Rangers Debates 2

17 Mar 2026 14:26:27
Think I'll put this ASO stuff to bed in good faith here. A simple yes or no would work with these questions Aphe.

Q1. Aphelion, would you sign the boy based on current form?

Q2. Would you sign him on current form if it meant his current form would be a prediction of how he will play in the future?

Q3. Do you think we could do better for £8m regardless of whether he could improve or not?

17 Mar 2026 15:26:50
Q1. No.
Q2. No.
Q3. Yes.

17 Mar 2026 15:32:05
I love that u think this will put it to bed, mate. 😜😂. I'm just guessing but yes to all.

17 Mar 2026 15:32:35
No.
No would only buy on current form if price was really low, in hope the gamble paid off.
Yes.

17 Mar 2026 16:38:25
Kaiser, you made me laugh mate. 😂

17 Mar 2026 17:07:05
He needs longer than what Rangers fans will give him. Hopefully he has a couple of outstanding games against Hearts and Celtic and we pick up six points, then the opinion changes.
I laughed earlier about him being a downgrade from Curtis.

I rate Curtis highly, but saying a player with 40 international caps for Denmark was a downgrade did bring a smile. Olsen is a good player, we've just not seen it that often, but the man's only in the door.

17 Mar 2026 21:10:31
I just wouldn't sign him, and even on loan his loan fee and wages would cost us about £4m next season on top of the £2 already this half season, maybe more than £2m.

17 Mar 2026 22:11:16
Try before you buy. We can't buy one based on what we have seen so far, though it could change if he is good in the last 8 games, but I doubt it. We can't gamble on him maybe getting back to good form next season.

17 Mar 2026 22:25:36
Stevie, how do you manage to get all this inside info on wages and loan fees, mate. 😉 I thought the club kept things tight, so you must be in with the new owners. 😂😂

17 Mar 2026 22:55:16
Mate, I get it from this great site I use online. Absolute best place for Rangers news. Rangers rumours/banter, mate, give it a bash.

There's a few good knowledgeable guys on it: John, Aphe and plenty more. 👍🏻

18 Mar 2026 07:39:56
Where can I find that? I heard they're looking for a conflict resolution counsellor. 😇😉 Heard there's a few shady dudes on there. 👍😄

18 Mar 2026 08:28:23
He has 8 games to prove his worth or it's back to Germany for him.

18 Mar 2026 08:28:59
Fork, you don't want to go on that. They have enough of those shady dudes as it is. Welcome back, btw, and hope you are in a better place.

Stevie, Ibrox News and a good few of these salary sites are saying his basic wage is £5k per week, or around £250k per annum.

So not sure where this £2M salary has come from. Do you think we are paying him 8 times his Spurs wage, plus a £2M loan fee on top? 🤷 Just pulling your leg though.

18 Mar 2026 08:37:12
I'm good bud, just needed to reset n clear my nut. 👍👍

18 Mar 2026 12:48:02
I know what you mean, but glad it was a short one. I, for one, miss your angling attempts and witty repartee.

18 Mar 2026 13:41:02
Fork, conflict resolution counsellor is just another word for Jakit Hawder, mate, surely?

18 Mar 2026 14:18:39
100% BB. 👍🤣

17 Mar 2026 13:07:12
Craigs86 totally agree re Curtis. He's by far the better option and what I've been trying to say in other posts. The boy gives 100% too which sometimes out weighs ability.

17 Mar 2026 13:22:46
The boy has a lot of talent, but needs to develop away from the pressure of Ibrox.

Effort outweighs ability sometimes, yes, but effort still needs to affect numbers.

17 Mar 2026 14:42:31
Hard work alone can only take you so far; to reach the elite level, you need natural, technical talent that effort cannot replicate. However, if he combines that hard work with some innate talent, he will go far.

18 Mar 2026 07:40:59
Is that UEFA elite or SPFL elite. 🤔 😇

18 Mar 2026 08:31:57
Oh I had forgotten about that scintillating discussion. 🙈 Someone in the top 1% of players in the game. You know Connor Barron; sorry came all over SWS there. 😂

18 Mar 2026 08:38:12
Not enough emoji. 👍😄 Just kidding, Coops. 👍

18 Mar 2026 10:06:03
I was worried about repetitive stress. I can never fault his enthusiasm for a player, and I love the positivity. Makes up for the rest of the negativity from everyone else. 👍

17 Mar 2026 12:37:09
Appreciate the posts regarding Moore and Djiga but got my doubts about how viable either deal would be. Even with the extra investment, we still have to live within our means and don't think either deal has legs. Moore will be sought after if Spurs even consider letting him go and will command a hefty fee as well as being offered a contract that we don't want to ever get involved in again.

Djiga wages more of an issue than the fee would be in my opinion. Need to eventually at ome point bleed our own and hopefully Finlay Curtis can comeback as a starter next year

17 Mar 2026 12:49:17
Del Djiga is on £15k according to the salary sites, so wage won't be an issue if that is the case. Wolves being relegated, and having to cut their cloth accordingly, might mean they are willing to accept a price we can afford.

Moore, I agree that I can't see a way for a price to be agreed permanently.

