Rangers Debates

10 Sep 2026 11:27:35
Does the amount tickets left for Sunday tell you a story on the backing of the team and mcinnes?

10 Sep 2026 15:50:33
Nope it'll be full either way.

10 Sep 2026 16:40:12
Why? Are there tickets left for Sunday?

10 Sep 2026 19:12:56
Nope tells you that there's no away fans and there's extra to be sold after all the season ticket mygers members on the CSCS have got theirs.

10 Sep 2026 10:40:10
Brilliant from the Gaffer clapping and fist pumping
On-yoursel Del 👏👏

Passion is what we need

10 Sep 2026 11:32:13
Stingo, loved it, mate.

10 Sep 2026 08:13:30
I am now 1000% convinced that Gassama is the greediest player I've seen for a long time, The amount of times he ignores a pass or through ball is completely wild.

I'm also fairly sure we were told when we got him that he can be electric but severely lacks a final ball, something I think is pretty evident now.

If that lad can learn to pass that ball more he'd be dangerous.

10 Sep 2026 08:52:54
And yet, the manager still plays him, so perhaps this is what DM wants from him. I think when one of his shots goes in he will bag a few more. Penrice's overlaps create that space for him, and they pair well together.

Yes, if he does improve decision making, as he does get it wrong occasionally, he will be better, but he is dangerous now; you can see the panic RBs have when they face him and he is running at them.

10 Sep 2026 09:52:39
Angus, not just the current manager. All 3 of his managers have consistently played him.

10 Sep 2026 11:14:39
EK, Gassama is a very dangerous player.

10 Sep 2026 14:47:49
Surely I he was that dangerous he would be creating and scoring more goals?

We're currently kings of the 1 nil win, is the danger in the room with us?

10 Sep 2026 14:55:15
You see nothing dangerous in Gassama, fair enough EK.

10 Sep 2026 16:58:15
Gassama has created plenty of chances. Created the most chances vs Aberdeen, got an assist and created the most chances v Falkirk, Won a penalty v Motherwell. What about Curtis EKGER? 11 games no goals or assists Gassama has 1 goal and 2 assists in 10? Why pick on Gassama.

10 Sep 2026 17:03:07
I see the danger of waiting 25 games before a shot hits the target myself, loads of pace, like the last one and can't shoot, like the last one, if I sat in the Broomloan or Copland he would definitely be dangerous, I wouldn't be buying a Bovril that's for sure.

10 Sep 2026 17:38:29
Gassama has gone from being drilled to keep possession at all costs to being given complete freedom to take risk in the final 3rd.

The difference in him as a player is night and day and DM and the coaching team deserve a great deal of credit.

It's now on them to work on refining his decision making, however a lot of that comes from having experienced players on the pitch who can guide him and the relationships he can build with the rest of the front line.

I do laugh though, as he's a carobon copy Kyzi at Hearts who was getting rave reviews last season - and he offered a grand total of 4 goals and 8 assists in the league.

10 Sep 2026 18:20:31
I think the key word there is WIN. you don't get any more points for a 4-0 win and before you say goal difference only once since the SPL started has goal difference came into play.

if he didn't shoot then fans like you would be moaning that he doesn't shoot. it was only last season there were all the complaints about nobody shooting from outside the box. now we have someone you are still complaining. 🤷.

10 Sep 2026 19:14:31
Do you want your winger to take his man on and try and do things or just pass it back to the full back?

I will never ever complain at a winger trying to take his man on and get us up the park. I don't care if he's greedy, he can polish up on decision making but he's in the team to be an attacking threat not pass the buck.

10 Sep 2026 23:43:17
I like the way each time he missed at least one of his team mates gave him encouragement immediately after he ballooned the ball over the bar.

I think that kind of camaraderie is important anyway, but especially for flair players to keep their chin up and keep going. Really nice to see.

10 Sep 2026 23:47:02
I can of course see that the lad has great potential star, I'm sure EHL would agree, he isn't far from being a serious player, I don't see too well nowadays but I try to watch every game and every player, Gassama is on the fringes of tearing someone apart, imo, I miss Moore but this boy could just be the real deal.

10 Sep 2026 07:37:19
Very good first half last night, Probably the best under McInnes, Finally can see what he's trying to do we should have been out of site in the first half. On the other hand part of me loved seeing us grinding out result that in seasons gone by we would lose or draw. Thought Raskin was really good barring a couple slack passes won position back in the press multiple times, that's 4 clean sheets which is amazing Fernandez starting to look like his old self again just need to cut out those couple casual moments a game. Pandur has been absolutely outstanding since he's signed and has Makanya. See Gass getting a lot of heat but his ball carrying is worth its weight in gold just seems to be snatching at things it'll come good Imo, He looks a nightmare to play against he's everything a full back hates.

