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19 Feb 2026 23:00:09
Watched a good podcast (Rangers Review) on YT last night looking at DRs tactics on the Hearts game and how he is now playing his style with the players he has brought in, very similar to RB and Germany.
Agree0
19 Feb 2026 23:12:32
442 things you love to see. 😍
20 Feb 2026 09:18:41
But it wasn't a 4-4-2, though, was it, and not in a traditional sense anyway. Look at average positions, which shows those were more 3-4-3. If anything, when we were attacking, it was 4-2-4 as well, with almost 6 in attack. Even most stats sites show it as a 4-2-2-2.
But keep on saying it if it makes you feel better.
20 Feb 2026 10:06:56
It was very fluid, Angus. It can and will only improve once the players understand it better, but it looked on Sunday like it's not far away.
20 Feb 2026 13:09:34
Angus, still a 4-4-2, mate. When you say 4-3-3, the 3 cms and 3 attackers are never in a straight line, are they? Obviously a lot more technical than that, but technically 4-4-2 is correct.
20 Feb 2026 13:23:10
4-4-2 is (back to) the future!
With the correct personal up front, obviously. And behind in the middle. And out wide, right enough.
Well done, Coldo. Always knew you had one post correct in you. 🤣
Though even a broken clock is right twice a day.
20 Feb 2026 15:14:06
Wishy, possibly, and they were just average, but to be that they would need to be around that area for most of the time, I think.
However, in other parts we had the back 4 being comprised of 4 in a diamond shape, with Raskin at the base and Tochi out left.
We are using 2 strikers, which is correct, but our wingers were tucking in to be our midfield 2, and our midfield 2 were playing as defenders.
I just don't see that as a traditional 4-4-2; perhaps the new future, as MPH says. I was surprised by that, as I was aware that Raskin dropped in to make that back 3; hence my thoughts it was a back 3 really.
19 Feb 2026 22:30:52
Looking at the Celtic game as an outsider right, we all see how badly the abuse and boos and heckles against kasper from Celtic fans affected him tonight, even stuttgart fans joined in on the heckling and abuse.
We can see how badly that was to do in terms of against your own man's confidence, agreed?
So maybe think again next week maybe one of our players is off his game or off form before giving the same treatment to our own players.
If we take a step back it's blatantly idiotic to do what they done. Some fans need to take note of that next time they want to boo our own team or players.
Learn from others.
Agree9
19 Feb 2026 23:35:56
Spot-on Stevie.
20 Feb 2026 00:02:28
Not that anyone will take heed, but worth a try, Horse. Lol. Tav will get slaughtered while he's lifting the league title hahah.
20 Feb 2026 07:38:44
Stevie, I don't often agree with you, but spot on.
20 Feb 2026 07:53:51
Come on, Stevie, I pay my ticket money and they are paid millions every week, so should be able to take a bit of booing. 😉
You can see the opposite as well when the fans all got behind the team versus Hearts. So I can never understand why fans don't see the negative atmosphere affects players as well.
20 Feb 2026 10:12:54
Angus, it was actually a 2-1-1-2-1-1-2, but only during the odd minutes when, whilst we had possession, we had not conceded a throw-in for 7 minutes.
20 Feb 2026 11:27:30
That the "Dashing White Sergeant" steps there, EHL. 😉 😄
20 Feb 2026 12:50:03
Thanks, EHL. You know I like a chat about tactics, but I am never able to quite get it right. Now that I know it is the same as the Dashing White Sergeant, I will be all over it.
Just watch for me being named as Pep's successor. 😂 🙈
Thanks as well for joining Fork and me in the post in the wrong thread group. 👍
20 Feb 2026 14:01:16
Big difference between booing a team's performance and booing an individual player of yer own team. That's just crazy, and will shatter the last of the man's confidence. Don't think he will play in the Old Firm game, but if he did, then low shots to either side must be going through our forwards' minds.
20 Feb 2026 16:28:36
Coopers, I see the only difference is you are shattering 11 players' confidence by booing the team. I might just like to lob Schmeichel as well, though, given the second Killie looping header last week. 👍
19 Feb 2026 04:59:05
Here's a question i'll put out to every poster on here.From what we've seen so far which current Rangers striker will go on to have the better career ie.Chermiti or Naderi 🤔
Agree0
19 Feb 2026 05:55:29
Need to consult with a clairvoyant or Nostradamus, or wait, n not judge one guy in 5 months and the other on 2 or 3 weeks.
