Rangers Banter

29 May 2026 13:35:09
Good interview with our chairman Andrew Cavanagh today. A year since the takeover and things haven't went to plan however I admire his honesty and desire to get things right. I trust he will bring us back to where we belong

29 May 2026 14:05:48
I will catch it later, but words mean absolutely nothing, imo. It's all about action. Though I have been impressed with the amount of times he has spoken and been seen at games, as I didn't think it would have been as much as it had.

29 May 2026 14:10:26
Hope so, fourlads. We are counting on it. I'm quietly confident.

29 May 2026 15:33:16
I like Mr C, he talks sense, and imo, he has shown action. Backed 2 managers financially, acted when RM became untenable, came out in support of Rohl. Got us in a stable financial base with a valuable squad. Not a bad year's work.

29 May 2026 15:46:49
I agree, Storm, words mean nothing until the title is back in our hands. I too am impressed how regularly he has been at games and speaking.

29 May 2026 15:51:04
I disagree on not a bad year's work. We had a mare of a year at his leadership. Fair play for trying to turn things around and changing when it's not working, but finishing 3rd in the league and a full scale rebuild on the cards (yet again) can't be viewed as a success in my opinion.

29 May 2026 15:52:33
Too many false dawns in past 15 seasons to get overconfident. It's time to produce on the park.

29 May 2026 12:46:20
I've seen a few posts around player wages that 'feel' over inflated to me, so thought i could help explain why what's online is often inaccurate.

Most online databases rely on media leaks, speculation, and guesswork as football clubs are private entities and do not publish pAyroll details.

Unlike US sports leagues like the NFL or NBA, where salaries are public record, European football keeps its financial contracts strictly confidential.

Most websites listing weekly salaries often present an inflated, distorted view of what players actually earn as they bundle everything into a single, simplified weekly rate.

Websites often take the maximum potential value of a contract (often leaked by agents as its beneficial to them and the players) and divide it by the number of weeks.

This method is flawed as they often include signing-on fees, which when spread across the contract length in online reporting, inflate the apparent weekly wage.

They often also include performance add-ons which are triggered only by specific milestones, such as winning a trophy or qualifying for the Champions League.

And can even include things appearance bonuses and loyalty bonuses.

Also, some are just completely made up.

29 May 2026 12:54:09
I've always found the clamor to know what any individual's wage is to be a bit unseemly.

29 May 2026 13:02:42
Totally understand what you are saying Ehl, for example, I went to school with someone who played for us in the early 2000s. I know he was on a basic of around £5k a week, but with appearance, goal, win bonus (and a few other things) could be up to around £10k a week. So yes, it's very difficult to know actual weekly wages, and probably, as you say, most figures that get banded about are 'top line' rather than basic.

Still, with some of our higher earners such as Tav, Matondo, Davies and hopefully others leaving, hopefully there will be a fair amount freed up in terms of wages for new recruits.

29 May 2026 12:24:47
For about the 4th time i listened to the lawrence shankland interview on Rangers tv when he signed for us on tuesday there, it was from the heart and superb👌🇬🇧I'd honestly say imo it's the best interview from any new signing for many a year 👌By listening to shanks it jumps out to you immediately what Rangers means to him and how driven he is to be successful as a Rangers player👌 He's not just satisfied he's at last signed for the club he adores, he's so focused on the legacy he wants to leave at Rangers when his career is over and if it was left to him, he'd absolutely remain at Rangers for the rest of his career🙏🇬🇧You can hear in his voice and his mannerisms that he's Rangers to the core and he's so down to earth and focused about what he expects of himself to do/achieve at Rangers 👌I've absolutely no doubt he'll be the main leader in our dressing room and won't be afraid to let others know ie.new signings what's expected as a Rangers player and what it means to pull that blue jersey over your head and what you're representing in all aspects of being a ranger 👌I usually prefer a defender or a midfielder as a Rangers captain but i'd honestly now say imo i think our new Rangers captain should be lawrence shankland 🙏🥊An absolute superb choice and no brainer for me as he's everything a Rangers captain should be and everything i'd expect from a Rangers captain 👌🇬🇧 The reasons many of that i want him as our new Rangers captain are clearly very obvious 🤔🇬🇧

29 May 2026 13:57:53
When Rangers get beat on a Saturday I want kick lumps out of the dog and the wife knows not to speak to me until the Sunday. I'm not actually that bad guys but you know what I mean, we need the Rangers players to start feeling like that, and I think Shankland will.

29 May 2026 14:15:43
I am sure Shankland will, but does that mean he didn't care if Hearts won or lost? I think we should expect any player who plays for us to feel the same way after a loss.

