Player power is only a part of this one, I think: the problem was the fans, who didn't ever seem to take to PLG, and results didn't help. The problem is that the fans believe the Sun shines out of Barry Ferguson's... well, you get the idea, but PLG didn't and thought that dropping him would sort out problems in the dressing room. Instead, it only destroyed what was left of his relationship with the fans.
The best precedent I can see for the new landscape at Ibrox is Newcastle United, where there would be a familiar pattern: 1. Results would go downhill; 2. Fans would start to turn on manager; 3. Players would stop giving effort for manager; 4. Manager would drop Alan Shearer; 5. Fans would go berserk; 6. Manager would visit JobCentre.
The difference between Shearer and Ferguson is that Shearer was actually quite good at what he did. Ferguson might be a Rangers fan, but running around the pitch aimlessly while looking moody is not the mark of a good Captain, despite what other Gers fans might believe.
Of course, there is an extra dimension to this as well, which might be responsible for fan hostility. Do we dare mention the 'C' word?
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Player power is only a part of this one, I think: the problem was the fans, who didn't ever seem to take to PLG, and results didn't help. The problem is that the fans believe the Sun shines out of Barry Ferguson's... well, you get the idea, but PLG didn't and thought that dropping him would sort out problems in the dressing room. Instead, it only destroyed what was left of his relationship with the fans.
The best precedent I can see for the new landscape at Ibrox is Newcastle United, where there would be a familiar pattern: 1. Results would go downhill; 2. Fans would start to turn on manager; 3. Players would stop giving effort for manager; 4. Manager would drop Alan Shearer; 5. Fans would go berserk; 6. Manager would visit JobCentre.
The difference between Shearer and Ferguson is that Shearer was actually quite good at what he did. Ferguson might be a Rangers fan, but running around the pitch aimlessly while looking moody is not the mark of a good Captain, despite what other Gers fans might believe.
Of course, there is an extra dimension to this as well, which might be responsible for fan hostility. Do we dare mention the 'C' word?
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