Rangers Debates

26 Feb 2026 19:25:18
No matter whos playing well games like sunday tend to favour the team who wants it more. Every player needs to give there all and hopefully the quality comes through

26 Feb 2026 20:35:43
Correct ows.

26 Feb 2026 14:24:45
WATP: A quick check on Google suggests filling in the corners of Ibrox could provide up to 8, 000 more seats. It also says that it would cost roughly £25M.

That figure should be treated with a pinch of salt, I reckon it would be much, much more than that without a doubt. You hearing anything on this front WATP or anyone else?

26 Feb 2026 18:04:34
Rostosto, what do you think it will be then in your professional opinion. 🤔

26 Feb 2026 05:49:49
Imo.Ranger's should sign Joe Aribo in close season window.
Good all round m/fielder, can cover at left back, and definitely knows where the net is.

Also, a certain Salaka will be a free agent come this June.

Electric pace from standing start.

BOTH OF THE ABOVE WOULD BE EXCELLENT ADDITIONS TO 1ST TEAM SQUAD, FOR NOT A LOT OF MONEY.

Thats my shout.

26 Feb 2026 07:05:07
We hear you. But don't agree. Wouldn't go back. We have moved on and can go for better.

26 Feb 2026 08:08:12
Sakala getting subbed for Ramsay bugs the bejesus out of me. The wee man was crestfallen. Rather he'd have taken a pen that night.

26 Feb 2026 08:25:47
Not for me, and it depends how you look at cheap. Sakala is somewhere between $100-200k per month in Saudi, and Aribo between £30-70K at Southampton. Does anyone think they would take a huge wage cut to come back?

26 Feb 2026 09:33:28
Agreed, Kaiser liked both, but time to look forward. 👍

26 Feb 2026 10:39:39
Read something last night about Middlesbrough being interested in Sakala.

26 Feb 2026 10:44:33
Aye seen that bud. 👍

26 Feb 2026 11:30:52
Joe Aribo is a good player, but his wages are massive.

26 Feb 2026 12:52:08
I wouldn't sign Aribo. I always found him overrated, and he went missing a lot in games, or even for numerous games in a row.
Good player when on it, though, just not enough.

Sakala would interest me, actually. Depending on who and what the club are looking for, I'd maybe go for him, yes.

25 Feb 2026 17:27:21
I hope Dr which I'm sure he has on them with scmecial. Shoot on sight low and hard into a corner. Amount of goals they have lost from that too teams is crazy. Think keepers biggest weakness is that scenario

26 Feb 2026 12:52:37
He has 1 in 2 over in Saudi for one of the far poorer teams.

25 Feb 2026 14:05:23
What ever happened to the poster Mark, From Ireland
I've not seen him post in a very long time?

25 Feb 2026 14:24:24
Stingo, hopefully he's doing well, mate. I really like Mark; he seems a top bloke. Me and Fork have asked about him previously, and I think Fork said yesterday his last post was late January.
If you're still looking in, Mark, let us know you're okay, mate.

25 Feb 2026 14:29:19
Agree, guys. There are others too; seems some are stepping away. Hope they're good. 👍

25 Feb 2026 20:36:43
100% one of the good guys, hopefully he is just taking a break.

26 Feb 2026 09:14:55
Newtownards is another, and Leroy's pal, Gers78. The list of those who are AWOL grows.

26 Feb 2026 20:36:38
Maybe he is in a cell with Leroy now, Fork.

25 Feb 2026 13:11:51
Just read the late Davie Cooper would have been 70 on this Day. Rip Davie my greatest Rangers player ever

25 Feb 2026 15:08:28
Wow, didn't realise that. What a privilege it was to see that guy play.

25 Feb 2026 15:19:19
Fantastic player, imagine trying to buy him now.

25 Feb 2026 17:41:15
My favourite player too. I never got to see him play live, unfortunately. I always wonder why we were so poor in the early 80s when we had Cooper, Bett, Redford and Russell, etc., in the team.

25 Feb 2026 18:41:14
Cuillin, great player, but John Greig's management and the rise of Aberdeen in the early to mid 80s were the two main reasons.

