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06 Oct 2026 23:52:02
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05 Oct 2026 19:38:17
Rumoured that Villa will come in big for Raskin in January.



05 Oct 2026 20:06:59
January should carry a premium on top of any fee.

I'd be asking £25m and see what offers come in from that. I don't mean we will get it I'm simply saying if there are enquiries that is the number I'm giving clubs.



05 Oct 2026 20:14:49
Stevie, clubs will pay more in January, wouldn't be letting him go until the summer anyway, we've a league to win mate.



05 Oct 2026 21:11:31
Not sure I believe this, he was available in the summer so why didn't they sign him then? They have got loads of midfielders.



05 Oct 2026 21:27:19
Shouldn't even be thinking of selling in January ,

As Star says, a league to be won, possibly a extremely important one at that.



05 Oct 2026 21:39:58
This could coincide with what I heard about Lewis Ferguson signing in January.



05 Oct 2026 22:10:31
Money talks lads and £25m would do it for me.

Go sign Lewis for €17m and I'd be happy with that.



06 Oct 2026 05:52:17
Thought a fee had been set for him/us to at least consider, we can't just bang 25m on him like last time round, how did that go??
It will be addons that might make us money for Raskin imo.



06 Oct 2026 06:29:11
Bar I believe in starting negotiations at a high price if your a seller club.

The rest will IrI'm itself out.

I also think that an epl look b to sign a Belgian international starting mf in January window ahould come with an extreme premium bro
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is it not at least worth asking for it before we wrote it off.



06 Oct 2026 08:13:53
Ferguson to replace Raskin? Is this going to win us anything? Massive downgrade imo, hopefully the Drago learning or being coached to play that pivotal midfield role rumour is true.



06 Oct 2026 08:41:58
Ferguson a massive downgrade on Raskin, port, Raskin is clearly better than i think, Raskin moving to Villa is a bad move for his career, which I'm kinda sure Villa won't even be interested in him anyway, Raskin is a good cm, but we're talking about him like he's better than he is, imho, he's not even the best cm at Rangers.



06 Oct 2026 08:57:36
I know who you're eluding to My star, when you state that Nico Raskin isn't the best central midfielder at Rangers. 🤔 Does the best CM you're meaning have the initials of DN by any chance mate? 🤔🇬🇧



06 Oct 2026 09:16:16
Obviously sws, I've seen Neil having far more outstanding games for Sunderland than i have Raskin for Rangers, mate, and I've never seen Raskin perform as well against Celtic like Neil has in both games.



06 Oct 2026 09:45:03
Raskin was brilliant against Celtic star. Maybe some truth in the Aston Villa rumour as John mcginn is getting on a bit so is I think they have Ross Barkley as well so two central midfielders needing replaced soon. I wouldn't sell unless we are at least 7 points ahead but as you know money does talk so anything could happen if it's big bucks.



06 Oct 2026 10:03:40
Yes he's had many good games against Celtic, Wallace, I wouldn't be selling him in January either, him and Neil are building a very good relationship, Villa will buy better than Raskin, mate, Raskin is a good player but not as good as some think, he was getting mentioned not long ago on here with cm's at a different level.



06 Oct 2026 10:12:42
If Dan Neil had a Belgium granny, he wouldn't get near that Belgium midfield. In fact, if he had a Scottish granny, he wouldn't get in the Scottish midfield. Raskin started against France. Rest against Turkey.

Came on against France in the other game. Started against Italy. He'd be a great addition to most squads in the EPL.



06 Oct 2026 10:24:08
Raskin himself said in his head he was ready to leave and would see what happens next window. As long as he keeps attitude right until then. He would walk into most EPL teams.



06 Oct 2026 10:44:18
Mph, Neil will prove to be a far better player for Rangers, Raskin would struggle getting on the Sunderland bench, this he'd walk into most teams in that league is nonsense, clubs in the top half of the league, he's been in the stand more than on the park, imo.



06 Oct 2026 09:49:01
I don't get the hype that we can't sell Raskin either. There seems to be a fear that we will crumble without Raskin. He's a good player but Neil is better and I don't think Ferguson is worse than Raskin either. Ferguson has done very well and has been a standout in a far better league with teams like Juventus showing interest.



06 Oct 2026 10:07:38
Neil and Raskin could just have the makings of a title winning partnership here, I see him going in summer, but if it's January then I would believe Ferguson is a certainty to come, I feel either it's a done deal or Raskin stays, nobody will be selling a top player while challenging for a title, that's crazy stuff, Raskin hasn't been great but he can be in the right shape and with the right players around him.

And the manager is someone who knows how to handle players, I would be extremely surprised if Raskin goes, unless as I said, that a deal for Ferguson is already done and even then I would think that would be summer, but you never know.



06 Oct 2026 11:00:08
I really think Raskin is a late bloomer he is only going to get better and better still got his baby face and he's 25 boys a player and better than half the guff in the Premier League.



06 Oct 2026 11:01:28
It will be funny star if Sunderland buy him 😂😂😂.



06 Oct 2026 11:06:50
Wallace, Sunderland could be doing with another cm, mate, but they'd sign someone better than Raskin.



06 Oct 2026 11:07:26
how would we make anything on Ferguson if we paid 17M for him, is he even worth that?



06 Oct 2026 12:01:36
Neil couldn't get a game for Sunderland in the EPL. In fact, Ipswich didn't even want Neil for their EPL campaign after apparently starring on loan with them in the EFL.

