Rangers banter 9

04 Dec 2025 07:39:27
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 13 - Quick Round Up

04 Dec 2025 00:03:28
Hi all, sorry to bang on from my recent post, as a club we need to bring through youth in order to be self sustainable, bring a winning ethos, bring through a capability that can take us forward, sell at remarkable profit and buy when required, it's not rocket science, it's what's required. Watp.

04 Dec 2025 00:23:08
Won't ever happen same with that lot it doesn't happen. We don't have the games or time to bring youth in.

04 Dec 2025 02:38:33
Sorry but easiest thing in world to say

But just consider. this is what every other spl club has been doing and they are years ahead of us.

You can't just say it and make it so unless you want to risk relegation

Simple truth is our kids are losing interest in football and not playing as much the flair is being drunmed outta them and making it less fun to play also a lot of these you boys and parents now pay to train and pay to play and pay for transport lots of the best youth can't ecen afford to train with clubs.

04 Dec 2025 02:40:25
I think we need a Scottish core of 4 players, 4/5 high ability level internationals and a couple of youth players sprinkled in.
That was always the winning formula years ago but seems to be gone.

04 Dec 2025 04:14:32
Agree Forever. Bringing in a couple every so often is a good strategy but a team full will win you nothing. Our player model, our way of thinking is why we are here. Constantly buying to hopefully develop.

04 Dec 2025 06:37:29
What we need is QUALITY not quantity - experience and ability first stop - wholesale changes by bringing in average run of the mill players MUST stop and now! It has been done in the past when Souness built a spine to our side when we were nowhere - we don't have a spine to our team - more a team of spineless players.

A full back four is needed but can't be done all at once - GET THE SPINE SORTED 49rs and please get the buying/scouting sorted - ps Chermiti wouldn't get a game down our local parks for the Sunday pub teams- the lad is torture and brings us nothing - what a state we are in🤔
A couple players at most of experience to settle the ship in January if the right players are available then?

04 Dec 2025 06:50:37
Cd3

That's all well good, but bears complaining too many projects in squad. Where you draw line? At present 1st 11 raw at best, and question their desire for 57 and beyond. I yearn for 5 John Brown at back with decent wingers and Mcoist/Hatelyq partner up top. LBH were still suffering previous balloon splurge on average nobodies.

04 Dec 2025 06:53:26
Agree Floyd.

04 Dec 2025 07:42:25
We don't have a pathway structure for men's youth football in Scotland that is suitable beyond U18-U19's.

Very few 18 year olds will ever be ready to play regularly for Rangers and those that are even close typically move down south.

So from 19+ we are left with a group of lower quality players with no pathway for development.

04 Dec 2025 07:43:41
Playing some from the academy wouldn't be worse than some we've signed for sure. Unfortunately apart from demands for success until a proper structure is put in place to develop them in Scotland nothing will change. It's not just on us and Celtic but it's the SFAs disgraceful negligence for our youth.

04 Dec 2025 07:46:25
I agree bluefloyd in the summer we went with quantity which was this obviously wrong. The majority of us wanted a massive clear out me included but we tried to do to much in one window and it has cost us. I agree 100% quality needed over quantity. But who would you keep?

04 Dec 2025 08:15:48
Summed up perfectly EHL. I think most fans would love to see more kids break thru but sadly it's not going to happen till changes are made at the top.

04 Dec 2025 08:25:31
I have felt for a while now that it is not giving someone that time to get to that stage though that is the main issue. we change managers and that is then followed by a huge clear out. that hasn't worked so far so we need to break that pattern.
We need to add 2-3 experienced, quality players in the right positions to this group. there is talent in those we have, there are other reasons that we lose, confidence being the main one atm I think.

with support and coaching some of them will come good.
so yes get rid of them all and I can pretty much guarantee if we are still losing next season then the call will go for another clear out usually preceded by the manager being sacked. we need to give players time and add 2-3 better quality every season. build a squad and a team.

04 Dec 2025 08:40:08
Used to be the shout, 'once we are 2 or 3 up' the young lads should get game time.
Can anyone tell me the last time we were 3 up?

04 Dec 2025 08:41:31
Said this before but what Development are these young players meant to get at Rangers?

The manager and coaching staff change ever year.

