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Lets hope thats the case - I'm sure the club/ Puma will clarify. Otherwise it could suggest some slippery tactics on behalf of SD, which would not be a good start to the revised arrangements.

Agreed - I was struggling to see how that would work, although it seems to be pretty common for some managers to favour particular agencies... Mr Waburton and Frank "The Best In The Business" McPartland spring to mind...

No home tops delivered, apparently.

Well, not until he's willing to acknowledge where he has crossed the line and makes the appropriate amends. Same goes for the BBC, although I had hoped with the positivity of recent days that we may see some movement on these matters, sadly I think its still a long way off.

Not sure... possibly both. The club may need to formally announce due to the size of shareholding... someone else will know the rules more than I...

I'm hearing there will be an announcement circa 2pm

The trouble with some of the stuff that Jackson ran with, was not that it was unfair to hold up to the light any issues we had, for there have been many, it was the fact that he acted as a cheerleader for our detractors who love nothing more than to stick the knife in whether justified or not. And it often smacked of a personal agenda given the widely reported fall-out with DK personally. I remember him jumping on the "where's the £30m" stuff after a while. Now whilst it was perfectly valid to question our long term financial strategy and how we would bridge the obvious gap with our rivals, the way those words from DK were twisted from day 1 of the regime change was as clear a sign as any that our detractors love nothing more than to manufacture controversy. We can argue about whether DK is the best public speaker or perhaps says more than he should on occasion, but given the way all of the off-field matters are starting to come together, I think its churlish of Jackson to not at least acknowledge that some of his witterings were also misjudged.

Sounds good. Pink for Admin/Mods, I would imagine.

Agree with all the sentiments about quality over quantity. The focus is very much on a sense of online community and it would be good to develop that further and to potentially generate funds to keep the Gersnet hampster wheel turning... E.g. through some merchandise - polo shirts, t-shirts, etc. Something to wear at games that would help us identify fellow members?

It says a lot that a quick run down of the obvious is worthy of a thread on its own merely because of the publishing outlet.

I read a stat the other day that only something like 3 teams in the last few years have gone from the 1st qualification round to the group stages. If we get there, it'll be a good achievement in itself - especially for a significantly revamped team such as ours.

Yeah thats what made me think that the wording used might be an indicator that this was being looked at.

Quote from the 32Red Director: We have enjoyed three fantastic years as the official club sponsor of Rangers FC and we are thrilled to confirm a further two year agreement that will see the 32Red brand feature on the front of the players shirts. Possibility of a sponsor on the back too??

As has been said previously, this is a no-brainer for McInnes. £1m is good money for Aberdeen too. What was it Pedro said about cycles???

Do we have an idea of what formation he might use? What has he favoured in the past?

Agreed. I think there is potential in several of the players from last year, but a lot comes down to providing a clear structure and role for them. One of the problems with Holt in particular, was that our midfield options were so limited, that our inflexible 4-3-3 system meant that he had to be a box-to-box type player. Something that he is just not equipped to do. If you break down his role and create more structure in the team, I think Holt and others could thrive. Whether they do will come down to their attitude and whether they can avoid injuries in the case of Windass.

Pretty niche audience he's catering for...

HJK Helsinki‏ @HJK_Helsinki 1h1 hour agoMore El @RangersFC todavía no lo ha hecho oficial pero el fichaje de Alfredo Morelos está al caer #HJK Though looking at it, I'm not sure if this is an official site... Translation from Spanish(?): HJK Helsinki @HJK_Helsinki 1 day agoMore @RangersFC has not yet made it official but Alfredo Morelos signing is down #HJK

Suggestion from HJK Helsinki on twitter that the Morelos deal is done, but just not announced

Is this action being taken to enforce their earlier ruling re:King?

You may also remember Shane from him standing for the recent c1872 elections.

Its a new venture from Shane Nicholson who headed up the CRO which has now been killed off. As I understand it, Shane is working with a group of other folks but I don't have a list of names. Essentially though, Shane may be based on the US, but is very well connected among our online support and as he works as a journalist himself, has good connections with some of the press guys here. He knows exactly how the press operate over here and is very good at calling out some of their more "creative" antics. As for ITK info, he has helped to get a lot of information out there in recent years, particularly around the antics of Green and co, Media House and the variety of other characters we've had to endure. I'm sure there will be some of the guys who were involved in the CRO working on this project with Shane. And if thats the case they will have a bit of fun with it - and lets face it there is plenty to laugh at when it comes to some of the mentalism our detractors get up to.

Not sure if its been covered on GN, but there are moves afoot with regards to developing the footprint of the stadium. One initiative being led by the club itself, details of which are sketchy. And a second initiative, under the guides of a CIC set up under the name Edmiston Drive (I think) which involves Marshall and the team from the Louden. Details on this are also sketchy but some suggestions that plans are nearing completion and my be announced later in the summer. Good news if it all materialises, and long overdue.

Eh, thanks for the advice. I think...

I just thought it was a little odd, but I'm happy to conceded I'm just a little grumpy this morning.