03 Nov 2026 15:24:36
Congratulations to James Penrice on his first call up to the international side.
Thoroughly deserved IMO.
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03 Nov 2026 08:26:46
If social media is something that affects you as a player ( or anyone for that matter) then don't be on it. They are making a conscious choice to sign up to something knowing it involves the trolls and worst parts of society.
I know some use it to build their profile but that's a choice. If it affects your life or performances just come off it.
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03 Nov 2026 08:39:48
Kaiser there's a story on the BBC website today about an English referee and the abuse he and his family received after he made a VAR mistake. It's well worth a read, particularly as it explains how deeply it affected both him and his family, despite him not even being on social media.
I think the problem is that none of us really knows what it's like to be a footballer in the modern game. We can be quick to dismiss the impact of criticism and abuse, perhaps because we assume that earning large amounts of money and choosing football as a career somehow makes players immune to the pressures and issues that the rest of us face.
But they are still human beings, with families, feelings and the same vulnerabilities as anyone else. A footballer's salary doesn't make them immune to that.
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03 Nov 2026 09:13:24
Yes I read that mate. Difference was that was things happening in person with photographers and people going to their school which is disgusting but sadly isn't a modern problem either with paperazzi and morons in the street.
What I was speaking about is something u can have a control over if its affecting u.
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03 Nov 2026 09:30:01
if the guy wasn't on social media then likely the abusers would have taken to the streets to abuse him, they don't stop just because someone isn't on social media.
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03 Nov 2026 09:36:44
Can't see anything wrong with that, Kaiser moved it into in person, I comment on a real situation that impacts parents and family by the guys actions, that's abuse, have you ever lost a child to cancer, its devastating, thought this medium was about expression of feeling on any given topic that's being discussed, if commenting on real world experience of a difficult situation is held, then what's the point.
Sorry if I'm overstepping, but this is close to home for me.
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03 Nov 2026 09:22:03
It's not just social media where abuse is thrown about, look at that idiot guy who taunted the supporters with the picture of that wee soul Bradley Lowery, how must his family feel seeing that carry on, total and utter rat, hope they bang him up.
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03 Nov 2026 10:00:47
Kaiser, social media has become a breeding ground for negativity and ill-feeling among supporters. People read repeated criticism and negative comments about a player online, then turn up at the ground with an opinion already formed and a degree of resentment towards him. When that player makes a mistake or something goes wrong, they're already primed to react more harshly than they otherwise might.
A player can choose to avoid social media, but supporters can't avoid the influence it has on them. They are still exposed to that negativity, and it inevitably shapes the atmosphere and influences how they react to players at the ground.
Take Manni as an example. Yes, he makes mistakes, but is he really as bad as some people make him out to be? Or have we reached the point where every mistake is magnified, while anything positive he does is overlooked? Even pundits are beginning to recognise this, with his errors seemingly singled out and highlighted because of the reputation that has developed around him.
I think that's the danger of allowing online opinion to shape our judgement before we've even watched a player perform. Once that perception takes hold, it's very difficult for the player to win some supporters back, regardless of what he does.
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03 Nov 2026 10:25:09
Just listen to Goldson interview as to how it effects players.
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03 Nov 2026 10:40:37
Okay not using social media, but you think a player not using it won't hear from others what's getting said on it?
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03 Nov 2026 10:50:40
Fair point Fork, and I'm in no way ever condoning abuse or minimising the effects especially at a personal level. It's disgusting. Was making a distinction between what happens online where u can try and avoid it and in person.
However I do also agree far greater protection and action should also be taken re online abuse etc which I why I chose not to be on it and try and keep my family from it.
Im not saying it solves everything but why do players chose to be on it when we all know what goes on it, if it affects them.
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03 Nov 2026 10:58:17
100% bud👍.
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03 Nov 2026 10:58:18
So does a player have to tell all their family and loved ones not to use social media also.
What about the pundits that are over critical.
Do they have to avoid the pundits and press also.
What about when they go to the shops with family and bump into some idiots.
Should they live their lives with their heads in the clouds just ignoring all around them.
I wish life was as simple for those guys as choosing not to go on social media.
It's a real problem they have to deal with.
The cats out the bag now with social media and it's difficult to avoid it as it's in every day life.