29 May 2026 14:45:01
I agree they should, but I'm not convinced, over the years, that they do hurt as much, certainly not all of them. Or maybe they're just really disciplined and have great poker faces. 😂

29 May 2026 12:20:34
Just for a wee bit of fun and I don't like criticising past players so I'll phrase it as, who's the been the least effective player ever to wear a Rangers shirt? We've had some belters, looking forward to seeing some names from the past that we've forgotten about.

29 May 2026 13:06:53
Daniel Prodan or Paul Ritchie.

29 May 2026 13:09:41
God love him, but surely it would have to be Daniel Prodan, or does he not count as he never managed a game.

Massive talent that we just never got to see.

29 May 2026 13:10:25
I will kick things off with my top three:

1) Egil Ostenstaad - mediocre striker, who didn't last long.

2) Emerson - Brazilian MF who had a decent track record but was poor for us.

3) Jim Denny - defender in the 70's, never made many appearances, easy to see why.

29 May 2026 13:28:32
Jerome Rothen, thought he was going to be fantastic, but we ended up with Jeremy Rotten. No pace, no dribbling ability, had nothing really, & only played 4 games.

29 May 2026 13:42:23
There's been a few, obviously Prodan, but for me a player who was tipped for massive things, and unfortunately had a horrendous injury, was Sebastian Rozental. Came to us, played one game, done his knee, which pretty much wrecked his career.

29 May 2026 13:50:55
Joey Barton/Joe Rothwell must be near the top of such a list.

29 May 2026 13:53:15
Don't like to use players who couldn't contribute due to injury, so my choices are Barton and Rothwell.

29 May 2026 14:00:14
I really didn't like Ojo, Namouchie, Sebo, Svensson, Ortiz, Letizi.

29 May 2026 14:00:24
I hope Daniel Prodan is resting in internal peace. I find it distasteful to speak ill of the dead.

29 May 2026 14:04:06
Some belters there, forgot about Seb Rozental, lovely hair that boy had. 😂 Wasn't a fan of Fran Sandaza either, and, going back to the Souness era, can anyone remember a couple of strikers, Colin West and Mark Falco?? Can't believe they kept Super Ally out the team.

29 May 2026 14:07:00
Rothen is definitely 1.
Emerson
Ostenstad
Sionko
Djordic
Stensaas.

29 May 2026 14:08:26
Barton. Came up with a huge ego and was rotten.

29 May 2026 14:09:40
I was just about to say that as well, John. It's in bad taste, but some may not have known that. RIP Prodan.


I would say CuPacho, or whatever he was called, from Porto.

Sebo.

The Russian striker that scored 5 goals in one game, for the life of me, I can't remember his name.

29 May 2026 14:16:56
Marcus Gayle, Franny Jeffers, James Beattie, Jerome Rothen, Mladenovic.

29 May 2026 14:22:54
Oleg Salenko storm.

29 May 2026 14:26:43
Pena and Rothwell for me.

29 May 2026 14:27:41
Rabbi Matondo is the worst pound for pound signing ever imo.

29 May 2026 14:47:58
Storm Oleg Salenko, I believe, scored 5 in a European game or an international.

29 May 2026 14:49:31
John, you must have some crackers, you'll be old enough to remember when the goalies didn't wear gloves. 😂 Kidding, my friend.

29 May 2026 14:56:27
Alloa scored 5 at the World Cup in a single game.

29 May 2026 14:57:44
Russell Martin
Carlos Pena,
Aaron Ramsey
Cifuentes,
Jon Flanagan,
Jeffers
Gordon Ramsay.

29 May 2026 15:17:35
Guivarc'h
Boli
Martin.

29 May 2026 12:25:07
If we are to keep Fernandez why not play him on the right side? Clearly we need a natural left footer and this may free him up to play in a more natural position (him being right footed).

29 May 2026 12:39:35
Think once a left footed cb is signed, Fernandez will be rcb, BlueHue.

29 May 2026 13:58:45
Yeah, think we would be looking to sign 2 left sided centre backs with Fernandez and Souttar taking the RCB role.

29 May 2026 14:07:43
I'd be happy to sell.
Manny for £20m and bro g in 2 too drawer replacements with the money and still have change.

29 May 2026 14:10:25
Hopefully Souttar is punted, Goram, not and never will be the required standard.

29 May 2026 09:09:32
See Abada is in Glasgow, a rw that knows the league, out of contact in December, I'd be all over him.

29 May 2026 11:22:01
I read that and thought, that will start the rumours flying again. If he is still as sharp and quick as he was at Celtic, I would take a punt.

29 May 2026 11:42:20
No way he's signing for Rangers.

29 May 2026 11:43:29
Imagine the meltdown, would almost be worth it just for that, and if he is still sharp then it would be a very good signing.

29 May 2026 11:53:53
Yourtheman, could you please explain why he wouldn't? Celtic is the only club in Glasgow he won't sign for.

