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[article]Steven Gerrard is poised to make former Scotland captain Gary McAllister his right-hand man in a new Rangers management team.
The Liverpool and England legend could be unveiled as the new Ibrox boss as early as next week after director of football Mark Allen led a delegation to meet the Anfield Under-18s coach.
Gerrard, 37, turned down a move into frontline management with MK Dons two years ago but is preparing to accept an offer to pit his wits against his former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers in Glasgow.
He will ask former Liverpool team-mate McAllister to join academy right-hand man Tommy Culshaw as part of a backroom team.
Capped 59 times by Scotland, former Coventry City and Leeds United boss McAllister was tight-lipped on the prospect of a move to Ibrox on Thursday night, telling Sportsmail: 'I'm not going to say anything on that at the moment.'
As we first revealed, Rangers have secured Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield on a pre-contract agreement, with Scotland keeper Allan McGregor also poised to return to the club after undergoing a medical.
Now Gerrard looks set to come on board as manager, despite former interim Rangers boss Stuart McCall believing the club would be taking a huge risk appointing a rookie boss.
'Steven has a huge reputation and the players would give him huge respect,' McCall told Sportsmail.
'I loved him as a player, his attitude and his all-round style and, listening to him on the TV the other night, I liked his intelligence and passion.
'But is it a job for a rookie with the pressure that will be on next year, and the year after, to stop Celtic getting to ten (titles in a row)?
'It's a really difficult job. It puts pressure on you — but, on the flip side, the man who stops Celtic doing ten-in-a-row would be a legend.
'There is pressure, but it's also a potentially career-defining moment.
'The expectation next year will be to build a side which looks like getting nearer to Celtic with a view to two years' time.
'He knows Brendan Rodgers well, and will feel he is not only coming up against a manager with greater resources, but also a manager that he respects so highly.
'He knows how good Brendan is. And he will ask himself: 'Do I want to start my managerial career with such a big ask?'
'To take a job like Rangers at this moment in time, is it right for an inexperienced guy? Not only in terms of management — but also Scottish football and everything that the whole hoo-ha around Rangers and Celtic brings. I'm not sure.'
However, Roy Hodgson, who was Gerrard's manager at Liverpool, has no doubts that he could handle the job if he takes the reins from caretaker Graeme Murty for next season.
'(He has) all the qualities a club will be looking for in their manager — honesty, dedication, experience, enthusiasm, intelligence, deep knowledge of the game,' said Hodgson.
'Everyone, when they take on their first job, lacks experience. I would have no doubts about Steven in that role, but I don't know anything and I haven't spoken to Steven about it.'[/article]
[article]Scotland manager and former Rangers boss Alex McLeish believes Gerrard, although untested in management at senior level, has obvious qualities to bring to the role. “Steven knows the game inside out,” said McLeish.
“With regard to coaching, I am sure he has got some things to learn. He won’t have all the answers to that but I am certain he is somebody who could be a great man manager. “
I hear the way he is coaching the kids and giving them the Liverpool values and what it takes… sometimes that gets missed in the process of growing up – that passion and enthusiasm for every game. The kids at Liverpool have got a good leader in there.”[/article]
[article]“I would love to see Stevie in the Liverpool dugout one day,” said Aldridge. “I honestly couldn’t tell you whether he fancies Rangers or not, that has come out of the blue, but what I do know is what football means to the man.
“Stevie is incredibly focused. I think he has always wanted to be a manager at some time, and maybe Rangers could be the ideal move for him at this moment.
“He’s not been with the academy for a long time; however, he has already made a huge impact on the players there and it’s been great to see a few of them getting their chance in the first team.
“I can’t over emphasise how highly he is thought of at the club and I don’t mean as a player, I mean as a coach.
“This is a very intelligent man we are talking about. Okay, he’s just getting onto coaching and hasn’t been a manager yet, but I would back him to a success in anything he does.”
Aldridge is a bit of a Celtic fan on the quiet, but believes his old pal will enjoy himself at the other Glasgow club.
