20 Jul 2026 15:47:45
think it's the cdm vanja and the cb who plays in USA who is going to be announced wednesday, my mate sent me photo of the guy from USA at an airport, he's going to be good cover at the back potentially going to be a starter from the clips i've seen of him.
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20 Jul 2026 15:59:00
Would've rather we got Diawara.
20 Jul 2026 21:30:59
If we sell Souttar, we will sign two CBs, Stevie.
21 Jul 2026 02:21:20
Wishy, I'm thinking Milne from the sheep mate will be the other.
21 Jul 2026 10:02:12
I understand we will not meet Aberdeen's price.
21 Jul 2026 14:29:45
What is their valuation, John, £5m?
I'd value him £3m.
If they want £5m, I'd reluctantly agree to 3 upfront, another 2 in add ins, but not simple easy add ons.
We need to try sign association trained and, like in England, clubs know that, so will add an association trained tax.
20 Jul 2026 00:14:00
I think Dahl has dropped a big hint on Insta.
If true it's wrapped up.
If true it's a massive signing.
If Drago is complete also then Rangers should be given huge plaudits.
I personally am not sure about McInnes but it's practically the only thing left to try other than bringing SG back.
But the new owners are serious players in the trading market. Despite my grumbles of low prices. These guys are miles ahead of anything we could have wished for or had previously.
Fingers crossed these lads are done.
🤞🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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20 Jul 2026 01:05:57
I hope we get him.
20 Jul 2026 09:52:08
I don't think we'll see Dahl this week. I think Raskin and Dio will need to go out the door first and either Barron or Cameron with them. Hopefully he doesn't get an offer from another good club in Europe in a good league. I'm surprised no one in Italy is sniffing around.
20 Jul 2026 11:56:34
There's plenty of things to try than go back to Gerrard, who still doesn't have a job & got rejected by Burnley. Plenty of managers out there, or how about we give managers longer than a season to build a team? Nothing will change otherwise.
I'm not a McInnes fan either.
I hope we get Dahl, exactly the type of midfielder we need, but the longer it takes, the more likely someone else we see him & take him. Money doesn't seem to be a driving factor for him or he'd be away to Bestikas.
20 Jul 2026 14:18:02
Djb, your post is on the money, especially the bit about Gerrard.
20 Jul 2026 15:35:34
If Dahl was that good, there would be more than usual & Cardiff trying to sign him. Think some are getting carried away about an untied 20 year old. Boy may have potential, but will not be a game changer.
20 Jul 2026 17:51:09
Jasp, far bigger clubs than Cardiff or Rangers were linked with him.
20 Jul 2026 18:51:32
Star yet to see any clubs other than us & Cardiff, showing any interest.
As I say, has potential, but not going to win us league as some on here seem to think.
Ronaldo & Messi in their prime, would not win us league at present.
20 Jul 2026 19:08:08
He was linked with top clubs, Jasp, didn't he about sign for Besiktas in January? He was getting linked with Arsenal around a year ago, Arsenal fan doing a podcast on him. I don't think anyone is saying we sign him the league ours, but if he's signed he will help us winning the league, likes a goal from centre mid, we've missed a player like that for a while now.
20 Jul 2026 19:09:41
Clips I've watched has a very good passing ability.
20 Jul 2026 19:21:22
My star, someone posted the name of the podcast to u the other day, it's @papapincus.
That's the guy who tipped him for big things and said he's like a mix of Lampard and Babybusquets, he called him.
He's been known to tip players for stardom in the past who have then gone on and done it.
Look that name up on YouTube and add Jens Hjerto Dahl to the search.
20 Jul 2026 19:22:16
I sound like a broken record but he reminds me so much of Yaya Toure at Man City.
20 Jul 2026 20:08:57
That wasn't a hint at all on his insta.
19 Jul 2026 11:16:30
Not football related but well done to Josh Kerr the Scottish athlete that broke the 27 year old world record for 1 mile by a couple of seconds, would encourage you to watch him coming down the home straight, goosebumps. Loved athletics back in the day, with Coe, Ovett, Cram, Ben Johnstone, Lewis, Daily Thomson, FLo Jo etc etc.
Who remembers the lucozade add with Iron Maiden. PS my claim to fame I high fived Usain Bolt when he finished the 4x100m at the Glasgow common wealth games and his fellow runner took my Jamaca flag round the track, wish I wrote something on it now like WATP lol.
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19 Jul 2026 11:58:18
If anyone is interested, there is some brilliant footage of the extremes he went through in order to prepare for that one specific race.
Not one for the critics of Sports Science.
19 Jul 2026 12:02:50
When I was a young infantry section commander, I thought I was fit and a good runner until I went to a running club with a friend, which was just full of folk who ran for competition! I was getting lapped! That level of running is off the scale! Fair play to him, his lungs must've been bleeding!
19 Jul 2026 13:51:21
So all the world records in athletics are down to sports science?
19 Jul 2026 15:23:35
What about the one with the farmer up the high mountains of South America who done it in his work boots, EHL? Won the race with hours to spare, didn't stop for rest or sleep, ran for like 24 hours, just a humble farmer, uneducated and untrained.
If nobody knows who I'm talking about, I'll go and find the specifics of it and give yous details.
19 Jul 2026 15:48:32
Sorry Stevie, I'm not following your logic there!
