Rangers banter 5

15 Feb 2026 11:19:59
Another chance for these guys to prove they deserve to be at Rangers. A day to be brave and make things happen rather than waiting for it to happen. A must win game that champions win so no excuses and nothing left on the field after the game. A chance for the players to prove that they believe second best isn't good enough, so that means winning personal battles on the field.

The manager must get his team and tactics correct. We as fans must be looking and expecting a win as we done in the past and remember we are Rangers and it's all about being champions. Come on Rangers.

15 Feb 2026 13:54:29
You do know he can only pick from the players he's got? Apart from 4, the fact that some of the rest are rotten isn't really the manager's fault.

15 Feb 2026 14:17:48
As u say, another chance.
At some point, these boys are going to have to step up to the mark.
Especially against Hearts, who have a 4-1 aggregate scoreline over us this season, home and away, and are fighting like tigers to take the title to Tiny.
We really need a signature performance today to rubber stamp our title credentials.

15 Feb 2026 11:15:25
Think this will be the team

Butland
Tav Souttar Fernandez Rommi
Raskin Chuk Dio
Skol Naderi Antman

15 Feb 2026 09:09:09
Butland
Sterling
Ndiga
Fernandes
Rommens
Raskin
Dio
Chuck
Skov
Chermiti
Naderi

15 Feb 2026 09:23:37
Charmiti can't be picked again; he's just a really poor all-round player.

15 Feb 2026 09:41:10
Chermiti isn't poor at all, not even close to poor. Yes, his finishing needs to improve, but everything else is there. We need to match up physically with Hearts in both boxes. The width will come from the full backs. It also allows us to bring on Moore, Gassama, Antman if the game opens up.

15 Feb 2026 09:45:53
Will we go with 2 up front?

15 Feb 2026 09:49:07
Butland.

Rommens (if fit to start) / Meghoma.
Fernandez (if fit to start) / Djiga.
Souttar (if fit to start) / Sterling (if fit to start).
Tavernier.

Bajrami.
Chukwuani.
Raskin.

Antman (if fit to start) / Moore.
Naderi (if fit to start) / Miovski.
Skov Olsen (if fit to start) / Gassama.

15 Feb 2026 09:53:37
Butland
Tav
Souttar
Fernandez
Rommens
Dio
Raskin
Moore
Olsen
Miovski
Naderi.

15 Feb 2026 10:04:57
Chermiti?!. 🤢🤮

15 Feb 2026 10:27:51
Chermiti is never available in the box to even get a shot away. Yes, he's poor. Naderi must start.

15 Feb 2026 10:36:24
Bajrami is a bit of a curveball there, EHL?

Dio for me, otherwise that's my preferred team too.

15 Feb 2026 10:36:25
I think we should be playing two up top; we've got to stop showing teams too much respect. Hearts should be worried coming to Ibrox.

15 Feb 2026 11:11:18
So, in a must-win match we leave 3 of our best attackers on the bench? Suicide to do that. We've no midweek games for a while, so get our best team on the pitch.

15 Feb 2026 11:25:38
Bajrami is a good shout. He's good at nullifying the defence playing into the midfield.

15 Feb 2026 11:47:21
Will, Hearts will probably only have 2 in the middle of the park, and they'll look to turn it into a battle for the second ball - which they're very good at.

I think playing Dio plays into their hands, and will help them keep it scrappy - plus he'll be a target for Hearts players to get booked and potentially sent off.



I think Bajrami would 'cheat' a bit and find some space, giving them something different to think about. Plus he's easily our most creative and imaginative player around the edge of the box, which is where Hearts will try and make us play. Lol, he'll offer absolutely nothing defensively though, which is probably why I'm not a head coach.

15 Feb 2026 11:52:02
4 goals so far.

15 Feb 2026 13:00:56
Are you still at Hearts, Ehl?

15 Feb 2026 13:08:58
Interesting insight, Ehl. I am a fan of Bajrami and think he's been unlucky at various points in his career with us, and has not been played in his best position. He looked like he was going to come on in a game before the most recent injury.

15 Feb 2026 13:56:01
Chermiti would need to improve dramatically to be even classed as poor.

15 Feb 2026 14:57:41
Will, Bajrami is another not suited to the Scottish game.

15 Feb 2026 01:07:23
Not as confident as everyone else for today tbh. Would I love a win, of course, can I see us doing it.going to be very tough

15 Feb 2026 06:13:49
When I look at our game against Hearts today, I just simplify it: we have the better players than them, and if we play to our best, Rangers will win, and that's my honest opinion. 🤔 Over to our team, and I fancy us 2-0 today. 👍 🇬🇧

15 Feb 2026 09:07:10
We've had better players than everyone bar Celtic for years. Now, I think we have the best squad in the league, but we still play slow, boring crap most of the time. It makes no sense.

