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Searching for positives... I don't think general expectation levels have been as close to reality for a long time.

I get that but the same could go for Robbie Fraser and we'd have more money in the pot for other business.

Didn't see anything we didn't already know, apart from a less than convincing performance by Jefte. Clock is ticking..... At a time when every penny is a prisoner, Robbie Fraser would have been a cheaper alternative to Jefte for a backup left back.

Have only seen him play once but I liked his attitude and I reckon he will do well in the game. Now would be the time to make an attempt to sign him because he'll soon be out of our financial orbit, if he improves.

IMO Conway would be a good acquisition but we'll need more than the Kamara sell-on money to finance it (presuming that he is still under contract).

So Gary is the Armstrong we are interested in, not Danny or Stuart. Great attitude, Gary.

Maybe we are shipping in more deadwood, on a slow boat from China. Steel / Concrete / Deadwood...* * Delete if ITK

What time is the plane (full of our deadwood) due to leave Glasgow, destination Riyadh? Or are they using a magic carpet?

The Saudi transfer window has opened today, so I'm sure a private jet full of cash is, as I type, speeding it's way to Glasgow. Whether it gets here before the slow boat from China (steel), I don't know.

Well deserved @der Berliner you were the most consistent throughout. Thanks Rousseau!!

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Aye, but we never f**king learn. We speak about how things are going to change etc. but it never actually happens.

In the main, we've been badly run for decades. We have fairly consistently spent more than we bring in. Always trying to make up financial shortfalls. It comes from the need of the instant fix with no strategy behind it. Demanding success doesn't usually work. You need intelligence, a strategy, finance and a degree of patience.

That doesn't surprise me.

Aye, we have all known that for a long time. It was what Clement said about when he was informed that is new.

Yes, I would imagine the stadium issues will have an impact. However Clement appears to lay our a rough timeline that begins with his arrival and expectations. Then some time after, but months ago, he is told the stark reality. A few weeks ago the stadium delays come to light. You are obviously free to opine differently.

Excerpt from article in The Daily Record: Philippe Clement admits he’ll have to offload some of his first-team stars before he can press ahead with his Rangers rebuild, writes Andy Newport in Venlo. The Belgian boss has so far brought in five new faces this summer. But he knows a lot more are needed if his side are to mount a credible title bid and fulfil their Champions League ambitions. Further additions, however, are dependent on the club raising funds through sales. “That’s the reality,” he confessed. “That’s the reality that the board told me a few months ago. I know this, the recruitment team knows this also. This is the reality of the club. I had other expectations when I came in in October, I have to say. But I know the reality now. I am very motivated to build the club and help in that.” ---------------- That sounds ominous to me. He is more or less calling the board out for misleading him. Omnishambles + Ominous = ??

Last summer, I went on and on and on about "outside bets" and how filling a squad full of them, many injury prone wouldn't work..... Well, it didn't. This year, I concentrate on reasonable expectations and patience. We'd like a ready made squad of quality first team players. It isn't happening. There isn't the budget, simples. To even compete, we are going to have to get the transfer window, close to spot-on. Bear in mind that Celtic had an awful summer transfer window in 2023. Clement is a good manager and is trying to do the best he can. He is telling us to be patient, it is the only way this can work. We can do that or we can throw the baby out with the bath water and fall further behind. If Walter Smith was here he would be fully behind what the manager is saying. He knows that he wouldn't have been able to do what he did without reasonable to good financial support. If Guardiola had managed at Espanyol, 1860 Munich and Blackpool, he would have won nowt. What we can reasonably expect is to see a team taking shape and improving window on window. It might even be entertaining. Just now, anything else is a bonus.

Aye, we are getting 7M for Goldson apparently. 😂or😭 I can't see us getting him off the wage bill without a payoff.

Clement yesterday "I knew Robby McCrorie was desperate to go in January. I stopped him in January. We helped him to act fast in this window because it’s important with European games to come he trains with his new team at Kilmarnock. We have some players who have come in who are longer term, like Nsiala. He has a lot of talent but he needs the experience and he needs to learn a lot of things. “I don’t expect him to be a starting player. The same with Igamane. He will not be ready to start. He’s never trained or played physically at this level. “He comes out of a holiday too so we need to build him up. We have other players like Barron and Jefte who can get there faster. It is not easy to replace five players and Robby also without money coming into the club" - A lot left to do - Not much money to do it with, unless we can offload - Wants new first team players in to train in advance of European qualifiers

I think it is a game that is very difficult to call. Won't be visiting the bookies. Here is hoping the Spanish win 🤞🏽🇪🇦

Don't panic !!! The Saudi transfer window is going to open soon and they'll be preparing the bank transfer of over 20M, for Goldson, Cantwell, Lawrence and Wright.

No, it is not time to change the rules to suit your situation 😂 There are bookies for your first scorers and a whole load more. #sporting_integrity

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