The club currently are not good enough.

I have said it since Gio was managing that more youth players need brought through. guys like Curtis and Rice but they don't get given a real chance especially now when we cannot even win games comfortably.

Its all rather depressing at Rangers the now and would be very difficult for a young lad to handle, i think.

Curtis scores and creates goals and he can't even get a game over diving wee gits like Gassama. No talented youth players will want to come to Rangers.

04 Dec 2025 08:42:10
Totally agree regarding youth the only way to develop players is to play them. We need to abolish the league setup to a 20 team league playing each other 2x with a championship with 20 teams playing each other 2x 4 up 4 down with 2 teams promoted/ relegated
via play offs. This would allow some easier games for the development of youth players also it would create more money for the lesser teams allowing them to development players and better infrastructure.

It would also stop the stagnation of playing each team 4 x allowing teams to be far more attacking in there approach meanwhile still keeping an exciting end to the season at both ends of the table this would bring in more revenue and given teams and players something to aspire to. Under the current structure why would anyone invest in Aberdeen for instance when the best they can ever do is win a scottish Cup.

04 Dec 2025 09:05:20
Good post blue floyd. It's quality, desire, will tow won. If they are Scottish good but that is not a essential.
Let's stop with the going back I for old players. Jason Cummings was mentioned.


No just no. Rangers were synonymous with Standards, Quality. Let's get back to that. Build the spine as blue Floyd said. Them work around that the next transfer window.
Quality over quantity.

04 Dec 2025 11:42:37
Storm - Only ones I would keep would be Butland- Barron -Fernandez - Nsiala (raw but potential) -Diomande-Raskin - Gassama - Miovski (who feel will come good) - Bajrami - Curtis - Danilo at a push -and would like to see more of Cameron on park and sign Cornelius if fit -also unsure how Sterling will be after long term injury? Ideally the rest can go but there we are back to wholesale changes (which I am against) so I would expect a good few others to stay initially - but we need to drip feed class and experience into our team ASAP
I have said long enough on here that Taverniers time should be up but worry about this extended contract which may be offered - we NEED to move on from Tav great servant - but need a real dynamic captain to mould and drive our team to regular trophy wins - IMHO.

04 Dec 2025 12:15:33
There is no talent in this squad and that is the only and reason why we are in this mess.

04 Dec 2025 13:36:50
BF - Danny Rohl will no doubt know who he wants to keep, and potential signings in the January Transfer Window.
My opinion only but I would keep Curtis, and Bajrami especially based on his performances these last couple of games.
Agree that Cameron needs some minutes as he was outstanding at Dundee.

04 Dec 2025 16:03:02
Miovski won't come good BF only decent time he had in his career was Aberdeen not good enough everywhere else.

Angus players need time but they still need to show they are good enough from time to time not many are doing that.

Ally Curtis came on Saturday done nothing yes he hasn't played as much as he should have been when they get the chance they need to grab it he didn't and I like the boy. Rice is just not good enough plain and simple never will be.

04 Dec 2025 19:25:00
Angus you only get time to develop as long as we are moving in the right direction and winning most of our games.
Get what your saying but we are never going to be in a position to give players let's say two seasons to see if they can come good, the time frame has to be much shorter than that because of the demands.
I also think if we had a stronger balance to our team then there would be less need for players constantly needing time to develop.


If most of the first 11 were game ready then that would allow maybe two or three max to develop further.
It would also help develop younger players if we are winning as it breeds confidence.
In my view get a winning side on the park then that gives us more scope to have a successful player model, but not like this bringing far too many in that are not ready.
Oh good to see you posting again 👍.

03 Dec 2025 22:31:15
So fragile at both ends of the park.
What did we do to suffer this watching our team!
Honestly frustrating does not cut it, I felt the tempo was much better and we got into some good areas but don't have the quality to find the last pass or to finish good chances, Chermiti's miss! Deary me, I don't believe he is short of confidence it's because he isn't that good and everyone saw the gamble we took when we brought him in and we are seeing why, Danilo and Miovski poor as well and that's three strikers who can't buy a goal so we are relying on goals coming from other areas and that's a terrible stat.