29 May 2026 11:55:53
Abada is a very good player. I can't see it, though, given he left Celtic because of the politics. Wouldn't be worth his while to come to us.

29 May 2026 11:59:22
Not so sure there'd be much of a meltdown. He was a flop and thankfully he chose them.

29 May 2026 12:00:35
I'm surprised you have to ask that, Mystar. The guy would be hounded in Glasgow after the way he left Celtic. There's absolutely no way he will be advised to sign for Rangers in the current situation.

29 May 2026 12:09:12
Cuillin, in what world was Abada a flop for Celtic? He scored 21 goals in 79 games as a winger. He won 3 titles and a few other trophies. He cost them 3.6 million and they sold him for 10 million!! Can we sign a few flops like that please!

29 May 2026 12:10:44
Cuillin, he certainly wasn't a flop for Celtic. Think he won 6 trophies while scoring plenty. Think we signed Matondo on double wages of Abada. I know who I'd rather have had out the 2 and it certainly wasn't Rabbi.

29 May 2026 12:11:55
Yes, at Celtic that has nothing to do with Rangers, Yourtheman. He's in Glasgow right now. You'd think he'd never come back the way you're talking. He had problems at Celtic, that has got nothing to do with Rangers.

A flop, Cuillin, we must have been watching different players.

29 May 2026 12:24:30
Wiah we had a flop like him, Cuillin. Folk called Kent a world beater. Scored 3 goals in 2 full seasons.

29 May 2026 12:29:20
Clearly, must be thinking about someone else, then. Someone we were after but signed for them instead. To be fair, I pay very little notice to other clubs' players and how they got on. The name sounded vaguely familiar though.

29 May 2026 12:33:54
Cullin, got you, mate, you must be getting confused with Palma.

29 May 2026 12:57:07
I'd bite your hand off to sign him, I'd love it.

29 May 2026 13:41:00
Mystar, think you could be right there, whoever it was chose them over us and wasn't a success. Maybe I should pay more attention to Celtic players, but I more than likely won't.

29 May 2026 15:12:29
Abada destroyed Barasic that 3 0 game we lost at Parkhead when we were 3 0 down at ht. We need a winger like him but not him. Don't see it happening tbh.

29 May 2026 16:03:35
We were linked with Abada last summer, maybe Hearts are most likely after losing Shankland or Rangers to replace Miovski might be a plan. Thought he was a good player.

29 May 2026 08:48:52
Stevie G New brought up another interesting debate. For him it's Ronaldo as the greatest of all time.

Who do you think it is?

Going to take the day to think about that one.

29 May 2026 11:34:20
Maradona.

29 May 2026 11:43:36
Ian Black.

29 May 2026 11:43:37
Maradona.

29 May 2026 11:44:07
Of the modern era, Messi is the greatest football player to grace a pitch. No debate for me. Ronaldo is out in 2nd on his own by a good bit, but through athleticism & conditioning. Natural footballing ability & technicality. No-one comes within striking distance of getting near Messi's level.

29 May 2026 11:57:07
Way I see it as the greatest player. Who can do with a football that no other player can do. Some may think strikers with goals, maybe great keepers, but for me it's Ronaldinho. No player has come close to his ability with a football.

29 May 2026 12:00:10
Pele for me then Maradonna then Messi. I'd even have Rhonaldinho ahead of Ronaldo so he would be 5th for me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

29 May 2026 12:00:35
Maradona in my time, but Pele was phenomenal in his day too.

29 May 2026 12:07:21
R9 over CR7 anyday.

29 May 2026 12:18:26
Pirlo or Zidane are the two most complete footballers I've ever seen.

29 May 2026 12:58:52
Love Modric as well. Made the game look so simple. Still does at 40 as well.

29 May 2026 13:15:43
Johan Cruyff - yes I'm that old.
Messi, in recent times for me, just edging R9.

29 May 2026 13:40:00
Pele then Maradona then Messi.

29 May 2026 13:50:04
Ronaldinho is the most naturally gifted player there's ever been. His skill set was unrivalled, could do any trick you like and score every type of goal, and he always had a smile on his face when he played, he just loved the game.

29 May 2026 13:54:35
Messi, R9 and Maradona, though not sure in what order.

29 May 2026 14:14:21
Messi, modern game without a shadow of doubt. I don't even see the debate as he is head and shoulders above anyone recently.


Maradona for me.

Never seen Pele, am too young.

Loved R9 and I watched Ronaldinho every time I could.

What a joy to watch, and always played with a smile on his face. He could pass the ball with his back better than some of our players. 😂

I miss football from years ago where you could actually tackle as well.

29 May 2026 15:01:39
Messi greatest of all time, Maradonna second and Pele third. Then it's between R9, Zidane, CR7, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos. Loved watching Ronaldinho and Carlos play.

29 May 2026 15:07:37
Maradona without a shadow of doubt.