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translation UPDATE RASKIN: After Rangers' 2nd and 3rd bids were rejected in the weekend, Standard and the Scots found an agreement (broadly speaking) late last night. Transfer is basically completed today.

I reckon that account is a bitter yahoo. Never seen it post anything positive for us

Just a look at his cv he is a 30 y/o lower league keeper. No.

Failed a medical at millwall supposedly so we probably are.

As a front 4 Morelos, Kent, Tillman and Cantwell won’t score enough goals. Need more goals in the team. Cantwell played well but he is not a killer. Won’t score 15 a season.

Only beating a poor ten man st Johnstone 2-0 at home after scoring early is a bit of a let down. We have created a few good chances and should have scored more.

St Johnstone player goes round McGregor and then lucky for us fluffs his lines and mis kicks the ball. A certain goal otherwise. How are we in this position v a very poor ten men team.

Absolutely, we are still not creating enough clear cut chances. Not enough shots at goal.

Red card for Clark for foul on Jack. Referee gave a foul but no card initially and var called it looks like.

Morelos missed a sitter played through by kamara 1v1 with the keeper and hits the keeper. Very poor.

There is now no handball if the ball is deflected onto the arm, or if the ball hits a player using his arm for support. https://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/how-does-the-new-handball-rule-work-football-rules-explained/baj7pi2kk191qyeu9ay8wlrn

Not a penalty the ball deflected off our player on to the opposition players arm. Our officials are dreadful.

Two St Johnstone players run in to each other collum gives a foul against Morelos who is running alongside them

So far counted 4 fouls collum has given st Johnstone for nothing at all

Getting to play on an actual surface and not a cow field

Perhaps, but perhaps he is setting out his expectations in public in order to drawn a line in the sand for the club to deliver for him. The results and upturn in some player’s performances have been excellent since he arrived. He deserves to be backed. If it’s not possible for the club to back him as he stated publicly then I’m sure he would have known before speaking out.

No guarantee he signs a Bosman with us though. If he is willing to sign now and we pay a fee perhaps the player is willing only under those circumstances. Regardless there will be other players if this one doesn’t work out.

Another stupid rumour someone’s made up unseen on Twitter is Glen Kamara going to an unnamed European club for 10 million. Don’t believe that.

Frustratingly the US based companies are buying up clubs all over Europe (standard liege being another good example funnily enough). The more clubs they buy the more say they have in how the game is run. Especially when they are buying multiple clubs and following a 'city group' or red bull model. Actually painful thinking about the direction football is headed.

They will get nothing for him if he leaves in 6 months and they need to keep paying him. Its madness. I'd take 2 million and a sell on right now for Morelos who will play for us. Its a totally unreasonable ask. Dont even think they have anything to play for in the league either.

Indeed. It makes a complete mockery of ffp when a business that a club owner has can inject a massive amount of capital via something innocuous like stadium naming rights or a random crypto partnership like Mbappe mysteriously got around the same time he signed his new psg deal. As with everything it’s one rule for the haves and another for the have nots.

That’s always going to be the case for us in this backwater of a league.

Yeah but ultimately we have to be self sustainable anyway. The director loans need to stop. We need to focus on Europe progress and player trading to balance the books and fund anything. I dont think this watch list is a concern given our recent accounts trajectory.

Yes due to board support during covid. This has passed and we should be fine moving forward. Especially as we have sold 45 millions worth of players and managers since then. Happy to be corrected if that’s wrong.