Rangers Banter

08 Jul 2026 18:00:28
Rangers played Dunfermline Today behind closed doors in a friendly securing a 3-1 Win
Goals from Miovski, Naderi & Diomande.

08 Jul 2026 21:09:08
He'll Yeh! 💪🏼

08 Jul 2026 17:36:30
Allan McGregor now officially part of the first team coaching staff.

08 Jul 2026 18:09:55
Brilliant Jasper72, he will get them going. 👏 👍

08 Jul 2026 18:23:29
Absolutely brilliant. 😁👌 Welcome home Greegs. 👍🇬🇧

08 Jul 2026 18:36:30
Weeks trial must've went well then haha.

08 Jul 2026 20:49:25
Just needs to get his badges now and he will be set. Good to have his winning mentality in the house.

08 Jul 2026 21:02:57
We needed a social convened lol! 😂😂

08 Jul 2026 16:23:14
I am so happy. Rangers have a friendly 15mins outside Benidorm on the 12th. Doors open 🩵

08 Jul 2026 17:55:12
Ibrox bar has just canceled buses. It's closed doors. 😡

08 Jul 2026 18:23:16
According to the SLO, we won't be allowed to watch our players in the Spain training camp. 👎☹️

08 Jul 2026 18:54:50
I will still get a taxi to meet them, I hope. Cheers mate.

08 Jul 2026 19:05:16
Whitehorse, we're playing the Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday 12th of July over in Spain. 👍 🇬🇧

08 Jul 2026 19:12:01
Em. Cheers mate.

08 Jul 2026 15:34:17
See if we can get the Serb lad, say we get Dahl as well plus we've got Neil. I don't see how on earth se get Lewis Ferguson as well. It's a lot of midfielders that will all want game time in a 4-4-2 formation, assuming that's his formation.

There's other areas of the pitch we are weak in. Especially wings for me.


I'd love Ferguson to come but how likely is Dahl, Neil, Drago and Ferguson in one window? Seems a stench to think that now.

My only hope is that no one from Rangers to anywhere's else of someone close to Lewis has said it's not happening. My post isn't really about Lewis it's more about the likelihood of all this is.

08 Jul 2026 17:08:21
Ferguson was never happening, was always a pipe dream imo.

08 Jul 2026 17:17:28
Mr Rangers, my honest opinion is if we get rid of some, they will back Derek McInnes but would rather get rid of some first to free up some wages but I, for one, feel excited for this season.

08 Jul 2026 17:29:44
I can't see a situation where we sign Ferguson, I suspect we'll be linked with him for the next 6 windows.

08 Jul 2026 17:37:55
Think he'll use 433 in plenty games next season.

08 Jul 2026 17:39:23
I don't think we will sign Ferguson, and Dahl be one or other, and maybe the Dahl links are picking up as we have admitted defeat with Ferguson.

08 Jul 2026 17:50:53
Agree, if we sign Dahl and Drago, then Lewis is more than likely a no go.

Can't see us signing the first 3 as a back up, so can't see it.

That's why I don't think the Serbian lads a go. Just my hunch, nothing else.

08 Jul 2026 18:20:37
Think we have maybe been told Ferguson ain't happening hence why we have stepped up Dahl again. Think everyone owes Slim
Jim an apology. 😂

08 Jul 2026 18:26:06
I posted that yesterday, Stevie G, that if we sign Dahl 🙏 and Dragojevic we won't also sign Lewis Ferguson, unfortunately. ☹️ 🇬🇧

08 Jul 2026 18:40:21
Cops, I believe Dahl and Lewis were our first picks along with Neil.

Something in back of my head telling me Lewis isn't done yet.

We could even do a loan swap for a season with Raskin if both players sign a 1 year extension with respective clubs.

There is always a way, mate.

Perhaos Raskin isn't willing to commit to a Bologna or a Betis until he sees what offers he gets after World Cup.



He said his dream was Chelsea, so if I was him I'd want a Bournemouth, Brentford, Forrest, Everton, etc.

A club that would be the next step towards his dream club.

Italy and Spain may not apeal to him.

That could be holding us up in terms of funds.

I've a Big feeling Lewis will come in within the last 4/5 days of the window, mate. I really do, bro.