In fact, not one EPL side came in for Neil. He's a Championship level player who has upped his game after a rank rotten start to his Rangers career.



06 Oct 2026 12:02:29
Without wishing to end up putting down one of our players because of the comparisons, if Neil is so much better than Raskin how did we get him for free with little competition while Raskin is expected to raise between £10-20m+ depending who u believe? I think there's plenty of clubs in EPL who he'd play regularly for, maybe not the top 6-8 but any of the rest.



06 Oct 2026 12:15:44
I think Fergie is better than Raskin hands down.

Geesa if or when we buy Fergie it's not to sell him on. That will be a figurehead signing and a notice of intent to others if what we're about.

Fergie for me would be an upgrade. Even if only slightly it's all about small percentages.



06 Oct 2026 11:29:32
Big if but, if we sign Ferguson, there would be very little concern about future profit and very big plans for captaining the club and winning titles for next 5 years at least.

This is what needs to happen, Rangers need to sign a few players who buy into the club and are intent on winning every single league title for the foreseeable future, one title then lost again is not what this club is about, it isn't what we were m WE WERE CHAMPIONS AND PREMIER CLUB IN THIS COUNTRY!

This needs to be recovered and players like Ferguson could just be key to that plan, So, If he comes it won't be about selling for profit, it will be a statement of intent, and he would be the middle piece of the new jigsaw.



06 Oct 2026 13:33:04
I agree if we do sign fergie then he won't be getting sold he will finish his career here and hopefully win a lot of league trophies. We will build a team around him for sure. If we make say 15 million for Raskin we only paid 1.5 mil for him that's 13.5 mil profit put a couple quid to it and you have Lewis Ferguson for next to nothing.

That's what we will do guaranteed.



06 Oct 2026 13:38:33
Really don't understand the love for Ferguson and I'd hate to see Raskin go in January, he's vital to the team just now and in my opinion it would massively hinder our chances of winning anything this season. As far as Ferguson goes, 17mil is way too much for us to spend on (again only my opinion) a decent but not brilliant player🤷.

Watching these last few Scotland matches has confirmed it as far as I'm concerned. 17mil could easily get us an upgrade on Raskin which Ferguson isn't, sorry but I just don't see what others obviously do.



06 Oct 2026 13:45:19
In case some don't realise we have spent vast sums of money in the 2 of the 3 windows and will need to make some of it back in sales soon as FFP will kick in.

Spending £17 million on a player with no sell on value is reckless especially one who honestly is nowhere near as good as some think he is on here cause if he was he wouldn't be linked with only and wouldn't even be having a conversation for a move. If we are honest, if he wasn't called Lewis "Ferguson" and related to ex players then no one would be talking him up so much. Would much rather Dragojević play if Raskin is sold.



06 Oct 2026 13:53:55
Makings of a good squad right now, if we want to win this league, we keep this squad till the summer and improve one or two in January. Suicidal to change anything unless we want to gift Celtic the league again and disrupt the re build going on and the cameraderi we are finally building?



06 Oct 2026 14:13:32
Stevie there's not a hope in hell we will
Get 25m for Raskin mate. Besiktas were offering us a loan to buy with 12m euros in the summer and we nearly accepted it😂

Shows the clubs valuation is no where near what we on here think.



06 Oct 2026 14:23:36
Question for the guys who think Ferguson is a better player than Raskin, honest opinion. Do you think Ferguson would get a start for Belgium? I don't think he even makes the squad.



06 Oct 2026 14:38:15
Clear you don't rate dan neil the way some of us do on here MPH and that's fair enough but i think you're being far too critical of the guy and for me he's a quality midfielder 👌🇬🇧.



06 Oct 2026 14:45:33
Wishy if it's Villa that be my price. Any English team will be charged extra for a player as that's what happens when they sell one.

Very other country charge more when selling too.

Plus it's January so can charge bit extra again.

My point is to maximise what any club is willing to pay by starting the negotiations
Heavy.

Why would u just start at 12m if that's what u want? You'll end up with £8.



06 Oct 2026 14:52:37
SO Ferguson will cost us 3.5Million per year plus wages. what guarantee will Ferguson give us to win the league every year for those 5 years and bring in European revenue.

i don't believe Rangers are in the position to spend 4.5M plus on one player per year with no guarantees.



06 Oct 2026 13:07:09
Geesa. Why do we have to make money on Ferguson?



06 Oct 2026 15:24:29
We need a couple players who will be here for next 5 years to try and implement a consistent winning team season on season.

We can't only be about buy and sell we need to have a couple who will be here for 5 years

McCrorie penrice (Lewis F) Curtis maybe Dan Neil.



06 Oct 2026 15:35:19
Cool mph, you'll soon see Neil is a being a better footballer than Raskin, and younger will more experience, Neil was on the bench for Sunderland, Raskin wouldn't struggle getting that, you've clearly got Raskin a better player than he ever has been, yes he is good player, but remember you mentioned him is the same sentence as Anderson, now that blew me anyway.



06 Oct 2026 15:45:47
#would.



06 Oct 2026 15:48:42
Also isn't Coventry an EPL club right now, because Lampard wanted Neil.



06 Oct 2026 16:10:08
Mystar. My post was asking a question of the forum, as to whether Ferguson's arrival and Raskin leaving would be a detriment or upgrade to our current squad. I never mentioned anything about Dan Neil who is the best midfielder we have imo. I offered my opinion on LF and NR and stick by what i said, NR is a better player than uncle Barry's nephew by a country mile.

