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Looks good RTB but FFS cut yir nails...........

Incredibly pedantic I know but he was subed at HT once against RUDEŠ on the 10th of May and was suspended for two games after being sent off on the 19th of April. Still, 34 starts from 36 with no apparent injury is a nice change for a signing.

You'd imagine it's central defence we have in mind for Katic unless it's a 1-8-1 we're going to play instead of the 2-7-1.

Katic comes at an age where as a centre-half he has time to mature into a top player, do a job for us, earn us a profit and go further in the game............ That's the theory. As a club/football operation we have to start improving more players. Part of the scouting process should have been about how they deal with pressure. We simply can't afford another relatively expensive re-build to go Pete Tong, like last summer.

The Spanish Federation are well miffed that this should be announced several days before the national team begin their biggest month for 4 years. Apparently some of the high heid yins were considering asking him to leave immediately and have Fernando Hierro come in as an interim manager for the Russian World Cup. However, tempers and nerves have been calmed and it looks like Lopetegui will continue for the tournament.

Russia 2 - 1 Saudi Arabia (Group A) Egypt 1 - 2 Uruguay (Group A) Morocco 0 - 0 Iran (Group B) Portugal 2 - 0 Spain (Group B) France 2 - 0 Australia (Group C) Peru 1 - 1 Denmark (Group C) Argentina 2 - 1 Iceland (Group D) Croatia 2 - 1 Nigeria (Group D) Costa Rica 0 - 1 Serbia (Group E) Brazil 2 - 1 Switzerland (Group E) Germany 2 - 1 Mexico (Group F) Sweden 1 - 0 South Korea (Group F) Belgium 3 - 0 Panama (Group G) Tunisia 0 - 2 England (Group G)...joker Colombia 1 - 1 Japan (Group H) Poland 2 - 0 Senegal (Group H)

Good to have a Croat back in the squad, they tend to adapt and do fairly well.

Perhaps we've went for or been offered Ryan Kent,.... given the prospective Wilson loan seems to be off.

Yes, it's vital IMO that we get as much of the squad sorted out as possible for pre-season together.

I reckon the Compliance Officer position would be better if it came with a fixed term of say 2 or 3 years.

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Looking at the article that Bluedell posted it says he'll leave in late summer, which would suggest he'll still be in post when the hearing on the 26th of this month is heard. How that hearing will be set-up in terms of panel and/or senior legal figure, I've yet to hear.

The kitchen is going to get hot....................

Getting a decent contract elsewhere whilst his ticket is relatively warm.

I saw McGlennan/resigns...... and for half a second thought/hoped it was MacLennan at the SPFL. The obvious thought is that he wants to leave the building before the two charges against Rangers are heard on the 26th of this month.

Behind a paywall but the jist of it is..............Tony McGlennan (compliance officer) resigns from SFA post https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tony-mcglennan-resigns-from-sfa-post-mclk8d6vl ----------------------------- No idea of the backstory but given recent events, you have to wonder..................

A 21 year old centre-half with enough about him to get a call-up from the full Croatian team (end of last season) must have something about him. Admittedly the (last) 7 minutes he got on the pitch, the Croatian central defence didn't appear to look very clever......(although they were stretched partly down to having a player sent off on 77 mins). For the goal Crotia lost, Katic isn't the offender (he's wearing the number 2 shirt). Good to see a younger player linked (regards squad age balance and resale potential).

Sounds almost too good to be true. Here's hoping !

Alan Stubbs says Ovie Ejaria must show he can handle Ibrox pressure Alan Stubbs is adamant the success of on-loan Rangers midfielder Ovie Ejaria will come down to temperament as much as talent – and reckons Celtic flop Charly Musonda should serve as a cautionary tale. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/alan-stubbs-says-ovie-ejaria-must-show-he-can-handle-ibrox-pressure-1-4752256 -------------------------- You couldn't make it up. You have an article about the St.Mirren managers opinion on a Rangers loan signing which immediately casts a negative light by using the Charlie 'wonderkid' Mussonda comparison.

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Good post Frankie, I think that pretty much sums it up.

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