Stevie G can eff right off!

[NornIron]

https://www.balls.ie/football/steven-gerrard-jermain-defoe-404117

"Rangers sells itself but I tried to say to Jermain about where I was at that stage of my own playing career," said Gerrard. "For me it was about enjoyment. I asked Jermain if a relegation battle was right for him at this stage of his career."

Who is in a relegation battle?

 

[richnrg]

perhaps he was talking about one of Defoes other possible options (i.e. to join a different, relegation threatened premier league team)?

 

[red_house]

Cheeky scally.

Perhaps he read on here that we might be bottom 3 by christmas, all of our players are crocked and we are heading to divvy 1 .

 

[pedro3187]

He's clearly been looking at Minty's posts

 

[blandford_cherry]

He was quite public at thanking us last week, I think it was well known Crystal Palace were interested in him, I can only assume that’s what he means.

 

[JIMNNINA]

Better than the threat of administration and liquidation.

 

[SlowDownDerek]

Better than the threat of administration and liquidation.

Are you Scottish Jim?

 

[DJ]

Bit of a slip up there by Gerrard...

 

[stanthevan]

He’s not far wrong. The way I see the premier league is 6 teams trying to win the title and 14 trying to avoid relegation.

 

[SlowDownDerek]

In fairness Defoe wants to play and Rangers gives him the opportunity to add a nice bonus at the end of his career that he certainly wouldn't get on our bench.

 

[tucktoncherry]

It's all a bit surreal really, AFCB's fourth choice striker who can't get game time is the saviour of Rangers!

 

[OLDSKOOL]

He’s not far wrong. The way I see the premier league is 6 teams trying to win the title and 14 trying to avoid relegation.

And 14 teams trying not win any cups either...

 

[Garbo]

....tbh Defoe wasn't getting in thteam anyway...so good time to go to The SPL...probably the equivalent of Lower Championship/League One?

 

[BillMcgarrycherry]

Trust an ex Liverpool player to pick an easy peasy environment as a first job doing management...only Celtic to overcome basically!
The opposite road to the one Eddie took!

 

[Garbo]

Trust an ex Liverpool player to pick an easy peasy environment as a first job doing management...only Celtic to overcome basically!
The opposite road to the one Eddie took!

...think Eddie was thrown in the deep end though and didn't get a lot of choice!

 

[Weymouth-Boy]

Trust an ex Liverpool player to pick an easy peasy environment as a first job doing management...only Celtic to overcome basically!
The opposite road to the one Eddie took!

To be absolutely honest Gerrard has been hyped up a bit. He has a similar record to Rangers previous managers and has had more money to spend. The reason they seem to be doing better this year is because Celtic have had lots of injuries this season and have not been as consistent as previous years.

 

[davygravy]

Reading what JD said in the papers today, that Palace were in for him as well, I would assume this is what Gerrard was referring to.