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Looking forward to it - hopefully the lads can put in an performance and do well enough to win.

Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining but that looked on to me. The angles and tech we use is abysmal. I'd be fuming if I was Killie.

I know it's only been 5 mins and I don't want to pile on the lad but Dessers has been nowhere near the passes up to him so far. 0 relief.

Only change I'd make.

A Rangers Autumnal Sunday Game day, waking up in the darkness wondering whether you've overslept through to 8pm this evening. As is you're just riddled with anticipation for a game of football on an abomination of a pitch. Big win, clean sheet and we'll be laughing. C'mon lads, do the right thing!

The lord giveth, I'd ask him to giveth some more.

We have a 10% sell on too so we want Villa to solve the contract situation and blood him/loan him to then sell him for PSR reasons ideally.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5833315/2024/10/18/rory-wilson-aston-villa-transfer/ Interesting read on Rory Wilson who was a stellar prospect for us before Villa poached him, might be behind a paywall. I remember a few people being disappointed at the time but he's supposedly after 20k+ and Villa to break their wage structure. Seems like the type that thought he was bigger than Rangers and it's more than likely that we couldn't afford his wage demands and/or guarantee a minutes. I'm not saying a genuine pathway into the first team could solve this issue but it would help retain talent - Koppen has spoken about it and it's time to act on those words.

No, no and a thousand times no. He's a shadow of the player he was at his best for us. Koppen has spoken about the trading model recently, Kent coming in on big wages and a signing fee on a short term deal whilst investing big in Cortés makes no sense whatsoever. We want the board to stop fixating on the clubs success in the past and create new glorious history in the here and now - the fans begging Kent to come back fly's in the face of that. I'll greet if we sign him again. It would be an indictment.

Dave Kings time has come and gone mate. He's done great things for the club in the past but he's now just a rent a gob for the press - all he did was unnecessarily call out the board without talking to them in private, throwing grenades on talksport just isn't conducive to anything. I don't know Gilligan but he was right to call out King for airing the clubs dirty laundry on national radio - it's one reason why I wouldn't go back to King, the constant public rows was and is exhausting. Not listening to Gilligan because he's told King to stop launching quotes here there and everywhere isn't the hill to die on.

Wouldn't mind the football board taking turns once a week to answer questions before Clement has his presser. Koppen, CEO etc. They do it in Europe - the last week has been better for Comms but we could do more and more regularly.

Crux of it aye, implement this plan whilst the team is flying and we'll be fine. Problem is it might need a bit of patience to get there.

Aye, cheers. You are seeing a lot of youngsters being played down south even at the top clubs. Look at the likes of Bellingham and Mainoo who went and started at tournaments as teenagers. Palmer and Levi Colwill are still pretty young and are now England regulars. Scottish football as ever is 10 years behind the trend in youth development.

Interview in the RR (apologies if it's behind a paywall) with Koppen and his remit as well as his plan going forward with recruitment. https://www.rangersreview.co.uk/interviews/24650431.nils-koppen-exclusive-fixing-rangers-player-trading-model/ He says good things and he's acted on his words thus far with the young players and different markets we're signing from. Some points I think are pertinent: "The club have hired two data engineers to build a custom scouting platform in-house and are working to establish an emerging talent wing in their scouting system. That in-house data investment is viewed as a significant step, not least because the platform provides scouting data detailing players’ technical qualities (xG, passes played, etc) alongside physical data to offer a holistic picture concerning a league where duels matter. The wage bill and average age of the squad have dropped significantly. There’s been a move to reestablish a wage structure and increase the money being spent on the attacking areas, due to the weight of wages attributed to the defensive areas instead in recent years" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This for me is much needed and long overdue. Slightly embarrassing that we didn't have a bespoke model already. On fixing the trading model: So, how do Rangers fix their player-trading problem? How can they consistently sell in order to consistently reinvest? “There are multiple layers. It's firstly about lowering the age because if you look at clubs that are willing to buy, they're not going to buy a 28-year-old. They're going to buy a 19, 21 or 23-year-old. It’s about bringing the age and salary down,” Koppen continues. “Take Sam Lammers, if he had been younger and on a lower wage, we would have been able to get a higher transfer fee. That's just logic. Bringing salaries down and the average age down, both of these things will allow you to sell more easily. “This summer it was impossible with how the squad was built, the profiles and salary profiles, to get decent transfer fees in. It’s also about selling in the right moments. “If we have a player like Jefte who is doing well and the right offer comes in, we should sell him and be brave enough to say that we can find the next one.” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We've said it was a mess and he's echoing our thoughts - what I do like is that he's acted on it and we now have younger assets in the team, it's just a matter of getting them to develop and win whilst doing so. Then the club can't be afraid of offloading them, he mentions in the piece that the club should've sold post 55. Last one: Overlooking the best talent outside of the Old Firm has also vexed supporters in recent years. Signing the likes of Connor Barron only makes sense if you throw them in, however. “It’s about getting the right mindset, that we should be able to play young players. Young, for me, is not 21, it’s 18,” adds Koppen. “Getting that mindset right is key. Maybe he will drown a bit while he tries to swim and that will be the next step. Protecting our academy players for too long and keeping them in a safe environment, they're not going to be the players who manage regular minutes. That's a step we have to take. “We have to be aggressive in the youth market to try to get the best young players in the country and keep investing in that. Because the strong core of Scottish players should come from your own academy. And sporadically, you buy somebody from other clubs, like with Connor Barron. “It’s one of our objectives, to try and sign one player a season from another Scottish club if they’re there and the deal makes sense and it fits the plan. “There are so many circumstances with every transfer call you make. Does the money make sense, is the player arriving in a position you’re looking for, are you killing the value of another player in that position? You need to always consider the overall picture." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This is encouraging and I like that he says young is 18 and not 21. Although this will be the toughest part of the model to get right, Rangers haven't regularly produced their own for as long as I've been alive and possibly as long as some of the older heads in our support. He has signed Barron and we've played him so that is a plus and signing a young Scot a season is a policy I can get behind! That's that, sorry for the long read but i wanted to say something on his recent video and now this interview - we wanted senior figures to tell us what the plan is and he's fronted up. At least we have an idea of what's going to happen going forward. What do you reckon? Happy with these takeaways? There's others but these stood out and are at least being acted on. If any of the admin want to put the quotes in bold because idk how to on my phone - just to make it an easier read. Cheers.

The girls are playing Glasgow City at 3pm Ibrox today if you need a Rangers fix. Sky Sports if you don't fancy attending.