Rangers Banter 3

17 Aug 2026 15:14:46
Hi Folks
In Iceland just now on a ship, was just off the coast of Greenland for eclipse, it was awrite ill have you know. Connections been pretty patchy. I thought Gers had taken it to heart as u til lastnight they were eclipsed in games.


Do you think we may be turning a corner and is there info on players leaving? Sorry if asked before but not had a connection

17 Aug 2026 17:58:28
Early bunnet but give it time. 👍

17 Aug 2026 18:22:23
If you turn the right corner in Iceland, it takes you to the ice cream aisle. 🍦🍦🍦

17 Aug 2026 18:46:08
As much as we all love Rangers Bunnet, enjoy the time away as we will still be here when you get back.

17 Aug 2026 15:00:38
Dragojevic clears the ball upfield.
Naderi wins his aerial duel and glances the header in the direction of Gassama.
Gassama harasses the St Mirren RB.
Gassama gets the break of the ball and runs 30 yards at goal.
Twists and turns and gets his shot away which is saved by the keeper.


Gassama wins the header from the save.
Before Naderi volleys into the net with his thigh.
What's not to love?
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.🔴⚪🔵

17 Aug 2026 15:42:33
That win and result is what they need for confidence. Let's hope we kick on from here.

17 Aug 2026 15:44:21
There was a totally different desire and energy about them yesterday that I haven't seen in a long time. It was a typical McInnes performance when he gets it right.

17 Aug 2026 15:55:26
Raskin encouraging players and not hiding.
Gassama looked like he wanted to put himself in shop window, not played like that for long time. Penrice showed the desire you hope for.
The Japanese winger ran himself ragged, just hope in time he will be a ninety minute player.


Yea, more pass marks than not.
Big question for manager, where was that performance in our first 4 games?

17 Aug 2026 15:58:32
Great to see a team effort. Players seemed to understand the tactics and stuck to their own job to good effect.
For once we didn't have a poor player in the pitch (some better than others, obviously).


Great debut from Penrice. Nice to see a defender actually defend. As DM said post match, Penrice brought balance to the team.
It's only one result but it was one we really needed.
Come on the Gers.

17 Aug 2026 16:32:45
We definitely started both halves with intent, and we've had prolonged spells in every match where we're showing signs of it.

However, after St Mirren scored, we shrank and sat back for 20 minutes, and we were lucky they didn't capitalise.

This is what we need to work on - we can't let a couple of mistakes shift the momentum of a game.

We need to build the belief in the squad that no matter what happens, we can battle through it.

It'll take time though, and will only come when we start to grind out a couple victories from the jaws of defeat.

17 Aug 2026 17:27:51
Penrice even touched on this, Ehl, in his post match reaction.

So, if it's something the players themselves are aware of, that can surely be a good thing, as they can discuss and work on it in the coming months.

17 Aug 2026 17:32:37
Like you say, EHL, that only comes from grinding out wins, then it becomes second nature.

17 Aug 2026 18:52:42
EHL, maybe the nervousness wouldn't creep in so much if we weren't persevering with Fernandes? I know we've been all over the shop as a team lately, and making too many changes, but he seems to have been at the forefront of almost every weak moment lately. Can't be easy for anyone playing around teammates who they know they probably can't depend on? Makhanya looks a really good asset to me, so with the same solidity by his side it will surely make the players up the pitch relax a bit more? It was only a home match vs St Mirren, without meaning any disrespect, but my confidence in a victory pre-match wasn't that high.

Getting that win out of the way, and the players being able to walk away with a few goals behind them and up the tunnel to applause instead of a chorus of boos will inspire them to be a team and put trust in each other. Or you'd hope that this is the effect it will have. We will slip up again in the coming weeks, but we need to make all the right noises if the team are to settle.

