Rangers banter 2

22 Sep 2026 10:59:40
So I watched the game back last night and I really think we have a serious talent on our hands in Ryan Naderi his work rate is 2nd to none his first touch is unbelievable he took it down perfectly a few times in the game from the ball being punted up to him from either the keeper or defenders also when Pandur made that great save he casually flicks it up and hits on the volley to clear it from our own box.

Unbelievable performance from him even Sutton couldn't believe how good his touch was he's came on laps and bounds this season will be hard to keep hold of him in this form if and when he does go I'm thinking some serious coin for the lad. Titles first though please.

22 Sep 2026 12:25:04
Like a couple of our forwards Ryan just need to improve his finishing. I feel that sometimes he has chances but just doesn't strike them cleanly enough. I know its been discussed before but I wonder if the likes of him, Chermiti and Gassama would benefit from some striker coaching, if we don't already do that.


I have to say though that, despite that, I think big Ryan has been magnificent in the last couple of games, he seems to like having a partner up top with him.

22 Sep 2026 13:07:28
His first touch is one of the best I've seen.

22 Sep 2026 13:22:07
He took down one in first half and I was like wow, Minsu very good at taking ball down from big diagonals etc as well, maybe not Defoe like yet but top drawer from both.

22 Sep 2026 14:06:39
I really can't think of many chances he's had where you think that's a bad finish and he needs to improve maybe the one with a header in the 2nd half he was disappointed in himself for not getting it on target it that was a hard ball to get and if he wasn't 6.4 he wouldn't even got his head onto it or the one him and vickers was scrambling to get to it first on the line he was really unlucky also when there keeper hit it out again and he was so eager for the rebound he ran to close to the goal and it went behind him.

Big man could have had a hattrick at the piggery.

22 Sep 2026 17:24:33
Wallace agree 100% as I can't remember any stick on chances. yes he has had chances but the keeper has made saves after he got them on target.

also good to see he is disappointed in not at leats getting that difficult chance on target. shows the player he is I think.

22 Sep 2026 19:07:12
He has played other games not just the two OF games and he has had chances that he hasn't connected with properly. I'm not criticising him but this is an area he can improve on.

22 Sep 2026 09:28:24
One of the big things that impressed me about McInnes was his ability to react and adapt his team / formation in game unlike those we've had before. Watching again the highlights, immediately after Tierney hit the bar and Manny was struggling at the start, DM signalled change to 4-4-2 and we scored almost straight after. Thought 4-4-2 was supposed to be finished with 😜 too.

22 Sep 2026 11:58:58
Commentator said he was saying Celtic had gone to 4-4-2. 🤷‍♂️.

22 Sep 2026 12:26:53
Two different incidents, early on he did indicate to our players 4-4-2 and he also was seen pointing out the change in formation when Celtic were making subs later on.

22 Sep 2026 12:43:14
Celtic switched to 442 to try and counter our 442. I am so glad we now have a manager who knows how to Play in Scotland.

22 Sep 2026 12:45:38
Kaiser I agree but earlier in the season the claim was he didn't know what he was doing or what his best formation was when he made player and formation changes. I think all that work has actually allowed us to reach this point where he is able to change the formation easily mid game.

players are used to it and know how to play it in a game environment.

22 Sep 2026 13:28:37
We controlled the game more when they went 4-4-2 and had more space, could not understand Celtic going long from kick outs but keeping CBs in box, if that was us I would be doing my nut basically had no chance of picking second ball up as their players were not close enough to their forwards, not a great tactician but just thought common sense.

22 Sep 2026 13:47:53
Angus think maybe was being judged harshly at start by some at start but didn't help himself by making multiple changes at half time in a number of games. Made it look like he didn't know what he was doing. Didn't help that recruitment was slow in important areas so having to play round pegs in square holes.

22 Sep 2026 14:31:00
He got what any manager would have got at the start of season cause his teams that he sent out were playing poor it's a remarkable turnaround. Can't say he didn't deserve criticism after being 5 points behind and put out of 2 European competitions. He's now getting praise that he deserves and rightly so. That's football for you.