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03 Nov 2026 11:09:55
Nobody ever really knows what's going on in someone's mind and how it effects their performance whether in a normal job or indeed as a footballer, everyone always has something occupying their mind or some family drama. I came off mainstream social media years ago due to the fact I didn't like the way people were abusing others and I felt I didn't need it in my life best thing I ever did.
Most human beings will inevitably react badly to abuse however others can brush it off but in no way does it make them any less deserving of a Rangers shirt either way.
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03 Nov 2026 11:11:40
Maybe I never put it correctly. i'm not in any way suggesting u can avoid all the impact of social media but why sign up to it when u know what goes on there if it affects u? Do what u can to protect yourself from it.
Angus mate I never needed others to shape my judgment to think Manny is poor while socal media folk said he was a £30m player going to Arsenal or Dortmund. 😜.
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03 Nov 2026 11:13:58
Mcmillst, done that myself years ago as well, mate.
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03 Nov 2026 11:18:39
Absolutely agree Kaiser. Social media if a player chooses to go on it is a recipe for disaster. Being in the public eye they leav themselves open to everything 👍🏻.
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03 Nov 2026 12:46:27
Kaiser, there's a difference between saying a player isn't worth £30m and suggesting he's completely useless. He's neither. But your example actually illustrates my point. One person makes a comment about his value, others pick it up and, before long, it becomes an accepted opinion among a wider group of supporters. It doesn't need to be everyone; just enough people repeating it for that perception to take hold. That's how social media can influence the way people think about a player.
The opposite can happen too. Take Min Su as an example. If the general opinion on social media is that he's doing well, supporters can become more forgiving of his mistakes. Even when he made the error that directly led to the second goal vs Hearts, it was overlooked or played down because it doesn't fit the existing positive narrative.
My point isn't really about the abuse players receive directly on social media. It's more about the knock-on effect of what supporters read and how it shapes their opinions before they even get to the game. When that player then makes a mistake or does something they feel he shouldn't have, their reaction can be influenced by the negative perception they've already developed.
So that's really my point. Social media doesn't just influence how we talk about players; it can influence what we actually see when we watch them play. When that player then makes a mistake or does something they feel he shouldn't have, their reaction can be influenced by the negative perception they've already developed.
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03 Nov 2026 15:21:58
Always be negative stuff on social media even if you are Harry Kane , it's being able to ignore it and some will never be able to do it , back in day a lot of players never looked at papers and that was just negative stuff from journalists never mind fans , the bigger the club the bigger the abuse but on the other hand the greater the praise , every walk of life has it at some degree.
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03 Nov 2026 15:40:51
Whether we like it or not, social media in all its guises is here to stay - warts and all.
Now, as individuals, we can set our own limits to how we use it. When we use it and what we use it for.
Rangers Rumours is a form of "social media".
Thankfully we have Eds who police it well and don't stand for any of the bull that other similar sites allow.
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03 Nov 2026 09:17:47
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02 Nov 2026 22:33:42
EHL, I wrote a while back about youth academy and pathways coaching Europe wide.
In particular Germany where they seem to be producing an enormous amount of versatile playmakers and attacking players but so few true specialist strikers.
I asked if you had ever met David Wagner during your coaching journey.
I really think you would appreciate his ideas and plans for youth football that could completely transform the youth system in Germany.
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02 Nov 2026 22:56:24
NATO - I would have thought France would be right up there with the best in the world. I think something like 25% of all players at the WC were French.
Which if true is a phenomenal stat. In Scotland we struggle to put out a high quality starting 11 and by the looks of it France could probably field 10 teams of better quality than ours.
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02 Nov 2026 21:45:15
Rangers through and through if we don't win the league this year it's going to be a long time before we get as good a chance again, going out of Europe apart from financial terms could be a good thing as Celtic and Hearts supporters will say the injuries they are getting is due to the amount of games they've had to play.
Will be interesting to see how low they will go to get a new deal with the tv companies bad enough that we have games kicking off at 8pm on a Saturday night with no televised games allowed to clash with European games will be interesting to see what they agree on saying that no disrespect but who wants to watch St Johnstone v St Mirren at funny ko time.
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03 Nov 2026 00:06:57
Very sure we heard the same last season, scrambled, Rangers are in a far stronger position than we were even a year ago, we now have many players worth good transfer fees, our rivals haven't got nearly as many now, sell 1 or 2 ever summer, invest is future profit, I'm really happy the way our club is getting run now, won't be big turnovers in the transfer market, build a winning squad, hopefully pick up the first piece of silver before we welcome the NY.
