Twitter reacted in absolute amazement to the news that Barry Ferguson is taking over from Phil Clement as manager at Ibrox.
Not only is the former Alloa boss getting fitted out with a blazer and brogues but he will be helped by the staunchest management team in the history of Scottish football.
Fergie has raided BBC Scotland to recruit Billy Dodds and Neil McCann but has been unable to find direct roles for Kenny Macintyre and Tom English although their messenger duties will be stepped up.
Allan McGregor, Ferguson’s Vickygate partner will also be part of the team with a guy called Issame Charai included as a box ticking measure.
Satty Sing is expected to take over as Club Nutritionist with Derek Johnstone likely to head up a new look fitness and welfare department.
Club Statement | Managerial Team Appointed
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) February 24, 2025
For Celtic fans it is the ultimate dream team, dripping in staunch points with barely a clue about proper football management with failures at Clyde, Alloa, Dundee and Inverness Caley Thistle pooling their resources.
Unfortunately Alex Rae is a casualty of the ‘regime change’ so far no direct role has been found for Bob Malcolm.
Ibrox fans demanding management that know what the club is all about have got their wish in spades although McCann might still cause a few concerns.
The new look management team will meet up with jilted Derek McInnes at Kilmarnock on Wednesday with a double header against Jose Mourinho and trip to Celtic Park coming up in the next three weeks.
One of Ferguson’s first decisions will be over who is to captain the King’s XI- if he sticks with James Tavernier he will instantly be discredited by thousands of fans, if Captain Disappointed is ditched he could lead a dressing room revolt.
How Ianis Hagi, Nedim Bajrami, Robin Propper and Vaclav Cerny react to the foaming mouthed instructions from the dug-out is bound to be box office with the fun getting underway on Sky Sports on Wednesday night.
This has to be a fucking parody!
Barry Ferguson. He’s managed arbroath and kelty hearts! ??
His last game was a 3-1 battering from East Fife!
Get Douglas Park and co to fuck! Absolute shambles!
— Grant Lawn (@Grant65490Lawn) February 24, 2025
This is amazing. ?
— We welcome the chase 119 ? (@Hahahasevco1) February 24, 2025
Joke club padlock the gates until the takeover is finished you useless bstds pic.twitter.com/4h5ORICm0M
— SON OF JACOB ISRAEL ? (@Whiteisraelites) February 24, 2025
???? pic.twitter.com/WTRCLaAN6u
— RonnieJ67 ?? (@RonnieJM67) February 24, 2025
— celtic jaime ? (@celtic_jaime) February 24, 2025
Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor, if the players have black eyes don’t ask any questions ?? pic.twitter.com/YNgG4daDhU
— . (@MatondoProp) February 24, 2025
If carlsberg done mondays this is it
— kate dunbar (@katedunbar61) February 24, 2025
— Celtic, most successful club in Scotland ???? (@CWN1967) February 24, 2025
— Peter Keaney (@buglas67) February 24, 2025
— Kai?? (@KaiCampbell123) February 24, 2025
Anybody who thinks this is a great appointment and step in right direction from Clement needs to take a hard look at themselves and take the tinted nostalgia glasses off very solid chance we don’t even finish 2nd now
— RøbinSlaven (@RobinFluffman) February 24, 2025
Ha ha, comedy gold ? Having been in the Alloa dressing room at Barry’s team talks, here’s a flavour of what wisdom Sevcos young superstars can look forward too.
Right, “do you want to play for me” as he goes round every individual with his face up against each player ( what are they going to say lol)
” I don’t care if you have to kick scratch or cheat, just feckin win”
That’s it, just weekly tweaks to the same message.
Interesting Big Bob has been binned. Probably because at Alloa he threw the bin at Alloas centre half then rolled about the boardroom floor with him. Big Bob came to me for diet advice but was suitably unimpressed when I suggested he might want to change his habits, absolute comedy act.
I had heard similar from a source at Kelty, that Barry’s “coaching methods” were straight from the script of ‘Mike Bassett England Manager’.
But you know what? I think they might still win something this season – a BAFTA for the best unscripted live comedy…..
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