Rangers banter 2

08 Apr 2026 12:29:39
Hearing Naderi injured. Anyone else heard this

08 Apr 2026 12:58:50
Just been told out for the rest of season.

08 Apr 2026 13:00:41
Yeah, the manager said that is why he was taken off at half time on Saturday.

08 Apr 2026 13:02:35
No disaster. Miovski will fire us to the title.

08 Apr 2026 13:46:03
Sore one, been really impressed with him.

08 Apr 2026 14:03:32
Just heard the same that Naderi out injured for the rest of the season. ☹️ Miovski will shoot us to the league title, I've got faith in him. 👍 🇬🇧

08 Apr 2026 14:08:39
Would be a blow, but all I can see is he is having a scan. Anyone know about Rommens? More worried if he is out till end of season.

08 Apr 2026 14:16:34
Big lose bit as people have said it's now time for others to step up and take their chance.

08 Apr 2026 14:23:39
I may be wrong, but didn't Naderi have injury issues before & Rommens? Like I said, I may have got that wrong.

08 Apr 2026 14:31:47
I think it's a huge blow if true. I get he isn't scoring constantly but his work rate is second to none, only a matter of time before the goals come imo.

08 Apr 2026 15:45:51
He's picked up some injuries for only being 22 years old. 💙

08 Apr 2026 16:27:04
Naderi's injury record is really poor. If out for the season, it's been a really poor gamble paying extra to get him early for 1 goal.

08 Apr 2026 16:30:00
Injury prone player. We knew this before he signed.

08 Apr 2026 16:57:39
Yep, start Miovski. He deserves a go.

08 Apr 2026 18:03:56
See, when everyone puts "yeah, just heard the same", do you mean you read it on here as it was on here earlier?

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08 Apr 2026 10:23:27
Next season, a disaster for Scottish football.

08 Apr 2026 11:07:14
It's horrendous reading, Storm.
And just shows that without Rangers or Celtic being exceptional in Europe once in a blue moon, then the contribution from the other clubs is worthless.
Shamrock Rovers (LOI) gained the same co-efficient points as Rangers this season but more than Hibs, Dundee United and Aberdeen.

08 Apr 2026 11:26:36
You are correct, MPH. It caused a major uproar when I pointed that out also.

Rangers have been carrying the torch for years, 1 poor year, and this is what the result is.

08 Apr 2026 11:57:11
The other teams are worse than worthless. They actually drag our coefficient down. We would be better off if there was no 3rd or 4th team in Europe.

08 Apr 2026 12:08:17
Why we'll be better with only a few clubs representing our league. It's not only the Scottish league. We have a few countries that are depending on one or two clubs for boasting the coefficient points. 💙

08 Apr 2026 12:35:24
Champions League? It should be called, the big 5, 12345 league. It's absolutely ridiculous what they're doing to the lesser leagues. It used to be one of my favourite tournaments to watch, but doesn't even interest me anymore, dirty greedy barstewards.

Couple of seasons without decent runs in Europe could be the death of some clubs, but they don't give a 💩 as long as the richest clubs get richer.

08 Apr 2026 12:40:52
I think it's only going to get worse. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but is it not equal points across all European competitions now, and am I right saying let's say there's 4 teams in Europe but only 2 make it through to the groups, do the other teams' potential coefficient points go onto the 2 remaining teams?

08 Apr 2026 12:48:43
It's easy to look at other teams and criticise them, however, we're equally as responsible.

Only 3 times have both teams qualified for the group stages. We have failed to make the group stages 11 times after qualifying, and we hold the record for the worst Champions League group stage record of all time.

We're a huge part of the reason we're losing a UCL spot.

08 Apr 2026 13:03:37
I had to agree with EHL, totally unfair blaming the rest of the teams. We are all to blame for JT.

08 Apr 2026 13:07:52
Fair enough, Ehl, but if they weren't putting 4/5 teams from certain countries in it, maybe it wouldn't be so difficult mate.

08 Apr 2026 13:19:51
EHL, I have to disagree here, as we obviously came back up and had to rebuild etc etc and Celtic and others benefited from this and never actually got us many co-ef points. We have single handedly got our country's points back up these past few years, and the other teams who were in at our expense have never kicked on.

Now, you point to only 3 times have both us qualified for the group stages, but as you will be aware, the damage from us being relegated meant our own clubs co-ef points dropped massively, and that in turn means we enter at earlier stages of qualifying and more potential banana skins, especially some of the good teams we have had to face.



