Rangers banter 7

13 Feb 2026 14:05:58
My team to start against Hearts on Sunday.
Butland
Sterling Fernandez Djiga Rommens
Raskin Chukwuani
Moore Olsen Antman
Naderi
Gap closed. Game On.
Onwards and upwards🔴⚪🔵

13 Feb 2026 14:26:57
I like it 👍

13 Feb 2026 14:32:51
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Butland
Sterling Souttar Fernandez Rommens
Raskin Diomande
Olsen Moore Antman
Naderi

13 Feb 2026 14:43:40
I'd expect that team to win, probably by a few goals

13 Feb 2026 14:47:57
4-3-3 - add Dio to midfield and front 3 of Olsen, Naderi, and Moore. Antman to come on when Olsen tires.

13 Feb 2026 15:07:33
My only change would be Souttar for Djiga, otherwise, spot on Mph.

13 Feb 2026 15:26:32
Looks a good team Mph, maybe Souttar in instead of one of the chs.

13 Feb 2026 15:28:23
Butland
Sterling Souttar Fernandez Rommens
Raskin Chukwuani
Olsen Moore Antman
Naderi.

13 Feb 2026 16:05:05
Like that line up, Mph, as long as Moore, Olson and Antman can play as close to Naderi as possible, but I'd still like to see 2 strikers playing tho.

13 Feb 2026 22:14:10
What has Antman done to deserve a start? - It seems he's in because he's not Gassama.

13 Feb 2026 23:40:07
Why do fans keep involving Sterling? He offers nothing. He was the player who was out-jumped against Motherwell. I am not a great fan of Tav, but he would have defended the cross on Wednesday better. Tav offers more going forward than Sterling. Fans advise we need to win against Hearts, not with Sterling, in my opinion.

14 Feb 2026 17:14:55
I'd have Souttar for Djiga, and I think Dio deserves a start.

13 Feb 2026 11:58:50
Reading posts re Motherwell game Iit looks as if we got pumped 4-0, we need to remember we are still a team in transition DR has done a great job with the tools he has been handed. Fair enough I agree has team selection was strange, but no manager ever gets his team selection correct every.time.

let's drop the negativity and get right behind the team, a win on Sunday and all is looking rosier in the garden again. Remember where we were only a few months ago. As big marv says "keep believing". This league is far from over for us. WATP

13 Feb 2026 12:51:38
People are different. It wouldn't be a forum if we all agreed, just have to accept that some share a different opinion.

13 Feb 2026 12:52:09
A plus point too is that Motherwell have Celtic and Hearts to play twice before the end of the season, and if they can take any points from these games, it could help us. Hope they can keep their form going, and maybe that point might not look so bad after all.

13 Feb 2026 13:06:49
Motherwell have taken 3 from Celtic and 4 off Hearts. Both still have away games at Motherwell. Celtic lost 2-0 in December, which was Celtic's 2nd or 3rd game after O'Neill returned.
Hearts have drawn home and away.

13 Feb 2026 13:19:42
No chance will Motherwell play as well against that mob and Hearts.

13 Feb 2026 13:26:53
For me, it's not the dropping of points, it was the pish poor performance and a real lack of fight and ability to change the approach/attitude within the game.
Does this team have the stomach for a run in, or will they crumble?
Recent history and these type of performances would suggest not.


It'd be a real kick in the stones if, after getting back in the race after a horrendous start, we throw it away.
Full throttle performance required on Sunday, nothing less.

13 Feb 2026 14:27:56
Ally they also done same to Celtic and beat them 2 nil

13 Feb 2026 14:28:22
Were unbeaten this season v Motherwell with a win and 2 draws

13 Feb 2026 14:34:34
Must have been Nancy that lost against Motherwell, O'Neill was later.

13 Feb 2026 14:46:28
We were 1-0 up they had 10 men and were still the better team less of the positivity pish please that was a terrible result I am fully behind the manager and the team but that is not acceptable end of

13 Feb 2026 15:10:41
Rangers, no one said it was acceptable. We got beat by Celtic with 10 men not so long ago. Maybe a bit of merit in the fact that Motherwell are on form.

13 Feb 2026 17:17:13
I feel we get 1-0 & for some reason, DR maybe thinks we are good enough to hang on to it, rather than having a go & finishing teams off.
Need some belief instilled quickly.