I am basing my opinion on having watched Lewis play in, and play for Scotland. It may well be that Italy suits him better, as their fooball is not as phronetic as our's, but for me, LF is not the answer. For £17m i think we could do a lot better.



06 Oct 2026 16:51:26
Port Glasgow Bear,
Nico Raskin in my opinion is a very good and important player in our midfield.
The problem is that he has the ambition to move on to the next step of his career and in doing that, we would want to implement the player trading model and make maximum profit.
Not every player would be signing with the player trading model forefront in our minds and Lewis Ferguson in my opinion has equal but different qualities.
If we can hold onto Nico until the summer then I'm absolutely delighted but if the inevitable happens and he leaves I don't want to relay on a 20 year old Dragojavic to bring home the title, even although I have very high hopes for him as a Rangers midfielder.


Lewis Ferguson makes sense to me if we loose Nico Raskin if we have ambitions of winning the league and the answer to your question neither a detriment or upgrade but player with similar but different qualities.

CO2 ✉ 87 💬 744


06 Oct 2026 16:52:34
Port, Ferguson and Raskin not much in it for me, mate, definitely not a massive downgrade like someone said earlier.



06 Oct 2026 17:07:09
Stevie I'm being realastic we aren't getting that kind of money for Raskin. He's going to end up leaving for nothing. Teams clearly aren't willing to pay what we want. If he leaves with two titles on a free I'd take that the now😂.



06 Oct 2026 17:56:28
Just read a bit on Ferguson, important player for his manager, most accurate passes in his league this season.



06 Oct 2026 17:59:44
Wishy fair enough mate time will tell bud 👍.



06 Oct 2026 19:30:56
We might not get £25m if we can't get him to sign a new contract selling him is the only option strengthening needs to happen Lewis Ferguson isn't the best option when we need to strengthen in more than one position.



06 Oct 2026 19:52:33
Not too bad a stat at all, Beale.



06 Oct 2026 19:53:11
Niko hasn't ever been great for Rangers, that's all that matters, he's had years now, still not great, but Neil may just be the guy that drags him up.



06 Oct 2026 20:38:33
Stevie, if we get anywhere near 25m + addons for Raskin, I would bite anyone's hand off.
We tried that price already, it didn't fare well, as one of the big issues is where he wants to play, (I'd suggest AV is not in his top 5!), he had longer on his contract last time round, we will be lucky to get 12 imo.

and I wouldn't be surprised if he hangs around for a league title and walks for nothing.



06 Oct 2026 21:05:58
Bar I totally understand that mate let's just try get the maximum is all I'm saying.



06 Oct 2026 22:02:14
Tasking better than Neil and Neil is better currently on form than Ferguson that's my opinion all 3 are different kind of players Raskin goes about his work so easy imo.



06 Oct 2026 22:07:00
After watching Ferguson very closely during this tedious international break I'd say please no . Bang average player . Not worth £7 m let alone £17 m . The romantic idea that he will / should follow in his uncle's footsteps ought to be abandoned .



04 Oct 2026 10:08:03
Benat Gerenabarrena possible links.



04 Oct 2026 11:51:40
Nato, I did see his name linked with Rangers, mate, cm and can play rb.



04 Oct 2026 12:41:56
Yes my star, I believe he can also play in the wing back role in a 5.

Looking at how Derek wants us to play. I think his versatility would be a great fit for us.



04 Oct 2026 13:11:48
Or even invented full back Nato, just had a look at him on Transfermaker, I maybe seen he was linked with Rangers on that, see he's started 5 out of 6 league games for Bilboa this season.



04 Oct 2026 16:31:06
I won't be getting his name on the back of my replica shirt! 😂 Need a mortgage to afford all the letters.



04 Oct 2026 16:39:12
Tidy wee player. Would be a great addition.



05 Oct 2026 09:47:34
Can we not sign a Jock Smith or something, easier to get a song for him, haha.



05 Oct 2026 10:38:41
Hey Gerenabarrena to the tune of macarena🤷‍♂️.



05 Oct 2026 12:34:21
The marketing team are playing a blinder here. Fans wanting players names on the back of a Rangers top, caching.

We are after a Welsh lad who is named after the place he was born (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch)

That was not a copy and paste job. Innocent until provan!



05 Oct 2026 13:26:01
As long as it's not Give me a "G", Gee, give me an "E" eee, give me....... and on and on and on!



05 Oct 2026 16:33:28
Start at kick off and finish in the second half with that idea tjm! :)

Honestly, as long as he's a good player I don't care how long his name is.



03 Oct 2026 07:51:37
I'm not long after reading a podcast from Rangers review, talking about the new leaders and spine of our squad and with the age group so relatively young with a very good mindset. 👌 It's a good read fellow bears. 👍 As we all know by now, we got olwethu makhanya from Philadelphia Union for an absolute steal at £3million, as they wanted much more but makhanya's determination to come to Rangers, helped push through the deal. 👌

Philadelphia Union had witnessed moise bombito leaving the mls to Nice for big money, along Adilson Malanda leaving Charlotte FC to Middlesbrough for a big fee and wanted a bigger fee for makhanya gauged on these deals. 🤔 The podcast also reminded us that Middlesbrough wanted makhanya along with Wolves and other interested clubs but thankfully we got him, 🙏even though he wasn't our original no.1 target as that was diawara who we lost to AC Milan 🤔🇬🇧.