08 Jul 2026 19:11:01
Don't think anyone knows for sure until it happens. News gets out about interest often enough, but lots of things got to fall into place for transfers to happen. Wouldn't stick my neck out and say def any player we are interested will or will not come, especially with 8 weeks left in window.

08 Jul 2026 20:21:14
Of course you want 4 quality midfielders. You need competition and he could also rotate or change formation. It's a long season to get an injury and be left with bang average cover.

08 Jul 2026 20:33:36
Alloa, if we keep Chucky and Barron, as it seems, that's 6. Barron wants mins, so can we keep 3 happy with that 6 mf players? I don't think so.

There's no need for the Serb if we get the other 2 and keep Barron.

08 Jul 2026 20:42:49
We ain't going to play 442 every week. McInnes didn't do it with Hearts. 352, 433 he played also.

Ferguson isn't coming. Don't know why anyone thinks he is to be honest.

08 Jul 2026 13:56:19
Do all transfers follow the same steps/process? Was wondering this yesterday with the talk of Dahl.
Are personal terms always agreed on first before both teams come to an agreement on value or can the value be done first before personal terms are agreed.

08 Jul 2026 14:49:19
I think the way it happens now is that agents are asked what sort of money might entice the player to come to Rangers, then, if we think we can do business, we would approach the selling club.

Officially, you aren't allowed to discuss directly with a player who is under contract until the selling club approves.

08 Jul 2026 15:15:58
Geesa, you aren't allowed to approach a player or their representatives, directly or indirectly, either before the club agree, and it has to be written permission, I understand. In reality, I suspect someone will ask if they are interested before the club make their approach.



Also found out whilst looking that licensed agents are legally forbidden from discussing a potential move for a client who is under contract unless authorised by the parent club. Bang goes all those leaks from agents then. 🤷

08 Jul 2026 16:19:31
Not really, Angus, as around 70% of our squad's agents have been given permission to discuss potential moves and the club and agents agree the parameters for those discussions.

In fact, a lot of players have set clauses added to their contracts now that define those parameters.

So the same will happen across most clubs.

08 Jul 2026 16:20:44
Angus, you're correct, sort of - while it is prohibited by regulations to negotiate a contract before speaking to the selling club, nowadays it is completely normalised in practice through indirect communication via agents.

08 Jul 2026 16:32:04
EHL, is that not being given permission and the club agreeing though? And, in writing, if it is a clause in their contract. Sorry, just the pedant in me asking, as what you say seems to be what I am saying the regs are.




TKF, a bit like speeding: against the law but everyone does it. Mainly as there is no-one out there checking it isn't being done and no-one cares.

08 Jul 2026 16:46:59
I was responding to this part "Bang goes all those leaks from agents then. 🤷"

I.e. this is very much the norm and in line with what you were saying, through the mechanics I added.

08 Jul 2026 16:39:43
Just after reading a report that jens hjerto Dahl prefers a move to Rangers 🙏Has any the guys itk heard anything regarding this or has anyone else for that matter heard this 🤔I hope we can pull this signing off 🙏

08 Jul 2026 18:43:10
Spot on, Angus.

08 Jul 2026 18:49:36
Coops, I read something similar mate. It's between Rangers and Besiktas for him.

John said he shook with us, and John's info is solid in my eyes. I take that as gospel.

I think he'll be here. We're just trying to lowball them with first offer, maybe 2nd then 3rd will get him.



He'd be best mf player in Scotland in 20 years, depending which player people preferred from Barry, Arteta, Gio, Petrov etc.

He's unbelievable mate.

I'd have a £30m buyout in his contract so we don't lose him for £20m.

Have u watched some of his clips, Coops?

08 Jul 2026 19:10:20
Yes I've seen some of Dahl's clips, Stevie G. 👍 He looks a very good midfielder. 👌 Regarding us and Besiktas, mate, he's allegedly stated he has no wish to go to Besiktas and prefers Rangers. 👍 🇬🇧

08 Jul 2026 19:24:04
I'm not being disrespectful to Turkiye, mate, but who at 21/22 would want to go there from Scandinavia? It's not an attractive option for me.

