Rangers Rumours

20 Jan 2020 18:12:23
Only sharing with you all, a report from football insider i just read. Now i like many don't believe a lot of social media speculation about us, unless its from stevie clifford of fourladshadadream. But here goes anyway guys. Football insider saying that inter milan manager conte wants to sign alfredo morelos and will make his move for him this week. Hope to god not!

20 Jan 2020 19:32:06
Wouldnt be great for his career to go there and sit on the bench. Lukaku absolutely tearing the serie A up at the minute. Doubt any truth in that.

20 Jan 2020 20:09:27
I can't see it SGL. Inter are a team I've followed for years and i still try to get to a few games each year. I know a lot of fans that i speak to and they know that Rangers are my team so i'm sure they would have said if they'd heard anything. Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez are the main 2 strikers and play every week. they're both playing very well and Alexis Sanchez is just back from injury. they're also apparently just about to sign Giroud so I just can't see it mate.

20 Jan 2020 10:51:39
got a mate involved at St. johnstone that believes Rangers are interested in Zander Clark as long term replacement for McGregor with McCrorie seemingly not fancied.

unsure on how strong the foundation is on this to be fair but what's folks thoughts on Clark as future number 1

personally i think he's a good keeper in an awful team so would rate him to do well.

20 Jan 2020 11:52:53
The goalkeeper as i said well over a year ago now, that in my opinion should eventually takeover from allan mcgregor is now at QPR, ie. liam kelly. He's a superb keeper and could be our no.1 for many years to come, once mcgregor hangs up his gloves.

20 Jan 2020 11:53:34
Wes foderingham is far better than clark who is a run of the mill bang average keeper. alnwick also better than clark.

20 Jan 2020 12:37:01
We've been linked to Clark forever. As for Kelly, fine keeper, wasted at QPR.

20 Jan 2020 12:37:32
SGL kelly has been rotten at qpr and looks like we've dodged a bullet.

20 Jan 2020 14:21:08
Clint mccrorie strongly fancied by SGL as number two next year.

20 Jan 2020 14:52:46
He was out injured at QPR for a wee spell there. Now got his place back and was superb against leeds utd on saturday there. Really good keeper IMO.

20 Jan 2020 15:13:08
Liam Kelly is a great shout🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧.

20 Jan 2020 16:58:50
Zander Clark will never be Rangers No 1. A good bear though.

20 Jan 2020 17:13:14
Tjrc missed nearly 2 months there with s torn thigh. Only just got back in tesm so don't know where you get he's been rotten from?

20 Jan 2020 18:01:25
Not needing keeper firth just signed extended deal.

20 Jan 2020 18:25:29
Clark is bang average, Firth has just signed a new deal and McCrorie is well thought of by the coaching staff. If Carlsberg did wrong posts, Clinthillsmaid's would be it.

20 Jan 2020 19:35:03
Has firth honestly just signed a new deal? what's the point? Just throwing cash away should just let him go.

20 Jan 2020 19:43:24
I know there's really high Hope's gor mcrorie if he keeps progressing as he is.

19 Jan 2020 01:03:00
Talking to a good contact down south earlier, he reckons Leeds have decided they want Goldson either now or in the summer, but he also heard that Bournemouth are now on his trail and there is still some interest from Fulham. We cannot consider offers now that Helander is out for quite a spell, and I hope it's setting up a bidding war for the summer. How much to take Goldson from us?

19 Jan 2020 08:39:49
Imo i probably value goldson about 4.5mill. If we finish this season with the league call it 5mill.

19 Jan 2020 10:46:35
4.5mil? We paid 3 for him god sake. You might not like him but don't undervalue him. Starts week in week out. At least 7.5m.

19 Jan 2020 11:18:03
It's all about opinions Tjrfc. I think maybe £6-7m. Goldson might not want to leave though. He's a big player, in a massive team, playing in Europe, with an excellent chance of winning things. None of those teams mentioned give him that.

19 Jan 2020 11:21:22
Be good business for us with Katic, stand out our. best, Helander, Edmundson and Mayo, knocking on the door, we have cover and options. 5m or 6m for me.

19 Jan 2020 11:34:48
If Harry McGuire goes for 80 we should atleast be asking for 10, English players in today’s market are majorly overpriced so we should not be letting any of ours go on the cheap.

19 Jan 2020 12:13:37
You have to take it in context lads, look at the market you are selling to. We paid £3m to take him here, he’s had 2 years of solid first team football after a long time out with injuries, and is just coming into his prime. If we are selling any first team player to the EPL bidding has to start around £10m. They will think nothing of paying that for an unproven player from random leagues around the world, so for an English centre half with EPL experience that is a minimum. Do you think if he was at Celtic they would be selling him for £5m or something equally ridiculous? We have to stop selling ourselves short.

19 Jan 2020 12:46:16
Well written the wags man. 100% on the button.

19 Jan 2020 13:08:03
Paul86 - you’re saying that if we won the league you would sell our first choice centre half for £5m? 😂😂😂.

19 Jan 2020 14:15:08
If we win the league, which we will do. Goldson will stay.

19 Jan 2020 14:41:27
Celtic were looking for around 8 million for the injury prone Simunovic. No way we should be considering selling Goldson for 5-6. That's crazy talk. Katic may be the best out and out defender but Goldsons passing out from the back is a key part of the way we play and the reason he's always picked. I think a lot of people don't appreciate the job the Goldson does.