03 Oct 2026 09:39:38
I must admit i really rate/like the big Canadian centre half Moise Bombito, but still wouldn't swap him for our own olwethu makhanya 🤔🇬🇧.



03 Oct 2026 11:40:16
Coops there isn't a centre half the same age as Makhanya in the world that I'm aware of who I'd swap him for.

Maybe cubarsi. He's younger but Fair enough.



03 Oct 2026 13:13:55
We need to enjoy watching him play while he's here, he keeps up this form and he won't be with us long, would love to keep him for a couple of seasons as I don't think we will sell him in January window especially if we're still in the hunt for the league.



03 Oct 2026 20:40:09
Stevie_G_New, what a statement. i can think of 80 or more off top of my head from the FFL but there is easily 150+ young central defenders playing at a far higher level that Makhanya, valued far more too.

Mosquera, Khusanhov, Reis, Vuskovic, Jacquet, Leoni, Nobel Mendy that we could have signed, Colwill, Acheampong, Yoro, Heaven, Diomande, Cunha, Ahanor, Canvot, Antonio Silva, Milosavljevic, Mawissa, Sane, Coppola, Ngoy, Ait Boudlal, Beraldo, Hogsberg, Le Guen, Ganiou, Baidoo, Antonio, Celik, Huijsen, Sarr, Navarro, Rodriguez, Tape, Koulierakis, Juan Rodriguez, Ramon, Scalvini, Gabriel, Matteo Palma, Comuzzo, Valdepenas, Viery, Hellend, Gadou, Reggiani, Banks, Potulski, Kone, Collins, Ayhan, Jeltsch, Querfeld, Boumann, Mokio, Nijstad, Gasiorowski, Goes, Circati, Zebast , Ba, Ordonez, Smets, Danilov, Bitshiabu , Oppong, Zabransky, Sergi Dominguez, Arthur Dias, Jesus, Renan, Shuster, Zeze, Martin, Akcicek, Belocian, Simic, Ziolkowski.



03 Oct 2026 20:46:13
Same was said of Kent and Morelos and quite a few others, boys been here 10 minutes and beat nothing.



03 Oct 2026 23:37:23
Just to prove that

I defy anyone to think of 80 players in any position that plays in Europe, off the top of their head!



04 Oct 2026 09:53:18
That's quite the list BigJorg I can only assume you have watched these 80 players?

Or played a lot of Football Manager! 😂😂.



04 Oct 2026 01:32:19
I joined that Euro Fantasy Football League at start of the season, you have to research most leagues, could do the same for every position to be fair. Back on point to say he wouldn't swap Makhanya for Vuskovic, Dean Huijsen, Jacquet , all 60-100 million they'd cost but none of them plays before Makhanya with no hint of sarcasm.



04 Oct 2026 10:05:08
Not a snowball chance you would name 80 in one position off the top of your head, used for effect, but anyway, aye, Stevie still loses the plot now and then , there's probably more than a few better than Maka in Europe, quite a few more , we haven't won anything yet and still not top of the table, hopefully that changes very soon because that's the key putting huge pressure on them across the road, getting out there in front is absolutely crucial to our ambitions.



04 Oct 2026 15:25:55
Big jorg stevie gets a bit over excited at times he probably wasn't serious it's not that deep don't need to sit and name 100 Cbs mate😂.



04 Oct 2026 15:39:55
Aye lads a can get carried away at times can't I haha

Vuskovich jaquet fair enough. But most a they names I wouldn't swap him for and no danger u have watched even half a them play so ye can't name them as u don't have a clue abojt them.

A take yer point but and Wishy is right a get carried away at times lol.



04 Oct 2026 17:51:07
I'll add this though, makhanya could stroll the epl , al Liga etc

Just cause he's playing here doesn't automatically mean he's not as good as anyone

I firmly believe he's a world class defender and won't be here long.

We're seeing a player of real quality here who we will struggle to attract someone as good again.



04 Oct 2026 20:41:54
U may well be correct on this occasion stevie.



05 Oct 2026 00:18:21
Tom thanks mate. I remember Celtic fans raving about g about van dijk and how he was simply unbeatable and was this and that.

I didn't really buy into it and look what he went and done.

I find myself how they were back then now about Makhanya.

This lad is top top drawer. There is no celiling dor this player. Watch and see , he'll be at a top champions league team within a couple of years I'll say 3-4 max and only cause he'll go to a stepping stone club like Brighton or Dortmund first.

I can see him at an Arsenal or Liverpool.



05 Oct 2026 09:07:23
I agree with you Stevie G 👍 Makhanya will continue to improve and he will do similar to what virgil van dijk did by going to a stepping stone/decent sized club in a better league than ours, before going to one of the top clubs in one of Europe's top 5 leagues 🤔 Virgil van dijk went to southampton from Celtic as a stepping stone, before then going to Liverpool for £75million 🤔 I definitely see a similar career path for olwethu makhanya 🤔🇬🇧.



05 Oct 2026 18:21:22
Bigjorg

I'll tell you how highly I rate big maka right.

The only players from that list I'd put ahead of him is jaquet and vuskavic, I'd have him on a par with masquera and I already included cubarsi.
That's how highly I rate maka.

Players can be levels above what people think they are until one transfer happens and their career changes.