We blame the players, then change most of the squad, and it stays the same. I just don't understand it. I wish they'd have the confidence to just get the shackles off.

Here's hoping it clicks today.

15 Feb 2026 09:12:11
Last chance saloon for the team. Seeing the same old issues reappear in the last game is concerning.

15 Feb 2026 09:25:53
Time to man up if we are serious about winning this title. Players need to show us today what they are all about. C'mon Rangers.

15 Feb 2026 09:37:01
We need attacking intent from 1st whistle. None of the tippy tappy across the back four, and passing back routinely to Butland as has become the norm again. Faster, progressive play required for the full 90. 🤔

15 Feb 2026 09:53:02
It will be really interesting to see if we press or if we drop off to a mid-block.

If we drop off, it will be a borefest, decided by set plays.

If we press, it is going to be edge-of-the-seat action, and will depend on how brave we are at the back.

15 Feb 2026 12:36:28
More confident about the Hearts game than was with Motherwell.

14 Feb 2026 22:41:21
As I posted previously very confident about tomorrow, with a full squad don't think that the teams that we have posted won't be far off
Roll on 3:30 teams selections, will see what manager has realised, win, win, win xxxx

14 Feb 2026 23:31:01
Kick off 4:30, scrambled. Can't wait.

14 Feb 2026 23:31:46
Actually, sorry, scrambled. Just realised you meant the team sheets. My bad.

15 Feb 2026 07:42:59
15.15 teams out. 👍

15 Feb 2026 12:38:09
My bad. What is that actually about? Getting down with the kids in the hood? Oooh, I'm getting old and grumpy.

14 Feb 2026 20:17:45
Actually never been so confident about getting a positive result tomorrow, spoke to a few C supporters and even they expect us to win tomorrow 3:0. 3:1
Will expect the next few games to be so important, the only thing that worries me is that lot are in such a mess if they come out on top the slagging we will get will be of the scale, let's just go out and win it.


Butland
Sterling Souttar Fernandez Rommi
Raskin Chuk Dio
Moore
Skol Naderi
Still confident that we will win the league.
Biggest question is how C perform?

14 Feb 2026 21:41:27
Hopefully they perform to a C-.

I'm the same as you. If Rohl gets his team selection and tactics right, we'll win, perhaps by the few.

14 Feb 2026 22:26:09
Should be how W perform.

14 Feb 2026 23:58:21
I know next to nothing on footy from a professional point of view. imho, I wouldn't start Moore, as he has been poor in most first halves. He does come into games and has the odd great 30 mins.

Souttar has a mistake in him, but it's 50/50 with Ndiga, who has been not bad in recent games. Tav v Sterling? Dunno.

Tav Ndiga Fernandes Rom
Dio Raskin Chucky
Olsen Naderi Antman.

15 Feb 2026 06:16:01
I 100% agree with you, Scrambled. 👍 It's all about what we do, mate, and I also strongly fancy us to beat Hearts today. 🥊🇬🇧😁

15 Feb 2026 09:33:38
Just like we were strongly fancied to beat Motherwell and Hibs.

14 Feb 2026 17:29:10
14 years ago we nearly lost our club is remember so well that wee rat Whyte on the front stairs surrounded by polis reading a statement about how wed be stronger from his actions. We had the relegation the Green fiasco then the king consortium taking over before appointing Gerrard and 55 we've had seville since then with phil gio beale all in charge and now hopefully the start of better times with the 49s and Danny Rohl.

It really has been the longest 14 years but also the shortest looking at all that's happened so let's get right behind the team for tomorrow and hopefully 3 points.

14 Feb 2026 19:24:48
After all this time, I finally think the club is on the right track with the 49ers and Rohl, but unfortunately, after this season there's no automatic qualification to the Champions League. Yes, I know this isn't a given this season, so I hope future signings can at least give us a fighting chance to get through the qualifiers.

14 Feb 2026 20:01:00
I think so too Davie, even if this season doesn't work out, the shift towards young talent is a way for the club to grow. The potential fees from a good young player being sold on are too good to pass up. The older, journeyman signings were not doing much for us anyway.

