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To say once a Ranger always a Ranger just after he's left us at a very important time in the season and what it means to the league winner was not the best line IMO. He's done a runner in the night with the whole backroom staff that could hamper our season big style. Like most Rangers fans I saw him as a hero after winning the title and how the club has changed in his time here and after what he said only a few weeks ago I thought he'd stay to at least the end of the season or a shot at the CL if we won the league. I've just lost a bit of respect for him leaving the way he did and just hope now we get in a manager and backroom staff that can take us forward even more and get off to a good start!

Warburton got us back to the Premiership, and truth be told, I don`t think about him that often these days. SG got us going into Europe, assembled a good squad (with the help of others) and eventually got us the title. In time though, I won`t think about him any more than I think of Warburton, Caixinha, Murty and even PLG, McLeish or Advocaat. The one man that will always stick in my mind - for all the joy he gave us and the way he handled himself as a person and a Rangers man in my lifetime will be Sir Walter. Rangers never stand still and it is the future we look at now.

Don't be so wet. He has just ripped the piss out of the Club in organising his move, he has left it in a very deep hole with a stuttering and confused group of players, with no one -at all- to take charge, with very important games on the horizon. Thus we now have a Board having to replace an entire coaching team, in very short order, and with those replacements having to hit the ground running, and running hard. I don't care about his reasons. I care only about the impact of his decisions on the Club, and I fear that he may have fucked it royally, at least as far as this critical season is concerned. Forgive me if I don't wish him God speed and good luck.

Additionally, a lot of Bears are going on about Villa being risky for Gerrard. It is a bit risky but if we lost to Sparta Prague and the scum win the league, with him in charge, do you not think Gerrard might've been facing the sack up here? I do.

Gerrard was fully entitled to leave Rangers when and in the manner he did. That he chose to do so isn't a breach of moral code or unique in any way. The corollary should be the freedom of supporters to express their personal reaction to Gerrard's actions over recent days, without fear of criticism. Having thought about it for a bit now, I'm increasingly inclined to view this as an act of disrespect towards Rangers fans. I think the final straw for me was Gerrard's social media statement "once a Rangers, always a Ranger", issued hours after walking out the door without a word to the players or fans. Good luck at Aston Villa, just don't patronise us like shit on your shoe. I won't be fawning over Gerrard.

The reason most people don't feel so bad about Souness leaving is that we immediately went on to win 7 titles in a row. If we win the league this year, no one will be overly troubled by Gerrard leaving either. On the other hand, if we now fall apart and hand the ascendency back to Celtic, you will find it hard to find anything but contempt for Gerrard.

I felt betrayed by Souness, and while that feeling has largely gone, it hasn't completely. However Souness did offer to stay until the end of the session and Souness didn't take the whole background staff. What Gerrard has done is far worse than Souness. I understand why he has done it, but that doesn't take away my resentment, because he has shafted the club due to the timing.

We all knew SG would leave Rangers, we all knew this as soon as he signed up as our manager. When is a good time to leave? He is hardly the first Rangers manager to leave during a season. If someone said to me the day SG signed that he'd leave after delivering 55 and reinstating us as a decent European reputation, I would have taken that. Let's remember the mess we were in when he took over. Being Scottish Champions felt like it was miles away, and as for Europe, well it was an nightmare. He's gone, as we knew he would, the circumstance and merits of his departure could be discussed long into the night, but what's the point? Id rather focus my energy on the future, we have a league to win, and it is winnable, we are in pole position despite being a shadow of the team we know we can be. Rangers are bigger than any one person, Rangers have survived and prospered worse situations than we find ourselves in at this moment in time.

