Rangers Discussion Posts 5

15 May 2026 14:31:34
Raskin confirmed for world cup squad. He wants play in epl. Go out and prove it and get your big money move.

15 May 2026 15:57:48
Get his transfer buy out clause met, u mean?

15 May 2026 16:18:20
I have been very disappointed in Raskin this season. The majority of our games, he hasn't been good enough. I will be quite happy for him moving on.

15 May 2026 18:08:49
Fourlads, me too mate. He plays well 1 in 5 games.

15 May 2026 20:12:26
Anything over the clause will be accepted? The clause allows him to speak if the club accept

15 May 2026 21:04:11
Really.

15 May 2026 10:05:01
I was backing Danny but we had 5 cup finals and we have lost 4 of them. How does he come back from this. He comes across way too nice and I doubt he loses the head in the dressing room. Do we stick or do we twist.

If we could get the Motherwell manager I would twist. If we stick Danny going to need hit the ground running. I read on here prior that Motherwell style of football wouldn't suit us. Of course it would.

15 May 2026 11:06:33
How do you know the Motherwell manager can control / go radge in the dressing room when required?

15 May 2026 12:39:03
It would be McInnes for me, Davie. I think Aksou will go to the Tim's.

15 May 2026 14:46:27
Mph, I don't. I do know Alex Rae would that I've suggested as assistant on another post. I think Danny will still be here next season, but I do think he needs a hardline Rangers man in beside him to let players really know when it's going pear shaped.

15 May 2026 16:20:14
Alex Rae was assistant to Clement, was he not? I have no idea what he did, but was non existant. How did that work out for Clement?

15 May 2026 16:34:44
I know Alex. He is not a good coach imo.

15 May 2026 17:36:43
Alex has already been in and done nothing with pc. 🤦‍♂️

15 May 2026 19:49:39
Matter of opinion, but I think the Motherwell manager would need a couple of seasons.
Yes, he had a great season, but would Rangers fans accept playing great football but still winning no trophies if he goes across the city? You could guess it's because he is cheap.

15 May 2026 00:31:59
Was having a think after the Tav drama and the fallout from his statement.

I'm sure I heard rumours it was Tav and Goldson who started the revolt against gio and wanted Beale back. Then again Tav involved in removal of Clement. Then Raskin against Martin.

Is it just me or do our players seem to turn on managers constantly. It seems to be one player and the rest back then up rather than the manager or just focusing on the club maybe.

Now another thought is that Raskin isn't injured. I remember reading Ferguson call Raskin feisty and difficult. McCann spoke about a "heated" exchange because Raskin wanted to play the 6 and they wanted him to play a left sided 8. He questioned McCann on the training pitch and it took McCann to provide evidence that Raskin was coming inside and closing Barron's space ( 5 or 6 examples McCann claimed to have to show) before Raskin replied "but I could still come in to build stuff".

15 May 2026 07:33:37
Is it just me or do the fans turn against the managers constantly, Ayrshire?

There may be some truth in what you are saying, mate, modern players hold too much power at times.

However, we need to come together somehow and build something concrete instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Easier said than done, I suppose. We should've stuck by Clement.

15 May 2026 08:55:54
Did the same not happen back in the day with B. Ferguson and P. Le Guen? Maybe we need a stronger minded manager that can handle players with large egos? Either that, let the support know exactly how these players act behind closed doors.

15 May 2026 09:14:30
Raskin was two minutes in the door and talking about going to England.

15 May 2026 14:35:59
Good thing this week that Aarons got some minutes even though Tav didn't, as he says "crucial to get results and the 3 points in a cup final", of course fully understood Desperate Dan. Sounds like Martin now in the building. Don't leather Falkirk, there is no way back, and the owners need to find new advisers who understand the club, the game and the punters.

15 May 2026 16:23:11
So it's now not just beat Falkirk, it's leather them. Just say you don't want Rohl and that's it.

15 May 2026 18:40:17
We ain't leathering nobody more chance of getting beat with this bunch of losers.

15 May 2026 19:53:20
Tav been at heart of dressing room through how many managers. Please just tell this guy to get to. Don't care about his stats, just get him away.

15 May 2026 19:54:55
Don't really think what Raskin said years ago really matters mate, he was young talented and ambitious, he was asked a question, he answered.

Most " statements " are actually answers to questions.

I certainly would take a offer of around 12-15 for him, we desperately need to get away from the "Tav" era, he is now a large part of that, clear the dressing room, and let DR, or someone else, bring in the right players, there's been a nasty smell around Auchenhowie for some time I believe, some have power way above their station and when players have power you will see managers suffer the consequences, they can virtually down tools, mystery illnesses appear, a refusal to accept tactics and constantly not following orders on the pitch.

