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I actually think NEH is an example of the board spending wisely, tbh - outwith the issue @Bluedell has brought up, re selling assets. From what I've read, King's main goal would be to find new investment. That's not utilising what we've got more wisely, that's just bringing in more short-term money - which, I suspect, is largely self-serving.

And the circus begins. There's no doubt Rangers needs change at boardroom level along with a CEO capable of making decisions but I'm far from convinced King (or the likes of Alastair Johnston for that matter) are the answer. Current board need to appoint credible people. People like King, Bennett, the Park family and others all played key parts in rescuing the club 10 years ago but that doesn't mean they're the answer now. We're undergoing a rebuild on the park and the same needs to happen off it. Credible, independent recruitment a must.

Aye. It's a lot easier to implement a trading model when you bring in the thick end of £200m in TV money. It's a different beast altogether when you're trying to implement it at a club where qualification into the knockouts of the UEL is do or die for the budget. BUT, it is the right way to go about things. Invest in youth, develop them and sell them on. I've said it before and I'll say it again, we should have a monopoly on Scottish talent akin to Ajax in the Netherlands. It's not like Celtic are producing stars through their academy is it?

We'll need to agree to disagree. I think Bennett was on the right track. It seems to me that the board are now looking for outside talent - reading between the lines of King's comments. I could be wrong.

We'll need to agree to disagree on NEH. I go back to what I posted above: "I think it just requires us to utilise our capital better, rather than relying on more and more investment." We must become self-sustaining. We shouldn't be going cap in hand to the next Tom, Dick or Harry. I would vote for change, too. I don't think King is that change.

NEH will end up an empty shell like the old one did. £12M (at last count) that has no real function other than housing a shop and museum. It was a vanity project for the board that was over budget, underdelivered and overran - it sums up the current board. King said that the days of the board giving the club loans and investments are gone, the well is dry, there is no more money. So, then how do we finance a real football CEO? Or a new Director Of Academy? Or even a new Chairperson? How do we finance the scouting system and purchases of young, exciting talent that we can develop and sell? All takes finance and that finance has to come from somewhere. We have gone past stagnation and are spirling out of control (don't expect many others to see ot that way, but I do) and the current board are squarely to blame for this. They have shown they have no path out of it, so it's time for change or its time to accept that Rangers Football Club will become just another run of the mill Scottish Club. I'll vote for change.

I can't believe how easily we've fallen back into wanting this. It's completely unsustainable.

What we need is to become a viable business that doesn't spend around 10M more than it earns every year. What we as fans have to accept is that the transition will come with a degree of pain and show the patience necessary. What we need is vision, competence and cojones in those upstairs. What looks like happening is more of what has been going on for decades.

Quick update on some of the guys that have left. OUT - Kieran Wright (25) – on loan OUT - Robby McCrorie (26) - signed for Kilmarnock, already been dropped and lost his place in the team OUT - Sam Lammers (27) - sold to Twente plays most weeks and scored a couple of goals. OUT - Connor Goldson (31) - sold to Aris Limassol OUT - Todd Cantwell - sold to Blackburn Rovers → Contracts ending Summer 2024 Jon McLaughlin (36) - contract 6/2024 - signed backup at Swansea City Kemar Roofe (30) - ST - contract 6/2024 - still without a club Borna Barisic (31) - LB - contract 6/2024 - at Trabzonspor, plays rotated with their Turkish lad. Ryan Jack (32) – CM - contract 6/2024 - signed for a Turkish 2nd division outfit, on the bench at the weekend. John Lundstram (30) - CM - contract 6/2024 - signed for Trabzonspor. Played early on but dropped recently. 'Lundstram is a very heavy and cumbersome football player.' - technical director Senol Gunes Abdallah Sima (22) - RW/ST - contract till 2024 (season long loan) joined Breast, will play in the CL. Fabio Silva (21) - ST – loan to Las Palmas to play with Oli MCBurnie and Scott McKenna. Not played yet. Reason for the update - I think this illustrates how these guys we have lost wouldn't add any value (out with Sima) and we shouldn't be concerned with letting highly paid / low performing players go.

I voted Barron. Shout out though for Jefte. A 500k 20 year old Brazilian, been here 5 minutes who looks like he has been playing for us for years. How refreshing that a left back can play 3 games in a row and not get injured for 2 months.

That's why pulling the B Team out of the Lowland League was a mistake. I know we were unhappy that we couldn't get promoted into the league structure but at least the players were playing competitive games on a weekly basis. A properly run youth academy with the correct people in charge is absolutely imperative. Not doing so when we were put down the divisions was one of the biggest mistakes in our recent history.

Thanks Cammy seems a strange one. Whats the point in us having the smartcards

I suspect few would welcome the return of DK following the never ending SD court cases

There has been a lot of investment over the years of one sort or another. We have nearly always used most of it for short term temporary fixes. Not forgetting how the 2012 IPO money was used !! John Bennett was the first to actually put into practice some of what was really needed. Lets say it wasn't appreciated. However, he lacked the cojones, delayed communication to TELL the support what was going on and why. Not to mention being too late (Beale summer 23). The other side of the city got it right but their support didn't like the medicine either. But upstairs didn't care, they did what needed doing. That kind of leadership has been lacking at Ibrox for decades.

