buster.

Morelos offers more when he is in condition and can be bothered. Time to forget about him. Although if he is good enough to be bothered, yes, currently he should be in front of Colak come team selection.

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There is little that is attractive or enticing for an intelligent and rational person in being at the sharp end in either the club's boardroom or for that matter, in large fans representative groups. The level of pressure comes from what have become almost impossible remits. Rangers men have come forward with loads of their cash but they might as well be throwing it into a fire. Eventually, they move on and there isn't a long queue to follow. Investors have come and gone with their financial hopes/visions and/or wishes for fame and the only ones to make money that I can remember were the crooked bastards who were around between 2011 and 2015, hollowing us out. Generally, we don't employ our brains (some plainly haven't got one) around these issues. The way we are going, there will be more crooked bastards paying attention to events at Ibrox and be in no doubt, that the bulk of our support would fall hook, line and sinker for it AGAIN. Even some Rangers men in Polis Alba managed to completely fcuk up investigations and send the spivs another even larger payday. The current board are more or less as good as it gets for Rangers playing in Scottish football. Scottish football is going to get less and less relevant. The only thing that I can see changing the general direction is a favourable restructuring of Domestic/European football.

The only reason I can think of is that he thinks that there is a reasonable to good chance of us growing on the back of major restructuring regards European football. On the current trajectory, we aren't going to offer a return. I take it that the numbers in the OP are pounds sterling. If so, a heavy cash requirement given the upturn in financial results. Makes you wonder where we would be if we hadn't signed Bassey and reached a European final. More pertinent, is where we will be if we have a couple of poor years.

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For that reason, I called it a combination. Walter Smith and Donald Muir had a fair bit to do with the relative upturn in numbers towards the end of Sir Duped's time. For very different reasons.

Aye, the Sir Duped / Martin Bain combination turned out disasterous. Towards the end, Lawwell entered into the disaster zone with the Hampden Showers appointment of The ticking time bomb, Lennon. By that time, he was past his sell by date.

I think you are spot-on regards structure/ CEO. It looks like a board who don't want to relinquish or delegate much power (they have money invested and perhaps want to keep a close eye on things). You add the role of PR spokesman that seems to be currently lacking or in the past have seen repeated failures. It could be a board who don't want to spend the necessary money because there isn't much of it around. Or likely, a combination. Lawwell basically took over the day to day of Celtic (one man, Dermott Desmond giving go ahead). Their board taking their lead from DD. I have previously talked about the lack of a strong, competent CEO and consistent, strong communications. Another reason why they are way in front of us at most levels.

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Players that have performed at a very high level for us seldom manage to maintain it for very long. That is when there will be interest and decent money on offer, eg. Bassey. Thinking that the player will maintain the high performance levels is optimistic and not the way a successful player trading model will work.

One of few post WWII players to score more than 115 goals for the club yet it could have been so much better. The club reportedly turned down bids. At the AGM, Ross Wilson said there had only been 1 bid for him. Can't blame him for that.

About time, a very occasionally excellent player who doesn't give one iota of respect to the club and it's support. Better off gone. Getting a lesser player who actually gives a fcuk and commitment will be an improvement.

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Some have been saying the same thing for a while. An objective analysis in the cold light of day (before or after) doesn't look good.

Generally, expectation levels are way beyond the finances. The club, the manager, the support can pretend they aren't but what happens is a continual series of harsh reminders that create situations like post League Cup Final and managers defending themselves by telling it how it is. Do we accept how it is (and look to improve) or live in a pretend world ?

Go have a look at the accounts since the start of this century. They are well run. We have made strides but still can't get anywhere close. Just as you think we are close, another issue crops up and we fall down a snake (and ladders). Over the last few decades, we are a club that has developed the bad habit of not being able to operate within our own means. They have. That is the base of the problem. Our day to day management (to placate the support) isn't coherent, it is all over the place. Our finances are improving but as always, it comes down to the comparison with Celtic, rather than looking at the numbers by themselves. They had a dominant figure in charge for most of this century (Lawwell), he imposed his will (often to the dislike of their support) but he relentlessly pushed a culture that prioritised the bottom line and they put in place a steady and sound business model that works and is way ahead of where we are. Stick your head in the sand by all means but that is where Scottish football currently is.

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The doubling down culture on pish, wind and lies is well and truly established throughout society.

I have been going on about poor squad management for about a year (since we knew Souttar was coming on a Bosman). The underlying elephant in the room is Financial. Thing is, we haven't done too badly. The tendency is numbers that are improving but what it always comes down to is the comparison with accross the city......and we are way behind. I look at Aberdeen and a support that seems to expect the latest new manager to deliver trophies and attractive football (not happenibng anytime soon). If we think we are about to get back on top of Scottish football then it is a similar relative level of delusion. Reality in the forseeable is something akin to the early to mid 1980's.

Said the same ages ago. Fine when you are winning but...... Engaging with Chris Sutton was another mistake. Someone needs to give him some communications advice. Beale has a difficult enough job and shouldn't be making it more complicated.

Can't say I am chomping at the bit to watch this game. I think some of the players feel the same way about playing in it.

Nothing new but when you get beat is the time when it all gets picked apart. A Beale presser takes more than double the time Gerrard would do. No holding court, say the necessary and go.

I am reluctant to criticize the board for this but hindsight suggests that another financial push at that stage may have been the right thing to do. I get the fact there are many good counter arguments and we converse in hindsight. Too much money wasted is also a big factor. The club had worked so hard to get in front again and we gave it up too easily.

We got to the place we wanted to reach (55) and didn't build on it. The apparent reason being that we didn't have sufficient money to give Gerrard what he was looking for prior to the CL qualifiers. We have went far too many transfer windows without them making a positive difference and far too many signings that have been outside bets (injury history, other problem, etc) that we have had little return from. Was the board acting responsibly, not to throw more money at Gerrard that the club didn't have ? ....yes In hindsight was it the right decision ? ....and would it have actually been the relatively cheaper option compared to the current situation that confronts us ? The board have the right strategy but in the context of trying to keep up with the neighbours (which is what it comes down to) we make too many bad decisions in that rush. Mostly at a football level, many down to limited finance. If squad management is poor, you are going nowhere.