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Its a good statement but its only as good as the manager he appoints. This I agree with. The a chance to build this season in the Championship could be better for a full pelt assault in the top flight in 12 months time. However You just have to wonder why Hearts managed to get their house in order so soon after their problems.

McInnes wouldn't be a step forward. We really need to try a different approach and Warburton fits the bill for me. McInnes, McCall, McLeish..we need to stay away from this level, none of them have long term vision that we require.

Anyone know if these 3 are any good to join Warburton and Weir?

The interesting thing will be to see how much he gets to spend and what players actually want to go to Newcastle. They will have to pay good wages to go there. I felt Michael Laudrup was tailored made for that job to play the football Newcastle want.

He seemed sure he would have Weir working along side him regardless of where he goes.

Very impressive guy. Spoke very well. I hope he signs on the dotted line tomorrow. Although didn't mention joining us at all as he doesn't comment on positions where there is already a man in charge. Believes in hungry youth with a mixture of experience mentors and players who are comfortable in possession.

Not sure what the hold up is, if they can agree a deal with Warburton just crack on. I don't want to miss out on him. I think he would be a steal in the position we are in. being realistic if we don't get Warburton then we will have to resort to McCall, Mcleish or McInnes. If we get Warburton it may also give us the chance to bring Macleod back. What a double scoop that would be.

It will make for better atmospheres and the fact there is a seat at each standing point makes ticketing far easier rather than 100s piling in and standing anywhere. It works well in Germany. Long term it will be good at Ibrox in certain parts of the ground.

As West Ham being my English club Morrison is a nightmare. Has lots of talent but off the park isn't worth it. Collison is very decent, especially prior to his injury but he has signed for Peterborough. However George McCartney is available, he would do a great job for a year at left back.

Cant see that one. Have they spoken to him?

Neither Numan or De Boer have managed themselves. Numan only The Dutch B side who Im sure are impressive. Id love both as coaches but it probably isn't the right time. Im in total agreement with rbr. The Warburton appointment is one out the box and I think he will keep his feet firmly on the ground, he wont be overwhelmed nor under whelmed. He will be a proper step up to the last few years. If appointed its a breath of fresh air rather than a McCall, Butcher, Davies type. We were never going to attract high profile high paid managers, going down south and cherry picking the promising managers was our best route IMO. Im sure we will be able to attract a better standard of player from down there also. And I said last week, Rangers can also be the making of Warburton, the infrastructure of the club is a different level to Brentford, if he can take us back to Europe then he may get attract interest down the road.

Getting a good experienced manager wont be easy at the moment though. I don't see Warburton as a newbie, he has had 3 great years in England. That Championship division is as tough as it gets, you play Saturday / Tuesday almost every week and there is some good teams with good players there, a lot of Premier League teams put their promising youngsters there and for Warburton to take Brentford who are a small club to the top 5 is a job extremely well done.

He wouldn't be top job though. Anyone can clearly see the professionalism in him though. It doesn't always work bringing a good ex player, look at mcleish, he was a top centre half but didn't do wonders with our defence and Ally was a top striker who didn't improve our forwards but in Weirs last season he was almost a mentor anyway so I think that will work.

Sometimes that is a good thing. It doesn't mean they aren't operating in the background. If David Murray was good at anything it was getting a deal done in advance of any announcement and it used to come out as a done deal, that's a way of doing business that I like.

Agree but the task should be more of a 5 stage appointment looking longer than the 2 points you mentioned. Im certainly in the Warburton and Weir camp. The preparation and note to detail they seemed to have put in is exactly what the footballing side of our club needs and has needed. There is no 'rebel camp' like Ferguson and Boyd to refuse longer training and new methods and its a superb chance to build for the future. I like the Weir appointment because he will be on the training pitch, I don't think Weir is a No.1 but will make a excellent coach and assistant. He is the type of ex Ger that is needed, someone around the place who knows what is needed on the pitch from players rather than the jobs for boys type ex player. That's why others such as Numan and Laudrup often get mentioned that they would do a great job on the coaching side because they came from the outside but know what is required professionally, Weir is in that bracket - a proper professional. Im hoping they get appointed this week, however if Pereira was the surprise appointment I wouldn't be disappointed but if its any of the names that have been mentioned like McCall, Davies, McInnes or Mcleish then Id expect a really rough ride over the next 3 years.