Sounds like you want us to play our way out of our problems. I would like to see that. If anybody thinks that's not possible then you have to wonder why they bother watching at all.

Oh, I've been to game or three in my time and once again you're comparing apples with peaches (as you know you are). Completely different from targeting a player whilst he's walking to his car after a game.

Which is why sorting out the B team and AD has to be a priority for the next CEO. Set out a plan and vision and see it through. Enough short termism, we've been treading water for too long.

Nothing to be read into that. You may well be right and Gillespie withdrew from the negotiations because lifelong Rangers fan though he is he doesn’t want to be associated with a binfire-bonfire-omnishambles presided over by a Board that can’t tie their own shoelaces none of which he would have known to start with or there may be some other reason, nothing to do with the club. I don’t know. Just a speculation.

That's one way to look at it. Another way is that Hearts will become another Hibs or Dundee, a feeder club. Fuck that.

There would be no point. Any money spent on the smartcard system will be saved and used to cover the unpaid invoice for Todd Cantwell's leaving night.

Yeah, weird decision if true. Looks likely given the Dundee game and now EL games are QR codes.

Or even put on workshops with the Princes Trust or other organisations that can help the youth - that kind of social impact would do a lot for the clubs image.

Aye, they should push for up and coming bands to play there rather than tribute acts. A legitimate music venue to build a name for itself rather than a glorified Working Mens Club.

Just on this, I'd like to see an outside appointment as Chairman and CEO. We need a fresh pair of eyes, I'm a conservative when it comes to the running of the club as I think most of us are - so getting in a duo who work for the CLUB and not the different investors would be ideal whilst also retaining benign benefactors. Doubt it would happen, King has said in his recent quotes that he'd be against it.

I may be very wrong but I don't trust Mr King.

That's not a ringing endorsement. You just said they were cutting costs and now they're overspending? The overspending started with King. I just don't see King as a change. I think it's more of the same. I can only hope the board appoint an outside CEO and Chairman - something that King is against for some reason (quoted in The Herald).

Are there? They were hardly fighting each other to get control of the club when it was in the toilet the when we needed them to release the grip of the spivs. I don't think King would be hard to deal with if anyone was interested in buying his shares 🤔 It's a glorious thought and the ideal solution, that some mega-rich Rangers person will ride to our rescue but wouldn't bet on it.

No - not if in that 2 years he puts in place the correct team and structure, then it would be 2 years well spent. King divides opinion but the current board has ran its course. Its squandered untold millions (CL money, EL money, 2 record transfers (Bassey and Patterson) etc) and are having to make cuts everywhere.

In The Herald, King is quoted as saying he has 'two major objectives - one to reintroduce the operational policies that have gone missing and to find new investment.' What's 'reintroduce the operational policies'? We know the latter is 'somebody buy my shares!'

The shop, museum and venue will provide a regular income stream - are those not real functions?).

Maybe - he has been on the bench for every game he hasn't played as far as I can tell.

If we play 3 we're in bother as soon as one of them [Balogun] gets injured, playing 3 limits our ability to press as well. For me it's Propper and Souttar, I think JS game will improve no end with having a good experienced guy alongside him every week.

We do that at times during the build up with Barron mate. It's plain to see Tavs legs have gone though, he can't get up and down anymore and he was second guessing his every touch yesterday imo. It'll be interesting to see how Kasanwirjo gets on in that regard.

I don't think anyone is advocating going back to this. However, to create a viable club, with the correct people in charge, with a working Youth Academy and player trading model, it requires investment.

I've got whiplash from the opinions on Jefte. He was labelled 'not good enough' after 5 minutes and now he's a 'reliable left back' that 'looks like has been playing for us for years'. It's pleasing, but good god our opinions are reactive.

Just wait until you attend a match. You'll find the stands full of people launching verbal attacks on the players in what is their workplace.

Aye, like (some) fans and the club are shining lights at the moment. Bizarre take on current state of our club and the aresholes who think it's OK to verbally attack players when they are leaving what is their workplace. King is hardly the Knight on the white charger we require (long-term) but something needs to happen and needs to happen soon or we'll end up being another Aberdeen, Hearts or Hibs (and that won't be Tavs fault).

Chairman resigns for health reasons. Some folk choose to have a go at the club and fans. Bizarre behaviour.

The Banter Years will give The Mousetrap a run for it's money for longevity at this rate.

We started well and we were never really troubled. Back to Ibrox next week............. Hopefully defend our LC trophy, cut the gap a little especially to the sheep and punch above our weight as usual in Europe. Its not all doom n gloom

The BBC report on the game takes one word to start having a go (first word 'Unconvincing'). We weren't great but Dundee United never troubled us at all. Dunno how any Bear can live with funding PQ CSC.