24 Feb 2026 20:52:04
Fork, i was going to just disappear but given your post below I thought i'd do the decent thing and say cheers for trying to bring some levitating to the site. I may pop on to congratulate the team when we win the league.

I finally got my own task of going back to work over the line as I start on, Monday although in a very part time capacity. I hope our team can get over the line as well.

Aphelion I hope things go well for you on the site. Keep posting. For now I bid you adieu. As I am just argumentative I don't see the point of staying on the site.

24 Feb 2026 21:28:48
Take care, bud, pop in when you feel up to it, mate. We're always here. 👍👍 Do what u need to do for u. 👍

24 Feb 2026 22:12:43
JFM, I suggest you just stay on and post. Don't take it seriously when you can. You just have to accept that people will take issue whenever you have a different opinion. I think we may have had words in the past; I say I think, as I never really remember.

That doesn't mean I didn't respect or take it seriously at the time, but life is too short to hold grudges.

Good luck in the new job anyway, and I hope it comes to more for you. I hope we win the title, so you can come back on quickly and chat.

24 Feb 2026 22:14:12
Enjoy being back at work, mate. 👍 Some days arguing, some days debating. I would keep posting if I were you.

24 Feb 2026 22:24:53
Forgot to add, gd to see your health has improved enough to allow you back to work, and I'd echo the guys' thoughts, stay, it'll annoy everybody more. 😉👍

24 Feb 2026 23:30:58
Shame u feeling like that. Many been there after arguments, so hopefully just take a couple of days and it's calmed down again. Don't think anything's been meant as personal, but do what's best for you, mate.

24 Feb 2026 23:40:58
Lost if and when u want, mate, and don't post if and when u don't want to.

It's that simple for everyone.

Always liked Jfm as poster, so hopefully stays.

25 Feb 2026 07:57:40
Jfm, this has certainly come as a shock, my friend.

I hope you come back when the time is right, and we can go back to having in-depth educated discussions.

You will be missed, Jfm. Take care, and I wish you the best of luck in your return to work.

25 Feb 2026 08:42:36
Jfm, good luck for the future. I will miss your posts.

25 Feb 2026 09:35:41
Jfm, you will be missed, mate. Glad to hear you're getting back to work. Do what's best for you, take care, mate, hopefully it won't be long before we hear from you again. 👍

25 Feb 2026 10:52:59
One man's argumentative take is another man's healthy debate.
Glad to hear you are able to return to work - assuming this is after the injuries from the car crash?
Hope things go well.
Don't be a stranger.
Might disagree at times, but I think you, like others, bring a lot to the site.

25 Feb 2026 13:15:39
Jfm,

Bloody hell, mate. I'm one poster out of hundreds across the forum who said I thought you were argumentative. Maybe I've read your posts wrong when I have read them - God knows.

But to step away from the forum after, I must say a very minor disagreement with me is really not worth it.

I don't really see why you would want to walk away over it; it's really not worth getting upset about. Over some posts on a faceless forum.
Come on!

24 Feb 2026 14:12:37
I honestly can't believe how the fans ain't raging with John Souttar on Sunday. Them 2 free kicks he gave away leading to 2 Livingston goals were ridiculously bad. The 1st one especially is borderline junior football. We need better than this guy. I'd drop him and Tav on Sunday because both are terrible together.

24 Feb 2026 14:50:38
Wearer correct, but u must know we can't criticise Souttar. Yet the manager did.

24 Feb 2026 15:39:35
Players give away free kicks, it's part of the game.

24 Feb 2026 15:59:22
Plenty angry with him, mate. Probs just that we're used to it now. And disappointed at him being rewarded a new deal.

24 Feb 2026 16:19:33
Nothing wrong with saying he had a poor game, John. Maybe Rohl mentioned it, but he also gave him another contract. What's that saying?

24 Feb 2026 16:21:33
And always in his team, just like the previous 4/5 Rangers managers.

24 Feb 2026 17:50:13
Now that Souttar has been rewarded with a wage rise, he will have an outstanding World Cup for Scotland and make us millions in transfer fees. 😏

24 Feb 2026 18:00:14
It's crazy that he has been given more money, mph. He isn't a good centre-half, never has been, never will be. Going forward, all he can be for us next season is backup, or we will lose silly goals because of him.