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03 Nov 2026 00:10:09
Don't agree, we have a young team that will only get better with experience. The future is bright.
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03 Nov 2026 05:37:49
We have got a good chance and that is after a huge turnover of players in the summer and 5 points dropped from 1st 6 as a result of figuring out best team while waiting for transfer business to be concluded.
I disagree it would be our best chance as we should be in an even better position when season starts next season, better prepared with a young side a years more experienced.
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03 Nov 2026 10:40:07
Don't agree with this be all and end all doom and gloom nonsense. We have a young team who's only improving if the league comes too soon for them this year it doesn't mean they will never win one.
This sort of attitude is why we have been in a perpetual cycle of failure since Gerrard. Every time we won't win at the first hurdle it's rip it up and the end of the world.
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03 Nov 2026 12:33:19
Its funny how having all these extra European games wasn't seen as an excuse when it was Rangers that were involved and by the way we seemed to get a lot more noon kos on a Sunday than these two are getting . Celtic have had one or two injuries but they have a a massive squad and no excuses , Hearts do seem to be badly hit but I wonder if some of it might be to do with the style of football their new manager is playing .I had to laugh at MON pointing out that they are "flying the flag for Scotland " in Europe , never heard that excuse before and by the way they are doing a pretty poor job of it .
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03 Nov 2026 12:48:51
Wls he's a man under severe pressure throwing anything that will stick.
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03 Nov 2026 15:25:34
We are a young team going in right direction with owners willing to get us there , think we have a great chance of winning league this year and if we don't we should have a settled base to go for it the following year.
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02 Nov 2026 18:53:59
Hi,
The way Celtic are playing this season in most games up till now, Rangers will not get a better chance to win the league this time.
Not saying we are a lot better but we outplayed them in cup and league home and away!
I feel we will improve going forward, while Celtic may not till the next window, if they get in the players they need.
Not Wrighting Celtic off just yet, but the future looks bright!
Time will tell.
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02 Nov 2026 20:29:22
Why are all your posts Celtic related? I don't think you've posted anything simply Rangers related. Your post last night (pretty much the same) was all positive about Celtic?
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02 Nov 2026 22:58:15
I wouldn't right them off just yet. I watched most of their game against Falkirk and based on the amount of chances they had they should have been out of sight by half time.
Their fans are overreacting if you ask me 🤔.
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02 Nov 2026 23:32:58
Zikos I think most of the Celtic fans i know are concerned about the constant decline of their fortunes in Europe and how insignificant they have become on the euro stage. Add to the equation we have money now and have turned them over twice they simply don't like being challenged and are getting worried.
They are weak across the board but experience has shown if they click they can go on a run but i genuinely believe they won't this time too many of their players just don't cut it.
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03 Nov 2026 00:31:40
Celtic haven't had as weak a squad as this since Tony Mowbray, few players valuable, only 3/4 years they had easily a dozen players worth good fees, sold the best and certainly never replaced them with nearly the quality they had, they go on about the money in the bank, is used correctly Celtic could have a far better squad right now, and we would really struggle catching them, why i can understand Celtic fans, yes won everything for far too long, but could have been out of sight, now that squad is weaker than ours.
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03 Nov 2026 05:05:33
Millst
Board being operative word. Reading their site see turmoil they are in. Its board, DD getting it in neck. They can't see future investment coming from. Sorry tic related but deserved to be said.
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03 Nov 2026 07:53:50
All this talk again about how bad Celtic are, and we've a much better squad, yet they are still clear at the top of the league with a much better goal difference. All the we need patience stuff could be said for them too. Let's just try and catch them 1st. Yes we've been thrown a lifeline but we've plenty of improvement to see too.
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03 Nov 2026 08:13:52
Mystar think we are pretty even, i for one am not writing them off at this time, i think anyone who does is foolish. they aren't clicking at the moment but easily could start to do so.
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03 Nov 2026 09:11:36
Yes their poor in Europe just now and had blips in the league, but so have we, there is not much difference tbh, but yet their top by 4, albeit we have a game in hand, that is a must win. Agreed Kaiser and Geesa, we need improvement also and its just stupidity to write them off.
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03 Nov 2026 10:30:51
Kasier, Rangers have a better squad, Celtic have lost every big game, lost the only game away against a club in the top half, nobody it written anyone off, only being honest, it's obviously clear their squad has went downhill the last few years, not very hard to see.
