Smith Fails To Beat Strachan But Equals O’Neill

I have given up on Europe this season. After we were found not fit for purpose I couldn’t quite face watching others who are just as inadequate running around making money. That would have just got me annoyed.

Last night saw Smith manage his last ever Champions League game for R*ngers. It was against a team that have laid claim to be the worst in the competition. Some were seeing it as a chance for the grizzled old badger to leave the competition on a high while others, ok me, looked at it as an opportunity for them to lose a game against poor European opponents something that Smith has excelled at during his two tenures as manager. Neither happened it was a bore draw, again, something that Smith has excelled at.

In his time in charge Smith has only won 6 Champion League group games. Martin O’Neill won 6 while the ridiculed Gordon Strachan won 7. Smith had 6 bites at the Champions League cherry, O’Neill and Strachan only had 3.

When Smith returned in January 2007, Scottish Football witnessed a spending spree not seen since the early 2000’s as Smith spent £29.37m in an 18 month period. That spend has seen 3 wins 18 games at the premier table and saw them reach a European final with just 2 wins making them the worst team (statistically) to contest a European final.. While domestically that initial spend has seen them dominate a hapless Celtic.

I’ll be glad when he goes. Smith is the most successful R*ngers manager since some other bloke in a blazer and brogues. He seems to educe fear into our club but history will show that he wasn’t a Stein, Ferguson or even a Strachan.

His domestic record is a charge sheet against those in charge of our club.

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