24 Feb 2026 19:00:07
If he hadn't resigned, then would we not need to sign at least 3 other new CBs? That means fees, signing on fees, and salaries probably higher than Souttar's. The manager seems to like him, as he is playing him ahead of Djiga, and it might just make good sense to have him even as backup.

He is also another Scot who doesn't take up a place in the Euro squad. At least, whilst we search for those defenders who don't make mistakes anyway.

24 Feb 2026 22:15:26
Angus, he is costing us week in, week out, so I don't know what Rohl sees in him, maybe because he is Scottish, that's all I can think of.

24 Feb 2026 22:27:00
Football's his second job, he's actually a barista. Think that's how u spell it. 😉 😇

24 Feb 2026 22:29:06
The only reason that Souttar was given a new contract is because he is Scottish and he fills our euro quota. That's it.

24 Feb 2026 23:29:26
Storm A, I know you like to twist the truth, apart from the Livingstone game. Can you say what other games he's cost us? You say it's week in, week out. Also, after you said Barron brings nothing 2 the team, I find it hard to take your view on a player seriously.

24 Feb 2026 23:46:44
BlueDNA, that doesn't explain why he's in Rohl's side.

25 Feb 2026 07:58:36
No, but it explains why he got a new contract. I don't think Rohl can explain why he is in the side, other than it's a toss up between him and Djiga. That's not really a positive, is it? It's just a reflection of poor recruitment in defence. If we recruit properly in the summer, I think Souttar will be 4th choice next season.

25 Feb 2026 08:11:19
Star, really, c'mon, u asleep at the wheel. 😉

25 Feb 2026 08:26:21
So if it is poor recruitment then why, during January when we had/have money to spend, did we not buy at least 1 new Ch.

I equally never get the comment on 1 player in an 11 player game being wholly responsible for most goals. The real root cause is usually further up the field. On Sunday against Livingstone he didn't cost goals, he gave away 2 free kicks that goals came from about a minute later when we had time to set our defence. Forgetting who didn't stop the pass down the channel; the defender who got under the ball for the first, and the complete non-marking of a player for the second.

So, like Carson, please give examples of when he has cost us goals (on his own), and at least like the Livi game examples they can be shot out the sky.

He may well be signed to make up the Euro quota, but he is getting games in non-euro games when we have other Chs and players who can play that position. So Rohl must rank him as if he was that bad we wouldn't have signed him again and would have replaced him. Everything else is opinion, but as I say often the only one that matters is Rohl's. 🤷

25 Feb 2026 08:48:29
Carson has cost us plenty, but many want us to be second best. At 77, I'm fortunate to have seen us win many trophies in my lifetime. Just not the last 15 years.

25 Feb 2026 09:30:09
BlueDNA, if Souttar is back up I'll be over the moon.
Could you maybe explain why Souttar was in GVB, Beale, Clement, Ferguson, Martin and Rohl's teams? Souttar is nowhere near as bad as some make him out to be.

25 Feb 2026 10:07:47
John, no-one wants us to be second best. I'm only 63, but I've seen lots of winning teams as well, and just as many losing ones, especially before 1986. I have also been lucky enough to see teams winning in the last 15 years, just not as many as we all want.

Because fans choose to support a player that others don't like, it doesn't mean we want or accept being second.

It means we will support the team with whoever we currently have available. Constant sniping at them hasn't got us anywhere either, so I choose to look at the positives and not let the negatives annoy me as much these days. Just a different way of dealing with the lack of success, I guess.

25 Feb 2026 10:09:12
Yes, I can explain. Best of a bad bunch, I think, sums it up. cb was not the priority in January, but it will be a priority this summer. I'll be over the moon too if Souttar is back up. I think most fans would be.

25 Feb 2026 10:12:04
Why is there no timestamp on BlueDNA's post up there. 🤔 ⬆️ ⬆️. Glitch in the matrix?

{Ed033's Note - It originally had one then somehow it was removed. I added it back in.

