Rousseau

Warburton was a good appointment.

You have indeed mentioned the above before. It was just when you said 'root of the problems' I thought there was something more there; one or two key things that you felt were the 'root' of the issues. I'm not sure they are 'root' causes, but that's just semantics and certainly doesn't mean I disagree with your list of failures. I think the cause of point 1 and 2 are related to the relationship between the DoF and Board. I don't think the DoF has enough power to implement the recruitment strategy we need. Moreover, the Board has too much influence on managerial appointments; I think it should be mainly down to the DoF. We have since changed our DoF and we can see a shift in his approach. Whether he still has a lack of power (i.e. ability to sell a player when the value is high and a offer comes in, etc.), I don't know. Point 3 is irrelevant because we didn't have a DoF at that time. It was stupid, but nothing could be done about it. Point 4 could be related to both the DoF and the Board. The former I've touched upon. The latter: I'm not sure it's 'horrific'; there's progress being made behind the scenes. It's certainly not moving quickly enough. Point 5 lists a couple of mistakes, but they're not egregious mistakes, IMO. That's just me, though. I believe heads have rolled? Point 6 is a problem, and has been for a while. I do get the sense that you want concrete answers to every little detail yesterday, when that's sometimes not possible. I certainly feel that there is a lot that fans just shouldn't be allowed to know. Point 7 is usually the fact that some roles have not been filled. It's just the CEO, is it not? He has just left, so I don't think it's really expected that a new appointment would be made the next day - it did take us a while to get a DoF. If we were to drill down on a 'root' cause, I'd go with the power granted to the DoF: I think our DoF should have more power in running the football department. That's just my opinion. @RANGERRAB will probably have a fit. The other would be the quality of the Board, but I'm not sure the fans are the best to judge - They'll see systemic problems if we draw at the weekend.

I don't think you've discussed 'the root of the problems', so I would appreciate some clarification.

Jefte is only 20, remember. Give him time.

I agree - results are meaningless in pre-season. I wasn't expecting us to win today, but I was expecting a goal or two against their children - or at least a good few chances.

Fish was playing for Hibs last season.

Too many.

Because they're children.

We should be scoring a couple against their second half side.

I like Barron and Diomande. If we're sticking with a #10 there's a spot for Hagi.

Lawrence is overrated. He likes a dig from distance so most like him.

Tavernier not involved at all. Again.

When's Lundstram's 4-year Rangers deal announced?

I know, but he was predominantly played on the left for us last season. Clement likes an inverted winger.

Cortes plays on the left. Wright is surplus to requirements. I agree that it's unlikely - and almost irresponsible to spend so much on one player when we have so many positions to fill.

Football.

Yes, him or the club.

We've apparently bid £7m for Whittaker.

We should have pushed a little harder to get Whittaker from Swansea last season. He was terrific last season. I knew then that he was out of our league.

Percentage football is an old school term.

Unlikely.