There’s a bit of football that never changes, no matter the badge. Once the mood turns, it can feel like you’re out before you’re even in. That’s the sense I get from this whole situation: a guy effectively written off early doors, with the sort of pressure piled on him that gives you no chance to steady the ship.
And here’s the thing. If the roles were reversed, and we’d started a season in the same messy fashion, we’d be raging too. Rangers supporters know fine well how quickly a run of poor results becomes a full-blown crisis. It’s not always about the performance either. It’s about the feeling around the place. Once the ground turns edgy, everything looks worse.
No runway, no recovery
The point about mentorship is interesting, because it’s something clubs talk about all the time but rarely commit to when it matters. If a manager is being phased out, or a new face is being pushed to the front, you either back that transition properly or you don’t do it at all. Half-measures are brutal.
If you bring someone in and the message around them is basically “we’ll see”, then the first wobble becomes the only story. Confidence disappears. The media pile on. Fans get restless. And suddenly there’s “no way back”, because the narrative’s already been written.
Boardroom timing always tells a story
When boardroom exits land on the same day as a run of defeats, it’s hard not to read into it. You don’t need to love or hate the people involved to recognise the pattern: results dip, the spotlight swings upstairs, and somebody ends up carrying the can.
Supporters notice that stuff. They always have. It’s why “who’s really in charge?” becomes a bigger question than any one formation or team selection.
Fans, groups, and who thinks they run the show
The bit about fan groups thinking they call the shots is another familiar one in Scottish football. Every big club has a section that believes their voice is the voice. Sometimes they’re organised, sometimes they’re loud, sometimes they’re both. But there’s a line between backing your team and trying to steer the club.
From a Rangers point of view, you just watch it and think: good luck trying to keep everyone happy. Because once different factions start pulling in different directions, it’s the football that suffers first.
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