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26 Jul 2024 12:23:03
Rumour doing the rounds that davy klaassen rejected a contract offer from us yesterday. What a player he wouldve been.
1.) 26 Jul 2024 12:53:18
Never nice to hear we've been knocked back, but good to see this is the calibre of player were after.
10 Jun 2024 15:36:23
seen a turkish journalist (verifed) on X saying besiktas are ramping up their efforts to sign yilmaz.
1.) 10 Jun 2024 15:39:13
His agent quoted as saying he won't be going back to Turkey this summer.
2.) 10 Jun 2024 15:42:29
Read his agent said he's not going to Super League in the short to medium term, could be bs and he goes.
3.) 10 jun 2024 15:45:26
good, get as much as poss and move on.
4.) 10 Jun 2024 16:01:52
His agents already debunked it. No interest in a return to turkiye.
5.) 10 Jun 2024 16:53:21
Turkish media nonsense again ?.
6.) 10 Jun 2024 17:26:48
agents speak with forked tongue.
7.) 10 Jun 2024 18:53:50
Hey wait a minute, nothing to do with auld me??.
8.) 10 Jun 2024 19:55:08
He doesn't want to leave for turkey. He's out grown Turkish football and tbh he's better than that i'd love a full season of a fit yilmaz then we can think about selling at a profit.
9.) 11 Jun 2024 07:00:24
So would i clementfan and hopefully yilmaz can stay fit for most of next season ?.
24 May 2024 14:07:53
Seen on X (Prev twitter) That the rangers journal reporting we have interest in Ilies Ardjani, PSG u19.
1.) 24 May 2024 16:11:13
Irv rangers are serious scouting young foreign players to develop.
As many as 8, to come in to b team, move to first team. Some very good prospects being touted
Not just from England, worldwide.
2.) 24 May 2024 16:45:33
Good hearing that John.
3.) 24 May 2024 16:59:47
Why would anyone sign for our B team when they don't even have a league to play in. We also are not renowned for playing youth in the first team.
Tell me I'm missing something John?
4.) 24 May 2024 17:23:55
Mccausland, fraser, pkus more if they have the quality.
5.) 24 May 2024 17:24:14
Quite concerning bar72.
6.) 24 May 2024 17:28:33
You sure John, 4lads dispute that.
7.) 24 May 2024 17:30:19
All kidding aside John, i've been hearing of good young players since Gerrard days and now with fraser mckinnon lovelace also baily Wright let's hope the 1st team start to get the benefit.
8.) 25 May 2024 09:43:00
Zzz zzzz zzzz that old story what happened to that welsh wonder kid we signed ? same old ? youth story every year
Remember yfleko getting talked up too where is he? And what age is he
Gotta laugh rangers and youth development don’t go together we always screw it up.
Someone was saying about it being too early for Robbie Fraser at 21 years old lol by that age in europe most have. A couple of full seasons under their belt at least playing top league football every week is so important just look at progress Mayo has made at killie.
9.) 25 May 2024 10:59:47
Bar 82 money and opportunity at 17/ 18. Espoif from Africa or South America
Not rangers fault we don’t have a league to play in.
No pathway from academy to first team exists in Scotland.
10.) 25 May 2024 13:35:59
That is what Koppens is renowned for, spotting and recruiting high quality youth, done it at PSV to devastating effect look at PSV now compared to 4-5 seasons ago, bang average dutch team to Champions league contenders.
Mainly due to Koppens eye for raw talent.
21 May 2024 15:14:46
Looking like Liam Kelly will be joining Rangers to make up our homegrown and club quotas.
1.) 21 May 2024 15:42:26
The story down in London today is that Southgate told Butland if he was playing in England in that form he would be in the England squad, as he is not he is set to leave - Liam Kelly would not be coming to us as a back up keeper - rumour mill at full speed down here, interesting next few days.
2.) 21 May 2024 15:50:01
BigTel, no chance he's going to be number 1 for us. Back up at best.
3.) 21 May 2024 15:58:04
Big tel of course he would be back up. nowhere close to good enough for number one.