19 Feb 2026 08:26:40
Agree, Fork. And both have now played for Rangers; is there a higher level or better than that? 😉
19 Feb 2026 10:06:02
They're hairy. No crystal.
19 Feb 2026 10:20:06
Tad earlier sws, you still haven't seen the best of both players. Both are only learning the game. I just believe Chermiti will play for a bigger club than Rangers in the future. Need to see more of Naderi before thinking that.
19 Feb 2026 11:41:01
I hope all our players go on to have great careers:
1/ Means we have been successful.
2/ We get a decent return on what we shelled out (contract situation willing).
19 Feb 2026 14:54:39
100% correct Mph.
Far too early for answering that question, Coops. 👍
19 Feb 2026 17:08:18
They've got off to a good start being played together up front. Hopefully they can take turns firing us to the double.
19 Feb 2026 17:25:53
I'll judge them both by end of next season. What I hope is we keep playing them both up top.
20 Feb 2026 14:30:21
Hmm, hard to tell. Maybe Chermiti, if he can sort his finishing, he's got so much to his game you can't coach or learn.
20 Feb 2026 16:29:43
Star, by bigger than Rangers do you mean Bodo/Glimt. 😉🎣
22 Feb 2026 12:36:10
Just seen that, Angus. You did bring a smile. Unreal thinking.
18 Feb 2026 16:36:22
Not a rumour, in fact, more of a 'present state of play', but would be expecting another major summer of upheaval and transfer activity as Rohl continues to fine-tune his squad.
As it currently stands (with personal perceptions parenthesised):
2026 Summer Contract Expiry:
- Liam Kelly (likely gone)
- John Souttar (extend on similar or reduced terms to help with European quota)
- Tav (would extend on reduced terms and playing time)
- Matondo (release)
- Bailey Rice (extend if the appetite is there on the playing side and loan out)
- Kieran Wright (release)
2026 Summer Loan Returns to Parent Club
- Mikey Moore (extend if possible - hopefully UCL football with the league title acts as the sweetener)
- ASO (activate purchase option)
- Nasser Djiga (return to Wolves)
- Derek Cornelius (return to OM)
- Aarons (return to Bournemouth)
- Meghoma (return to Brentford)
2026 Summer Loan Player Return:
- Jose Cifuentes (Toronto - get what we can or hope Toronto activate purchase option)
- Danilo (NEC Nijmegen - get what we can, don't believe there is a purchase option)
- Ben Davies (Oxford - release as contract expiring)
- Ross McCausland (Aris Limassol - get what we can or hope conditions are met for permanent move to Cyprus)
- Clinton Nsiala (Westerlo - sell as believe there is a £1m option)
2026 Winter Loan player Return
- Oscar Cortes (Huracan - get what we can or hope Huracan activate one of the buy options)
All the above is before we even then touch the list of players that aren't getting a look in or are likely to be deemed surplus to requirements, all of whom we should take what we can get for them:
- Nedim Bajrami
- Thelo Aasgaard (although I believe he will stay)
- Bojan Miovski
That in itself is a lot on outgoings, but would then leave us short and requiring a few more quality additions to the core nucleus of the squad:
1x GK (back up to Butland)
1x RB (starter ahead of Tav)
2x CB (at least one starter to compliment big Fernandez)
1x LB (back up to Rommens)
1x CDM (Dahl in the 6? )
1x CAM (an upgrade on Aasgaard in the 10)
1x Winger (perhaps more if the Monaco interest in Gassama has legs).
Add further into the mix our lack of Scottish and academy home-grown players (especially if Kelly and/ or Wright go) and we're well short for European squad quotas. Would expect us to be complementing the squad with a fresh injection of Scottish talent, and then hopefully the likes of Glasgow turning 16 to be in and around the first team environment.
A long winded way of saying it should be another big summer of transfer activity - in both directions.
However, first, we've a title to win. So strap in!
Agree2
18 Feb 2026 20:36:32
Why do we always need to get rid of players we loaned out? I would like to see if young Ross McCausland has improved at all. He's only young; we should wait before pulling any triggers.
18 Feb 2026 20:49:26
Good post. Interesting personal parenthesis re: individual thoughts on players. Have u posted previously by any chance?
18 Feb 2026 22:29:04
Fork, I remembered that as well. There was a poster called Legal-bear who posted at the time of the takeover. He seemed to be a solicitor, or was claiming to be one anyway. 👍
19 Feb 2026 11:19:16
Long-term reader and admirer; rare contributor.
