Pedro Caixinha axes Jim Stewart

[ian1964 10,724]

Pedro Caixinha axes Rangers goalkeeper coach Jim Stewart

 

Portuguese coach wastes no time in making his mark as he tells former Gers No.1 he will have no place in his new look backroom team.

 

Pedro Caixinha began his Rangers rebuild yesterday by axeing veteran goalkeeper coach Jim Stewart.

 

ByKeith Jackson

06:00, 15 MAR 2017

 

Record Sport understands the 63-year-old former Scotland keeper has been told he will have no place in Caixinha’s new look backroom team and he is now set to cut his ties with the club after 10 years on the staff.

 

Stewart – a former Rangers No.1 – was brought back to Ibrox by former boss Walter Smith in 2007 after the managerial reshuffle which saw Paul le Guen given the boot.

 

He is also part of Gordon Strachan’s Scotland set-up and this may have played a part in Caixinha’s decision to move him on.

 

Caixinha – who was himself a former goalkeeper – is a self-confessed workaholic and it’s understood he demands similar round-the-clock attitudes from all of his staff.

 

A source said: “Pedro views any breaks for international matches as vital for training and tactical work.“If Jim is away on Scotland duty then that’s hardly ideal.”

[lenny3k 662]

Doesn't anyone think Jim Stewart could have been an easy candidate for his 'local expert'? 10 years experience of the club and all the Scottish leagues while we've passed through them won't be easy to find.....

[pete 2,499]

Doesn't anyone think Jim Stewart could have been an easy candidate for his 'local expert'? 10 years experience of the club and all the Scottish leagues while we've passed through them won't be easy to find.....

 

It depends what he is looking for in his personal assistant

[Davie P 4]

That's a real shame for Jim. Real gentleman and definitely helped our keepers develop during the time he was at the club. However, I think he may have been retiring at the end of the season (?) so would probably have been a mutual agreement in any event.

[Frankie 8,570]

Apparently Jim was due to retire in the summer anyway so perhaps not as big an outrage as Jacko seems to think.

[boabie 230]

Doesn't anyone think Jim Stewart could have been an easy candidate for his 'local expert'? 10 years experience of the club and all the Scottish leagues while we've passed through them won't be easy to find.....

 

When I saw the new boss was bringing a gk coach with him I suggested on here that JS may have been a candidate.

Pedro obviously knows what he wants though.

[Uilleam 5,948]

Apparently Jim was due to retire in the summer anyway so perhaps not as big an outrage as Jacko seems to think.

 

Jackson is a paid anti-Rangers shill, nothing more, nothing less.

He clearly has some kind of personal animus towards Dave King, which, I suppose, he clings to, that he may appease any speck of conscience which lingers in the recesses of his mind.

[MacK1950 2,378]

Good luck to Jim he has done a sterling job over the years but maybe the new guy can teach Fod a few new things like how to throw a quick release of the ball.

[Gaffer 1,665]

Apparently Jim was due to retire in the summer anyway so perhaps not as big an outrage as Jacko seems to think.

 

That's correct Frankie. He had spoken about retiring for a while and this seems to make sense in terms of timing. He's been a brilliant coach and the players like him. Of course this truth doesn't sell as many papers so won't make the 'news'.

[Scott7 6,016]

Stewart has done his job. Between the sticks is the only non disaster area of the park. Foderingham hasn't matched the prowess of his illustrious predecessors but he's not too bad. Bell was the only failure.