25 Feb 2026 10:22:16
That still doesn't tell us why five Rangers managers never signed better, BlueDNA.

25 Feb 2026 10:26:43
Second best, John?

25 Feb 2026 10:46:33
Cheers, Ed. Sorry, but I notice the strangest things. 👍 Much appreciation for your work putting up with us nutters. 😉 👍 👍

{Ed033's Note - Thanks.

25 Feb 2026 11:01:26
You have listed many failed Rangers managers on that list, Star. John Souttar should be the 4th-best Rangers CB. If the recruitment was better, he would've been 4th-choice Rangers CB. I hope Scotland don't play him, because he's a scare for Scotland as well.

25 Feb 2026 11:09:32
Poor for Scotland? Man had Ronaldo about to cry. Wear, I get you don't like him, but Souttar has been outstanding in many recent games for Scotland. Still, the five Rangers managers never signed better; maybe that should tell you something.

25 Feb 2026 11:23:52
GVB, MB, PC and RM all had a very poor track record when it came to player signings and results. That explains why they never signed better.

25 Feb 2026 11:24:54
Tells me all of them never strengthened an important area of the team, leading to us being 2nd best under all 5 of them.

25 Feb 2026 11:27:16
Star, Anno, I'm shouting. I may be wrong, but is your radar broken? 👀

25 Feb 2026 11:31:40
BlueDNA, didn't you say he was poor for Scotland as well? That is utter rubbish.

25 Feb 2026 11:33:52
Thinking that myself, Fork, seeing it now, mate.

25 Feb 2026 11:41:12
One of two possibly, wakey wakey. 👍🤣🤣

25 Feb 2026 11:54:23
I never mentioned Scotland. I couldn't care less how he performs for Scotland. I'm only interested in how he performs for us.

25 Feb 2026 11:55:29
Fork, lol. Not like me, mate. I think he/she is running a couple again.

25 Feb 2026 12:00:47
I'd agree. Souttar has been the best of a bad bunch. Recruitment has regularly been criticised, so I wouldn't use that as a defence. Under previous managers, he was also preferred as a backup, behind Goldson and Balogun, yet after they left he was promoted rather than being replaced with someone better, for whatever reason.

25 Feb 2026 12:16:42
Correct, Kaiser. Souttar has been very fortunate to become a regular for us. I can see that changing in the summer.

25 Feb 2026 12:27:30
One says they aren't tbf to them. 👍

25 Feb 2026 13:32:16
Kaiser, I think Souttar was signed in 22 as a replacement for Goldson, but he then, at the 24th hour, signed an extension. Add to that, Souttar was out with his ankle for most of the first season. He came back for the final 13 matches and played in 12 of those, with 8 starts. In the 23/24 season, he played 41 times, mainly at LCB, and mostly as starts.

So, those managers, when he wasn't injured (which wasn't as often as people say), played him as first choice, but on the LHS due to Goldson being there.

So he was signed as a replacement for Goldson, but made LCB his position whilst he was here, and then moved to his more favoured position when he left.

There have always been alternatives for both, but managers still chose him.

Call that fortunate if you want, Bluedna, but I see it as a defender playing regularly in an unfamiliar position to help the team out, when there have always been alternatives available. Whether the team or manager was successful at the time is much more complicated than John Souttar.

Excluding Beale, and ignoring Martin, those managers were successful before they came to us, and have gone on to success after. Perhaps it is the club rather than the personnel which were the issue.

25 Feb 2026 13:57:39
I think the issue was the standard of player recruited, and the chosen tactics. The club was not in the best of shape, but both were given the resources to achieve far better than they actually did.

Souttar was signed as a backup and because he filled the Scottish quota for Europe. He managed to get regular games because of injuries, and because we never properly replaced those who left.

We signed duds like Propper, Nsiala, Fernandez, Davies, Djiga etc. That's why Souttar gets a game, he's the best of a bad bunch. Sunday really did highlight his limited ability. If we want to progress, we need much better.

25 Feb 2026 14:05:21
Calling Fernandez a dud is enough for me, BlueDNA.

25 Feb 2026 14:05:55
I believe Balogun was supposed to be the 1st choice under them ahead of Souttar and brought back (wrongly in my personal opinion, which many will disagree with too). Souttar ended up playing as a regular because of his injuries. Similar with Helander before. That, and Davies, who was bought and meant to be an upgrade, was a disaster.