Good memory, Angus: I gave some of my personal thoughts on the takeover, which seemed to be met with general warmth by users. I will never claim to be 'ITK'; I just occasionally enjoy the odd discussion.
19 Feb 2026 11:21:38
Rfc22, my own thoughts are that McCausland has had a chance already, and I personally believe that Cyprus is no league to kick-on in. Keeping him around would only stymie the development of young Curtis, possibly taking crucial minutes away from him.
19 Feb 2026 19:40:18
If he is getting minutes over him, then he would be better than him.
20 Feb 2026 15:31:00
Rfc22, It's a Sword of Damocles in my opinion.
There's conditional obligations in McCausland's loan, whereby if a certain threshold is met, Aris have an obligation to buy him for a pre-determined fee. Whilst we don't know for certain what those exact threshold values are, it will more than likely be tied to making a certain number of appearances, goals, assists, or winning the Cypriot League, etc.
For those thresholds to be met, it would suggest McCausland would have had a positive loan spell and kicked-on a game. By all means, he would now be a better player. But we won't see him back at Ibrox (for now) as he moves to Cyprus on a permanent basis.
Conversely, if he does return, and the obligation thresholds are not met at Aris, it suggests he hasn't lived up to expectations in a league (and team) that is arguably somewhat sub-standard to our own (notwithstanding our failure to win over there in the Europa League a couple of seasons back).
If he does return in that sense after a poor spell in Cyprus, on face value, I'd rather have Curtis ahead of him, and continuing to improve and develop after a positive start to his time in the first team at the start of the season, and now at Kilmarnock.
All personal opinions, of course, but I just don't see a future at Ibrox for McCausland in any form, unless he sticks around as an emergency squad player for European quotas.
18 Feb 2026 15:00:45
Ehl. 1 for you again. On a previous comment you said it felt strange you couldn't celebrate the Rangers goals v hearts. I know from previous posts you said you moved to Hearts so I'm presuming are you involved in first team matchdays. Was at Tynecastle couple seasons ago and it's some stadium have got to say
Agree0
18 Feb 2026 16:27:06
Yeah, Davie, I was there with the wider first-team support group.
I'm working with about 15 players across all the various squads, so I attend most games, or if there's a clash, go wherever I think I can add the most value.
Tynecastle is pretty good. The hotel is brilliant. I have been fortunate to stay there a few times on match days.
18 Feb 2026 20:19:27
So you were 1 of the Hearts lot that stole my seat. 😂
18 Feb 2026 22:48:13
Hahahaha, not guilty, Your Honour.
18 Feb 2026 09:56:24
Great to see our scouting network finally working since our dark days.
First time since God knows when we have a team that in a few years will either be unstoppable or probably make us a lot of money
Everyplayers value will increase each year least 10/12 players there that will get least double triple there bought price.
Chuki Fernandes Chermiti Rommens
Least 70 million in transfers in future there alone
a physical powerful team with added
with skill will win Scottish league hands down every year.
Agree3
18 Feb 2026 10:46:42
Good post, Bluenose.
18 Feb 2026 13:24:47
We won't get 70 mill for them. Get sizeable fees, yes, but it won't be 70 mill. 👍
18 Feb 2026 14:48:10
I think people might be surprised with the amount Fernandez could go for if he keeps improving. It's all pie in the sky at the moment, and hopefully we have a couple of seasons with them in a blue shirt lifting trophies before any leave, and for money that can't be knocked back.
18 Feb 2026 18:48:31
I was at the training centre today. I watched Fernandes among others, but the improvement in this lad is incredible. Rommens is a machine.
18 Feb 2026 20:38:13
Fernandes will be worth stupid money by the end of the season.
17 Feb 2026 23:19:39
We've been linked with Luke Graham from Dundee for a possible deal in the summer.
Personally I think he would be a good choice.
6'4", left footed, 22yr old, Scottish, ball playing Centre Half. Would be a better option than Cornelius (remember him? )
Also, what would you reckon to Filip Lissah of Falkirk as an option for right back?
On loan from Swansea and valued at 250k
Attack minded player who has played very well this season and could be a good replacement/backup for Tav.
Agree1
18 Feb 2026 00:35:30
I like Cornelius. I wouldn't be opposed to signing him after his loan.
18 Feb 2026 07:59:17
Agreed, Tav. Regarding Cornelius, he can play LCB or LB, and we need the versatility in our squad going forward. Depending on the fee, of course I'd take him, as long as it's not silly money.
