| Is rangers a step up for mckenna 12:20 - Oct 12 with 4213 views | hunty21 |
Definitely not in my opinion and I doubt he sees it as an exciting prospect probably sky sports making names up from betting odds |  | | |  |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 12:25 - Oct 12 with 3869 views | Whos_blue |
KM is from the wrong side of town for Rangers.
This is sky sports being sky sports.
There's no EPL this weekend, so football has stopped.
They just post bobbins to remain relevant until the real football starts again. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 12:28 - Oct 12 with 3848 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Was a 2nd thread needed for what is clearly nonsense? |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 12:39 - Oct 12 with 3783 views | OsmansCleanSheet |
KM will be thinking that, either with us or without, he has a reasonable chance of managing in the English Premier League next season. Why would he want to go to Scotland?
And then you have to ask could Rangers even afford his release clause, let alone his wages? |  | | |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 12:41 - Oct 12 with 3764 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Awful fans and players. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 12:46 - Oct 12 with 3735 views | J2BLUE |
No. Rangers/Celtic are for padding your CV when first starting out or boosting your pension when it's all but over.
The sort of club you join as a player when you realise you haven't won anything and you're the wrong side of 30. Or you play for one of the lesser Scottish teams and the move makes you financially.
And yes, I know how big they both are and that their league handicaps them but that just proves the points above. It's a two team league and both have financial muscle to dominate the league and cups. |  | | |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 13:45 - Oct 12 with 3542 views | ITFC_Forever |
Anyone going to Scotland is wasting their career. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 13:46 - Oct 12 with 3536 views | Illinoisblue |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 13:45 - Oct 12 by ITFC_Forever |
Anyone going to Scotland is wasting their career. |
Correct. And Rangers are struggling to be second in a two horse race. Career-ending move for any bright young manager. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:11 - Oct 12 with 3190 views | WolfieAtTheBack |
Next they will be suggesting Roy Keane for Rangers boss... |  | | |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:34 - Oct 12 with 3099 views | Swansea_Blue |
In terms of size of club, expectations and opportunities to test yourself against the best in Europe (assuming they qualify, which they should be), yes it’s a step up. Obviously their domestic league is a bit lop-sided though. As for quality of the team to be managed at Rangers, I don’t have much of a clue as I haven’t seen any Scottish league teams for years.
A dark place through the winter too! |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:46 - Oct 12 with 3041 views | Churchman |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:34 - Oct 12 by Swansea_Blue |
In terms of size of club, expectations and opportunities to test yourself against the best in Europe (assuming they qualify, which they should be), yes it’s a step up. Obviously their domestic league is a bit lop-sided though. As for quality of the team to be managed at Rangers, I don’t have much of a clue as I haven’t seen any Scottish league teams for years.
A dark place through the winter too! |
The domestic league is a two team league and a rubbish one at that. Alex Ferguson progressed from doing a brilliant job at Aberdeen but not too many others have.
Why McKenna would put himself in the midst of all that sectarian rubbish that blights Scottish football, let along Rangers appalling ‘supporters’ is beyond me. I heard some dreadful stuff about them when they were bust and should have been put out of business altogether.
He’d be mad to go there regardless of what side of the religious fence he is (I don’t want to know). If he has a good season here he will have plenty of options next season, including staying, that are better than that ghastly club. |  | | |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:46 - Oct 12 with 3039 views | BlueBadger |
LOL, no. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:51 - Oct 12 with 3002 views | FrimleyBlue |
No
But all depends really if he believes we can get promoted.
Any thoughts of no and he could easily join them as he'd know he'd get some European football next season to get stuck into. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:55 - Oct 12 with 2991 views | darkhorse28 |
It’s been a good roadmap to a decent size premier league role, if successful. He’d have more opportunities than doing well in the EFL.
Only four managers across Europe list more games in the top flight than KM, that’s an awful record, he isn’t getting a decent job at that level unless he gets promotion, and then stays up.
So he likely would consider it. Especially when he provisionally agreed to join Brighton and Crystal Palace, so he isn’t afraid to put himself first.
I think in the context of us giving him champions league wages, if something comes up he sees as a step up, he’ll be gone.
Not many clubs can afford that though, when he’s proven he’s not close to that level…, so I would t worry, he’ll be here until we find out if he can warrant champions league money, this contract period.
Guess if he gets us up, the financial side is mitigated a little bit, if he doesn’t, we better all worry,.., who the manager is will e least if our worries .