13 Feb 2026 17:32:15
Look at Celtic. Two games against Rangers, Hearts, Motherwell. Eighteen points available; they picked up five points.

13 Feb 2026 19:05:43
Personally, I think the decision to go to a back 3 lately in the Motherwell game cost us. Too late in the game for such a dramatic change, and big Fernandez didn't get enough time to get into the tempo of the match.

All CBs were caught out for the goal. Just my opinion, guys. Should have brought on our new LB and Skov to release the pressure. Didn't have much faith in the starting lineup. Maybe Danny had one eye on Sunday's game.

14 Feb 2026 09:06:25
100% agree, Famous55. It was madness to keep Antman and Olsen on the bench as well. 👍

13 Feb 2026 11:48:01
Took a few days to digest what happened on Wednesday and immediately after the game I was furious with what I watched and with Rohl's subs and starting 11.

However with that being said and as EHL has pointed out they have Motherwell home before split and away after the split. They also have Hibs away after the split and we play both Hearts and Celtic twice still. This league is far from over and after this weekend it's into one game per week for us and Hearts whilst Celtic have postponed games and European to catch up on. Neither Hearts nor Celtic are in "good form" and are scraping wins. All 3 matches were 5 mins away from different outcomes and different views, opinions and feelings on this site, X and elsewhere.

Now don't let that muddy the water Wednesday night was not good enough and the selections were poorly thought out, in a game of fine margins we were a pen award or the Chermiti chance away from winning that game at a ground where Motherwell hadn't conceded a goal for months and all whilst playing poorly with players that didn't deserve a start in the eyes of many.

This title is still in our grasp and Sunday has gone from a must not lose to a must win but I believe we will beat Hearts and then it's onto the "easier" livi before we meet Celtic in 2 weeks time. Win that and we are right where we need to be.

13 Feb 2026 12:35:49
I would rather scrape a win and get the 3 points than drop points against 10 men.

13 Feb 2026 13:25:05
Ayrshire, that post is too well thought out and mature for this forum, mate.

I still think we will win the league.

13 Feb 2026 14:26:20
Ayrshire that type of rhetoric will never catch on mate lol

13 Feb 2026 15:19:54
Interesting point you make Aryshire, regarding the possible penalty, as nothing has been mentioned of it. Do you or any of the other posters think it was a penalty? I did. I feel the Motherwell player accidentally made contact with Chirmeti and did not play the ball at all.

13 Feb 2026 15:31:10
It's all ifs at the moment.
We had a chance to be top if we beat Well & Hearts.
If we beat Hearts & Celtic, with Livi in between, I reckon we will be top.
We are at home for 2 of them.
You are absolutely right, we all still have to play each other a few times, including Motherwell, so there will be plenty of twists.


One thing for sure, we need to let Naderi try to get us the goals, as Chermiti has proven he won't when games are on a knife edge.

13 Feb 2026 16:14:39
Excellent post, Ayrshire.

13 Feb 2026 11:25:40
Just looking for opinions here. If we lose to Hearts on Sunday, do posters on here think we are no longer in a title race/able to win the league?

13 Feb 2026 11:49:18
If we lose to Hearts, it's all over.

13 Feb 2026 11:51:31
If we don't win, then I think we'll be hard pushed to win the league. I'd say now we need to take 4 points from Celtic and 6 from Hearts to win.

13 Feb 2026 11:52:50
Lifted from X, so I can't claim any credit.

To me, this just cements the fact that Sunday is a must win, and anything less is simply not good enough!


Hearts can hit a maximum of 93pts.

Celtic can get 90pts.

Rangers can get 88pts.



All 3 likely to drop minimum 6pts.

Let's say 82 is the magic number:

Hearts to get 82 need 8 wins + 1 draw from 12 games.

Rangers to get 82: 10 wins from 12.

Celtic to get 82: 10 wins + 1 draw from 13.

13 Feb 2026 11:53:53
8 behind is a huge ask.
Even with 11 games still to play.
It then means we are relying on others to do us a huge favour just to claw Hearts back.
And that's without Celtic in the equation.


Can anyone say we deserve to be in a title race if, in the last 4 games, we will have dropped points to the team in 1st, 4th and 5th?

