OrlandoDon

It was 2.7 in December. But you are correct, we’ve been at 2.4 twice since Oct 2024 I think. I understand inflation, but if you are talking tariffs you have to look at the bigger picture. Unemployment is slightly down, wages are up. Gas prices are significant down. People have more money. You’re seeing business and investment coming into the US. It doesn’t change over night, but you’re seeing an improving economy. I think our economy will only strengthen in the next few years as a result of the influx of new investment and business interests from trumps changes, including the tariffs. While inflation increases prices, there is more money in the hands of the consumer. Add in there the big beautiful bill and tax changes, i was able to deduct up to 10k in property taxes, mortgage interest, that has been increased to 40k i believe. That’s a big deal to me and now I’m deducting 20-30k. Throw in the waste fraud and abuse and the funds recovered from that, I believe I’ll be receiving somewhere between $4000-$8000 this year in tariff stimulus/dividend checks. Pretty sure they’ll come out mid late summer prior to the mid terms, obviously strategic. General costs of many everyday good are down, but what is mainly hurting the economy is housing prices and mortgage rates. Rates are coming down but not nearly where they were pre COVID. there’s a lot of positives helping people have more money. What’s interesting here in Florida this year and voting in November, is that you may well see property taxes significantly reduced or even eliminated for permanent Florida residents, saving someone like me approx $8000 annually. said it may times here before, not sure what news you hear back home from here, but there are good things going on helping people right now.

Let’s hope we’re not the next ‘favorite’ out. Win tomorrow and it’s been a nice weekend!

Seriously! Hampden is Hampden.

Barclays hampden??

I don’t buy that argument. The trillions brought in on foreign trade more than cover that, plus we’re most likely getting a tax refund later this year. inflation in December was at 2.7%, the lowest since 2020 pre COVID.

That’s the frustrating part about our league (yes, this was the cup and lower league today). Add 3-4 good players to our squad and a decent coach, anyone beats anyone. Top 3-4 easily within reach.

Could we afford him? Fee and wages? Our best left back in a while. And he’s only 28. I get this ‘player trading model’ but brings experience, knowledge of the league, and maybe leadership?? this i’d get, Cameron I don’t.

I also want to add we assume the club is stupid or made a mistake. It’s how most of us feel. Perhaps there is a buy agreement, whether in writing or a gentlemen’s handshake. Lutz has relationships with rohl and someone else on staff, perhaps there’s more to it? what equally confuses me is that he plays a position we don’t need. He may be better than Armstrong Clarkson polvara Shinnie Marshall or any central mid, but more questions than answers as there are certainly other priorities.

I hope he doesn’t. It’s a really bizarre signing if there’s no buy option, but the lad is just coming to play football and we all want the dons to succeed. As mentioned, really poor optics, would love an explanation if there’s no buy option. Now, if we sign welsh for 6 months with no buy option then we’ve lost the plot. perhaps better options are available when we have a manager, or in the summer, but uncomfortable times at present.

Are we certain there is no option to buy?

Haha. Guess my post was cold! None of the players ‘leaving’ although am I wrong in the typo??

This is progress. Players moving on. Worst case, like Vinny, it’s another loan, but it’s some money off the books. We need to move players on from our badly bloated squad. i know there is frustration with the lack of players coming in, but I he we have to create some space/funds too. none of the players living are good enough, regardless of poor quality we have in our first 11. Cameron is an odd one, we have Clarkson Armstrong and Marshall all playing that position. Not really what we need. Certainly not a lot without the option. Would prefer Marshall got an opportunity to be honest.

Seen very few of the marvel movies, just not into comic book crap. Saying that, I did like the first iron man with Robert Downey jnr, but watched little to none of the others. Never got into Batman Spider-Man and the likes, watched very few of those, but I did watch and like the Christian Bale Batman films. A little darker, not so cheesy. Be curious to see if my opinion changes as my kids grow up and I may see some of these with them. since I mentioned Downey jnr, I did like tropic thunder. Like the tom cruise character. Having lived in LA an dealt with some Hollywood folks, quite a normal person!

I think if welsh went to Motherwell he was wanting to get regular playing time. Going back to Celtic as injury cover until they are healthy or sign someone better may not be his ideal, time will tell!

I highly doubt welsh is being recalled to play for Celtic. They’ve had him for years and know exactly what he is. Makes no sense for a temp manager to recall and play him.

He was far from perfect, but I thought gyamfi had one of his better games.

We were on a good run but that key six game stretch, one point.

Maybe shinnie, but other than that zero leadership out there. We look lost.

We have absolutely no clue what to do in the final third. wtf do we doing training.

I’d argue they targeted milanovic. Now bilalovic. Devlin gets an over load cos milanovic can’t defend.

It’s such a difficult game with no width. Couple of devlin runs but other than that, we’re so easy to play against. Hard to stretch a team and create when it’s inside and central most of the time.

Another wank game. Change thinks asap please. New manager needed a structure/guidance. Depressing stuff.

Karlsson off, please remove milanovic too, neither wide man has contributed, and they are guts to creating. Bilalovic asap!

Unfortunate to be behind. pretty blah first half, think we’ve had more of the ball but done little with it. Very on rangers like, they don’t have the arrogance or swagger of prior rangers team. Give it a go in the second, no cheap goals, and get chances. milaovic has done little, prefer bilalovic, same with polvara, Armstrong or adil for him.

Lucky break. So disappointing to be down, not a bad start but highlighting how weak we are from crosses and set plays.