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03 Nov 2026 10:48:26
Only thing Celtic has any advantage on, is because of the experience still in that squad from winning everything, but not nearly as good a squad and they'll previous had, why they will never be written off.
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03 Nov 2026 12:11:29
Maybe Mystar but we just need to prove it on a more regular basis before knocking them too much. Could have said similar in the run into last season. While they may have left the door open I prefer to just focus on where we are.
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03 Nov 2026 12:32:19
Kasier, my focus is the same of where we are, only being honest that Celtic squad has went downhill rapidly in the last few seasons, but you can't never write that squad off, but I'm very confident we're heading in the right direction now, hopefully we win the league, but if we don't, but we see progress that will do me.
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02 Nov 2026 15:12:39
When I hear our players saying they are struggling nowadays with fan criticism regarding their performances, it really grates on me. I don't buy this crap and I question if these players truly have the minerals to play for the club.
Playing for Rangers is a great privilege that not many understand and very few get the chance to experience. I was fortunate enough to play during a time we dominated everything. The pressure and level of expectation was through the roof and our mentality was always the same.
Win at all costs. The pressure was always there 365 days a year and I bloody thrived on it. Nobody remembers who comes 2nd in Glasgow. That's how it is and will always be.
If I ever went to the gaffer and came away with any of this nonsense back in the day, I would have been made available to Berwick Rangers. Ibrox is the greatest place on earth. It's where hopes and dreams are fulfilled ❤️🇬🇧.
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02 Nov 2026 15:48:19
Sadly a reflection on life today, folk can't take any kind of criticism. We've become a nation of wet wipes.
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02 Nov 2026 16:11:51
Love the post, Fourlads.
You were a very lucky man. It's clear to see you were immensely proud to have pulled on the jersey.
Doff of the hat to you, sir. 👏
Psst. Who are you again? Kiddin'! 😁.
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02 Nov 2026 16:13:38
Kaiser, it's not that 'we've become a nation of wet wipes' as you put it, seeing as most of our players aren't from this 'nation', so it has nothing to do with that.
It's the fact that kids nowadays (and for the past 20 years really) no longer grow up with the utter desperation to become the best player they can be, or the desperation to play for our club, like a lot of the players in teams of our past did. Most young footballers now grow up wanting to 'earn millions' and gain the lifestyle that comes with being a professional footballer. Some unfortunately often 'can't be doing' with the hard work, sacrifice and intense scrutiny that comes with the job.
Having said all of that , the other side of the coin is that in today's world of social media, instant access to everything and magnified scrutiny by media and fans alike, players themselves are under way more pressure than ever before and unlike players of the past who only ever had to deal with fans at the actual game or potentially the odd unfavourable newspaper report, the scrutiny, focus and in general abuse can come from everywhere , all the time and is exceedingly difficult to shut out of even their everyday life.
So I can see it from both sides. The game and everything around it has changed dramatically from even what it was like 20 or 30 years ago.
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02 Nov 2026 16:35:58
Gers78 I understand the first part of your post and agree with most of that. There is not the same hunger and desire to represent and play for our clubs nowadays.
The last part I don't agree with though. Somebody saying some hurty words on social media over constant harassment outside our houses. Our team was hounded by the media. They hated us and the fact we were winning you couldn't fart the wrong way but it was plastered over the news.
False stories horrible reporters ruined a few marriages. A good friend of mine (England international) came up here and was constantly hounded by the media. Phones tapped and his life spread everywhere. Bullets and death threats sent also.
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02 Nov 2026 17:10:15
More just a general comment on society Gers78 than our team in particular. take your point re scrutiny but any type of criticism and they wilt. Must be all the more frustrating for guys like Fourlads who faced it but had the determination to put in the hard work and sacrifice it takes.
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02 Nov 2026 17:28:05
More than frustrating Kaiser. We all looked after one another on and off the pitch. Still do 30 years later.
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02 Nov 2026 17:35:20
Out of curiosity Fourlads, how often were you in Trash with the guys?
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02 Nov 2026 17:42:10
I agree that the pressure of playing for Rangers has always been enormous, but I think there's a difference between a team accustomed to winning everything and one that hasn't won anything for 15 years. Those successful sides were also largely made up of experienced international players who knew what it took to win.
