Rangers Debates 2

09 Apr 2026 10:45:07
Hello folks, a wee discussion points from thoughts I've been having.
One thing that's recently been pi**ing me off is the knowledge released that the VAR panel review team admit that during the season they got 5 decisions wrong against Rangers costing us, I believe, 10pts in the process. League done!
Now I'm aware it's not absolutely that straightforward however the points made.
Being that Olympiacos are now looking less certain to win their respective league (let's say they don't for this scenario) and we would then be denied automatic CL access by said decision, it would have cost us millions through incompetence/negligence at very least.


Would it be naive or acceptable to think that possibly now we're owned by a massive American sports business outfit, who don't usually stand for sh*t like that, that this could be an issue for the Scottish football authorities, or at very least get our top men thinking?
Thoughts bears.

09 Apr 2026 11:39:59
What I would hope for Rangers to at least highlight this issue come the end of the season regardless. VAR was meant to stop these mistakes but clearly inept officials running it. Way round it, possibly, is have 3 people on VAR separately, and majority decision wins, but would slow the game down more.

09 Apr 2026 13:56:45
Aye, plus they adjusted it to suit them at the St Mirren game offside which wasn't. Then we have the ridiculous carry on for the Sellic at Dundee, they stole 2-1.

10 Apr 2026 08:57:01
Davie, I'm not sure highlighting does much good with the current regimes at the top of Scottish football. I hate the level of conspiracy theories that spring up on an almost daily basis in football, but the stats scream for themselves.

Whether it's corrupt or subconscious bias, it's starting to become impossible to ignore or try & explain away, even for a fairly laid back, rational thinking person (sort of 😊) like myself.

10 Apr 2026 22:24:12
It shows the standard of the referees in Scotland that we will have nobody there.

08 Apr 2026 15:41:50
With Naderi out for the season can DR afford to play his only 2 strikers avail up front together? Sods law Rommens and now Naderi out when both were hitting some form but Rangers never get it easy.

08 Apr 2026 18:35:11
Onewaluter always a gamble re injury history.

08 Apr 2026 19:06:47
Aasgaard, Moore.

08 Apr 2026 19:07:21
I prefer one up top anyway.

Always prefer 3 cm's as well.

Sometimes, when these th ga are forced upon u, it actually helps you find a better team or formation or tactics etc.

Things you wouldn't otherwise do.

08 Apr 2026 19:41:31
Find we play three cm's, we never get men in the box, Stevie, like three myself, probably be 4231 mate, Miovski main man and Chermiti slightly behind him, Aasgaard and Moore either side of him.
Butland
Sterling
Djiga
Fernandez
Meghoma
Barron
Chukwuani
Aasgaard
Chermiti
Moore
Miovski
Maybe even Antman if fit, we've got some bench now.

08 Apr 2026 21:07:02
Can't argue with anyone's opinion on that, mate. Rohl seems to prefer 2 cm's.

Seems he likes Raskin and Chuck, but Raskin is a beem very average for me compared to his ability.

I'd drop him for 2 games, n bring him back in for Hearts n Celtic with a point to prove.

09 Apr 2026 03:36:46
Wouldn't mind playing 3 if they weren't all so similar, but two up top has been working last we while. Definitely can't see him changing it tbh.

09 Apr 2026 11:24:26
Aasgaard and Miovski really need to step up. Both have shown they can score goals. It's the workrate part we will miss. Personally, would play Aasgaard behind Miovski Sunday and Chermiti on wing for Olsen? We are scoring goals just now, let's not revert back to Chermiti as lone striker for 3 midfielders who won't score or create much.

09 Apr 2026 12:14:06
That's exactly the team that I would choose also. My star. 👌 🇬🇧

09 Apr 2026 12:41:33
Why would we drop a 20 million player in Raskin.

09 Apr 2026 14:06:59
I'd drop any player that's not performing, John.

09 Apr 2026 14:37:54
Is that sarcasm, John? I think it might be, if not, though I'd echo what Beale just said, that all players are equal in a dressing rooms m the including captains and the group of experienced players under him, all the same and all dropable.



