28 Dec 2025 10:02:10
OrangeT, I believe your post about me bigging up Scandinavian players quite a lot deserves a response:

I have always been clear that my suggestions would be players I have knowledge of. My suggestions will always be skewed towards Scandinavia and Germany as unfortunately I do not have an in depth knowledge of every league in Europe.
I have some knowledge of France and the Balkans and minimal of Israel.

I rely on good posters like yourself to supplement the discussion with other names that you are aware of.

I would also like to clear another thing up:

Not once during my post have I slated Connor Barron. I like the boy. I enjoy his tenacity and terrier spirit.

I said he is not the 6 we need. That is at this very moment in time, he may develop into the 6 we need long term but I would not like to put that pressure on him immediately.

28 Dec 2025 10:30:21
Aph,

I don't think you need to come on and justify any of your posts, doesn't matter what any of us say there will always be someone of the opposite opinion and don't think it's ever meant to be personal.

Connor Barron in my view has been our stand out player over the last 5/6 games along with Jack Butland (Hearts game aside) and that's worrying in itself.

But you are also correct in that he is not the fulltime #6 that the club needs presently, we need a leader in this position and he's not quite there.

You can only pass on info on players you have knowledge of and we all know that the Scandinavian market is full of great prospects so keep the names coming.

Can I ask what your thoughts on Daniel Karlsbakk is?

28 Dec 2025 10:33:55
I agree, I like Barron and I love his attitude, but he is not good enough if we want to reach the levels of winning titles and doing well in Europe again. Squad player at best.

28 Dec 2025 10:47:41
Good response Aphelion, you can only share based on what u know and it's probably from leagues we know little about so gives good alternatives. Others free to share who they like too.
Re Barron, I like him but, a bit like Butland debate, yes we could have better but there are other bigger areas that need fixed 1st.

Since Rohl arrived Barron has probably been our best mid. At the moment he is working while the rest of our attacking mids and forwards aren't. Why go for another 6 when 7,8,9,10,11 aren't doing good enough?

28 Dec 2025 11:06:01
I disagree and believe we need a player like that in our side.
Raskin is not being as combative as we need there so Barron has stepped up and showed up well in breaking up the play and keeping it simple.
I think if he had better players around him like a better option than Diomande then he would only get better as well.


At the moment he is one of our top performers who often gets man of the match so why would we be looking to replace him.
It's other areas of midfield and the pitch where we need to be better for me.

28 Dec 2025 11:12:50
Barron for me is ( as Eric C would say) a water carrier. full of energy and commitment, which if channelled the right way in a good team should allow 'better' players to express themselves.
Every team needs one.

28 Dec 2025 11:32:38
Club 72 - the wee man is improving game by game and there is NO reason why he couldn't win a title or do well in Europe IMHO. 👍 its the rest of the drivel who pull on the jersey that are the real ones stopping major progress.

28 Dec 2025 11:36:40
Aphelion, I actually appreciate that you have came on like you have and actually fair enough. I obviously assumed that you would have a greater knowledge of further afield because of your position in the game as previously stated under another name. That's my bad for assuming that.

28 Dec 2025 11:53:06
Agree Bar72. That's what I believe is the issue. Suddenly everyone is meant to be a baller. Split passes, 80 yard passes, beat a man, quick in thought etc. The boy wears his heart on his sleeve and should be there to protect and break up.

He is not the 6 we need but again I don't think numbers. We need a player with guile that's it.

28 Dec 2025 11:53:47
Aphelion, I enjoy your posts particularly naming lots of players I've never heard of. Great knowledge. Respect.

28 Dec 2025 12:01:05
If we keep Barron as a back up he won't fulfil his potential as a player and also he will likely ask to leave costing us to lose out on what he'd be worth in 18 months.

If we play Barron he improves if we don't he doesn't so we play him enjoy him and sell him. That's what the club is about now.

I actually seen a lot yesterday of what Barron can offer as an 8. I wonder if that would be his best position. Total box to box but without the goals. Gattusso as I always have said.

28 Dec 2025 12:09:39
Dadab88.

Connor Barron in my view has been our stand out player over the last 5/6 games.