Players have the ability to destroy a manager, especially if that manager is young and didn't bring them in.

14 May 2026 21:45:11
Tavs off field performance through his statement is similar to his recent on-field performances.
Defensively weak and lacking in class and by the end was running out of steam.

15 May 2026 09:08:49
Agree Mph, but I feel Tav will learn from the whole experience.

15 May 2026 09:43:16
Mph, you are bigger than that, mate. Let him leave without all this acrimony from everyone. If anyone can stand and say they wouldn't have reacted badly to being told that they wouldn't start and lead out the team in their last home game after 11 years at the club, then they are bigger than I am.

If he could go back, I am sure he would do it differently, but he acted emotionally as we all do on here every day.

Look forward rather than back, and in 1 game time we can move onto the next player who displeases us.

15 May 2026 10:25:35
Fair point, Angus, but he is the one causing the acrimony with his actions and with his statement. Can u imagine the dressing room now, and how will it impact on relationships with Rohl for the future?

15 May 2026 11:11:00
Of course I'm bigger than that, Angus. 😎
Doesn't stop me passing opinion on a Rangers captain / professional footballer who should be bigger than that though.

15 May 2026 17:38:18
It's Tav causing all of it, Angus is one to blame but himself.

14 May 2026 19:11:24
Lots of people were saying how great a job Rohl done by pulling back 13 point lead from hearts, if they loose on Saturday and Hearts win then gap is 14 points. He has been found out when we came up against top 6.

14 May 2026 20:59:16
Yes, he has unfortunately.

14 May 2026 21:23:48
Amazes me how often people misuse data when trying to prove their point, when in fact what they end up doing is proving the opposite.

Even if Rohl finishes 1 point further behind than we were when Martin took over, statistically he's improved things considerably.

14 May 2026 22:37:49
Tell me more about how he has done this, EHL. I don't really pay attention to stats etc, and I'm really curious to know the facts.

14 May 2026 23:19:13
Martin was on around 1.2 points per game. Danny is on over 2. If there was no improvement, we'd be on around 45 and in 6th place. Impossible to say what would have happened, but ridiculous to say we've not improved.

14 May 2026 23:23:37
Gazza, complicated version, forecasting the points difference from Martin over the course of the season would have us currently 55 points behind, not the 11 that we are.

Simple version.

Nullifying the game in hand, he started 11 behind, is currently 11 behind, so over 30 games has matched Hearts point for point, and that's including dropping 12 out of the last 12 points.



Just to be clear, I'm not in any way saying this is acceptable as the fall of post split has been devastating - which in my opinion is the big question mark over him.

I'm just pointing out that looking at the body of work in terms of points actually shows he's done a decent job steadying a sinking ship and matching the current league leaders point for point over 30 games.

15 May 2026 00:49:25
Once we were all.
Equal, though, going into the break, all those stats go out the window.

We had 5 games to win the league and we lost 4 and it could be 5 points n Saturday.

That is unforgivable for me.



A Rangers manager can't survive that record, sorry, lads, not a hope in hell.

15 May 2026 08:24:51
Stevie, what though if the manager was managing to get more out of the team up till that point than the sum of its parts. So, despite their lack of conditioning and despite gaps in the squad, he managed to get us to that point at the split. btw, until then he had only lost once to the top 6. Does that not make him someone we need to keep to see what he can do with a team who are suited to how he wants to play.

I always suspected that at some point the wheels would come off and the top 6 games where teams can better take advantage of our inability to play more than 45 minutes was always likely to be it.

So, do you want to get rid of a manager who managed to get more out of a team than he should have and get someone else who may do the same as every other manager we have had till now, as there are no guarantees.

I would rather we give him backing and a bit of time and see if he can get back to that 2+ points a game he had before the top 6 split.

We need to look at things slightly differently for a little while perhaps until we get back to being top dog and not accepting that record from a manager. I hope if it isn't Rohl it needs to be someone as the managerial merry go round could end up with us becoming like Watford.

15 May 2026 09:02:04
Getting near the top doesn't mean u can just ignore what happened before. So, by that reasoning, StevieG, if u manage to over perform, u should just continue to do so?
Losing the last 4, however, is a different question, though. And, not sure he can survive it.

15 May 2026 09:43:15
Are people on here really comparing Martin to Rohl? No wonder we can't get good people in the door when we hound them out with such drivel.

15 May 2026 09:47:26
Kaiser, you are arguing against yourself there, though, if he over performed at some point that was bound to stop. The timing of it is unfortunate, but surely you judge the man on the body of his work and not just the poor part.

I am interested in seeing if he can get the same or better points per game with a team more suited and conditioned to the style he wants to play and not the style he may have been forced to play.

