Rangers Debates 5

20 Feb 2026 11:46:12
After watching Schmeichel last night, for me its plain as day against them next week.Shoot on site.this is the worst goallie in the spl. His old man must cringe with his efforts at low balls right or left.

20 Feb 2026 12:18:51
Schmeichel was a top keeper, Deecee. If there is any justice, they take him out of the firing line. Man was finished last season, yes, he'll still pull off top notch saves, but he's done now.

20 Feb 2026 13:26:28
Do they even have a decent backup, MyStar?
I don't know who their other keeper is since Bain left.

20 Feb 2026 13:50:25
He is meant to be carrying an injury, which is strange because they have a fit keeper on the bench. He needs op on his shoulder, apparently, but it would mean missing the World Cup. That's what he wants to do, and then retire, I think.

20 Feb 2026 13:50:53
Mph, their backup keeper is quite good.

20 Feb 2026 14:01:22
Mph. They signed a younger keeper from Aston Villa a couple of summers ago, mate, I think he's played a good few times. I don't know anything about him, but after watching the goals they lost, Schmeichel needs took out the side, his own supporters booing him, bang out of order imo. He looks some size now.

20 Feb 2026 14:17:38
Bit like Tav, then Star. 😉 🎣 😄

20 Feb 2026 14:30:36
Fork, put that rod away. 😁 Aye.

20 Feb 2026 15:27:59
Lol, Anno, I'm bad. 😉🤣

20 Feb 2026 16:22:34
Fork, Tav is the highest-rated player in Scotland on Sofascore. 🎣 So I don't know what you are trying to say. 😉 😂

20 Feb 2026 16:32:03
Didn't happen, never seen it, it's all lies, lies ah tell ye. 😉 😄

20 Feb 2026 16:32:52
Sinisalo is their No. 2 keeper.

19 Feb 2026 18:41:15
EHL will stevie walker be a loss seen he's going to hearts.

19 Feb 2026 20:11:08
Didn't realise it had been announced.

Think he's been at the club since the McLeish days, and is very well liked and held in very high regard by a lot of players.

So I'd say he's a loss.

20 Feb 2026 03:18:42
I know the big guy, nice guy.

20 Feb 2026 09:28:44
Maybe after a while at the same club, you need a new challenge?

19 Feb 2026 17:11:34
Souter signs a contract extension. Sensible desicion I think

18 Feb 2026 05:25:46
I see we're very heavily linked again with Dundee left sided centre half luke graham 👍If we do sign graham in the summer it surely means that derek Cornelius is going back to Marseille and won't be pursued as a permanent signing 🤔

18 Feb 2026 07:34:39
Or that we are going to sell Fernandez.

18 Feb 2026 08:55:38
I liked Cornelius and think he gives a different option to Fernandez. Not sure if the injury has put us off, or perhaps he's not as good as I thought.

18 Feb 2026 10:20:18
I expect Fernandes to be given a new contract with improved wages and then sold the following summer.

We can't afford to sell Fernandes with all the upheaval we're going to have in defence this summer.



Add that to likely selling Raskin and Diomande, as well as possible Gassama, and losing Mikey Moore, too. We can't just sell anyone we get bids for.

I'd be telling him to give us another year, then he can go.

18 Feb 2026 14:05:53
I want us to keep Fernando Stevir, but I'm reading stuff that he wanted a move in January and could've gone to Germany. If he's happy to be here, then keep him; if he's unsettled, then maybe not.

19 Feb 2026 11:04:20
JFM, absolutely. Maybe if he wants to leave, then we sell.

I'd hope he's more realistic, that he's best served playing another season with us before trying Bundesliga.

16 Feb 2026 21:26:07
What I really enjoyed apart from the performance and result was the sheer joy the players had when celebrating with Chermiti after his goals.He seems to be a very humble young guy and looks very well liked in the dressing room.Its this spirt which can take us to the title 😀

17 Feb 2026 09:03:15
I noticed that as well, BT, particularly when we went 3-2 up. That tells me the players care and are up for it and want this title.