Raskin is playing extremely poor compared to his ability and should be dropped even if it's just to give him a boit up the arse for the split.

09 Apr 2026 16:06:00
Absolutely not sarcasm. We r trying to win a league, look at stats, challenges, touches in opposition box. Best goal scoring midfielder we have, best assists from midfield.

Manager does not think he is poor.

09 Apr 2026 17:21:51
Well for me he's not performing anywhere near to his ability.
When players underperform, they need dropped to give them that wee kick up the arse they need to play better.

I'd drop him n give Barron and Dio a chance with Chucky and bring him back in for Hearts, Celtic.

09 Apr 2026 19:09:41
Raskin is not poor, he is our best midfielder, and stats prove this also.
100% agree with you, John, it seems some fans don't want us to win the league.
We have a better chance of winning it with Raskin playing.



On Naderi, I think he may come good, but we massively overpaid for a guy in German 2nd division and we knew his injury record before we signed him.

09 Apr 2026 19:10:41
Paul proved otherwise just the other day, that he's performing well. 👍

09 Apr 2026 19:13:16
Paul's post on Raskin
06 Apr 2026 20:39:27
For all the pelters, Raskin seems to be getting at the moment.

Most passes in the season, Raskin.
Most tackles, Raskin.
Most assists, Raskin.
Most fouls, Raskin.

09 Apr 2026 19:46:40
He's played more games than the rest of our mf, so he's going to have better stats.

The guys not performing to his highest level. That's all that's been said against him.

08 Apr 2026 12:21:56
Dujon Sterling appeared in court today charged with dangerous driving and drinking under influence of alcohol.
Reports stating nearly 3 times over the legal limit. Bailed until May.
How do we think this will affect him on park?

08 Apr 2026 13:11:57
Won't affect him in the least, he has known since January he is headed for a ban. Deservedly so.

08 Apr 2026 13:14:55
It could hamper him from driving up the wing.
Silly boy.

08 Apr 2026 13:26:53
Silly boy is an understatement, Three Cheers.
Not going to comment as don't know all the facts, but deserves everything he gets if it's all true and found guilty.
Sorry, no excuses for anyone who does this.

They are putting their and other people in danger.

08 Apr 2026 13:38:03
I hope he moves on in the summer. A disgrace. 🫡

08 Apr 2026 14:26:40
People in glass houses should not throw stones, not everyone knows what the posters on here are keeping quiet, I don't agree with drink driving, but I won't desecrate the guy.

08 Apr 2026 15:05:13
Truebluesotrue I'm with u on it.

Everyone these days is always so high and mighty online, we're all only human and we've all done wrong things in our lives. This is just one of his.

He should and probably has had maximum club punishment possible or will do when he's found guilty.



He's made a terrible choice and a massive mistake but we're paying his wages so we don't hang him out to dry. Man, manage this incident properly and you'll get a player who will run through a wall for u.

08 Apr 2026 20:29:22
No vehicles allowed on the pitch during the game, so should be ok, also, no driving licence required to play football professionally (provisional or full). 👍🏻

08 Apr 2026 21:28:53
Absolutely no booze for him now until we lift the title. 🥳🥳 Then he can scoop as much as he likes.

08 Apr 2026 23:32:49
StevieG, he'd run into the wall and be out for 6 weeks.

08 Apr 2026 23:55:37
As long as he doesn't run into it with a car, mate eh haha.

09 Apr 2026 12:42:58
Stevie, not sure where u get the high and mighty posts.

For Sterling, do the crime, suffer the punishment.

09 Apr 2026 14:41:53
John, you seem to have taken that personal, mate?

Not anything to do with u at all there, John. It's just a comment of how people like to take the higher ground online for n general when commenting on anything going on in society, in this instance, football players drink driving.

There are undoubtedly numerous people on here who have been done with it too, but they won't comment for fear of being judged harshly, so everyone else takes the higher ground and mighty position.



As my post said, maybe we have all done many wrongs to n life.

Show me a man without sin and I will show u a liar, springs to mind.

But, post wasn't aimed at anyone or any number of people, it was a general comment, mate.

