Rangers banter 4

30 Mar 2026 12:43:17
Jermain got a job at Woking.
Good luck my man.

30 Mar 2026 14:37:28
I hope he has a successful managerial career.

30 Mar 2026 18:03:17
Good luck to him, and hopefully he manages us one day if good enough.

30 Mar 2026 18:51:59
Yeah he didn't half catch the bug in his time here, it's not hard to, though. Good luck to him.

30 Mar 2026 19:11:22
Defoe is top class. Hope he does well.

30 Mar 2026 22:58:07
Had the great pleasure 2 meet him at a charity event. really comes across as a good guy in football and out

30 Mar 2026 07:39:16
{Ed's Note - Davey Sulls has posted a new article entitled, My Liverpool Summer Plan: Coach Change and Four Signings

29 Mar 2026 15:42:54
Best of luck to Rangers Women in the Sky Sports Cup Final this afternoon. Hope they bring home the first silverware of the season.

29 Mar 2026 18:27:36
Got beat Coop.

29 Mar 2026 19:16:42
Had their chances but didn't take them. Couple of suspect offside calls. Pretty even over the piece though. Disappointing result, of course.

29 Mar 2026 20:03:53
They got beat 2-1?

30 Mar 2026 12:15:31
Thought May Cruft had a good game, very assured on the ball and only 16. Looks like she'll have a great career in front of her. On the other hand, thought Shin Ji had a terrible game in beside Cruft.

30 Mar 2026 13:29:38
I agree, young Cruft looks like a real good player and that Shin and a few others didn't turn up. Really disappointed in Mia McCauley, who never got into the game at all.
We lost a lot of our star players last summer and didn't replace them, plus we downgraded at management level too.

Not sure if there has been a conscious effort to pull back on investment and interest in the women's team, or it was just bad decisions by our Sporting Director, but we don't seem as competitive this season. There is a chance to dominate Ladies football if we really wanted to be serious about it.

30 Mar 2026 13:43:04
Think it's more just circumstance rather than planning.

29 Mar 2026 14:05:18
After reading an article this morning by our former player maurice ross it got me thinking when there were rumours several months ago, that he was under consideration to join Danny Rohl's backroom team as a coach🤔By all accounts ross is quite rated as a good coach and obviously now looking to get a way back into the coaching side of football 🤔That nicely brings me on to our former youth coach who did actually get the coaching job position under Danny Rohl ie.stevie smith and he's another who's highly regarded as a good coach 👌I remember him being in interim charge against Dundee United just before Rohl was appointed and i was impressed with his style of football he had us playing against Dundee utd, even though we drew 2-2 despite playing the best football in the first half of that game, that i'd seen us playing in a good few years 👌By all accounts Danny Rohl very pleased stevie smith is right beside him and part of his backroom team 👍I don't know if in the future it will be Rangers or not, but i think stevie smith has the coaching ability to be a head coach on his own, in the not too distant future 🤔 What's our thoughts fellow bears on my post regarding both maurice ross and stevie smith 🤔🇬🇧 Should be interesting opinions 🤔

29 Mar 2026 14:48:43
Perhaps Smith would be best served as u19 coach, getting to practice his stuff better.

I'd prefer we brought in an older, more experienced Scottish manager as our assistant for next season, mate. I think a lot of the draws would be different if we had that this season.

29 Mar 2026 14:51:12
I think there will be a significant, and much needed, shake up of the full coaching set up at the club once this season's over.

29 Mar 2026 15:31:37
I'm assuming you're also eluding to shaking up Danny Rohl's backroom team, Ehl. 🤔

29 Mar 2026 15:41:32
I wonder if EHL will return as part of that shake up?!?! 😉

29 Mar 2026 17:02:47
Ehl, you say a shake up. I know you left to go to Hearts, but when you say shake up, is the coaching in a bad way at Rangers and why you left?

29 Mar 2026 18:45:09
The youth set up needs revamped that new coaches, new ideas.

29 Mar 2026 19:27:12
Just in response to the opening post regarding Maurice Ross, very few people at Cowdenbeath FC will share your thoughts on his ability as a coach. Although the contact I have there is limited now, and few players remain from that period, he was not well thought of, very aloof and seemed to think he was above being a coach at that level.

29 Mar 2026 19:41:08
Do the bouncy, I agree with what u say, Ross is not a good coach.
The academy coaches and background are dreadful.

29 Mar 2026 19:47:48
Maurice Ross is fully committed to the development of young players. He said in an interview he wasn't meant to be a footballer, he was meant to be a coach. That is how invested he is in youth coaching.

