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xGA away from home is a massive issue. We cant stuff teams out of games the same way we could under Smith or Big Eck. A high ball into our box or in behind causes chaos.

This is the 'Igamane is not a #9' thing again. It is every week after our manager decides to try and play with him as a solo striker. It just doesn't work domestically. It might work in Europe as the games are completely different. Igamane for me is a Teddy Sheringham type player and needs and Andy Cole up front to play off of.

Absolutely dreadful performance, good result but continue like that many bad results will follow.

Two own goals and a heavily deflected final ball for Cernys has well and truly rolled this turd of a performance in glitter.

That Belgian boy could have had 5 today if his finishing was sharper.

Great counter attack. Still needed a bit of luck for the final pass..

Great counter attack. Still needed a bit of luck for the final pass..

Long balls to Igamane when he is 1 v 3. Why.

This is dreadful. Hearts getting another feels inevitable.

Inevitable goal comes. Both Soutter and Nsiala to slow to attack the corner

First shot on target. A shot a 5 year old could hit harder.

Yeah, dio and Hagi constantly give the ball away. Raskin anonymous.

We are one up but 0 shots on goal, giving the ball away, lethargic performance. The usual. We can all see whats coming unless they get the finger out.

Manager is sticking to his tried and trusted formula for failure. Wants to be sacked.

That guy sounds like a jakeball and always asks those hyperbolic red top type questions. A pure 'da' of a guy.

Rangers 3 Hearts 1 FGS Dessers

I've probably banged on about this for long enough, but in terms of squad building you'd probably want to follow a general rule of: Wages are illustrative as an example 6 key first-team players who start every game if fit at £25k per week (Butland, Tav, Cerny) 10 first-team players who rotate based on game style (e.g. beating the low block or playing against a team like Benfica) at £12k per week (Ridvan, Dujon, Soutter, Dio) 9 squad players/investment players at £6k per week (either players aged 21 and younger or experienced players like Balogun) Total playing wage approx.: 6 players x £25k = £150k 10 players x £12k = £120k 9 players x £6k = £54k Total weekly wage bill = £324k For a year: Total annual wage bill = £324k per week x 52 weeks = £16,848,000 - Not including bonuses Our playing staff wage bill 23/24 was an eye watering £34 Million (approx & bonuses included) Of course its never going to work out exactly like that, use it as a rule of thumb though. But I think its sensible to assume that if your big 6 wages are being locked up by guys like Ben Davies, Rabbi Matondo, well then don't sign anymore players in that wage bracket? That's your 25 players. For European registration, you need 4 club-trained players (King, McCausland, Kelly, Rice) and 4 home-grown players (Barron, Soutter, Cameron for next season, and one more - Nsiala might count if he gets his 2 years before he turns 21, unless its 3 years for nation trained). This will allow us to use the full allocation. I really don't think its that difficult if you have a structure and you follow it, and if the recruitment team can continue finding guys like Barron, Cameron, Igamane, Jefte and get the backing they need, it should be achievable to build a squad capable of challenging for the title.

I'm not sure giving Baily Rice 45 minutes against QP in a cup defeat at Ibrox is the same as throwing Curtis and Rice into the mix at old Trafford. I do get your point overall.

Same reason we paid Goldson 38k a week over 4 years then decide to take a hit 2 years into his contract to get him off the wage bill. Same reason we agreed a contract with Hagi then decided to freeze him out because we had changed our mind about how much we wanted to pay him.

LOL we wont be paying our next manager 2 million a year..

I agree with your argument to a degree. people want Clement gone but whoever replaces him will be a lower tier guy earning a fraction of the wage. Knudsen has stuck around at Bodo as he gets a big % of any transfers fees brought in I believe. He is more that the manager there.

Couldn't afford his wages, or the job he did at Celtic was supported by 40 odd million on transfers. I doubt we will have £4 million to spend in the summer barring a lottery win.

George Graham taking bungs in recruitment. A real dream team.

Dont think we could afford his lunch bill never mind his wages.

Pulled out of buzzword bingo dustbin with player trading model