09 Apr 2026 16:09:03
No, I don't see many high and mighty posts.

Would u say the same if he killed your wife or child when steaming? He knew how much he had drunk.

What other sins u putting in the same category?

09 Apr 2026 16:46:59
DS has obviously done something that I hope regrets. But tell me of someone that's never done a thing wrong in their life, big or small. We all make mistakes, and hopefully learn from them. 🇦🇺🇬🇧

09 Apr 2026 17:25:38
Here hawd on a minute, John,
The guy never killed anybody's wife or kids so that's u getting carried away, taking the high n mighty attitude so yes I am talking to you now.

Talk about exaggeration n blowing things out of proportion. See, with all your access to the club, John, why not take it up with them or even better still take it up with the player next time you're at the training ground.



The guy crashed drunk driving, so do many thousands of others a year in Scotland.

They don't all deserve hung drawn n quartered, John. People make mistakes in life. It's what makes us human.

Not everyone is perfect, John.

09 Apr 2026 19:12:22
Stevie, he isn't blowing things out of proportion and I ain't being high and mighty. Sterling should be sent packing in the summer. With your comments, just shows me you have never lost anyone to a drunk driver. Your comments are a disgrace imo. Sterling should not play for Rangers again and I said that at the time and I said that about TL as well.

09 Apr 2026 19:49:37
Well, Storm, seems the club and the management see it differently, mate:

He never hit anyone, thankfully.

Only person he's hurt is himself.

I'm 💯 against anyone drink driving, but the fact is it's happened n we can't change it.



If him playing is the difference between winning the league or not, Storm, are u playing him?

People say they don't want Tav in the team, but now say they don't want Sterling in the team either.

Who we playing at rb then, Storm?

10 Apr 2026 16:19:45
I see that question has been avoided then?

If you don't want Sterling or Tav at rb, who plays?

08 Apr 2026 10:42:39
Glasgow Rangers will win the league. Win at home against Hibs under the lights.

Hearts and Celtic to play their 2nd/3rd place play off to a hawf empty Giro dome.

Watch out for inflatable sharks and tennis balls.

08 Apr 2026 09:15:01
Interesting question from my lad there, thought i would throw it to the site

Where do you think we would be in the league?

1. If we had stuck with Russell Martin

2. If we started with Danny Rohl

For me personally, under martin we would still be below Motherwell.

Under Rohl i think we would have won about 5 of our draws and have a healthy lead going in to the split.

08 Apr 2026 09:22:29
Q1. 5th

Q2. 1st.

08 Apr 2026 10:03:50
Under Martin we would be fighting it out trying to avoid relegation.
Under Rohl we would be top by some distance.

08 Apr 2026 10:58:17
A lot of Ifs, Buts and Maybes at play in that question.
What if Martin started to get a tune out of the players?
What if the players bought into what he was trying to achieve?
Maybe the draws under him would have started to turn into wins?
But, I couldn't personally see it. We had players falling out with other players. And the malaise under Martin had already set.
I dread to think where we would be right now under him.


As for under Rohl.
If we started with Rohl, we would have been better off points wise.
But, let's not forget we dropped points under Rohl against Motherwell, Livi and Celtic. So changing all those draws into wins wouldn't have been a given under Rohl.
I'm just thankful the club took the decision to reset and can't wait for these final 6 games to see where we end up.

08 Apr 2026 13:15:22
Good point, mph. The best game we've played this year was under Martin imo, the game in Europe we were brilliant that night, was that a sign of what was to come, or a fluke? Who knows.
Q1 4/5.
Q2 6/7 points better off.

08 Apr 2026 13:29:27
I think Martin is getting a rough time here.
We would be sitting top.


Start the ⌚🎣🎣.

08 Apr 2026 14:10:30
Agree mph, and i took that into account mate, i don't think its unrealistic to think dr would have won 5 out of 8 though

07 Apr 2026 16:59:55
I see a lot of people complain about playing certain teams more than twice away from home.

I am afraid there is a 2 simple solutions.

Solution 1:
Keep 12 teams.
Adopt a Danish style league system.

