Le Guen relieved of Rangers duties

[Flipmo]

Rangers FC are looking for a new manager after Frenchman Paul Le Guen left the club by mutual consent.

Ferguson fall-out
The former Olympique Lyonnais coach lasted just seven months at Ibrox – the shortest reign in the club's history. His departure follows a much-publicised falling out with Rangers captain Barry Ferguson, with whom he endured a difficult relationship. Le Guen claimed Ferguson was undermining his authority and provoked an angry reaction among some Rangers supporters by stripping Ferguson of the captaincy on 1 January – an act that led many to believe the Scottish international midfielder would leave the club in the imminent future.

'Disappointed to leave'
Instead it is Le Guen, a replacement last summer for Alex McLeish, who has made way. Rangers chairman David Murray said: "Having met with Paul it was clear that in the interests of the club we agreed jointly to him stepping down as manager." Le Guen added: "I am disappointed to leave the club, but I think it is the best solution for all concerned. I would like to thank all the people who helped me and my team during my spell in Scotland. In particular I would like to thank the directors who at all times gave me their total support."

UEFA Cup progress
Le Guen leaves with Rangers placed second in the Scottish Premier League, but 17 points adrift of leaders and arch-rivals Celtic FC. However, the Light Blues have made progress in the UEFA Cup this season, winning Group A to set up a Round of 32 tie with Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC next month. The 42-year-old arrived in Scotland after a hugely successful spell with Lyon whom he led to three successive Ligue 1 titles as well as the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2004 and 2005.

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Only 7 months, that was pretty fast..

 

[Illuminattile]

Well, when the bookies decide after just 13 games that you have no chance of winning the league, you know you're doing a bad job.

Still, sucks to see any manager given such little time at a club.

 

[DPG iz all I C]

Disgraceful decision for him to leave, a very sad day in my clubs history.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I guess it was either him or that son of a bitch Barry Ferguson.

The problem with Rangers is not the manager but the rubbish team that they have at the moment.

 

[DPG iz all I C]

The problem was certain players attitude (not just Ferguson). They were disobeying PLG by leading a suspect life style for a modern athlete. Also its been suspected that he was not going to receive the transfer budget he was told he would.

 

[ganderson]

Walter Smith Ally McCoist and Kenny Mcdowell take over now I would like to see any one of our players undermine them there feet wont even touch the ground. I was dissapointed to see le Geun resign but at the end of the day the chairmaan had already had to do the managers job by tearing a strip off the players earlier in the season for underperforming. IMO Le Geun was too weak to manage a club like the Glasgow Rangers.

Dont care what any1 says but being an oldfirm manager is the toughest job in the game.

onwards and upwards for the teddy bears now I will be there to cheer walter and the boys on saterday.

DPG do you go to the games much

 

[DPG iz all I C]

Walter Smith Ally McCoist and Kenny Mcdowell take over now I would like to see any one of our players undermine them there feet wont even touch the ground. I was dissapointed to see le Geun resign but at the end of the day the chairmaan had already had to do the managers job by tearing a strip off the players earlier in the season for underperforming. IMO Le Geun was too weak to manage a club like the Glasgow Rangers.

Dont care what any1 says but being an oldfirm manager is the toughest job in the game.

onwards and upwards for the teddy bears now I will be there to cheer walter and the boys on saterday.

DPG do you go to the games much

Yeah go to every game domestically, try to get to as many away european games as possible.

Israel is a no goer though.

 

[ganderson]

aye too right got a season ticket sit in the govan rear dont get to too many away games though. Got a kickin in benidorm last year off the cops at the vilareal game they were mean as fuck only went on the bus for one night a was steamin lol:thumb:

 

[DPG iz all I C]

aye too right got a season ticket sit in the govan rear dont get to too many away games though. Got a kickin in benidorm last year off the cops at the vilareal game they were mean as fuck only went on the bus for one night a was steamin lol:thumb:

I sit in the West Enclosure :thumb:

Yeah Benidorm was crazy, i left early in the morning and ended up stayin in Villareal for the night so i missed most of the fighting.