We are not a huge part at all, maybe the supposed other big club in the country could contribute some points and actually bring something to the table.

Also, that record we have is solely down to our board and being left with Sands/King for a good chunk of that campaign. Maybe we should stop trying to blame our club and start looking at other teams in helping bring our game back up as Aphe said earlier, we have been carrying the torch for years now.

08 Apr 2026 14:01:23
Hearts, Aberdeen, Dundee United, St Mirren, Hibs and Celtic didn't bring that much to the table. Rangers have carried our coefficient points for too long on our own. We've picked up more coefficient points over the last five years than the rest of our league combined.

Wouldn't say Rangers are in any way a problem, one bad year in six, last eight a couple of times, last sixteen a few times.
Once it's only three clubs representing our league, watch the coefficient points pick right back up again. 💙

08 Apr 2026 15:02:51
Totally disagreeing with you, EHL.
Rangers have gone from something like 200+ to ranked currently 37th (we were at 25th).
And have more co-efficient points these last 5 seasons than all other Scottish teams (apart from Celtic) added together.
So equally to blame doesn't wash.
Yes, we got a CL lesson and this season in the EL has been a disaster. But we've had more better than bad these last few seasons.
In the last 5 seasons.
Hearts worse season got bombed out by PAOK in a qualifier.
Celtic's worse season they got papped out all 3 Euro comps in the same season.
Aberdeen have been knocked out European Conference playoffs by Quarbag (2021/2022) and also finished 2nd bottom of the 36 team group in the same comp this season.


Hibs worse season was 2021/2022 when they were knocked out in the qualifiers by HNK Reijka.
Dundee United knocked out by Rapid Wein in a qualifier.
And that type of record continues for Killie, St Mirren, Motherwell & St Johnstone.
Now, we can talk about finances and the Old Firm should be doing better against certain teams.
But we also know that Rangers massively raised their game when we had some wonderful EL nights at Ibrox and beyond.
Rangers, however, need to pick themselves up from this seasons disastrous campaign and go again. I also think the CL will be a step to far again in the level of quality we will face. So next season might be further heartache.

08 Apr 2026 15:33:02
This year in Champions League there were 36 teams. 22 of them were from the Big 5. That's why it's so difficult. I get we are a part of the problem, but that's just ridiculous.

08 Apr 2026 18:07:30
Agree Boy Blue, it is not the same competition it was in the late 90s through to 2010. It is so repetitive now. Same fixtures year in year out.

08 Apr 2026 18:24:41
Exactly. 🍊

08 Apr 2026 20:11:22
You could say the SPFL for Rangers and Celtic against the rest is the same as the Old Firm in Europe against the top 5 leagues. I hate when fans talk about budget difference between us and big leagues when we had bigger budgets than the rest of the SPFL.

08 Apr 2026 08:19:55
Would you regard dujon Sterling as being Chelsea class and would he currently be able to play for the likes of Chelsea on his talent, taking aside his injury issues? 🤔

08 Apr 2026 09:17:07
No would be the simple answer in my opinion.

08 Apr 2026 09:30:25
No, far from it.

08 Apr 2026 09:36:15
No, not at that standard for me, even without taking into account injuries.
If he's fit, however, he is a good player for us.

08 Apr 2026 10:40:58
Must stay, his luck will change re injury. A couple of them have been very unlucky, very powerful player, and we don't have a lot of that right now.

08 Apr 2026 11:15:08
Nope. 🤔

08 Apr 2026 11:57:34
No chance would he make Chelsea first team.

08 Apr 2026 12:39:04
So a fit Dujon Sterling, what sort of team and league would be his level in England? 🤔 I think it was Fork who stated on here the other day that if Sterling had no injury issues he'd be nowhere near playing in Scotland and playing in a much better league with a decent sized club and I totally agree with that. 🤔🇬🇧

08 Apr 2026 12:43:53
I'd say yes and no, reason being he's so versatile in position. I'd like to see him stick to a position and I'd say cdm. He's been brilliant in that position. Could he play for Chelsea in that position? I'd say yes.

08 Apr 2026 12:59:45
Chelsea are terrible, I would say that Sterling would get into their matchday squad on a regular basis. Not so sure he would be a regular starter, as they don't seem to believe in that concept there!

