Alex Rae has warned Celtic that they are likely to face a new manager bounce when they travel to Ibrox on January 2.
Over the course of 15 matches Ange Postecoglou’s side have won 14 times to open up a nine point gap at the top of the SPFL table, on Monday morning Giovanni van Bronckhorst lost his job because of that situation.
In many cases a new manager gets a quick reaction from the squad that he inherits but there are absolutely no guarantees with a number of Ibrox players out of contract at the end of the season and a clear out anticipated.
Postecoglou lost three of his first six SPFL matches in charge of Celtic and had to wait until October to feel the satisfaction of winning away from home.
Rae is currently assistant manager to Paul Ince at Reading, the former England midfielder hasn’t been linked with the Ibrox job but his Number 2 is never shy about offering his opinion when it comes to the club sitting second in the SPFL Premiership.
?? “I don’t think it is as big a gap. If they can reduce that to six points, you never know.”
Alex Rae discusses who could replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst and why he believes Rangers could still win the Scottish Premiership ?? pic.twitter.com/WnVtEEOroc
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) November 22, 2022
They’ll be very much looking for a bounce and I don’t think it is as big a gap. January 2 will be a big test for this group of players when they face Celtic at Ibrox. If they can reduce that to six points, then you never know I don’t think it is unsurmountable.
Before the derby match on January 2 both clubs have four fixtures with the next Ibrox boss facing away matches at Ross County and Aberdeen within four days in the week before Christmas.
Postecoglou will be taking nothing for granted with Celtic facing difficult away days at Aberdeen and Hibs before he can get round to planning who will be first footing at Ibrox.
Oh f**k a thought Halloween was last month what a scary ugly c**t he really is he gets more uglier the more you see him.
Definitely a stuntman for wee Quark from Deep Space 9 with that massive shiny dome and those lugs,and severely skelped every branch when he fell out of that ugly tree.
“Unsurmountable”
I blame the schools….
You never know, it might Snow in Qatar.what a Buffoon.
I think we have been here before ya wee gimp.
We weasel face just can’t say a good word fir Celtic_fc_1888 just a bitter weekend with a big big chip on his shoulder as dsr as Celtic_fc_1888 and I’d love you to get the job overrated as a player,punter,coach,and I’d hope,newco,manager
The screaming skull at it again took a lot of overtime for that single brain cell to come up with that
Rae? Have you paid back your monies due from the £569k EBT scheme you benefitted from?
Has the wee Ugly Bastard EVER watched the FILTH!! THEY’RE UTTER FUKIN SHITE!! How duz he know Muscat has ANY FUKIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE J LEAGUE?? Basically this BRAIN DEED ODIOUS LITTLE PRIK just rattles eez Gums slurrin SEVCO SEVCO SEVCO!! A SAD SAD BASTARD, MORE TAE BE PITIED COZ U CDNY KNOCK THIS CUNT GOOD LOOKING!!
The usual pishful thinking and total bollocks from a no mark fud.
Oooh it’s a bounce. Oooh ra new manajur will motivate ra playurrs tae be ra starrs they wurnae before.
Only the dumbest fans in football would believe this utter pish.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
The zombies really are fucked.
If *rangers were 9 points in front and Celtic without a manager he’d be saying the exact opposite of his comments above. He’s one ugly wee cretin…a cross between Boyd and uncle Fester fae the Addams Family.
I have to admit, when forgotten ex-players get a chance to speak about the game, they often provide us with head shaking idiocy, just like Rae does here.
He knows he has faded into oblivion, not exactly even leaving a legacy behind him from his playing days. So clinging by their very fingernails, they desparately grasp what they see as a fading opportunity to have someone vaguely remember them.
How sad is it though that they talk so much stupidity!
Aye name bother ” skeletor” buts more likely to be 10 ,12 or more before you clown shoe!! Were do these halfwits get the confidence with a new club that win a ghost , training type league and only cause Lennon was disgraceful put in place!! Looks like that was to aud them from mr lawell!! Regardless we go to the hellhole and destroy them! And they be pitch invasions , ( good at those are der hun as oldco invaded more parks than Every ever club combined)bottles coins , smashed bottles at that , batteries you name it the orc full hate doesnt care and why should those cretins as they are in brigadoon Scotland!! Were their enablers allows it! Hmmm wonder why eh Not!! Pathetic! Thank God I am off to Australia tomorrow watching my team from afar away from those poisonous scum bags
Needs to be tested for illicit substances!
Alex Rae is a basket case!
He needs looking after.