17 Feb 2026 09:42:44
Humble? The way he strutted over to the fans after his goals? I don't think so.

I've said before, one of the things I admired about Chermiti was his mental strength. To go on a barren run like he had, take pelters from the fans, yet still think he should be Rangers #9 and turn up to score in big matches is quite impressive.

He obviously has a huge amount of belief in himself. A mental midget would have withered away. Humble isn't a word I would have associated with him though.

17 Feb 2026 11:21:56
The absolute cr*p he has been getting in general. Who can blame him for going and posing like that? He is obviously well liked and appreciated by his teammates and his manager, which, in the grand scheme of things, is all that matters.

17 Feb 2026 13:50:26
He's been getting crap because he has been crap in front of goals.
Case in point, recent sitter against Motherwell.

17 Feb 2026 14:07:39
Naderi missed an easier chance against QP. His presence is missed when he is not playing.

17 Feb 2026 14:16:43
Dessers missed a load, but got 51 in 2 seasons, yet he got it stinking for his misses. Just saying. 😇

17 Feb 2026 14:54:31
Haaland misses sitters.

17 Feb 2026 14:56:18
It wasn't just his misses that Dessers got it stinking for; it was his passing, movement, control, and general hold-up play that he got it stinking for.

17 Feb 2026 16:07:14
It was 99% misses Dessers git it for maybe your memory is as bad as when trying to remember your password for your 100s of names.

Good post mph 👌

17 Feb 2026 16:15:12
16 Feb 2026 11:42:54
Chermiti has had two good games that reflect the price we paid since he has been here. He has a lot more to prove, and consistency to show before anyone can say that they got it wrong. Your comment btw.



So, in having a lot to prove for Chermiti, that doesn't apply to Dessers, because, rest assured, the faults you pick with Dessers were also picked with Chermiti on here. Tbf, the boy is improving on that part of his game.

17 Feb 2026 16:15:16
On Tuur with Dessers this year, we would be top of the league.

17 Feb 2026 16:42:57
I prefer to remember the 3 goals he scored against Hearts, which won us 3 points (obviously, like missing chances, no one else is responsible for the result). 😂
His match ratings have improved every month since he started games in December. His goal tally, whilst not great, has increased since the start of the year (5 in 6 games), just as he has started most games.


He is a young lad, and inconsistent, but his match ratings are improving with more starts and confidence.
He is also scoring in the big games, which Dessers was always accused of not doing, and they have all been winning goals. 🤷

17 Feb 2026 19:51:42
Please don't forget his 2 goals at Celtic Park.
Angus.
2 massive matches and goals that helped turn the matches in our favour.
Now, I'm not getting carried away because of his goals in those 2 matches, but if we manage to win the league, you can thank him, as both wins were needed.


Please note, I've said 'if we win the league', as it's anyone's guess at the moment.
I'm choosing to get behind every player in our squad from now until the end of the season, because it's been a hell of an effort to get back to this point from everyone.

17 Feb 2026 19:56:35
Jesus wept.
Let's not start comparing Haaland missing sitters to Chermiti missing sitters. 😳

17 Feb 2026 22:22:05
MPH, why not compare them, as they are both missing sitters; comparing apples with apples, and the league doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter how many you score, as a Rangers fan, it is the easy chances you miss which count, isn't it. Chermiti has missed 6 so far this season, well, starting 13 September when he played his first game anyway.

😉 Haaland has missed 21 in 26 matches according to Sofascore. Could Man City be top if he didn't miss all those chances?

btw, Jesus might have wept, but he plays for Arsenal and they would have been tears of joy. 😂

17 Feb 2026 22:43:43
Naderi tried to pick a corner. At least Chermiti just panicked and smashed it at the keeper.

18 Feb 2026 00:01:32
The point being, probably the best cf in the world misses sitters. I didn't think I would have to explain it, right enough.