13 Feb 2026 11:58:22
If we lose, its over, yes.

13 Feb 2026 12:00:08
Ibrox will be bouncing on Sunday, no negative thoughts, lads. Let's Go ❤️🤍💙

13 Feb 2026 12:08:43
Can still win the league, but chances would be very slim. If we lose, I think it's probably 3rd place for us.

13 Feb 2026 12:08:49
I can't see it.

13 Feb 2026 12:14:00
Yes, Orange, imo if we fall 8 points behind Hearts, then for the first time under DR I can't see us winning the league. Apart from Raskin, we have no leaders in our team, no fighters.

After the split, we have to go to Celtic and Hearts. Sure, we won at Parkhead earlier, but they could have been 4 up by halftime. Sunday is a win or bust for me.

13 Feb 2026 12:14:02
If Hearts beat us at the weekend, they probably deserve to win it. It's not impossible if that happens, but very unlikely unless Hearts bottle it.

13 Feb 2026 12:14:43
Would still be in it, but the chance would be remote.

13 Feb 2026 12:16:53
I think it becomes extremely difficult, but there would still be 11 games left for us, but that'll put the difference to 8 points.

There's been a lot of talk, usually before every game, that there are must win games. Imo, Sunday is most definitely a must win game.

13 Feb 2026 12:33:32
Tough one to take v Motherwell, but they have an excellent home record this season, and things could have been different if Chermiti had scored when 1 on 1 with the keeper. Also, we had a penalty claim for a foul on the same player.


Need to be positive, play our strongest 11 from the start, and get the 3 pts v Hearts.
DR has got us challenging for number 56, which was unthinkable when he stepped into the manager's job.
Cmon The Gers.

13 Feb 2026 12:55:16
At this point, I personally don't think we will win it, and that's my honest opinion. Be delighted if we do, but in key areas of the park we are still lacking, and I don't think the mentality is there.
Think they will win it, with us falling away to third.

13 Feb 2026 12:59:57
I try not to be negative, but after the start we had, I thought we were out of the title race. Danny Rohl has performed a miracle getting us back in, but most of the games have been a tough watch, saved only by the fact that the score was positive, which was the main thing. We are carrying too many passengers in games, guys like Aasgaard, Gassama, Chermiti, Miovski, so even when teams get players sent off it almost just evens up the numbers.

We had the chance to rectify our biggest problem, lack of a striker, in January and we blew it. Naderi may have a career at Rangers, but he won't score the goals we need this season. I do think if we don't beat Hearts, its all over for us and we will be left thinking what might have been yet again.

13 Feb 2026 13:00:15
100% if we lose Sunday, there is 0 chance we claw back 8 points with Parkhead and Tynecastle still to go to. We must win.

13 Feb 2026 13:11:20
If we lose, that's us out of it, and Danny needs to go.

13 Feb 2026 13:12:02
Before anyone asks, I'm being sarcastic on Danny going.

13 Feb 2026 13:17:16
Unfortunately, I agree, Rosedale. I can see us dropping more points than the other 2.

13 Feb 2026 13:27:16
To be honest, if Hearts win the league, I wouldn't be too mad.

Obviously, I would rather we won it, and i genuinely think we will.

As long as that mob do not win it. If they do, then its a stain on Scottish football as a whole.

13 Feb 2026 13:45:55
If we finish 3rd after blowing EUR44.1m on transfers, it will be an absolute disaster. FGS! This is the SPFL, where EUR44.1m spent on transfers should guarantee you the league.

Honestly, any Rangers fan who tries to spin a 3rd place finish as anything else than a disaster is a joke.

13 Feb 2026 14:08:33
So we do need others to drop points which would mean that the league is not in our hands.

13 Feb 2026 14:21:21
Second place isn't good enough never mind third.

13 Feb 2026 15:16:10
Well said, Flb!

Some of our supporters' standards are in the gutter. It's vomit inducing. 🤢

13 Feb 2026 19:09:17
If we lose on Sunday, it will be a major blow, but Hearts and Celtic will drop points in the run-in. The whole team needs to be focused on beating Hearts on Sunday, then beating Celtic twice at Ibrox in March. If we win all our games, the league is ours.

