Rangers Debates

21 Jun 2026 22:35:05
Neither there should be, imo. He made a poor judgement in 2012, however, these players were all advised on what to do. He went on to have a great career in the Premier League in the end.
He's still a Rangers man, I'm sure he would love to come back and right a few wrongs.

21 Jun 2026 23:08:35
We were a serious rubbishshow, & he was advised what to do for his career & his family, & took a chance asap for those reasons.
No problem with him.
We all thought it at the time anyway!!

21 Jun 2026 14:17:56
German Goalkeeper:

Ehl said on 2nd April, we might sign a keeper from the German leagues, not a German keeper as such.

Coops done it again afterwards sorry bud, Coops suggested EHL said we'd signed a German keeper.

Aphelion/Asa named a few Keepers that he'd like us to sign.

John never said anything that I could find.

Others commented, but can't find anyone stating we've signed a German keeper.

21 Jun 2026 16:53:55
Inspector Clouseau strikes again.

21 Jun 2026 17:59:11
In the words of the man himself:-

"He who don't know nothing, must know something, eh? "

In a French accent of course. 😉😄👍

21 Jun 2026 18:25:34
Just stay out of lifts, Fork.

21 Jun 2026 18:49:23
Lol I may need a " reum". 😉😄

21 Jun 2026 18:58:07
I will say this only once: good summary. Not Clouseau, but seems to fit with the fake French.

21 Jun 2026 23:02:41
"I suspect everyone, and I suspect no one".

21 Jun 2026 23:03:10
Yeah as I said below your post this morning Fork with Ed

This is how I remember it. 👍

21 Jun 2026 01:06:31
Anyone else up for bringing ryan jack back on a 1 year deal? Experience to help conor Barron out and a bluenose as well. i'm all for it.

21 Jun 2026 07:27:18
Nope, looking back is not the answer. He was an injury risk constantly at us. Why would Barron need help? Some think he's a good player, some don't. Think we need better tbh.

21 Jun 2026 08:17:50
Big no from me. He was done 2 years ago, legs going, long injury record. I'd rather give the opportunity to a younger player.

21 Jun 2026 08:34:08
Not sure why there is a continual looking back instead of looking forward.

21 Jun 2026 09:03:47
Nope, what age is he, was falling away a couple of years ago.

21 Jun 2026 09:36:21
34 year old, legs gone and injury prone when he was at us.

Baxter, do you mean a coaching or mentoring role or to play?

21 Jun 2026 09:58:41
Loved Ryan Jack. First name on SG's teamsheet (Gerrard's own words), and I think he would be more qualified than most, given his own status in the game. However, due to his injury record and his age, I fear it is a bridge too far.

That said, I know McInnes was a huge fan of Ryan at the sheep, and by all accounts he has played injury free for the past couple of seasons. Never say never, I suppose.

21 Jun 2026 12:53:07
Ryan's down, mate. He'll probably go into coaching now.

21 Jun 2026 13:35:34
He wasn't good enough when he left at that time. What makes you think he will be better now?

21 Jun 2026 19:00:43
Heard that Ian Ferguson is free and wants to come back. Thought it was worth a shout since we seem to be always going back in time. Surely, the further we go back, the better the player we get. He was rarely injured as well.

22 Jun 2026 00:56:38
I would not rubbish this too much. Del apparently wanted him at Hearts. He might come as a player coach. I expect him to play zero minutes unless we end up with an injury crisis.

22 Jun 2026 08:26:59
Rfc, he will be the injury crisis. 😉

20 Jun 2026 16:33:34
I had a wee think about the women refs. i'm confident they are capable refs however I though what about fitness and speed to keep up with the mens game. so FYI they are required to pass the FIFA mens fitness test to referee at the world cup.

20 Jun 2026 17:49:05
Exactly that, they have to pass the same testing and that's a massive point that a lot of people overlook. Because they have to pass the exact same fitness test to the exact same stopwatch as the men, it completely kills any argument that they can't keep up.

They are top-class athletes who are there on absolute merit, which makes some of the toxic comments I see on here and elsewhere even more ridiculous.

20 Jun 2026 18:34:53
Performance studies have also shown that female referees achieve identical technical accuracy to men.
Where I think they have the distinct advantage in the way they handle the players on the field. They don't get dragged into the alpha male status rivalries that can trigger aggressive pushback to officials.

They use calm, non-threatening communication, which is better at deescalating tension and lowering player defensiveness.
I watched the game involving Tori Penso yesterday and was very impressed by the way she handled the game and dealt with the players. I would settle for that level of officiating every week in the SPL.

20 Jun 2026 18:35:16
The team officiating the other night did really well imo.

20 Jun 2026 18:45:01
I don't care, men or women, as long as they know the rules, can keep up and are not corrupted. Also, on another note, would rather the ref didn't blow on a foul when he's not sure rather than err on caution and blow every time, get the game flowing and players will stop falling over all the time.

20 Jun 2026 20:13:28
TJB, perhaps the biggest issue is fans not knowing the rules though.

Ref last night did exactly what you are asking for and there are fans saying that they were penalties. The issue really is consistency across referees, as next time we would get them as the ref doesn't look at level of contact.

