13 May 2026 13:26:56
Diogo Travassos away to Braga for €10m.
Rangers looking at Skoglund, McCrorie and Patterson as RB options.
13 May 2026 13:34:23
McCrorie is a no. Patterson, injury prone, hell no, don't know anything about other guy.
13 May 2026 13:34:50
Ah well that's one right back we can now cross off our list as a possible replacement for Tav. 🤔
13 May 2026 13:35:57
Which one of Skoglund, Patterson or McCrorie would be the best replacement right back for James Tavernier, guys? 🤔
13 May 2026 13:39:46
Daniel won't be first or last not to come now, we r not in CL.
13 May 2026 13:43:35
I think we are going for Robbie over the next 1/2 years with the hope Skoglund takes over by then.
13 May 2026 13:45:57
Not sure who would be the best, but they are all better.
13 May 2026 13:50:49
Yes John, transfer targets have switched over the last 9 days since Tynecastle.
Eg, UCL target Travassos, UEL/UCL target Skoglund.
Been told targets such as Dahl and Anderson now a pipe dream.
13 May 2026 13:56:56
Who is Robbie.
13 May 2026 14:17:05
Mccrorie has been absolutely excellent down south and was lined to Palace for 15m last year.
Some fans are just too stubborn.
13 May 2026 14:17:42
Correct Daniel, as is Doehki.
13 May 2026 14:20:49
Think Dahl was always a pipedream, only us winning trophies attracted players to Scotland, especially now that most teams can offer more money than we can, we have no chance in most cases.
13 May 2026 14:25:55
McCrorie all day long. We need a squad. Currently, we have 2 fit defenders who will be with us next season. Go figure.
13 May 2026 14:29:05
Ahwel Luca Stephenson then. 😂
13 May 2026 14:32:16
Club have put their full focus into Stig unearthing Igamane type deals from Scandinavia, i.e. Skoglund circa EUR2m.
I've also been informed Rangers will sign 3/4 players who play in Scotland.
Graham and Watt, two well known targets.
Fully expect 5/6 Scots to arrive this summer.
13 May 2026 14:33:17
Bearing in mind we've only been in the Champions League group stage once in the last 15 years or so, I wouldn't think it would be a big surprise to these players that we're not going to be in it next year again.
I'd be surprised to see us spend EUR10million on a right back when you consider the number of players we're going to need to sign overall.
13 May 2026 14:35:03
Sign Devlin as well.
13 May 2026 14:40:13
I hope somehow Lewis Ferguson Daniel 🙏 Peterpan, Luca Stephenson is a good player my friend. 👍
13 May 2026 14:49:05
Dcl, it's common knowledge we're going to be going for Scottish players that will give us the spin of the team, and it's about time it happened. I think it's been talked about 2 occ that's already signed might be Scottish, but I don't know. Anyone have any idea who it is and indeed Scottish?
13 May 2026 15:00:28
Missing out on Champions League is going to have a big impact on targets, unfortunately.
13 May 2026 15:10:34
Jesus, as if the end of the season wasn't depressing enough.
Bringing in a Scottish element is fine if they are good enough, but I'm not convinced those mentioned will be. And 5/6?? Not seeing who those would be, other than say Graham or Watt.
Only time will tell.
13 May 2026 15:39:24
Only made the Champions League once in a very long time, players waiting on the Champions League, okay.
13 May 2026 16:10:29
My str, that's what players do. Why we constantly sign dross.
13 May 2026 16:11:33
Braga aren't in the Champions League either, though, so if they were waiting for that, they never thought it out too well. 🤷
13 May 2026 16:46:08
Great point, Der Hammer, although they might have expected us to get 2nd and be in qualifiers.
13 May 2026 16:51:45
Well said, Angus. More likely the club had more money to spend if we got CL. Now our budget has decreased, and we will be looking for more value for money.
13 May 2026 17:10:17
Angus, you're right, not all targets will drop away due to UCL. However, as a player, would you rather play in Portugal over Scotland if both options are in the Europa/Conference?
13 May 2026 17:14:07
Angus, that should say "you would rather" with no question mark.
13 May 2026 17:24:52
Angus, when did Braga sign Doehki or Dahl?
13 May 2026 17:41:05
Any player who wants guaranteed Champions League football is never going to consider us, given our record of playing it once in the last 15 years. Our record in the Champions League qualifiers is also really quite poor, and it's really difficult to get in now through the play off round, so if we had finished 2nd it would have been really difficult to qualify, although not impossible. Players are also going to sign 4 or 5 year contracts, so even if we had qualified this year, there is no guarantee we will qualify next year, so I don't buy into that.
There is no doubt, if you play in CL regularly, it would be easier to attract players to come, and the club's income would be a lot higher, so we could spend a bit more, but any player that says they will only come if we are in the CL isn't a realistic signing at the moment imho. Hopefully, in a few years time that's where we'll be, and that's what the owners should be aiming for, but we're nowhere near it at the moment.
13 May 2026 17:48:00
Thought both deals were already sorted. If not, and the only reason is we aren't in CL, does that mean that both players will only go 2 a CL team?
13 May 2026 17:58:00
Play in Scotland or Portugal, that's a hard one.
Also, just because he was linked with a club doesn't mean they were genuinely interested, especially 15 million. 🤦♂️
13 May 2026 18:39:20
Daniel Cousin. It wasn't a response to your post but more around players not signing for us due to lack of ECL football. So Travassos didn't sign for Braga for ECL was my point in general.
As to Portugal or Scotland now that is a difficult decision. 😉
13 May 2026 18:46:09
Brilliant, Angus 😂 People talk utter tosh on here.