08 Apr 2026 13:04:24
No chance on earth he gets in Chelsea 1st team.

08 Apr 2026 13:18:48
Dujon would be level West Ham, Burnley et al.

08 Apr 2026 17:01:03
Chuck the guy any shirt and he will do fine, even played up front as a youth and did well. Think he played there when they won Youth Cup.

08 Apr 2026 08:42:40
Ed can we have a poll. After the fixtures were announced are you more or less confident of winning the league

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Winning League poll

08 Apr 2026 09:17:26
No change.

08 Apr 2026 09:36:55
Just the same for me as we already knew what we have to do. I could not care less what order we play as we need to win them all anyway.

08 Apr 2026 10:26:29
Think we always knew the away games and home games, just not the order. The only thing I hope is that we have done and dusted it before the final game, so that the Hearts/Celtic game can't influence our result.

08 Apr 2026 13:01:08
I've said more confident, but in reality that could be all gone after Game 3 - We are plenty good enough to win all of these games, and if we do win at the Piggery and Tynecastle then nobody is catching us.

08 Apr 2026 07:30:26
Here's a Q, would you be happy with the resilience in getting back in the running from where we were, if we don't win the title?

08 Apr 2026 09:13:49
Good question, complex to answer.

A. I would never be "happy" with defeat but I would be proud of the fact we got back into the fight.

I would be happy with the job done by Danny Rohl and no matter the outcome of this season I remain convinced that Danny is the correct man for the job.

08 Apr 2026 09:14:11
Understanding more than happy, but pissed at missing out.

08 Apr 2026 09:38:03
It's in our hands, so regardless of what happened before, we are in a position where we can win it.

While Rohl has done well, any other season Celtic would be miles ahead. Their Nancy appointment was a disaster.

08 Apr 2026 09:39:20
No, I'll be ripping it if we fek this up again.

08 Apr 2026 10:28:05
Bee, our RM appointment was more of a disaster don't you think. Hearts are fortunate that both Celtic and Rangers were dung.

08 Apr 2026 11:14:30
That's a cracker of a question, Fork.
From where we were under Martin, it's a miracle we are back in it at all.
And we've been helped by Celtic imploding on and off the park this year. With a disastrous appointment of their own.
But football is never set in stone at the start of a season.
Loss of form. Injuries to key players.

Tactics.
Can all derail a season.
Now that we are back in it, we have to grab this chance with both hands and do our best to now go on and win it.
However, the resilience from Rohl and the players has to be commended, especially considering the amount of under performing players under Martin who have become an asset under Rohl.

08 Apr 2026 11:30:11
I'll obviously be gutted if we can't do it, but will be positive looking forward to next season, given what we've managed to turn around.

08 Apr 2026 12:45:11
If we lose it now I'd be absolutely gutted, but at the same time Danny needs huge praise for even getting us in this position. He's definitely the right man to take us forward. However, I would like to see us play better football next season as we've been horrible to watch for most of the season, I don't hold that against him, though, as he had to make us hard to beat when he came in, probably taking away from how he wanted us to play.


Brilliant question, Fork. 😁

08 Apr 2026 12:48:04
After Russel Martin I didn't expect anything from this season to be honest, but the way we have fought back into contention and possible Champions League position, which would be massive for the club, massive for potential players and existing, and massive for Cavanagh for future investment, so I'd be gutted.

08 Apr 2026 13:23:02
100% no Fork, we got into a great place, dreadful team selection, tactics, substitutions via Motherwell, we r leading 1-0 and bring on defenders.


Livi 2-2, shocking performance, Celtic 2-2, unable to react to their halftime changes, six points thrown away.

08 Apr 2026 13:46:55
All fair points, guys. Cheers. 👍👍

08 Apr 2026 19:08:22
If I look at the season as a whole, in the event we don't win, I will look less to this part of the season than I would the opening round. We were handed one of our easiest opening 11 fixtures we have ever had. After those games, we should have been around the top of the league.

Instead, we were double figure points away.

For me, Martin completely blew that opportunity and will be where the league was lost. Know lots will blame Rohl, but his record on its own is Championship winning this year.

07 Apr 2026 23:03:54
Who is the best player you've ever seen live?

For me, it has to be Gazza. I remember watching him play on football Italia and for England, before he made his way to into and being in total awe.

When I actually watched him live, it was even more special. I can't recall a player since him, that's got us out our seats.

Maybe you all can think of some though?