He comes here for 2 seasons, moves into England, and from there probably onto Spain's big 3.



He's that good, man.

It's all about a pathway. Same as our own youth.

We offer a good path to epl. Same as Celtic do. He can toughen up to British football and the pace of the game.

Same as Van Dijk down before he went south.

08 Jul 2026 20:45:58
Angus, that is what is meant to happen, but let's be honest, it doesn't actually happen that way, mate. People talk even when they aren't meant to.

08 Jul 2026 20:55:36
Cheers Ehl, I now understand.

08 Jul 2026 13:10:06
Raskin performances for Belgium have been class I can see teams bidding silly money for him

08 Jul 2026 14:38:20
Reprints in Belgium paper, they called him the Rangers pit bull and gave him man of the match. They love him, and we have folk that think he is crap. 😂

08 Jul 2026 14:54:19
I agree, storm. 👍 Although Nico Raskin was inconsistent for us last season, he's far from crap and is a very good midfielder. 👌

08 Jul 2026 15:00:36
SWS, Yes, he is a good player, but we just struggle to see it regularly, he barely shows it in Rangers colours, mate.

08 Jul 2026 15:02:25
Storm, I don't think anyone thinks he's crap, unless I've missed something, mate. I do think his time here has been a bit underwhelming tbh. Maybe we would see the best of him with better players around him. Personally, feel it's time he moved on.

His stock won't get much higher after World Cup showing. I think we paid 1 to 1.5m, so let's put our player trading model to good use, by selling him, buying another player cheaper, try repeat what we've done with Raskin.

08 Jul 2026 15:19:11
No one thinks he's crap.

08 Jul 2026 15:20:22
Actually, I think Raskin will make the decision to move, not Rangers. Other clubs obviously see his qualities, even if we don't as fans. He was never below 7+ rating on Sofascore last season (except May). I would settle for a 7 out of 10 performance every week from whoever replaces him.

Think the issue is we didn't see enough of his all action all over the pitch performances as he was stuck at number 6. Oh, and we never won anything, so every player is tainted by that.

08 Jul 2026 15:27:29
Like Martin, Dr tried to cage the beast and restrict Raskin's role. Belgium gave him space, realised that, let him express himself and you have an exceptional footballer.

08 Jul 2026 15:39:04
We get 20 mill for Raskin plus add ons, it's good business. The young guy from Belgrade says 7 mill, you are thinking at 20 you will make a profit. Godfrey, if we can get him back to early form when he was picked for England, then again at 5 mill must be a profit there.


We seemed to be linked with a lot of midfielders, but look at defence, still needs some quality bodies, especially if big Manny goes.

08 Jul 2026 15:50:33
Does he still have a sell on fee, or did that go when he signed an extension? Sure, it was 20% when he signed.

08 Jul 2026 16:24:23
Rwn, a sell on fee is a contract between the two clubs. The player's contract is between their registered club and that player. It has nothing to do with the club to club agreement.

08 Jul 2026 16:34:37
Rwn, someone said that the set fee for him went when he signed a new contract, which might be what you are thinking of.

08 Jul 2026 16:59:45
His time here has been inconsistent because he's had like 5 different managers. Very hard for a player to find any real consistency when it's a different manager with a different system every 6 months.
Boys, a player who's going to make us a good profit and he's going to have a good career.

08 Jul 2026 16:59:54
Think the difference with Raskin is, he isn't having to carry a Belgium team full of quality, & therefore isn't under as much pressure as he is with our lot.

08 Jul 2026 17:59:44
Sorry, I have no clue about sell on clauses. So Standard Liege are no longer due 20% of the fee we'll get when we sell him because he signed a contract extension with us? Is that right? 😅

{Ed001's Note - no.}

08 Jul 2026 11:48:29
What an end to the Argentina v Egypt game!
You have to feel sorry for the Egyptians who looked on course for a famous victory.
It had a bit of everything:-
Disallowed goal.
Missed penalty early doors.
Yellow cards being flashed at an Egyptian bench that was losing the plot.


That's 6 European teams, 1 African & 1 South American team in the last 8.
I think France should be overwhelming favourites as they have a bit of everything in their side.