Success breeds confidence and a winning mentality, and I suspect it's easier to deal with occasional fan displeasure when winning is the norm than the almost constant criticism that comes with years of underachievement.
The pressure of playing for Rangers hasn't necessarily changed, but the way it's voiced has. Social media means criticism is constant, immediate and amplified in a way it simply wasn't before.
That isn't to say players shouldn't be able to handle criticism, but I think it's worth recognising that the environment they operate in is very different.
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02 Nov 2026 18:10:19
Sorry Fork I don't understand that question pal?
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02 Nov 2026 18:15:53
I'm no expert on this, but surely before any player signs we explain how much pressure there is to play for a club like ours, their coming to a football fanatical city to play in front of 50, 000 every other week. I'm sure that when contact is made with these guys they go away and do some research etc, realise not only is it a city divided by football, but also religion for the most part.
Anyone typing in biggest derbys in world, Rangers and Celtic are right up there on any site, so these guys must know the pressures that come with it, if you can't handle that your definitely at the wrong club, go somewhere where the pressure isn't so intense.
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02 Nov 2026 18:20:56
Angus I agree with some of what you say. Social media is a massive downside nowadays but the media do have to play more fair these days because of it. They don't hound or harass players the same and there are better boundaries in place. I would also say the pressure back in the 90s to win week in week out whilst chasing 9IAR was far more than what it is now.
We were under severe pressure and intense scrutiny to deliver on that pitch week in week out and we did. Nowadays that Rangers team has become accustomed to not winning. Fan demand is not the same as it was.
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02 Nov 2026 18:26:09
Some relish it others can't handle it BB4. The shirt is simply just too heavy for some and that will always be the case.
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02 Nov 2026 18:45:30
Four lads, I'm not saying there wasn't pressure in the 90s, but having a successful, winning team, experienced internationals, a long-term management team and a clear club strategy were all integral to maintaining that winning culture. Gradually adding a few players to the squad each season, rather than constantly changing managers, direction and personnel, was beneficial as well.
I also think not achieving 10iar after Walter announced his departure early shows just how much even a small period of disruption can affect a winning mentality.
My point is that the young team we have now need to develop that winning mentality, and as quickly as possible. Learning how to win important games and deliver trophies is a skill in itself. It's something many players only really learn when they come into a successful team and experience those standards first-hand. The problem is that we haven't been successful enough in recent years to develop that mentality within the squad, so it's something we need to build again.
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02 Nov 2026 18:49:14
I think alao the level is Scotland has dropped so that players coming here should be looking to move on to a higher level. If they can't handle playing here what chance do u give them in a top league?
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02 Nov 2026 18:52:33
Big difference between now and the 90's though.
Not only has the world changed with social media and the internet.
The make up of our squad is different with a reliance of young players with potential coming to our club rather than the season pros of the 90's.
when we had England internationals etc:
I'm sure the players won't mind criticism if it's constructive but some of it can be counter intuitive to a young player and squad.
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02 Nov 2026 18:57:17
The Nightclub in Glasgow bud a lot of the lads used to frequent it, it was the one that burned down in 2004, also The Shack.
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02 Nov 2026 19:08:59
I was more a steps bar man 😉🇬🇧.
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02 Nov 2026 19:13:38
Angus we haven't won things because the players haven't been good enough. Certain Players that thought they were bigger than the club etc. They have moved on and I hope we have turned a corner under Del but I still have some major reservations.
Our first big test comes on the 13th December. Win that we kick on and potentially win everything. Lose and it could be back to the same downward spiral we all know. 👍🏻🇬🇧.
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02 Nov 2026 19:25:33
Four lads They might not have been good enough, but the reality is that we haven't been able to buy ready-made, proven players for a long time. Instead, we have to recruit players with potential and give them time to develop, both individually and as a team.
I think part of the problem is that a lot of fans are used to the teams we had in the 90s, where we had a first team full of established, experienced players who were ready to deliver.
I'm not convinced that, under Del, we actually have many players of that calibre yet. So while there are certainly expectations and standards that need to be met, I think we also need a degree of patience to allow these players to grow and develop into the team we want them to be. otherwise we start with a new squad of inexperienced players with potential again.
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02 Nov 2026 19:30:27
Lol probably for the best Fourlads😉👍.
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02 Nov 2026 19:38:11
Angus we have spent more now than we ever did and we have fully fledged internationals. One reached the WC quarter final. The problem is nowadays you don't have players at the club that lead by example or know what it means to play for the jersey.
