buster.

Stark admission Drop those who aren't trying a leg and play youngsters.

In 2009 he was TOLD by the bank to take measures. He stood down from an active role and the bank had Donald Muir come in to make sure things were kept under relative control. The very first leak by Charlotte Fakes was a 2009 email between Sir Duped (using an alias) and Jack Irvine. Subject was Craig Whyte and his internet history.

The interim saviour post Clement has lost 15 goals in 7 league games. In the last title winning season, we conceded 13 in a full 38 game season

For all their mistakes, the current board have kept the lights on. Fair enough to criticise what they got wrong but your tiresome tirades against them are just a demonstration of an ungrateful and entitled predisposition. Your simplistic vision for success is laughable and comes from Burnistoun. Just dae it better than they dae

It is almost certainly a mix of factors.

I'd say we have few options given circumstances and there not being many who want the gig. The status quo was always going to change somewhat given major shareholders were looking to sell or have essentially been forced out (health/ pressure). However what was previously stated is that some of the current shareholders wanted to keep the club out of the hands of one 'outside' controlling interest. The reason being is that it could lead to an existential threat. Now it seems as though the prevailing will is to relinquish what was a controlling emotional stake. In the end, I don't think there was a choice as such. In essence, we are gambling once again. Fans are happy because it is back to frenzied speculation and hope. It is understandable after a lot of relative misery. To be clear. I am not saying that the new controlling interest is spiv like. However they come to make money from a business that has for about 3 decades lost money, year after year. A business that comes with very particular pressure in a very particular league. Let's wait and see what they have to say when the deal is done.

Just answer the question Cammy. Forget the 49% of old board for a moment. What happens if after 12 / 24 months of 51% new ownership, it isn't working (ie. still second)? I realise it is dark question but given circumstances, a fair one.

Mr A.N. Other An AI construct / robot that doesn't need a contract and whose program can be changed every November.

This potentially raises an important question. The reason that the various projects/models have been tossed in the bin is because they weren't working and as I think you allude to, a lack of patience. This in large part, driven by the support. What happens if after 12 / 24 months of 51% new ownership, it isn't working (ie. still second)? _____________-------------_____________ How do 'modern methods' blend with the pressure and demands at a club like Rangers in Scottish fitbaw ? Only time will tell. If nothing else, it should be interesting.

Now we have something meaningful. Positive marker !!

Casting for Trainspotting III

How many years this century have we spent more than we have earned?

Now, now John.... It just won't do to be sceptical now that we are on the cusp of getting all the appointments and player trading right and reaching the promised land en breve. As some of the posters on here inform us, it is wonderfully straightforward. Just get stuff right and everything will fit into place. The Alchemist is coming.....

The lack of sustainability has become an endemic culture at Rangers spanning about 3 decades. No one comes out of it smelling of rose throughout that time, including the current board. It should be the priority and I would imagine that the prospective new owners will be addressing it, given their goal is to make money. It is far from an easy problem to fix at a club like ours. Especially, with the often unrealistic expectations and timescales surrounding it. Celtic got their act together through the vision of Fergus McCann and the stewardship of Lawwell. Their support didn't like the medicine, but they are now happy where it has put them. Although IMO their player trading model is showing signs of slowing down. Quite a few of their recent big sales have bombed and that won't go unnoticed. Plus they spent a lot of money last summer without much in the way of return. A big factor in us being able to challenge is for them to hit a relative slump (or reappoint Lennon in the Hampden showers after a bottle of champagne).

I get that DerB. You talk of 9, but it may as well be 99 years of f**King Up. If we haven't sorted out the fundamental issue, then it remains there needing to be fixed. There is no getting round it, we need to become sustainable. The question is how do we do it? Then there is timescale and my guess is that the support aren't going to like the probable answer. There are many known unknowns going into next season. We will have to wait and see what they are.

No I don't at all absolve board members past and present from their obvious and fundamental part in this. However, the support need to wake up and smell the coffee. We need to recognise the need and priority to become sustainable. We also need to prioritise our existence as we said we would post 2012 when most welcomed the spivs with open arms, twice in quick succession. A more gullible support, I don't know of.

You'll have to go back further than 2012

The only joined up and consistent part of the last 3 decades is our propensity to lose money. Generally, the mindset of the support is to go along with it, ask for more and ask for it, now. How do we become sustainable under the new owners?

DK&Co had significant Legacy issues and a team in the lower leagues when they took over. Why ? Because the 'spivs' had ripped the club apart and taken advantage of a gullible support. Why? Because we went bust and they picked up the pieces. Why ? Because of Sir Duped. Why? Because he introduced a culture of paying for stuff with money he didn't have and distract the support with moonbeams and we lapped it up. _----------------_ Ps. Doesn't excuse DK&co from their mistakes. Eg. Retail, etc We need to break the approximately 30 year habit of losing mucho money. Not only that, but the prospective new owners need to make money. How do they do it ?

Sounds a good idea. I'll leave you in your simplistic La La land of forget underlying sustainability issues, just get all the appointments and decisions right and we'll be winning titles and Cups.

Question How do any new owners make the club a sustainable business?

Being unsustainable for the best part of three decades is relevant to the current situation. The club, the fan base have become accustomed to chucking money we don't have in an attempt to solve problems. It is the short term fix that we have become accustomed to. It is relevant because it is time we actually recognised the error of our ways and did something about it. Generally, the fan base don't want to know about the word sustainable, they prefer redtop headlines about war chests. Dave King &Co. started it off with financed "constructive losses" and it was planned to last for 3 to 5 years. However, for various reasons we just can't stop spending significantly more money than we earn. At last John Bennett said "we must become sustainable" but after an initial reluctant acceptance, the fans forgot about it. Now the fan base are expectant for a large war chest coming into view. Some new folk to finance the fix. But the new folk want to make money so alongside any actual investment, get ready for sustainability and the associated pain that path will bring. But I forgot that your logic is that if they make right appointments and make all the right decisions, everything will go wonderfully..... How is the weather in LaLa land ?

We should have got you in as sporting director 10 years ago. It is so straightforward and cheap. At least in your make believe world where everything is done correctly and your logic actually applies itself to the real world. Was it you that said or someone else who said a few months ago, ..."all we have to do is start winning our away games and we'll be fine" (our home record was excellent at that point in time) ? Logic that on the face of it made sense but the real world didn't agree. We improved our away form and our home form fell off a cliff.

How long have we been unsustainable ?

So it's pish easy, won't cost that much and it will be "instant improvement" !! One of those instant 'Acme Player trading models' that only requires a drop of water, perhaps. What timescale do you put on us winning and successfully defending a League Championship?