Rousseau

21-year-old Welsh winger. On 30 January 2019, Matondo signed for Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for a reported fee of up to £11 million on a four-and-a-half-year deal. This is more like the profile I want to see! Whether there's any truth in the link is another matter...

Lawrence is a winger; predominantly on the left, but can play on the right, too, which is where I think he'll fill in for us. He can also play as a second-striker. He has a goal contribution (goal or assist) of about 1 in 3. He has a knack for long-range shots. He reminds me of Jordan Jones in the way he runs. He can show a bit of pace and skill, but can also look one-dimensional.

What these signings do do dodoo is strengthen areas of the pitch in which we are quite light, for next to nothing. In that regard, I'm happy. However, let me whinge! I just don't like the profile of these guys. Hopefully we sign some guys with the correct profile - and then I'll be quite content with these guys.

B-team signings are entirely different.

The profile is similarly an issue, for me; 28/29-year-olds don't represent much sell-on value, if any. It's the reverse of signing Kamara, Aribo, Bassey, Hagi, etc.

"Premier League club Southampton are set to pay an initial £6 million for the midfielder, with add-ons meaning the transfer could ultimately be worth in excess of £10 million once Rangers’ sell-on clause is factored in. "Aribo’s contract has always included a £10 million release clause and it is understood that Rangers were determined not to accept a total package below that value. --David Ornstein, The Athletic

This is the perfect scenario, for us: sign young, hungry players with raw ability, for next to nothing; get them playing a lot of games, developing their all-round game; then sell after 2-3 years. That's why I have been saying that Morelos and Kamara should have been sold last year or the year before. (Kamara less so because he's signed a new deal, so we can extend his stay a little.)

I don't like to tout my own horn, but, I did. I feel the same with Kamara, too. It took some of you a while to come around to recognising Kamara's ability.

I have full trust in Ross Wilson. I think targets will be known and monitored. I think we will be in contact with out-of-contract players. I'm still a little disappointed that there's been no movement thus far.

F*CK YOU!

That save against Van Honkedonk.

Sounds like Scott Wright was the stand-out. James Sands played at CB for the second half despite the midfield being composed of youngsters, which stood out to me - is that his position going forward?

It's actually brilliant to see. It's just what we want. Hopefully we can see them progress into the first team over the next few years - or get sold for megabucks.

Minor?!

He's not even correct. We've added Souttar.

Yes, he doesn't scout players himself, but he absolutely does have a huge say in the specific individuals we sign. I agree that a replacement for Scoulding is key a piece of recruitment this season.