14 Feb 2026 01:21:41
How is the league not in our hands?

13 Feb 2026 09:43:13
I think most are in agreement that DR got it wrong on Wed, he could have picked a far stronger team.I have said that IMO we will not win the league playing Tav, Gassama, Chermiti, Meghoma and Aasgaard.So where does that leave us, Sterling should have done better for their goal on Wed but at least the boy likes a tackle and doesn't watch people running by him.Gassama should only be an impact player when the opposition is tiring, Chermiti shouldn't feature only as a last resort, Meghoma is too conservative and lightweight and Aasgaard is mostly an empty jersey and totally unsuited to Scottish football.I read somebody called Olsen a game changer if he's that good he has to start he doesn't have time, we don't have time.

13 Feb 2026 09:53:55
I thought Motherwell played very well and deserved their draw. We need to play with their energy and commitment. A bump on the road, but 3 points from the Hearts game and we will all be feeling a lot better.

13 Feb 2026 09:56:43
Bringing on so many subs at once killed it for us imo. Players were all over the place. Were looking comfortable until we went back 5. Although Motherwell controlled the game, thot it was comfortable enough until then. Gassama, Chermiti, Miovski, and Assgaard were miles off it.

13 Feb 2026 10:31:45
Never really understand the constant criticism of Meghoma. Don't think he does an awful lot wrong week in, week out.

13 Feb 2026 11:25:07
I'm well in the minority in terms of I didn't have any issues with the starting 11, but I do think tactically we were set up wrong, and not for the first time.

The use of our fullbacks was wrong and played into Motherwell's hands, which made us very easy to play against.



We're stuck in a weird hybrid place again, similar to how we were under PC, where we are trying to implement a system without having the players to play it.

13 Feb 2026 11:41:52
I didn't like that many subs either, tried to consolidate when the midfield battle was more important. Dio probably had to come off for his legs and to not get sent off, but Danny Rohl would've learnt from that one.



Fair play to Motherwell, their football is class.

We need Barron back. A lot of people on here saying Chuk is a better player, but they are both different in my eyes.

13 Feb 2026 11:50:38
Why is Sterling getting a free ride? He was pathetic at the goal, and in being so, cost us two points. There is little point in apportioning blame if you are going to leave out the players most at fault!

13 Feb 2026 13:05:27
I thought Meghoma has been doing well, but he was awful on Wednesday night. He just looked overawed by the whole occasion.
The Sterling one at the goal is interesting. I was left wondering why he was on the big Motherwell sub striker and not Fernandez, and thought maybe there was confusion caused by both teams subs.

Maybe Tav had been marking the guy that Well subbed, and teams tend just to pass on markers from players to the one who subbed in for them. Surely, with Djiga and Souttar still on the pitch, Fernandez should have been free to go and mark the big guy? Not a tactical expert, so its just a thought.

13 Feb 2026 13:35:53
Agreed, Bizz and Rostosto. Motherwell played some lovely stuff and were set up very well by their manager. He's done a great job with them so far.

13 Feb 2026 13:53:53
DTB - 100% Sterling re losing header at back post, but usual ballwatching for 2nd ball by Souttar and Fernandez cost us too. A fit Sterling would be an asset to our team, but I honestly feel we will never get to that day, so he is not a player I would want to rely on moving forward - ideal for a stop gap but nothing more imo.


Set piece coach must do a lot more for our defensive frailties, as well as giving us the better options from attacking set pieces (which he has done so far!).

13 Feb 2026 09:20:29
Well wasn't impressed with our game the other night
Motherwell dominated large stretches and arguably deserved something from the match.

Couldn't capitalise against 10 men never really imposed ourselves
Motherwell had more possession more shots on target
We really struggled to control the game
And couple missed chances to put us out of sight

And some massive saves from Butland
Against a team yes in form but so were we before this game
It once against shows when the big games come and it matters and it's a chance to get ourselves into a better position we can't lift ourselves up for it or we fold under the pressure

It was a terrible display across the park not going to single out anyone we should have been capable of taking care of the result especially goi g 1.0 and Motherwell eventually going down to 10 men

Honestly the mentality at our club over the years when we have done good work to get into a position to really challenge we always end up fallen short

We thought Hearts wheels would fall off when infact it's our own wheels fallen off when it really matters

Same old story time and time again
I just don't see us being able to sustain any challenge again when the games are coming thick and fast

We concede last minute - Celtic score last minute it's the difference and been the difference going on season after season

Rohl line up was bizarre from the start

Really not good enough.