So, for me, he has always only been as good as a decent back up who injuries or poor signings have pushed into the 1st team. Though u probably will have the stats to prove me wrong. 😜 Just my take on him.

25 Feb 2026 15:31:22
Think he possibly means the other Fernandes we signed before who barely kicked a ball for us, Mystar. Manny has probably been our best CB even if at times a bit slack.

25 Feb 2026 16:11:31
Yip Kaiser, I mean the Portuguese Fernandez. Manny is class, love the big man.

25 Feb 2026 16:23:58
The other one was that forgettable Blue. He's been forgotten about. 😂😂

25 Feb 2026 18:35:43
John, that statement is so far out there. Fans want second best for the team because we don't agree with you. Also, mate, he's cost us loads at times according 2 you, then it shouldn't be hard to give a couple of examples. Am not having a go, am just curious about your stance on him.

25 Feb 2026 19:40:41
There were a couple of examples on Sunday where Souttar cost us two goals, Carson.

25 Feb 2026 20:24:30
Care 2 explain how he gave away a couple of goals? He gave Way a free kick that the team did not defend. The second goal was Tavs' fault, so unless they scored 3, how can JS give away a couple of goals?

25 Feb 2026 21:13:47
Sure. He gave away two stupid free kicks that resulted in two goals for Livi. Both free kicks were easily avoidable if Souttar had shown better quality and decision-making.

25 Feb 2026 21:40:27
Blue, so by your reckoning, if he had kicked the ball out for a corner and they had scored, it would be his fault and would make him a bad player. Wee question: has any other player caused a free kick or penalty, or made a simple mistake that's cost us a goal? What about Jack Butland? He's made mistakes that have actually cost goals. 🤔 😳

26 Feb 2026 06:05:31
If the corner was avoidable, then yes, it would be his fault.

I said, if he had defended properly and had better decision-making, then he would not have given away two stupid free kicks that led to both of Livi's goals.

Both fouls were avoidable.

I'm not sure what's so hard to grasp here.

Yes, both Tav and Butland are culpable and both need to be replaced, along with Souttar. I have said that many times. Our defence is an issue.

26 Feb 2026 08:14:24
So, for example, our winger put a ball out, say just in our half, their RB or LB takes a long throw, their CF or CH scores from the throw-in, so it's the winger's fault by your logic. Can't take you seriously with mince like that. 🤯

26 Feb 2026 09:53:17
That's your own logic, pal.

26 Feb 2026 13:33:50
No, that's your logic, pal. What don't you grasp?

26 Feb 2026 15:15:32
The man with many names lol. 😆

26 Feb 2026 15:23:23
Star, they say it's week in, week out, but when you ask for more examples they can't provide any. If he's so bad, there should be plenty of examples. They say he's the best of a bad bunch and shouldn't be in the team, but wouldn't that just leave the bad if he was dropped? I'm not saying he's great, but he's definitely not crap.

26 Feb 2026 15:31:53
He's definitely not as bad as some make him out to be, Carson. I'd be over the moon if he's a squad player next season. That would mean we've signed a quality cb. Wouldn't mind Souttar and Luke Graham being squad players next season, mate.

23 Feb 2026 16:17:38
Yesterday showed if we had a natural goalscorer we have won the match. Imho Chermiti isn't good enough as a sole striker and we need to go with 2 or change the player.

23 Feb 2026 19:24:23
How many of those 31 shots fell to Chermiti? We had 31 shots at goal yesterday, so it wasn't the lack of creation of shooting opportunities which was the problem, it seems. Also, could Rohl be looking to get goals from all over, and if that is the case, is Chermiti playing his part? After all, we had 31 shots.

So could it be the case that all the other players need to improve their efficiency in front of goal. And also, their keeper had a game which he hasn't had all season up till yesterday, so he deserves a lot of credit.

23 Feb 2026 20:24:36
How many times was Chermiti in the right position, Angus?

23 Feb 2026 21:30:15
Angus, the big chance he had at 1-0, he flopped. We don't have 1 forward on double figures.

23 Feb 2026 21:44:46
There was another chance he had to shoot, and he swung at it and it hit off his standing foot. He doesn't look comfortable shooting at all.

