Rangers banter 8

23 Mar 2026 16:38:40
Reading a few posters posts earlier today saying we should make moves in the summer to sign Falkirk striker barney Stewart. 🤔 I've honestly not seen enough of the young man yet to say we should or shouldn't try to sign him but the few times i have seen him i have liked the look of him. 🤔 For the posters that definitely want us to sign him this summer, do you guys think he's a better striker than former Hibs striker, Kieron Bowie? 🤔

23 Mar 2026 17:00:52
Not seen enough of him either, i.e. full games, but he looks a natural goalscorer, always composed finishes and seems to be in the right place most of the time. Worth bringing in and loan back to Falkirk before value goes up, if he continues the way he is at the moment.

23 Mar 2026 17:25:43
At this stage definitely not better than Bowie.

23 Mar 2026 18:04:56
Don't even rate Bowie that highly tbh.

23 Mar 2026 19:16:43
I'd say better at similar age, not at present time, but not far away, sws, a more natural finisher as well, I'd sign him and loan him back next season, his price is only going one way, mate.

23 Mar 2026 21:05:41
Sir Walter, I replied to your message re Miovski, it's down on banter page 6. 👍

23 Mar 2026 23:22:10
I would not say he's better than Bowie, but what a breakout season. 2 years younger as well, got the potential to be a star.

24 Mar 2026 05:27:00
They are of similar age, are they not. 1.5 years a difference.

24 Mar 2026 05:31:08
2.5 years difference, Orange.

24 Mar 2026 05:55:36
Just had a look, it is closer to 2.5 years, thought Stewart was only 20, but he was playing non league last season.

24 Mar 2026 08:08:48
He is an interesting one. Yes, scores goals and seems to have a knack of being in the right position, but all round play is average at best from what I've seen. Not sure he would fit into the line up.

Looks like a Kris Boyd type. These guys thrive on quick balls into the box, pouncing on mistakes, and that's not how we play. May be worth a punt at the right price.

24 Mar 2026 10:18:07
Orange, you were correct, mate. Made a post to correct myself and still said closer to 2.5 years.

24 Mar 2026 12:22:20
Star, 18 months and 17 days between them.

Bowie DOB 21.9.2002.
Stewart DOB 7.4.2004.

24 Mar 2026 12:44:17
Yes, Angus, got that now, mate, just checked him out not long ago. I said he scored 40 for Herriot Watt last season, must have been the season before. Then remembered I seen him play for Falkirk in the Championship. Turns out he was loaned the first part of the season at Herriot Watt. Must have seen him in the Championship after January.

23 Mar 2026 14:59:23
Ok so this is a hands up and appreciation post to Djiga.


I hold my hands up because i thought this guy was honking looked miles off it and a nervous wreck, but since afcon he's came back and for me created a great partnership with manny, just goes to show i thot i could tell a player but totally wrong on this occasion, 🫰we can sign him

23 Mar 2026 16:23:45
Fergie, he was honking, mate. He had a couple of flashes in Europe but RM's didn't help, as his tactics put so much pressure on the defence, it was criminal.

I don't apologise for saying a player is playing poorly, but the standards of this club require players and coaches to progress.



Well done to the lad, but that's the standard we require, and hopefully he keeps it up. We can do it this year with players like him taking responsibility and improving.

23 Mar 2026 16:27:12
Fergie, can't complain with your first thoughts, he was terrible in some of his games before he went away, all amateur mistakes, but has really impressed since returning from AFCON, but will still have mistakes in him, hopefully most go easy, I'd be trying to sign him. Looks a good partnership with Fernandez.

23 Mar 2026 16:43:03
I can't fault you in your assessment of Djiga at the beginning, Fergie, because we all thought the same, mate. 🤔 However, Djiga has certainly shown/proved for me he's a good young centre half who will still improve, and I've also changed my mind on him, and the centre half pairing of him and Manny looks like it's a really good partnership.

👌 Like My star says, Djiga has been superb since after the AFCON return. 👌

23 Mar 2026 17:03:45
Hold my hands up too, not just on Djiga, Fernandez too didn't impress me right at start season in the games he played. Rohl must take some credit for that, as definitely made us more solid since took over.

23 Mar 2026 17:29:05
Yes to all of the above. Martins' inept coaching style set the players back -- could go on, but Djiga, Fernandez, Moore, DR brought in quality with Rommens. Gassama and Chermiti have shown in glimpses what they have in their lockers.

Never in a million years did I feel we would go top as we will a week on Saturday. For that, the manager deserves praise in abundance. Once he gets it right, we will be a unit not to be taken lightly.