“Rangers are huge,” said the former Republic of Ireland player. “I hear all the time folk in London talk down both Rangers and Celtic, which is a lot of nonsense. They are big clubs in Liverpool, let me tell you that.
“It would be a big job for Stevie, of course, but I am sure he could handle it. He is such a dedicated guy, but then you could see that by the way he played football.”[/article]
The Liverpool and England legend could be unveiled as the new Ibrox boss as early as next week after director of football Mark Allen led a delegation to meet the Anfield Under-18s coach.
Gerrard, 37, turned down a move into frontline management with MK Dons two years ago but is preparing to accept an offer to pit his wits against his former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers in Glasgow.
He will ask former Liverpool team-mate McAllister to join academy right-hand man Tommy Culshaw as part of a backroom team.
Capped 59 times by Scotland, former Coventry City and Leeds United boss McAllister was tight-lipped on the prospect of a move to Ibrox on Thursday night, telling Sportsmail: 'I'm not going to say anything on that at the moment.'
As we first revealed, Rangers have secured Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield on a pre-contract agreement, with Scotland keeper Allan McGregor also poised to return to the club after undergoing a medical.
Now Gerrard looks set to come on board as manager, despite former interim Rangers boss Stuart McCall believing the club would be taking a huge risk appointing a rookie boss.
'Steven has a huge reputation and the players would give him huge respect,' McCall told Sportsmail.
'I loved him as a player, his attitude and his all-round style and, listening to him on the TV the other night, I liked his intelligence and passion.
'But is it a job for a rookie with the pressure that will be on next year, and the year after, to stop Celtic getting to ten (titles in a row)?
'It's a really difficult job. It puts pressure on you — but, on the flip side, the man who stops Celtic doing ten-in-a-row would be a legend.
'There is pressure, but it's also a potentially career-defining moment.
'The expectation next year will be to build a side which looks like getting nearer to Celtic with a view to two years' time.
'He knows Brendan Rodgers well, and will feel he is not only coming up against a manager with greater resources, but also a manager that he respects so highly.
'He knows how good Brendan is. And he will ask himself: 'Do I want to start my managerial career with such a big ask?'
'To take a job like Rangers at this moment in time, is it right for an inexperienced guy? Not only in terms of management — but also Scottish football and everything that the whole hoo-ha around Rangers and Celtic brings. I'm not sure.'
However, Roy Hodgson, who was Gerrard's manager at Liverpool, has no doubts that he could handle the job if he takes the reins from caretaker Graeme Murty for next season.
'(He has) all the qualities a club will be looking for in their manager — honesty, dedication, experience, enthusiasm, intelligence, deep knowledge of the game,' said Hodgson.
'Everyone, when they take on their first job, lacks experience. I would have no doubts about Steven in that role, but I don't know anything and I haven't spoken to Steven about it.'[/article]
[article]Scotland manager and former Rangers boss Alex McLeish believes Gerrard, although untested in management at senior level, has obvious qualities to bring to the role. “Steven knows the game inside out,” said McLeish.
“With regard to coaching, I am sure he has got some things to learn. He won’t have all the answers to that but I am certain he is somebody who could be a great man manager. “
I hear the way he is coaching the kids and giving them the Liverpool values and what it takes… sometimes that gets missed in the process of growing up – that passion and enthusiasm for every game. The kids at Liverpool have got a good leader in there.”[/article]
[article]“I would love to see Stevie in the Liverpool dugout one day,” said Aldridge. “I honestly couldn’t tell you whether he fancies Rangers or not, that has come out of the blue, but what I do know is what football means to the man.
“Stevie is incredibly focused. I think he has always wanted to be a manager at some time, and maybe Rangers could be the ideal move for him at this moment.
“He’s not been with the academy for a long time; however, he has already made a huge impact on the players there and it’s been great to see a few of them getting their chance in the first team.
