Gonzo79

These rumours have been flying about various sites for a few days. I tend to take them all with a (large) pinch of salt, although it's not hard to believe we're trying to move several players on, given Clement admitted that needs to happen before we can bring others in. Just over a week to go to the CL qualifier deadline. We'll be a step closer to knowing if we're off to Belgrade or Lublin in a couple of weeks, later today.

Is Phantom not usually just a wind up merchant? I'd be very wary of any foreigner who wants to 'invest' in Scottish football.

Dynamo Kiev play Partizan tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm (UK time, for those of us who bother about clocks).

I'm expected to turn up at work on time, so not really much I can do other than adhere to GMT. I think we can beat either of these sides but wouldn't say I'm confident. We have been hopeless since Benfica beat us at Ibrox.

Have you watched us since the clocks went forward? Our home game won't be at home.

Going out in the 3rd qualifier means we miss out on the guaranteed £5m parachute payment. We have to get through.

Probably Saudi Arabia.

I understand the need to apportion blame but we're in the here and now. A lot has changed (with Rangers and with football, in general) in the past 10-15 years. David Murray isn't relevant to how we get things right now. Clement and Koppen have to sort the squad out, as quickly as possible (doesn't look likely to happen in this window and the support have to accept this).

1st August.

Hopefully we get Partizan. They're not very good these days (a bit like us).

This seriously needs looked into.

Feels like I (and others) have been saying 'hopefully see some movement this week' for weeks. The clock is ticking...

I think social media has changed things a bit. Things like players turning off the comments option on Instagram posts wasn't around in the 90s.

Not normally but in a situation where the relationship between a player and fans gets nasty then it would have to be taken into consideration. I doubt anyone wants to be a scapegoat at their workplace.

Players should be moved on for various reasons but the main two are usefulness and economics.

Big mistakes were made after 55* and more since then. Someone complaining about a core group of players remaining too long* doesn't necessarily impact their ability to see other, bigger problems too.

Bit melodramatic. I stated earlier today, on this very thread, that I think boardroom improvements are required. I doubt any Rangers fan doesn't think that.

These are symptoms, not the root, of the problem. You could have just said it's all the board's fault.

Anyone heading to Birmingham? I thought about it but the travel costs and times put me off. I think we'll see an improved performance on Wednesday night, albeit against lesser opposition. I'm hoping Danilo gets closer to match fitness and can take the up front starter slot by the time we get to the competitive matches.

Ach, fair enough. 🙂

You are using those terms far more than anyone else on this forum. Can you elaborate?

I have no idea but I've seen a few Bears saying they (the current board) need to go. I think they need to get some people with relevant experience to help them out and also need to treat the fans with more respect, particularly in relation to communication. I don't think anyone is suggesting selling Tav and Goldson will fix everything. That would be rather silly.

Not really seeing that myself. Sometimes when lots of things need fixed, people focus on one thing at a time. Selling a player is easier than replacing the board. Rome wasn't built in a day and all that.

You really are banging this drum. Not sure why.