Penrice was at Livingston a couple years ago.
Andy Robbo was at Queen's Park and Dundee United and became the best left back in the world for a number of years.

It's a good one. To sit and watch for next 3/4 years and we can come back to each other about it.

I think he'll win titles in aa top 5 league and I think he'll play in a European trophy winning defence he's that good.

Time will only tell.



06 Oct 2026 09:06:29
Stevie G, i absolutely know where you're coming from mate and i agree as i only see Makhanya getting better and better as he has all the tools to hit the top and play at the very top for me also pal. 👌🇬🇧

Bigjorg, Makhanya has came into Rangers at the very young age of 22 years old and has fitted in and performed, as if he's been here playing for Rangers for years my friend, absolutely seemless. 👌 Other centre halfs you mention are very good centre halfs, but every transfer is a gamble and how do we know they would have settled into high pressure expectations at Rangers and the rigours of Scottish football mate. 🤔

We don't know but there's one thing we do know to what we've seen from the outstanding Makhanya so far is he's settled into Rangers and the rigours of Scottish football with ease and that's why i know and agree what Stevie G. is saying here 🤔🇬🇧.



06 Oct 2026 13:40:22
Wow big jorg that's some list of centre backs. Mosquera, Matteo palma and zebast are amazing defenders.



02 Oct 2026 12:34:09
Most interesting thing is makhanya, Raskin, minsu, Kelsey and bouanni were not even first pick signings. We got them because others rejected us or their price was beyond our budget.



02 Oct 2026 13:04:22
good info John, interesting to hear as all appear to have the quality, will see if they can survive the goldfish bowl of Glasgow long term.



02 Oct 2026 13:31:11
Surely they didn't reject us then. Surely the cost too much in the first place before it got to them rejection? Or am I reading your post wrong John?



02 Oct 2026 13:31:27
24 defo, it's interesting because we always read anything from 40%=60% off signings r a sucess, we seem to be doing ok wtthis set so far.



02 Oct 2026 13:42:20
Sounds about right John, we have been unlucky having to go down to 2nd or 3rd picks quite frequently, either because of salary demands or just playing in our league not being attractive. Think we need to sell the 'stepping stone' to a bigger league harder to possible signings.
So far. This year it is working in our favour, long may it be so.



02 Oct 2026 13:54:41
Orange T. John is saying that these guys were not first picks, Only reason we got them is because others (FIRST PICKS )rejected or their fee was to high for Rangers 🇦🇺🇬🇧.



02 Oct 2026 14:11:35
Orange mb I've not made it clear , we tried for three players ie doehki and Dahl who did not want to come to Scotland, one other quickly moved outside our value

Bar imo has worked in our favour.



02 Oct 2026 14:31:58
Lees not forget if we had signed driouche it's unlikely we would have moved for minsu.



02 Oct 2026 12:38:40
It just shows the level of player we are targeting John.
Our first choice targets are very ambitious targets.



02 Oct 2026 14:52:40
NATO I said this earlier in the window, we need to target all areas, ie academy, OOC, low value, medium value and high end.

This allegedly will be our continued strategy

Imo the high value need to be the difference makers.



02 Oct 2026 15:37:05
Glad we got Minsu over Driouch.



02 Oct 2026 15:47:31
Wishy, i'm also glad we got makhanya over doehki mate firstly because makhanya wanted to come play for Rangers and secondly i think makhanya will go on to be a better centre half and better career than doehki 🤔🇬🇧.



02 Oct 2026 16:37:01
Tremendous info John, it would seem that Lady Luck has been on our side (for a change) with this seasons transfer business.

Also, I didn't know Dahl was against coming to Scotland, after all the speculation on here about us signing him, but that's just natural on a rumours site.



02 Oct 2026 16:48:03
Jim, Dahl wasn't against coming to Scotland.
He wanted Rangers and only Rangers. He waited since January when we never made the bid official, we then put it off a few times in summer and he waited each time.
Dahl only wanted Rangers, he'd already said no to hull.

Rangers then decided against the move.



02 Oct 2026 17:11:47
In my opinion we don't know if makhanya will be better than doehki but the likelihood is we will make more money from him

Jim he did not fancy it but was being persuaded on CL which we blew.

Obviously others have their own views which I respect.



02 Oct 2026 17:30:32
Stevie, what do you think the reason was Rangers never really pushed to do the deal then, I'm really interested as to why not?



02 Oct 2026 17:31:29
Makhanya already better than doehki for me 👌🇬🇧.



02 Oct 2026 17:32:27
Veerman would have been one of the knock backs John?



02 Oct 2026 17:54:50
A trip Rangers never trued to sign veerman this window, that was when Gerrard was manager.



02 Oct 2026 17:55:28
Walter all about opinions, not yet is mine.



02 Oct 2026 18:51:01
Jim, I would only be guessing mate.


I think Dahl is a move that the previous manager and those above him wanted and for financial reasons we couldn't make it happen in the January.

He was interested in sporting Lisbon but they opted for Silas Anderson instead.

He was clear he wanted European football so that ruled out some other teams from middle to bottom of top leagues who would probably have took him.

We know from what the lad said himself on air aftet a few matches and from press that he wanted Rangers and that he was willing to wait. He literally said so.

It seems we kept prioritising other positions and players to spend our money on and fill the availible wage space in the squad ahead of him, and every time he was next in line he got put back again.