“I can’t over emphasise how highly he is thought of at the club and I don’t mean as a player, I mean as a coach.
“This is a very intelligent man we are talking about. Okay, he’s just getting onto coaching and hasn’t been a manager yet, but I would back him to a success in anything he does.”
Aldridge is a bit of a Celtic fan on the quiet, but believes his old pal will enjoy himself at the other Glasgow club.
“Rangers are huge,” said the former Republic of Ireland player. “I hear all the time folk in London talk down both Rangers and Celtic, which is a lot of nonsense. They are big clubs in Liverpool, let me tell you that.
“It would be a big job for Stevie, of course, but I am sure he could handle it. He is such a dedicated guy, but then you could see that by the way he played football.”[/article]
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[article]ALEX MILLER needed only a few days to realise that young Steven Gerrard was something special.
Miller, assistant to Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier, had been asked to spend a week scouting the youth squad’s talent.
The former Scotland assistant boss, who was eight years Director of Scouting and first-team coach at Anfield, said: “I went back and told Gerard we had a future England captain.
“Stevie G had been around the first team but he was still in the academy but you could see he had everything.
“He could run, jump, tackle, strike the ball superbly, get you a goal — and put his foot in if required.
“He was brought up in a hard school and he didn’t mind things turning physical.
“What jumped out at you, though, was the injection of pace he had from midfield.
“It would get him a lot of goals in his career.”
Gerrard was widely credited with turning the 2005 Champions League Final, with an impassioned speech when Liverpool were 3-0 down to AC Milan at half-time.
But Miller remembers his part in a lesser-known triumph.
He said: “I was there in Istanbul and things said about half-time in that game weren’t accurate.
“But what I always felt was that Stevie single-handedly won Liverpool the FA Cup the following year.
“We were 2-0 down to West Ham then 3-2 down going into stoppage-time when he equalised. He was the one who pulled us back into the game.
“I can’t tell you what Rangers need or what he would bring.
“He has a lack of experience as a first-team manager but I don’t necessarily think that’s a deterrent.
“Stevie’s a smart guy. He’ll realise what the job needs.
“If he goes in there he’ll say ‘I’m doing it this way’. He won’t cut corners.
“Stevie’s a very humble guy, he never forgot his working-class roots.
“He was never a flash harry.
“There were big personalities in the Liverpool dressing-room, but they all looked up to Stevie.
“He wasn’t a shouter and bawler, he led by showing his desire.
“He was a great role model. It wasn’t about money to him.
“He wanted to achieve. He had that inner drive.”[/article][/article]
Miller, assistant to Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier, had been asked to spend a week scouting the youth squad’s talent.
The former Scotland assistant boss, who was eight years Director of Scouting and first-team coach at Anfield, said: “I went back and told Gerard we had a future England captain.
“Stevie G had been around the first team but he was still in the academy but you could see he had everything.
“He could run, jump, tackle, strike the ball superbly, get you a goal — and put his foot in if required.
“He was brought up in a hard school and he didn’t mind things turning physical.
“What jumped out at you, though, was the injection of pace he had from midfield.
“It would get him a lot of goals in his career.”
Gerrard was widely credited with turning the 2005 Champions League Final, with an impassioned speech when Liverpool were 3-0 down to AC Milan at half-time.
But Miller remembers his part in a lesser-known triumph.
He said: “I was there in Istanbul and things said about half-time in that game weren’t accurate.
“But what I always felt was that Stevie single-handedly won Liverpool the FA Cup the following year.
“We were 2-0 down to West Ham then 3-2 down going into stoppage-time when he equalised. He was the one who pulled us back into the game.
“I can’t tell you what Rangers need or what he would bring.
“He has a lack of experience as a first-team manager but I don’t necessarily think that’s a deterrent.
“Stevie’s a smart guy. He’ll realise what the job needs.
“If he goes in there he’ll say ‘I’m doing it this way’. He won’t cut corners.
“Stevie’s a very humble guy, he never forgot his working-class roots.