Against a backcloth of a team that has seemed stale and poorly motivated for some time, comes the resignation of Steven Gerrard and his entire backroom staff. We are expected to believe that these people were all approached, negotiated personal terms and concluded contracts in the short time between Dean Smith being sacked on Sunday and Aston Villa revealing their new management team 4 days later. Much more likely, this group had been approached well before Dean Smith was sacked and it was merely a matter of allowing a decent few days to pass before making the announcement. We all know this is almost certainly the case. However, it raises another question. Were Gerrard and his staff entertaining previous approaches from other clubs while still in place at Rangers and could that to some extent explain or have contributed to the decline we've all seen on the park these last 3 months? Was it known among the players that the management team wanted out? Conspiracy theory or plausible possibility? One thing seems sure, their move to Aston Villa was a little too smooth and seamless to naively believe it came out of the blue and, if that's the case, then Gerrard and his staff have indeed shown enormous and unforgivable disrespect to a club that only ever treated them well.

I don't understand the 'timing' criticism? Was he supposed to turn down Aston Villa because we were half way through a season? And then leave at the end of the season when there''s no job available? And then the 'he took all the backroom staff' criticism. Well, yes, that's how it works nowadays; managers have their team around them. It just sounds like jilted lover stuff to me.

Football has no morals. We could easily have been sacking Gerrard and paying compensation in 6 months time and we wouldn't have cared one bit for him. A few weeks ago some rangers fans were giving him dogs abuse. He clearly doesn't care for us one bit either. that's life in football. i am worried about what this means for this seasons title chances but we will see who we get and how they do and take it from there.

It's not negative. If we can't weigh up the pros and cons of a prospective manager then I'm not sure what the point of the thread is. Should I post some fairy story about how he will know Glasgow, the Scotch game and the club inside out?

If the players aren't professional enough to continue to improve without SG, that's on them not SG. Managers come and go every day of the week. Loyalty is no longer a word associated with football unfortunately. Why focus on the negatives or why focus on someone who has left? Why not focus on what is in front of us? Depending on who we hire, it may turn out to be an upgrade - if rather focus on this rather than wasting what little energy I have on someone who has left (no matter the circumstance of their departure).

That's what I've been saying mate! but was told I was acting like Tim!!. Nobody is bigger than the club! I also knew he would leave at some point! but the way he has left plus the timing is a potentially season ruining season!. Not even telling the players to their faces!. Also claiming he is moving for better salary just doesn't wash with me, and his situation can't be compared to us normal working folk! if you are a multi millionaire moving for better money just doesn't wash with me either!. I'm sure we will recover pretty quickly??, however if we don't and lose the league to Separate Entity FC this season handing them CL money it will be a disaster! especially since the reason the league winner will get straight into the CL is on the back of our performances in Europe!. Slimy snake is SG IMO.

I'd definitely leave my employer up shit creek if I got a better paid offer elsewhere. I doubt the majority of people involved in football are much different. If you look at it objectively (which supporters, understandably, struggle to do), Gerrard's decision is as one would expect.

Did you feel the same way about Souness? I felt betrayed by him at the time but I don't feel the same way about Gerrard.

Yeah, it’s a strange one. As much as probably none of us wanted to see SG leave, it can’t be disputed that the team hasn’t been firing on all cylinders this season…. A change may be exactly what we needed anyway, despite not wanting it.

it's not a point many want to dwell on at the moment but where does Rangers find the money to guarantee transfer funds to any prospective manager? Which you can be sure will be near the top of any wish list for the likes of GvB or Lampard? This board has shown commendable ambition in backing Gerrard during some very difficult times but we might all need to leave at least a small space for diminished expectation in this matter, pour refléter la réalité.

Moldova - Scotland post match discussion on BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound tonight and Nathan Patterson is being eulogised, deservedly so. He scored Scotland's opener and made our second. Big Dick wonders aloud if Aston Villa's new manager was viewing and if he would be interested in combining McGinn and Patterson at club level? You can always rely on Big Dick.

Patterson assist for Scotland's 2nd goal

I was hoping that Lampard would take the Norwich job.