22 Sep 2026 17:29:13
Kaiser I know but he was obviously trying to find solutions and getting to know who worked well with other players. he obviously felt that what he started with wasn't working in that particular game and made changes quickly which has been a fan moan in previous seasons. He also made changes and then played the same player in the next game (Dan Neil) so I always put it down to him being adaptable and trying to find solutions against each team. but possibly just selling it to myself.

McInnes has always been good at building good squad spirit at every team he has been at. That was never my worry but this does take time.

I decided to allow him that time without being too critical but each fan must make their own decision on that. I hope we remember this when the inevitable blip happens.

22 Sep 2026 07:39:11
{Ed's Note - Davey Sulls has posted a new article entitled, My Thoughts on Liverpool's Start to the Season

21 Sep 2026 21:52:16
Well folks what a two weeks.
Tactically the best I've seen a Rangers performance at park head for years.
Switching between a back 3 and 4 continually.
Sterling Makhanya and Manny defending massive spaces and performing so well.
Raskin and Neil dominated the middle, I was so impressed with Kim And Naderi in possession and Dan Neil's calmness.


Massive save from Pandur at 1-0 was incredible.
Only criticism is we didn't get more.
Fair play to Derek McInnes and the squad. The togetherness is starting to show.
Well played Glasgow Rangers 👏🏻.

22 Sep 2026 05:56:52
Agree re the overall performance of the team and the massive improvement in mentality but I'll be honest, from what I've seen the jury is still out on Minsu.

22 Sep 2026 06:15:11
I've never been a fan of big Fernandez but time to eat my humble pie, after getting booked after 4 mins in that cesspit I feared the worse, fair play to him he knuckles down and never put a foot wrong, so well played.

22 Sep 2026 06:31:57
For me we have a terrific, very young centre half pairing of manny Fernandez and olwethu makhanya 👌🇬🇧If manny concentrates and cuts out at times the mistakes of taking it easy ozy he's absolutely got the ability to be a very good centre half 🤔 He's got it all there in his locker, as has the immaculate/superb makhanya 👌🇬🇧 Both of our young centre halfs will bring us big transfer fees when eventually they'll move on, to one of the top 5 leagues in Europe, but for now let's enjoy them when they're playing for the Rangers 👍🇬🇧.

22 Sep 2026 07:03:57
The pleasing thing for me is you out that team now back to the start of the season and we're still in Europe and not getting beaten from hibs. That might sound a daft thing to be pleased about because we are your of Europe but it's all we could have hoped for, major progress. Who seriously would have predicted the last week after we were out of Europe, getting beaten in the league and the world beaters across the city were banging goals in for fun.

What I would say is that we must expect bumps along the road, when that happens let's not regress back to our slating players and manager not good enough carry on. We need to keep backing this bunch of kids.

22 Sep 2026 07:16:01
Absolutely spot on AlloaGer, 👍 we stay behind our manager and team 🥊🇬🇧.

22 Sep 2026 07:51:12
Minsu will do for me the amount of off the ball running he did and his tracking back most impressive his shot for the goal gave their keeper all sorts of problems.

22 Sep 2026 07:56:01
Agree sir Walter but I wish you'd stop mentioning their future value and where they may go. They are brilliant. Let's just enjoy them and stop the transfer talk.

22 Sep 2026 08:21:37
Totally agree Alloa, young bunch and will only get better.

22 Sep 2026 08:40:00
I'm 110% backing the manager and team. Was a bad start in terms of signings and performance and out two European comps but as the window closed things started looking different we now have a complete new team and it's looking like a really good team with some awesome individuals. Full focus on the league now.

our manager has really impressed me the past month I think managing Rangers will be the making of him and is destined to lift many trophies for us. I'm honestly buzzing for the season now. Shout out to the scouting department looks like they have got it right it's been along time coming thanks for all the hard work.

