Blue Sea of Ibrox [FM14]

It's been a stunning start to the season Dan, but as you've said, it's to be expected now.

Er, I doubt it KEZ but who is to know?

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October 2024

Both of our World Cup qualifiers this month were played away from home as we managed to win them both. Two goals in the final fifteen minutes from experienced winger Neymar gave us a two goals to nil win in Paraguay in front of thirty six thousand supporters.

We headed to Colombia four days later and deservedly defeated them three nil as an own goal from Jhon Kennedy Ocampo had given us a half time lead and that's how it stayed until we added two goals in the final five minutes from Carlinhos and Neymar to give us an emphatic full time score.

2 good wins with Brazil and a brilliant start to the season!

As George said two more good wins with Brazil there mate

Cheers George, it's been a predictable start to the league season and long may it continue while life at Brazil has been cosy too.

Cheers Dan.



Our one hundred percent start to the league campaign continued as we managed to win all three league games within the month of October and things began with a four one home success over Inverness Caledonian Thistle before hammering Motherwell five nil with all the goals arriving within the first half, Hibernian were also beat four two at Ibrox.

We managed to pick up our first win(s) in this seasons group stage as we deservedly won three one away to Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donesk while the side also managed to come from two goals down to defeat the French club Paris Saint-Germain three two, attacking midfielder Calum MacLean scoring the winner ten minutes from time. Fellow Scottish Premiership side Hearts were beat three one in the League Cup quarter final.


So the amazing start to the league season (my last?) at Rangers has continued as we've now won our opening twelve games and scored fifty three goals in the process and also sit eleven points clear of current nearest challengers Hearts although that'll possibly change as fierce rivals Celtic are down in fourth but five points behind the Jambos.


After producing some scintillating form throughout the month of October, Barrie McKay has been named Player of the Month as the twenty nine year old has helped himself to three goals from as many appearances while his team mates Elias Arias and Ryan Gauld came second and third.


Left back Elias Arias has scooped the Young Player of the Month award as the twenty year old has continued his excellent form since arriving at the club.


For the second month running, I have been named Manager of the Month as I've guided my unstoppable champions to three victories from three games as we managed to defeat Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell and Hibernian throughout the month of October.

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November 2024

Two international games were played in the penultimate month of twenty twenty four - a friendly away to the United States and a home World Cup qualifier against rival nation Argentina.

So our international friendly away to the United States of America was a forgettable one as we laboured to a scoreless draw in Philadelphia, four USA players were booked and apart from that, not much else happened in this dull and uneventful international game in front of almost fifty seven thousand.

Four days later we welcomed Argentina to Belo Horizonte and unfortunately we suffered a disappointing and distraught two one defeat as goals in either half from Matias Molina and Erik Lamela had given the Argies a two goals to nil lead but we did pull a goal back through the experienced Sandro but that's all it was.

The penultimate month of the year saw us play three league games and we slipped to our first league defeat of the season, crashing three one at home to Ross County despite Barrie McKay giving us a third minute lead at Ibrox but we did manage to bounce back beating both Aberdeen four nil and Partick Thistle two nil both away from home.

November also turned out to be a poor month in the Champions League as we lost both group games away from home as Paris Saint-Germain defeated us four one despite Hervin Ongenda giving us a half time lead in the French capital while Porto easily beat us three nil but IIRC we had a player dismissed at nil each. The side ended the month with a seven nil Scottish Cup progression away to Clyde.


Despite that shock defeat at home to Ross County, we still find ourselves thirteen points clear of second placed and fierce rivals Celtic while Hearts are in fourth and a single point behind the Celts who have a game in hand. The possibility of ten in a row is looking good but we need to maintain our form for it to happen.

If you were going to lose to anyone it was always going to be Ross County!! Still going well though!

Not a good month for you Hopefully you can get the team on winning streak again.

You lost three games in one month!? Jesus your rubbish bounced back by smashing Clyde though!

Couldn't believe we actually lost that game George, especially at home were we shouldn't be losing to crap.

Yeah I can't explain what happened Johno but for whatever reason, we just haven't performed in the Champions League this season and that's very disappointing.

Indeed Dan, we've been absolutely poor in the Champions League this campaign it's actually depressing (especially how we've done in the past few seasons, winning it twice) but it looks like we'll be heading to the Europa League after Christmas.



Six league games were played in the final month of twenty twenty four as we won every game, conceding just the once. December started with back to back 3-0 wins at home to Dunfermline and Hearts before winning 1-0 away to Celtic in a huge win, St. Mirren were beat 6-0, Dundee United 3-1 and we defeated Motherwell 2-0 on Boxing Day.