I agree but that's our problem, our best player has been a player that is not good enough if we want to reach the levels of winning titles and doing well in Europe again. Speaks volumes about the rest of the squad and is exactly why we are in the position we are in. Our recruitment over the last few years has been abysmal.

28 Dec 2025 12:39:53
I absolutely totally agree with Rosevale, BAR,
Blue Floyd and Stevie G regarding your opinions on connor Barron 👍🇬🇧.

28 Dec 2025 12:14:48
Dada thank you, and in terms of Daniel Karlsbakk i feel he should definitely stay in Norway for the time being.

He is a striker who has just had his first ever prolific season and I feel that he needs to show it is not just a one off.

I think we only need to look at Miovski, good for Aberdeen but not so good for really anyone else.

28 Dec 2025 12:48:14
Rosevale yet again i must stress i have never said Barron needs replaced.
I believe we need to bring in a No6 who is ready made shall we say to allow Barron to develop without the pressure of being the sole responsibility.
I do think we need to now look to sell Raskin and Diomande and reinvest into the squad.

28 Dec 2025 12:56:27
Blue Floyd.

IMHO Barron will not be a key player in a Rangers starting 11 that wins a title or does well in Europe. 👍

He has the ability to be a squad player in a Rangers squad that wins a title or does well in Europe 👍.

28 Dec 2025 13:02:20
Club72, absolutely spot on. 👍 our 'best player' isn't good enough if we want to push forward and just shows how bad things are with this squad.

28 Dec 2025 13:31:15
Club but he isn't good enough in your opinion. and since like my opinion it isn't worth anything. the manager has him in almost every starting 11 and he reportedly has lots of scouts watching him from Italy so some people with actual football knowledge and insight think he is a player.

add to that he has improved since he came to us so the coaching he is getting is obviously working.

so there is more growth as well. I think he is more than a water carrier as well but tbh it didn't do Deschamps any harm being labelled with that title.
we need to improve on the fringe players who aren't getting minutes not getting rid of the ones who are performing.

28 Dec 2025 13:50:52
Barron apparently is not good enough to take us to the levels we need i. e titles and winning in Europe but we should be signing Gogic, Devlin etc etc. Are they good enough to take us to those levels? Or is it just snobbery if you don't think they can.

28 Dec 2025 13:52:49
Aphe, I agree re your view on a six, do u think Dahl is that option

I also like your views on Scandinavian players, a market I wish to target more.

28 Dec 2025 14:20:14
Guys we made it to euro final with Whitaker and Thomson. Hemdani and papac and Broadfoot

So anyone saying we won't do well in Europe with Barron again I will say this, knows nothing about football.

28 Dec 2025 14:40:51
Absolute snobbery regarding young connor Barron imo 🤔He can absolutely play in a Rangers midfield that can win the league title, no doubt about it whatsoever.

28 Dec 2025 14:50:22
He isn't good enough but just on the fringe of the Scotland set up. Dio and Raskin aren't performing, so who is good enough? I see his strengths and what he brings. We've one 1 title in 13 years and got to 1 European final and a quarter final in 13 years. Must have had pretty crap players in between going by squad required to win the league and do well in Europe. Remember Sir Walter and chick conversation.

Manager plays him to utilise his strengths. Put a couple of guile players in there that play from mid to front and let him do the dirty work of disrupting mid to our back line whilst covering gaps left by our over lapping FB"s opps sorry wing backs. If we had guile players actually applying their trade, he wouldn't have to do half the things he does.

28 Dec 2025 14:46:07
Thank you for your kind words Colonel.

28 Dec 2025 14:41:39
In my honest opinion I don't believe Hjertø-Dahl is a true 6, to be utilized properly I wouldn't ask him to sit back and protect and dictate.

I would love someone like Niklas Dorsch or similar who can play the Rodri role.

I see Hjertø-Dahl playing more of a Declan Rice sort of role.
A 6/8 hybrid type.

28 Dec 2025 15:14:14
How is it when people have different opinions that go against the party line they somehow know nothing about football😂😂. Uno reverse and those who think Barron will be a title winning key player know nothing about football. 😁

Barron may be attracting interest but that does not mean he is a player to take Rangers forward.