15 May 2026 10:31:34
We haven't beaten anyone without a struggle, the manager can't get more than 45 mins out of any side he selects.

15 May 2026 10:37:21
Not at all, Angus. I'm saying exactly that, if we over performed we shouldn't just expect us to stay at that level because we got up there. I was never in the we should be winning camp, but he's done amazing to challenge after the mess left.

However, as a separate point, I can understand questions about him after losing 4 games in a row and not being able to find solutions. Not many would survive that.

15 May 2026 10:54:54
He was doing a fantastic job until recently, losing 12 points in 12 games has killed him, that's a third thrown away.

15 May 2026 17:41:22
The problem with that EHL is others were using it as a good thing, by Rohl saying he has clawed by the 13 points, so in the grand scheme of things he is 2 points better off at the moment. That is the only stat that's needed instead of anything else.

No one can predict if Martin would have got marginally better, no better, or worse. You can misuse stats for anything, just like you are doing, to make Rohl sound better when he hasn't. We are 3rd in a 2 horse race, that's a fact.

14 May 2026 12:17:42
Sorry just checked the loss record. We lost 4 in a row in 80s. No records showing us losing 5 league games in a row. Hopefully am wrong but I can't find it anywhere.

14 May 2026 13:15:45
October 83. It's all over the papers.

14 May 2026 13:46:17
5 October 1983 Dundee A 2–3 11, 945 Russell, Redford
22 October 1983 Motherwell H 1–2 15, 000 McCoist (pen.)
29 October 1983 St Mirren A 0–3 12, 068
5 November 1983 Celtic H 1–2 42, 000 Clark
12 November 1983 Aberdeen A 0–3 22, 771.

14 May 2026 14:42:29
An absolute disgrace. Thank God we only have one game left to suffer him. 🫡

14 May 2026 15:05:06
Mayo, r u confident he will go soon?

14 May 2026 15:07:50
Bear, I'm seeing this as nothing more than a man's ego being hurt. Tavernier not being involved because he never started the game is a disgrace. I've done nothing but praise him recently, but that's the kind of man he is, that says enough for me, if all above true.

14 May 2026 15:08:32
And in 87/88 we finished 3rd in the two horse race as well. Similarly, just after the takeover of the club and with a 'project manager' in 32 year old Graeme Souness. That ended up quite well, I think. So could this be another takeover and new manager/squad who takes a while to form and then we get that success.

I guess we will never know as we continue to want managers sacked. Just glad the board stuck with Souness back then. 🎣

14 May 2026 15:11:26
He will not be sacked. Compensation for his services or soldier on.

14 May 2026 15:42:37
Yes, John, after the Falkirk game he's away. 🫡

14 May 2026 18:12:09
Is that you Florida?

14 May 2026 18:57:25
By the way, that Spain trip made a difference, but maybe not the one they expected. Aye, someone comes in for him and compensation paid, we can go for a guy in work just now and pay for him, rather than shop for someone out of work, as appears to be the preferred option quite often.

But he has to go unless he batters Falkirk for 90 mins, and we look like the Harlem Gobstoppers, remember them?

14 May 2026 19:24:58
Bb4, yes it is. I knew it as soon as he posted after the Aphe debacle. He has changed his name.

14 May 2026 21:17:11
"Gobstoppers" 👀 Do u mean "Globetrotters"?

14 May 2026 22:00:51
Meadowlark Lemon, now that takes me back, Fork. 👍

14 May 2026 21:17:58
🙄 "They're sheep, mere sheep! Easily dispersed if we strike the shepherd. - Very well. Pick a flock of your finest assassins and set a meeting." 👀😉😳😇

14 May 2026 22:18:16
They even had their own cartoon when I was a lad, Angus. 👍👍

14 May 2026 22:23:08
Curly Neal n Jackie Jackson, Christ I'm auld. 😵‍💫

14 May 2026 22:26:54
Fork, I was a bit older as a lad and remember it well. Meadowlark and Mohammad Ali were my two childhood idols. I saw Ali at Heathrow Airport when his health was failing, but was too scared to go across and chat.

My wife still takes the mick, as I wasn't a kid then. What do you say, as a nobody, to a legend? So I just froze and finished my beer. Even Dutch courage didn't help. 🤷

14 May 2026 22:37:17
Rumble in the Jungle 74 Foreman rope a dope fight, Ali played him, gd film about it, When We Were Kings. 👍

14 May 2026 11:55:16
It seems the Tavernier debate is taking over social media and the sad thing is, people are more concerned about that than the fact we finished 3rd in a two-horse race.

What is AC thinking going forward? Does he think a bunch of new players fixes everything? Or does he think it needs new players and a new manager?

