stewarty

I guess the argies could beheading home early.  

48 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

Good point.

 

That was such a long time ago. I think I had forgot about it.

More recently you could say John Greig/Dick Advocaat and perhaps also Gary Macc/Gerrard.  
 

At least if it’s Dyche, our press conferences will be entertaining again.  They’ve mostly been dull as dishwater under Gio. 

If the players really had downed tools for Gio, which I’m far from convinced about, it’ll be interesting to see if and how many of our long term injuries start clearing up in short order.  

10 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Succession planning, another best in class we are miles away from.

 

That remains to be seen.  
 

Besides, you can plan the succession of every role, type it up, get it laminated and be very self-satisfied that it’s a good plan… only to find that your identified options are not available; or that if they are, that they don’t fancy it.   

Doesn’t sound like there’s someone lined up then.  Let’s hope that the void isn’t left for too long. 

If we have a replacement already sorted then this might be a good move PR-wise given it’ll have been done without any rumours getting out.  

Would allow the board to come out and change the narrative from what has been a gloomy couple of weeks. 

8 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Rousseau told me he's basing it on masculine stature, rather than alphabetical order.  

Such a brazenly provocative move.  Bravo. 

56 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

Are there any football clubs that would not recite an equivalent message?

Probably not.  But it’s only one part of your brand.  And ultimately it’s about how we live up to these statements that is what will define an organisation.  

11 hours ago, Bill said:

Is that what you believe defines Rangers?

Ive been thinking about this but it’s hard to pin down, though I think it could be one element of it.

It does attempt to establish some values, that’s not the whole brand.  I think organisational culture, values and behaviours are related to this, and I’m similarly not sure if we could pin those down quickly. 
 

Hasn’t the club already defined our brand in a way that captures the diversity of motivations within our support… 

Just be good to have more options that we can rotate.  All too often we are choosing 3-4 midfield/forwards that are shit out of form, hoping that one of them will click into gear.  More pressure needs to be applied within the squad to keep your place in the team.

So much for John Bennett's much proclaimed intent to improve club communications.

Matchday 1 fixtures:

Sunday November 20

Qatar vs Ecuador (kick-off 7pm)    0-2

Monday November 21

England vs Iran (kick-off 1pm)  6-0
Senegal vs Netherlands (kick-off 4pm)  0-3
USA vs Wales (kick-off 7pm)  1-1

Tuesday November 22

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (kick-off 10am) 5-0
Denmark vs Tunisia (kick-off 1pm)  2-0
Mexico vs Poland (kick-off 4pm)  1-1
France vs Australia (kick-off 7pm)  3-0

Wednesday November 23

Morocco vs Croatia (kick-off 10am) 0-1
Germany vs Japan (kick-off 1pm)  2-1
Spain vs Costa Rica (kick-off 4pm)  3-0
Belgium vs Canada (kick-off 7pm) 4-0  (JOKER)

Thursday November 24

Switzerland vs Cameroon (kick-off 10am)  1-2
Uruguay vs South Korea (kick-off 1pm)  2-2
Portugal vs Ghana (kick-off 4pm) 2-1
Brazil vs Serbia (kick-off 7pm)  3-0

26 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

As you know, r_s is the master of the slow play so that it takes time for his hand to be revealed, if ever.
 

I assume his position is that a demand being dumb doesn’t mean or indeed imply, that the person making the demand is dumb. It’s a reasonable inference to draw, however, entitling the reader to an explanation why he should not so infer.

 

Expect the explanation sometime on Friday morning - if ever.

A generous assessment of his motives and methods.  I expect only continued trolling.  

I tried but I really should have known better. 

1 hour ago, ranger_syntax said:

Your words. I never said that.

Well you said that each new request for engagement was dumber than the last...

4 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

Maybe.

 

I've wanted the club to engage with fans in the past.

 

Each new demand for engagement seems dumber than the last though.

 

I don't see any reason for the fans to be informed about anything other than fixtures and prices.

Why would fans asking for engagement be dumb?  

11 hours ago, ranger_syntax said:

There is no point in the board engaging with the fans.

 

Stupid complaints will persist no matter how much engagement there is.

 

Quite encouraging that the board is wasting as little time as necessary on stuff like that.

Are you against fan engagement in its entirety?

St Boo 0 - 3 Rangers

FGS Morelos

9 minutes ago, Bill said:

Craig, do you know if the new loan from Bennett is on the same terms as previously? What's the coupon?

Per Note 27 its 6%...

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Director loans John Bennett, Douglas Park, Alastair Johnston and Julian Juul Wolhardt

 

Loans of £10.32m from Mr J Bennett and £1.858m from Mr J Wolhardt made under a secured debt facility were outstanding at 30 June 2022. Repayments of loans are paid in quarterly instalments to the repayment 31 July 2028. The facility allows for accelerated repayments based on certain events. Interest is charged at 6% on an accruals basis.

 

Loan of £6.55m provided during the year under a previous facility by Mr J Bennett were repaid in full. Loans of £0.5m provided during the period were converted to equity

 

Loan facilities of £0.25m provided by Mr A Johnston prior to the commencement of the period were converted to equity in the year.

 

Borita Investments Limited (Borita) is a company in which Mr Wolhardt and his wife are interested. Loan facilities of £1.0m provided by Mr J Wolhardt during the period were converted to equity in the year. A further £1.0m of loans were provided in the year. £0.15m of loans were repaid as part of an agreed repayment schedule

Rangers 3 - 0 Hearts

FGS Colak

Sounds good!

St J 0 - 4 Rangers

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