14 Feb 2026 21:13:57
Davie, Champions League is outwith our level now. We need to face facts; we are years off being competitive in that company. Europa League is where we belong. It loathes me to say it, but it's true.

14 Feb 2026 21:15:09
In saying that, winning the league is everything, and wherever the European cards fall, we try our best.

14 Feb 2026 22:58:47
Champions League is where the big money is, and whilst I agree we are not at that level, it will allow us to attract better quality players in the summer if we win the league and qualify. We might take a few pastings along the way, but if we can get back to qualifying regularly again, it will help us stay within financial rules as we look to continue to improve the quality of players we attract year after year.

With a successful player trading model, who knows where we will be in 5 years. Hopefully dominating domestically and being competitive at the top table.

15 Feb 2026 01:43:36
Now I'm not saying we're at CL level, but qualification could be. What happens after then, who knows, but we'd get the riches, let's say, for qualifying. 49ers never took us over for no reason. They want exposure in Europe to get the big-money commercial deals.

They have fully backed us, and believe by summer transfer, winter transfer, then summer transfer again, we may be in a place to fight on all fronts successfully.

15 Feb 2026 08:09:37
I agree that our league standard means that we are nowhere near ready for the CL. I also worry that regularly qualifying would reduce the coefficient earning ability.
Personally, I'd maybe prefer next season to drop to the Europa, hopefully have a good run that can build a healthier coeff & team confidence, etc., ready for a sustained future assault on the top competition on a long-term basis.

15 Feb 2026 08:31:57
On another note. Great to see PC doing so well at Norwich. I really believe he was just with us at the wrong time. I always thought he was decent.

14 Feb 2026 17:19:05
Tomorrow is the type of fixture we brought Skov Olson in for so I don't want Gassama on the right and if Naderi is fit he has to start or Miovsky. Let's get our 2 wide players going at there fullbacks and getting quality into the box.

15 Feb 2026 06:17:01
Spot on OWS. 👍 🇬🇧

15 Feb 2026 09:13:39
Miovski hadn't played a lot of football at Girona and was always going to take a bit of time, firstly, getting up to speed, and secondly, getting used to having less space when playing for Rangers because of the way a lot of opposing Scottish teams set up against us, as opposed to the much more space he got up top playing for Aberdeen. 🤔 Not to mention, at the beginning, playing under Russell Martin's baffling instructions. 😲 I most certainly wouldn't be in any rush to sell Miovski in the summer, because imo he's definitely a natural goalscorer.

Hopefully, after all this is ironed out, he goes on to prove it with us. He definitely has it within him, and we've hopefully much more to see from him. 🙏 I most certainly wouldn't be giving up on him, and next season, after this adapting, he could well kick on to become the striker we all thought we were getting when we signed him. 🙏 🇬🇧

14 Feb 2026 17:09:31
Hi

For me if we do not win against Hearts tomorrow we would be very lucky to still have a crack at the title!

We have been a hard watch for most of this season, would like to end that big time tomorrow.

Hoping for any win.

Can Kilmarnock do us any favor's against Celtic?

14 Feb 2026 17:56:17
Fancy us to win and win well, to be fair. As for Killie, it's possible Celtic will drop points. They are getting over the line, but far from a good team. All we can do is concentrate on ourselves, and with no midweek games in the coming weeks, we should be able to use our so-called strongest team starting with tomorrow.

Ibrox should be jumping, and I can't wait.

14 Feb 2026 19:27:54
I think we will win, and I think they will win as well, unfortunately, but I hope they don't.

We are absolutely honking, watch, but I don't care as long as we win.

I am at a Christening tomorrow with a free bar, and then after to a Tim pub. 🤦‍♂️ Only pub where I stay, that will be fun.

14 Feb 2026 20:02:46
Keep your head up, and sing loud, Storm.

14 Feb 2026 20:45:49
Need the ref and VAR officials to have a good game as well, especially after the last couple of games against Hearts; a few bad decisions have been missed. Shankland's handball at Ibrox led to his goal, and Miovski had a good goal that was ruled out for offside.

But, in the end, hopefully Danny selects the correct 11 to get us a win.

14 Feb 2026 23:01:24
The Shankland handball was a howler. He stuck his hand out to control the ball and shocked himself, yet the goal stood.

14 Feb 2026 23:36:08
Yessss, Storm, free bar then off to infiltrate the enemy, you behave, yersel pal.