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Listened to it this morning, a bit click baity - they said his international manager has told him to find a move so he can play more regularly. Poor from the RR IMO.

Soutter has been excellent for Scotland

Why? Was he going to do a runner because we moved the goalposts with his role so we have given him a promotion and pay rise as a sweetener?

Dont see it.

Oh well it was nice have big Kas while we did. I'll be shocked if he is back fit before May.

Any ideas?

Lampard's a dreadful manager.

Thought it was mad Lennon Miller was only in the U19 squad instead of the U21 or senior squad, but he can’t even get in the starting XI for the U19s. Bailey Rice starts. Winning 1-0 v Lichtenstein at Cappelow currently.

VP and Technical Director

Chris Jack and Stevie Clifford have both said recently that Chairman appointment is imminent on Rangers Review. I'd imagine it would be chairman appointed first, then CEO. Carlos Bocanegra was rumoured to be lined up for CEO on social media the other day, having left Atlanta in the MLS recently. Rumour was also accompanied with the Atlanta owner Arthur Blank investing, so its probably rubbish.

I don't want them gone / hounded out. I want them to realise they need to get people in place who can run a football club.

Been injured for much of the past year.

That's interesting, perhaps the managers expectations are not aligned with reality when it comes to recruitment. That's a worry on two levels. 1) He is aiming too high and we cant recruit effectively 2) Players don't want to come here

I think the wage bill estimates will be way out. It will be much lower now that it was under Beale.

The regression since the Motherwell defeat has been insane.

Interesting, probably going to rely more on the data driven side of things.. https://x.com/matt_law_dt/status/1856352362475954669?s=46

We have a higher playing squad wage bill (or did have) - can’t defend that

He still looks miles away from ready IMO. If we paid anywhere near 1.7 million for him its 1.7 million down the drain unless he dramatically improves. Looks very much a Moroccan league level player.

Steve Clifford and Chris Jack have eluded to a Chairman appointment being made before the end of the year.

Either you do that or you loan them out to somewhere they will play regularly. King is a good example, he stuck around for a few years was hardly used and has stagnated. He was really highly rated a few years back. He is 20 now and nowhere near the first team.

Sometimes its about rewarding the young player for playing well and developing at the level they are at rather than, 'are they better than' for me. As Frankie says the boy is a goalscoring midfielder but I believe he can also play wide. How disheartening must it be for this lad to see he's not getting a look in ahead of Kieran Dowell who is just pointless.

Criminal, the likes of Finlay Curtis should be knocking on the door, banging them in for the B team. If you cant get a look in while doing well at the level you are at, what is the point?

I think the goals for the rest of the team come when we get a #9 that can hold up play and lay off to other players. Shankland managed it a few more times than Dessers last night. The ball he took down and played through for Vargas to git the post early int he second half was class. I've not seen Dessers do that since Matondo v PSV.

Very few players in Scotland play Wednesday/Saturday regularly before coming to us. Look at the recent Aberdeen performance where they gave 100% v us at the sheep dome and had nothing left for the cup semi on the Saturday. They capitulated to a team they managed to draw with a few weeks earlier.

We were done after the first half. Maybe even sooner. Did well to hold on but this squad has problems is it can’t handle 2 games a week.