Explain the standards and expectations required to the younger generation or players from abroad. Those standards were driven back then. They aren't now.
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02 Nov 2026 19:41:44
Defo Fork 🤣.
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02 Nov 2026 19:53:46
Capucho, I'll say no more.🤣.
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02 Nov 2026 20:04:53
Fourlads remember some good nights in Steps bar after finishing training in Kobe Osaka upstairs.
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02 Nov 2026 20:05:41
Forelands
In the 90's we were signing Butcher, Woods, Robert's, Stevens, Wilkins, Gazza, Hateley,
Mikhailichenico and not when they were past their best years to name but a few.
How much would we have to pay for modern equivalent players?
I challenge someone to answer that question?
Absolutely no comparison to them days when I had a brick phone and went for a night out without it, not contactable and now when I can't get away from the phone as it runs my bloody life.
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02 Nov 2026 20:15:12
Four lads. I think CO2 highlights the difference in the quality of players we could attract then compared to now. We might occasionally sign an international, but there's a big difference between looking good playing alongside a team of established internationals at a World Cup and performing in a team largely made up of players who are still developing.
I'm not trying to turn this into a competition nor belittle the achievements of the teams of the 90s. I'm simply asking for a bit of understanding that we're not the same team or club we were back then. My hope is that, with time and patience, we can get back to a level where we're consistently competitive and challenging for every trophy we enter.
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02 Nov 2026 20:29:33
Fourlads - had a few good sessions in steps bar bud. Tended then to go back to the DB with a few of the lads.
We're you out the day our man came in with a dress on? If I remember, I were out walking that day. Although I think he done that a couple of times.🤣
Or when he swapped an auld women his versace shirt for her manky old t shirt.
If your time didn't coincide with his then none of that will make sense 🤣🤣.
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02 Nov 2026 20:39:15
Cool lads youse are entitled to your opinions. IMO we are exactly the same club it's just that standards have slipped that far. Players nowadays are overpaid and behave like spoilt brats. There desire to win and play for Rangers isn't the same.
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02 Nov 2026 20:43:06
Athole that was Gazza and the dress was stinking 🙈🤣.
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02 Nov 2026 21:03:58
1In my opinion the issue facing players currently is that they are not coached, or empowered, to take responsibility on the pitch.
They are drilled from a very young age to play a very specific way and this continues in to their professional careers so that when they step on to the pitch they are 'scenario' coached.
So if you are Fernandez and you have been coached to slow the game down and invite opposition players on to you. You excel. at that particular aspect of the game. It's the reason you were scouted, signed and also why you've received a national team call up. You know it's how the teams you dream of playing for want their centre backs to play.
Then it becomes difficult to here the crowds moan every time you do it and its a difficult process to undo the muscle memory- especially when deep down you don't want to.
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02 Nov 2026 21:10:01
Can't believe I forgot Brian Laudrup.
Shows how many top top players we were signing back then.
If we were to sign a Brian Laudrup today, how much would we have to pay?
I agree that we're the same club but in a different era, different times and football in Scotland operates in a different financial climate.
Back then we were signing some of the best players in Europe, the team at the moment is young in age and still at a development stage.
Probably more a sign of the times than standards simply dropping.
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02 Nov 2026 21:16:33
Agree with that EHL. I played with a few back in the day though that weren't that technically gifted shall we say however the heart and desire along with fight they brought to our team every time we went on to the pitch was second to none. The gaffer knew that
Is Fernandez actually coached at the headless chicken classes? 🙈🤣😉.
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02 Nov 2026 21:27:02
I think that's a great point you make, EHL about coaching and empowering responsibility. I hear fans of all clubs complaining about a lack of leaders on the park. Think that ties in well with not being able to accept criticism.
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02 Nov 2026 21:41:31
Fourlads,
Obviously I don't know who you are but are you sure it's not you that wasn't very technically gifted!
That last comment on Fernandez sounds directly from the Mikel Stewart class of criticism,
On Fernandez, yes he can frustrate me, but I thought he had a decent game Saturday in the Semi Final.
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02 Nov 2026 22:07:30
Fourlads, I was intrigued to see how the results from our 9IAR seasons would compare with those of our more recent teams, given the discussion we've been having. I have to admit I was quite surprised by what I found.