Always amazed people’s ego’s and validating their views on KM seem FAR more important than the clubs long term future. | | | |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:58 - Oct 12 with 2973 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:46 - Oct 12 by Churchman |
The domestic league is a two team league and a rubbish one at that. Alex Ferguson progressed from doing a brilliant job at Aberdeen but not too many others have.
Why McKenna would put himself in the midst of all that sectarian rubbish that blights Scottish football, let along Rangers appalling ‘supporters’ is beyond me. I heard some dreadful stuff about them when they were bust and should have been put out of business altogether.
He’d be mad to go there regardless of what side of the religious fence he is (I don’t want to know). If he has a good season here he will have plenty of options next season, including staying, that are better than that ghastly club. |
Oh yeah, he’d be nuts to go. The chance to play European football is the obvious (only?) step up with that move. I bet they couldn’t afford him though; he’s on a few times more than Martin was. Plus our release fee is probably pretty chunky. I full agree on the sectarian bollox too - it’s a stain on the game (and society). | |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 17:01 - Oct 12 with 2958 views | bournemouthblue |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 12:46 - Oct 12 by J2BLUE |
No. Rangers/Celtic are for padding your CV when first starting out or boosting your pension when it's all but over.
The sort of club you join as a player when you realise you haven't won anything and you're the wrong side of 30. Or you play for one of the lesser Scottish teams and the move makes you financially.
And yes, I know how big they both are and that their league handicaps them but that just proves the points above. It's a two team league and both have financial muscle to dominate the league and cups. |
The only advantage I can see for Celtic particularly is you get some European football experience and the media pressures you'd get at bigger English club
The level is about League One/Lower Championship standard bar the 5 or 6 games you play against Rangers every season |  |
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| 3-1. (n/t) on 17:13 - Oct 12 with 2913 views | Bloots |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:55 - Oct 12 by darkhorse28 |
It’s been a good roadmap to a decent size premier league role, if successful. He’d have more opportunities than doing well in the EFL.
Only four managers across Europe list more games in the top flight than KM, that’s an awful record, he isn’t getting a decent job at that level unless he gets promotion, and then stays up.
So he likely would consider it. Especially when he provisionally agreed to join Brighton and Crystal Palace, so he isn’t afraid to put himself first.
I think in the context of us giving him champions league wages, if something comes up he sees as a step up, he’ll be gone.
Not many clubs can afford that though, when he’s proven he’s not close to that level…, so I would t worry, he’ll be here until we find out if he can warrant champions league money, this contract period.
Guess if he gets us up, the financial side is mitigated a little bit, if he doesn’t, we better all worry,.., who the manager is will e least if our worries .
Always amazed people’s ego’s and validating their views on KM seem FAR more important than the clubs long term future. |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 20:38 - Oct 12 with 2567 views | Illinoisblue |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:55 - Oct 12 by darkhorse28 |
It’s been a good roadmap to a decent size premier league role, if successful. He’d have more opportunities than doing well in the EFL.
Only four managers across Europe list more games in the top flight than KM, that’s an awful record, he isn’t getting a decent job at that level unless he gets promotion, and then stays up.
So he likely would consider it. Especially when he provisionally agreed to join Brighton and Crystal Palace, so he isn’t afraid to put himself first.
I think in the context of us giving him champions league wages, if something comes up he sees as a step up, he’ll be gone.
Not many clubs can afford that though, when he’s proven he’s not close to that level…, so I would t worry, he’ll be here until we find out if he can warrant champions league money, this contract period.
Guess if he gets us up, the financial side is mitigated a little bit, if he doesn’t, we better all worry,.., who the manager is will e least if our worries .
Always amazed people’s ego’s and validating their views on KM seem FAR more important than the clubs long term future. |
This roadmap?
Philippe Clement: 2023–2025
Michael Beale: 2022–2023
Giovanni van Bronckhorst: 2021–2022
Steven Gerrard: 2018–2021
Jimmy Nicholl: 2018
Graeme Murty: 2017–2018
Mark Warburton: 2015–2017
Ally McCoist: 2011–2015
Walter Smith: 2007–2011
Paul Le Guen: 2006–2007 | |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 22:22 - Oct 12 with 2348 views | WeWereZombies |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:55 - Oct 12 by darkhorse28 |
It’s been a good roadmap to a decent size premier league role, if successful. He’d have more opportunities than doing well in the EFL.
Only four managers across Europe list more games in the top flight than KM, that’s an awful record, he isn’t getting a decent job at that level unless he gets promotion, and then stays up.
So he likely would consider it. Especially when he provisionally agreed to join Brighton and Crystal Palace, so he isn’t afraid to put himself first.
