Dozens of times this summer we've heard this phrase from journalists and other commentators describing Gers' activities in the transfer window....the latest just this morning from Scott Mullen on BBC Sport Scotland. This is lazy, uninformed journalism at best, biased at worst.
Taking the cost of incoming players, less gains from sales, our NET SPEND IS £2.4 MILLION. Agreed there has been a huge turnover in numbers in and out but please drop this stupid lazy line of 'manager hugely backed by the board'. It gives the impression, deliberately from some writers, that we've spent an absolute fortune and success should be virtually guaranteed or the board, management, and players are all useless. WE'VE SPENT £2.4 MILLION on a near total revamp of the squad.
"Heavily backed in the transfer market..."!
posted on 22/9/23
comment by Magnum (3 in a row easy) (U22391)
posted 37 minutes ago
Thought Rangers were pretty good last night. Betis played some nice football but Rangers stuck to their plan and deserved the win.
Butland has been a very good acquisition.
That's the first decent result of the season. Suggests that Cantwell and Raskin haven't been the upgrades that some bears believe.
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This 100%. Only had it on in the background but what I saw was unimpressed with Betis.
Cantwell is a decent player despite the awful clobber, the renewed highlights (tone it down, dahling) and fashion accoutrements but sometimes teams suffer when they constantly try to route play through one individual unless it happens to be Messi.
As a complete tangent this popped up on my Google - seems Laudrup has branched into homewear?
https://www.comphy.com/
posted on 22/9/23
Only saw the highlights from last night's game......it looked like Betis missed some chances and Rangers grew into the game and capitalized.
Surely too early to be writing off most of Rangers close season acquisitions. Admittedly I haven't seen enough to form my own opinions. Last night's result might be a springboard to kick on for the rest of the season. Time will tell
posted on 22/9/23
A debate about net spending? We’ve not had one of them for a while.
posted on 22/9/23
comment by Magnum (3 in a row easy) (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Thought Rangers were pretty good last night. Betis played some nice football but Rangers stuck to their plan and deserved the win.
Butland has been a very good acquisition.
That's the first decent result of the season. Suggests that Cantwell and Raskin haven't been the upgrades that some bears believe.
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I did think that. Betis had a lot of the ball and tried to do wee quick passing triangles but they didn't go anywhere. Rangers remained fairly solid. I wasn't impressed by Cifuetntes and no Rangers player really stood out but that is what has seen them do well in the EL in the past - just being a unit. I don't think it is a suprise they were better without Cantwell. They try to go through him every time because he runs about a lot and looks for the quick return ball but the rest of the team don't play that way so when he can't get a quick return ball he throws himself down. Maybe Rangers are better just being an organised unit that counter attacks. Matondo isn't the best technically but by playing a counter attack then his pace can really be unleashed.
posted on 22/9/23
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Magnum (3 in a row easy) (U22391)
posted 37 minutes ago
Thought Rangers were pretty good last night. Betis played some nice football but Rangers stuck to their plan and deserved the win.
Butland has been a very good acquisition.
That's the first decent result of the season. Suggests that Cantwell and Raskin haven't been the upgrades that some bears believe.
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This 100%. Only had it on in the background but what I saw was unimpressed with Betis.
Cantwell is a decent player despite the awful clobber, the renewed highlights (tone it down, dahling) and fashion accoutrements but sometimes teams suffer when they constantly try to route play through one individual unless it happens to be Messi.
As a complete tangent this popped up on my Google - seems Laudrup has branched into homewear?
https://www.comphy.com/
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posted on 22/9/23
Don't want to react on the basis of one game but I hope he sees the need to be more solid in midfield.
Raskin has not turned up this season, very good player when he arrived but shouldn't be a guaranteed starter just now.
As was obvious when the window closed the biggest issues is lack of quality in wide attacking areas.
Away from the negs. We beat a expensively assembled Spanish side. One of their bigger clubs too and definitely better than that Feyenoord muck.
posted on 22/9/23
He was heavily backed.
Net spend is simply a balance of income v purchases on player trading. Also a sign of a manager and club running their finances effectively or not.
Rangers didn’t have to allow him to spend that. They could have used the money elsewhere. The fact is they allowed him to spend millions, regardless of how the money was accrued.
Simple stuff really
posted on 22/9/23
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 23 minutes ago
He was heavily backed.
Net spend is simply a balance of income v purchases on player trading. Also a sign of a manager and club running their finances effectively or not.
Rangers didn’t have to allow him to spend that. They could have used the money elsewhere. The fact is they allowed him to spend millions, regardless of how the money was accrued.
Simple stuff really
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posted on 22/9/23
He’s a cvnt mate.
posted on 22/9/23