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Press conference at 5 is the word on Rangersmedia...

I hope so too... The more we moan... the less they spend??

Thanks Frankie I also have to say I enjoyed your opinion on the current situation. I really hope we can get through this summer in the manner in which we have came through the last couple. Obviously we would like to strengthen however I really think keeping the squad together is top priority.

So yet again I wander in to my local newsagent only to find Rangers financial affairs plastered across the back pages which incidentally is a stark contrast to stories currently being published about our rivals. Seems to me that if you are to believe the papers we are in no better position than we were in this time last year. Walter has made it clear Rangers can no longer afford to try and compete with the big boys in the transfer market. Gone are the days of the blue chip signings instead we must accept our best chance of success is to ensure our youngsters are making the grade for the future years. This is where my anguish ends and my optimism takes over. Rangers over the past couple of years have been lucky to have had the good fortune of Champions League income where our rivals have not. Now don't get me wrong our debt level is still considerably higher than other SPL clubs, however the income taken through our European exploits has improved the situation beyond what we could ever comprehend. This brings me to my analysis of affairs over the road. Our rivals are currently being linked with some relatively big signings, now I don't by any means mean these are "WOW" signings but in Scottish league terms they seem to be financially above what we as a club are willing to spend. It seems to me our rivals are in a similar position to what we were in after the Le Guen era... Walter came in and spent a good bit of money albeit a large chunk coming from the sale of certain players i.e. Hutton, Cuellar, but in the end Rangers outgoings were far greater than their incomings as we desperately tried to stamp our dominance once again on Scottish Football. This looks to be the direction in which our rivals are heading as their incomings are not exactly great with European income looking unlikely for another year. They invested last year and they seem to be willing to back their latest goblin to the hilt. I understand many Rangers fan are dismayed at the current lack of activity on the transfer front but I must reiterate that Celtic are speculating in hope of accumulating... if we keep our ship tight over the next few years and manage to ensure that they do not gain access to the honey pot that is the Champions League we will not be the ones in precarious financial situation but instead it will be those in the green and grey who are offloading their players in a manner which no one will see coming. So I say let them spend heavily as I don't see the current managerial staff as being capable of out witting the old fox just yet, don't panic as if we were to believe the papers we would be playing the youth team this year and continue supporting the team this year as it could well be a turning of the tide where our rivals realise that spending big with no guarantee of European football is just not feasible in today's climate. NO SURRENDER.

The way I see it Is that right now the bank probably do not want to sell for at least another season unless a very large bid is made. They will be counting on the CL money at the end of next season and hope for another profitable year, the question is though will this mean even further trimming of the squad or will they realise that they may have to speculate to accumulate?

David Edgar has his own agenda too... There is no doubt the story has some substance however I am inclined to take it with a pinch of salt as Daryll's track record of "exclusives" have been nothing short of terrible. It is clear to see that he is being used as mouth piece in the hope that the fans continue pressurising the bank and do not begin to think that just because we have won the league that the situation has changed.

Much better than I expected... hopefully this shows we are on the right track