I think any chats on him coming back would be another loan. If he is to be let go, and we could afford a deal, the fact he is enjoying his football might come into play.

17 Mar 2026 17:22:28
I would be trying to sign Djiga. I have been really impressed with him lately; he and Fernandez are still getting used to each other, but they could be our best partnership in a decade.
Sterling, Djiga, Fernandez, Rommens are a top back four for Rangers.

18 Mar 2026 07:42:12
I'd agree with that Star, just wish Sterling was bulletproof bud. 👍

18 Mar 2026 08:34:51
Star/Fork, I don't think we can rely on Sterling though to be that starting rb every week. So we need to buy another of similar quality who fights for that place. Same with our back up for the other 3 positions, where the competition needs to drive on those in possession of the jersey.


However, I would be happy if we did have that back 4 as it at least means we haven't changed the whole defence for next season and can have that continuity we have been crying out for. Oh, and so much for having to rebuild the whole defence as well. 😉

18 Mar 2026 10:37:37
Yes, Angus, we definitely need a rb signed, but that's a top back four for Rangers, mate.

17 Mar 2026 11:52:56
I have no doubt Skov Aasgaard and a few others have talent and different attributes. For me the problem is I never see these type of players bursting a gut. Every single fan on this forum would run through a brick wall for Rangers given a chance. It should be a given for any player no matter where they come from to give 100% on the field and i'm sorry but I'm not seeing that and it's unforgivable.

We have better players than most teams in our league but without desire commitment to win individual battles we will win nothing. There is a snobbery about signing the best Scottish talent that know how to play in our league and has been for years. Even just a few in the team that know what it's like to play fur Rangers. Giving 100% should at the very least be a given.

18 Mar 2026 08:45:09
Rob Skov Olsen isn't the type to run his socks off all game, but his technical skill is amongst the best. So, instead of just running around for the sake of it, he's smart about his positioning and just waits for the right time to strike. When he's on the top of his game and in the final third, he doesn't need to be sprinting everywhere when his end product is that good—he just drifts into the right spots.

He is struggling with fitness and confidence, I think, at the moment, but if we can get him fit and firing, we will see more of that. However, he will never be that bursting-a-gut type you are speaking about. We have others who do that, so our talented players should be able to do their part.

17 Mar 2026 10:28:45
So far I would give DR 7/10 on his efforts so far. What I would applaud him for is his vision to replace players who have not done as well as expected. Aasgaard is an example and also Souttar who I'm pretty sure thought he was going to play every week.

With Sterling at RB we should have a settled back 4, DR has to find a way to make more chances up front we won't get away with winning 1 nil each week.

17 Mar 2026 11:16:06
When he got the job, I'd be interested what you'd have rated him then, if you were told he'd have us 3pts off the top of the league with 8 games to go.

Personally, the position that we're in is wildly beyond what my expectations were back then.

17 Mar 2026 11:30:53
The problem I have with giving Danny Rohl a glowing report is that Europe was a bit of a disaster. We are out of both cups, and are beating teams with a 20th of our budget, teams we really should be beating by more than 1 goal.

Being 2 nil down to Livingston, and being outclassed against the likes of Motherwell, did not sit well with me. But he's got a chance to win us the league. Let's hope he can do it.

17 Mar 2026 11:32:01
Agreed, Souness. Our league was over in October for many. Him getting us into this position is nothing more than exceptional. He is a man working mostly with the squad he came into, and he had one transfer window. Give him another couple, and see where we're at.

17 Mar 2026 11:59:56
BT, I think more than Rohl would have struggled to come in when he did and do well in Europe with the inexperienced squad we had.

Re budget in the cups, we were beaten by the team with a £55-60M greater turnover than us, and that was after extra time in one, when down to 10 men, and on penalties in the other.

So the budget excuse always runs both ways, imo. Not happy to lose, but these are 1 off games and can go either way against Celtic.

3 points behind in the league, and despite those poor results you rightly mention, we are just 3 points off the top. At the end of Martin's time I never thought we would be anywhere near there.

17 Mar 2026 14:33:27
I would say a 6 out of 10.

16 Mar 2026 21:27:45

The constant slagging off of Connor Barron is ridiculous. He's 23 years old, covers more ground than just about anyone in the team, and defensively he contributes a hell of a lot more than he gets credit for.

Is he the most creative midfielder in the squad? No. But he wasn't brought in to be that. That's not his role. Nicolas Raskin is the one expected to provide creativity and attacking output. Barron's job is different energy, pressing, breaking up play, keeping things ticking over. And he does that.

Yet every day there's another sarcastic post about him "the new Zidane, " the new this, the new that. It's constant digs dressed up as humour. Why?

Is he not a Rangers player?
Did he secretly sign for Celtic F.C. and I missed it?
Or have some of you just decided you don't like him and that's that?

Here's the thing if Connor was over the road playing for them, a lot of the same people would be praising him for his engine and work rate. No doubt some would even be saying, "Why didn't we sign him? " That's the irony of it.