So soft at the back at tracking runners, closing down and sensing danger!
Tav shouldn't have started tonight he was way off it,
One plus was it was good to see Bahjrami having a decent game he deserves a run in the side now.


By the time January comes they will be double figures ahead so maybe one or two coming in is what we should expect in January then have another clear out in the summer as the best options are not always available in January.
I hope by the end of the season we still back Rohl as he needs a few windows to try and make us competitive and hopefully he has more input now in the type of player we are targeting.

03 Dec 2025 22:53:09
Chermiti probably has some good attributes on paper that could develop. Unfortunately he's lacking the ability to actually play football, positioning awful, can't header when he can't function his body to head the ball, can't finish, can't hold it up. I assume that clown solely decided to buy him twice?

03 Dec 2025 22:58:00
Wondering how long it is before all them on here who said he's a player alright amd he has something eventually admit defeat amd call him for what he really is. A total dud. Even if we signed him for 100k he would still be up there with our worst ever strikers. Except this total fraud cost 8 million!

03 Dec 2025 22:23:10
We should have scored 4 or 5 tonight. If we can keep creating we will score but we are horrendous at the back.

03 Dec 2025 23:30:11
How did Chermiti miss that chance! Nevermind Figo rates him highly and he did win a few headers and had a couple of good touches. What else do you expect for £8m. I wonder how many of our players United wished they had in their squad.

Hopefully we will be 5 points off Celtic come January and we can give a good push for the title. Stay positive, I know most won't see it this way but our bench would get a game for most SPL sides and you would be crazy to think the league is over.

03 Dec 2025 23:30:26
We created chances for a change tonight juts no one to take them but overall our team is poor. That's 10 points behind them and apparently they are as bad as us 🤯. I honestly don't know where we go from here.

04 Dec 2025 00:22:33
9 Storm.
They don't need to be good though if they are that far in front of us with a bang average team as we keep hearing.

04 Dec 2025 00:26:22
O'Neill got them winning games, even by only1 goal like the last few league games, poor under Rodgers, we just need someone that can score, Barron's was a great chance as well, don't know how Chermiti missed that header, have fans behind the goal that wouldn't, defence was shocking tonight, creating many chances but needing a penalty with the last kick, desperately need a few quality players in January, we needed 3 points tonight 😔.

04 Dec 2025 00:38:24
He has scored 12 goals in senior club football in 4 years, granted he had a bad injury at Everton but those stats don't lie. Yet we still hear he is a good player? At the end of the day there is no evidence of that apart from having a decent youth career., but that never guarantees you to do well when you step up.

Very little positive about any aspect of his game, 6ft 5 I think yet he isn't that physical and not brave, movement is very poor and lacks work rate.

No way is he a goalscorer either. Hard to think that you can sanction an 8 million signing on a striker that has no decent stats or previous goals,
What did Cavanaugh say - mistakes have been made!

04 Dec 2025 02:40:37
People are way too down on back line we are still thord best defense for me the problem is middle to front too many sitting players like Barron Raskin dio assgaard playing like one Rothwell we don't have cantwell type who live for going forward and creating chances.

04 Dec 2025 04:52:36
Forever, we made a good few chances tonight and if not for dreadful finishing, we would have won that game last night 🤔We also played at much higher tempo moving the ball much quicker 🤔But it's the old saying in football, you have to take your chances and we currently have misfiring strikers ☹️.

04 Dec 2025 07:45:30
Munro3 has the boomerang returned.
Help.

04 Dec 2025 07:47:10
Coldo coming over as Munro3, you seriously require help man.

04 Dec 2025 07:50:48
Cheers rosevale don't know why I thought 10 😆 should have checked. Yes we missed chances and should have won but if we kept a clean sheet we would have won as well. Defence is as bad as the strikers. Tav last night was the worst player on the park for me. maybe some won't agree but he needs to go.

04 Dec 2025 08:29:53
Insanity selling Dessers.

04 Dec 2025 11:37:52
Ahhhh someone missing Cantwell! Honestly, this place is full of parody posts today. We don't need anyone pretending they are players, we need players willing to put themselves on the line and give 100% for the jersey. January is paramount, but under no circumstances do we need someone like Cantwell.