“He was never a flash harry.
“There were big personalities in the Liverpool dressing-room, but they all looked up to Stevie.
“He wasn’t a shouter and bawler, he led by showing his desire.
“He was a great role model. It wasn’t about money to him.
“He wanted to achieve. He had that inner drive.”[/article][/article]
[article]Ex-Gers ace Adam — who played with Gerrard at Anfield — is excited by the prospect: “My advice to him would be simple: Take it. Rangers is an amazing football club.
“Sure there are big pressures involved but that’s what big clubs are like.
“There’s no getting away from the size of the challenge ahead because Celtic are the dominant force at the moment. Brendan Rodgers has done a tremendous job in the last two years and keeps upping the ante.
“But I would urge Stevie to accept the job and go and jump into it two-footed.
“No matter who goes in at Rangers, it’s going to be a gamble.
“But I think he’s one who can handle that pressure, feed off it and stamp his authority on a great football club.
“You’ll always find people who want to be negative and I’m sure there will be some who question an appointment like this if it happens.
“But the top managers all started somewhere. Look at Jose Mourinho, he’s the perfect example, as someone who started in management at Porto when people would have said he didn’t have the credentials.
“But he learned and progressed, winning major trophies there, and became one of the best managers around. Listen, Rangers is a huge brand in world football as a massive club but Stevie could handle that.
“He’s got the personality for that as Stevie has an aura about him, a presence. He’s a former Liverpool captain who has won everything in the game.
“When he walks into a room and talks, everybody sits and listens. He has gained everyone’s respect from a fantastic playing career at the highest level.
“We’re talking about the former England captain, someone who knows the game inside out.
“Okay, he’s only been on the coaching side of things for a short time but he understands what it takes at a big club.
“There is a huge job needed at Rangers but Stevie has the mentality and the personality to be able to handle that.
“If Rangers can pull it off and get it together then I think it would be a fantastic appointment.
“If they see something in him they think can take them back to the top of Scottish football then fair play to them.
“I’m sure Mark Allen, Dave King and all the other people at Rangers have spoken to the right people.
“They’re not just going to make this move because Steven was a top player.
“They’ll have done their homework and found out about his work until now at youth level with Liverpool.
“Stevie has been to a few Old Firm games, I know that. He spoke about the atmosphere and the intensity and had a good knowledge of Scottish football.
“He knows all about the massively rivalry between Rangers and Celtic and what’s involved.”
Stopping Rodgers would be the No1 job for Gerrard having worked with him at Liverpool.
Adam added: “I’m sure he’ll have taken a lot from working with Brendan.
“That said, he’s worked with a lot of top managers throughout his career as a player so I’m sure he’ll take something from all of them.
“Obviously Kenny Dalglish was a big influence on his career along with Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez.
“But he’ll want to make his own mark in the game by playing his own brand of football.
“He’ll want to be his own man.
“The recruitment at Rangers is always going to be key in terms of players they’re able to bring in because at the moment they’re miles behind Celtic.
“The job is to challenge a team that’s on seven in a row and that’s not going to be easy.
“But if I know anyone who is willing to get his sleeves rolled up and fight then he’s the one.”
Gerrard was one of the best players of his generation with his talent and determination matched only by will to win.
Adam added: “Stevie set high standards for himself as a player.
“Unfortunately I didn’t get to play with him as much as I’d have liked as he had injuries throughout my time at Liverpool.
“But in the games we did play together he was a joy to play with.
“I always felt comfortable alongside him and he always helped me as a player.
“He looked after everyone in the changing room as captain, asking about their families all the time. I’m sure he’ll be like that as a manager too.
“He’s not going to change his personality.
“He was dynamic as a player and I expect he’ll want his teams to be like that too. He’ll want people with heart and soul who are prepared to give blood, sweat and tears for the team.
“He’ll want people to fight for the cause because that’s what he was like as a player. He was a winner and I’d imagine he’ll only want to work with winners.”