23 Mar 2026 18:14:14
I think we can all agree that Djiga was brutal for a while, but maybe, just maybe, it was playing with Souttar, I may be wrong. 👍

23 Mar 2026 18:20:58
What a state the Tannadice playing surface was yesterday.

23 Mar 2026 19:00:08
Whatsmyname, as you say, shocking, but it's the same for both teams playing on it.

23 Mar 2026 19:40:57
Djiga actually started his career very well. This idea he was awful isn't quite true. Had a couple of not brilliant games after red card ban. His first game was solid. Showed then what he could and would bring.

He's been solid for more games than not. Just check out the stats. Great player.

23 Mar 2026 19:41:24
Agreed Fergie, and always nice to see you posting, mate. 👍👍

23 Mar 2026 19:51:46
I couldn't believe the decline in him when he arrived. I was excited by his performances, as most did under Martin. He had a terrible drop off, but he's back to where he was. Very good player. 👏

23 Mar 2026 19:58:28
Gdog, I agree, but wasn't going to post as the collective memory didn't seem to match mine. I thought he was raved about initially, then he made a mistake in a match and suddenly became very poor.

Glad it wasn't just me who remembers that. 👍

I also remember that the defence with him in it and Souttar in it wasn't that different when it came to goals lost. Not saying another word. 😉

24 Mar 2026 00:49:51
Correct, Gdog, he was and then went through a bad patch.

Laudrup, you could be onto something there, as it's hard to look good with a partner like Souttar. He has never been good enough for Rangers, never will be.

24 Mar 2026 08:17:07
Yes GDog, he started well and some great last ditch challenges. Also, playing in a back 5 didn't work for him either. Both he and Fernandez have that bombs are moment, but both will go on to have very good careers. Fernandez has better potential, as he is better on the ball and a bigger goal threat.

Over the years, Souttar has been ok, but when he arrived, I expected him to go on and become the team leader. Not surprised that he was re-signed, as we will be losing so many loans and out of contract guys. But he has work to do to regain a starting place.

24 Mar 2026 09:13:40
When you think of the pressure RM tactics put on the CBs, it didn't help. We were conceding an amazing amount of shots on goal, and I think that affected his confidence. After the cup semi at Hampden, I thought his Rangers career was bye, so kudos to the big man for coming back.

We look solid at CB positions now, and he is a huge reason we could win this league.

24 Mar 2026 11:20:17
It's the view through the lens of a football fan.
One minute a player can be rank rotten, the next he is a world beater.
Some players will never impress fans or be taken too as their numerous errors are always fresh in the memory, no matter what.


Tav is an excellent case in point.
Some see him as a club legend.
Others see the defensive liability but appreciate he takes a very good penalty and an occasional top quality free kick.

24 Mar 2026 16:42:39
Mph and some see him as probably the best attacking FB we have had in a long time. Look at a lot of top sides and their FBs attack first and defence is secondary. Rommens did it on Saturday, got caught a few times and not one grumble from anyone. So you are right about fans opinions on players. 👍

23 Mar 2026
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23 Mar 2026 16:45:10
Remember their board doesn't like condemnation. Nothing to see there. 🤔

23 Mar 2026 19:49:58
Laudrup, a beauty mate, lol.

23 Mar 2026 13:30:15
Not a rumour, more of an observation.

A few will probably be aware, but if the winner of the UCL qualifies for the next tournament via their own domestic league (i.e. top 4 in England etc), the participation spot reserved for the UCL champion is passed onto the club with the highest club coefficient from a league with no direct entry to the group stage - a possible backdoor entrance way for clubs from the the likes of Scotland, Norway, Croatia, Serbia, Greece etc.

Whilst it's perhaps premature whilst we're still in a title fight ourselves with no guarantees, if we were to win the league, it is highly probable that we would benefit from the back-door entry, given our club coefficient is the second highest out of eligible clubs for now (Shakhtar Donetsk could mathematically still overtake us depending on their Conference League run).

However, for that fast-tracked direct UCL group stage to be guaranteed, we need:

1. UCL winner to qualify automatically via domestic league (highly probable);

2. Olympiacos (who are the only club ahead of us in the club coefficient rankings) to not win the Greek Super League; and

3. Shakhtar Donetsk to be knocked out of the Conference League asap, as mathematically, they could still overtake our coefficient rating (provided of course, that they also win the Ukrainian Premier League which they are unfortunately on track to do).

Olympiacos is essentially the key focus, and they drew 0-0 yesterday at home to relegation-threatened AE Larissa, relinquishing top spot to AEK Athens who now hold a 2 point lead.

Like our league, the Greek Super League now splits, and the top 4 (AEK, Olympiacos, PAOK and Panathinaikos) now play each other home and away for their final six matches.

