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I never forgave him for walking out on them half way through a campaign

It’s sad that we have to hope for a minutes applause because we are worried about our fans embarrassing us at what should be such a simple normal thing to pause silently and pay respects.

Gerrard was a world class player, played over a hundred games for his country, won a Champions League and played under some of the best managers in the world. Other than the fact they had no real experience as managers there isn't much comparison. The Glass appointment was a dreadful idea on paper. We're a big enough club that we can attract someone more high profile - preferably a manager with a track record but if we did have to go with an inexperienced former player then we could have at least picked someone who had achieved a bit more in the game and might have learned something from top coaches or would command a bit more respect in the dressing room. Glass would have been a punt for a side like Kilmarnock far less us. And all of that is ignoring the obvious that he's mates with the Chairman which suggests it wasn't done on merit. With all that said, every manager deserves a chance. Glass has had six months in the job and one transfer window in which there was a pretty sizeable investment in the team. Not enough to write him off, but at least enough to be allowed an opinion on how things are going. So far we've had poor results, a relatively poor return on our investment in terms of signings, mediocre performances, some questionable decisions and to top it off he sounds completely unconvincing when speaking to the media. Everything about his appointment looks bad to me so far. I can't see a single actual reason to think it's going to be a success beyond the fact he hasn't been in the job that long.

Jack I'm sure you're a good guy but you lost us when you mentioned Ibrox News. No self respecting Don's supporter is going to contribute to something of that ilk and set themselves up to be pilloried by the unwashed masses that follow that mob. Good luck but can't see you having any joy.

I think we should probably consider postponing this one, as I'm certain that Gallagher, Ramsay and McKenzie would like to have celebrated the life of such a footballing great.

Rangers have values? Interesting.

You don't think nepotism exists in business at all levels?

For me a fair chance is a full season, unless it’s gone completely pear shaped and we are fighting relegation, which I don’t think we will be. It’s effectively a new squad and the signings and shape will take time, like Glass will take time to work things out. We all know he’s not the finished article but I think he deserves a fair chance, which is not the few months that he’s been at the club and one transfer window. Regarding him being Cormack’s mate. Cormack could have gone out and got another manager, a so called bigger name and he no doubt has the money to do that. However, he hasn’t got where he is in the world today, as a successful businessman, without being smart, shrewd and having the ability to see a project through. Cormack must see something in Glass, something which made him avoid the easy option, which was to appoint a ‘safer’ bigger named manager, and appoint Glass. He wouldn’t have got where he is today by appointing him just because he was his mate. I have mates that are great mates to me but I wouldn’t want to be working with them or have them running my business. There’s a huge difference.