Our final Champions League group game saw us beat Shakhtar 4-1 at Ibrox but it wasn't enough as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Porto in Paris and we had to settle for the Europa League but it was always going to be "impossible" for us to progress. We have been drawn in the Europa League against Real Madrid, who were also dumped out of the Champions League at the group stages. Great.


It's now a nineteen point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership as ten in a row is looking good and bar a complete disaster, should happen before I can head onto pastures new. We are still the only team in the division yet to actually draw a game (twenty wins and one defeat from twenty one games) and have found the net seventy eight times.


Miroslav Zoranovic has been named Player of the Month for December as the twenty five year old towering centre back has produced some consistent performances throughout an excellent month for the reigning champions while his team mates Elias Arias and Luis Gatica came second and third respectively.


Full back Elias Arias has scooped the Young Player of the Month award after the twenty one year old had played well in December.


Once again I have been named the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for December after guiding Rangers to six straight victories this month, including a sensational and hard fought 1-0 win away to fierce rivals Celtic as Luis Gatica had scored the winner.

As the New Year entered, four league games were played as we managed to pick up ten points from a possible twelve and on New Years day we won two one away to Inverness before drawing two all at Hibernian but we bounced back with two victories against Aberdeen one nil and Partick Thistle three nil.

We advanced to the League Cup final once again following a single goal victory over Partick Thistle as Hervin Ongenda scored the winning goal after just the first minute.


Fifteen points clear at the top of the table with just thirteen league games remaining for ourselves as the potential ten in a row is looking good and once again we are looking to not only break the one hundred goals for tally but the one hundred points total as well.


Surprised? No? Well once again I've been named Manager of the Month after picking up three Scottish Premiership wins from four games, dropping points at Easter Road in a two two draw, much to my annoyance as I thought we could have had a perfect month once again but it wasn't to be.

Bounce back with a couple good months chap, almost title ten secured

A few late winners in that set of results! Starting to ride your luck a bit?

10 looks likely now mate! Great achievement!

Almost there pal! Keep it up.

Cheers Dan, I'm just pleased we've been able to bounce back in style after that shock and frustrating defeat at home to Ross County. The 10IAR is getting closer...

Haha, it's the sign of champions KEZ, griding out the results need to happen sometimes, don't they?

It's a fantastic achievement indeed George.

Cheers t-mase.

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February 2025

Just the one World Cup qualifier was played this month and it saw us travel to Santiago to face Chile and two second half goals saw us run out fully deserved two goals to nil winning over a sub-standard Chile side. Experienced winger Neymar opened the scoring on sixty two minutes before Gabriel Barbosa managed to double the lead with eleven minutes left.

Experienced midfielder Sandro went off injured but it wasn't anything too serious.

Four Scottish Premiership games were played in February as we continued to look for a tenth consecutive Scottish Premiership crown and we managed to win them all to maintain our big lead at the summit. We defeated Ross County two nil, Dunfermline five one and Hearts three one all away from home while we beat Celtic three two at home, Calum MacLean scoring the winner on seventy five minutes.

We advanced in the Scottish Cup after destroying Aberdeen six two with our six goals arriving in the first half and then we caused a massive Europa League upset against Spanish giants Real Madrid - we lost the first leg 1-0 in Madrid but goals from Stephen Bell 2, Miroslav Zoranovic, Fraser Aird and Jimmy Barker saw us beat Real Madrid five nil at Ibrox.


Our stunning form has saw us become the first club to qualify for the Europa League once again as we're currently sitting eighteen points clear ahead of second placed Celtic as we're closing in on a tenth top flight league title in succession.


Star striker Hervin Ongenda has been named Player of the Month after the twenty nine year old Rangers legend scored six goals in just four league games this month as the French man hit doubles against Ross County, Dunfermline Athletic and Hearts.


I've been named Manager of the Month yet again after picking up four league wins from as many games this month including a stunning three two victory at home to fierce and bitter rivals Celtic in a game that saw Calum MacLean score the winner fifteen minutes from time.

That result against Real Madrid! Wow!

Great Win Over Real Madrid

I couldn't believe the comeback Dan, it's one of the GREATEST comebacks I've EVER had on Football Manager. We were absolutely outstanding at Ibrox and I'm still shocked we managed to win five nil in the return leg. We've got Roma next so that'll be tough too.

Thanks for the comment Jamie, it was a stunning comeback from the boys in blue.

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March 2025

Two international games were played in the month of March, one World Cup qualifier against Venezuela and a friendly away to the US Virgin Islands.