Definitely something we should all be keeping an eye on, as it could lead to automatic UCL group stage qualification, avoiding those tricky and pesty qualifiers. provided also of course that we also win the league.

23 Mar 2026 18:33:47
Good post, Legal. Just to inform you, we have a poster that talks us through all these tricky European scenarios, his name is Fork, he ties himself in knots right enough, but we love him for it. In house banter, Legal, in case you were wondering. 👍

23 Mar 2026 19:05:23
Read the scenarios of the split, and the conundrum the SFA are going to have with the fixtures. The Daily Rebel gives an insight as to how it could all pan out. We could, and probably will, end up with the hardest run in.

23 Mar 2026 19:42:39
Byres Road walk tonight, BB. 👀😉🤣👍

23 Mar 2026 19:49:56
They will ensure that we need to face Celtic and Hearts immediately. I wouldn't put it past them to also have Hearts Celtic as final game. With the distinct possibility that a win for Hearts sees them take it and a loss for Hearts sees us take it. Celtic will be out of the race.

23 Mar 2026 19:59:42
BB$, in fairness to Fork, he did get it right once. 😂

23 Mar 2026 20:26:41
No longer my concern, can't wait to see the questions that arise. 😉

24 Mar 2026 09:53:35
Boy Blue, I enjoyed that in-house legal pun, nice one.

Fork, my apologies, it was never my intention to undermine you or steal your thunder. I'm a rare poster and hadn't noticed anything of the same re: my OP.

The weekend's results in Greece only heightened my fervent optimism to share the permutations - here's hoping Dessers can do us a favour with Panathinaikos taking points off of Olympiacos home and away in the Greek split.

24 Mar 2026 11:33:47
They're at it, Legal Bear, they're trying to wind me up, so I'll do it again this year, bud. You carry on, mate, you're more than welcome to do it, bud. 👍😉😄

23 Mar 2026 13:18:57
Reading reports that Moore is considering changing international allegiance depending on how play oss turn out.

23 Mar 2026 16:36:57
Now note he has pilled out under 20 squad due to injury

Meghoma travels.

23 Mar 2026 16:44:41
OSS? Why the riddles?

23 Mar 2026 16:45:31
So Mikey Moore considering switching international allegiances to Scotland, John? 🙏

23 Mar 2026 16:51:13
Who is oss.

{Ed033's Note - You typed "oss" in your original new thread post.

23 Mar 2026 16:53:13
Play off, Blue.

23 Mar 2026 16:57:30
He qualifies for Wales and Rep of Ireland, not Scotland, as far as I'm aware, SWS.

23 Mar 2026 17:27:25
Kaiser, you're correct.

23 Mar 2026 17:36:25
Something told me that Mikey Moore has a family member with Scottish roots. 🤔 I'm obviously wrong. 🤔 Where do his Wales and Rep of Ireland roots come from? 🤔

23 Mar 2026 17:42:17
His mother is Irish, thought most our fans knew this when we signed him.

A Welsh grandfather.

23 Mar 2026 17:51:45
Blue, sorry re oss, I did not notice that.

23 Mar 2026 18:08:49
John, I think you were probably thinking 'play offs' when you typed. If on your phone, easy done, and that makes sense.

23 Mar 2026 18:22:20
No worries, John.

23 Mar 2026 18:31:16
That's bad news, John, that Mikey Moore has pulled out of the England unders due to injury. ☹️ Hope it's nothing serious, and he's available for our next league game against Dundee United and ok for our remaining league games. 🙏

23 Mar 2026 19:44:28
Leeks n potatoes, Coops. 😇😉 gd roots. 😄

23 Mar 2026 19:58:24
Thought he mentioned that family members were Rangers supporters when he first came, possibly mistaken.

23 Mar 2026 20:02:59
Moore was one of the 6 rumoured to miss the Dons game due to sick bug. He managed to play, but wonder if he still has the bug in the background. National team can ask him to turn up to assess him if they want as well.

23 Mar 2026 20:09:11
Coops Moore has a Scottish girlfriend and has stated her dad keeps him right.

24 Mar 2026 04:29:19
John, his partner is Warren Feeney's daughter, mate.

24 Mar 2026 07:38:42
My str, I knew who it is, choose not to name him on here.

24 Mar 2026 08:59:33
I definitely can remember when we just signed Mikey Moore, he said his dad and members of his family were Rangers supporters along with being big Millwall supporters. 🤔

24 Mar 2026 10:13:12
Why not, John? Good blue nose.

24 Mar 2026 10:21:06
His in-laws are Rangers daft, sws. He did say his mother is the same now, and she always had a soft spot for Rangers before he signed.