There are plenty on here who have backed better than Barron to be a Rangers star only to end up looking silly. I could use plenty of examples and Angus you backed PC and Martin. So enough said there.

Souttar is in the Scotland Squad and he isn't good enough. Aasgaard is in the Norway squad and he isn't good enough. Dio is in the oh wait.

Talking about snobbery coops, you do remember Ferguson😅

Whittaker, Thomson and Broadfoot won titles, I would leave the comparisons with Barron until he wins a title or a trophy🤷‍♂️

Why can't people just post their opinions and counter opinions without the silly remarks about knowing nothing about football😂.

28 Dec 2025 15:19:59
Aphe cheers for your wee knowledgeable answers mate.

Do u n think Barron can play as an 8?

28 Dec 2025 15:39:49
Aph I wasn't responding to your post more a general reply to a few posts so no need to feel that you need to say as I didn't mention your name.
I agree with your no 6 take 100% but I also feel that Barron at the moment would be a good foil for a deep lying midfielder that likes to get on the ball and dictate.

28 Dec 2025 15:53:15
Angus did you just indirectly compare Barron to Deschamps😅.

28 Dec 2025 18:07:33
Yes, club i do remember very well at the time my comments on not wanting lewis Ferguson and i have on a good few occasions mate stated i got that one totally wrong and absolutely hold my hands up to that one. 🤔 He's proved me wrong and has proved he's a very good midfielder and one that i'd now definitely want at Rangers 👍🇬🇧.

28 Dec 2025 22:07:51
Club do u think maybe people have learned form the mistake made with Ferguson and that's why they can see what life
Total Barron truly has

I will double down. If u can't see what Barron has in his locker and his potential u know nothing about football.

28 Dec 2025 22:29:47
Stevie he definitely can play as an 8, I do see him developing into a good No6 in the future though. As I said I think he is a great squad rotation player for the 6 position but not at the level where we can put all reliance and pressure on him.


If he is to play as an 8 I would like to see him add goals to his game.

28 Dec 2025 23:16:10
I wouldn't like him as an 8. Yes add goals to his game which I think he is trying to but would lose part of his natural game and would mean our 8 also isn't a natural 8.

28 Dec 2025 23:58:08
Aphe I agree we should sign a ready made 6 mate. I agree. I would rotate Raskin and Barron for the right sided 8 tile the summer and I would sell Raskin then and let Barron take his place.

I would sell Diomande now. It's just not happening for him I fb everyone is absolutely honest, it's probably going to just fizzle out and he'll not even start if he stays. £6m would be my asking price. Hope for the best.

28 Dec 2025 09:02:18
Wanted to hear everyone's thoughts on Butland topics often mentioned on here, Sone seem to want rid and some want to keep! My option is we don't have much chance of getting better. His saves seem to go in recognised like yesterday he kept us a live at points he had a superb game and his blunders highlighted like last week (a keepers life)! one of our best and most consistent performers this season imo.

Ed Not usually my thing but can you run a simple poll Keep or sell Jack Butland!

28 Dec 2025 09:27:14
He makes a few mistakes throughout the season but how many games has he saved us. Goalkeeper position is the least of our worries where we need to get someone.

28 Dec 2025 09:43:29
Butland is a very good keeper. He's saved us countless times. A lot of the people on here focus on the negative aspect of players. Souttar and Tav have been a big target as has Butland. Do I wish he didn't make mistakes? Of course, was I raging with him after the Hearts game? Yip! But you could argue he saved us 3 points single handed yesterday and in a lot of games where we have won by 1 clear goal.

We need to support guys like Butland more.

28 Dec 2025 09:45:52
R1: Jack Butland is a solid shot-stopper, no doubt, but there are aspects of his game that contribute to some of the team's defensive struggles, even if they don't always directly lead to goals. His distribution, ability to deal with crosses, and starting position when we're in possession are areas where there's definitely room for improvement.