07 Apr 2026 23:38:11
Most talented Rangers player I've ever seen live is Barry Ferguson.

Best performances by any player I've seen live is Faisal Mendieta of Valencia.

07 Apr 2026 23:56:54
In a Rangers jersey, Gazza all day long, bit of a random one against Rangers, but Klaus Augenthaler of Bayern Munich, late 80s at Ibrox, they beat us 3-1, he scored a 30 yarder into the top corner and was absolutely different class.

07 Apr 2026 23:57:36
When I was a kid, I saw a guy called Zoltan Varga with Aberdeen and I thought he was awesome, but Bud Johnston at his best was the main man.

08 Apr 2026 01:37:23
Davie Cooper.

08 Apr 2026 01:41:54
Loved watching Laudrup for Rangers, he was unstoppable on the wing and just glided away from defenders, and best player live from another team was Ronaldinho, who did unbelievable things with the ball at his feet and a smile on his face, just different class.

08 Apr 2026 01:56:13
Got to be Gazza as well. Best player ever seen in stadium was Zidane. I also remember at Ibrox, I think it was PSG we played, and a young Benzema scored two belters. Just watching his movement that night, I remember thinking that boy is going to be special.

08 Apr 2026 06:28:00
Don't you mean Gaizka Mendieta?

08 Apr 2026 06:53:17
Has to be Gazza, Cooper, Ronaldinho, Laudrup. 👌 Very special, talented footballers. 👌

08 Apr 2026 06:59:48
Super Cooper, a wizard in blue. 🙏

08 Apr 2026 07:29:05
Bb4 it was Lyon he played for then. 👌

Rangers, Cooper, laser, Gazza.

Just against Rangers or games I have been to is Ronaldinho, Messi and Henry.

08 Apr 2026 07:31:13
I remember Ronaldinho and Messi trying to break through our defence in the Champions League match against Barca, but it was the wee man in the middle controlling the tempo of the game, Iniesta. He was the stand out player.

Best away team performance at Ibrox was Valencia 1999.

08 Apr 2026 08:15:59
My dad took me along to Hampden during the summer of 1979 for a friendly. Friendlies can sometimes feel underwhelming, but not this one, as the game was against Argentina, with a very young rising star called Diego Maradona.

08 Apr 2026 08:18:48
Best I have ever seen live was Diego Maradona whilst at Napoli.

Ronaldo Nazario is worth an honorable mention as well.

08 Apr 2026 08:49:07
Davie Cooper
Pre injury Durrant
Kenny Dalglish.

08 Apr 2026 08:50:26
At Rangers has to be Brian Laudrup, best I've seen at Ibrox was Juan Roman Riquelme. Honestly was in awe of him, absolutely oozed class on the ball, don't think he broke sweat and never misplaced a touch.

08 Apr 2026 09:10:35
Laudrup was better than Gazza, loved Gazza but Laudrup best ever in a blue shirt.

08 Apr 2026 09:15:17
Strom is correct. BB4 it was Lyon with the young Benzima. We gubbed them 3-0 over in France, and they returned the favour back at Ibrox and gubbed us 3-0.

08 Apr 2026 09:20:52
I forgot all about all the fantastic players that I must have seen over the years watching us in European action and also Scotland, but I'm still sticking with Davie Cooper as he was my first Rangers hero.

08 Apr 2026 10:25:13
Gazza, closely followed by D Cooper, best I've seen at Ibrox, was Karl Heinz Rumminage. He was a monster of a player and nearly broke the crossbar from 30 yards. Actually heard the smack off the bar from the main stand!!

08 Apr 2026 11:32:34
Showing my age here, has to be Slim Jim. Baxter, what a left foot. In those days, did the Rangers and Celtic players not go out for a bevy together?

08 Apr 2026 12:41:40
Loved both, but Gazza better than Laudrup for me. 👌 He was the best midfielder in Europe for a spell in his career, bar none. 👌 🇬🇧

08 Apr 2026 12:49:00
You're bang on, storm/cheers. Something at the back of my mind told me I had that wrong when pressed reply. Lyon it was, thanks lads.

08 Apr 2026 12:57:20
In a Rangers jersey I'd have to say Laudrup and early years of Durranty. Outwith Rangers I'd say R9 Ronaldo, Dalglish, Riquelme and Atillio Lombardo.

