Rousseau

I've got the fear...

That's a good shout.

I think Cantwell will come back into the fold if he doesn't find a club.

I'm having more problems. I'm either not connecting the site at all or getting 'resource limit reached'. A simple refresh solves it, but it does get annoying.

Moreover, if our targets don't arrive, for whatever reason, I don't think we should be scrambling about trying to find lesser targets. That's the sort of financial mismanagement that gets you into trouble.

I must be in the minority. I would much rather see us persevere with Barron over signing someone like a 30-year-old Jordan. I would like to see Rice get a lot of minutes, too.

I was only going by the fact King played there a few times in preseason. Has Devine featured at all?

I think it'll be King - who played there preseason - if that's the case. Robin hasn't played RB before.

I'll create a new thread.

He's right-footed so I assumed the same, but he actually plays on the left; like Van Dijk in that regard. I don't know if that will be the same with us, though.

I was just making a Still Game reference. Arjen Robben? Edit: Robin Le Normand just won the Euros.

Nice.

Smashing name, Robin ... Like a wee bird.

You had a rant lined up if we hadn't signed anyone, didn't you?

Don't take it personally.

I'm pleased there are some good points being made above, as usually I get the sense there's a lot of projection involved: the team lost so the whole club's an 'omnishambles', which is just silly.

One thing I thought I picked up on in the interview what the 'alignment' of manager to the plan. I got the sense that Beale was sacked because he didn't align with the plan, rather than results per se. I think if Beale had got on board with the plan he would have been given more time. I might be wrong, but I got that impression.

Which key metrics concern you?

I've made a Gersnet PL Fantasy Football league again. Code: nhvz77 https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/nhvz77 It's a good bit a fun and makes the PL more interesting. Hopefully we get a few more players.

Weir was a freebie, so I was only slightly miffed.

Propper is a little old, for me, but we need reinforcements at CB and he goes straight into the team so I'm content - defenders generally last longer anyway. His numbers look really good: high duel win %, high ball recoveries, good passer. He does get dribbled past, and is caught on the ball, but it's only slightly above average, and offset by the high number of times he touches the ball. His brother was a fine player.

Hearts 2 - 3 Rangers FGS Dessers

We're back! Hearts vs Rangers

He actually says to June '23, so I've got my years wrong.

I was thinking Cortes would be included in that £11.5m figure, because it is an obligation to buy, IIRC.