Rangers banter 5

16 Aug 2026 22:07:55
Apologies if this is a daft question to some but i genuinely don't know. Since we got knocked out Europa League can we change the squad for Conference or do we still have to stick with the initial Euro for now?

16 Aug 2026 22:25:27
No such thing as a daft question.

16 Aug 2026 22:33:23
We can change the squad but it had to be submitted by midnight on Friday. We're then permitted to make 2 changes up until midnight before the first leg.

One other caveat is any player we add cannot have played for another club in any UEFA qualifiers.

17 Aug 2026 00:06:44
Think we added Godfrey and that's it.

17 Aug 2026 05:31:06
Goram, that's not the case. It's just the same as if we were going in2 Europa playoff can only make 2 changes to squad.

17 Aug 2026 09:35:53
Ok, cheers folks. Wasn't sure if it was different due to a different competition.

16 Aug 2026 21:38:37
Anyone else really liking the look of Dragojevic? He seems to be constantly talking/shouting around him and looking for the best pass forward.

I reckon he is future captain material if we hold onto him for 3-4 years at least.

16 Aug 2026 21:42:02
He's class, and only 20. He'll become a fans' favourite very soon.

16 Aug 2026 21:52:00
He's a very good player, another I went and watched a lot of online, and suggested he's very like a young Barry Ferguson.

He pings balled all over the park, a very good passer.

16 Aug 2026 21:55:43
It's good to see someone take a shot from outside the box too.

16 Aug 2026 22:04:31
Very much like what I see from him, doesn't look scared to take a shot from outside the box, love seeing that.

16 Aug 2026 22:09:30
Really like his buoyancy, can see that he's still very green and looks like he may have a sending off or 2 in him, can sometimes get sucked into making unnecessary tackles.
But has quality on the ball and can't half strike it.

16 Aug 2026 22:34:01
He wasn't club captain at his previous club for nothing & he clearly doesn't like getting beat!
Another half dozen like him & we are laughing. 😜😜

16 Aug 2026 22:34:55
He gave young Curtis it right for not going full into a tackle.

16 Aug 2026 23:01:11
Drago is going to be great for us - not seen a goal like that in ages. 🇬🇧

17 Aug 2026 07:43:48
I'm sure Ehl mentioned his former teammate at Partizan too as a potential target, Ugresic, excuse the spelling. That boy looks decent too.

17 Aug 2026 09:09:17
Stevie, to make a comparison like that in respect of Drago/Barry, is a bold statement to make. Tell you what, though, I agree with you. The kid has been like a breath of fresh air since he joined, and I love his enthusiasm, grit and determination. He digs in and isn't afraid to shout when it's needed.

And he's capable of scoring brilliant goals like yesterday. He does name the odd slack pass, but I think that's mainly due to being unfamiliar with the other midfielders. I think we've unearthed a real gem with this lad and I believe he will make us a hell of a lot of money in the future, though not for a while, I hope.

17 Aug 2026 09:40:42
Has been a brilliant addition. Looks like we could have gotten a bargain there & hard to believe he's only 20 when you see how he presents himself on the pitch. Everyone can see just why he was club captain at such a young age. Definite future captain for us, if & it's a very big if, we can keep hold of him.

16 Aug 2026 20:38:15
What a difference your weekend is when we win, perhaps not just win but play well, work hard and play to the system. I'm sitting with a whiskey looking at my fish tanks and I'm probably the most relaxed I've been in ages!

Well done to McInnes and the team, we needed that today and they delivered.

16 Aug 2026 21:01:34
I hear ye Dado, I'm not getting too carried away yet, but yes a win & much improved performance does wonders for a better weekend. Lol, onwards & upwards, hopefully.

16 Aug 2026 21:16:52
Yeah, my dog's delighted it's not getting booted up and down the living room. Kidding!!

16 Aug 2026 21:27:55
Dado, if you pour your whisky on your lawn, your grass will come up half cut.

16 Aug 2026 21:33:04
You can't beat a dad joke JFM. 😂😂

16 Aug 2026 21:34:15
Yeah, not carried away Mass, I agree but we really needed that, it just feels good again.

I'm glad the dog is good, Alloa. 😂😂

16 Aug 2026 22:35:34
Yes, we needed that, a few breaks went our way for a change, but still looked scary in parts.
Was it luck or are we on the road?
We shall see.