19 Jan 2020 15:41:59
I told my contact it would take £8m-£10m to shift him and he agreed that would be a good price.

19 Jan 2020 17:09:50
I’m not Goldson’s biggest fan, but I wouldn’t accept £8m for him. That sets the market for what it costs to do business with Rangers. Other teams like us that are big fish in small ponds like Ajax, Porto and dare I say it, Celtic, always demand sizeable fees for players so clubs know if they want a player from one of these teams not to go in with a stupid bid. We would start a precedent by taking £8m for our first choice centre half. Then we would end up taking £15m for Morelos. We have to stop selling ourselves short.

19 Jan 2020 17:20:30
What a load of nonsense, best defender in the league and the stats prove it . Not a penny less than 10m with a sell on clause. Only reason we got him so cheap was his historical medical condition, that has been sorted and has shown consistency. Captain material if tav leaves.

19 Jan 2020 17:35:18
If it was me I would try everything to keep hold of him. He has off days and dips in form but he is the communicator or organiser in our back 4. You can see the calming influence he has when playing. If or when we win the league I reckon he would fancy a crack at champions league with us more than a move to teams mentioned. Guy is only what 26 or something so shows what he is capable of doing against CL opponents and its not top end championship/
Relegation battling EPL teams that come with offers.
IMO fee wise I would be looking for offers to be starting at maybe 7. With us looking for possible 10. With SG in charge he will be looking for English values. We need to back him to. Like he says if our guys were down south values would be huge. Just look at mcburnie costing 20 mil. can't even establish himself in a Scotland team with poor forward options.

19 Jan 2020 17:40:25
Happy at Ibrox but £12m in the summer and think he would be tempted to leave.

19 Jan 2020 18:26:50
Bankie I’m not sure he would go, I think he’ll want to play in Champion league.

19 Jan 2020 18:28:36
Bankie, why would the fee tempt to leave?

19 Jan 2020 19:20:03
goldson is under contract, starts every wk, playing in cup finals and Europa league every season and hopefully come May lifting trophies

we paid 3-4m so for me we shd be asking 10m absl min espesh if it’s English clubs who are awash with money ( Champ is 5th richest league in world)

if they can pay 18m for oli mcburnie then they can cough up.

19 Jan 2020 20:16:19
John25, you could be right about prospect of champions league being incentive to stay. Just thinking about our stated business model requiring us to buy, develop and sell at significant profit. Also we now have good cover in his position.

19 Jan 2020 20:48:19
£13-£15 million easily. If he was a person player he would be touted at the £20 million Mark.

19 Jan 2020 21:08:08
Bankie. We think we have good cover, however that is to be proved.
You are correct re business model though.

19 Jan 2020 22:31:03
John25, before win at parkhead I thought Goldson was weaker of CH pairing but he was immense on the 29th. Hopefully he maintains that standard for remainder of season.

20 Jan 2020 14:14:36
Bankie goldston imo is a good pro who talks to players around him.
We tend to notice big displays against them. He has had good games in Europe as well.

18 Jan 2020 17:10:07
Ed01, given your detailed knowledge of all things Liverpool, do you think any of squad players in need of game time is likely to join us for remainder of season?

{Ed001's Note - I am not expecting any to join Rangers in Jan. There aren't really many left there to choose from as most have gone out on loan that were spare.}

18 Jan 2020 19:56:34
Bankie, why would you want to sign another team's dregs and give them game time for the rest of this vital season?

18 Jan 2020 20:17:56
Covenanter, would hardly call a quality player in need of game time with best club team in the world as “dregs”. Believe we need a quality reinforcement in a forward position capable of making an immediate impact. With the euros in summer, a number of clubs in the top leagues have players in need of game time to secure international selection. With cup runs we could have 30 games left this season. We cannot depend on Morelos to be available and the burden is too much for Defoe at this point in career.

19 Jan 2020 00:56:06
You have been told by the Ed - who you asked - that most of them are already out on loan. Name just one 'quality' player at Liverpool who is currently not on loan and is so far away from the first team he has no chance of playing - and who is an internationalist looking for game time before the Euros? And how could a third choice striker make an 'immediate impact'?

19 Jan 2020 08:47:32
Covenanter, looks like your asking me the question I asked the Ed. My point is not limited to Liverpool.

19 Jan 2020 15:46:34
Bankie, you only mentioned Liverpool. As I am not psychic, I cannot read your mind from afar. You also didn't answer a single one of my points to you, so we'll call it a day.

19 Jan 2020 16:13:53
Covenanter, my post clearly states “a number of clubs”.

19 Jan 2020 18:32:07
Your second post does, it was a swift change from your first post after I queried it. In case you don't remember, you first posted:
Ed01, given your detailed knowledge of all things Liverpool, do you think any of squad players in need of game time is likely to join us for remainder of season?
Can't see any reference there to 'a number of clubs'.

19 Jan 2020 19:01:11
Calm down mate and enjoy the cup draw.

19 Jan 2020 19:49:58
I'm never anything else but calm, I just cannot see any point in anything you've been saying.

19 Jan 2020 22:34:49
Don’t worry about it mate, we can discuss another time in a different thread.