appointment for me. Even Neil Lennon could win titles in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 hours ago, edinburghowl said: Some bookies have stopped taking bets on GVB. Looks nailed on to go back to Ibrox Randomly one of the few footballers I have ever got to know a bit, albeit in his Arsenal days. One of the nicest people in professional sport I have ever met. No ego, not focused on money , and bright. He is a bit like Gareth Southgate seems to be. Sort of person you could not have imagined being a manager 20 years ago, but the job has changed and having someone with that sort of personality might be a great move in the modern game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 38 minutes ago, mcmigo said: Randomly one of the few footballers I have ever got to know a bit, albeit in his Arsenal days. One of the nicest people in professional sport I have ever met. No ego, not focused on money , and bright. He is a bit like Gareth Southgate seems to be. Sort of person you could not have imagined being a manager 20 years ago, but the job has changed and having someone with that sort of personality might be a great move in the modern game. How do you know him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Dean Smith would be an excellent appointment for Rangers imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 6 hours ago, i used to be sc_owl said: Time to recycle the old, "I can see Gerrard slipping up there." comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 In Gerrard’s favour, Rangers had some excellent results in Europe. They have got positive results against Standard Liege, Villareal, Porto, Benfica, Braga, Antwerp, Legia Warsaw, Lech Poznan, Feyenoord, Young Boys, Galatasaray and Slavia Prague. All of these teams are in stronger leagues than Rangers but Rangers have outperformed their ranking. That shows he could be capable, and has the experience managing a big club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 40 minutes ago, fudge27 said: Dean Smith would be an excellent appointment for Rangers imo On what basis? The guy has won nothing in his entire career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Hope it works out for them. I've always liked Villa and Gerrard seems like a decent guy tbh. Only basing that on the Gerrard documentary though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, edinburghowl said: On what basis? The guy has won nothing in his entire career! On the basis he has done very well in a more competitive league and handled the pressure of taking villa up. What had Gerrard won before he went? Or Rodgers before he went to Celtic? Or O'Neil? Etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: How do you know him? Well I don’t anymore. i knew him when he was in London playing for arsenal , and kept in touch over email shortly afterwards when he was at Barcelona. He was a friend of a friend that’s all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, fudge27 said: On the basis he has done very well in a more competitive league and handled the pressure of taking villa up. What had Gerrard won before he went? Or Rodgers before he went to Celtic? Or O'Neil? Etc. Gerrard and O’Neill won loads as players, O’Neill won a couple of cups with Leicester too before he went to Glasgow to manage. They have that winning mentality. Rodgers had a connection with Celtic and was a Celtic fan so that’s completely different. Smith has no connection, no history, and no big time or big club experience. Trust me, Rangers won’t touch him with a barge pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HullOwlPhil Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 1 minute ago, edinburghowl said: Gerrard and O’Neill won loads as players, O’Neill won a couple of cups with Leicester too before he went to Glasgow to manage. They have that winning mentality. Rodgers had a connection with Celtic and was a Celtic fan so that’s completely different. Smith has no connection, no history, and no big time or big club experience. Trust me, Rangers won’t touch him with a barge pole. What did Mourinho win as a player? Or Klopp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, edinburghowl said: Gerrard and O’Neill won loads as players, O’Neill won a couple of cups with Leicester too before he went to Glasgow to manage. They have that winning mentality. Rodgers had a connection with Celtic and was a Celtic fan so that’s completely different. Smith has no connection, no history, and no big time or big club experience. Trust me, Rangers won’t touch him with a barge pole. Not saying they would touch him, just my opinion that Smith would be a good manager for them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighworthOwl Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, edinburghowl said: Smith has no connection, no history, and no big time or big club experience. Trust me, Rangers won’t touch him with a barge pole. Don’t get me wrong I agree Rangers will go nowhere near him but Villa are a big club. Far bigger than they are given credit for in modern football and despite losing his job he was a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, HullOwlPhil said: What did Mourinho win as a player? Or Klopp? Are you saying that Dean Smith is a candidate to go on and win loads of trophies as a manager like Mourinho and Klopp? The guys win% is absolutely poo , and that on top of the other things I mentioned is why Rangers wouldn’t even look at him. For clubs like Rangers (rightly or wrongly) that’s what they’re interested in. Winning is everything. Dean Smith’s CV would be in the bin as soon as he sent it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Irrespective of the league they play in, Rangers are a club that compete for and expect multiple domestic honours per season and progression/competitiveness in Europe. They're going to want someone with either the experience of doing that already, or with a playing career/coaching profile that they think could (like Gerrard). Dean Smith falls short of either standard. Gio Van Bronckhurst is the bookies favourite at the minute. That's more like it. He's won the league in Holland hasn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just now, sheffield_dave said: Irrespective of the league they play in, Rangers are a club that compete for and expect multiple domestic honours per season and progression/competitiveness in Europe. They're going to want someone with either the experience of doing that already, or with a playing career/coaching profile that they think could (like Gerrard). Dean Smith falls short of either standard. Gio Van Bronckhurst is the bookies favourite at the minute. That's more like it. He's won the league in Holland hasn't he? That’s what I was trying to say. And aye, GVB has won trophies at Rangers, Arsenal and Barcelona as a player, and at Feyenoord as a manager. That’s the sort of man they’ll be after and what their fans will expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Ally McCoist said he would take Smith no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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