22 Sep 2026 09:53:45
Thought Fernandez was different class 🇬🇧🇬🇧.

22 Sep 2026 11:17:51
It's very for fans and club to put value on a player example Chermiti 25 mill turn down 22 now might get our money back, Raskin 25 now looking at 15 tops not that i want to sell what happen to player trading model.

22 Sep 2026 11:55:31
Agree with the positive comments above, but just a word for the keeper. Pandur is an absolute joy to have at the back. good shot stopper, great with his feet and 100% focus. Definite upgrade on Jack B. He has been there when Manny has his occasional moment and saved our bacon more than once already.

22 Sep 2026 12:32:33
Sws, we have some defence for a club in Scotland, mate.

22 Sep 2026 12:32:36
We were worried about the defence early on but when you look at the league goals lost, we have only conceded 4.
A fluky bad touch that bounced in v Dundee Utd.
A very soft and dubious penalty v Hibs
A deflection off Rommens v Hibs
An OG by Nedeljkovic v Falkirk.

Its really just Europe that we have looked weak at the back and obviously that has cost us dearly.

22 Sep 2026 13:20:08
We never had Mak or Penrice at the start. And Raskin was left out. What a difference they have made.

21 Sep 2026 20:46:27
It's annoying whenever we get a player that looks to be worth a few Bob our fabs want to sell them. Makahna looks class and will probably earn us a few quid, but can we keep them and enjoy them without punting them at the 1st opportunity?

21 Sep 2026 22:26:08
Not interested in Rangers selling Fernandez or Makhanya right now, Rg, I'm only interested in them being a great partnership for us.

22 Sep 2026 00:49:27
Gotvto be realistic we are a selling club who can sign players who think they can move onto better league, so let's enjoy them when we can.
Gives us better buying options going forward.

22 Sep 2026 06:34:49
Unfortunately that's the case Jasp and the motivation for young talented players we sign,
to play in the tough environment of the physical nature of Scottish football do well at Rangers and get noticed by one of the big clubs within the best 5 leagues in Europe 🤔.

22 Sep 2026 07:01:52
Selling club but only at right price and sometimes not at all Chermiti for example so not a guarantee good players we bring in will go right away unless monster amount that will benefit our club moving forward 🇬🇧.

22 Sep 2026 07:09:07
Are we a selling club? i'd say we would like to be but for some bizarre reason we rarely sell any of our star players for a big profit, Bassey was probably the last one we sold who I felt was a massive loss, mistakes of not selling buff and Kent in the past at the correct time need to be corrected, but on another note, how good has the last week been 😁.

22 Sep 2026 08:49:00
We shouldn't sell anyone unless it's stupid money we can't turn down. I'm more interested in getting the league trophy 🏆 before anything else.

22 Sep 2026 09:27:57
I'm with you BT1958, I think Minsu has shown me enough to think we have a star on our hands. His attitude and work rate are first class and this coupled with undoubted ability means he can only be a success.

I think we need to remember we have a fairly young side but this boy is the youngest of the lot and hs gone straight in and performed. Some of the other younger players are being eased in but not him.

22 Sep 2026 09:51:40
I believe Minsu has been a good addition. My problem is he seems to run out of gas after about 60 minutes.
Not a fan of Fernandez but admit he has been good of late. Glad Neill starting to perform and forming a partnership with Raskin.
I am still concerned about our lack of goals from set pieces.

22 Sep 2026 12:07:16
First and foremost, we're trying to build a team that wins silverware.

Any player coming here should be prepared to see out a 3 year cycle. We need stability.

Only truly exceptional talents should be considered for sale after one season and even then only if silly money offered.

22 Sep 2026 12:15:11
I don't think anyone is wanting to sell him.
The reality is if big bids come in that meet our valuation then they will be sold tho.
We just need to ensure if we do sell we get the price we want.

22 Sep 2026 12:33:18
Bee, and quality replacement lined up.

22 Sep 2026 12:34:32
We are a selling club but the good thing is under the current owners we are not desperate to sell so we can wait until we get offers that we consider to be what our players are worth.

22 Sep 2026 13:28:21
Chucking around valuations is just fan chat and rating our players it rarely bears any reflection on reality. How often do any of these stories come close to fruition?

