Jörg Albertz – The Ibrox Hammer!

Not many a foreign player arrives and instantly becomes a fan favourite. Yet it didn’t take the Rangers faithful long before they fell in love with new German recruit Jörg Albertz when he arrived in Govan in the summer of 1996. The Ibrox club paid out £4m to Hamburg to sign their club captain. In […]

Sunderland Should Sign Nikica Jelavic To Help Defend From The Front

You get the feeling that Dick Advocaat might be wishing he’d just stuck with his original plan and retired after guiding Sunderland to safety at the end of last season. (Those pesky ‘Black Cat’ fans and their flowers!) After the opening two Barclays Premier League fixtures it all looks too similar for Sunderland as their […]

Bringing Back Dick Advocaat Could Be Wrong Move For Rangers!

Back in March, I stated that Rangers could be best served by bringing in an up and coming young coach and hiring an experienced director of football to help move the club up to the next level. It could offer a vibrancy that can change the whole mood of the football club! I also said […]

A Look At Sunderland’s Managerial Candidate Dick Advocaat

I’ve known about Dick Advocaat since 1994, when he managed the Netherlands at the World Cup in the US. But it wasn’t until 1998 when the Dutch coach joined Rangers, did I get to see him and his managerial skills up close. Now in 2015, Advocaat seems favourite to land the Sunderland job, at least […]