Gonzo79

The match is so dull, I picked up an interesting factoid on Wiki... "The club was formed in 1892 as BFC Hertha 92, taking its name from a steamship with a blue and white smokestack; one of the four young men who founded the club had taken a day trip on this ship with his father. The name Hertha is a variation on Nerthus, referring to a fertility goddess from Germanic mythology."

1-0 to the Krauts. ☹️

It's an awfully pedestrian encounter.

Kevin Thomson is on co-comms, so I'm raging about that. Qwoooality.

I'd imagine we have another LB lined up. Even if Verona get relegated, Yilmaz might do well and earn us a decent fee in the Summer.

The former player fetish prevalent amongst Bears is equally tedious and depressing.

I dread to think...

With a lot of these loan deals, the parent club will continue to pay a percentage. I'm pretty sure Utrecht won't be paying Lammers' full wages, as we'll be picking up a portion.

Sima has scored some important goals, which have kept us in the title race and helped us qualify for the EL last 16, so the loan has been worthwhile. The simple truth is, we can't afford the transfer fees or wages for EPL players (there might be the odd exception) but that doesn't mean we shouldn't make use of the loan option.

Like building an immunity. I agree, to an extent. The human body is an amazing thing ....before you hit your mid 30s.

I think there must be a point when you get to a certain level of fitness where muscles are more easily damaged. Some of the players 30+ years ago got booted all over the pitch but barely missed a game, whereas now the slightest knock can have someone out for weeks. They certainly didn't have the same muscle tone the players nowadays do but maybe that's why they were more resilient.

I still can't believe two things: 1. We signed him. 2. How much game time he got. I wish him no ill will but hope to never see him back at Ibrox, unless it's playing for the opposition.

I think Clement's feeling about Lammers were made quite clear in the last couple of matches. I honestly think we'd be better fielding 10 men than having him in the side.

You'll get more credible information from any gerbil or hamster on our transfer targets than you will off Pacific Quay CSC.

I though he was referring to Ryan Jack. 🤣

Might be a good way to clear out the squad and put off new recruits.

Meanwhile, Rangers are still shopping in the loan market (Hello Fabio).

It won't (not the proper stuff anyway). Here's hoping the sunshine cures a few ailments and we return with a fuller and fitter squad.

I don't think we got screwed with Tillman. He helped us qualify for the CL and we may still get money when Bayern Munich sell him. I think you're simplifying things a bit.

What makes you think we offered these two players smaller sign-on fees and wages than other clubs?

I think that's why we have scouts and brought in the bloke from PSV. As for players, they and their agents will generally go where the money is, rather than where the trophies are.

Definitely not the case. It'd cost tens of millions.

We need to bring in players to help us win the league. Loans are inevitable, particularly in January but we hear the same groans every year. I think some folk are still stuck in the 90s.