It then seems Drago appealed more to McInnes and in turn those above him than Dahl did and that's the road we went down.

Dahl expected to come to Rangers since January and 3 quarters of the summer it seems anyway.

I think McInnes felt he didn't have the dig and defensive attributes (like drago) he wants from his 2 cm's

If we played with 3 cm's he'd be perfect on that left of the 3.

Something tells me we may well revisit this in the coming summer if he hasn't broke into the hull team , just my opinion.

Some lads on here will be able to answer what went wrong better than I will mate that's all just my take on it from what we hear and see.



02 Oct 2026 19:04:20
Hopefully Makhanya is a Rangers player for a couple of seasons, but he's continues the way he's been playing, many clubs in better leagues with snap him up next summer, only hope his next club is Sunderland.



02 Oct 2026 19:11:28
Is A trip maybe meaning we brought in Raskin after we didn't get Veerman?



02 Oct 2026 19:29:37
Wake Sunderland would be a great move for him in 18 months time mate.

If he put 2 years maybe 3 ma. He could then go onto a luverpool or an Arsenal.



02 Oct 2026 20:09:49
Once we have a relatively settled squad, who, hopefully win something (League preferably) we maybe need to prioritise 1, 2xat a push, 1st pick signings, rather than 3, 4, 5 2nd, 3rd choices imo.



02 Oct 2026 21:19:03
Camoo, yes that's what i meant unsure of timescale though if around same time or not.



02 Oct 2026 21:31:27
I disagree My star 🤔 If / when makhanya leaves Rangers, i hope it's Newcastle United he goes to ie. boumsong mark 2 😲🇬🇧.



02 Oct 2026 21:42:02
Coops I hope for his sake he is definitely not boumsong mk2 mate lol.



02 Oct 2026 23:03:20
Sws, not if he's wanting to win derbies, mate.
Seems to like that at Rangers, been a long time since Newcastle beat Sunderland in the league.😉.



03 Oct 2026 08:01:45
Trust you to mention that, My star 😁.



03 Oct 2026 08:22:38
Stevie, thanks very much for your extensive breakdown on the Dahl saga, which is very well composed.

Again, I didn't know he was not getting a lot of game time at Hull so thanks for all the info mate.



03 Oct 2026 10:55:30
John I could be wrong but are the 1st picks now not of a great caliber to the point of almost not possible for us to go get them the positive thin is we have been asking the question for example and I know don't shoot me Lewis Ferguson probably 15-20 million the fact we are asking these questions means I have no fear if we get a 2n or 3rd choice as they are still of a great caliber if this makes no sense sorry in advance.



03 Oct 2026 11:31:37
The process of signing players isn't linear, so its not always as simple as having a first choice.

Take Makhanya and Diawara.

Just because we chose to make a move on Diawara first, doesn't translate to Diawara being our first choice.

Makhanya could have been the first choice, however we may have opted to move on Diawara first as he offered more value for money - i. e. the drop off in quality could have been viewed as minimal, however the drop off in terms of the financials could have left more room to explore better quality elsewhere.

Also, we use AI modelling for building squad dynamics, so in terms of Doehiki, Makhanya was never viewed as an alternative to his signature. Godfrey was one of the alternatives for this role within the squad.

For those interested, look up Kitman Labs and Zone7 - which are two of the tools we use.



03 Oct 2026 11:45:35
Great post by EHL there.

Think I'm on he's blocked list these days but still a great post.



03 Oct 2026 12:54:03
Lol, not at all Stevie.



04 Oct 2026 15:41:37
lol fair enough EHL I thought I was on the block list 🤷🏻‍♂️👍🏻.



01 Oct 2026 16:09:52
You would think 4 million for Kosta Nedeljkovic might be a bargain for the 20yr old. Not really played much at Villa or us and still getting looked at, if you believe what the tabloids are spouting. Stick or switch is the question?



01 Oct 2026 16:15:34
Far too soon to know.



01 Oct 2026 17:18:18
Yous really need to go and watch a good bit of him to know.

I thought he looked decent in his first sub appearance:

We wouldn't be able to decide on that fee until near end of season. I'd say 15 games before you commit.



01 Oct 2026 17:33:36
It's the 1st of October 🤣.



01 Oct 2026 16:43:28
I agree with blue. I do believe that he has a very high ceiling if he can get over injuries.
He may take longer to settle, similar to Naderi.



01 Oct 2026 19:28:13
Wild Chasni isn't it😂.



01 Oct 2026 21:40:03
He played the full game for his country tonight, Dragojevic wasn't on the bench.



01 Oct 2026 21:47:33
He's not playing 60 then 90 mins for Serbia if he's not got a bit of quality about him mate.



01 Oct 2026 22:01:21
Like what we've briefly seen of him, Stevie.



01 Oct 2026 23:08:41
Fingers crossed mate as I thought he was going to be the attacking fullback to replace Tav. We just seem a bit heavy at rb just now and I don't see how the 3 of them survive past January mate. Just my take on it but McCrorie and Kosta can't both survive January.



02 Oct 2026 00:14:20
Apologies here's Johnny, not meaning to sound negative but I find the post very confusing , you say he's 20 , not played a lot at villa or us but getting looked at then ask if we keep him?