18 Feb 2026 06:41:42
I think the only fair thing to do is judge the players at the end of the season.

Now, that doesn't mean you can't have an opinion on the last game they played. That's what fans do, and that is a huge part of this site.

Chermiti is improving, but has been poor previously.

Both can be correct.

I think Olsen needs to show more, and offer more in general, but I'm fully aware he's had little game time, and I'll have a more informed opinion on him come May, just like the rest of them.

18 Feb 2026 07:20:25
Nah, can't be true, GMW. Too measured for on here, bud, and too sensible. 😉 👍 👍

18 Feb 2026 07:37:39
But has he been poor previously, or do we mean he wasn't scoring regularly? Chermiti had plenty of good performances without goals; to say he had a couple of good games is just utter crap.

18 Feb 2026 08:10:58
So, Chermiti has missed 6 and scored 7, so 13 chances to score since September, with 7 converted. Not buying that in any way. I found 19 shots on target on one site, so is that not a chance anymore? Guess not.

18 Feb 2026 10:45:31
Fork, it is 6 big chances, so ones he would be reasonably expected to score (0.38+ as an xG). They tend to be one-on-one with the keeper, open-goal tap-ins, or penalties.
That doesn't mean he has only had 13 attempts at goal. Most shots are low probability of a goal (around 10%). As an example, long-range shots have a very low probability of scoring (3%); you know the ones where they say it would have to be a worldie to beat the keeper from there, or lead to us asking 'why did he shoot from there'.


So, distance from goal, pressure from defenders, or defenders obstructing the shot all impact the chances of the shot being successful.

18 Feb 2026 11:18:43
To suit your argument, yes, OK then. He's not a finished article and should be left alone to develop, instead of smoke getting blown up his bahookie and adding pressure to a boy who has all the attributes to be really gd.

He has been improving on earlier in the season, but he's not yet there. The way some are waxing lyrical and comparing him to really top strikers is laughable, and a pressure the boy doesn't need.

Gmw is right, judge what he's done so far at the end of the season, and let him develop from there next year.

Somebody had to say it, it may as well be me. Too many jumping on a bandwagon that's getting there, but not quite yet.

18 Feb 2026 12:47:33
Fork, I agree with that. I have been defending him on those lines, and saying he isn't as poor as being made out. Also, it isn't just about scoring goals that makes a good striker.
Big chances were to show he didn't get that many opportunities because of the way we were playing, but also that the best in the game (Haaland) misses lots of chances as well as scoring.



He is still a young lad who is developing, but has improved since the start of the season, so I agree 100%.

18 Feb 2026 15:18:04
Imo, he has had poor games, yes, some good games and 2 really good games, but has been improving over that period. I don't think that's a particularly wild take on things, tbh.

I know the difference between saying someone has been poor and coming to the conclusion that they are poor because they've not scored.



I'm glad he's improving. I hope it continues, and I'll have a better idea of him and others in 3 months.

16 Feb 2026 19:08:01
If a bid came in for Chermiti, would we be open to selling him at the end of the season? Say 10 million. Would we rather recoup the cash invsted and alloy Danny to buy his own boys or stick with him and hope he improves his goals and shot conversion? Chermiti had his best game v Hearts and I'm very happy for him and give credit when it's due, but I'm worried that if he 'gets good', who can I pick on and slate? The teams doing very good at the minute.

Well Butland looks a bit shaky..

16 Feb 2026 19:12:32
Maybe Danny wants to keep him and sees him as one of his boys now?

16 Feb 2026 19:31:36
Whine, there will always be another. Just wait until a fan or 2 mention a player and jump on the bandwagon. Look for key words and phrases like lazy, doesn't understand the league, and you will be fine. 😉😂

16 Feb 2026 19:51:46
Wouldn't take a penny under 50m now.

16 Feb 2026 12:20:41
Did anyone notice yesterday after the fernandes and Raskin incident. Later in the game the same scenario came up fernandes pulled his leg back to pass to Raskin who's back was turned and fernades stopped and put his foot on the ball and waited until Raskin turned around. Had a wee chuckle when I noticed it

16 Feb 2026 14:29:56
Davie, I did see it, and it made me smile as well. I think the first was caused, as Raskin was half-turned towards Fernandez as he went to pass, then turned and ran away, by which time it was too late. It didn't cost us, at least not in the whole of the game.