Play everyone home and away then split.
Top 6 play each other home and away as do bottom 6.

4 old firms guarantee, 6 less total league matches.


Solution 2.

Expand the league to 16, 18 or 20 teams.
Play each other home and away.

07 Apr 2026 18:27:25
Keep as it is or No2. It alternates pretty much each season, so no real complaint. Really don't like the Danish system as it splits the league way too early, killing any interest in most of the league.

07 Apr 2026 18:35:31
We need to expand the league to 18 imo. It's the only way to improve all round.

07 Apr 2026 18:37:08
I understand that way of thinking, Kaiser.

Personally, I do prefer the Danish system over the Scottish for two reasons.

1. 6 less matches helps protect players against the ever increasing workload in world football.



2. I don't like the idea that the split is only to force 2 Old Firms and reach 38 games.

I have always been of the opinion that a 38 game league should only be as a result of a 20 team league.

07 Apr 2026 19:38:26
Here's my take on structure. 18 team league. Home and away. That be 34 games and every team entering round 1 of cup competitions. Scottish football ain't just about Old Firm. Imagine a smaller team in round 1 of both cups getting us or them.

I'd imagine it would pay for their season allowing them to grow in money possibly to pay for instructure and making their club better. This crap of some SPL teams entering round 4 is totally wrong.

07 Apr 2026 20:03:57
Davie, to do that in the cup would only increase the amount of qualification games. The way the cup is organized in Scotland and England is very fair.

07 Apr 2026 21:04:10
You could do the same with 14 teams, play twice, then split, play twice again.

07 Apr 2026 22:40:56
You could, Dado, but that completely offsets the benefit of the system.

Football is becoming ever more demanding in schedule.

I would hope that any change to structure would be aimed at alleviating some of these pressures.

07 Apr 2026 23:28:45
6 Less games means less money for the clubs that already can't afford it. Increase of workload for players isn't that really huge a deal in Scotland for most players, I don't believe, and only means clubs should utilise their squads better, and even promote more youth. How many players, especially u21s, barely get played at all? Even in EPL, with all the big clubs complaining about their fixtures but only using half their massive squads, with many leaving because they don't get game time.

The same was Pep, making a big thing of wanting to increase the number of subs a couple of years ago, then didn't make any.

07 Apr 2026 23:34:17
Aph, agreed it would add 4 more games on the schedule for teams in European competition, but that said, they wouldn't play their first team against the much lesser teams, so it also gives youth a chance and game time, and fans would still turn up. Imagine a team like, let's say, Invergordon FC.

Probably never heard of them. First time in their history qualifying, if they were to be drawn against a SPL club. Would change their club for the better, or a better known small club, Bonnyrigg Rose, the amount of money it would generate would only improve them in the future.

08 Apr 2026 00:58:11
My solution would be: Top league of 14, playing each other twice before splitting into a top six and a bottom eight. The top six play each other twice again, giving a total of 36 matches, and the equal number of home and away games would make it fairer. The bottom eight would also play each other again, home and away, giving a total of 40 matches, partially offsetting the loss of revenue from Old Firm games.

There would, of course, still be playoffs, generating more cash for a couple of clubs. That would leave another two leagues of 14, to set up in similar fashion. Could be too sensible for the SPFL, though.

08 Apr 2026 01:38:59
I like that idea, Thornton.

08 Apr 2026 06:30:28
Sorry, but I hate the idea of an earlier split. Imagine having nothing to play for for 14 games if you're top of the bottom half and could have been competing for a European spot? It would kill any interest in most of the league.

08 Apr 2026 06:35:05
That would do, Thornton, the best yet. You get in contact with SFA; that is better than any plan or idea they could come up with.

08 Apr 2026 10:55:41
I like what Dado said.

07 Apr 2026 15:57:13
Rangers WILL win the league

08 Apr 2026 10:09:37
I concur.

08 Apr 2026 13:38:18
I am genuinely bored once mid season comes round between cups and leagues, playing the same teams again. 💤💤
I would have 18 -20 team league.

Make it exciting 3/4 up with 1/ 2 play offs.