In today's context if you sign a young player with potential at £4million it's regarded as buttons , I personally still see that fee as a big outlay for any club in the SPFL if he's not played a decent run of games , using Chermiti as an example I was truly astonished with that outlay from us with his background, taking away previous clubs or potential for me that money should be a guaranteed first team player , obviously no player is a guarantee success but odds are more favourable if they have a track record of a run of games

Other example for me ( apologies not sure exactly the fee ) I think it was roughly same amount , Drago , captain of partizan at 20 years old pretty sure at least 100 games under his belt leader , signing a captain of a highly pressured team where fans don't accept anything less than full effort at the same price as a young guy with potential who's not really ( no fault of his own ) been truly tested is mental , EPL prices are unbelievable.



02 Oct 2026 09:56:09
I don't think the games played would be too different GJD . You could argue Kosta is actually the better prospect as he has played for some higher rated sides , inc Leipzig , Villa and the Serbian national side.

He has over a dozen caps which for me is a great indicator of his potential. I do agree with others though we have a full season to make this decision , wouldn't be deciding either way at the moment.



02 Oct 2026 10:46:25
I think both Kosta and Drago will be key players for us this season.

Having a settled team and structure in place will provide a solid platform for them to gradually integrate over the course of the season.



02 Oct 2026 11:53:29
Agree EHL, feel the same way for bouanni.



02 Oct 2026 12:46:35
Good job we have another 7 months to decide.



02 Oct 2026 13:12:40
I think Drago is absolute class. He's a fantastic mf. A lot more box to box than most thought when we signed him too.

I think he could very well get in the 11 at the expense of Raskin sooner than later as well btw.



02 Oct 2026 14:01:02
It's definitely far too early do decide either way but I really have high hopes for Drago , not saw a lot of Kosta , on Sterlings form think it will be hard to shift him out the squad and with no Europe but it's a nice problem to have for a change.



02 Oct 2026 20:14:33
I think we will see more of Kosta now that the Old Firm double header is out of the way. Sterling will still feature a lot but feel we can rest him more now to try and keep him fit.



30 Sep 2026 23:49:59
John, it looks like you were about Kosta Nedeljkovic and the possibility of us not taking up our option to buy. BBC reporting that he's not a regular starter for us and that foreign clubs want him. Good info👌.



01 Oct 2026 05:45:28
Far to early to say that, with Sterling's injury record , Nedeljkovic could be a key player for us this season yet!



01 Oct 2026 07:42:12
I think this is a bit of a misunderstanding. The BBC were repeating an article from Serbian outlet Mondo and things got lost in translation. The Serbian article advises Kosta is searching or finding himself (looking for consistency).

He's not been a regular starter as he's had a foot injury. Sterling's form will give McInnes a headache as to when to play Kosta also.

My view is he'll play his part this season.



01 Oct 2026 08:51:37
Seasons only just started. Impossible to say. he's starting for his national side and a very good player. But Sterling has been class.



01 Oct 2026 09:00:27
As I've said the boy meeds mins to be judged for the benefit of the future due to Sterlings injury history.

He may or may not be good enough to be out rb for next 5 years.

We won't know unless we give him mins.



01 Oct 2026 09:54:10
Yeah you could be right Laudrup. I saw the article last night and remembered that John had mentioned that he thought that we might not take up the option to buy.



01 Oct 2026 09:56:32
Del time will tell, personally I'm not buying a player with a worse injury history than Sterling over 200 days missed in three years.



01 Oct 2026 10:26:14
I tend to agree John. I think at this point I would be content with Sterling and McCrorie. I don't think there is justification to spend £4m on a player who would be back up. Who's the young lad we have out on loan that's a rb and what's the future plan for him John?



01 Oct 2026 10:44:02
Hutton is an exceptional prospect.



01 Oct 2026 10:56:10
That's the good side of these loans to buy. Got time to check him out 1st. Plenty of time yet for him to impress as well but missing out on Europe will limit chances. Never thought Sterling would be nailing down the slot. Also means Hutton can go out and get regular football rather than sitting in reserve.



01 Oct 2026 11:07:49
Del gets it content with McCrorie come on be serious.



01 Oct 2026 11:17:50
Ajd123 why? What's wrong with Sterling as first choice and McCrorie as back up?

Thanks John, do you think with Sterling, McCrorie and Hutton, we are well covered at RB?



01 Oct 2026 11:22:40
Cause he's not good enough got to be surely aiming far higher.



01 Oct 2026 11:37:04
He's not good enough to be back up? Come on be serious. I don't agree Ajd123 but each to their own.



01 Oct 2026 11:39:33
John Sterling has missed 251 days for us in the last 2 years and was out for 71 before joining us. Sterling has been inform and been fit but I still wouldn't be depending on him especially with how he plays. Kosta and McCrorie, (who I'm not a fan of tbh and is CB cover too) deserve time to play as does Rommens when he's back.

We might not have Europe but we have actual depth for a change, should use it and rotate players to rest. Sterling is 27 next and McCrorie is 28, we need a younger RB or 2.



01 Oct 2026 11:56:23
Hes not good enough to be a Rangers player full stop.



01 Oct 2026 12:31:37
Far too early to be judging Nedeljkovic .If the club were already leaning towards not signing him it would make me wonder why we signed him in the first place . He's obviously had that foot injury which is why he's not been involved but there is plenty of the season still to go for him to prove his worth .The boy is only 20 and is already an international footballer so he is talented .


I'm sorry to say that I don't see Hutton making it here , he's 20 has hardly had a sniff of first team football and is being loaned out to a club in the third tier of Scottish football , doesn't bode well for his future at Rangers.