17 Aug 2026 06:15:10
It's an old gardener's joke from an old gardener.

17 Aug 2026 07:34:06
I can't believe I have not heard that joke before. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

17 Aug 2026 08:18:59
Jfm, that's quite good, never heard that either. 😅😅

16 Aug 2026 20:27:13
Current Confirmed Transfer In/Outs

IN:
TM - Derek McInnes (Hearts - Perm) £500K - staff, excl. from wage total

GK - Ivor Pandur (Hull - Perm) £6M - ~£13k/wk est
CB - Ben Godfrey (Atalanta - Loan W/£3M option) >£500K? - ~£20k/wk est (Rangers share)
CB - Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia Union - Perm) £3M (4yr + 1yr option) - ~£12k/wk est
LB - James Penrice (AEK Athens - Season loan W/option) ~£500K? - ~£15k/wk est
RB - Ross McCrorie (Bristol - Perm) £1M - ~£11k/wk est
CM - Dan Neil (Sunderland - Free) - ~£20k/wk est
CM - Cammy Devlin (Hearts - Free) - ~£10k/wk est
CM - Vanja Dragojević (Partizan - Perm) £4M (£2.1M upfront, 4yr deal) - ~£12k/wk est
LW - Daisuke Yokota (Hannover 96 - Perm) £2.75M (3yr + 1yr option) - ~£14k/wk est
FW - Lawrence Shankland (Hearts - Free) - ~£25k/wk

Est Deal Total (spent): £17.75M
Est Wage Added: ~£152k/wk (~£7.9M/yr)

OUT:
HC - Danny Röhl (RB Salzburg - Perm) £2M - staff, excl. from wage total

GK - Jack Butland (Hull - Perm) £3M - £25k/wk [sale]
GK - Kieran Wright (Out of Contract) Free - ~£4k/wk est [expiry]
CB - Ben Davies (Bolton - Perm) Free - £27k/wk [sale] (already surplus/on loan)
CB - Leon King (Out of Contract) Free - ~£8k/wk [expiry]
RB - James Tavernier (Out of Contract) Free - £30k/wk [expiry]
CM - Mohamed Diomandé (Çorum FK - Perm) undisclosed, reported €5.5M (~£4.7M) - ~£18k/wk est [sale]
RW - Oliver Antman (Anderlecht - Perm) £4.5M - ~£15k/wk est [sale] (£1.5M profit on a £3M buy)

Loans out:
CM - Bailey Rice (Kilmarnock - Loan) - academy, negligible
AM - Nedim Bajrami (Al-Taawoun - Loan W/£2.5M option) - ~£18k/wk est [loan-out] (Saudi club cover his full salary)
FW - Danilo (Botafogo - Loan to Jun 2027, conditional obligation to buy) - ~£20k/wk est [loan-out]

Est Deal Total (received): £14.2M (Danilo and Bajrami fees to follow only if
their buy options/obligations trigger next summer)
Est Wage Removed: ~£223k/wk (~£11.6M/yr)
of which real savings (sales): ~£85k/wk
contract expiries: ~£42k/wk
loans out (Danilo, Bajrami): ~£38k/wk
loan returns (below): ~£58k/wk

Returned to Parent Club (loan wages Rangers subsidised, off the 26/27 bill):
LB - Jayden Meghoma - ~£4k/wk est [loan-return]
CB - Derek Cornelius - ~£10k/wk [loan-return] (reported portion)
CB - Nasser Djiga - ~£8k/wk est [loan-return]
RB - Max Aarons - ~£10k/wk est [loan-return]
LW - Mikey Moore - ~£6k/wk est [loan-return]
RW - Andreas Skov Olsen - ~£20k/wk est [loan-return]

NET SUMMARY
Fees: £17.75M spent, £14.2M received - net spend ~£3.55M
Wages: ~£152k/wk added, ~£223k/wk removed
Net wage change: ~£71k/wk reduction (~£3.7M/yr)

Ten senior signings in: Pandur, Godfrey (loan), Makhanya, Penrice (loan),
McCrorie, Neil, Devlin, Dragojević, Yokota, Shankland.

16 Aug 2026 21:17:46
Excellent, Ak7.

16 Aug 2026 21:18:28
Patience and research in your posts to produce such great info, well done bud. 👍👍

16 Aug 2026 21:18:36
That's mad, only 3.5 net spend so far. 🇬🇧

16 Aug 2026 21:31:14
Think it's about £13M spent in total net from the new owner's so far. That's based on the outward loan deal that have options being converted.

Which, considering where we were before they came in, and not doing fantastic in Europe so far, isn't bad. I have a feeling with what Del said after the game today that he expects the next few additions to be costly/quality.

Not sure if any of that depends on outgoings though.

Got a longer post similar to this one with a 3 window view. Post it tomorrow to not take up too much space.