08 Jul 2026 12:17:24
Agree - France followed by Spain then England & Argentina for me.

08 Jul 2026 12:23:57
Spain haven't lost a goal and will win the World Cup.

08 Jul 2026 12:23:59
I was absolutely gutted for them. They put so much into the game and deserved more.

It's amazing how quickly a match can change.

Argentina more or less on their way out and 3 goals in the last 10 minutes.



I'm loving seeing all the different cultures dressed up in support of their countries.

If I hear Bon Jovi living on a prayer one more time at a hydration break, I think I will lose my mind. I used to like that song. 😂

08 Jul 2026 12:52:31
The favouritism of Argentina is a disgrace.

Infantino claiming he suffered with Argentina tells all of who his favourite is. Been happening for years.

Felt awful for Egypt.

This tournament is showing football up. It's so sad to see.

08 Jul 2026 13:07:31
Spain will take France apart in the semi final, as France will afford Spain even more space to play their football. 🤪 No team will out pass/outplay Spain.

08 Jul 2026 13:07:51
Can't believe how far back in the play they went to disallow a great goal for a minor foul that, as usual, the Argentine forward made a meal of. It creates a massive precedent, which will make consistency very difficult. It is no wonder that the Egyptians were then pointing out the two possible, not only fouls but penalties, in the lead up to the winner.

Both would have been soft, but in the context of what happened earlier, are they any less of fouls? The huge issue was that it would have meant disallowing the winner and giving Egypt a penalty to possibly win it themselves. A huge call against the "big" team in favour of the "wee" team so they decided to ignore it.

08 Jul 2026 13:37:05
It's not like FIFA allowed Argentina to have an extra player or allowed players from other countries to be fielded, etc. Egypt were winning comfortably with 10 mins to go, and they got outplayed when the pressure was on. They needed to defend and sit in, and instead were naive and paid the price. Sour grapes is all it is.

08 Jul 2026 13:41:44
I think France will win it.

The quality they have going forward is unreal!

I have noticed in the last couple of games that towards the end of the match, the slightest of touch, person goes down, and it's a free kick. Whereas at the start of the tournament they seemed to be consistent with fouls across the whole game.

08 Jul 2026 14:13:34
Egypt bottled it, a bit like Hearts did in our league last season. I am glad Argentina go through, and it was 100% a foul. Don't know what the moaning and complaining is about.

08 Jul 2026 14:11:35
I don't feel sorry for Egypt as they are also masters of cheating but I don't like torn faced Messi, I do like Norway very much and the Swiss, think England are in this for sure but think Spain got best chance of winning and I have £2.50 on that now.

08 Jul 2026 14:31:08
Think Spain will be keeping all their goals conceded for the French game if it happens, an open team playing football like Spain will suit the French front 4. Be good game tho.

08 Jul 2026 14:40:48
It's that weird thing of being ahead with 2 goals, you lose 1 then suddenly you can lose the game.

08 Jul 2026 14:41:35
If Spain win it will not help football, must be one of the most boring teams to watch. Imagine watching that all season.
France at least play to win.

08 Jul 2026 14:57:34
Spain on their game will wipe the floor with France. 👍

08 Jul 2026 15:10:15
Of course, they aren't any less of a foul WSL, it's a sham.

08 Jul 2026 15:47:26
Think you have been out in sun too long, Walter, French are a level above in Spain at the moment.

08 Jul 2026 16:44:51
We'll see who's the level above when they meet Coopersdad. 👍 Spain all day long for me. 👌

08 Jul 2026 18:30:06
Exactly Storm, 👍 Spain the best overall team and will win the World Cup. 👌

08 Jul 2026 19:08:25
I'm sticking with France 🇫🇷, think that front line will find goals, even though Spain 🇪🇸 are stingy.
Picked France and Norway as my dark horse.

08 Jul 2026 19:20:33
Hopefully an open game if they meet Walter and be a classic, think Lamal will give the Villa left back a tough time, but France have at least two world class players in forward line and other two not far off it.

08 Jul 2026 20:48:35
Cooper, is that the same team that Spain beat in the Euros? That France, aye? 😂

08 Jul 2026 21:18:37
Be a good game Storm, but can't see by France, better players, better team, and better bet at moment, will take a A Told u So if not.