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What do you want a dressing room video?

I digress, the dressing room is not a harmonious environment unfortunately. Not everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet. Something that I find both sad and disappointing as these situations tend to always end the same way.

Watch the games, watch players senior players throw a deaf ear to his instructions time and time again. Watch us defend set pieces when using the zonal system watch the players reactions when the enivitable happens. Notice the drop off between playing Napoli when the players pride was at stake and Dundee United a Dundee United that shipped dozens of goals in less than a handful of games. There is discord in the dressing room, some players are simpmy going through the motions on the pitch. They aren't going to bust a gut for someone they have little faith in.

Has anyone ever seen a manager regain the dressing room. No? Me neither.

I've already said that numerous times in this thread alone. Much of the current opprobrium being flung in the Boards direction could have been avoided simply by them communicating, the fact they're currently firefighting is a problem of their own making. An effective PR and communication department allied with something resembling a customer service department would go a hell of a long way to preventing a recurrence. We allegedly appointed a new head of customer service but all we seem to have seen is the Ask Rangers stuff which is basically a list of faq's, honestly begs the question what was the point?

We're a million miles away from the Murray days in governance terms, the Board is consensual not dictotorial.

The most expensive thing any Rangers fan ever bought was David Murray's knighthood.

I recall the same re buckets and water inside the Ibrox Suite one year when the RDSC was holding it's AGM/POTY. It was beyond embarrassing.

An example of what I was on about.

Then they'll learn reality bites.

Thanks. Yes the needless communication failures of the Board are causing them unnecessary issues and it's baffling that this situation still exists.

We're currently addressing 40 years of infrastructure neglect, millions have been spent on repairs which were absolutely vital but people simply don't notice i.e new roofing on 3 stands which would have resulted in the refusal of a safety certificate if not attended to. You may recall a section of the Govan Stand roof becoming loose and fans having to be shifted during a game. I remember on one occasion a dozen or so wheelchair fans had to leave a game before half time because they were absolutely drenched because lumps of water were cascading down from the Club Deck roof onto them, when I complained to Jim Hannah the following week he said "Ach it's ok they hadn't cleaned the gutters but they'll be cleaned now." Maintenance doesn't come much more basic than that that's how far we had fallen, I also remember a conversation with the guy who recorded the videos of the training sessions for analysis he said his work was being hampered because he couldn't get a new battery for his camera as every item of expenditure costing over £100 had to be personally authorised by Stockbridge. After the sp.ivs the Club was in a far worse state than imagined way, way worse than the Three Bears believed. It's still going to take tens of £m's and years to catch up yet. That's something that could and should have been communicated far better than it has been. One example is the new wheelchair facilities that will be installed something that could and should have been addressed decades ago and will now cost £m's to rectify and result in a significant ongoing reduction in stadium capacity and the associated ongoing revenue reduction. Have the Board made mistakes? Absolutely, should they be criticised for thst? Absolutely. Personally I think they got their priorities wrong i.e. refurbishing the tunnel area and dressing rooms which could have been delayed and the monies put towards ticketing and customer service areas of failure which are now biting them on the arse along with their cack handed attempt to address the PR shambles which after a promising start has regressed. While we were being raped left, right and centre by various owners those across the city had a free ticket to European riches, their player trading model (I concur with your point about it being exaggerated) has been ongoing for over a decade while as Bennett pointed out ours is six months old, we'll be playing catch for quite a while yet too something we really have to learn to accept. There is also the 10k stadium capacity shortfall which is often forgotten, it's to try and mitigate that which is behind the high cost of CL tickets etc. It's correct to scrutinise the Board and it's fair to highlight their shortcomings and to criticise them where it's, merited. They are not infallible. However some of the stuff I've been reading of late (not on here it has to be said) is pure off the scale batshit mental and totally detached from reality. With Rangers there appears to be only heroes and zeros when in reality there's a world in between. Boardrooms like teams are organic and evolve over time, sometimes both need revolution as opposed to evolution we had the revolution we're now in a period of evolution and we should be thankful for that. The current board (along with King it has to be said) not only stepped up and played they stepped up and paid over and over and over again. The torches need to be extinguished and the pitchforks returned to the barns. People need to be careful what they wish for because they just might get it. The AGM should be fun with the likes of William Stanch ESA, DLA, PIP lecturing successful billionaire businessmen and a group of self made millionaires on how to successfully run a business.

We need to maximise income and Edmiston House is part of the strategy of doing that. I'm sure it will have a much more positive all round impact than many of our signings. Long term planning is something that should be welcomed after decades of ignoring that. Look where short termism took us to, that's why this Board are having to spend tens of millions on capital projects.

Cheers 😀

See them now thanks even if they are in green!

Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

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The players who are undermining the manager need to go too if/when he goes.

Lack of confidence in him.

They played on Wednesday for their own pride it's clear they're not going to play for the manager. The dressing room has gone.

Ranger 4 - 0 Dundee Utd FGS - Goldson

I think our squad is stronger than commonly believed when you take into account a horrendous injury record. Part of that though was self inflicted namely Morelos being on the pitch at Dundee last season. Not trying to absolve anyone from scrutinity or criticism far from it as I've previously stated I view that as essential and necessary however it needs to be based on facts and reality

That depends solely on the manager, despite his protestations he took a more pragmatic approach on Wednesday and dropped the ridiculous zonal marking. It shows there is some hope and that all is not lost in that department. I just wonder the extent of the players input was in that decision, it'scrystal clear they weren't happy playing zonal and didn'thide it. However Dutch football has a widespread history of defeating itself due to strong personalities. It's September for heavens sake I do not believe the league is lost and expect at least one cup. Champions League wise well we're a decent Europa League team something we really need to accept. As far as the current opprobrium being flung at the Board, Wilson and Bisgrove it's laughable and in the main born of ignorance. I expect and hope all 3 to remain in place but the Club is organic and evolves and changes so que sera sera. Reasoned criticism of the above is a fair and necessary component and something there should always be a place for but all I'm seeing is an outburst of viscral hatred because a few results haven't gone our way and are admittedly enduring a period of poor play. Those screaming spend, spend, spend should spend a minute to contemplate just exactly why we had to endure a lost decade.

I expect Bisgrove to announce a partnership with Tena to cash in on the collective breakout of panty wetting amongst the Rangers fans.

It only works if you have players capable of implementing it we simply don't.