16 Aug 2026 22:34:11
Nice post Ak. 🫡

16 Aug 2026 22:35:51
Excellent post ta.

17 Aug 2026 08:09:33
Hi AK, any idea what the signing on fees would have been for the "free signings"?

16 Aug 2026 20:21:31
Question for you, should we read anything into Raskin being the captain today and when the names captain comes on, Raskin kept the armband? Is that normal?

16 Aug 2026 20:38:10
Think the same thing happened in another game. When Shankland came on.

16 Aug 2026 20:50:42
I'm sure it happened in another game.
But having leaders all over the park is a good thing.

17 Aug 2026 08:11:09
It is unusual though, normally when the named captain comes on he would take the band. Not necessarily a bad thing though.

16 Aug 2026 20:07:48
Has anyone looked into the lad, Dion Drena Beljo?

24 years old. Scored a load of goals last season per game.

This is who we should go get. 31 goals in 36 in Croatia
5 goals in 9 appearances last seasons Europa League.

I believe 38 goals in total.

16 Aug 2026 20:21:41
Good stats.

16 Aug 2026 21:09:19
I think he was a very popular choice for a few of us on here.

16 Aug 2026 21:15:09
His name's been mentioned on here a few times.

16 Aug 2026 21:25:13
Might be wrong, but think BigBlueJim spoke about him last week.

16 Aug 2026 21:40:32
I did Blue, been banging on about this lad for a little bit. Lad moved early and struggled, but since moving back home he has started to really shine.

His scoring stats over the past year or two are exceptional, and at 24 and 6'5 he would be a sound investment. Would love the physical side of our game and put himself about.

16 Aug 2026 20:17:38
Hard to keep up with the positivity today, but thought Chukwuani deserved a shout out.

He was box to box and a constantly looking to drive us forward.

Think having Raskin and Drago in with him let him concentrate on playing to his strengths.

16 Aug 2026 20:21:49
Totally agree, best I've seen him.

16 Aug 2026 20:22:13
Thought that muself buddy played very well.

16 Aug 2026 20:24:20
I'm still not keen on him, mate, so maybe that's why I never noticed him having a good game today like some have said. Others have said he was poor. I'll need to give him more attention.

16 Aug 2026 20:31:13
Thought he was good, seen a few comments giving him a bit of flack, which I wasn't understanding.

16 Aug 2026 20:34:54
I agree EHL, was arguably the best of the 3 in midfield.

16 Aug 2026 20:40:04
I like him. Hopefully Derek will be able to start playing players in their best positions.

Which positions do you think our incomings will for EHL?

16 Aug 2026 20:40:12
Chukwuani and Gassama both played well, but we need consistency from them now, too often they have a good game followed by 3 bad ones.

Really hope this is the first building block for Del. Same 11 Thursday night, maybe 1-2 new signings in and on bench to give us something positive from bench.

16 Aug 2026 20:40:25
That's the correct formation for us. Which will be a big worry for Shankland as he's not going to be starting much. We 100% need 3 in middle of the park.

16 Aug 2026 20:40:28
Thought had his best game and seemed to be pushing further forward.

16 Aug 2026 20:47:10
Yep, he was very good, but I loved Drago. He was screaming at all around him, captain in the making.

16 Aug 2026 20:55:10
For me, arguably his best game in a Rangers jersey.

16 Aug 2026 20:58:35
Mentioned that earlier, he's a big unit, and when he starts to drive forward the opposition struggle to get ball off him, also played the right ball at right time at end of it, got to keep it up and continually play games.

16 Aug 2026 20:59:18
It definitely suited him more with Raskin & Drago, when he moved into the 8 he was a different player.

16 Aug 2026 21:00:26
I thought that was by far his best game for us.

16 Aug 2026 21:03:06
They 3 are in possession of the jersey now. Absolutely no need to rotate Neil or Devlin in.
Makanya looks better than Fernandez.
Penrice, I have to say, looks a great signing.

16 Aug 2026 21:13:02
I think several lads played a cracker today, credit where credit is due. Just need it to be more consistent. Have to say, today is the 1st game this season where the lads actually looked a bitty happier. Penrice was superb too. Sadly, Manny had another nightmare & when there's another option, I'm guessing he will lose his place.

16 Aug 2026 21:23:55
Thought big Chucki was great today, especially in the second half.

17 Aug 2026 08:15:28
Chucki was a great player yesterday, just needs to keep that going. Defence, though, is still a worry. It's like Fernandez doesn't want to be here. He should have been off as well. Foul for the penalty, surely would or should have been a yellow.

17 Aug 2026 10:12:13
I would play the same team on Thursday apart from Manny. I would try McCrorie with Makhanya. He would clear his lines.