I watched him play for Canada a few times at a decent level. I just don't think we have seen the best of him. Danny Rohl will probably be looking elsewhere, I suspect. It's hard to assess anyone who's injured.
18 Feb 2026 09:22:32
Before his serious injury, Cornelius was being spoken about as a bit of a sick note; he went off early with knocks a few times in games. I wouldn't be wanting him to sign perm.
18 Feb 2026 10:48:34
I thought Cornelius looked a Rolls-Royce at LB, but I am very happy with Rommens now.
I don't know that we'd pay X amount of millions for a backup LB.
19 Feb 2026 11:47:17
I personally feel Cornelius is a difficult one.
By all intents, he was the one I was most excited about out of all the Martin arrivals: versatile CB and LB; a full Canadian international with 40 caps; a decent pedigree in Sweden at Malmo with league titles and a cup; and just off the back of a well-earned move to OM in France, with a full playing season under his belt.
Equally, he then started his loan here ok, looking like one of the better players under Martin.
I just wonder if his recent injury is what's causing that hesitation.
Casting minds back, Oscar Cortes looked brilliant when he first came in, and just hasn't lived up to those expectations at all post-injury return - cast aside to the backwaters of the Spanish second tier where he flopped, and now Argentina.
I wonder if the club are perhaps learning from previous errors in hoping a player returns to that initial form after a serious injury, which is just unfortunately rarely the case.
17 Feb 2026 20:47:35
EHL, What's your thoughts on Motherwell?
I've heard in the past about top coaches trying to get players to watch more basketball, as the tactical side of things can be very similar with rotations, overloading, blocking runs etc.
For me when I've watched Motherwell play, that's the best way to describe their movement. It's very similar to basketball. They pop it into someone, that person then lays it off and they switch positions. Defending players don't know which one to go with because both players are on the move. It's very simple and very effective.
And out of posession, they seem to be very good at setting traps and isolating players and forcing them into mistakes.
Personally hope that DR is studying them and will hopefully blend some of their style into his own.
Personally wouldn't be surprised if they finished inside the top 3. In fact I think I would be more surprised if they didn't .
Agree0
17 Feb 2026 21:44:19
Who is missing out on the top 3 places, Zikos?
17 Feb 2026 23:17:45
Their movement and rotation is excellent, Zikos. Makes it so hard to mark, and they close u down really quickly too. Runs into the box are well timed too. Look at Just's goal at the weekend. I think it's unlikely they'll break into the top three, but they'll have a big say on the league anyway.
Even though Hearts are top, Motherwell have been the team of the season for me after a slow start, with loads of draws.
17 Feb 2026 23:20:05
Well, let's hope we can find a Meadowlark Lemon as a 10. 😉😉😉
18 Feb 2026 01:46:46
I'm not sure, but hopefully not us!!
I don't see them dropping me any points until the end of the season.
18 Feb 2026 07:18:52
Motherwell are doing well, but are sitting 10 points off the top. I can't see them making the top three. How many of their team would you say would start in our team?
18 Feb 2026 08:26:55
Zikos, I haven't seen a great deal of them, and when I have seen them, they've had a good structure and have been well drilled.
I have to say, though, that I haven't seen the Harlem Globetrotters-style football that they seem to be credited with.
18 Feb 2026 09:07:38
Jasp, that's what's so impressive about them atm. I wouldn't actually take any of their players, including Just or Maswanise, as I don't think they would improve our starting 11. But collectively, they are very good.
18 Feb 2026 09:09:28
EHL, that's just my own thoughts on it. Not seen anyone else reference that, tbh.
I just liken their constant movement and rotations to basketball.
18 Feb 2026 09:24:53
Dr doesn't need to study Motherwell, he's clearly working towards producing the style he wants here. He requires the players to do it. We are getting there, and possibly after a summer window, it'll be even more noticeable.
18 Feb 2026 10:49:38
Could be that the players we have just need a bit more time to play the way Rohl wants. It was said in another thread that the Hearts game showed real signs of the system working.
We do need additions, but just to replace those on loan or at the end of contract.
Or if we get a bid so high we can't refuse. Good to be in a position now where we are more in control of transfers.
18 Feb 2026 13:47:33
Bar, we have had a few lemons at No10.
18 Feb 2026 18:48:01
Motherwell have been excellently coached to the point that some players who I thought would struggle to get a game in lower divisions have shown they are capable of playing good passing football. They still have their limits as a team and individually, though. I still hope they don't send us there for a third time.