16 Feb 2026 15:26:54
I know Manny has taken the majority of the flack, but for me, Raskin shouldn't have been turning his back on the ball like he did, so he was more to blame for that goal.

16 Feb 2026 15:32:04
I think it's 50/50. We need players to concentrate for the 90+, whether we have the ball or not.

16 Feb 2026 15:42:47
Kasier agreed, hundred percent. Why was Raskin not looking at the ball? He just turned his back on it.

16 Feb 2026 16:03:27
Players won't be perfect in any game, and we need to accept that. All we can do is hope they don't cost us too dearly. I say that as someone who is perfect, and I know how difficult it is to achieve that state (sorry, crying emojis and chimp with eyes covered, as I don't have those on this laptop).

17 Feb 2026 19:32:47
Fernandes had the ball and was facing forward, and it was most definitely his fault, but he recovered, as did the team. We must cut out slack mistakes.

17 Feb 2026 22:23:42
Ows thinks he was passing as Raskin turned away; exact same time. Not blaming Raskin or Fernandes, as these things happen.

17 Feb 2026 22:45:56
I have to agree with Mystar, Raskin really should not be turning his back there, with three on three.

18 Feb 2026 09:40:42
Manny passed to Raskin, who was not looking at all. Manny can clearly see this. Not as if he was rushed for the pass.

16 Feb 2026 12:13:29
Just reading about the split. Ts 3 games at home and 3 games away. We are gaurenteed both Celtic and Hearts both away. If the top 6 stays the same then it's says it's controversial as we would either have to play Hibs Motherwell or Falkirk away.

Read on the controversial part of it the time the split happens we would have already played them away. Looks like we will have the harder run in but hopefully by then we're already top by a few points for any slip ups

16 Feb 2026 14:08:45
John explained it yesterday. It would be Falkirk we would go to for a third time if they finish 6th. To stop all the conspiracy garbage, it would probably be best that Aberdeen finish 6th.

16 Feb 2026 14:35:27
Davie Celtic had to play 3 away games last year after the split and two the year before. This year they will play 1 more away game leading up to the split; we play 1 more home game. I think it is as simple as that: each team plays the same number of games away and at home, if possible.

At least I think they try to make sure that is the case for the Old Firm, just for these discussions.

16 Feb 2026 20:33:02
Nothing controversial about it. Happens most years in the league.

16 Feb 2026 09:02:50
Yesterday was a huge win.
A draw would have been no use.
A loss a disaster.
But the manner of the win was top notch.
We had a nervy start with Fernadez and Raskin fecking about a couple of times.
To come back twice and then go on and win was brilliant to see.
A never say die attitude that is sadly missing at times.
It makes the dropped points and performance to 10-man Motherwell all the more galling.


Chermiti looks a lot better with someone alongside him.
A well taken hattrick. He just needs to add goals on a more regular basis.
Olsen for me still needs to do a lot more.
I've never understood players diving when they get into a great position.
Rohl, for all the deserved flak after midweek, got it spot on yesterday.
Next up Livi.
Onwards and upwards.🔴⚪🔵

16 Feb 2026 10:02:21
I think Olsen would be better tucked in, where he has a full back overlapping and having the option of driving inside, same with Moore on the other side. Rommens on the left loves to do it. Tav can do it, but not for 90 mins every week.

16 Feb 2026 11:23:07
Olsen was in a great position when he dived. Mph.

16 Feb 2026 18:40:49
Star, yea, I agree. Makes me wonder why players do it these days. Better to use skill than hope for a penalty award, in my eyes.