04 Dec 2025 15:36:27
Mark

Hindsight great thing.

03 Dec 2025 22:29:28
Our star signing looks completely lost, unbelievable he was signed at that money. It was a risky move for the money and should have been a loan with option to buy deal or a straight 50p. Positives Bahrami and more chances created, roll on Jan.

03 Dec 2025 22:59:02
Gassama looked completely lost defensively. Tav screaming at him all 1st half. didn't have a clue where to be or who to track. Embarrassing.

04 Dec 2025 00:07:00
He looks like he's never seen a football before.

04 Dec 2025 04:54:35
We absolutely create more chances with nedim Bajrami in our starting 11 👍 It's time he got a run of games because he without question has the ability to unlock the tightest of defences 🤔.

04 Dec 2025 11:39:29
Gassama has probably never been asked to cover defensively before. He was a class act early in the season in flashes, let him play up top and give him decent passes. I reckon he could make the difference.

03 Dec 2025 22:15:19
This lot of absolute rubbish are handing another title to them.

Massive changes required.

Danny Rohl needs to be ruthless in Jan.

04 Dec 2025 01:46:21
Agreed but it's a hard window
To do business.

03 Dec 2025 22:01:39
Djiga and Chermiti should never be near a squad ever again. honestly ridiculous were in this situation.

03 Dec 2025 23:31:00
There is more than those two.

03 Dec 2025 21:55:12
Our defence will be criticised again but those in front must take much of the blame. persistent turnovers, misplaced passes, moving into wrong positions, failing to make the best of chances. As has been posted before, those with dig lack ability and those with ability lack dig. We have 3 strikers costing over 15 million and none look confident in front of goal.

4 points dropped compared to the other lot. They are not playing well BUT because they have that desire to run, chase and defend all over the park, they can win by the odd goal in games that we would draw. We know this squad is simply not good enough but 3/4 signings in the right positions will make a huge difference.

03 Dec 2025 22:24:34
They DO have quality in the forward in Maeda and at the back. We have neither of thst.

03 Dec 2025 21:53:58
If that waste of space striker had equalized with the sitter he missed then we would have won that game. get him gone in january -- take the hit and get him off the payroll or loan him out to Morecombe where he belongs. unfortunately the 49r's are going to have to nite the bullit here and lose millions on those overpaid duds and bring in decent players and pay the piper.

otherwise we are lucky to finish in the top 6. never in my life have I watched such non talented footballers. this takes me back to our league one days tbh. can I throw in lazy as well.

03 Dec 2025 22:06:10
Chermiti is a terrible football player. What a hit we will take on him. I cannot believe we signed him.

03 Dec 2025 22:23:36
Deecee, if you don't mind me asking mate what Rangers players on tonight's showing do you think were lazy 🤔.

03 Dec 2025 22:59:45
Sir walter. Gassama top of the list.

03 Dec 2025 23:31:51
Tav coops he was brutal.

03 Dec 2025 23:45:50
SWS having been at the game tonight and I know you will hate this but Tav was one, Gassama another. Raskin poor again Danilo, Miovski and Chermiti are an embarrassment to the shirt. I feel truly heart sorry for Rohl I really do.

04 Dec 2025 04:58:45
G4,tav was woeful tonight as was Djiga and Chermiti when he came on but that's one thing however on tonight's effort, i don't think there was any laziness as the effort was there but you're correct the quality for a good few was lacking otherwise especially with the chances we created, we would have won that game last night 🤔.

03 Dec 2025 21:51:27
Also with the injuries in the CB position, we desperately need to go to a back 3 just to give us more numbers in the box. We're giving away far too many chances out of absolutely nothing.

03 Dec 2025 22:08:58
Zikos we had eleven in the box for their second goal and about six chances to clear it.

03 Dec 2025 23:32:24
3 at the back doesn't make us any tighter at tha back.

04 Dec 2025 10:29:56
3 or 4 at the back do not think it matters they are poor footballers and the same can be said right through the team and as deecee says we are going to have to take a massive hit moneywise to get out of this mess of dire recruitment most of these players will run their contacts down i do not no how many of the loanees we can return in jan to me we need to get a new back 4 to start with.