4.) 21 May 2024 16:10:46
Interesting comment Tel, I am at a meeting with guys that are close to the England set up and no mention of Butland at all. Biggest rumours as far as we are concerned continues to be inward investment, (which both John and I have been hearing from different sources for a while now) .
Lots of rumours seem to be swirling round the place on new money but nothing that we are not seeing on-line about rumoured signings for us.
5.) 21 May 2024 16:15:53
For as good as Jack Butland has been, he isn't going to move to a big EPL club and be number 1 pick.
6.) 21 May 2024 16:28:59
Surprised by this as I wouldn’t say Kelly is any better than mccrorie is… a definitely not a replacement for Butland.
7.) 21 May 2024 16:36:04
Kelly not coming to us at 28 years old to be back up, he's in the Scotland squad and he's is No 1 at Motherwell so why would he leave to be a No 2? Wait and see boys - its a rumours site after all and that's the strong rumours down here, apparently Clement rates Kelly.
8.) 21 May 2024 16:39:52
DTB 4 clubs apparently enquiring about Butland, none of them top EPL sides but 3 of them in EPL one possibly coming up - its a rumours site and that's the rumours i'm hearing.
9.) 21 May 2024 16:41:40
Butlands not going to a big team in England and he won't be picked for the England squad either. He's good but not that good.
10.) 21 May 2024 16:46:44
Liam Kelly would be worse than Jon McLaughlin and Ross McCrorie even if Butland is still here to be number 1. If he got injured and kelly is the goalkeeper, we are in big trouble.
11.) 21 May 2024 16:50:01
Why would he leave to be a No. 2?
Simple answer - £££££.
12.) 21 May 2024 17:04:50
All down to money. If your playimg in scotland outwith rangers or celtic you will find it very difficult to retire 35-40.
13.) 21 May 2024 17:18:50
Kelly will not be our main keeper unless injuries have hammered us, not a hope in hell.
14.) 21 May 2024 17:20:21
Honestly Liam Kelly is a bombscare at times, I don't rate him, yeah I get the Scottish quota, but I would be really worried with him between our posts, even as anumber 2,
Theres way better,
I know quite a few steel season ticket holders who have no faith in him at all
I would rather promote a youngster than take Kelly.
15.) 21 May 2024 17:28:46
If all he cared about was ££££ he wouldn't be here in the 1st place. Turned down at least double the money from Man Utd to come here in the summer and he has stated he is loving playing for Rangers.
16.) 21 May 2024 17:29:02
Kelly is not better than butland however if we get him on a free then it's a decent signing. He's better that McLaughlin, I don't know if he's better than mcrorie butif we did sell butland it gives us a fair few quid to reinvest into the squad and 2 home grown keepers.
17.) 21 May 2024 17:41:31
Liam Kelly is better than McCrorie and Jon McLaughlin imo always plays well. As a no. 2 at Ranger would he get paid more than no. 1 at Motherwell.
18.) 21 May 2024 17:51:38
McLaughlin out of contract and McCrorie likely to leave if Butland stays so Kelly is moving to fight for number 1 spot but more than likely to be number 2.
19.) 21 May 2024 17:58:27
Liam Kelly in no world is a number one GK at rangers and Southgate never told Butland that nonsense.
20.) 21 May 2024 18:47:35
Agree storm Southgate wouldn't want to be seen influencing a keeper to move for the chance of a game.
21.) 21 May 2024 18:49:58
Kelly and McCrorie aye? 2 keepers who will flap at crosses or just no bother even flapping . utter tripe .
22.) 21 May 2024 19:16:25
Butland is definitely good enough for England. Ignorance is the only thing that kept him out that squad.
23.) 21 May 2024 19:30:32
Realistically u need to replace mccrorie with a scottish goalie for the quota. Some on here said craig gordon at 41 but will say no to kelly. he's not going to be no1 i have no issue with it. Mccrorie needs to leave to play football.
24.) 21 May 2024 19:35:22
I rate Butland and he's one of our best signings for a long time imo. With a solid defence in front of him he would be even better! However atm, playing for us he is getting knowhere near the England squad. Conceding 3 etc to Ross County is NOT going to get him international caps. They've a few in the EPL that are playing weekly against many of the best players in Europe.