13 Feb 2026 09:51:13
Stayed away from page yesterday as absolutely gutted with the performance, and really couldn't understand Danny's selection and tactics. We managed to get a goal, then totally sat back and let them bully us. Why, when they go down to ten men in 77 minutes, do we sit right back instead of trying to kill the game off, or at least play some of the game in their half? Our two full backs were pushed so far back, and he then puts a 3rd centre half on, which didn't even help at the goal, with the Well eventually getting the point they fully deserved!! Not looking good for us now, but I always hope.

👍✌️🤕

13 Feb 2026 10:13:45
If i'm looking at this objectively, Stig, i'd have to say that we weren't actually in form. We've been on an unbelievable run of results where we've rode our luck and relied on Butland to do his job a lot of times. With the exception of a few periods of 20 minutes here and there, I don't think we've dominated anyone. Celtic should have been out of sight of us in the first half at their ground. Killie did well even with 10 men up until 5 mins from the end. The facts of the matter are that Motherwell have been getting rave reviews all season for their football, and you could see why on Wednesday. We've been a touch lucky to take 5 points out of 9 against them, and others probably won't.

The new boys coming in will play a part, but have to be integrated gradually so as not to destroy the equilibrium. Rommens has carried a niggle, as has Fernandez and Naderi, so I think that's why they were rested, and I thought Meghoma played ok. If we'd seen out the 1-0 the other night, I think everyone would have looked completely differently at the performance. i'm going for us to beat Hearts and Celtic, and also Motherwell to take points off both. Its going to be an exciting end to season, and I embrace it. Hopefully the time of the Glasgow giants buying the league each year is over, and we can get a competitive league which makes us all better.

13 Feb 2026 10:28:16
Our wheels haven't fallen off, we just got a puncture.

13 Feb 2026 10:32:07
Welcome to the Panty Wetters, Stig.
Don't you know you can't criticise a below par performance?
We've just to suck it up and accept a great point against a side with 10 men.
Rohl never got anything wrong.
The players all played out their skin.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm away to fill out my application to join the Happy Clappers.

13 Feb 2026 11:00:47
Shame Motherwell are playing them and Hearts away rather than at Fir Park.

13 Feb 2026 11:07:11
24jamger, both Celtic and Hearts have Motherwell home and away, we only have Ibrox.

13 Feb 2026 11:07:49
Home games after the split.

13 Feb 2026 11:24:16
We take 28 points from the remaining 36, and I'd be very confident it's our league.

13 Feb 2026 11:53:01
Should have added 4 points for Hearts and Celtic.

13 Feb 2026 11:56:15
You think 80 points will win the league? 😲

13 Feb 2026 12:19:40
How have our wheels fallen off? Hearts have lost 1 and drawn 1 in their last 5 games. Have their wheels fallen off?

13 Feb 2026 12:23:44
Cmon MrPH,
I'm not happy clapping at all, and I'm not saying we were good, quite the opposite, saying we weren't really in form. The reality is Motherwell have been better than us all season, so the draw wasn't that much of a surprise. The expectation that just because we're Rangers we should be steamrollering all and sundry is probably more deluded.

We've not dominated anybody of note for 2 halves for years. You only had to look at the odds before the game. However, I will applaud the job the manager has done with an underperforming team that was lacking in confidence, and I'll be fairly happy while I'm doing it because I'm a cheery guy.

13 Feb 2026 12:33:20
Mph, very low 80's will win the league. If we take 4 points off Celtic and Hearts, we'll win the league. Both of them have to visit Ibrox.

13 Feb 2026 12:44:35
Fir Park as well.

13 Feb 2026 14:02:19
Who said you can't criticise MPH. I criticised his changing to a back 5 and trying to hold on to 0-1 against 10 men. Its all the league title push is over nonsense that i disagree with.

13 Feb 2026 14:02:43
I've not said we should be steamrollering anyone, Baz.
My issue is the level of performance.
If we played crap and still won we would have been over the moon.
But we got away with one against Hibs.
And dropped points against 10 men from a winning stance.