23 Feb 2026 22:22:30
But we are on 49 goals for (2 less than Hearts) without a forward on double figures. We have goals spread across the team. Have I fallen asleep and woken up to a world where they have changed the rules and strikers' goals are worth more than any other goal? I don't care who scores as long as the goals win us points.

In my day, when a winger or player got wide, they would look up and see where the players were in the middle before they crossed.

How is the striker meant to know where the winger is going to play the ball to be in the right position? Unless pre agreed, there is no way he can know, as players hit the ball to a different position every time. So the passer of the ball needs to look for the forward in the middle and hit them; the forward can't react quickly enough otherwise. This isn't rocket science to understand fgs. If he is having to guess where it will go then no wonder he isn't there.

24 Feb 2026 02:28:15
Angus, so if the winger hits the ball into different areas of the box, how is the striker to know where the winger will cross to? You're contradicting yourself, bud.

24 Feb 2026 03:58:10
Good strikers get into good positions, like Haaland does, etc.

Same old posts.

24 Feb 2026 06:24:52
Charmiti has no positional awareness, and lacks basic skills at times. All the excuses that he is young do not hold; he is 21, and has been professional for at least 4 years, plenty of time to have gained basic knowledge like any other trade.

What has he been learning all this time? He has probably been in the system for at least 10 years. He is just not good enough.

24 Feb 2026 08:02:30
Fraser, that is the point. When the winger gets wide, he looks up and sees where the striker is. He then plays the ball there. If the winger, as is the case most of the time now, just hits it in without looking, then it is just pot luck.

Or someone explain, how does Chermiti know where to run if he doesn't know where the winger will play the ball? He could be in great positions, but if the winger doesn't play it to him how can he score?

2nd goal against Hearts is a perfect example.

Aso plays ball to front post where he is running and he can attack it.

Same old posts, as it is correct and common sense.

24 Feb 2026 08:18:37
Deary, dear Jasp. 😁😁😁

24 Feb 2026 08:23:09
Wasting your time, Angus. I've given up on those who see nothing; it only tells me more about the individuals.

24 Feb 2026 08:44:53
Strikers' job is to adjust and attack balls in the box, go and win it. Yes, they may get it wrong, timing, run, defenders, etc., but they should be mobile and trying. You can't belittle a poster for his take on how he views a player.

What does it tell you about this individual? I'm curious to know. Are u assuming he knows nothing because he views the player differently to you? That's what it sounds like. A phrase u use often, not a pop, btw, just an observation.

24 Feb 2026 08:49:22
Star, I know, but I just think the opposite opinion needs to be put out there and explain the common sense behind it. Otherwise those negative opinions just win. 🤷

24 Feb 2026 09:10:04
Fork, truth be told, a hundred percent, yes. I am tired of trying to defend a player when others see nothing. Surely even they must have seen his outstanding ability a few times.

24 Feb 2026 09:44:38
It's how he views Chermiti, it's his opinion, negative or not. It's not about who "wins", Angus, it's about how he views a player. It's different from yours. Yes, by all means, post your thoughts on it, but it's not about whose opinion "wins". Not one of your better posts. Smacks of us against them. Poor, imo. You're better than that.

24 Feb 2026 09:45:34
Only 21 years old, Chermiti is still learning the game, but he has shown his capability.

24 Feb 2026 10:35:29
Fork, possibly a poor choice of words, but we can't let the negative posts on here be the only voice. Might be a better way to say it.

The rest of my posts are trying to explain why it isn't as simple as a forward running into the box and trying to adjust to the delivery coming in.

That might be why only 1 in 93 deliveries of that sort end up in a goal.
Just opinion, as you say, and happy to discuss with anyone who has an opinion.

24 Feb 2026 10:47:18
Angus, it's the other way round. Traditional wingers have always looked to put the ball into dangerous areas where the strikers should be trying to get to, not the other way round. The problem is strikers aren't getting into the box, so the wingers are now stopping and turning back to look for the men who are outside the box. As for the explanation of how they know where to run, that's about training and getting to know your players, and whether to make front-post or back-post runs, etc.