25.) 21 May 2024 19:51:38
McCrorie could be away hence the reason going after Kelly we might have to go in again for another keeper if he leaves Wright for me needs to go out and get game time under his belt.
26.) 22 May 2024 08:24:18
Kelly will be number 2 to Butland with McLaughlin and McCrorie moving on, McCrorie has to play at his age, promote a 3rd keeper from youth setup and if Butland leaves, replacement is identified. Big Tel, why on earth would Kelly want to come back to Rangers, probably double or treble his money, chance in early cup games to impress, better training facilities, conditions etc.
27.) 22 May 2024 10:04:20
Kelly story being reported on Sky sports news, says rangers are in talks with him so there is definitely some truth in it. Sky wouldn’t post it if no substance.
28.) 22 May 2024 10:55:01
Isnt Englands current No.1 Pickford?
Plays for Everton?
He is a decent shot stopper but absolute bombscare most of the time i have watched him. And not just watching the EPL highlights which always flatter to make their league look better.
The way Butland carries himself on and off the pitch is great.
Cant really blame Butland for the goals against County or Dundee. just terrible defending as usual. How many times has Butland saved us.
it depends on what Butland wants to do. play for league titles and cups and play in Europe.
Hes not getting into Man City, Liverpool, Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal so would be a lower table team and then playing for what? Money? England Caps?
29.) 22 May 2024 12:49:16
Bigtel that is an absolute pile of rubbish. That supposed conversation only happened in your dreams.
The keepers for next season are butland Kelly and wright. Unless an absolutely crazy bid comes in for butland.
24 Feb 2023 10:46:42
thompson Ishaka looks to be signing with b team.
1.) 24 Feb 2023 12:00:09
Academy team lost final game 4-0 to Real Madrid.
We got a lesson first half, however second half we stuck to our football style and dug in against a very good team
Imo it has been a tough tournament played 5 drew 1 lost 4. It is worthy of noting our players average age was 18 months lower than all their opponents, an under 19 tournament where we had mainly 16, 17 years
On pitch
Stand outs for rangers imo Lovelace, Curtis rice and Nsio, we did not have our strongest squad due to four being with Scotland and I believe one away with England
Special mention the boy ishaka is something else, if in fact we have signed him during the trip this is a coup, reports suggest we beat Man City, Liverpool and PSV to get him
I also liked physical presence we saw from kpakpe Nsio Lovelace ishaka malandy all signed last 8 months.
2.) 24 Feb 2023 12:25:28
Good info John, no shame losing to Real Madrid, I'd imagine in a few years we'll see some players from that Madrid team going on to play for their first team.
3.) 24 Feb 2023 13:03:42
Mark and hopefully a couple from our squad that were in Morocco.
4.) 24 Feb 2023 13:35:00
Sounds good John, IF we can hold onto any of them?
AND of course the obligatory injury, this time young Lovelace.
5.) 24 Feb 2023 14:15:03
John do you think that's s route we will be looking at? more physical players with good technical ability.
6.) 24 Feb 2023 14:55:32
John any update on the injury to Zak Lovelace?
Hopefully we see some of these players featuring in the first team or listed in match day squads.
7.) 24 Feb 2023 15:00:56
I would love to think so bellshill. I think what is required is a mix and match.
8.) 24 Feb 2023 15:14:33
We shouldn't be signing any players with a poor injury record like Roofe again, we need players who can play 40 plus games per season.
9.) 24 Feb 2023 15:21:34
Bar since foot started players everywhere get injured.
I’m sure we will hold on to plenywho make grade.
Why do you never complain about any off the 14 plus signings we have brought in from other clubs.
10.) 24 Feb 2023 15:22:06
Copland none. We will hopefully get update soon.
11.) 24 Feb 2023 18:45:14
Mark roofe has played 36 games in each season he's been here. Games aren't the problem. Minutes on the pitch are.
12.) 24 Feb 2023 19:11:46
Good information John. I’m not sure why we should be applauding failure. No doubt the other teams involved were also missing players. I fully recognise the need to nurture and develop the boys but I’ve seen various of our youth teams over the years receive plaudits for competing but coming up short. A club of our size and resources should be punching higher and harder at this level.