I think in the context of us giving him champions league wages, if something comes up he sees as a step up, he’ll be gone.
Not many clubs can afford that though, when he’s proven he’s not close to that level…, so I would t worry, he’ll be here until we find out if he can warrant champions league money, this contract period.
Guess if he gets us up, the financial side is mitigated a little bit, if he doesn’t, we better all worry,.., who the manager is will e least if our worries .
Always amazed people’s ego’s and validating their views on KM seem FAR more important than the clubs long term future. |
'Only four managers across Europe list more games in the top flight than KM, that’s an awful record,'
So there is Arteta, Pep, Moyes...who's the other one ? Or did you mean there are four managers who have LOST more top flight games ? As for the record, maybe it's time you put a different one on the turntable. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 23:36 - Oct 12 with 2192 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
Rangers are a joke just now, are in eighth place in a two horse race!
On the other hand they have matches coming up against Roma, Ferencvaros and Porto while we have Oxford, Wrexham and Millwall. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 05:55 - Oct 13 with 2019 views | WeWereZombies |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 23:36 - Oct 12 by Tangledupin_Blue |
Rangers are a joke just now, are in eighth place in a two horse race!
On the other hand they have matches coming up against Roma, Ferencvaros and Porto while we have Oxford, Wrexham and Millwall. |
Not quite a two horse race, I think there are one or two posters on this thread who need to take a look at the current Scottish Premiership table... | |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 06:29 - Oct 13 with 1978 views | noggin |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:46 - Oct 12 by Churchman |
The domestic league is a two team league and a rubbish one at that. Alex Ferguson progressed from doing a brilliant job at Aberdeen but not too many others have.
Why McKenna would put himself in the midst of all that sectarian rubbish that blights Scottish football, let along Rangers appalling ‘supporters’ is beyond me. I heard some dreadful stuff about them when they were bust and should have been put out of business altogether.
He’d be mad to go there regardless of what side of the religious fence he is (I don’t want to know). If he has a good season here he will have plenty of options next season, including staying, that are better than that ghastly club. |
I have asked my mate (Rangers season ticket holder for many years) about this.
Quote: "Personally I would like to see him here, but there's no way Rangers would hire someone called McKenna."
I imagine that attitude alone would prevent KM even considering the move. [Post edited 13 Oct 2025 6:47]
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 22:33 - Oct 13 with 1477 views | BlueBadger |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 16:55 - Oct 12 by darkhorse28 |
It’s been a good roadmap to a decent size premier league role, if successful. He’d have more opportunities than doing well in the EFL.
Only four managers across Europe list more games in the top flight than KM, that’s an awful record, he isn’t getting a decent job at that level unless he gets promotion, and then stays up.
So he likely would consider it. Especially when he provisionally agreed to join Brighton and Crystal Palace, so he isn’t afraid to put himself first.
I think in the context of us giving him champions league wages, if something comes up he sees as a step up, he’ll be gone.
Not many clubs can afford that though, when he’s proven he’s not close to that level…, so I would t worry, he’ll be here until we find out if he can warrant champions league money, this contract period.
Guess if he gets us up, the financial side is mitigated a little bit, if he doesn’t, we better all worry,.., who the manager is will e least if our worries .
Always amazed people’s ego’s and validating their views on KM seem FAR more important than the clubs long term future. |
Nice to see that you've bounced back from seeing your boys lose their 16 year record mate. | |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 06:56 - Oct 14 with 1324 views | ThatMuhrenCross |
It’s a bigger club, but that’s where any talk of a “step up” stops. It’s a weaker league than the championship, he’d be working with a smaller budget, they have inferior players and they’re have a poorer season.
The Celtic/Rangers jobs are only good for unknown managers coming to Europe to make a name for themselves, or failed ex-Prem/Champ managers looking to get their career back on track.
Assuming there has even been an approach, I’m sure it would have been shut down very quickly. |  |
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| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 07:28 - Oct 14 with 1283 views | Tractor_Boy333 |
Yes Rangers will have European football but normally have to go through qualifying and rarely make it much further.
I can’t see how Rangers would be a step up if be amazed if there was any interest at all from him. Just not an attractive proposition and Scottish football is not even Championship level. Scottish fans say if we had the Premiership money they could compete, perhaps in about 5 seasons but it’s just not going to happen.
The football is poor there wouldn’t be a big budget and the fans would turn the minute they lost to Celtic. | | | |
| Is rangers a step up for mckenna on 11:43 - Oct 14 with 1109 views | ArnieM |
SPL , is surely a league people go to that cant cut it in the PL or EFL ? |  |
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