Josh Kerr's record breaking run was actually the product of "Project 222". A massive, data-driven sports science experiment driven by commerciality.
It's a fact that innovation partners like Amazon backed this commercial project, working closely with Josh for six months to prepare him for that one specific race, with the goal of breaking the record.
It's an incredible case study, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in sports science. The insights gained from it are going to shape the future of sports, fitness and wellbeing for a long time - and line the pockets of those behind the project.
I'm still scratching my head at what that has to do with a farmer in South America, though?
19 Jul 2026 18:04:52
Cause the guy broke the record and beat every other sports science driven athlete in the race in his work boots.
That's the logic.
Kind of pis*** all over sports science, mate.
I'll post his name and that of the race in question in 2 mins, mate.
19 Jul 2026 18:10:34
Cliff Young. Australian potato and sheep farmer, sorry, not South American.
Ran Sydney to Melbourne ultramarathon in his work overalls and gumboots, aged 61 in 1983.
Beat 2nd place by over 10 hours, finishing in 5 days 15 hours.
Gave the 10k prize away.
19 Jul 2026 18:48:33
Stevie, but he did run in trainers, which he borrowed. He also trailed the field after first day, but woke up early on the first night at 2am and just started running then whilst everyone else slept and took the lead.
From that point on, he decided as a strategy to not sleep at all, which resulted in him finishing ahead by 10 hours.
He also kept 3000 Aus dollars to himself whilst giving the rest to the other runners.
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story, though. 😉
19 Jul 2026 20:24:27
Will have a look for that EHL. Sounds interesting.
I remember watching one of the marathon runs (different circumstances) where they tried to beat the record but he was running himself and had a car in front of him sheltering him from the drag.
19 Jul 2026 20:25:14
Sorry Stevie, but what any of that got to do with this thread?
Also, out of curiosity, how many ultramarathon runners in 1983 were "sports science driven"?
Appreciate you are not a fan of sports science, but you've bamboozled me.
19 Jul 2026 21:30:09
Angus, there's nothing I have said there that contradicts my story?
I'm confused?
I didn't know about the $10k tik I looked up for his name.
Gumshoes he ran in, mate. Is that trainers?
And what I read, he gave the 10k away to other runners, that's correct.
Never knew he kept 3k, mate. I haven't come across that.
What part of what I've said isn't true?
That's pretty rude what you wrote, bro, when I've not said any different than u.
19 Jul 2026 21:34:55
Ehl, I actually don't mind the sports science stuff mate. I think absolutely it makes a difference, but no, only small 1% which I accept, all adds up.
Diet and sleep, what fuel u put in your body, etc., of course it all works, but would that not be common sense too?
I just think some people who do all the right things without sports science help can be just as fit and good and successful.
Being honest, mate, I didn't realise the race was so long ago, so you're correct in what u have said back at me. 💯
I thought it was a few years ago, maybe 5-10 at most.
However, he didn't train for it, his only training was running the hills and mountains after his sheep. Seen it advertised n went for it.
Offered a lot of sponsorship afterwards and refused.
I'm sure there's a similar story with an African lad more recently and he did take a sponsorship with Puma or something.
To be clear, bro, I do believe it helps. I just think nowadays there's too much emphasis on that type of stuff and not trust the athlete and our own eye or opinion.
That's all, bro, sorry I came across a bit heavy.
19 Jul 2026 22:08:01
how do you know the aussie wouldn't have done it faster with sports science
19 Jul 2026 22:21:33
Stevie, you gave half a story by missing out he kept running whilst everyone else slept, so perhaps you didn't mean it, but it made it sound better than it was. If I had an extra 40 hours (5 x 8 hours), then I would expect to finish more than 10 hours ahead. By running every night he was bound to be x number of hours ahead.
And he was given a standard pair of running shoes before the start of the race. He turned up wearing work boots, but he didn't run in them. So, is that part not false?
Was it sports science of the time not to sleep 😂? So he was ahead of his time.
19 Jul 2026 22:57:18
Angus, I was waiting on someone to say he probably used transport to finish that far ahead mate lol
Bro, I didn't know he was given shoes. The time I read it said work boots and today it said gumshoes, which I've no clue what they are.
Not false. If I didn't know that part, bro.
It's a great story regardless. 👍🏻
I think that he's 61 is one of most impressive parts.
19 Jul 2026 22:59:25
Tav, he probably would've had an extra something in him if he did. I just think it's slightly gave more credit than it should.
We should trust our own instincts and opinions, and that of the player, not a guy in front of a computer saying he's under a line on stats this week, he can't play when players telling u he's fine and u think he looks fine.
Look at Marvin Andrews, fgs.
20 Jul 2026 07:48:54
Stevie, sports science only plays a part though to get players playing at their optimum. The player feeling fit is subjective, which can hide hidden muscle fatigue and lower cardiovascular performance. Sports science bridges this gap by using data like GPS tracking and heart rate recovery to manage training, prevent injuries, and ensure the team peaks for game day.
Or, we listen just to the player, he comes on and either performs poorly, gets injured, or both. All the large elite teams use it these days, and it is considered an industry standard. It protects transfer fees and stops us spending huge wages for a player to just sit injured in the stands.
20 Jul 2026 09:20:41
Big Marv had a higher power in his treatment room. 😉👍
20 Jul 2026 10:09:58
Sports scientologist. 🤷