Adam himself could be up for grabs in the summer if Stoke are relegated and they look to cut their wage bill.
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Could the midfielder, 32, make a sensational return to Ibrox?
He said: “It’s not for me to make a decision, it’s for other people to decide what’s going to happen at the end of the season.
“Unfortunately we’re looking at relegation but we’ll see what happens. If they want me to stay we’ll speak about it and if they don’t I’ll look at something else.”[/article]
“Sure there are big pressures involved but that’s what big clubs are like.
“There’s no getting away from the size of the challenge ahead because Celtic are the dominant force at the moment. Brendan Rodgers has done a tremendous job in the last two years and keeps upping the ante.
“But I would urge Stevie to accept the job and go and jump into it two-footed.
“No matter who goes in at Rangers, it’s going to be a gamble.
“But I think he’s one who can handle that pressure, feed off it and stamp his authority on a great football club.
“You’ll always find people who want to be negative and I’m sure there will be some who question an appointment like this if it happens.
“But the top managers all started somewhere. Look at Jose Mourinho, he’s the perfect example, as someone who started in management at Porto when people would have said he didn’t have the credentials.
“But he learned and progressed, winning major trophies there, and became one of the best managers around. Listen, Rangers is a huge brand in world football as a massive club but Stevie could handle that.
“He’s got the personality for that as Stevie has an aura about him, a presence. He’s a former Liverpool captain who has won everything in the game.
“When he walks into a room and talks, everybody sits and listens. He has gained everyone’s respect from a fantastic playing career at the highest level.
“We’re talking about the former England captain, someone who knows the game inside out.
“Okay, he’s only been on the coaching side of things for a short time but he understands what it takes at a big club.
“There is a huge job needed at Rangers but Stevie has the mentality and the personality to be able to handle that.
“If Rangers can pull it off and get it together then I think it would be a fantastic appointment.
“If they see something in him they think can take them back to the top of Scottish football then fair play to them.
“I’m sure Mark Allen, Dave King and all the other people at Rangers have spoken to the right people.
“They’re not just going to make this move because Steven was a top player.
“They’ll have done their homework and found out about his work until now at youth level with Liverpool.
“Stevie has been to a few Old Firm games, I know that. He spoke about the atmosphere and the intensity and had a good knowledge of Scottish football.
“He knows all about the massively rivalry between Rangers and Celtic and what’s involved.”
Stopping Rodgers would be the No1 job for Gerrard having worked with him at Liverpool.
Adam added: “I’m sure he’ll have taken a lot from working with Brendan.
“That said, he’s worked with a lot of top managers throughout his career as a player so I’m sure he’ll take something from all of them.
“Obviously Kenny Dalglish was a big influence on his career along with Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez.
“But he’ll want to make his own mark in the game by playing his own brand of football.
“He’ll want to be his own man.
“The recruitment at Rangers is always going to be key in terms of players they’re able to bring in because at the moment they’re miles behind Celtic.
“The job is to challenge a team that’s on seven in a row and that’s not going to be easy.
“But if I know anyone who is willing to get his sleeves rolled up and fight then he’s the one.”
Gerrard was one of the best players of his generation with his talent and determination matched only by will to win.
Adam added: “Stevie set high standards for himself as a player.
“Unfortunately I didn’t get to play with him as much as I’d have liked as he had injuries throughout my time at Liverpool.
“But in the games we did play together he was a joy to play with.
“I always felt comfortable alongside him and he always helped me as a player.
“He looked after everyone in the changing room as captain, asking about their families all the time. I’m sure he’ll be like that as a manager too.
“He’s not going to change his personality.
“He was dynamic as a player and I expect he’ll want his teams to be like that too. He’ll want people with heart and soul who are prepared to give blood, sweat and tears for the team.
“He’ll want people to fight for the cause because that’s what he was like as a player. He was a winner and I’d imagine he’ll only want to work with winners.”
