Alchemist Required: Finance and a Major Overhaul by Summer 2023

[Rousseau 10,489]

Made a thing (Axis labels are wrong: it should be y-axis mins played, x-axis age): 

 

[Rousseau 10,489]

We've got a group (4) of very old players.

 

The majority of our players are in their peak, with a couple of years before they reach 30. 

 

Then we have a group of youngsters (unfortunately two well-used youngsters - Tillman and Sands - are not quite ours, yet).

 

Let the old ones leave, get rid of Helander and Roofe, make Tillman and Sands permanent, and hopefully get Lowry and Hagi (I'd like to see more of McCann too) into the first-team picture and it looks ok. 

 

Obviously, we're still lacking certain positions. 

 

It's not a bad spread.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,203]

5 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Made a thing (Axis labels are wrong: it should be y-axis mins played, x-axis age): 

 

Looks good. Can you do one that compares availability v unavailability for each player (unavailability due to injury and suspension).

[Rousseau 10,489]

8 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Looks good. Can you do one that compares availability v unavailability for each player (unavailability due to injury and suspension).

F*ck off! I'm not Alan Turing!

 

I can only find this, but I think it only includes their 'current' injury:

 

Name - Age - Injury - Since - Exp. Return - Matches Missed - Days Missed - Value

 

Nnamdi Ofoborh Central Midfield	22	Heart Condition	Jul 16, 2021	?	92	476	€400k
Ianis Hagi Attacking Midfield	24	Knee Surgery	Jan 24, 2022	Nov 21, 2022	58	301	€7.00m
Filip Helander Centre-Back	29	Foot Injury	Apr 11, 2022	Dec 22, 2022	41	255	€3.50m
John Souttar Centre-Back	26	Ankle Injury	Aug 1, 2022	Dec 21, 2022	28	142	€1.50m
Connor Goldson Centre-Back	29	Hamstring Injury	Oct 12, 2022	Jan 31, 2023	18	111	€8.00m
Ryan Jack Central Midfield	30	Calf Problems	Oct 13, 2022	Jan 16, 2023	16	95	€4.00m
Tom Lawrence Left Winger	28	Knee Injury	Aug 29, 2022	?	15	67	€5.00m
Ridvan Yilmaz Left-Back	21	Hamstring Injury	Oct 29, 2022	Dec 20, 2022	7	52	€6.50m
Kemar Roofe Centre-Forward	29	Unknown Injury	Oct 24, 2022	Nov 14, 2022	6	21	€5.50m
Ben Davies Centre-Back	27	Unknown Injury	Oct 29, 2022	?	2	6	€2.50m

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,203]

6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

F*ck off! I'm not Alan Turing!

 

I can only find this, but I think it only includes their 'current' injury:

 

Name - Age - Injury - Since - Exp. Return - Matches Missed - Days Missed - Value

 

Nnamdi Ofoborh Central Midfield	22	Heart Condition	Jul 16, 2021	?	92	476	€400k
Ianis Hagi Attacking Midfield	24	Knee Surgery	Jan 24, 2022	Nov 21, 2022	58	301	€7.00m
Filip Helander Centre-Back	29	Foot Injury	Apr 11, 2022	Dec 22, 2022	41	255	€3.50m
John Souttar Centre-Back	26	Ankle Injury	Aug 1, 2022	Dec 21, 2022	28	142	€1.50m
Connor Goldson Centre-Back	29	Hamstring Injury	Oct 12, 2022	Jan 31, 2023	18	111	€8.00m
Ryan Jack Central Midfield	30	Calf Problems	Oct 13, 2022	Jan 16, 2023	16	95	€4.00m
Tom Lawrence Left Winger	28	Knee Injury	Aug 29, 2022	?	15	67	€5.00m
Ridvan Yilmaz Left-Back	21	Hamstring Injury	Oct 29, 2022	Dec 20, 2022	7	52	€6.50m
Kemar Roofe Centre-Forward	29	Unknown Injury	Oct 24, 2022	Nov 14, 2022	6	21	€5.50m
Ben Davies Centre-Back	27	Unknown Injury	Oct 29, 2022	?	2	6	€2.50m

Ok thanks, had looked to do it myself but not sure where the best place for (free/unpaid) stats are

[Rousseau 10,489]

4 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Ok thanks, had looked to do it myself but not sure where the best place for (free/unpaid) stats are

Transfermrkt...  

 

It does give you the option of going into each player's injury history.

 

For example, counting up Roofe's injuries, it suggests he's missed 56 games since September 2020.

[ranger_syntax 4,254]

19 hours ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Except that wee odd chin beard thing he has going on. Tav has one too. What is it with fullbacks.

I don't know what is going on.

 

All I can say is that it is very modern, very un-Struthian and that I am opposed to it.

[ranger_syntax 4,254]

Nnamdi Ofoborh.

 

I had forgot about him.

[weebluedevil 1,239]

2 hours ago, Rousseau said:

Made a thing (Axis labels are wrong: it should be y-axis mins played, x-axis age): 

 

Opportunity for Club18-40 Sponsorship anyone? 

[der Berliner 3,716]

13 hours ago, craig said:

You havent seen much of that talent in a Rangers jersey so not sure how you can work out he has enough talent for a title winning team.  He has played the equivalent of 4 games all season and less than a full game in the SPFL.  Indeed half the game time he has seen since signing has been against lower tier opposition in the League Cup (against QotS and Dundee).  So I am not sure, given he has lasted no more than 63 minutes in an SPFL game (2nd game of season at home to Killie) to determine he has title winning talent.

 

You never disappoint dB.  Always the Kent comparisons.  How can you determine that Yilmaz has shown more spark in Scotland than Kent this season having played just 83 minutes in the league whilst Kent has scored in 4 different games, he played two games in the League Cup (Kent hasnt played in that at all yet) and in CL least said better for both.

 

Matondo see Kent ?  Seriously ?  The ONLY thing Matondo has going for him is his pace.  He is a very poor footballer (and I dont like saying that about our players) - his first touch is poor, his dribbling is poor, his decision-making is poor.  He just hurts opponents with his pace.  Trying to compare him to Kent is ridiculous - no matter how poor Kent's season may have been thus far, he is a far, far better player than Matondo.

Nitpicking seems one of your favourite past-times.

 

Ridvan ... I watched some videos about him when we signed him, and saw him in his few minutes in Scotland. Always active, always willing, always positive. If a chance arises, he'll have a pop at goal. That is the spark I saw and what our team needs if it wants to progress as a team. And yes, I think he is good enough for the Scottish league and will add enough quality in that respect. All about opinions, though.

 

You can likewise have your opinion about Matondo, who has been thrown into the fray in a similar way as Wright, and given a few outings on the right. As I said, he will have to prove a bit still, yet, and that was my point, Kent on the other wing is a pick ahead of everyone else - no matter whether he produces or not. He hardly ever gets subbed off if he has dire games either. And that has been happening for ages. Countable impact on games?

 

Kent - played 19 games (1,565 mins) - 1 goal, 5 assists

Matondo - played 17 games (722 mins (SIC!) - 4 assists

 

Now, you tell me, how one guy is supposedly not having it when he has just joined and having to come to terms with our game and setup, achiving 1 goal and 1 assist less in half his minutes should not be compared to "Mr. Stepover" Kent in a similar role and position? IMHO, one has every right to question Matondo for the time being, and only the future will tell how it works out for him. On the other hand, in the here and now, Kent is more often than not a passenger who delivers little for long spells, given the amount of time he is on the park. All about opinions, though.