Rangers Discussions

12 Aug 2026 18:35:13
With these new signings and players to cover injuries now needed and after seeing Mccinnes presser we need them in the door as soon as possible

Playing with fire at the back as he said. And a new number 9 needed?

Where does this land us within the new financial fair play rules?

Are we able to spend this additional revenue

Where is it we currently sit within the 70% of the squad cost rule etc

Be interested to hear from everyone on it

12 Aug 2026 20:06:17
Thestigo, I'm sure I read in here away last season that the fines for breaking the FFP thing were a pittance. I'm sure, if that's so, then now is an ideal time to break the bank.

12 Aug 2026 16:20:00
Right, I understand the frustration and I don't think anyone can pretend the new owners have covered themselves in glory so far.
Mistakes have clearly been made and some of the decisions have left plenty of us questioning where we're going.

But I'm not ready to write the whole season off in August.

The transfer window isn't closed yet. We don't actually know what the finished squad is going to look like, who else might come in or who might still leave. Surely we need to judge the recruitment when the window shuts rather than halfway through it, me included.

McInnes has also only just walked through the door. He's inherited a squad that's changing around him while trying to implement his own ideas. New players are arriving, others are leaving and we're expecting everything to click immediately. That can't happen.

I've actually have high hopes that this will turn a corner and get better.

Once the window closes, McInnes knows exactly what he's working with and the new players have had time to settle, then I think we'll get a much better idea of what this Rangers team actually is.

And I'm hoping that's when we start seeing what we all want from a Rangers side:

A team that's organised and difficult to beat.
Players fighting for every ball and every point.
lPace, aggression and intensity.
Leaders taking responsibility when things aren't going well.
Players who understand what wearing that jersey demands.
A team that goes after opponents instead of fearing them.
Ibrox becoming a place opposition teams hate coming to again a proper fortress!
And most importantly, a Rangers team genuinely trying to win every game, not one accepting second place.

I'm not saying we should blindly defend the board or pretend everything has been good. It hasn't. They deserve criticism for the mistakes they've made.

But there's a difference between criticising what's gone wrong and deciding in August that the entire project has failed.

McInnes deserves the opportunity to build his team and work with a settled squad. The players deserve a little time to gel. And the owners still have the remainder of this window to show us what their intentions actually are.

If we get to the end of the window and they've failed to address obvious weaknesses, then absolutely ask serious questions.

But until then I'm keeping a bit of positivity.

Give McInnes his chance. Let the window close. Let the dust settle. Then let's judge the team we've actually got rather than the unfinished one we're watching right now.

I've got a feeling we'll see a very different Rangers once everything settles down.

Let's go Rangers 💙💙

12 Aug 2026 17:05:18
Forgive them, for they know not what they do. 🔴⚪️🔵

12 Aug 2026 15:24:42
I wonder if we could play Curtis on the left of a mf 3 to give us that bit of spark and creativity from mf.

Hed add goals and his ball carrying ability would likely create more chances for the front 3

12 Aug 2026 16:22:02
I'd stick him through the middle. He has an eye for goal & would link well with Shankland imo.

12 Aug 2026 17:53:48
Bar, I feel like at a lower level he'd be a 9 with a strike partner.

His lack of physicality means he'd not be able to play up top at a real good level like us or in this league.

He'd definitely do a job on either side, or I feel left of a mf 3, he'd be better than Aasgaard.

12 Aug 2026 12:53:06
Tav back on a one year deal i'm scunnered at our football club we are a slightly richer St Mirren or Hibs level club now

12 Aug 2026 16:09:07
Surely this is false. 😂

12 Aug 2026 16:09:50
Muscatin, this is fake news.

12 Aug 2026 19:45:20
I hope so, Stig. It would be a step far for me. I'm hearing McInnes is livid at the summer window.

11 Aug 2026 22:01:51
Is pogba going to be the shock that will rock Scottish football now he's left Monaco? 😂

11 Aug 2026 23:57:11
I wouldn't sign him for free he's guff.

12 Aug 2026 01:00:07
Would be better with a rock.

12 Aug 2026 07:21:43
Nothing would surprise me at the moment.

12 Aug 2026 12:19:59
Probs signed as cover for left back, knowing us. 😉😉

11 Aug 2026 22:01:26
Like everyone else I was so looking forward to the new season. 2 games down 5 points behind, Chermiti out long term, Rommens out, Godfrey out we don't seem to have any style on the park, ach well there's a partial eclipse tomorrow to cheer us all up lol.

11 Aug 2026 21:17:05
Some will not like this but we're a car crash of a clubs and have been for a good while.

New owners have no clue.

Sorry peeps.

11 Aug 2026 21:40:22
The new owners have definitely not covered themselves in glory, and right now, our club has regressed.

From the boardroom, the infrastructure, to the playing squad, it is clearly evident that it's all in decline. Many won't like it, but the evidence is right in front of our eyes for all to see. Prove me wrong.

12 Aug 2026 00:41:07
Yip, lads, I agree.

12 Aug 2026 09:50:11
Can't disagree with any of that and I see the excuses coming out for the recruitment team now in the other page. 🤦‍♂️

12 Aug 2026 10:03:04
Agreed. To me, we're now set up to aim for 2nd and win the occasional title when Celtic have a weird season (like 20/21). They were all over the place last season and even brought in Nancy to give us a chance, and we still couldn't capitalise.

This is the 1st season in years I haven't bought any new tops, as I don't see the point anymore. Had enough of everything to do with the club.

12 Aug 2026 10:24:57
I'm the same, SS. Haven't been as disillusioned as this before. Balls have hardly been kicked and it feels like we're competing for 2nd.
Cups might be our only chance but only if someone else puts them out.

12 Aug 2026 13:20:30
Very interesting thread. I wrote two months ago that under new ownership we were downgrading all parts of the business.

Was told I was talking nonsense, many fans wanted McInnes, Scottish core, experienced club captains etc etc.
Very difficult to say we have signed better than what we had last year.

Can anyone tell me what has significantly improved in the last year?

12 Aug 2026 14:13:21
Aye, Tav has finally left the club, John.

12 Aug 2026 14:26:30
John, can you elaborate please on what is or has been downgraded? Right now we are a car crash, which I put down to poor recruitment for the most part. You appear to be suggesting there are more dark days ahead and not just on the pitch. Apologies if my "Reading between the lines" of your post is inaccurate, hence the request for further details.

12 Aug 2026 14:59:02
Has been a rough ride for years. More stressful than pleasure watching us these days. I shouted that's us back on the map when we got to the Europa final. Wrong, that was us falling off the cliff and hitting the Scottish Cup on our way down.