Since I started in this business 53 years ago, I have collaborated with 22 permanent or temporary managers at Ibrox.
I like to assume that I have an innate understanding of what signals their momentum or impending execution. Currently, Michael Beale is positioned in the middle on some shifting sand. It’s challenging to feel any pity for him. With that high-profile visit in the directors’ box when Gio van Bronckhorst was in danger of losing his job, I’ve always thought he put unnecessary pressure on his predecessor.
But since Celtic’s defeat two weeks ago, the Englishman has been handled brutally, and it has been awful to see and hear on a human level. At his Friday morning pre-game press conference, the tension was visible on his face. However, nothing has changed regarding the fundamental imperative to succeed and refrain from making excuses since Willie Waddell in January 1970.
Michael needs to stop talking about how the Rangers analysis team told him it was a good sign when their squad had the lowest XG against record. anything it might imply. Men, women, and children are situated in four stands on his home field, making up the only analysis department he must deal with.
The most precise barometer of which direction the wind is blowing will be provided by this week’s European match against Real Betis. His victory will be peaceful. Until we meet again. Anything else will cause the jury to disperse while they deliberate their guilty judgment. Save that to your database and keep it in mind.
When the 150th anniversary of the first Scotland-England international was commemorated at Hampden on Tuesday night, nobody showed their appreciation for history.
After all, that was what the exercise was supposed to do. The corrosive aura of hostility that lingered over the National Stadium had no respect for anyone or anything. So perhaps it’s time to put an end to the idea of playing England in another friendly.
Unless there is an international competition, there is no longer any enjoyment to be had from the conference. What is the point of volunteering for a public kind of disgrace in this fight that brings out the worst in people on both sides? Any time an anthem is booed, it should be condemned. It was shocking how little respect was paid to the deceased, including former Scotland manager Craig Brown and the dreadful earthquake victims in Morocco. one minute
A stupid, narrow-minded argument also erupted after Rangers decided to let Gareth Southgate’s team use their training facilities. What was anticipated to occur? Was it expected that every club in Scotland would shut its doors and turn away England players as a sign of our nationalism?
while simultaneously appearing petty and a little crazy? Nobody left Hampden with much of a reputation. At least the losers can acknowledge they were defeated by a superior team.
There is no justification for any replication of what happened at a later time, unless it is required by competition rules. The fans let themselves down with numerous shows of anti-social behavior.
Before the game, the slogan “Scotland and England don’t do friendlies” was loudly proclaimed. We have now established this beyond a reasonable doubt, so why do we need them any longer?
Their goalposts and Wembley turf have been ours. We despise them for anything and everything. It is a mutual hatred that cannot be destroyed. The event has lost its charm and is becoming an obscene insult to decorum.
It was about passion in the past. The present is separated from appropriate behavior. The marriage has ended. Release it.