Instead, we're lucky he's not part of the team across the east end. With his work ethic, coming back from injury, he could easily have helped them grind out results and push on in the league. That's the type of player he is relentless, disciplined, and all about the team.

We constantly see posts about "support your own" and "back the players. " We're told to be mindful, be kind, think about what people are going through. Then the next day it's back to petty digs, nipping at players and supporters alike for no real reason especially when someone tries to build a player up instead of tearing him down.

Constructive criticism is fair enough that's football. But this constant negativity, especially toward a young player still developing and coming back from injury, is just tiring. It doesn't help the team, and it doesn't reflect well on the support either.

It's honestly getting pathetic now.

And before anyone jumps in no, I don't care if people disagree. Debate is fine. But the pile-ons, the snide comments, the constant undermining? That's not "standards, " that's just tearing down one of our own for the sake of it.

Support doesn't have to mean blind praise but it should at least mean fairness.

Anyway thank god all the Rangers fans I know all really rate him along with Curtis and Cameron.
Who would need enemies eh?

17 Mar 2026 00:08:00
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Stig, great post mate, and thank u for it.

Connor Barron's treatment by some of our fans is shocking.

If u don't think he does certain things in his game, fine, but praise what he does do instead of always attacking what u think he doesn't.

Barron has probably been our best mf player anytime he's played this season.

When he plays in our team, our team plays better.

Gattuso didn't do all the nice stuff either, and he did not do too shabby in his career.



Barron will be at the World Cup, and he'll be here next season, and imo will force himself to be a starter.

He's a great player, and imo he'd be better served going to Italy and showing everyone exactly what he's capable of, and then they'll all change their tune, as usually happens with Rangers fans when we lose out on a player or he leaves.

17 Mar 2026 05:49:05
Right now I'd have Barron before Raskin. Raskin's done nothing for months.

17 Mar 2026 07:52:28
Stig, Stevie, the majority of people do praise what he does do, but use fairness in their answers by speaking about things he does not do.

I like Connor Barron, I like what he brings to the team, but I do not think he should be a starter yet.

I think he has the potential to develop into a starter, but he is not there yet.

17 Mar 2026 07:55:28
Couldn't agree more, Stig. We don't all have to agree about him, but it's the way it's put over sometimes. Who would have thought, when he was signed and viewed by most as a back up, he'd become the most controversial, talked about and debated player on here.

17 Mar 2026 08:11:41
Stig, Rangers fans don't need enemies, some are their own worst enemy. It's ridiculous the way some fans act if a player or the team don't do well.

17 Mar 2026 08:47:37
Stig, excellent post. I often find myself at odds with the collective mood on here, mostly because I prefer to look for the positives in our team rather than joining what seems like a chorus of criticism. I see the same issues everyone else does, but I don't get any satisfaction from dwelling on the negatives or joining a pile-on.

My instinct is to defend our players and look for the merit in their performance, which frequently makes my posts more antagonistic.

I know I can be a bit more blunt than I intend, and things often get lost in translation in the heat of a debate. I try to give others the same benefit of the doubt, knowing that tone is hard to read online, though I'll admit I don't always manage it.
I try not to take any of it personally, as I know we're all just a passionate group of fans trying to have a real discussion because we care.

17 Mar 2026 08:57:32
Energy and desire should be a prerequisite for any / all Rangers players.
Not a parameter to class someone as brilliant when they lack in other departments.

17 Mar 2026 10:24:38
Cracking post, Stingo. That's the Rangers support for you, mate. When that support stops with certain players, it's craziness, imo. Try supporting each of them; maybe you'll get a wee shock. Barron has already improved as a Rangers player. He was a squad player when he signed for us, but Barron would always be in my team now, and he'll only improve further.

17 Mar 2026 11:22:26
Mystar, you're correct re our support. It's crazy how quickly our fans can turn at times, and pile on a narrative pushed by some.
What's even worse is that it happens at the stadium, and the opposition team talk about it openly. Opposition managers often talk pre & post match about turning the crowd at Ibrox, because our support can be a real asset for other teams at times.


I really rate Barron. I probably didn't understand the signing at the start, and thought he struggled heavily in his early months, but he's been a different player since the day Ferguson was appointed last season. Fenerbahce away was the first time I looked at him, and thought, wow, this guy could be a proper player for us.

17 Mar 2026 11:47:02
Sourness, Ally as a pundit earlier in the season never helped with that either. He dished a good few Rangers players, and some fans took on board what he was saying. He started doing my head in.

17 Mar 2026 12:30:12
Great post. 👏🏻

17 Mar 2026 12:56:21
Excellent post stig

16 Mar 2026 18:08:30
For John,

Scottish slang, "sconce" can be used as an insult meaning to jeer, mock, or scoff at someone, often connected to acting foolishly or being a "walloper". While not a common daily insult, its usage implies holding someone in contempt, similar to calling them a "dafty" or "roaster".

It was annoying me, Got oot ma sickbed to answer the man, kinda think it's only "wallopers" that use it😉😇 I'm away.

16 Mar 2026 18:42:51
Thank u fork. Greatly appreciated.

16 Mar 2026 19:54:42
Never heard of it before.
Googled it, and it said for holding candles?