buster.

Yes, I think the AGM will address this. If I had to guess, disabled facilities will feature. We wait for the relevant accounts to quantify it with precision. However, IMO it is reasonable to expect strong numbers, relative to previous years.

Some fans will look at the squad and it's lack of reliable depth/quality, rather than the number of fees paid. We have done ok in some deals that haven't been about big transfer fees (perhaps a significant wage). I think we are short given our injury problems/Morelos conundrum/plethora of players that need 'managed' due to age/chronic injury.

You often tell us that here are many 'no-go areas' for a football fans message board due to a lack of precise knowledge or respect for respective director(s). The fact is that football fans do talk about such things regardless and whilst you are right to qualify such a discussion, don't expect to close it down. The irony being the Lounge and your willingness to repeatedly pronounce on more important issues way above your paygrade, mostly without precise knowledge or 'due respect'. Free speech in both Rangers chat & the lounge !! 😀

Shelf life for a Premiership manager down south is much longer than in Scotland. Moyes has been at WHU for nearly 3 years. Not one current top flight manager in Scotland has been in a job that long. Only 3 managers (15%) have been appointed in EPL since Gerrard joined Villa. In Scotland, 7 have (58%).

No more injury prone players. The squad has too many as it is.

The tweet said that those were the numbers announced by the club. They understandably don't give a rundown of costs (other than a general view in the annual accounts) and hence providing such figures would be (educated) guesswork. The revenue figures are significant in their record breaking glory. If significant profit hasn't been made, heids should roll.....but the accounts this year and next, will tell us more.

The ticket prices have sparked a wider debate. Recently on Gersnet, mygers came under the microscope. As the cost of living grows disproportionately to wages, the noise will get louder. The club would be wise to make tangible inroads in giving something back to those they repeatedly praise as loyal supporters but treat as mug clients who they can fleece, repeatedly. It isn't that they don't reward loyalty, they put a 'tax' (mygers) on it Invest in disabled facilities, ticket operations, pre-season friendly on ST book or whatever....but now that finances are under control, take the opportunity to quell potential loss of revenue and create some goodwill. I think you will see something announced at the AGM. Ultimately, positive on-pitch results mean they can continue to do as they please but go out of Europe before Xmas and fall behind in the league and it may go the other way.

Rangers to win the group, 14/1 Ross County to bt Celtic Wednesday, 14/1 Tenner on a double would pay 2,250 !!

EPL clubs will pay him more than we should. No great loss.

Over all our CL group campaigns, we have never won more than ONE home game. I am sure we have went into all campaigns looking to win all our home games. Yes, we should look to do so again. The history tells you that it is very unlikely to happen. Home games against top side in group. Marseille, 2-2 Juventus, 0-4 Ajax, 0-1 Bayern Munich, 1-1 Monaco, 2-2 Man utd., 0-1 Inter, 1-1 Barca, 0-0 Sevilla, 1-4 Man Utd., 0-1 Liverpool, ?-? 11th time lucky ?

I agree re. CL games. It's the overall holistic view I am looking at.

People are free to complain about what they want.

Over 10 CL group campaigns, we average 1.2 wins per 6 games. One win every 5 games. Some campaigns we have won 2 matches, others zero.

Crossed lines. I thought we were talking about Rangers and "a balancing act" when it came to revenue / give something back I didn't realize you were highlighting your own position on it.

If enough supporters make a noise about it, they'll be forced into doing something. I just saw on FF a 250 post thread on the subject. It is definitely becoming an issue.

You say it is a "balancing act". However you defend an "act" with little to no balance.

A blind man could see the economic hardships that are already here for some and around the corner for many others. Football is a luxury.

Giving something back can take different forms. Disabled facilities, ticket operations, etc., Etc

I get the CL prices (see my first post on this thread) but the general thing of how supporters are treated has to be looked at holistically. In recent times, it appears that there is a lot of take and little in the way of rewarding something that is constantly praised. Mygers is a case in point. Effectively Taxing loyalty. I don't think the support expect hand-outs, even a pre season friendly free for ST holders would be gratefully received. Now that we have our finances in better order, the club may consider this or similar for 2023.

Higher wages didn't work. I said a change to full time might help but 'better' training for new batches is obviously needed. Scottish football is generally a low quality environment and the current batch of officials are no different. VAR in Scotland, will I think suffer a similar relative fate. No, I am not a referee.

Those who do know the facts, obviously do make the decisions. But we know only too well that they don't always get them right.

I get the logic behind what you say but it comes down to business/clients....or.....sport/supporters ? Or perhaps, somewhere between the two with the occasional rewarding of loyalty.....rather than effectively taxing it (mygers).

I more or less agree with you that you generally win some and you lose some. Regards officialdom, Football fans often tend to see what they want to see and ignore the rest. But the bit about simply paying more to get better quality didn't work out that way when tried. Full time refs may improve performance but I wouldn't bet on it. You need to train up the next batch to a better standard.

They get well paid. No difference in quality ensued when what was a big match fee increase came about (a few years ago).

Certainly was a player. The next big thing IIRC. What went wrong with his career ? Edit Couldn't get a game at Chelsea and spent last season on the bench. Did play 16 minutes in a winning Chelsea team against Malmö (CL) last season, replacing Ziyech (who scored the winner and who Ajax want to buy this week) If he was still rated, there will be interest from lower/mid table teams in EPL and they'll pay him more than we can/should.