Those things both affect the perception more than a referee not knowing the rules. I doubt that rarely if ever happens.

20 Jun 2026 21:59:56
I believe the fitness tests are different for male and female officials.

The issue, I think, most fans have with refs is the laws of the game being applied differently in different competitions and different competitions.



The foul by the Morocco player last night was a red card on several occasions in Scotland last year and a yellow in the World Cup.

I'm not sure if there is another sport where rules are applied differently?

20 Jun 2026 22:42:34
Yes, you are correct, Zikos, but to officiate in the World Cup you have to pass the male fitness test regardless of biological sex.

21 Jun 2026 03:26:52
Female refs or officials have every right to be there if they pass the testing involved and are top of their classes in their respective countries.

They don't deserve to be there if they are not top of their respective countries officiating charts.

I have no idea if the officials involved are top of those charts or not.



My stance is always simple.

To do any job in the world, u should be there on merit and merit only.

Skin colour, religion, sexuality or sex. Nothing should help anyone get a job other than ability, no exceptions for any reason.

21 Jun 2026 06:01:13
Totally agree, and think most sensible folk think the same.

I just think something needs to be done about how the match rules are applied.

A penalty in Scotland should be a penalty in Lesotho.

I've watched several penalty incidents get waved away in this WC, where I know in our league, VAR would have intervened and awarded a penalty.

That's not right in terms of consistency.

It's been refreshing that these games are not being officiated by the VARs.

21 Jun 2026 08:12:49
Zikos, you are correct about decisions, but the ones being made at the WC are imo the right ones. Players have for a while been getting penalties and free kicks even for very little contact. I am sick, fed up of seeing little contact from behind, instigated by a player stopping, and a foul being given. McGinn is one of the worst offenders, and he got none of them on Friday.



I think it has been refreshing to see these now being waved as play on. I am looking for consistency in games across the WC at the moment, and there seems to be that, I think.

Hopefully, the ruling bodies then see it works and introduce it here. It will make each game better and stop the cheating. Well, at least make them find a different way to cheat.

21 Jun 2026 10:06:57
Don't see any problem at all with female officials as long as they meet the requirements as you guys have said. Angus, you make a good point regarding the 'Alpha Male' scenario, and I agree, most men (apart from maybe really dense neds) will behave much better with female officials, thereby defusing potential flashpoints during games.

21 Jun 2026 12:47:09
Agreed, Angus.

I think the VARs in Scotland seem to want to make the game about them, similar to how their boss (Collum) always had to make matches about him when he ref'd.

The age-old saying is you know when a ref has had a good game when they are not noticed or being talked about during or afterwards.

20 Jun 2026 11:08:47
I know he played for the dark side but think we should go for Hendry. Amazed he's 31! Been impressed by him first two games and think he might be OCC.

20 Jun 2026 11:43:26
Blue, he would be a good signing, clearly improved vastly over the years, mate.

Sure, I read he'd signed again for his club in Saudi, maybe just media nonsense though.

21 Jun 2026 01:21:50
So too has Katic.

21 Jun 2026 09:53:11
Stevie, I watched his couple of games at the World Cup, mate, bruiser in defence, but he still can't pass a simple ball.

21 Jun 2026 10:08:33
I've always thought Hendry was a good player, however, I'd imagine he would be on big wages in Saudi?

20 Jun 2026 09:36:53
Gunn is a good keeper.

20 Jun 2026 10:58:17
No, he isn't. He is rank rotten and a downgrade on Butland.

20 Jun 2026 11:51:04
Spot on, Storm.

20 Jun 2026 15:43:08
Think you mean he had a good game last night, wouldn't trust him in a Rangers jersey.

20 Jun 2026 17:57:42
Gunn is pants.

20 Jun 2026 21:06:56
I watched Gunn in a play-off for Norwich a few years back and it was the worst performance by a goalkeeper I have ever witnessed. If memory serves right, Leeds absolutely battered them and he was horrendous.

21 Jun 2026 10:12:41
I think we should be very afraid if Gunn is the type of goalkeeper we might look to sign. Butland gets some unmerited stick on here imo, and is light years ahead of the standard of Gunn.

20 Jun 2026 01:06:21
I think Scotland should feel hard done by tonight.
Yes we were second best in that first half but, imo we should have had at least 2 penalties. John McGinn 1 and Scott McTominay 1. Ref was shocking and what is Hakimi doing in the world cup he has been charged with rape.

20 Jun 2026 08:22:03
Didn't think either were penalties. Both went looking for it.

20 Jun 2026 09:17:36
Morocco didn't bother playing the second half, Scotland didn't have a single shot on target & they were looking for those penalties, both were barely touched. I find refreshing the Refs aren't giving fouls for the slightest contact & letting the game go.

20 Jun 2026 10:59:03
McGinn dived. McTominay was 50/50.

21 Jun 2026 10:14:30
Tbh, both went down far too easily. Had they tried to stay on their feet and then gone down, that's different.