stewarty

I figured @Rousseau might be an East Lothian man like @Frankie. Maybe he's from Haddington. Or maybe I just heard that he's a "haddie".

Agree but the show must go on, regardless whether we have someone for every position or not. When we do get a new CEO, they will have to prioritise where they spend their time and energy. It seems that the Board have seen enough in Koppen to elevate his role, and that at least makes a bit of sense ahead of the upcoming transfer window. Ultimately it will be down to Koppen to deliver, and that will be the mandate for any new senior management /exec level appointee.

I have heard it suggested that the Belgian FA interest was part of the reason we renewed Clement's contract - i.e. to secure value for the club if they come in for him. It was a Motherwell fan who suggested it though, so take it with whatever pinch or sack of salt you wish.

Will do. Juffery's still around. I occasionally see him out and about, and he was supposed be on the supporters bus to the Hearts game last week, but he pulled out on the morning of the game.

I've got JonC on Facebook. Loves his golf these days

I thought their manager tweaked things well at HT. They were pressing us higher up the park, which in turn meant we struggled to play out from the back in the same way, particularly compared to the first half. Without Raskin and Barron pushing back and looking to regain the ball, we would have struggled even more. We were pretty scrappy with the ball throughout, particularly in the forward areas where we had too many poor touches/passes. All contributed to the possession Hearts had in my view

Raskin's energy wins it for me.

Rangers 3 - 0 Hearts fgs dessers

Barron and Raskin setting the template for the midfield bite we are going to need if we are to get something from this season.

Olympiakos 1 - 2 Rangers fgs Cerny

Lacking leadership on and off the park. We are getting what we deserve right now.

I was saying much the same to my mate earlier. I can't see Aberdeen sitting in, I expect them to be right up for it and have a go. However, it'll be down to us to show quality in the right moments, something we haven't always managed.

I fell asleep for most of that. Judging by the comments, i didn’t miss much

Ingamane fgs rangers 3-0 st boo

Rangers 2 - 1 FCSB FGS Bajrami

All I'm saying is that the club are making positive noises about the changes made in relation to the catering aspect. The commercials of NEH will be interesting, assuming they are carved out and disclosed specifically. I don't think that is necessarily required though - I suspect its more likely the accounts will show the totality of commercial income and expenditure, rather than breaking it down to NEH.

The accounts will no doubt reflect in part our relative lack of on-pitch success, our historic lack of ability to sell players on and manage the squad strategically to protect value and generate revenue via player trading... I suspect we will likely have traded at a loss last year, but accounts only reflect a true and fair view at a point in time, which for us is the 30th June. Since then our squad has gone through a significant change. Higher earners have mostly been moved on, and replaced with younger and cheaper players. The club has done a new shirt deal and is making positive noises about the new catering contracts, so commercially at least we appear to be incrementally improving our income base. So whatever negatives there may be, the Board will be seeking to balance that with a more optimistic future view. I'm reasonably confident therefore that we will be a long way off from being a considered a lost cause.

Lol... if you take the CEO recruitment issue in isolation, then no... but the wider context of leadership at the club is still in question, to the point where Clement has been fronting up and dealing with off the field issues during pressers. That doesn't really fill us with confidence, no matter the nice words they all say about each other.

Killie 1 - 3 Rangers FGS Cerny

The main focus should be on getting the right person. Recruitment of senior staff frequently takes longer than most other recruitment processes - e.g. its likely that some candidates are already in employment and will have lengthy notice periods. They'll likely be in very busy roles and carving out time for interviews may be an additional complication, especially if they're not based in the UK. I share the general frustration given it was the end of May when Bisgrove decided to take the Saudi coin, especially since we seemed to be quite far down the road with at least one person... but at this point, I'm not sure our experience is that out of the ordinary.

Perhaps. But you should think about trying it occasionally. You attract more bees with honey, as they say.

You've misunderstood my point. The point being that last year we spent way more on wages compare to 2021 (approx 30% more), yet achieved far less under their stewardship. That isn't an endorsement.