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Disagree. He isn't getting much game time so pointless him being here. We also have other, better options even if Morelos is out. Roofe being just one. If we need two players per position then we have Morelos & Roofe for the central striking role, Itten would be 3rd choice and hardly get any game time.

While I condemn racist behaviour of any kind it is obvious that there are sections of society that are permanently offended and who try and influence society for their own gain, let's not be fooled into thinking that those making the complaints are anything more than agitators and leftists who want to see a society moulded to suit them, it's political point scoring to quell loyalist voices and we all know it.

One solution. Don't vote for them.

We fund it.

£117 for some of the best matches of the season is not a rip off.

I hope this happens.

Probably a good move and hope he gets back to full fitness,has a good season and comes back to us a better player.

I get that @CammyF but I will actually be disappointed if we don’t sell at least one for a 8 figure sum this window as our finances require this or we need to go into debt or get Directors to stump up again. I like the look of Itten, he has bedded in now, looked our on form striker in pre season and instead we now need to rely on Sakala who will now need perhaps a half season (same as Itten) to get up to speed. Roofe doesn’t stay fit for more than a handful of games at a time, Defoe is emergency only as he learns the coaching, now leaving only Alfie to get the title winning numbers of goals. I don’t think we are as strong up front as it may look on paper with everyone fit, that’s all. I trust our management to get more right than wrong and they have certainly earned our trust on these issues, so I’m trying not to worry too much.

never really got what people see in Itten. Supposedly played well v Malmo didn't see it personally.

Well he's not missed the target there and he is 100% correct.

I used to laugh at yahoos being experts on financial goings on at Ibrox.

I know its early and he has hardly played much football but am I the only one that is not overly impressed by Sakala? Would have Itten over him at this moment. Big Cedric had never let us down.

Not many strikers, though. I wonder if Alegria could step up, if needed? Edit: Forgot about Sakala. Meh--we'll be fine.

Not going to lie. This is fantastic news if it remains that way.

Tims saying we couldn't afford him.... and one of their own then says "He's a loose cannon, got done for drink driving" - lol

You’re right, they absolutely don’t care that their bias is obvious. It’s become a mark of their power that they can flaunt it with impunity. Rangers fans who refuse to understand this and continue to howl at the moon for some non-existent “fairness” are badly deluding themselves.

would be happy with that.

It was supposedly from The Athletic, but I can't actually find a reference to it at all. Probably nonsense. I presumed McCann would be a replacement for a departure. I don't mind us snapping up talented young players, though; even if they do not get a game immediately.

These people let the club down all the time. That said the government have a cheek they fund an apartheid schooling system that is as embarrassing as it is divisive.

So the club think it needed to make a statement about the behaviour of individuals well outside the confines of the stadium, what's the behaviour of people well away from the club have to do with them in the first place . And who said these people are fans and not just a bunch of silly Billy's out to cause trouble let police Scotland deal with anything outside the stadium after all that's their job .

Ah, bugger, missed that! Cheers Mack.

Im actually shocked we've not sold anyone, but without bids that meet our valuation then what do we do? Sell players under valuation? I'm more worried that we could lose 2 players for nowt next summer (Goldson and Kamara) unless they sign extensions. Maybe the Directors are comfortable further investing and see it as a worthwhile gamble on trusting this squad to win the league and get automatic CL entry and the circa £30M that would bring.

Surely if it is £15M plus addons then it is only £15M for now as the addons haven’t been triggered. Take off VAT £2.5M, then 10% to player £1.25M then the sell on clause. There is absolutely no way on the planet the bheasts paid £9.5M for him. Typically they add in all potential future addons, agents fees (sometimes wages too) when leaking what the deal “costs” to their lapdogs. My guess is if the bheasts say £9.5M it was probably about £6M transfer fee with the rest being other costs that wouldn’t count when calculating profit. This is generally shown to be nearer the truth when their player trading figures are disclosed in the accounts.

Good luck to Itten. I'm like him and think his effort was spot on but not convinced he suits the way we play. I'm still a bit concerned about our midfield. Davis is no spring chicken, neither is Arfield, Aribo is better further up the park, Lundstram has been average, Jack's injury situation is never-ending and Gerrard doesn't seem keen on giving Kelly a start. If Kamara got injured, it would be a real worry.