It's a huge outlay to rebuild a squad and change the manager all in one go. I honestly think we're years away from success with the way things look and the direction we're going.

Celtic will strengthen again, no doubt. Hearts will strengthen too, and DM will have another strong season if he can keep hold of the key Hearts players this summer and build around that core.

Under Rohl, I wouldn't even be surprised if we finished 3rd again next season and possibly ended up with no European football — depending on whether we get through the Europa qualifiers or drop into the Conference League playoff spot.

And all of that is highly dependent on Celtic beating Dunfermline in the cup, which realistically they probably will.

If AC decides to pull the plug on Rohl, who actually wants to come and take the job? Let's be honest. We can all debate who we'd like, but it's already been shown we don't exactly have managers queuing up for it.

So where does that leave us?

Muscat
Gerrard
Terzić
Alex Neil
Askou
DM - highly doubtful, especially if he wants to continue the progression at Hearts, particularly if they challenge strongly again.

Rose - would he really want it?

The only one who maybe feels strong enough for the situation is Dyche someone who would come in, take control of this squad, lay down the law, and demand standards.

I genuinely can't think of anyone who stands out as someone who could come in, hit the ground running, and fully embrace the job. And that's the sorry truth of where we are. I just don't think we can attract a seasoned, successful manager for the job that's at hand right now.

So what does AC do?

14 May 2026 12:07:01
Stig, the corruption is taking over my mind just now, as McInnes said it's disgusting that mob get everything going. We all knew this would happen in the split. Something needs done. I'm sick of that weasel Gollum apologising after the event.

14 May 2026 12:34:27
The Tav debate is also important too tho. Previous managers have said there's an attitude problem throughout the club, and he has again demonstrated a massive problem that needs rooted out the club, or will just continue regardless of what appointments are made.

14 May 2026 12:37:50
Has Terzic not been confirmed as Athletic Bilbao gaffer for next season?

14 May 2026 12:40:45
Terzic going to Bilbao and Rose to Bournemouth, so that's two off list. I would go for Neil with Reid as assistant.

14 May 2026 13:28:07
Kaiser, understand and agree.

But, trying to get to the bottom of what people think about the overall situation, mate.

Will new players fix it?
Or.
New manager & players.

What way will the owners go, do you reckon, and why?

14 May 2026 13:50:59
I think the owners will stand by Danny Stig. As I say, I have no idea if it's the right decision but at least hopefully they will be able to clear out the worst of the problem players and give him a clean slate to work with. Then we'll see if he is the man for the job.

14 May 2026 14:43:21
Rohl is leaving after the Falkirk game, Stig. 🫡

14 May 2026 15:15:16
Doubt it, Mayo. Not sacked anyway.

14 May 2026 15:29:48
Kaiser, I agree. He was doing reasonably well until the split with a poorly conditioned squad who have glaring gaps in key positions. So, if we fill those gaps and the squad are conditioned to play a high impact game, then I feel we have a better chance of showing him and the team at their best. If we get rid, then who is guaranteed to bring success next season. No-one has managed it so far, so what gives anyone the confidence that starting from scratch again will work.

At some point we need to give a manager time; if we keep on changing them, I think we will never see that sustained success again.
In fairness, it would have been better for us to continue sitting 7 points behind; it was getting back into that title race and falling apart which ha skilled belief in him.

14 May 2026 15:43:25
Heard it from a good source, Colonel. An ex chairman. 🫡

14 May 2026 16:15:59
I wonder who in the club is telling all of these ex executives all the club news when they can't keep their mouths shut and gossip about what they are told. imo, if all these ex executives of ours loved the club then they wouldn't be putting any info out there on club business.

14 May 2026 16:43:51
Angus, things get out, mate. All is not well at the club just now from what I have been told. To come on and share that information on a Rangers forum without naming a source isn't exactly a big issue, is it? 🫡

14 May 2026 17:02:31
Mayo, I never criticised you here, you may notice. But I have no respect for an executive of our club, past or present, who puts information out there which further destabilises the club at a time when everything isn't well.
This is a time when the whole club and support need to pull together in the one direction and this type of information isn't helping us at any time.


If they are current execs, then I would have them sacked, but there is a limit, I know, to what can be done with those no longer in those positions and perhaps still holding grievances, but just conjecture on my part. Just my own standards, I guess, which I think are much more important than some of the ones like Brown brogues we always go on about.

15 May 2026 16:36:54
Here here, Angus, the inside workings of a club need to remain inside. Florida, didn't you also say you were told 100% Gerrard was coming. Or was it Gerrard is coming but only if Thelwell is out and he can sort out his tax affairs too.



Time will tell, we only have a day to wait.

So if Rohl is out, who is in? Is Rohl walking or being sacked?