13.) 24 Feb 2023 20:16:04
John, touchy mate!, I don't have a problem with who we sign, but I do wonder about these wonderkids, who inevitably head off elsewhere when they see no route to first team.
Size up son!
14.) 24 Feb 2023 20:32:19
Tjrfc, 50% of our games then. And in those 36 games would say 75% if them were cameos.
15.) 24 Feb 2023 20:47:17
Anybody know what’s going on with the women’s team. Watching the old firm game and the regression from last year is startling.
16.) 24 Feb 2023 11:19:46
The Scotsman reporting via a source the T I has already put pen to paper, just waiting on an announcement from rangers, exciting prospect if true.
17.) 24 Feb 2023 22:00:06
Players who can play 40 plus 90 minute games per season.
18.) 25 Feb 2023 00:44:03
Don't think the lowland league is doing our youth any good I would be looking to set up a youth team abroad or travel for tournaments like they did before.
19.) 25 Feb 2023 07:01:13
Bar 72 not touchy fed up with guys like u who constantly run down our clubs and players. U really do not get how a club is run
Go for Gerrard gio beale all talk how lowland league prepares kids for men’s football I think they know best.
20.) 25 Feb 2023 08:40:05
John yes of course playing against men helps our boys and as you say these men mentioned knows what's it like for our boys and its a very good experience for them.
21.) 25 Feb 2023 09:53:28
John, too far mate, I have never run down our players or team, is that the easy way out mate? You will be calling me a Celtic supporter next.
If OUR teams role is now to prepare young lads for professional football ELSEWHERE! Then so be it.
I just don't agree with it.
22.) 25 Feb 2023 10:03:05
These players make us some cash bar I believe its great the way our club in run now, you will see a few players in our first team in a year or two.
23.) 25 Feb 2023 10:41:51
Fair do's Beale.
Everyone has an opinion. Make us cash? In this day and age a million or so here and there doesht touch the sides.
But each to his own. no probs.
24.) 25 Feb 2023 10:55:57
Made about 20m bar from players moving on and we will see a few in the first team, John mentioned 5 players yesterday that we bought in the last 8 months and everyone of them has a good chance of being a first team regular.
25.) 25 Feb 2023 17:07:14
Bar u running down players from b team route. I know u r not one off the mob, can u direct ne to anyone I’ve said that too
Bar add up all the millions it helps.
26.) 25 Feb 2023 18:21:58
John they know best? So how many youth players are regular starters for the managers you mentioned ?
Our youth development is horrendous anyone can see that. We get a boy with potential and then they never play and managers expect them to develope without playing first team regularly which just doesn't happen.
27.) 25 Feb 2023 23:50:39
Playing alongside hammer throwers just creates hammer throwers. The tactics of playing against hammer throwers is same we've used for years and we keep falling behind countries with smaller populations and in many cases countries that football not the main sport.
And you think our system is working ?.
28.) 25 Feb 2023 23:53:20
What about the money made gofor doesn't that matter with you? if they are good enough they'll play we'll see how many plays over the next couple of seasons for our first team we are bringing in a far higher standard of boys now.
29.) 26 Feb 2023 10:54:36
Beale bringing in boys is not developing your own ? just like all those people saying wenger developed people for arsenal maybe one rest were all purchase like Walcott from Southampton for 12 million just cause you pay for a guy with a fee and sell them for more doesn't mean you are responsible for bringing them through. We are doing the same but a smaller scale of player.
Guys like bassey are not youth development they are simply player development there's a difference.
30.) 26 Feb 2023 10:56:09
And Beale65 the standard will soon drop when they realise they will not get a fair chance.
31.) 26 Feb 2023 10:57:24
And another thing do you think we will promote guys from the lowest tier of Scottish football to playing in our first team ?? nope no chance.
32.) 26 Feb 2023 11:35:08
Nope but boys playing against men helps them more than playing against boys the same age gofor, you will see very soon even the boys bought in the first team our academy is doing very well and will only improve it's a 10 year plan can't see why you don't think this way but you will see soon enough.