It's not pot luck but practice. Too many modern forwards come deep, which slows the game down, making wingers less effective. As u say, Chermiti made the correct run for his Hearts header, but it was not the winger waiting to look for him; it was him moving to the correct space.

24 Feb 2026 11:15:09
100% correct, Fork. I have tried to put that across to them both, but I didn't do it as eloquently as you did. 😁.

It tells me everything you need to know: calling an individual utter bs is a cop-out, just because they disagree with his opinion.

Angus, no one wins in this, especially Rangers, and that's the main thing that matters: Rangers winning.

You could really say none of our opinions matter. But some on this site think they know better than others when they clearly don't, and have said loads of players were great signings for us, and 90% end up failing here. 😬 Oh, the irony.

24 Feb 2026 11:35:57
I think people who say they see nothing in Chermiti are being disingenuous.

He's shown it in flashes, so he does have it in him; otherwise, he wouldn't have shown it at all.

His/our problem is consistency. He's not showing it enough.

24 Feb 2026 11:42:42
It's not that others see nothing; it's that they see something that doesn't agree with your narrative and your view. It's why u are constantly defending a player when people see a difference, then resort to disparaging remarks, as you freely admit, that others know nothing. Disappointed, bud, like Angus, you're better than that.

24 Feb 2026 11:51:18
Chermiti has actually shown us all what he's capable of doing in Rangers colours, certain individuals clearly see nothing, more fool them.

24 Feb 2026 11:57:03
Kaiser, perhaps that is the next step of Rohl's progression of the team then. Working on those forward patterns so players know which runs to make in the way he wants to play. I only see that when the passer picks up their head; those tend to be the ones that are more effective at hitting their target. I think you see ASO look up to see where to play the ball for the Hearts goal.

He sees Chermiti making that run, so he puts it into that area for him to attack.
I think we were poor at corners because we just whipped the ball into an area. Is the improvement now that the set-piece coach has worked on that delivery and positioning? So do we just need more of it, as we are still a really new team.

24 Feb 2026 12:04:31
Storm, I have an opinion which I think is right. That doesn't mean I think I am better than anyone, but I am normally confident in the opinion I hold.
I agree, not about winning, and, as I have said, a poor choice of words. However, I often go and research something on the back of another poster's comment to see what the stats and other sources say. That often enlightens me to other facts around the OP, how often they are right. And, if I try to add something to it, I hope that it can let others know different elements of the issue, and they may think differently about it.

That is the benefit of the forum, I feel, in that it saves us all going and having to look everything up.
I like to think, mainly, I am respectful of other posters. I have said before that none of our opinions matter in the grand scheme of things, but it is good to have a platform to voice them.
btw there is a difference between being a good player/signing and doing well here. Players have played well before us, come here and played poorly, only to go on and play well again elsewhere. That doesn't make them a bad player; the demands at the club are hard to grasp mentally for most, I think.

24 Feb 2026 12:35:10
Hundred percent correct, Athole, lads showed us his capabilities in a Rangers jersey.
Fork, I can't be arsed defending him any longer, some really do see nothing.

24 Feb 2026 13:23:57
I get that, bud, I do, but you could be a bit more diplomatic in terms of variable opinion and different perspectives, instead of being dismissive of others' knowledge. I know, hypocritical, because I have no doubt I have done similar, but hey ho. 👍

24 Feb 2026 13:40:33
Get real and stop taking the drugs. You can't compare Harland with Chermiti. I'm sure Man City don't have to play against many teams that don't want to get beat.

24 Feb 2026 14:59:33
Yes, Angus, but that's what any decent striker does. They attack the ball, not wait for it. That's the main problem people have with our attack: they don't look to get into the danger areas enough, which makes the wingers ineffective because they have to stop and come back. It's the same whether it's crosses or through balls. You play it to where u, the striker, should be attacking, not where he's standing.

30+ shots, and only a couple coming from our main striker, shows he's not in the right positions, and we're relying on long shots and playing back and sideways. It shouldn't be our CB getting in better positions to score. When he did actually make the runs, ie Hearts, it worked.