08 Apr 2026 13:00:57
I swear I get actual envy of those that saw Cooper. So many Gers fans rate him the best, and they've obviously saw players like Gazza, Laudrup etc. He really must have been something else. It's one player I wish I had seen in his prime.

I did get to watch him for Motherwell, but I think he was passed it by that time.
Rude Gullit, "He was a Brazilian trapped in a Scotsman's body." What a compliment.

08 Apr 2026 13:06:18
In a Rangers jersey, Brian Laudrup definitely the best, opposition players Mario Kempes of Valencia and Lubanski of Gornik the night they destroyed us at Ibrox.

08 Apr 2026 13:51:51
I have to agree with Scrambled Egg, Jim Baxter was a great player, but later on Laudrup, Cooper, Gazza and many more were also great. I had the good fortune to see them all.

Outside of the Gers, I would have to say Ronaldho. He always played with a smile on his face.

08 Apr 2026 15:13:17
Fork, I wrote Gaizka Mendieta, mate, and even when it was trying to auto correct to Faisal I still left it at Gaizka, so I'm not sure why it came through as Faisal. Perhaps it's auto corrected on the other end, as that is the word the iPhone is tryna auto correct on it even now.

But yes that's who I meant.

08 Apr 2026 19:02:57
Lol what a player bud. 👍

07 Apr 2026 22:17:01
Listen I know we have to play all the teams after the split but what a joke or the outcome of the post split fixtures. No way should a team in with a chance of winning the title, have their rivals play one of the other teams on the final day. Let's not kid ourselves here.

If Celtic happened to be out the title race by the last game, there is no way in hell that they aren't lying down to hearts. Tell yourselves different but your just kidding yourself on if you believe the opposite. We should have Hibs last then to balance it out

07 Apr 2026 22:31:15
We get Hibs the game before, and possibly they won't be pulling up trees to beat us either, we win our games. It won't matter about anyone else, starting with Falkirk on Sunday.

07 Apr 2026 22:32:18
What about if it's a fight between Hearts and Celtic for getting second? Do you think Celtic would give up the chance of Champions League?

07 Apr 2026 22:57:43
I don't think second gets a chance for Champions League this year.

07 Apr 2026 23:05:31
I'm pretty sure 2nd place does Rfc.

07 Apr 2026 23:05:41
Are you implying we could lie down to Hibs to stuff Hearts and allow Celtic to win the title?

07 Apr 2026 23:26:52
No way are Celtic going to lie down for possible Champions League qualifiers, but regardless, if we do our job then whatever they do is pointless.

08 Apr 2026 06:48:19
Yes 2nd get CL qualifiers.

08 Apr 2026 07:31:27
No they don't, Paul. Coming 2nd could be Conference League if 2nd place doesn't win the cup.
Winning the cup is Europa League qualifiers.
Coming 2nd is Conference League.

There is only one spot to Champions League this season.

08 Apr 2026 07:33:47
Sorry, that is from next season what I had said, not this season. 2nd place gets Champs League.

08 Apr 2026 08:16:49
Once we only have a few clubs in Europe, we'll rise once again in the coefficient points. Can anyone remember what place Scotland were in Europe a few seasons ago?

08 Apr 2026 08:21:42
Problem is it's getting harder for Scottish clubs to get there.

08 Apr 2026 09:29:49
Second place goes into 3rd round Champions League qualifying round, I believe.
First goes into play-off Champions League qualifying unless we win it and winner of Greek League goes in outlet favor the. We go into group.
Honestly, don't think Celtic would lay down if still going for second at least.

08 Apr 2026 09:50:04
Moral of the story is all the Scottish teams in Europe next season need to get their finger out, as we are dropping down the co-efficient standings which is not good for anyone.

08 Apr 2026 11:06:23
Alloa - He's meaning if it's between us and Hearts going into the second last lot of fixtures, it's just as easy for Hibs to lie down as it is for them against Hearts last game.

Basically, he's meaning any team could moan and groan about the fixtures to suit their own narrative.

Stop moaning, accept what they are, and let's get it done. No point feeding the "everyone's against us" narrative that we hear so often from the East.

08 Apr 2026 13:43:13
Celtic have 1 point from 9 against Hearts this year, so maybe it's not going to be a case of lying down to Hearts and just the fact that Hearts are better than them this year. If we win our games, it doesn't matter what anyone else does. I think Hearts will struggle in the split, personally.

08 Apr 2026 17:19:05
My apologies, I misread that.