01 Oct 2026 13:02:05
That article was weeks old, yes Nedeljkovic has missed around 180 days through injury in his career so far, couple of knee injuries, back injury, but remember his lad is only 20 years old.



01 Oct 2026 13:06:15
Hundred percent wslgers, Nedeljkovic hasn't had many chances, if we're thinking about ending his loan why even take him on loan, Nedeljkovic will get chances throughout the season.



01 Oct 2026 13:26:07
Sterling cannot be relied upon for a season if we have European football.

The past is the best indicator of the future is a great saying.

McCrorie is an able deputy for a ln always fully fit and available right back, Sterling isn't that lads as much as I wish he was.

Sterling for me should be kept as back up with a better rb signed, or McCrorie as back up and Sterling let go for someone who will be fit and availible for a full European season.

What's the point in signing Kosta if he's not to be gave a chance?

Tbf , I didn't know his injury record was so poor as well so I'd be reluctant in going into a season with je and Sterling for example.



01 Oct 2026 13:53:21
Steve, back problem could be age related, mate, had a couple of knee injuries, but remember this lad is only 20 years old, hopefully he kicks on after his injuries.



01 Oct 2026 14:23:51
It's less than a 1/4 into the season how can anyone say whether we will sign him or not.



01 Oct 2026 14:30:13
That's it lads, the seasons early and all players will get a chance through suspensions or injury. It's about grabbing that chance when it comes.



01 Oct 2026 12:50:14
I believe Kosta will prove to be a good addition and certainly has the talent to be signed long term.
I hope like Sterling, he can get over his injuries.



01 Oct 2026 14:49:00
It's an obligation anyway, if he plays x amount of games he'll be signing.



01 Oct 2026 16:42:27
Twisted, u have hit it on the head, if he plays x amount off games , I understand that figure is between 60% and 70%.

So far he has been played in 4 out of 15 games therefore around 25% off games. Long way to go to reach the alleged target that triggers the obligation.

Who do we want in all seriousness Sterling doing what he does now and staying fit or Kosta.

Many say Kosta not fit but why is he playing international football.



01 Oct 2026 19:01:21
John i agree with you in terms of Sterling current form but I feel you are being quite unfair in your framing.

I personally believe Kosta to have a far higher ceiling therefore long term could prove a more fruitful and prudent signing.

Sterling is in amazing form but be in no doubt that if as expected he spends more time out injured the framing of that question will change again.



02 Oct 2026 08:13:15
About this time last season fans were talking of sending Mikey Moore back , and look how that turned out , let's sit back and enjoy the football sell has us playing right now , and talk about players to stay or go near the end of the season.



02 Oct 2026 08:19:29
NATO not one single post I've made questions his ability to, my concert is his availability and level off fitness. I very much like his play


Do we want another helander Jack roofe, where our most used phrase is, if fit he's the first name on the team sheet.



02 Oct 2026 09:36:18
I completely understand that John and at no point have i made reference to you doubting his ability.

What I said was unfair framing.

Sterling is going through his first settled period of his career so far but he remains a high risk concern.

My question is would you rather have a high risk Sterling who will remain high risk his entire career.
Or would you rather a young boy with an exceptional ceiling who could have injuries relating to growth.

Last Season people were writing off Ryan Naderi as an injury prone waste of money.
That is not ageing well.

I feel that it is all too easy to be blinkered by form and write off young guys who need to get used to the physicality of our league.



02 Oct 2026 13:20:49
Nato, you're on the button plenty folk done it with Naderi too, and also Mikey Moore as inverger has said.

Let’s enjoy what we are now and celebrate nice grate on getting that top spot and winning that first cup, the rest will fall into place one way or the other.

I’m very reluctant to give sterling my full trust due to his usual problems.



02 Oct 2026 13:22:02
Good post NATO.



02 Oct 2026 13:41:22
Should read *Nato you're on the button*.



02 Oct 2026 14:11:09
Thanks guys, finally we are in a position where we can integrate players properly into our team.



02 Oct 2026 17:19:11
NATO, I know u did not others have , i'd have Sterling if fit, we don't know if injuries are related to growth, that is some one's guesswork.

As I've said in other posts we shop in all markets to build a jigsaw, which is taken shape.


If we progress it's simple, Sterling unlikely to stay.



30 Sep 2026 17:35:10
Zander Hutton away on loan to qos.



30 Sep 2026 20:54:54
Good move for the lad 🇬🇧.



30 Sep 2026 21:19:17
Hopefully a good move for him, see Curtis has 4 assists for Scotland u21 just now.



30 Sep 2026 23:14:49
His assist for Wilson's goal was Very good. Playing like an old fashioned winger.



01 Oct 2026 12:36:31
According the BBC website the U21s set up like the first team and Curtis was playing as part of the two " inside forwards " behind the main striker .Don't know if I believe that because that's not how the first team lined up but hey ho .Very impressive by young Findlay , makes me wonder why he and Wilson ( who scored ) were demoted and that bunch of blunt attackers were selected .

Its interesting that Curtis has scored more goals for Scotland already than McBurnie.



01 Oct 2026 13:47:53
He played as an inside right wsl, floating between 10 and wing position. He was really impressive, overall play as well as his creativity in final third.

Glasgow also got about 8 mins and looked bright, was unlucky with an excellent through ball.





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