33.) 26 Feb 2023 17:47:17
So if that's the case Beale why is our youth team topping that league in first season .
Cause the quality is not there so they are not being tested as soon as they come up against a top quality youth team from abroad they will get hammered
Again people like yourself getting distracted by physical qualities rather than skill or tactical knowledge players the physical thing naturally developes when they play skill doesn't unless they are tested against better quality skillful players
Brains and skill over physical people need to realise it's not the 60s anymore ??.
34.) 26 Feb 2023 22:36:44
You just do not get it gofor.
35.) 28 Feb 2023 09:41:59
It is encouraging that our young players are competing in these tournaments and that we are seeing players that at this stage in their career look to have the potential to move on to the first team. It is also encouraging to see that we are identifying young talent elsewhere and bringing the players to Ibrox.
My frustration is that as soon as we have a young player that could be developed into being an Internationalist there is a high probability that they will be sold to the highest bidder.
I know that is the model that the current Board operates to, I guess I would just like to see greater ambition at the Club to be the dominant force in Scottish Football even if that meant new Shareholders.
36.) 01 Mar 2023 17:06:44
Just looking at some of the posts above, I am reminded that once upon a time we used to sign the best young Scottish Football players available, arguably the best ever to grace Ibrox and Hampden, Jim Baxter.
I am not saying that there is a Baxter ourt there at the moment, but we have missed out over the recent past on some quality football players and we should be encouraged that in some ways we seem to be putting that right with the work being done by the Youth Team Coaches and the Youth team Set up.
Our problem right now is that we are not bringing in top quality players to the first team squad, players of the quality that historically we signed from across Europe as well as the UK.
Our current CEO and our current Board do not appear to have the foresight of David Holmes and Lawrence Marlborough, they don't even appear to come close!
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23 Jul 2024 15:32:27
goldson travelling with squad to birmingham.
24 May 2024 14:01:30
Picture I've just seen of walter smith's statue has got to be a joke. Standing and got a black bag over his head and hands waiting for the time to unveil it. don't know whether to laugh or cry.
20 Apr 2024 16:57:56
Hope rangers are looking at Barron of Aberdeen, Contract up and think he'd be a good solid midfield option. young and Scottish.
1.) 20 Apr 2024 17:15:34
Fully agree, but we would rather pay £30k a week to a serial failure like Lundstrum.
2.) 20 Apr 2024 17:38:29
Rice is a better player than Barron.
3.) 20 Apr 2024 18:22:19
Rice and Barron would be nice to have a decant amount of good scottish players.
4.) 20 Apr 2024 18:41:04
Ive not really seen Baron play to often but tbh is he player that could be a starter in our midfield against say Celtic or against a tough European side if not then we need better, players that can come in and improve our 11 immediately.
5.) 20 Apr 2024 18:41:37
If so rice and barron could form our midfield.
6.) 20 Apr 2024 18:49:57
I suspect we’ll never know Scotty.
7.) 20 Apr 2024 20:07:00
If PC thinks Rice is good enough then he should give him first team action. Barcelona had a 16 and 17 year old starting in their Champions League games v PSG. Both players were excellent. Would rather we develop young players than over pay under achievers like Lundstram.
8.) 20 Apr 2024 21:02:01
Talk of Barron going to Italy, wouldn't blame the lad.
9.) 21 Apr 2024 07:45:32
My info pc prefers McKinnon and rice to Barron and Watson.
10.) 21 Apr 2024 09:56:02
Cant like the boys too much or they would have had a sniff in the team.
11.) 21 Apr 2024 10:48:13
Big dado, mb not better than what he picks in the managers opinion.
12.) 21 Apr 2024 11:08:37
Too many scottish young players we say ain't good enough move on from the spl and do well. i'd like barron at us tbh, back in the day we’d buy players off diff teams in the spl and it used to work, not saying it needs to be primarily from our league but there is some bargains.
27 Mar 2024 12:18:05
Good to see silva scoring 2x for Portugal u21's last night against croatia. Now i don't think we'll be able to pay the 15m that's reported online unless installments etc. he's still young and raw but what a player he would be for us if we could afford to keep him. Will go for another big money move undoubtedly in his career.
