stewarty

Staggering news. At least this international week won’t be boring

Haha In fairness we had come up against him in games so could easily have been scouts or coaches watching him in action for a variety of reasons. His talent was clear so no surprise he was being talked up for a move as he moved into the January.

If Ross Wilson can find a Kamara or two every year then our losses are funded through player trading. A consistent theme in terms of what we need to get to from the various analysis of our latest accounts.

Agreed. Just split from my wife too. Hope you are well, @craig!

Would be a shame in one respect - you can see the benefits of him working daily with the coaching team and the likes of Davis. But if we can make the kind of profit we think is possible here, I think we should back ourselves to find a similar level replacement and move on. An early test for Ross Wilson.

Morelos just because he won the game for us. But arguably our solid defending was also as vital and I thought Kamara in the second half was excellent at driving us up the pitch, as was Kent in buzzing around all over the front line, committing defenders and creating chances.

I should say, these are the hallmarks of a "potentially" great Rangers team. Maybe getting a little carried away there!

Lots of good summaries guys! My tuppence worth: Porto clearly had done their homework this time and came with a game plan to suffocate our midfield. Jack and Davis are our key players for starting moves and both were put under pressure much more quickly than in the previous game vs Porto, which really stopped us getting up the pitch and we resorted to lots of long balls from the back. There was the usual baffling refereeing decisions - e.g. the yellow card on Barisic but the refusal to book a Porto player a short while later for a much worse challenge. That said, Barisic had a couple of cheeky nibbles early in the first half where we was caught on the ball, but overall he settled and played well. Despite controlling the game for the first hour, we still created chances so I was left feeling that there was more to come when we could get Alfy some service - and boy did he deliver. What at atmosphere when that went in, I actually thought he had let the ball go too far when it happened from my view behind him in the Club Deck. Then to get the second a few minutes later, I thought that Porto looked like they realised the game was done. We are coming up against teams that have a lot of quality, so to keep things tight, show resilience not to wilt under pressure and to show our skills at vital moments - these are the hallmarks of a great Rangers team. Proud bear today ?

I think in part the reason for the lack of focus is that they were released late on a Friday and it was the build up to a significant game in our domestic season. Now that we have enjoyed the aftermath of a fine victory, we are naturally looking back over the accounts. That said, I think there is a degree of apathy/jadedness (if thats a word) about matters financial, and I think its partly a chunk of the support wanting to go back to just supporting the team and not having to worry about these matters overly. Looking forward to reading @Bluedell 's analysis

Thought Ojo had a decent game - was a regular threat and carried the ball well. Overall a pleasingly dominant performance.

Great feet from alfy there

The difference in his performances now that his attitude is more mature is great. What are we talking about now in terms of sale price - £30m?

He was rarely tested defensively, such was our dominance. So a good game for him to get under his belt in terms of building his game back up.

Thoroughly enjoyable viewing last night. A midfield masterclass from Jack - really pleasing to see him continue to improve his game. Thoroughly deserved his new contract. Loved Alfy's petted lip when he was getting subbed. Exactly what we want to see - a striker who loves playing and scoring. Pleasing also to see Murphy get 30 minutes. We miss the clever way he moves and takes up positions to create space. I'd like to see Murphy and Kent play in the wide forward positions together - what a torrid time they would give defenders.

Good question. Morelos McCoist Laudrup Albertz Gascoigne

Often with players at this stage, a new contract triggers a loan move since we then retain an option on their services should they kick on. I fancy he will move to a 6 month loan in January.

Thats fair. Although personally so long as the project is the for the benefit of C1872 members and the wider Rangers support, I would like to think that there would not be competition as such, so long as there are funds available. Perhaps the issue here is whether there is a pipeline of project ideas that are being developed and the stage at which these are brought to the membership for ratification. I would personally prefer that fully developed and costed ideas only are ratified, as to bring forward things that for varying reasons are not implemented, would only create confusion and additional work for little gain.

I'm sure there was a vote about whether C1872 should be allocating funds for shares/projects and what the split should be?

I voted for each of these proposals and I will vote for the share purchase too. In terms of the projects, the ones proposed seemed to fit with my understanding of what such projects would entail, so I didn't have an issue with them. Where I would agree though is in relation to the points made about the purpose of C1872 funds and having these clearly stated and, if necessary, tested in terms of membership support.

I saw a link on twitter last night talking about some sort of argument between the "heavyweights" of English and Stewart... After I had stopped snorting with laughter I quickly moved on. No need to click on the link as it would clearly have been a lot of manufactured outrage and ego.

I really hope Tav finds some form as I don't think we can afford any more lapses in his concentration. Kent has to start for me. Even if you only get 55-60 minutes out of him, we will need someone who can carry the ball and cause problems up the left hand side to take the pressure off Tav/ Arfield on the right since thats where a lot of our attacking play is focused.

Did Gerrard make a mistake in not training on that surface the day before the game? There were times where we misplaced passes and got caught out as they seemed to glide past us with the extra confidence of being comfortable with the pitch. And being very generous, Tav seemed to misjudge the bounce for their second goal.

Sadly I think you are right. International recognition, and hopefully some goals, will hopefully bolster his sell-on value.

Middleton has since been quoted in the press about having to learn the other side of the game and how he feels he has a better understanding of how he can benefit the team. All good stuff - and as said I'd prefer he was doing this learning in an a competitve environment where any potential mistakes don't cost us

If he's going to bring in Shankland, why not Gilmour? The Russia game is a write-off anyway, so what is to be lost?