02 Oct 2026 12:34:09
Most interesting thing is makhanya, Raskin, minsu, Kelsey and bouanni were not even first pick signings. We got them because others rejected us or their price was beyond our budget.
02 Oct 2026 13:04:22
good info John, interesting to hear as all appear to have the quality, will see if they can survive the goldfish bowl of Glasgow long term.
02 Oct 2026 13:31:11
Surely they didn't reject us then. Surely the cost too much in the first place before it got to them rejection? Or am I reading your post wrong John?
02 Oct 2026 13:31:27
24 defo, it's interesting because we always read anything from 40%=60% off signings r a sucess, we seem to be doing ok wtthis set so far.
02 Oct 2026 13:42:20
Sounds about right John, we have been unlucky having to go down to 2nd or 3rd picks quite frequently, either because of salary demands or just playing in our league not being attractive. Think we need to sell the 'stepping stone' to a bigger league harder to possible signings.
So far. This year it is working in our favour, long may it be so.
02 Oct 2026 13:54:41
Orange T. John is saying that these guys were not first picks, Only reason we got them is because others (FIRST PICKS )rejected or their fee was to high for Rangers ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง.
02 Oct 2026 14:11:35
Orange mb I've not made it clear , we tried for three players ie doehki and Dahl who did not want to come to Scotland, one other quickly moved outside our value
Bar imo has worked in our favour.
02 Oct 2026 14:31:58
Lees not forget if we had signed driouche it's unlikely we would have moved for minsu.
02 Oct 2026 12:38:40
It just shows the level of player we are targeting John.
Our first choice targets are very ambitious targets.
02 Oct 2026 14:52:40
NATO I said this earlier in the window, we need to target all areas, ie academy, OOC, low value, medium value and high end.
This allegedly will be our continued strategy
Imo the high value need to be the difference makers.
02 Oct 2026 15:37:05
Glad we got Minsu over Driouch.
02 Oct 2026 15:47:31
Wishy, i'm also glad we got makhanya over doehki mate firstly because makhanya wanted to come play for Rangers and secondly i think makhanya will go on to be a better centre half and better career than doehki ๐ค๐ฌ๐ง.
02 Oct 2026 16:37:01
Tremendous info John, it would seem that Lady Luck has been on our side (for a change) with this seasons transfer business.
Also, I didn't know Dahl was against coming to Scotland, after all the speculation on here about us signing him, but that's just natural on a rumours site.
02 Oct 2026 16:48:03
Jim, Dahl wasn't against coming to Scotland.
He wanted Rangers and only Rangers. He waited since January when we never made the bid official, we then put it off a few times in summer and he waited each time.
Dahl only wanted Rangers, he'd already said no to hull.
Rangers then decided against the move.
02 Oct 2026 17:11:47
In my opinion we don't know if makhanya will be better than doehki but the likelihood is we will make more money from him
Jim he did not fancy it but was being persuaded on CL which we blew.
Obviously others have their own views which I respect.
02 Oct 2026 17:30:32
Stevie, what do you think the reason was Rangers never really pushed to do the deal then, I'm really interested as to why not?
02 Oct 2026 17:31:29
Makhanya already better than doehki for me ๐๐ฌ๐ง.
02 Oct 2026 17:32:27
Veerman would have been one of the knock backs John?
02 Oct 2026 17:54:50
A trip Rangers never trued to sign veerman this window, that was when Gerrard was manager.
02 Oct 2026 17:55:28
Walter all about opinions, not yet is mine.
02 Oct 2026 18:51:01
Jim, I would only be guessing mate.
I think Dahl is a move that the previous manager and those above him wanted and for financial reasons we couldn't make it happen in the January.
He was interested in sporting Lisbon but they opted for Silas Anderson instead.
He was clear he wanted European football so that ruled out some other teams from middle to bottom of top leagues who would probably have took him.
We know from what the lad said himself on air aftet a few matches and from press that he wanted Rangers and that he was willing to wait. He literally said so.
It seems we kept prioritising other positions and players to spend our money on and fill the availible wage space in the squad ahead of him, and every time he was next in line he got put back again.
It then seems Drago appealed more to McInnes and in turn those above him than Dahl did and that's the road we went down.
Dahl expected to come to Rangers since January and 3 quarters of the summer it seems anyway.
I think McInnes felt he didn't have the dig and defensive attributes (like drago) he wants from his 2 cm's
If we played with 3 cm's he'd be perfect on that left of the 3.
Something tells me we may well revisit this in the coming summer if he hasn't broke into the hull team , just my opinion.
Some lads on here will be able to answer what went wrong better than I will mate that's all just my take on it from what we hear and see.
02 Oct 2026 19:04:20
Hopefully Makhanya is a Rangers player for a couple of seasons, but he's continues the way he's been playing, many clubs in better leagues with snap him up next summer, only hope his next club is Sunderland.
02 Oct 2026 19:11:28
Is A trip maybe meaning we brought in Raskin after we didn't get Veerman?
02 Oct 2026 19:29:37
Wake Sunderland would be a great move for him in 18 months time mate.
If he put 2 years maybe 3 ma. He could then go onto a luverpool or an Arsenal.
02 Oct 2026 20:09:49
Once we have a relatively settled squad, who, hopefully win something (League preferably) we maybe need to prioritise 1, 2xat a push, 1st pick signings, rather than 3, 4, 5 2nd, 3rd choices imo.
02 Oct 2026 21:19:03
Camoo, yes that's what i meant unsure of timescale though if around same time or not.
02 Oct 2026 21:31:27
I disagree My star ๐ค If / when makhanya leaves Rangers, i hope it's Newcastle United he goes to ie. boumsong mark 2 ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ง.
02 Oct 2026 21:42:02
Coops I hope for his sake he is definitely not boumsong mk2 mate lol.
02 Oct 2026 23:03:20
Sws, not if he's wanting to win derbies, mate.
Seems to like that at Rangers, been a long time since Newcastle beat Sunderland in the league.๐.