I understand we might not be able to bring in a "perfect" keeper, and I'm not suggesting we need one. But, considering the way we want to play, I do think there's potential to bring in a goalkeeper whose skillset aligns better with our overall approach. A keeper with a more well-rounded balance of attributes could help us build from the back and tighten things up defensively, ultimately reducing the number of easy chances we concede.

28 Dec 2025 09:58:37
We've bigger problems at the club than Butland.
There are aspects of his game I don't like, but his is a position that can wait.

We're very poor upfront.

28 Dec 2025 10:09:48
We have bigger issues than Butland so would keep him in the short term. Yesterday demonstrated his good qualities as a great shot stopper which don't think many debate. It's the other areas like EHL said that concern me but can wait unless there's an obvious replacement.

28 Dec 2025 10:10:32
Whats the position on his contract.

28 Dec 2025 10:14:09
Butland is a great shot stopper and has saved us on too many occasions to think about, that said his ability to deal with crosses and mostly his distribution are major areas of concern.

It's a tough one regarding Butland, is there better out there that we can attract and does Danny Rohl trust him enough to continue as our number 1?

28 Dec 2025 10:14:44
I agree EHL,
Butland had a good game yesterday but like the Hearts game a mistake is in him and too regularly for me.

28 Dec 2025 11:47:09
Agree, there's areas he's not perfect especially crosses, EHL, but in the main I want a keeper making stops when needed he's rarely failed us in massive moments, Ine on ones he's been exceptional! he's a great character with a great attitude, Just don't see anyone that I think within our budget is better?

28 Dec 2025 12:12:06
Butland is a liability and a huge part of our defensive problems. Decent shot stopper but the rest of his game is not good enough. Needs replaced.

28 Dec 2025 13:06:39
R1, it's a really tough call.

Personally I think the team would be more solid with a keeper with better distribution and who is comfortable playing from the 18 yard box - purely as I think we'd concede far fewer opportunities.

The alternative is we line up with a defence and midfield comfortable sitting deep - like Hearts. In which, Butland would thrive.

28 Dec 2025 13:37:05
we want to get rid of the GK who is part of the stingiest defence in the league. yes his distribution isn't the greatest and he doesn't play like a sweeper keeper but he does stop shots which is what we need him for.
what was the score yesterday if he hadn't been good at that.


also 6 goals lost from 10 games with 6 clean sheets isn't bad for a poor keeper so in only 4 of those did he have a mistake in him which coast a goal.
we will need to replace eventually but he is the best we have and better than the replacements being named; Shamal George being one.

28 Dec 2025 14:08:52
Club 72 reading a lot of your post and I am absolutely bewildered with a lot of your comments. Nonone seems good enough.
Times have changed, we can't spend or attract the players we used to.
Our players are not as bad as you make out to be.
Butland and Baron example

All out field players constantly make mistakes. But others around can compensate. A keeper has no protection.
Name a keeper that doesn't make mistakes or doesn't make at least one bad decision.

Butland was outstanding yesterday.
A few rope moments last week. But overall good.
There is no keeper who is the full package.

28 Dec 2025 14:16:39
I personally couldn't care less if a keeper can pass a ball he is there to stop the ball going in the net and if it wasn't for him yesterday we lose that game. that's his main job.

28 Dec 2025 14:54:48
Same could be said of the Motherwell keeper or it could have been 5/6, Butland needs replaced but not this window he doesn't.

28 Dec 2025 15:19:43
Pieter. The vast majority of our players are not good enough. We have been embarrassed in Europe and the league with these players. Its the worst team since pre Gerrard. We are struggling to establish 3rd in the league, what's bewildering?

Yeah storm but last week Butland's passing cost us the game🤦‍♂️.

28 Dec 2025 15:43:10
It's his mistakes that concern me.
And with goalies that generally means conceding goals.
On his game he is a good shot stopper.

28 Dec 2025 15:43:14
Angus, yes, I would like to replace Butland as our number 1 - as although we're doing better defensively, it's clear to me that we've had to sacrifice a lot of our attacking threat in order to do so.

Looking at Butlands attributes as a keeper, my concern - which has been validated in many a game - is that as we look to implement a more attacking structure his weaknesses become exposed.