A home World Cup qualifier against Venezuela was up first and we eased to a four goal victory in Grande as winger Fabricio struck twice inside the opening quarter of an hour before star striker Gabriel Barbosa added a third goal on the twenty ninth minute, attacking midfielder Roni completed the scoring five minutes into the second half.

Our international friendly away to the US Virgin Islands was straight forward as we recorded a nine nil victory. Gabriel Barbosa hit a hat trick after he scored on twenty three, sixty three and seventy six minutes while Neymar managed to hit four times and the other goals came from central defender Marquinhos and an own goal from Jemo Sheppard.

Epic comeback against Real Madrid

Cheers Johno, really thought it was going to be a tough two legs, glad I was proved wrong.



March saw us face three league matches as the incrediable 10IAR was secured this month, much to my absolute delight. Our first game this month was a home game against St. Mirren and two goals from Stephen Bell saw us come out with a two one win while Inverness were also beat at Ibrox as a Calum MacLean double saw us run out three nil winners, Predrag Opsencia adding a third while the month concluded with a four three away win at Dundee United but I was a bit disappointed with the score as we had raced into a four nil lead within the opening half an hour.

A four one home win over Raith Rovers saw us advance to the Scottish Cup semi final while the side done enough to dump out Italian side Roma in the Europa League, a four two first leg home win was followed with a two all draw in the Italian capital as Stephen Bell hit twice. The League Cup was also won against Ross County thanks to a Jairo Riedewald goal five minutes from time.


Champions!

So with ten in a row finally completed and I can't believe how easy it's been, I've just got six league games remaining before I head to pastures new and this has been an enjoyable stint at the Scottish giants but it needs to come to an end and it will at the end of May and it's definately a team I will miss managing but I've nothing else to prove at Ibrox.


I have just secured (my final?) Manager of the Month award as I guided the champions to victory in all three league games this month as St. Mirren, Inverness and Dundee United were defeated throughout the month of March.

We won't be able to win the Europa League this season as I've been drawn out against Manchester City in the quarter finals and they're a team I haven' beaten in the three competitive fixtures we've played in this career - suppose we need to pick up a victory (or two) against them eventually, will it be in the quarter finals?

Amazing win over Real Madrid! and congrats on reaching your goal of 10 titles

Well done on ten in a row pal, although, it was an obvious fate since your first one, you were never going to let someone else win it

Cheers George, I can't believe how easy it's been to get the ten in a row as I didn't think we'd win the title every single season.

And is it my fault Celtic and the rest of the teams are absolute s*ite Dan? I've to be honest and state that I didn't expect me to win the ten Scottish Premiership titles in ten straight seasons.



The penultimate month of the current season saw us play three league fixtures as we managed to pick up a disappointing seven points from the nine available. April began with a four nil victory away to Motherwell before defeating Hearts two nil at Ibrox while our final league game of the month saw us draw one one at Ross County despite Miroslav Zoranovic giving us a fourth minute lead.

Our run in the Europa League came to an end after losing a two legged affair to Premier League side Manchester City as we lost the first leg one nil at the Etihad but managed to draw the second leg, Calum MacLean scoring our goal on eight minutes but they equalised on the night late on, we're also in another Scottish Cup final after beating Dundee United in the final - two goals from Calum MacLean and a hat trick from Hervin Ongenda our scorers all in the first half at Hampden Park.


So with the tenth crown won, it means I've only got three more games in charge of Rangers Football Club before I head to pastures new but I've still not a single clue were that's going to be as I haven't even looked at the "Job Centre".

With three league games remaining I'd like to think we'd be able to break the one hundred points total once again as we've only got two points to get but it's hard to believe that the Europa League or relegation spots have been decided - that's def. going down to the final day as Inverness, Motherwell, Dunfermline and Aberdeen can all face the heartbreak of the drop.

Three league games were remaining in the current season as my career at Rangers Football Club would be coming to an end at the end of the month and despite losing my second league game of the campaign, one nil away to Hibernian, it's been another fantastic season at Ibrox. We managed to end the campaign by winning our last two home games as Celtic were beat four nil and then St. Mirren six two.

In what would turn out to be my final competitive fixture in charge of Rangers, we managed to once again win the Scottish Cup after a three nil win over fellow Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle in a game that saw Fraser Aird strike twice after Herviin Ongenda had opened the scoring at Hampden Park.


So this is how the final league table has ended and for the tenth consecutive time we've been crowned champions and will be joined in the Champions League alongside Celtic while Hearts, Hibernian, Ross County and Scottish Cup runners-up Partick Thistle will be in the Europa League while Motherwell have been relegated and Inverness will be in the relegation/promotion play-off.

Brilliant mate, congrats

Woo sick buddy!

Congratulations chap, finished on a high!