I thought Naderi had one of his best games for us his work rate was 1st class but he's not good enough to start Finishing poor, the one header he actually won set up Miovski a goal a few times he was unaware Kelsey's was under the ball to win a header and moved into his space rather than run off him, There's a chance he comes good with the right coaching an appropriate mins which should now be limited and Bojan should start made the exact move we we're crying out for all night from a striker run off your partner and a quality finish, Don't buy the attitude thing in him McInnes talked highly of him last night. Thought the Bouanani looked really good.

10 Sep 2026 09:58:04
R1, it takes time for 2 strikers to play with each other, understanding what space they are expected to be in etc etc. Only time resolves that one and coaching to an extent.

10 Sep 2026 07:34:18
Morning all, I thought we were really good the first half last night, just missing that goal to settle us. As time went on in the second half I felt the anxiety transferred from the stands to the players and our passing and decision making was poor.

Great save by pandur to keep the hope of 3 points alive.

Big shout out to Miovski for coming in and grabbing the winner with a great finish.

On to Sunday now and I feel if the team is right and we're bang up for it (we should be) we can get a result against them.

The gaffer having a wee clap along to penny arcade 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ye love to see it.

09 Sep 2026 22:29:25
I'd put Gassama on cutting in and shooting drills 8hrs a day.

09 Sep 2026 23:17:08
Bluey, I've not seen someone that poor at shooting in years.

09 Sep 2026 23:25:22
Gassama starts scoring regularly. He'll move on and we'll get a very good fee. He's a very dangerous player and has scored a few belters.

10 Sep 2026 00:05:36
Davie Weir is worse at shooting, John. 😉

10 Sep 2026 07:10:02
That's the problem when will he start scoring?
What's he been doing the last few years to improve, not a lot it seems, or maybe he just does not have ability to do it, as surely previous coaches have tried.
In all walks of life, no matter how hard we try, we just can't master something.

10 Sep 2026 08:01:18
Gassama is not a natural footballer for me. He is the product of modern academies. He has speed, stick him out wide! He doesn't have football brain to quickly decide what to do next.

But, I'm sure a computer somewhere will tell us he is doing OK. As a full back, I would show him inside all night long, & put a warning on the seats in Row z.

10 Sep 2026 08:13:59
Gassama has been an asset under McInnes.
His only issue for me is that final ball - deciding whether to shoot or pass.
If he gets that right even by 30%, he will be an even bigger asset going forward.

10 Sep 2026 08:29:35
I like him; direct and working well with Penrice as a pair. He uses Penrice's overlaps and underlaps to cut inside and shoot. He is just a bit too keen and anxious at the moment, but when he gets one more, more will come.

I also remember a couple of decent balls through to Penrice when he was clear, which must take some sort of football brain.



Just ask yourself: McInnes has other options on the bench, so he could hook him earlier or even not start him if Gassama wasn't doing what he was being told to do. You may not like it, but the manager seems to. 🤷

10 Sep 2026 08:41:00
Think McInnes has given him free reign at the moment. Has to improve his final decision making tho. Do also think he needs to be able to trust those around him too more. As relationships develop and strikers start scoring, hopefully, he'll look for them more instead of going himself.

10 Sep 2026 09:46:09
His shooting was honking last night, but we've all seen him put them in the top corner as well. He can do it. Needs a bit more composure.

09 Sep 2026 22:19:43
Poor performance but we ground out a result. Miovski goal was brilliant. Onwards to Sunday 💪🏻🇬🇧

09 Sep 2026 23:26:02
Very good first half, Four.

10 Sep 2026 09:01:10
2nd half not good enough. Some players still slow and static in build up. Improvements needed for the weekend or Celtic will punish us.

10 Sep 2026 10:06:26
The second half went as I thought it would after not scoring in first half, fans start grumbling, players start responding accordingly by hoofing the ball up the park then losing possession and inviting pressure back on us.
I understand for urgency but long ball doesn't always work, maybe once or twice but passing has to be spot on and it's not.

10 Sep 2026 11:04:11
1st half was possibly our best performance in a long while, and whilst 2nd wasn't great, other than their one big chance, they didn't really create anything. Stadium getting edgy doesn't really help, as it does make players more nervous.



And Sunday will take care of itself as we are improving and are more difficult to play against now. Celtic struggled to a 1-0 win against St Johnstone last night so aren't exactly setting the heather alight either.

10 Sep 2026 13:01:19
Four, I really don't know where this Celtic will punish us is coming from, honking defence, St Mirren had 19 shots against them, giving away around 20 chances on average in games this season, now i don't watch them, but that seems to me they can be opened up easily.