A fortnight ago Steven Gerrard was the brightest young manager in world football, on the brink of leading Sevco into a new era of domination.
Today the same cheerleaders are using phrases like one in nine as they welcome Giovanni van Bonckhorst to Ibrox after the previous boss made a rapid exit.
The spinning of the former Feyenoord boss was well underway before Thursday’s formal announcement, the clip below from Sky Sports News managed to name check Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff during one 15 second spell.
Fans of Guangzhou City would loved to have seen evidence of those two revered coaches while van Bronckhorst was in charge of their side. In the 2020 season the ‘celebrated’ Dutchman produced a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats to put his side into the relegation play-off where he enjoyed 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
A record of 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats probably explains 11 months back home in Holland waiting for the next challenge.
Pesky facts and figures are all to be overlooked as the spin goes into overdrive replacing Mister Gerrard and the five elite coaches now working at Aston Villa.
If he had a job at Ibrox, his office would have mops in it. https://t.co/MbUCnuoAkr
— Tam sellic son (@TamsellicsonIII) November 18, 2021
I was waiting on your spin on it and you didn’t disappoint, what that’s not been doctored ?
— Joe Miller (@joe_averagejoe) November 19, 2021
? the propaganda spewed out is frightening! Tippy tappy! 11th in the Chinese league! #Quality
— D.Mckearney? (@TheDavy01) November 19, 2021
Is there EVER a negative point to be made about ANYTHING connected with Sevco ? The media even spun a recent £23.5m loss as a positive. Mind blowing stuff.
— Hoopy1888 (@sjh1888) November 18, 2021
In such a good place? Over £100m in debt converted to confetti and need £7.5m to see out the season
— Thommybhoy88 (@thommybhoy88) November 18, 2021
What does Boydy know?
— Brendy Furuhashi & la bass (@chooblivesok) November 18, 2021
100% tosser…why do Sky employ him as he cant string a sentence together
— Martyboy68 (@Martyboy681) November 18, 2021
As I asked yesterday what silverware has van the man won since he became a coach/manager going by the pr bull written about him since stevve gee £££ ran away to villa you will hear it even more if they beat hibs on Sunday thats if the beat hibs was he sacked or did he leave his last football job.
…Groundhog Day…we get a new manager who wins the league in Japan…rubbished, means nothing…they get a manager who fought relegation in China…genius…treble treble on the way…as for Boyd…is it any wonder all forms of media in Scotland are absolutely shite when u have morons like him employed in it just to spew propaganda about their fav club?
A very good article well written and right to the point. I said the very day Gerrard left that the next manager”the rangers” get will be. “the best”, “a world class manager”,”an icon in world football”, well I wasn’t disappointed
The usual suspects in the media journalists,or pundits such as “boyd” etc. I’ve read that GVB as he is and will be known as, won the league with dutch club “4 years ago” I may add . Was like Aberdeen splitting “the rangers” and CELTIC…. well….Aberdeen DID just that years ago, but facts and the truth will be put to one side when it comes to SPIN a story about”the rangers”
Has this Chinese laundrette man stopped and had a look at their finances if he has all I can say how stupid is he no money to spend before selling the dross mountains of debt to deal with, as for the sky idiot he can’t even talk never mind talk about their finances to thick.
Classsic Boyd Funny af.
I’m happy for the Funny Peepul , they got the cheap option , the Guy’s managerial record is bang average . The Propaganda about him from the Puritan Press is shocking , Celtic are beginning to Grind now … the Treble is certainly a lot closer now we actually have a Manager …