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He was poor and he was frustrating, neither of which excused the booing which was just dickish behaviour.

Well let me be the first to admit I thought Dessers looked like a dumpling from almost day 1. A poor touch, a lack of mobility and a surprising lack of strength and power when grappling with defenders combined with a complete lack of composure in front of goal. I'll also admit that despite his recent run of scoring form, a couple of which have been really nice finishes, I'm still not convinced by him. However, should he go on and have a great second half of the season and, once again, underline my lack of football knowledge, no one will be happier than me.

Rangers 2 Livingston 0 FGS: Silva

A bit like those who's say Tavs penalties dont count.

Through the Window. Seventeen years ago, Richard Gordon aka, 'BIG DICK' hosted BBC Radio Scotland's three hour transfer speculation show, 'Through the Window' on the 31st January'07. The transfer window slammed shut at midnight and reporters were stationed at various grounds to report on last hours movement. It was a slow night and the usual suspects resorted to their favourite fall back position, sticking the boot into Rangers. It was several minutes before the witching hour when Big Dick announced he had just received a hilarious transfer related e-mail and he would broadcast it, if his Producer deemed it appropriate. Over the next twenty minutes or so, he returned to the communication and told us he was still waiting for approval. Clearly, Richard Gordon was anxious to broadcast the details. A few moments later he asked for quiet and told of a last minute shock transaction : "Edinburgh Zoo have accepted the transfer of Rangers player, Filip Sebo, they plan to exhibit him". Big Dick, Chris McLaughlin, Kheredine Idessane, ....................... etc all laughed like drains. Dehumanisation of Rangers players and supporters was a big thing at Queen Margaret Drive back in the day. Only an Excuse had the portrayal of a gorilla replete in a Rangers scarf banging a drum in an orange parade, RAB Cosgrove often referred to Rino Gattuso as, "a monkey" or, "the wee chimp" so, why shouldn't Big Dick be denied his particular pleasure of depicting a Rangers player caged in a zoo? Depiction, a picture being worth a thousand words - the Sellik support had a banner at the time - the Darwinian seven stages of the ascent of man. The first two characters were apes on all fours, dragging their knuckles wearing Rangers jerseys. The last character walking upright on two feet was a blond haired, Billy McNeill. Complaints reference Richard Gordon's conduct poured in and, BBC Scotland launched an internal inquiry. It took almost a year and it was accepted the e-mail should NOT have been broadcast. Big Dick turned himself into the victim he said, "it was the worst year of his broadcasting career and he would not want to repeat it". Seventeen years later to the very day and, inclusive of Richard's thirty minute radio bio-pic where he began, "I was raised to absolutely hate Rangers", Richard Gordon remains employed at PQ. I hope this provides a window into the workings of the Gang Hut.

Today is vital in terms of the title race. Silva, Diomande and Cortes in so far which I'm enthusiastic about as it stands. But the striker question remains a fair one. Dessers has found some form but can we genuinely rely on him alone? Surely, we need another but at what cost? Do we opt for a loan or a permanent deal? Does Dessers need to go before we do that, leaving the same one striker gamble? Do we risk selling someone like Ridvan to finance any transfer? It really is a huge question and I'd have to concede I'll be disappointed if we don't strengthen the position.

My sentiments exactly. No one (I hope) ever actually wants one of our players to fail.

Sill over two hours to go. Plenty time for a few more pages discussing whether Shankland will sign 😄

Cortes official, time for bed.

I imagine the ubiquitous Dujon Sterling would simply step in to plug any gaps - fullback, midfielder and part-time goalie

If we did would you stay out of the one you didn't like to post moans?

I take it you don't go to Ibrox much? It was actually quite normal.

Yeah but folk were going nuts about all his goals being deflections like they somehow didn't count. It was utterly mental. Actually delusional.

It's a little worrying that the next two fixtures are against cloggie teams, one facing relegation, and consequent redundancy/ wage cuts, and the other desperate to kick lumps out of our players, because that's what they do. Having the opportunity to 'welcome' new guys to the SPL, with official complicity, even support, will, in all likelihood, be too much to resist. You're gonna need a bigger sick bay.

I think unless we have been working on something in the background that we haven't heard then nothing will happen. Its too late.

He will be today.

I don't have gift of second sight, just don't write players off after 2 or 3 games. Dessers was never as bad as some fans made him out to be and he's proving that now and making a few peoples rash judgement of him look rather silly.

eh oscar eh did ye talk tae alfredo morales about comin tae rangers

Scratch that - that's us finished 3 in - not bad for January.

I like that idea. We could call one "Transfer News" and the other one "Windbags and Tripe".

The good news is, he's in the country.

Would leave us with BB, so yes, fecked. I don't imagine we'd sell unless it's really daft money.

One hundred and forty-odd pages of what? If we distilled this topic down to news about what actually happens then perhaps it might amount to two pages. The rest has been as pointless as our last manager. Just saying.

I don’t think we do, we just react to what we see on the day. What’s absurd is the ongoing game of claiming superiority on the basis of previous opinions. “I knew there was a player in there when he was playing like a donkey, so now that he’s playing better, it proves I’m better than you and it justifies me criticising another player.”

Oh for a broad shouldered bullet heided centre furrit.

Closes tonight. One more day of transfer fun!

I thought it closes at 23:30 tonight 😬

I assume they've waited to today in case they can't finalise anybody else, meaning we have a 'deadline day signing'

A striker seems a must and probably is. But are we going to spend millions just to have new guy, dessers and Silva fighting for 1 spot. We might be better served with a good left mid.

Interestingly, as I was doing a quick skim through their annual report, they list obtaining/retaining the safety certificate for their stadium as one of their principal risks and uncertainties. Take from that what you will.

So their disclosure on provisions says... and... Neatly worded. Their balance sheet date is 30th June, and it was well after that when news came out in relation to the potential negotiations on a settlement. A cynic might conclude the timing of such an announcement to be deliberate so as to avoid disclosure. You could also read into the reference to insurance, though I'm not sure how that would work or even who would insure them for such a liability.

More to the point, their auditors would likely raise a comment and/or qualify their accounts if appropriate provisions had not been made in relation to such a significant liability. I haven't looked at the disclosures in their accounts to see what they are saying, but its obvious why they are preserving cash. Its also obvious why none of the blogosphere are commenting on this.