17 Aug 2026 14:51:27
Looking to the Cup game in a few weeks at our home ground and going forward the 2500 tickets is even to much in my opinion. I don't want them in our beloved Ibrox. I read comments on here from Storm etc saying we should go back to the old ticket system of the whole of the Broomloan as it helps the atmosphere??? Maybe these guys haven't been to an Old Firm game for a while, and it is pure venom.

Keep them out✌️✌️✌️✌️

17 Aug 2026 15:41:59
Give them nothing, after last game the Broomloan was wrecked, and as said in another post, the vile graffiti in memory of those 66 lost is enough to never have them back.
Hope the club bar them.

17 Aug 2026 15:44:11
Look what vandalism they did the last they were at Ibrox. They don't deserve any tickets.

17 Aug 2026 15:45:40
Football is nothing without away fans. What about all the people who go to away games and want tickets for the biggest away game of the season? The atmosphere is terrible when there are no away fans.



2500 is what I think it should be. They have ruined their chance at old allocation after their antics, but we still need away fans in the world's biggest derby.

17 Aug 2026 15:18:09
Give them more allocation to wreck seats, toilets, burst through barriers, enter the field of play to goad home fans, sing pro ira songs and glorify terrorists and hunger strikers, mock the Ibrox disaster, sorry but not for me, keep them OUT, every single last one of them.

17 Aug 2026 15:48:16
There's a better way of stopping them coming in and having a party at our stadium!

17 Aug 2026 15:50:23
I'm the same. I wouldn't let them near the place. To give them the Broomloan after the last time would be sheer stupidity. It wouldn't take Einstein to work out what would happen, and it wouldn't be them tiptoing through tulips throwing rose petals around the place. Tell them to watch the game on the telly, if they have one.

17 Aug 2026 15:55:56
Our own fans can generate that unique atmosphere, keep it all Rangers.

17 Aug 2026 15:58:29
'World's biggest derby'! Really??

17 Aug 2026 16:42:05
Ban their ultras 100%. 🇬🇧

17 Aug 2026 16:52:00
Yately, when has it not been pure venom? Also, a separate point, wait to you see the repair bill Rangers get hit with after we visit there next month. After the state they left Ibrox, it's a cert to happen that the away end will be wrecked.

17 Aug 2026 16:57:00
I thought the 2, 500 was something the clubs agreed on for league games only (until they want to move the posts to suit), so as this is a cup match that doesn't have to follow the SFA's % allocation, I'd give them the corner only, and no tickets sold to the GB.

17 Aug 2026 17:02:19
Peter, lately it's moved to another level and surely you can see that?

17 Aug 2026 16:02:07
I'm with you Alloa, let some in, and then shut them up with our performance on the park.
That said, I hate seeing and hearing them in Ibrox because it always seems to be the vile, pro-IRA, bile spewing element that get tickets.
Send them home after a good hiding.

17 Aug 2026 17:32:41
G4, they r entitled to 50 tickets. How would they give us.

17 Aug 2026 17:33:46
One of Bar72 100% in the top 5.

17 Aug 2026 16:26:28
They should be given the smallest allocation allowed. Their behavior has escalated time after time and the damage done at the last game is unforgivable. I'm sorry wishy but the correct phrase is football without fans is nothing.

The irony being that the Celtic manager was the man who said it. The away fans at this fixture from both teams have let themselves down over and over and it's the actual fans who pay the price.

17 Aug 2026 18:19:51
Fans storming the ground before kick-off (game shouldn't've started til they were all put back out). Invading the pitch at the end, graffiti about 66 people dying at a football match, vandalism in the hundreds of thousands of pounds, a classless manager standing taking selfies with them rather than try to get them to go off - let the lot of them rot elsewhere, not wanted regardless of whether the atmospheres better or not.

17 Aug 2026 18:30:32
They should be given **** all, nothing but dirty scumbags that promote terrorism and besmirch the 66. Aye football is gd with away fans, not theirs, absolutely not no f n way.

