Rangers Set To Make £80m+ Announcement

[onevision 1,595]

55 minutes ago, Bill said:

What exactly is a "football insider" anyway? Am I one?

Is that not what keeps the ball inflated and round?

So basically full of air.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,464]

1 hour ago, Bill said:

What exactly is a "football insider" anyway? Am I one?

Its a virgin on the internet who posts made up nonsense for attention. 

 

 

 

 

[CammyF 8,385]

10 hours ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Its a virgin on the internet who posts made up nonsense for attention. 

 

 

 

 

It's that what they refer to as "specialist sites"? Asking for a friend...... 😀

[buster. 5,257]

It won't be long and we'll get the real figures.

 

When we do (alongside what is said in AGM), we'll be able to get a better take on what can and can't be done.

[Bill 13,717]

3 hours ago, buster. said:

It won't be long and we'll get the real figures.

 

When we do (alongside what is said in AGM), we'll be able to get a better take on what can and can't be done.

Do you really think so? 

[ascender 352]

3 hours ago, buster. said:

It won't be long and we'll get the real figures.

 

When we do (alongside what is said in AGM), we'll be able to get a better take on what can and can't be done.

What do you want them to do though?

We don't need to spend massive amounts of money to win this league and we know we already need to reduce our wage bill. All I see on social media is "where's the money gone" and "sack Ross Wilson." I think those at the AGM need to be asking different questions which highlight the issues we're seeing on and off the pitch just now.

 

Honestly, how much more than everyone bar Celtic do people want us to spend on fees and wages to come up with a team who can beat Livingston at home?

[Bill 13,717]

The question at the AGM shouldn’t be what happened this season but where do we plan to be in 2025 and what’s the pathway?

[ascender 352]

Just now, Bill said:

The question at the AGM shouldn’t be what happened this season but where do we plan to be in 2025 and what’s the pathway?

I thought when SG came-in we were working to exactly that - a long-term plan with a consistent approach on and off the pitch in terms of how all ages of team played, trained... more focus on training smarter, better fitness and nutrition etc, better facilities. A higher standard all round. We certainly saw the benefits in terms of how fit the players looked.

 

If you look at the players we've signed and released, on paper at least, you can see the same upward/forward trajectory in terms of quality... But after 55 it seems to have stalled too.

 

Looking at this summer window for example, on paper at least, Lawrence, Yilmaz, Colak, Davies and Matondo, all looked like good, sensible signings (for different reasons). Even Sands and Tilman, given their potential and apparent ability when played in their natural positions, look like the sort of signings we should be making with a view to being sellable assets.

 

• But I assumed we'd also sign a #1 keeper... McGregor & Davis would retire.. Borna would probably go.. Arfield too.. And they'd be replaced.
• I assumed Goldson would go but even with my reservations about him, I can see why we chose to offer him a new deal.
• I assumed we would prioritise the signing of a first-choice central midfielder.
• I assumed we'd sell Kent and/or Morelos if they wouldn't sign new deals and we'd definitely get rid of Helander and Roofe.
• And all of this would see us bringing in other players as well as promoting a few like McCann, Lowry and King to be much more involved.

 

That's a long way of saying that I think we did have a plan, but buts gone off the rails somewhere.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,464]

3 minutes ago, ascender said:

Looking at this summer window for example, on paper at least, Lawrence, Yilmaz, Colak, Davies and Matondo, all looked like good, sensible signings (for different reasons). Even Sands and Tilman, given their potential and apparent ability when played in their natural positions, look like the sort of signings we should be making with a view to being sellable assets.

 

IMO the bosman signings are a bit of a misnomer in terms of value. The club wont have to pay a fee but will likely over pay on agent fees, sign on fees and wages.  Perhaps better value to be found in the ~£2 million bracket signings as they can likely command less in terms of wages and fees.

 

Aribo was a good example of a free that turned out well, but I'm sure we spent around 2 million in fees to bring him in (development fee to Charlton, sign on fees for agent and player). 

 

Sakala, Lundstram and Lawrence will all be on a healthy wage as a result.

[Bill 13,717]

1 hour ago, ascender said:

I thought when SG came-in we were working to exactly that - a long-term plan with a consistent approach on and off the pitch in terms of how all ages of team played, trained... more focus on training smarter, better fitness and nutrition etc, better facilities. A higher standard all round. We certainly saw the benefits in terms of how fit the players looked.

 

If you look at the players we've signed and released, on paper at least, you can see the same upward/forward trajectory in terms of quality... But after 55 it seems to have stalled too.

 

Looking at this summer window for example, on paper at least, Lawrence, Yilmaz, Colak, Davies and Matondo, all looked like good, sensible signings (for different reasons). Even Sands and Tilman, given their potential and apparent ability when played in their natural positions, look like the sort of signings we should be making with a view to being sellable assets.

 

• But I assumed we'd also sign a #1 keeper... McGregor & Davis would retire.. Borna would probably go.. Arfield too.. And they'd be replaced.
• I assumed Goldson would go but even with my reservations about him, I can see why we chose to offer him a new deal.
• I assumed we would prioritise the signing of a first-choice central midfielder.
• I assumed we'd sell Kent and/or Morelos if they wouldn't sign new deals and we'd definitely get rid of Helander and Roofe.
• And all of this would see us bringing in other players as well as promoting a few like McCann, Lowry and King to be much more involved.

 

That's a long way of saying that I think we did have a plan, but buts gone off the rails somewhere.

Hence why the question needs to be asked and why we mustn't simply dwell on the last year.