CammyF

And Cammy Feckin Fraser...... 😁

No, we needed someone who could eradicate the debt, that was Bain's priority and he was achieving that. FFS old Cammy is going mental at "now" Cammy for defending Bain 😀

But prior to SDM selling the club to Whyte, he was actively tackling the debt. That's undeniable.

Nah, he'd tie them in knots. Not that I'm advocating him, but his strength of character would be a threat to media and authorities.

If its (not giving a) shits and giggles we're looking for, it has to be Jose. One thing, the press and authorities would be sh1tting themselves if he was our manager.

Something that I thought I'd never say / agree on. Bain was alao portrayed as the bad guy to Murray being the good guy. But as you say, he was doing a good job before SDM was "duped".

Well colour me shocked.

Fair points but how do you see the current board being able to stop the decline, start to progress and then become sustainable and successful? Didn't one of the board basically admit in a recent interview that without new investors, the club would stall / stagnate? I'd argue we have already stalled and stagnated. Other than fresh investment what else can happen to reverse the decline? I'm sure you aren't happy being 2nd best for the foreseeable future no matter who's in control?

Do you mean on here or in general? I've not witnessed much "cheerleading" if I'm being honest. I'll use my RSC as an example where most still support the current board and are sceptical of the takeover. I understand and agree with you regarding SDM, as I was in the tiny minority who saw what was unfolding and was vocal against him. I would say I see similar with the current board and have been openly critical of them, again, as a "minority". I've said numerous times, DK, Park et al were 100% the correct people to release us from the Spivs, but 100% not the people to take us forward medium to long-term. Serious question, did you believe they were when they took over and do you still believe they are? And if not the 49ers then who?

I'll pass your feedback on...😀

Speaking with someone who works within Rangers retail, it appears the "designers" and decision makers are starting to listen to fans feedback, hence the "retro look" for next season.

It's as laughable and tiresome as your defence of the indefensible. They keep the lights on - but why? Not my impatience or "entitlement ", but their continued bad decisions. If they ran the club correctly and got the big decisions correct, they wouldn't have to "keep the lights on". They've crippled us. Tirades? Pointing out they have no clue on how to run a football club isn't a tirade, it's factual; look at our accounts, look at our footballing appointments and look at our lack of (domestic) success. It is as simple as just do it better than them. How else are we going to catch up with and overtake them?

No, we were / are left in such a state that the only option we have is someone buying us out. There have been previous tentative approaches that the board have not entertained so they haven't gotten far. The current board has crippled us financially. We can generate £95M but still require soft loans to see us complete season after season. The reason for this is NOT fan impatience, but continued bad business decisions. Without this, or another takeover, we'd continue to cost cut, make more bad decisions and drift aimlessly into obscurity. Now, I have never said that this takeover will cure all our ills, it may see is drift aimlessly into obscurity, only time will tell. However, even given the fact that the new owners will be looking for return on investment (that shouldn't come as a surprise to any fan), they look far more capable of returning us to the club we should be. Being simplistic again, all they have to do is look across the city at Celtic who have money in the bank and are hugely successful domestically. All we have too be is be better (in all aspects) than them. That takes the correct structure, ability to run a football (sporting) club, a winning team / mentality. Let's be honest, Celtic whilst dominating domestically aren't exactly a European Super Power. We're not attempting to better Real Madrid, Barcelona or Liverpool here. We've allowed them unchallenged access to CL money and they have a trading model that works. Being better than them isn't insurmountable, it's achievable if we make the right appointments and have the correct / structured backing. That won't come from the current board, so has to come from new owners / investors.

Some comments from Everton fans forum

I voted for everyone bar BF - how unstaunch of me 😀 Out of that list, Muscat for me.

I can't predict the future, if there are signs of progress than I'm sure we'll all be on board. The fans have been patient with this board, the vast majority backing them until very recently. I'd still say the majority of fans were still back the board if the UB / RSA walkout was anything to go by. Now I've answered the question maybe you'll now agree / conceded that as a club / business this is the only option we have due to the mistakes of the "current board".

I can't believe that the potential new owners can't attract a Pep or Slott. If they can't what's the point 🤷

So we should be more patient even if it's obvious a "project" isn't working or isn't likely to work? We were patient with Gerrard as there was evidence that it "could work" and it did. Regarding the potential takeover, we were left with no option as currently we can't operate, nevermind improve. It was the ONLY option for potentially moving forward and becoming successful. That's not down to patience, just cold hard facts that the current board were unsustainable

And Duncan Ferguson.

Will the "Everton" connection now come into play? I'd like Arteta..... 🤣

It's official - appointment confirmed https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-announce-kevin-thelwell-as-sporting-director/4onrrn3nIVDxToSg7zDF7l

I wonder if we are in a position to plunder the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Bayern, PSG, Barcelona or Real for their sporting directors?

Some links for anyone who's interested https://trainingground.guru/thelwell-to-step-down-as-everton-director-of-football/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Everton/s/u5qkphGUIq https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1580569/2020/02/04/spiers-wolves-thelwell-new-mendes-york/ https://www.rangersreview.co.uk/features/25108355.rangers-sporting-director-update-ex-premier-league-chief-favourite/