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[jucojames @jucojames]

@Dr_Gingerballs @AnnaEconomist You asked a question and I provided an answer with specific example.

I agree the Fed and price fixing interest rates is done to protect the banking cartel, as has the abandonment of Bagehot's dictum after the 1920-21 recession.

The "central planning" schtick is cover.

[jucojames @jucojames]

@Dr_Gingerballs @AnnaEconomist Alan Greenspan used leading indicators, ECRI's Future Inflation Gauge most prominently, to pro-actively tighten against consensus in the mid 1990's.

Then he became an ego maniac and was complicit in the Boskin CPI fraud, LTCM bailout, and Y2K liquidity orgy.

[Seanie Bhoy @seanie_bhoy]

Good chat with the bhoys from Bradley Beach, NJ. New CSC’s are popping up everywhere. Check out last night’s show

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[Seanie Bhoy @seanie_bhoy]

We are live tomorrow night at 8 PM EDT getting to meet the bhoys from the @Jerseyshorecsc who started a club up this past year. Get some pints and tune in. Please share!

https://t.co/fr7eV6IfBf

[jucojames @jucojames]

@Auldheid @Alan_Morrison67 @huddlebreakdown Assuming similar cost structure and wage bill level, could see an operating loss pre-player trading of £25+ million if no Europe at all.

That scenario is no longer unthinkable given where Scotland club coefficient is at & facing multiple Conference League qualifier possibility.

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@Auldheid @Alan_Morrison67 @huddlebreakdown

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@Auldheid @Alan_Morrison67 @huddlebreakdown These are estimates I came up eith for fiscal 2025 and then pro forma for 2026 and assuming Europa League for 2027 to consider potential capacity.

[jucojames @jucojames]

@sharko67 @Alan_Morrison67 If MON is going to change to more of a direct/physical style, will depend on if he uses 2-striker setup. If so, then Osmand should get plenty of minutes assuming he stays fit, of course.

Gets more complicated if change of style but only 1-striker.

Also bullish on him, FWIW

[jucojames @jucojames]

@SantiagoAuFund @RPMComo @ttmygh @CultishCreative @LukeGromen @DoombergT Pakistanis have not been acting as good faith intermediaries. Israelis never going to abide by terms and UAE also likely not on board.

Good theater to kick the can past the World Cup and 250th celebrations though.

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@the_bonnfire @JacquiOatley Ms Oatley is a 1st class broadcaster

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@davidcaw1987 @coachkennyruns @huddlebreakdown @PaulJohnDykes @bhoysviews @Alan_Morrison67 @CeltExchange @20MinuteTims Funny thing about randomness is that it is...random. Certainly plausible they are benefactors again- random!

Finishing and keeper play are partly controllable.

Transfer market remains so fragmented and inefficient, suspect JTA clubs have a decent runway of at least 3-5 years.

[jucojames @jucojames]

@davidcaw1987 @coachkennyruns @huddlebreakdown @PaulJohnDykes @bhoysviews @Alan_Morrison67 @CeltExchange @20MinuteTims Yes, and considering the retrograde directions both Celtic and Rangers are taking, the threat may be clear and present.

Believe most underestimate the damage McInnes did with poor squad utilization and tactical setups.

Squad likely to be deep and utilization coherent.

[jucojames @jucojames]

@DonMiami3 It's all theatre to try and kick the can for the next month.

No way Israel and UAE, let alone US administration, allow for MOU terms to be followed in good faith. If signed, then excuses and delays to follow through begin.

https://t.co/cyvAk47yAv

[jucojames @jucojames]

@DonMiami3 Obvious catalysts for DJT to pressure Israel 4 a temporary calming in Lebanon, which is the main trip wire for acute escalation, IMO.

World Cup and 250-year 4th of July overlap and he'll want to be seen as putting on "good shows" in front of the world.

August forward watch out

[jucojames @jucojames]

@Postecogloom @OwenJamesBrown Devil's in the details, IMO. Christie better playing deeper more like Bournemouth deploy him, McTominay and McGinn more in freelance roles when in possession, and no Hanley due to lack of quickness/pace.

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@AnalysingTSP He's never coached that system/style of play and always been a width guy vs narrow. Think it is probably unlikely and in fairness to McInnes unreasonable to expect him to overhaul his philosophy at this stage, even were he receptive.

"Athleticism" is now VERY competitive mkt

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🏴���󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rangers have agreed deal to appoint Derek McInnes as new head coach. 🔵⚪️

Formal steps to follow but deal done.

[jucojames @jucojames]

@mike_s_gray 👍 only threw out as plausible explanation for an abrupt shift in strategy. Appreciate answer to the ?

[jucojames @jucojames]

Given the apparent retrograde pivot at Rangers (possibly in response to weak season ticket renewals?) and the counter coup at Celtic in January, the Belgium analog is probably broken for now.

There probably isn't a "Club Brugge," which only leaves...

[jucojames @jucojames]

@PGTips67 100% - my guess is he sees the league as barren of competitively run football operations in the modern sense.

Possible Rangers (if takeover occurs) make some strides towards competence like Club Brugge in Belgium.

Sadly, see no signs of Celtic heading in that direction.

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@mully431990 @OwenJamesBrown IMO the priority should be defensive resilience using the best players coherently.

Doak is a promising and talented young player with good pace and quickness. Those attributes lose relative utility vs higher quality opposition/athletes, especially with spotty decision-making

[jucojames @jucojames]

@moximc @LovecraftLoyal There seemed to be a strategy evolving post-Martin and Thelwell exits and the January window and subsequent material upturn in underlying performance were evidence it was progressing, but obviously not long enough to gain cultural resilience inside the club to endure outcomes.