29 Mar 2026 21:57:32
EHL favourite song is "I've Done My Time I'm Coming Home".

29 Mar 2026 22:05:18
Maurice Ross is always very good to listen too. He is clued up on Rangers and knows how to read the game. He would be a valuable addition IMO coops?

29 Mar 2026 22:40:09
Maurice Ross likes the sound of his own voice. I don't enjoy listening to him if we're playing away and he's on Rangers TV.

30 Mar 2026 01:34:41
I've known Mo and Stevie since they were children and followed their careers closely. Steven Smith is the better coach. Mo wants to talk players to death, and that's his problem at youth level. They quickly lose interest in his ramblings, and his superior attitude is not appreciated by senior players at all levels.

Smith is more grounded, interacts with the players, is amenable and proactive. I don't know where either will finish up, but right now I'm glad it's Stevie we have.

30 Mar 2026 07:41:58
Davie, I think the shake up is required as we've been through so much change over the last few years, so the infrastructure that sits behind the first team is a bit of a patchwork quilt.

30 Mar 2026 11:09:12
RWC, he lived our dream of playing for Rangers and that can't be taken away from him. Let me re-word that statement that you said though. I wasn't very good at playing football but I think I can teach others how to do so. I know it's often said that if you can't do it, teach, but in this instance it reeks of someone who thinks the game is due him something.

I disagree fully with it, and most people who have seen him work will agree. Likewise, liking listening to him on TV (although Lord alone knows why you would) does not qualify him as a coach.

30 Mar 2026 13:26:31
Never really rated Stevie Smith as a footballer. Maybe unfair to say it, as he was a first team performer for us, but dependable left-back, not a bums off seats player might be the best rating I can give. Wee Mo, on the other hand, was dynamite.

Different positions, I know, so difficult/unfair to make a comparison. Between the two, much prefer Stevie as a coach. He seems to be able to understand and communicate ideas to our younger players, and comes across as a really good dude.

30 Mar 2026 13:35:32
Don't know the guys personally, but I do think that Stevie Smith deserved a step up to work with the first team. He did his time with the U19s, so saying he should be learning at that level is nonsense. Like anybody, he wants to keep progressing, and this move is good for him and he knows as much about Scottish football as any ex player to help Danny Rohl.


I always find Mo Ross very informative when he does his commentary on RTV, he spots things and points out things that are really valid. Don't know if that makes him a good coach but he is interesting to listen to over the 90 minutes.

30 Mar 2026 15:26:06
Being a good talker about football doesn't make a good coach. Not a fan of Gary Neville, but he is a good example from down there. Terrible as a coach/manager, but makes a good amount from talking about it.

I don't know either how good they are as a coach, only as players.

30 Mar 2026 17:09:15
Duccablue, I'm the opposite. Thought he had a lesser career than his ability deserves tbh.

He was unlucky with injury at Rangers and Numan Vidmar ahead of him at the start of his career.

29 Mar 2026 11:37:14
Between Ibrox4me, FloridaBear and now Ayrshire tattooist

Looks like things are really heating up in the back ground in regards to manufacturing and sponsorship deals with it potentially being with Nike and RedBull etc

Interesting and exciting times ahead

Let's just get this league over the line it will be massive if we can do it this year ans really help with our player recruitment and development opportunities and transfers this coming summer
Really hope Danny and the boys know how much fight and desire wil be needed and how much potential impact it could have for this summer and for the season ahead

Would be massive for us if we can do it 💙.

29 Mar 2026 14:08:20
I don't know how soon these things could possibly take to happen, Thestigno1, 🤔 because as John posted the other day, there our Umbro/Castore deal is until 2030 and our Unibet/32Red front shirt sponsor deal is until 2029. 🤔

29 Mar 2026 14:15:45
Cancel contracts sws, that'll cost though.

29 Mar 2026 18:01:32
Stig, great posters, as is yourself.

I am not aware of anything regarding Nike, but I have posted over the past 6 months about the increasing influence of Red Bull at Rangers.

This connection is far wider in scope than a mere shirt sponsor.

That is to my knowledge at the moment.

29 Mar 2026 19:44:39
When Rangers extended the Castore deal in 2023 for seven years, it is detailed we get between 5 and 7 million per season, depending on sales.

We r Castore's largest income generator. Why would they cash out.

29 Mar 2026 21:03:59
Not sure, John - good points you raise. Would we buy out the contract if we knew for a fact that the new deal would be significantly better all round for us, and also, possibly it's a one-time deal on the table at this moment we might not want to bypass?

Aphe, yeah, I've noticed you also saying about Red Bull, mate, for a while.



I'm definitely not clued up on this side of football, gents, so I'm just going by who I read and see on here and across social media, etc.

Going to be interesting if things develop.

