Ya Bezzer!

I'm not especially a fan of either Robinson or Goodwin but to be fair one won a major trophy and the other got Top 6 and European football after a promotion. If Johansson achieves a trophy, Top 6 or European football he'll have done a good job. We can all blether about the new appointment but ultimately the proof will be in the pudding.

New manager, Euro draw and league fixtures.....just need the new kits now.

Name one striker that gets double digits coming off the bench for anywhere from 1 to 15 minutes. Like I said the guy literally got 5 starts. The guy was a second choice striker, not a main striker. Let me remind who you should be comparing him to. Robinson, Stuparevic, Vale, Dickson, Plange, Sule, Osongo, Hendry and you can even throw in Bjorgolfsson in there. Add up all their goals and it's probably less than Ebeye scored.

Our manager is 6 weeks older than our captain. 🤣

He scored 7 goals for us from 5 starts. 2023/24 - LG 0+6 (2) 2024/25 - LG 3+24 (3) LC 2+4 (2) SC 0+1 (0) Most of the guys we've ha since are on 1 or 0.

Kinda weird that I'll have seen Havnar Boltfelag more times than plenty of Scottish teams!

He was better than any of the 'second choice' strikers we've had since.

You know who they are. Last season Hearts spent over £4m on transfers. Hibs spent £3.5m on transfers. Aberdeen spent £2m on transfers. So in the transfer market these teams are outspending us massively, somewhere between 8 - 15 times. And that's not including wages and bonuses. Even after one of our best seasons in decades, a very mediocre and moribund Dundee United are still generating about 20% more than we do off gate receipts and season tickets and that's not even including their European attendances and monies.

We've finished Top 6 in 45% of all the seasons played in this format. I think that's pretty good considering there are 6 much bigger teams and maybe another 4-5 similar sized teams.

Especially since they keep playing Dane Murray.

The facts are we simply aren't a big enough club to hold on to talent. I think it will be a very different team next season. Even if we had managed to hold on to this team and coaching staff there is still the possibility we wouldn't have been as good or possibly even struggled. That's why almost all players and staff go, they have to take their chance to move up as there is no guarantee it will come again. You're talking in most cases from going from having a decent living to millionaire status. It's not something you gamble on. I think there is going to be a lot of unrealistic expectation going into next season. Fans need to realise there won't be any like-for-like replacements. Every player and coach is an individual and the team is a combination of individuals. There will not be a seamless continuation. There will be a whole set of new challenges as there always is with every new season. As a support I hope we recognise that.

"In terms of their wage structure, Glimt maintains a wage-to-revenue ratio of approximately 45%, which is significantly below the average in Europe, and this helps the club to remain profitable even in years when they don't qualify for the Champions League group stages. Despite that, Bodo/Glimt have been able to multiply player wages by no less than ten in five years and still manage to maintain a sustainable structure thanks to income from the European club competitions. Salaries have increased in line with their achievements, and Bodo/Glimt clearly top the rankings in the Norwegian Eliteserie in terms of the wage bill. Last year, the club paid out 346 million Norwegian kroner (approx. €31 million) in salaries – an increase of 116 million Norwegian kroner (approx. €11 million) from 2024. In comparison, Brann had its best financial year last year. The Bergen club paid out 142 million Norwegian kroner (approx. €13 million) in wages, over 200 million Norwegian kroner (approx. €17 million) less than Glimt." https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-eliteserien-bodo-glimt-s-transformation-from-near-bankruptcy-into-70-million-arctic-powerhouse/xxYV93Jj/

Bodo Glimt have a £31 million wage bill and have spent £38 million on their current team. I'm sure if we can match those figures Jens will be happy to stay!

We pretty much need a new back four. O'Donnell is 33, McGinn is 35 and Welsh won't be here. I think Longelo has to be a guy on other clubs radar as well.

Our record away to Hibs is decent. 7 out the last 10 we've got a draw or a win.