GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Rangers' Robin Propper, James Tavernier and Manager Philippe Clement applaud fans at full time during a William Hill Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium, on November 10, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Robin Propper has launched a scathing attack on the Ibrox fans that cut short his stint in Scottish football.
A year ago the Dutchman was being presented as a new leader at Ibrox, fresh from a season of success with FC Twente he was to head up the Phil Clement Revolution to end Celtic’s domination.
Propper scored an own goal on his debut, by the end of his first month he had helped his side to costly defeats against Dynamo Kiev and Celtic.
There was one highlight, doing the bouncy with team-mates in front of 200 Union Bears after beating St Johnstone in a League Cup tie. No trophies or medals were handed out.
Reality was that Propper was a fish out of water, hyped beyond belief as part of the Transfer Window Cup winners that also included Conor Barron, Jefte and Clinto Nsiala.
Now back in his comfort zone the Daily Record picked up on a an interview given in Holland:
In Scottish football, the crowd wants everything to happen immediately. That’s what people want. The ball has to be kicked towards the goal as soon as possible.
You see a lot of one-on-one duels, which means you end up playing in large spaces. It’s kick and rush.
That’s part of the culture. That’s how football is played. It’s a completely different dynamic to here.
I’m not a true man-marker and you certainly see a lot of that there. My better games came in the Europa League, where we reached the quarter finals deservedly.
I rely on coaching and composure on the ball. That’s why they brought me in. To make the transition to a more polished game.
It was a different world for me, but it was wonderful to experience. Scotland truly breathes football. Footballers are revered. The nostalgia, the history, the sheer fanaticism in the stadiums. It’s truly special.
Celtic v Rangers has been a very special match for decades. And it still is, although Rangers unfortunately lost out in the significant games to?Celtic.
Rangers didn’t win the title either and then everything suddenly turned upside down.
There was a new owner and a new manager. They brought in new players, including players in my position. I took my time to assess that, but I realised it would be a difficult situation. So unfortunately, my adventure in Scotland ended prematurely.
The new hipster manager has the tricky task of trying to introduce his touchy-feely patient brand of football to Ibrox.
Propper got out with a pay off after 11 months at Ibrox, everything suggests that Martin will be getting his pay off long before Christmas.
Dinosaur fans … how’s about Troglodytes ?
Don’t shoot the messenger.
Great description, “Kick and Rush”. I was calling it schoolboy football but to be honest very few managers have an answer to it . Rodgers, Mourinho, the team they are playing in Europe tonight etc. are completely lost when it comes to it.
All the teams they met getting to that European football.
Trying to play from the back and crappy tippy-tappy Celtic football will kill Sevco’s spirit although I think he is right in so far as the Ibrox crowd are toxic and the negativity can work both ways. It can drive them on or sap their energy and it seems to be the latter in the league.
Would anyone put their mortgage on us not getting skelped again by them?
Sometimes teams, including Celtic just crap it at Ibrox.
While that guy Green is the nearest thing to a genius I have read he is wrong here.
Actually I have to point out that “Kick and Rush” is not that great a description as each player who gets the ball runs with it towards the opposition goal at breakneck speed and that is what managers can’t deal with.
As soon as you lose the ball to Sevco you are under attack. I believe that is the secret to their European success.
Celtics midfield seem hell bent in allowing the opposition to organise before they think of moving the ball forward.
Bang on comment there Charlie – They stumbled across that formula in The New Year Glasgow Derby and they have owned (us anyway) since…
Their problem is they canny beat ‘the rest’ !
Ooooooooft – That (the bit about the fans) won’t go down well for sure although he worded it reasonably well for minimal reprisals for sure…
He will however absolutely get it and get it big time for saying Celtic v Sevco even though we were founded 124 years before them, are 117 trophies ahead of them and are also first in alphabetical order as C comes long before S for sure…
Celtic are first at fuckin EVERYTHING !!!
The reality is the Euro teams and Celtic (recently)turn up with arrogance thinking they are so much better at football than them …. But they can’t handle it when Rangers play with their aggressive in your face attitude ….it has been working and Celtic need to wise up
‘Rangers’ are dead JayCee…
Just sayin like !
They might be in your head but we failed against them 3 times last season which in my book is unacceptable