29 Mar 2026 21:06:13
Very much so Stig. I hope you are doing well my friend?

29 Mar 2026 10:51:38
Anyone any info on Man City 60 point deduction?

29 Mar 2026 11:07:20
Been reading this - their lawyers have tried to have it all wrapped up in court for years, so they could get away with what they were doing.

It's about time they got what's coming to them. No offence to Man City fans in here.


But the amount of money they spend compared to most is ridiculous, in my opinion.
Wonder what players would stay with them if relegated, right enough.
And if Pep would stay?

Oh the drama. 😅

29 Mar 2026 11:09:08
Fork, it seems to be one journalist who is saying that, but been picked up by everyone else as lots ion everywhere about it.
I read a while back the supposed Spring announcement was being put back to the Summer so don't know if that has changed.

It would seem odd to do it now and not wait until then. Let City know and the appeals will start and hopefully be sorted for new season. 🤷

29 Mar 2026 11:56:55
Any justice Manchester City won't be playing in the EPL next season, but think we all know it's very likely they will.

29 Mar 2026 13:07:41
For what we "done" compared to them, they should be made to play in the conference. Star, right though, can't stand them or their football.

29 Mar 2026 13:35:05
If they are found to have financially cheated and it's bad enough for a 60 point deduction, which is an effective relegation, then should the trophies they won during this period not be removed from them as well. No bias against City, I think Chelsea got off very light recently when they admitted secret payments to agents to allow them to buy the players that gave them their most successful era.

That, in fact, may be the basis of any appeal by City.

{Ed001's Note - they can't appeal on that basis because Chelsea self-reported an issue from a previous owner. They then complied fully with the investigation and admitted guilt from the start. Citeh are under the same ownership that cheated, they are denying it and refused to comply with the investigation, despite the Premier League contract being clear in allowing access to the Prem and FA to all the books. There is no basis on that front at all, you are making it up.}

29 Mar 2026 13:43:52
Fork, correct mate, but that won't happen.

Wslgers, Chelsea's new owners told them that would help them, but what they did helped them win trophies as well.

29 Mar 2026 14:11:27
You didn't get these sort of problems with our favourite English teams, My star, Newcastle United and Sunderland, mate. 🤔

29 Mar 2026 14:34:14
Sws, Need to win trophies for cheating and winning them, mate. Sunderland have been in difficult financial problems for years. Hopefully that's over now, hopefully in the EPL for years to come now.

30 Mar 2026 13:44:00
Ed001, I'm not making anything up, I wasn't starting it as a fact or anything I had read, it was only my opinion.
I do understand the difference between the two cases but whether they admitted it or not the fact remains that Chelsea cheated to sign players to win trophies and a £10million fine is a very light punishment.It makes me think that they knew that would only get a monetary punishment if they fessed up.


City will fight a points deduction with everything they have got and bring up all these kind of discrepancies.They have the resources to tie the EPL up in lawsuits for years if they want to.

{Ed001's Note - it is not a discrepancy. It is standard legal practice to lessen the punishment when guilt is admitted and even more so when the guilty party self reports the crime.}

30 Mar 2026 15:27:24
Do the same people say our trophies should be taken during the ebts? Was it cheating? It's a very fine line.

28 Mar 2026 21:45:13
I don't know about anyone else, but I am still in a state of anxiety, confident no matter that there are no games this weekend, but it is a strange feeling to be in the situation that:
1. Hearts never been here before
2. Rangers' record of bottle merchants
3. Celtic in turmoil

Don't care what anyone says, but I do think that we do have the best squad to handle any situation. Pressure is certainly on D.R.

I think that even though the split is not far off, we can have a clearer picture when it comes around. Does anyone else think that the schedule could play a big factor in the outcome? 👌🏻🥳🫣🫡👍.

29 Mar 2026 00:06:05
100% schedule will have a huge impact and bet they make Rangers play Celtic and Hearts first and Celtic will play Hearts last.

29 Mar 2026 07:23:36
Our first game after the split for me will definitely be them away at the Breezeblock Boulevard. 🤔 Then, imo it will be Motherwell at home, Hearts away, Hibs at home, Falkirk away. 🤔

29 Mar 2026 12:12:37
Agreed, Walter.

29 Mar 2026 16:58:03
That sounds about right, Walter. Possible the two home games against Motherwell and Hibs could be either date, but away games look a certainty in that order.

29 Mar 2026 19:52:52
Rangers need to play 3 away games after the split: Motherwell, Celtic, and Hearts. Yes, the fixtures will determine a lot. We have the toughest of any team, and we draw too many games away from home.

30 Mar 2026 13:33:05
Confidence peeps, keep the faith.