24 Feb 2026 15:55:14
I think what most fans want is consistency. While it's great seeing it against Celtic and Hearts, we need to see that level of play versus St Mirren, Livingston, etc.
Not sure why there are constant references to his age.

We have lots of players who are a similar age or younger who don't get cut any slack because of their age. Here's hoping those flashes of good play become more consistent.

24 Feb 2026 16:20:55
Fork, fair play for trying, mate. 🤷

24 Feb 2026 17:00:51
No worries, Kaiser. 👍

24 Feb 2026 18:07:26
Angus, that comment wasn't aimed at you about thinking you are better than anyone. We all clearly know who I was on about, as he has shown it on this thread and every other thread.
He has shown he can in flashes, which at Rangers isn't good enough. You need to be more consistent. I backed Dessers to the hilt on here, despite the abuse he gets, and he has done a lot more than any of our strikers have this season in the couple of seasons he played.


Xhermitti has improved, but it's still not good enough to be a number one striker at Rangers.

Good posts, Kaiser. You have hit the nail on the head with wingers needing to get it into the danger area, and good strikers get in the correct positions. That's one thing Chermiti doesn't do, which is why I don't think he will ever be prolific for us.

24 Feb 2026 18:21:55
I never understand this place. I know I can come across as abrasive, but I am not trying to be dismissive, just arguing the other point. Is Kaiser being dismissive of my opinion by offering a different one? I never take it as that; he just has a different opinion which I can debate against.

Are we both not trying to convince others of our view, or at least add to their knowledge on the point?
Sorry, but I just don't see the difference in arguing both views and only one being dismissive.

24 Feb 2026 18:29:02
Jfm, maybe Chermiti can find spaces in blood and thunder games against Celtic and Hearts, because these are more open games with both teams going for it?

24 Feb 2026 19:03:22
Storm, I assumed you didn't mean me, but sometimes it is difficult to tell.

I can see what you and Kaiser are saying, but I think it is a two-way process, in that both need to work at training on where to put the ball, and where the striker is going to be.


Chermiti doesn't score enough goals, but when we get him into position and we find him with the ball he can score goals. So how Rohl manages to do that more often is the question, I think.

24 Feb 2026 20:01:24
As one of the Mrs know it all guys (I guess), yes, I did play football, managed for a while (not at high level), and I am always still trying to improve my knowledge of the game.
btw, you will see that Kaiser, Storm and I managed to have disagreements without the need to resort to petty name calling.
I also see what Kaiser is saying, but there is also an element of his posts which shows it isn't just a ball being thrown in the mixer, which is what I am arguing is ineffective, i.e.

"that's about training and getting to know your players, and whether to make front-post or back-post runs, etc.": as he said.
So I agree that if players are making pre-arranged runs into areas then it is more effective.
But I will remove myself from this discussion as I don't come on here to be insulted.

24 Feb 2026 20:14:22
I get that, Jim, but that goes for all of our players. We do play better in an open game. The low block is not easy to overcome, but he should not get any more slack than any of our other players in failing to beat the likes of Livi.


If he can only play well against teams that open up, then he will not succeed at Rangers, and that goes for any of our players.

24 Feb 2026 21:14:47
Appreciate the comments, Angus and Storm. I'm trying to keep it civil while debating how to get the best from the team. I don't think most of the comments were aimed at you, but rather at people who know or see nothing and have a different opinion that gets trotted out too often. 👍

24 Feb 2026 22:20:09
Kaiser, it gets a bit heated, and I know I defend my point a bit too strenuously at times, but I never mean anyone harm by it.
Your comment on training being the element made me realise that that was what unifies all this and what I was trying to get at (badly), and there is a link between the strikers' runs and the ball coming in. It might not be natural to work well, and we need both.
I have no issue with people disagreeing with me; it happens all the time, so I wouldn't come back if it bothered me.

I try to keep it civil, and I feel the need to call it out if it happens. I expect others to do the same to me, as I am far from perfect.
If we were sitting around a table chatting, I don't think it would be as argumentative; we could explain our points better, well until the first few beers anyway. Tomorrow is another day and another debate. 🤷