24 Mar 2026 10:26:56
I'm old school, it's not for us to name private family business on here imo.

24 Mar 2026 10:31:06
Don't believe Warren would even be interested, John, it would even surprise me if he looks on here, mate.

24 Mar 2026 11:26:09
Mickey Moore in his own words:

"I've always loved Rangers as a club. My family have always loved them.
"As soon as Rangers came in, I spoke to Jermain Defoe, who had a bit of a spell up here, and he absolutely loved it.
"As soon as I called him, he said, 'If you have got an opportunity to go to Rangers, you take that'.


"When I first heard, I thought the exact same thing, so speaking to him was massive for me. He only said good things about the club and the people."

24 Mar 2026 12:32:40
John, thanks for info about Glasgow as I hadn't seen it before you posted. 👍

23 Mar 2026 11:40:21
Is the Mikey Moore valuation of 20m in euros or pounds 🤔😂

23 Mar 2026 12:01:31
Orange, I know this is a joke, but the fee that has been reported is in pounds.
Which is standard practice in dealings between 2 clubs from the same currency, using nation eg. Great Britain.

23 Mar 2026 12:04:48
Dembele Dollars. 👍

23 Mar 2026 12:28:52
Euros is the reason for all the .2 and 45 million reported in fees when signing or selling players outside of UK.

Between UK clubs, it's always the n the button of pound or 250 or half million or 750 isn't it.

23 Mar 2026 20:03:52
Mph could be Raskin roubles or Chermiti Krona as well though.

23 Mar 2026 09:29:37
Hello fellow gers, Barney Stewart seems to be doing alright at Falkirk, seems to pop up in the box at the right times like a natural striker! only 21, and with good coaching and better players around him, who knows how he would go! Scottish too, capped u21's and before "no Rangers class gets chucked in "How do you know that? And as someone commented recently gone are the days when we could go and sign the butchers and Gazza's.

Maybe we should be looking closer to home! findlay Curtis seems to be coming on fine at Kilmarnock. which can only be of benefit to him and us. there are good young players here in Scotland they only need the chance to be "Rangers class"! Some might not make grade but you never know.

23 Mar 2026 10:08:16
Stewart is better remaining at Falkirk, Perth. Right now you're probably talking 1/2m. He is natural. I wouldn't be against signing him and loaning him back. Better player, imo, than Bowie was at a similar age. More of a natural goalscorer, but rather similar players, which is why I used him.

23 Mar 2026 10:29:20
I like the lad Stewart, wouldn't be against signing him in summer and loaning him back to Falkirk before any of the other sides snap him up.

23 Mar 2026 10:38:32
Bigtrfc, same, be cheaper now than he will be in a year's time.

23 Mar 2026 12:10:56
We will do exactly the same thing that we did when Shankland was at Ayr imo. Turn our nose up as not good enough, then regret it later.

23 Mar 2026 13:28:36
My star, not a chance anymore of someone getting Stewart for 1/2 million.

Very good young player who may go far.

23 Mar 2026 13:34:18
I meant 1 or 2 million now, John, seen him myself several times now, why I'd like him signed about loaned back.

23 Mar 2026 14:25:51
Stewart, 21, a Scottish U21, 7 goals and could do a job with the right coaching.

Chermiti, 21, a Portuguese U21, 9 goals and can't be coached.

Sorry - couldn't resist.

Seen a lot of debate on our strikers, how they are used and whether they add value to the team.

Anyone interested should look up Matthew Bentham talking about Brentford's recruitment model at the 2026 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.



I spoke a good bit previously about Koppen building connections with Brentford when he was with us, and how I'd had the opportunity to visit their training centre a few times to get a better understanding of their approach.

If you do watch or listen this, you'll probably see the similarities in our approach - that said, it'll probably annoy 90% of the forum.

So take that as your trigger warning.

23 Mar 2026 15:43:26
This is a model we should be utilising more, acting like a big club and flexing some muscle domestically. Buying early and loaning back for game time. Works for all parties, and if the player doesn't kick on then not a major loss.

Unlike the likes of Bajrami, Aasgaard and Antman (just some of the more recent), who we'll no doubt be losing millions on.

Said it with Wales at Kilmarnock, and same would apply for Stewart. Looks a really promising talent.

23 Mar 2026 16:17:37
EHL, is it the sit-down conversation with a journalist called Chappers? If it is, in the middle of watching it and very interesting so far. Their approach to recruitment of strikers in particular was a highlight of the 2/3rds I've watched. Who would have known Dessers was amongst the best strikers in the world. 😂

Thanks for the heads up.

23 Mar 2026 20:46:05
Hahahaha, Dessers is the template for all future strikers.