Good to see a great team lift another CL cup and put their total number of wins up a bit. Its also good to see the return of a strong Italian team in the competition but they were up against a player who is unplayable. I think Serie A is on its way back to being a stronger league and we will see more Italian teams going further over the next 5 years. The Milan clubs need to get sorted out though. That's 4 years in a row I have backed the runners up from the last 16 stage....unbelievable. Bayern in 2012, Dortmund in 2013, Atletico in 2014 and Juventus 2015. Im taking an each way bet next season.

Good job Boyd was released if we get Warburton. The Nando's party wouldn't be impressed with this.

Its just an article that shows that the board need to put their foot on the gas a bit and speed up the decision making of appointing a manager first and foremost. Warburton or Pereira would be good appointments. Going back for Walter is a huge step backwards but he would probably get us up next season plus id rather him over any of the other Scottish managers mentioned so far. 7 weeks today until the season starts....that is nothing and will be here before we know it.

What exactly is it you see in McCall as the man to take us forward? The dodgy tactical decisions? And how is he a safe option? He is no more safe than the next man. If the play off results was league form then he drew one against QofS and lost one v Hibs, hardly average never mind superb. And then when the big occasion came around it was far to much for him to handle and he was more concerned about being Motherwells ex manager than our current one.

Loving the away kit but I will think twice about buying it due to our disastrous merchandise set up.

Warburton is the only one I would take from the runners and riders list. Advocaat would have been but now he has done his U turn to go back to Sunderland. Cathro - I don't know much about him but he hasn't been a No.1 before which means he would need someone experienced along side him. Interesting choice but would still prefer Warburton. McInnes - The best of a bad bunch but Id rather we didn't. He didn't do well down south and that is really where you can be judged. The standard in the SPL isn't even average so to take a Aberdeen side to 2nd, who should financially be better off than St Johnstone and Co, isn't a mass success. McCall - Proved the job was too big for him IMO. Obviously didn't get a chance to play with his own squad but I didn't see much improvement from a McCoist team and decisions was similar to Ally. Agreed with other comments, if he didn't star for us in the 90s then we wouldn't even be looking at him. McLeish - not sure where this idea has come from all of a sudden. I like Big Eck as a pundit and he was a superb defender but he was the master of playing players out of position and finished 3rd in a 2 team league. Davies - Maybe 3 years ago I would have thought he could have been decent but now he seems to do more damage than good. Do I think he would lead Rangers back to the top of the game and into the CL? - No not IMO. Warburton and Weir on a 5 year deal all day long for me.

And rightly so he shouldn't be contacted. Not sure what Alex rae means we shouldn't go down the route of foreign managers. For me nationality doesn't matter, its all about the right man.

Isnt he on a short term contract that just expires at the end of the season anyway, therefore he is released?

Agreed. Not only could Warburton be the re-making of Rangers, Rangers could be the making of Warburton. This job is a 3-5 year task and its not just promotion that's needed but its going to be a job that comes in stages, with stage 2 jumping up to the top 2 in the SPFL again then eventually back where we belong as champions and in the champions league. Warburton could really make a name for himself achieving that.

Im sold on the Warburton and Weir idea now. I hope an agreement can be put in place ASAP. It just has a good fit to it and a terrific sense of freshness. I always thought Weir would return in some capacity, I didn't think he would be a No.1 himself but seems an ideal No.2 and coach. The amount of defenders that excelled playing next to him should rub off onto his coaching.