17 Aug 2026 18:59:42
Back to the smallest allocation for me, unfortunately. The atmosphere of old is gone. Football is more poisonous now with the 24/7 multiple social media pages, fan groups, etc, building up the hatred for weeks. It used to be street banter, phone ins and newspaper talk, but now there's no escape.

Our supporters aren't all angels either, but inviting any amount always gives you a percentage of the more unsavoury types so you'd rather have 10% of 700 than 2500.

17 Aug 2026 20:17:52
50 tickets, John. is that all? then that's all they should get. Cheers for the info. Much appreciated.

17 Aug 2026 10:58:45
Is Penrice in the European squad for Thursday?
And did somebody have to drop out for him?

17 Aug 2026 11:32:24
I imagine he will be, and yes, someone will have dropped out, but as he qualifies as association trained I'd imagine that's someone like Gentles.

17 Aug 2026 12:39:25
Does Gentles not count as Academy trained, so it's more likely Cameron will drop out in my opinion.

17 Aug 2026 12:42:16
Goram, a totally new squad is named for this round. For information, Gentles is Rangers grown.

17 Aug 2026 12:47:53
Would Rommens not have been dropped given he is injured? Or does it need to be a Scottish player who comes out?

17 Aug 2026 12:49:45
We have until Wednesday 19th August
To add Penrice into the European squad.

17 Aug 2026 12:53:00
Under 21 as well, so isn't in a squad.

Also, Chermiti will drop out, so don't think it matters.

17 Aug 2026 13:02:31
Penrice fills the vacant association player position. Shankland, Barron, Cameron & Penrice.
Souttar not in squad as expecting a move.

17 Aug 2026 13:17:09
So any new signing before Wednesday we can add John, before we play Jablonec on Thursday. 🤔

17 Aug 2026 14:02:49
In the previous round we named 3 association trained and 5 club trained players.

We can have 4 of each, so I just picked one that I felt could drop out.

We equally could remove Chermiti or Rommens.

All pure speculation on my part.

17 Aug 2026 14:05:12
We will, however, have submitted an initial squad before 23:59 on Friday last week, to which we can only make 2 changes up until 23:59 the night before the first leg.

17 Aug 2026 14:09:58
Homegrown breakdown: Of those 8 players, a maximum of 4 can be Association-trained (trained by another club in the same national association for three years between ages 15 and 21). The remaining spots must be Club-trained (trained by the club itself for the same duration).

17 Aug 2026 14:27:31
A lot are not mindful of the fact u can only name 23 players out of the 25 squad list on the actual matchday teamlines.

17 Aug 2026 17:34:59
Walter, we can add two players up to midnight on Wednesday.

17 Aug 2026 10:24:19
Rangers Academy — Loan Watch 26/27

Players — apps (started/sub), mins, goals/assists, [W-D-L], [cards Y/R]:

Queen's Park
CM - Aiden McCallion — 4 apps (2s/2sub), ~154 mins, 0G/1A, [1-0-3], [2Y 0R]
RW - Lewis Stewart — 5 apps (4s/1sub), ~300 mins, 0G/0A, [2-0-3], [0Y 0R]
FW - Zebedee Lawson — 3 apps (0s/3sub), ~32 mins, 0G/1A, [1-0-2], [0Y 0R]

Alloa Athletic
LW - Max Cameron — 7 apps (5s/2sub), 400 mins, 0G/0A, [1-3-3], [0Y 0R]
RW - Kyle Glasgow — 7 apps (6s/1sub), 573 mins, 2G/0A, [1-3-3], [2Y 0R]

Kilmarnock
CM - Bailey Rice — 5 apps (3s/2sub), 208 mins, 0G/0A, [2-1-2], [1Y 0R]

East Kilbride
CM - Alexander Smith — 3 apps (2s/1sub), 151 mins, 1G/0A, [2-1-0], [1Y 0R]

