I just think he needs more experience before coming to us. If Klopp leaves I'd expect another manager to step in for two to three seasons until Gerrard is appointed.
There's nothing to rule out an earlier return to the club in some capacity either; there's nothing wrong with somebody with managerial experience taking on a coaching role in the interim.
He's done a great job at Rangers and it's been challenging for him giving their situation. I don't know if I'd put it on par with Ferguson winning the title with Aberdeen though. Where Rangers shine is their progress in Europe - maybe this is a by product of Stevie's experiences as a player?
I'm a Rangers fan who has been living in the US sine March 2012 so I have been here since just before Rangers were dropped down the leagues following the admin event. I watch the games online and a personal opinion is that though for obvious reasons I definitely don't want him to be leaving Rangers for sometime to come I don't think he has anything left to prove.
The pressure at Rangers just as at Liverpool is enormous. In Scotland it's probably even more high profile than the Liverpool job. A goldfish bowl in which every little facet is constantly dissected by the entire sports media. A draw far less a loss is a major talking point.
And to be truthful when he was hired I had my doubts. I would describe my feelings as more hopeful than confident but he's now completely erases any doubts I ever had. And I would also have to say I admired his mettle for taking it on in the first place given the circumstances at the time.
Celtic were on a run of consecutive league titles, had a settled side and a huge financial advantage. He knew perfectly well he had to turn that around and fast at that despite the clear disadvantages he was facing. But still he took it on. In my view that took bottle since he had to have known this could blow up in my face big time if I don't somehow overcome this situation.
The season prior to his arrival they had been knocked out of the Europa league at the first qualifying round by minnows from Luxembourg. Widely acknowledged as Rangers worst ever and most humiliating European result.
Stevie came in and said his first target was qualifying for the Europa league group stages and this would have to be achieved with the first two qualifying rounds played even before the Scottish season began. His first two competitive matches as Rangers manager were European qualifying rounds.
Now when he said we're aiming to qualify for the groups the fans thought he simply had to say that. No one from the fans and I would probably think the board too believed he could do it. All the fans wanted was a reasonable display and probably be knocked out at the play off round which is the fourth qualifying round.
But lo and behold he actually did take them into the groups after being Rangers manager for barely a couple of months. And once there put in acceptable performances including drawing home and away with group favourites and ultimately group winners Villarreal. That was major at the time given where the club had been before he arrived.
And to my knowledge the first side at that time who had ever gone all the way from QR1 to the group stages. Finished 3rd in the group so didn't qualify for the knockout stages but the fans were delighted to have bene there at all and it earned the club badly needed income.
Following season he does it again, makes the groups all the way from QR1 and this time improves on the previous seasons performance by finishing second in the group to qualify for the knockout stages. Won the the last 32 match then lost at the last 16 stage. But again, everyone happy. It's an improvement on the previous season and yet more badly needed income.
Then this season arrives. Again he negotiates all the qualifying rounds and again improves on the previous seasons performance by actually winning the group which Benfica had been favourites in. And now again reached the last 16 and I feel he will improve further by making at least the last 8. And in fact I feel they could even reach the final if they avoid the Mancs.
But as an aside what a game that would be if he negotiated the last 16 as I feel they will and draw Man U in the last 8. Stevie G versus Man Utd.
But anyway. All that's on top of the fact that this season he has blown 9 consecutive times champions Celtic clean out of the water and currently undefeated in the league with only 7 matches remaining and an 18 point lead at the top of the table.. All this suggests to me that he has nothing left to prove regarding his status as top manager material.
I suspect he may turn down any offer from big teams abroad because he has young kids and I just don't see him wanting to take them out of Britain. And I further suspect he may even turn down any offer from any EPL club other than Liverpool. The reason I say that is connected to something I once heard Alex Ferguson say.
Ferguson had been offered the England job and while he found that highly tempting he turned it down. The reason he turned it down? He said there was simply no way he could lead an England side out against Scotland. And I suspect Stevie may feel the same about Liverpool.
But let's be in no hurry for the prodigal son to return to Liverpool as all Rangers fans knew was likely inevitable since day one. You guys can manage perfectly well with Klopp for sometime yet. Let's see what Stevie can do in next seasons champions league with a budget that pales into insignificance in comparison to EPL budgets.
And take note of what he ahs done in the Europa league too despite that budget disparity. Benfica were the second highest senders in Europe during the Summer window last year while spending around £80 million in a single window. And Stevie G beat them to the top of that group.