1.) 27 Mar 2024 12:55:59
I'm sure he only scored a penalty irv, yes only 21 and a talented lad.
2.) 27 Mar 2024 18:03:37
Silva now had 6 goals and 5 assists during this qualifying period for Portugal hopefully he can be the 1 who steps up for us during tge run in.
3.) 27 Mar 2024 21:14:57
Regardless of the 15 million we can't afford his full wage so it's a non starter.
4.) 28 Mar 2024 01:18:41
Which position is he playing with Portugal?
5.) 28 Mar 2024 08:56:06
Swm wide left.
30 Dec 2023 14:37:50
Sima scores goals but along with many others goes missing in games. wouldn't buy him at the end of the season for any crazy money that brighton want imo. Need a proper striker asap.
Also how has that handball not been given a penalty, disgrace ?.
1.) 30 Dec 2023 16:46:07
2 games with a goal against Celtic, how many did Alfie go? And he’s a winger, not a cf.
2.) 30 Dec 2023 16:48:10
Unfortunately Irvblue99 Rangers player offside in the build up to the incident so no penalty.
3.) 30 Dec 2023 16:57:28
Scrambled I fully disagree with this. One: it wasn't flagged up by ref or linesman or VAR at the time and Two: it smacks of an excuse afterwards as to why it wasn't given
If its offside then why no free kick? It's fycking annoying that Johnston stayed on the pitch. and a player with blood flow was allowed to stay on too is mind boggling. It NEEDS to be called out and these paper thin excuses also need to be called out.
4.) 30 dec 2023 17:30:38
peter, i understand your ire
but it was still offside, not an excuse afterwards, offside,
you say it wasnt flagged up by a linesman, neither was a penalty mate
and most offsides aren't flagged up now until the phase of play ends, sadly that ended with a bye kick or whatever, any pen would have been ruled out by offside, because it was offside, it wasnt a free kick because they had gone with the initial call, free kick or bye kick, made no odds.
5.) 30 Dec 2023 17:38:46
Raskin the majority want him to be a striker on here ? I don’t yes he had a bad game we move on.
6.) 30 Dec 2023 17:42:39
Huistra your spot on wasn’t called at the time and wasn’t even suggested as
For the blood I thought once the sign on blood the player had to go off but obviously this isn’t
The case now.
7.) 30 dec 2023 18:28:07
he won't go off while he's rolling around on the deck or getting treatment, only if he's standing freely, he was not getting off the deck, and neither would anyone else.
8.) 30 dec 2023 18:30:38
peter, i think your starting to lose the plot mate, no rangers player would have stood up and ran off the pitch so celtic can start another attack, are you off yer rocker
it was a blooded lip mate, a covering sorts that, he hadnt been stabbed with a bayonet.
12 Jun 2024 11:34:08
Follows them across the city aswell.
10 Jun 2024 14:44:44
macnaughten, we sold patterson for around same to everton. Only difference is we very rarely have youth players who come through and get sold for big £. The portuguese always have crops of youth players coming through to sell for big money.
22 May 2024 23:54:38
Name was reported on here last week. Be a weird one when reportedly signed jefte with ridvan still here as well.
17 May 2024 07:26:21
Wont be able to sign anyone till transfer window opens i'm sure ?.
15 May 2024 11:15:36
TT you didn't say likely, probably or usually. you said “always capable of a goal” ? Which would implicate you’d expect goals. As i said, good tonight but need better overall.
28 Jun 2024 10:43:17
?????.
17 Jun 2024 19:20:08
forksake, what age are we here ?.
30 May 2024 11:32:52
hearts wouldn't be able to afford mcburnies wages.
24 May 2024 09:55:34
Join his bro? You do know Ross McCrorie is of bristol now and not Aberdeen.
23 May 2024 12:43:50
He was left with the s. show of beales team and got a tune out of players who were down n out when he first came in. I fully trust him with the reigns of our club, and should be allowed to put his own stamp on the team. He know’s what's required imo. Whilst i agree sometimes in press conferences he said some questionable stuff.