Across the nine title-winning seasons between 1988/89 and 1996/97, our league record was:
P 348 | W 230 | D 69 | L 49
Across the nine most recent completed seasons, from 2017/18 to 2025/26, it was:
P 333 | W 222 | D 64 | L 47
That's a win percentage of 66.1% during nine in a row compared with 66.7% over the last nine seasons.
Of course, the recent record has delivered just one title, six second places and two third places, which puts those results into a slightly different perspective.
I have to say I expected the win percentage from the 9IAR teams to be considerably higher, given my memories of the quality of those sides and their success.
I'm not entirely sure what this proves, if anything, but it certainly challenges my own perception that the teams of the 90s were winning considerably more consistently than our more recent teams.
Perhaps the real difference wasn't necessarily how often we won games, but our ability to win the important ones, maintain consistency when it mattered and ultimately turn those results into trophies.
Maybe that's the distinction between winning matches and having a genuine winning mentality. The statistics suggest the gap between the teams in terms of results isn't as great as I remembered, but the difference in trophies won is enormous. Perhaps it's that ability to get over the line, particularly in the big moments, that we need to rediscover.
It certainly gives me something to think about and perhaps makes the argument for allowing the current team time to develop that mentality even more relevant.
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02 Nov 2026 22:25:50
Gone are the days we can sign champions league winning goal keepers 👀👀.
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02 Nov 2026 22:29:22
Culture changes along with the time. Look at MoN across the city struggling to implement his older style of management.
In the 90s there were plenty of observers complaining about the lack of talent coming through in Scottish football. They blamed and bemoaned the lack of kids playing in the streets and back greens like Baxter and J. Johnstone would have.
The simple fact of the matter is that today's players are a completely different breed from the era before and so on, so on. Players in the 80s and 90s got some stick too and some of them couldn't handle it. This isn't a new phenomenon, but it has changed.
However, the cream always rises to the top. The most skilled, mentally tough and competitive players will reach the desired heights of their career.
Fourlads is speaking from his personal experiences and it's interesting to hear but that 90s team were winners due to all those qualities and the same rules still exist today.
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02 Nov 2026 22:51:31
People romanticise the 'old days' and they forget the hard times.
That team in the 90s was not without it's problems in amongst the multiple trophies.
2 of our greatest ever players in Goram and Laudrup had issues. Goram had to take some time out due to his personal issues and Laudrup was a shadow of himself in his last season due to his failed moves to Barcelona.
We didn't have enough in the tank to get 10 in a row and a team made up of millions of pounds failed two years in a row to get into the CL group stages v Levski Sofia and AEK.
We struggled to secure the first ever back to back trebles v Dundee United in 94.
Mentality issues weren't invented 15 years ago or whatever. That team in the 90s came within a whisker of a European Cup Final but humans, athletes and teams are complex things.
Great management earns it's money dealing with those complexities. Here's hoping Del can nurture, engrain and impose that winning culture.
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02 Nov 2026 23:21:06
I sat in the main stand at Motherwell and watched us nearly blow the league second last match of the season 1991.
The good mentality that day was non existent.
You could say we re discovered it last match against Aberdeen at home with a fantastic performance to win the title.
The Rangers fans rallied together that particular day though, I witnessed it as I was there.
Good things could happen this season but I think it's imperative that we rally together and push the team on.
Not blindly, a bad performance can be criticised, but after a weekend when we've got ourselves into a cup final and closing in on Celtic, why not be a bit more optimistic that our young team has the mentality to go all the way this season.
It's a poor comparison, a different era the 90's.
Let's make sure 2026-27 is a good season for all of us and the start of a new successful era.
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02 Nov 2026 23:29:32
Agree completely CO2. It's a long season, a young team and they need our support.
It's true there aren't many players like Gough, Butcher, McCall or Ferguson's going about but those boys need the fans behind them.
No booing at half time please.
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03 Nov 2026 12:20:03
Interesting stats Angus.
I guess the big difference is that if you compared the same stats on Celtic, Celtic must have improved vastly.
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03 Nov 2026 15:19:33
The only stat that matters
1988-97 - 17 domestic trophies (9 league titles, 5 league cups and 3 Scottish cups)
2017-present - 3 domestic trophies (1 league title, 1 league cup and 1 Scottish cup)
Co2 I was good enough to play for Rangers in the CL and win every major honour in Scotland multiple times. I hope this helps 👌🏻❤️🏆.
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