Fair points Cammy. I liked Itten as he offered something different IMO. Still have my doubts whether Sakala will have any impact on our season

Clearly I did too, lol. Itten now 4th choice central striker. H ewouldnt get game time, best he goes elsewhere to get game time, confidence and hopefully goals.

After the signing of Sakala we looked overstocked up front to be honest. We look overstocked at centre back and midfield too, Katic will surely secure a loan? Looks like Hadjuk Split are interested, that would be a decent move. In centre mid I've no idea, but we have 8 seniors midfielders to 3 midfield positions, something has to give surely. There's no way McCann signs in those circumstances. I think we lack a good tackler in our midfield.

he needs games and if morelos is staying that is unlikely. we have options up front quite a lot of them really.

That`s downright silly ... but we shall see.

So say the sale is 18.5 mill as being reported (after add-ons) Player gets 10% off top line presumably ? There is 1.85 mill Sold for 18.5, bought for 9.5, profit of 9 - 50% to PSG is 4.5 mill So.... Sale of 18.5mill minus cost of 9.5 mill minus PSG sell on of 4.5 mill minus Edouard cut of 1.85 mill - profit of 2.65mill. Still not too bad I guess - but nowhere near a cash cow the media like to label it. As you said, though, this is all cash immediately as they have largely paid for him already. However, they have just spent an awful lot of money this summer too. Their next set of financials will be really interesting.

Boyd immediately spotted it in post match comments. Said that both Welsh and Ralston went front post - as they were zonal marking Ralston was like "I should have someone to mark here but don't" - meanwhile Starfelt gets lambasted despite the fact he was marking Goldson but had to adjust to take on Helander too. Wasn't Starfelt's fault, was either Welsh, Ralston or the zonal marking.

My mistake, I was sure PSG had a 40% on any sell on, not profit. In either case, not the cash cow the press had us believe he'd be, imagine that?.

Maybe if we highlight the selective outrage another thousand times something will change.

While I largely agree with you that the club can't be held responsible for what happens in the town an hour before a match when MSP's are publicly calling for a response from Rangers it's difficult for the club to remain silent. Even if the MSP in question is someone with questionable motives and undoubtedly doing it for political reasons, it's hard for the club to simply ignore him, unfortunately.

I find this a very frustrating one. He was well known to be from a Celtic background but we all said that didn't matter, yet there was a feeling of inevitability about this. He has been a big player for us through the youth teams and had the better of Celtic throughout, yet the second I heard he had left Rangers after a fall out I knew he would end up there. Hopefully he’ll amount to nothing, by all accounts there are serious red flags regarding his attitude.

they will be selling christie and eduard to balance the books (pay the dividends) and signing inferior players to replace them. As ever

Name checks should be done by the youth recruitment staff. Should be easy enough. ?

Didn't he leave under something of a cloud last season? We should get a development fee for him now. I remember when Dylan McGeoch left us for them, he was going to be the next big thing. We got £100,000 for him apparently, still the highest transfer fee anyone has ever paid for him. More recently Liam Burt joined them, also a player a lot was expected of at one time. I hear he's a regular in the League Of Ireland now, so that's pleasing. If he's willing to join them then I'm happy he's away.

Joe Hart is for me the interesting signing they made. Going back to yesterday’s goal, Helander’s header was far from unsaveable. It was however to his left hand side which, during his loan spell at Torino a few seasons ago, the Italians highlighted it was his weak side & he lost many goals at that side. Just wonder if he’ll get exploited up here the way he was in Italy

There was a match against Partick Thistle at Firhill many moons ago where something similar happened. We gave them the ball back but Ian Ferguson then chased them down forcing them into playing it quickly instead of allowing them to retain possession. He was booed by the Thistle support and criticised by some in the media, but everyone at the game knew Thistle were time wasting and indulging in gamesmanship. I'm with Tannochside on this, no giving the ball back in those circumstances.

You should stop only when the referee blows his whistle. That’s it.

Graeme Souness says, "No!" and I agree.

Certainly not , nice guys win nothing

Nope.