That's my issue.
Gassama has been honking for ages.
Moore was very poor at times especially first half.
Chermiti missed a sitter.
An underperforming front 3 will not win us games.

13 Feb 2026 14:23:42
My star depending who finishes in the top 6 there's a chance we may have to go to Fir Park a third time.

13 Feb 2026 15:34:19
Yeh, I can see a lot of your points, MPH, and agree with most too, just not sure it's being a happy clapper to acknowledge we're not that good. Motherwell are, and a draw wasn't the end of the world.

I could well be wrong, but I fancy us over Hearts and Celtic, and fancy Motherwell to hurt them too. I could see a 4-way fight in a few weeks, and, to be honest, I'm loving it. This is what a league should be like.

13 Feb 2026 08:09:32
Just when u think it can't get any more miserable, 😉 it's unfortunately, "Friday the 13th".

13 Feb 2026 09:58:12
My son's 17th today. 😂 He was also born on Fri the 13th.

13 Feb 2026 10:33:57
Thanks, Fork.
Already suffering from a cluster of migraines all week.
Now scared to do anything in case I suffer the curse! 👍

13 Feb 2026 10:50:12
It could be worse, mate. You could be on the way to the airport to fly back home on Friday the 13th. I'm not looking forward to feeling that cold. 🥶🥶🥶

13 Feb 2026 11:12:55
You had to have called him Jason, surely, Paul. 😉😄👍

13 Feb 2026 11:13:45
Mad how superstitious some folk are though. 👍

13 Feb 2026 13:37:27
Dado, are the flights cheaper if you fly on Friday the 13th?

13 Feb 2026 14:24:16
Heard they were slashed Flb😉😄

13 Feb 2026 15:21:15
😂😂😂 Fork.

13 Feb 2026 16:12:35
Fork, i like watching things like Medical Detectives, 48 Hours, etc.
They are advertising a new programme called the Friday 13th Murders, starts Saturday 14th.
Can't help thinking they missed a trick there.

13 Feb 2026 21:31:15
Lol, looks like it, Jfm. What channel is it on, bud?

13 Feb 2026 21:32:53
Found it on Discovery+, cheers, might give it a look. 👍

13 Feb 2026 07:39:32
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 25 - Quick Round Up

12 Feb 2026 23:15:45
The best form of defence is attack, after 6 mins last night we should have pushed on especially as Motherwell were leaving space in behind, don't think Gassama took any of there full backs on whether he was on the right or left all night.

Not sure playing Chermiti does much playing up top himself, can't control or hold up a ball to then play in the midfield, I would still prefer to play a 4-3-1-2 system.

13 Feb 2026 05:05:19
So, would you play Miovski and Naderi together, sco 11, or Naderi/Miovski with a player like Moore, Antman, Skov Olsen, etc, playing close to 1 striker? 🤔

13 Feb 2026 07:11:29
Sir Walter, 4-4-2 should and could work at the likes of Killie, Dundee, etc, at home. However, in the harder away games, we should play with Naderi as striker and Moore in the 10.

13 Feb 2026 07:23:50
Sir Walter, that's exactly what I think is needed. I would put Moore or Olsen in behind, in the middle, with the freedom to try create.

13 Feb 2026 09:14:52
The issue is that when we do create chances, then players like Chermiti don't score, just blast the ball straight at the keeper.

No composure.

Not to mention, we do not create as many chances as we used to, even the likes of last year.

13 Feb 2026 10:05:24
Funnily enough, Ally, we are creating similar as last year.
It all depends who the chances are now falling to?
Last season - 23% accurate crosses.
This season - 23% accurate crosses.
Last season average per game - 18 shots at goal, 6 on target.


This season average per game - 16 shots at goal, 6 on target.
Last season, we averaged 2.1 goals per game.
This season, we average 1.7 goals, even after the lack of goals under Martin.

13 Feb 2026 10:18:37
Danny, like Gassama, and I was confident he would play, but I thought he looked poor, and Moore wasn't a lot better, although he improved second half at least. I know Chermiti should score, but I thought the ball hit him from the clearance, and he smashed it first time on the volley and hit the target, so a wee bit unlucky.

The manager has a squad to try and keep motivated for the run in, and Gassama was getting rave reviews at start of season.