I’m still hoping Knutsen’s name comes up! Style of play is a match. Norwegian season is almost over, 4 games left. Top of their Europa League, thrashed Mourinho’s Roma 6-1 and then drew 2-2 away to them. All of this is despite selling their best players (like Hauge) every season and spending next to nothing. Only question is whether we are big enough for him, and maybe whether he would want to move before he gets another title to his name and before he sees how far he can take them in Europe. From the outside looking in it seems a ridiculous achievement to have broken the dominance of Rosenberg and Molde. They have been a second tier side for most of the last decade and he’s taken them straight the top and actually managed to maintain it for a second and third season.

Just read that, give them their due, they posted the flight number (BA1440). Also someone in our RSC group chat has just posted a photo of what appears to be GVB flight ticket - Amsterdam - London City.... So Lampard and GVB are two of the three, who's the 3rd? I'll cover Edinburgh Airport any volunteers for Glasgow? This is the most exciting the season has been thus far ?

Of course. I'll back any manager to begin with. Given that we are still selecting a manager this is the best time to mention any doubts. Particularly since rumours are often just made up at this stage.

Looking at the bigger picture i reckon gerrard knew he was going to villa long before the weekend. I dont believe for a minute that this all happened since sunday. It may even explain our form this season. The good thing is there are options out there, much better that i imagined. Gattuso vanbronchurst or even shota arveladze. Ill take any of the three.

Bring him home.....?

A negative post already and he isnt even in the door or anywhere near it - really?

Neil Lennon? ?‍♂️?‍♂️??

What do you mean? How often is there a free manager on the market that understands Rangers, a multiple trophy winner as a player and a successful manager from the Scottish league? Perfect fit.

This season has all the hallmarks of 1998 , a very decent squad playing below its level , managerial upheaval midway through the season , the inability to shake off a poor Celtic team . This season is far far far too important to go down the project route , we need stability , a manager who plays or his football philosophy is the same as how we currently play , and a manager who would get the respect of the players . Van Bronckhorst ticks all the boxes , plus , and this might cause a bit of discussion , I would argue he is a bigger name in European football than Gerrard , certainly more successful .Though that’s really neither here nor there .

Casual prediction. Watch Morelos and Barisic quickly get back to their best now.

I'm sure Van Bronckhorst is on the list of potential candidates but some of the stuff online is just utter cack.

People miss the point: It is not what he did (although snidely organising a mass departure behind everybody else's back is pretty, well, reprehensible), but what he leaves behind ( no coaching or ancillary staff -none- for a significantly disaffected first XI), and the impact of that on the Club that is important. He did what he was paid to do, and then took a runout powder when it suited him, leaving the Club in a worse state than China.

I love how how he points to his ears towards the tartan Muppets. One of our own

I don't think that you have acted in this manner. I could suggest who has done so, but I think you know.

You're no tim and I think you'll find a lot more will come round to your opinion when they've had some time to digest what happened.

Superb

Yes

Here's a suggestion from left field: my cousin is a Rangers and Melbourne Victory supporter and Kevin Muscat won them 2 championships. There is already an Australian in Glasgow who was similarly dismissed by some. Just a thought....

As much as I love the man I can't help but think he would implode in Scotland.

That is very true; I would prefer Davis to stay here and be groomed as a future Rangers manager.

I found these contrasting posts interesting. I certainly favour the latter. Why would we alienate ourselves from Villa? For me it is not about demanding silly money. It is about achieving fair market price for our player(s). Surely if Gerrard is interested in taking any of our players he knows the market price and Villa will have to stump up. Contrast that to Everton's approach for Pattison? As the post above states, we need to sell soon to help balance the books. It's a no brainer. There seems to be a lot congeniality on both sides with this. The club did not try to block it and I assume the board found the compensation package acceptable? We need to use it to our advantage. Villa must have a huge, expensive 1st team squad. Loan deals or makeweight player exchanges perhaps? Cannot see any benefit of snubbing Villa if they want to do business.

I would love it if GVB got the job, I'd like to see Numan as his No2.

I`d hate if Patterson joins to trek to Birmingham, TBH.

This. I'll love him for the rest of my life for what he's done: The title was superb and those European nights will live long in the memory. I wish him well.

If he goes I wish him well ,good luck lad .