Airdrieonians
LW - Callum Burnside — 1 app (0s/1sub), 38 mins, 0G/0A, [0-0-1], [0Y 0R]

Raith Rovers
CM - Calum Adamson — 1 app (0s/1sub), 82 mins, 0G/0A, [1-0-0], [0Y 0R]

St Mirren
DM - Paul Nsio — 2 apps (2s/0sub), 180 mins, 0G/0A, [2-0-0], [0Y 0R]

Forfar Athletic
CB - Jack Wyllie — 3 apps (3s/0sub), 270 mins, 2 clean sheets, 0G/0A, [2-1-0], [0Y 0R]

Cumbernauld Colts
DF - Oliver Hynd — 3 apps, 0G/0A, [0Y 0R]. Minutes not published.

Back at Ibrox: McCallion 2 goals and Stewart and Lawson 1 each for the 19s v Gala Fairydean Rovers (11 Aug).

Out on loan: 12

17 Aug 2026 11:03:12
Appreciated, ak7.

17 Aug 2026 11:04:49
AK7, I really appreciate you taking the time and getting this information for us, well done, mate, keep it coming. 👍

17 Aug 2026 11:28:53
Like the other guys said, very much appreciated, AK7. 👍 🇬🇧

17 Aug 2026 13:43:25
Best post on the site, AK. Well done, sir.
No surprise to see Glasgow doing well. I think he'll be an absolute player for us if we manage to keep him!

17 Aug 2026 09:58:35
There was a rumour post yesterday about 3 strikers.

Just going to chuck my 3 picks out there that I think would fit in well here:

6m English-based: Ellis Simms
£4m Scandinavian: Daniel Karlsbakk
£9m MLS loan-to-buy: Kelsy

17 Aug 2026 10:49:08
Not a big fan of Simms, and haven't seen the other two outwith YouTube. Leave it up to the club to decide what's best.

17 Aug 2026 10:50:46
We need a fast mobile striker. Simms, to me, wasn't that in the limited time I've seen him. Never seen the other two.

17 Aug 2026 11:29:57
It would be Kevin Kelsy from those 3 without a doubt for me. 🤔🇬🇧

17 Aug 2026 12:41:43
Might get Simms on a loan if we wanted him, as Coventry have just signed a striker from Nottingham Forest.

17 Aug 2026 12:32:01
I said

English based one, Ryan one?
American based - Kelsey?
Scandanavian based - Mikkel Ladefoged or could it be. Someone like Amin Chiakha?

But heard last night

Apparently Ryan one, no truth in it whatsoever? 🤷‍♂️

17 Aug 2026 14:55:56
Watch a couple American MLS pundits talking about Kelsy. Their take on him was this is his first real season of being a no 1 choice striker for a team; other seasons have seen him in and out of the teams he played for. They said his physical attributes are brilliant, and his work rate is top.

He does, however, have some developing to do, and he's not 100% set on leaving America. They also said if teams wait and he continues this form, he'll be worth double in a season. Seems like a gamble, but one worth taking.

17 Aug 2026 09:53:15
Any news on Hampus Skoglund anyone? Would love to see him signed

17 Aug 2026 10:41:34
Me too, Hoth.

17 Aug 2026 12:35:17
One I really wanted too, young attacking and had heard we were actively pursuing him but looks like we're now looking elsewhere.

17 Aug 2026 12:44:19
Surely Penrice's performance at left back, and how it improved the team, has emphasised what a difference attacking full backs make. We need something similar on the right. I've never seen Skoglund, but if that's his style we should get him in.

17 Aug 2026 13:22:39
The system McInnes used against St.Mirren yesterday was spot on ie. 4-3-3. 🙏🇬🇧 He likes 2 wingers attacking, and so do I tbh, and when the wingers invert inside, he wants our full backs to get up to provide the width, and I like that also, as long as we've got the correct players in our team to cover the full backs. 👍🇬🇧