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Laurel and Hardy are up early but with nothing to say.

Rangers players did not "follow instructions" and have "lost a bit of hunger", says Connor Goldson "Not one individual can hold their head high," Goldson told Premier Sports. "The first two goals are from a corner," he said. "People are in the wrong position, which we have worked on yesterday. The second is from a throw-in and people are in the wrong position. "If players don't want to follow instructions, then we can't blame coaches because they give us the information to do our job and players don't want to take that on board. "We can be in there at half-time and say believe in ourselves blah, blah, blah but the game is over at 3-1 down at half-time." "We know that the new manager was there today and you'd hope they [the players] would want to impress but after that performance, we need a change," the English centre-back added. "We need a spark. I feel like - and I don't want to say this - we have lost a bit of hunger. "All of a sudden we are champions and we don't need to work as hard, which is wrong and I feel like that has crept in this season. Hopefully, the new manager can come in and give us a spark." -------------------------------------- The above was said when Beale, the coach (working under Gerrard and McAllister) had just left the building. Now, more or less the same group of players have reached a not dissimilar place and we are appointing the coach of what was in November 2021, a set-up /squad that was on a downhill trajectory. Walter Smith would always say that the most important thing for him (or any Rangers manager) was getting a level of (financial) backing from the club. Then it was up to the football operation to get value out of that net spend. Walter knew how to do that, although the difference now (or problem) is that we can't simply throw money at it and look at the red numbers get bigger year on year. We could perhaps financially frontload a squad rebuild but with the obvous dangers that would come with. There are various decisions coming down the line that could be compared to a betting accumulator. Most will be akin to outside bets of varying lengths. You could look seperately at squad management for this season as a betting accumulator, trying to squeeze value out of too many individual outsiders. The betting slip being ripped up after the second race. Best of luck to Michael Beale, he is going to need it.

A couple of months ago, you announced to those moaning at GvB that the Dutchman would still be manager at the end of next season and to take that observation to the bank. Does this Bank have an exceptionally well kept garden ? Will you be offering a multiple judgement in a year or two years down the line, on various managers ?

I wonder what the net profit or loss on merchandise is since 2015, including the money that has been spent one way or tuther on court cases. We (mostly DK I think) have taken a legacy issue dating from pre 2015 regime change and seemed to make it worse.

Next manager was obviously always going to be a BIG decision and if it is to be Beale, I reckon they have got it wrong. In mitigation, I think the board had limited scope given various circumstances, especially finance. Would imagine there will be a bounce, as happened this time last year with GvB, but this squad will return to their inconsistent ways soon enough. How long does it last and does it include beating Celtic twice, including the League Cup Final ? A year ago he was the first team coach and Gerrard was the manager of this squad who were losing their way. Now we seem to be thinking the coach (without the manager) will be able to turn things around, with more or less the same players who are a year older, have mostly gone backwards, are in and out of the treatment room and have lost their way again. Some clubs might get away with it, but Rangers need a manager who has a lot of qualities that I don't think Beale has. Gerrard was a big name, as a player miles better than anyone he had at Ibrox, respected, a real leader and took on responsibility naturally. I don't think you can get blood out of a stone (this squad), although he will be expected to. I don't think Beale will be able to handle what will come down the line.

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Go on lads, get it out of your system. #pathetic (especially from a moderator) I'm due a break from here anyway (see you in a few weeks).

Take a leaf out of Gaspard's book. That was interesting and constructive.

No need !! I was slightly optimistic about taking something from last night and was thinking 2-2 but I saw the teams and it was plain that we wouldn't.

I don't know if he is a poor coach or the players have given up listening to him/ can't understand/ aren't capable. Fitness, conditioning and or willing are major issues.

The obvious difference in level of opponent partly explains the difference. However, I take your point and would say that generally the squad probably had more respect for SG, his team seemed fitter and again generally, better drilled. On top of much of the squad being a year older, more likely to be injured and obviously stale. I won't repeat bottom line as apparently you don't like reps

The squad had switched off towards the end of the SG spell. They are older, spend more time injured and have switched off again. Sometimes they get up for a game. Confronted with anything approaching difficult, they go missing.

New details included and more constructive than your reply.

You could listen to me!! In July I said the squad mgmt had been poor and this season wouldn't be pretty. Last night I predicted 1-3. #TrumpetBlower 😉

The team as has played in much of CL this season wouldn't have gotten any where near the EL final last season.

This board are very much about Sustainability and rightly so. The new UEFA regulations as well. Over the last few decades we have become used to throwing money at such problems and the accompanying red numbers in the accounts. I don't think that is an option today. At least in the quantity required*. * Failing a pleasant surprise in the upcoming accounts.

Moving on........ Substantial overhaul required by the end of summer 2023 - Players - Mgmt. & Coaching staff - DoF ?? How do you finance that ? What level of manager/player will be able to bring in? UEFA CL prize money this season....... was LESS than UEFA EL prize money last season. Figures don't include market pool (TV money) Unless we somehow pull a series of rabbits out of the hat we are destined for another difficult period. When Celtic imploded a couple of seasons back, they pulled the rabbits from the hat to take advantage of our return to inconsistent league form. However, they did that with a relatively major outlay. I don't see who the players are who are going to bring in eight figure fees or anywhere near it.

It won't be long and we'll get the real figures. When we do (alongside what is said in AGM), we'll be able to get a better take on what can and can't be done.

Next European package won't be so easy to shift.

I had a degree of optimism coming into tonights game, until I saw the team. We had an extremely weak spine. Central defence looked vulnerable with no real backup. Central midfield had an age profile more akin to a Legends Team and it showed.

One thing is ability, but we have also lost our fitness levels of past campaigns.

UEFA Prize Money 21/22 : 17,998,348 Euros......(EL) 22/23 : 17,914,000 Euros..... (CL) Doesn't include market pool (TV rights / we get 45% of Scotish share) or Match Day Tickets/hospitality https://www.football-coefficient.eu/money/#money-club

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