21 Sep 2026 20:06:34
Question to ponder on a Monday evening.

Rodri & Fabian

Or

Raskin & Neil.

21 Sep 2026 20:21:19
If Raskin & Neil are 60% fit then it's a fair fight.

21 Sep 2026 21:16:37
Has to be Raskin and Neil, never heard of the other two.

21 Sep 2026 22:19:57
Right EHL let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Yes they had a good World Cup but let's not talk nonsense comparing them.

I mean, don't get me wrong I'm sure this Rodri and Fabian will have good careers but to compare them to legends of the game in Raskin and Dan Neil, you're off your nut.
Let Rodri score a brace in an Old Firm derby and then we can have a chat.

22 Sep 2026 06:35:38
Exactly Dio 🤪.

22 Sep 2026 08:42:01
Superb Dio 😂.

22 Sep 2026 10:33:50
I don't know if this is a serious post (I really hope our fans aren't this delusional) but those 2 wouldn't get close to breaking into our midfield at the minute. Neil and Nico all day.

22 Sep 2026 10:36:41
EHL, if you were the manager we'd have Cameron and Dio, and Nsiala at CB. I do question your judgement!

22 Sep 2026 12:51:31
How long have you been a coach in the woman's game EHL and are there similarities in coaching between the men's and womens game?

22 Sep 2026 19:40:41
EHL is at the wind up as Dio pointed out he's definitely loving the Neil and Raskin partnership.

21 Sep 2026 19:21:20
Excellent post Mr Potato Head and fair play to you for holding your hands and admitting that you were wrong about Derek McInnes. You were not the only one to say that McInnes was not good enough for Rangers. Personally, I have wanted McInnes for a good few years now. I also thought that the way to go was to have two centre forwards up top so from a personal perspective I am delighted to see McInnes as manager and to be playing with two centre forwards. The future is certainly looking very good and for the first time in a long time I genuinely believe that we are in safe hands. McInnes is very good tactically and knows the Scottish game inside out.

I can't believe that we got Neil on a free and let's be honest he's the first decent player to come up from England since Aribo. Our luck in that market over the years has been abysmal.

I am one happy bear.

21 Sep 2026 20:01:57
Another ridiculous statement, so the likes of Steve Davis, Jermain Defoe and John Lundstrom weren't decent or Dujon Sterling for that matter, they all came up from England. And what about Chermiti, Fernandez and Gassama are they not decent?

21 Sep 2026 21:33:38
Not to rain on you parade & I'll say he's turned it around when I thought he wouldn't but it's a bit early to say he's the man & all that, we beat Celtic twice & have been decent for halves in games here & there.

He has earned time & a chance to build something but the next game imo is more important than Old Firms if we don't put out the same performances like that then it will be back to questioning McInnes & such.

21 Sep 2026 21:46:16
DJB, you questioning away mate.
Hopefully that op isn't.🪃.

22 Sep 2026 04:35:15
Correct djb. It's very easy for players to be up for Old Firm games, as it's a huge game, can they be as motivated for games against Falkirk, dundee, St Mirren on a frozen rainy night, time will tell.

Absolutely buzzing with the last 6 games, but we have won Absolutely nothing apart from bragging rights for a few weeks. We've all seen this movie before, far to many times.

22 Sep 2026 06:38:50
Yes guys is ok to keep our powder dry so to speak regarding dan neil because nothing has been won as of yet but he was always a very good talented midfielder for me and i think we all can see that 👌What he goes on to achieve at Rangers only time will tell but he's a talented midfielder no doubts for me about that 👌🇬🇧.

22 Sep 2026 07:49:31
I guess that I should have been clearer, I meant out with the English Premier League. Yes Gassama and Fernandez have improved recently but Neil has been something else. You can't rain on my parade because I can confidently say that McInnes has 100% turned it around and its down to his tactics and playing with two centre forwards.

I just wish that we had got McInnes a lot sooner than we did. it would have saved us the anguish of foreign experiments and tactics not compatible with our game.