Keepers play a much greater role in how teams set up nowadays and looking at Rohl, I suspect he wants us pushed up the pitch defending from the front.

28 Dec 2025 02:41:36
18 shots, 13 on target with one goal to show. Either they're goalie superman, we're wearing square boots or were desperate quality striker. I suspect latter.

28 Dec 2025 08:56:55
A bit of 1 and 3 there MBW, I think Calum ward is a good GK and one I wouldn't mind us having a closer look at both him and Butland made big saves yesterday. However we are so desperately missing a striker, Chermiti got a lower rating on BBC than Cameron for example who only played about 5mins.

28 Dec 2025 08:58:00
Our finishing throughout the squad is of a very low level.

28 Dec 2025 09:48:04
The finishing and composure is very poor. Rangers really need to be much smarter in the transfer market. Shankland on a free was a massive mistake. I hope Chermiti improves with age and experience and hope Miovski keeps getting better but £12M on both with Scotland's best finisher begging to come for nothing is completely idiotic. Add Mulligan and Lewis Ferguson to that list.

28 Dec 2025 10:07:58
so if the striker was only responsible for say 5 of those shots between them then what do we do about the other 23 which we had? the players all snatch at shots; pass on the responsibility which happened 3 times or so near the end.


can we give it up with Shankland; he never signed ; oh and he only scores from less than 1 of every 5 chances (19.15%) as well this season so might be just as bad. Miovski sits at 18.75% so not that far away. just obviously gets less chances/shots.

28 Dec 2025 10:49:50
Rostosto Dessers as he proved he could do it at Rangers. Scotland's best finisher can't even get a game for Scotland and Miovski shows that just cause you score for one team in the league, it doesn't you score for Rangers (marked tighter, doubled up on, pressed quicker)

28 Dec 2025 11:39:27
Only real important stat is how many he's actually scored. MPH already did stats earlier to show we're creating as many chances as rest of teams so it's about putting them away which Shankland is and ours aren't.

28 Dec 2025 12:22:32
Shankland should have been signed. Him and Miovski would be lethal together with the right service.

28 Dec 2025 14:03:12
At least we created chances yesterday which we haven't being doing and it should be pointed out that, Curtis, Cameron, Moore and Miovski all missed easier chances than any Chermiti had. Its dead easy to point the finger at one guy and think he's the reason for all our problems but the rest need to get their finger out too.


And please. let's stop lamenting not signing Shankland or whoever. It didn't happen but its done now and there is no changing it.

28 Dec 2025 14:15:53
News flash, Shankland didn't sign.
Chermiti gives you more than Miovski.
Both goal scoring is shocking. Miovski has scored not many more but is slow and hold up play and first touch is terrible.
Play someone in beside Chermiti, I think that would badd a lot.

Our forward think 3 were so far away from him at times, he was in a hiding to nothing.

Like I said hold up play bring players into play was decent. Goal scoring and natural predator instinct lacking.

28 Dec 2025 14:19:43
They wouldn't play together Club72 so that point is irrelevant.

28 Dec 2025 15:40:02
How do you know that they wouldn't play together😂😂.

28 Dec 2025 17:37:57
Storm you told us that Shanklands plays as a 10 for Hearts behind the striker. Could he not play as a 10 for us behind Miovski?

28 Dec 2025 17:59:51
Storm you were on here telling us that Hearts were playing Shankland as a 10 behind their striker so how could we not play him as a 10 with Miovski as a 9.?

28 Dec 2025 00:01:03
@Fork checking in. Missing the one liners and the witty retorts.
Hope all is good?

28 Dec 2025 07:06:35
I'm fine Pieter, still keeping an eye in, but just chilling for a bit bud👍.

28 Dec 2025 08:00:27
Glad to hear you're ok Fork 🙏I enjoy your posts on here and you're a good poster knowledgeable and funny 😁take care pal 🙏.

28 Dec 2025 12:01:33
Get off your knees Walter, but true 😂.

28 Dec 2025 12:45:56
I've always had a lot of time for Fork Waltersguitar 👍even when he's having a go at me he does it in a nice off the cuff funny way 😁I can take it and give it where Fork is concerned 👍🇬🇧.