Adam himself could be up for grabs in the summer if Stoke are relegated and they look to cut their wage bill.
manager
Could the midfielder, 32, make a sensational return to Ibrox?
He said: “It’s not for me to make a decision, it’s for other people to decide what’s going to happen at the end of the season.
“Unfortunately we’re looking at relegation but we’ll see what happens. If they want me to stay we’ll speak about it and if they don’t I’ll look at something else.”[/article]
Disgusting news. What an abortion of a club to take over, 🙁
Says the Celtic supporter.
Stevie G is going to manage Rangers ... he has already stopped Brendan Rodgers winning the league once ...
But will he get time to build his win team or will their be expectations to challenge already next season?
Yes you couldn't get two more opposite clubs in how they are run.
Celtic is a wonderful club.
I agree Rangers are a mess right now, but they are still a massive club. The right personality may well propel them back up to challenging. Despite being in such a state and operating on a fraction of Celtic’s budget over a long period they’re only 10 points behind. When O’Neill came to Celtic he overturned a much bigger deficit.
Maybe we should rather keep a few of them for the end of season games.
After a year With Klopp he has learned that it is not about having Money to spend, it is about developing the Resources and players you have. Taking up a managers position based on "if it is Money to spend" is the wrong atittutde in the first Place.
They aren't a big club and haven't been for a long time. They'll go bust again within 3 years,
Bitter bhoy. And of course they're a big club. A club isn't in the directors and finances, it is in the support, and like it or not, Rangers have a big support. You're probably so full of hate you don't realise that if you're right that's bad news for Celtic.
It contradicts all that he's said about how he wants to learn and earn his job. It will also deny us a figure who has been attracting local kids to the academy. If he had to make such a rash move, he should have sought out a very experienced coach to accompany him, not just his bessie mate from the Bluebell estate and Gary Mac, who might have been a mentor as a midfielder but is no mentor as a manager. It's very hard to work Gerrard out - just as he starts making you think he's more mature and thoughtful than you believed, then he goes and does something like this.
It's a big opportunity alright, but I think I agree with the sentiment expressed earlier - he has only been coaching at Liverpool for less than a year. It might be a better idea to get a bit more experience in a familiar environment, under a mentor like Klopp (and the rest of the staff), rather than leap into a white-hot basket-case like Ibrox.
He's still very young, and while ambition is laudable, too many wrong moves at an early stage of his managerial career could very well kill it in its infancy.
He's still very young, and while ambition is laudable, too many wrong moves at an early stage of his managerial career could very well kill it in its infancy.
This
He was my biz partner's uncle. I have no more to offer than whenever raised he simply says 'I didn't really know the cunt' emphasis on cunt
A producer who worked with him on Rising Damp told me Len was 'a fraction to the left of Attila the Hun' and that his co-star Frances de la Tour was a member of the Workers' Revolutionary Party. And, as they were working together in the 1970s, there was lots of industrial action, so whenever a new technical union strike was announced, everyone looked at those two and just thought, 'SHIT!!!!'
The part on the Space Station in Space Odyssey show the range and genius the dude had. He just knew that to be really funny was the most difficult bit.
One time Philip Roth approached Kurt Vonnegut at a party and said I've had a great idea for a book but I don't know if I can sustain the plot for a whole novel. Vonnegut asked if it was a serious book or a comedy. Roth answered, serious, serious, of course serious, I'm a serious writer, why do you ask? Vonnegut replied, you've probably got enough for a trilogy, if you want to write comedy you need a great idea every page.
Exactly this. John Barnes knew the game inside out, he is extremely articulate and seemingly very intelligent but it all went tits up very quickly,. Much like his football punditry, he was one of the very best at talking through in-game situations and explaining shit, his potential was spotted and he was sat behind a desk to front a show way too soon. The guy has so much to offer football but I'm afraid too much too soon destroyed him.
Intelligence, knowing the game inside out, being articulate, and explaining in-game situations are not Gerrard's strong points. So he has less to lose or waste by being impatient and taking stupid risks.
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