Rangers banter 2

11 Oct 2026 22:48:00
YES, I THINK THAT WE CAN WIN THE LEAGUE THIS YEAR, for the first time I think that we have a very good squad to last the season.
If we could have a sensible debate with the intruders from the other side how many of their players would get a game for us.


Off the top of my head only chocolate hip Tierney and Duran would come close?

12 Oct 2026 00:00:48
Wouldn't mind a midfielder with Nygrens scoring record. Seems to score every other blooming week.

12 Oct 2026 00:15:18
I would honest to god pick penrice ahead of tierney now, penrice is Scotlands best left back now

Pandur

Sterling
Manny
Maka
Penrice

Duran
Naderi
Kim

Chermiti

That's my joint 11.

12 Oct 2026 00:17:02
Sorry Ed , forgot my mf lol wef get pumped lol

Raskin
Niel

Drago is very unlucky as I think he'll be better than both the above when he gets a chance again.

12 Oct 2026 11:29:13
Pandur defo
A fit tierney
A fit A Johnston
Time will tell about the midfield and strkers.

12 Oct 2026 11:47:29
Not one player out of the Celtic defence gets near the Rangers defence.

12 Oct 2026 13:54:17
A fit Tierney doesn't exist teddy 😂 he gets nowhere near our team.

12 Oct 2026 14:30:10
Teddy imo Sterling better and in ahead of Johnston for me mate 🤔🇬🇧.

12 Oct 2026 15:19:08
You've got to laugh, they did post my question about how many of their players would get a game for us got one cheeky reply now I notice that they have taken it down 😂😭.

13 Oct 2026 14:22:29
Did you see many reply's mate what was there general thinking about who would make it in there team I bet big maka was the one they picked.

13 Oct 2026 14:25:35
A few Celtic fans in work think he's class they also hate Naderi and say Kelsey gives them the fear by how big he is says he's like a battering ram 😂😂😂 that will do me hahaha.

11 Oct 2026 14:50:29
Watched on YouTube this morning, after athole had mentioned it, the lad from 4lads had a meeting with Cavenagh, this is what he said about Purdy, he's resigned but still working away and could stay, bit confusing, he also said Purdy and his family are Rangers supporters.

11 Oct 2026 15:15:30
I was thinking the exact same Star, watched it yesterday and thought the Purdy situation he described was as clear as mud.

11 Oct 2026 17:39:51
My star, purdy is working his notice.

11 Oct 2026 18:48:11
He said he could maybe stay John.

11 Oct 2026 20:56:19
My star, I'm not so sure.

12 Oct 2026 11:49:04
John, I don't think he was very sure himself mate, very confusing.

12 Oct 2026 13:56:56
Purdy is a Rangers man maybe that's why our team looks a lot better this season and the players brought in fit the club he obviously knows the style of player to succeed here. Good job Purdy thanks for all the amazing players.

11 Oct 2026 13:43:35
Are we finally a side that can win the Championship?

My take is this, shaky start yes due to players gelling I feel. However, following this we seem to be displaying a more solid centre, we seem to have the guts for it this year. Previous seasons have seen us be flashy in parts but still lacking that edge, or guts, which we appear to have this year.

The team looks to be more of a unified collection of talented players who will dig in for each other. Will it carry us over the line, I think it will, based on my gut feeling, and what I think I can see on the park.

Anyhow, day drinking on Sauchiehall Street spoons is a lovely way to spend a Sunday then a wee spot of lunch in Bar and Tender, followed by some more bevvy. Fortune favours the brave!

11 Oct 2026 13:53:50
Although i don't think Hearts will be near winning the league. If feel if we go there and get a win it will lay down a big marker. Hopefully come next weekend were top there Tims playing Hearts and us a tough away fixture at dens.

11 Oct 2026 15:01:22
I think Hearts will beat them , Celtic are not a good side , Motherwell gifted them a 2nd goal today , Motherwell are garbage.

11 Oct 2026 15:07:48
I like popping into Spoons when i'm in Glasgow. Usually go the two at Central Stn. They sell a nice pint of 70 shillings cask ale, i couldn't believe how much it had gone up in price, it was £1.74 for ages and now it's £1.99. SHOCKING so it is.

11 Oct 2026 16:26:29
We definitely have a chance, but only 8 games in, long way to go, we should keep on improving, but at least we have a good squad now, won't be many changes in transfers windows now.

11 Oct 2026 18:38:12
We are in October we shouldn't even be talking about winning the league we should be talking about winning the next game and take it from there. We always go over board with criticism and with praise. Time for calm heads with the players and support.

11 Oct 2026 20:19:24
100% Wishy - we have a long long road to travel - with numerous bumps still to come🤔.

11 Oct 2026 20:40:36
I'm with you wishy we've gone from awful to better than an average Celtic side over 2 games reminds me of Phil Clement year we blew semi final. I'm always worried we've seen this film B4.

We need to play better than yesterday if we want to win it.

11 Oct 2026 20:56:18
56, you are right to be cautious, these are all tests to be passed. Winning the league will be the ultimate test. Can Derek prove he is a league winning manager? Can the players prove they can stand the heat and become league winners? Will we the fans get 100% behind the team and have Ibrox bouncing. Roll on May 27.

12 Oct 2026 01:52:18
Wishy it's been happening on here for as long as i can remember mate, couldn't have said that any better myself 👍.

12 Oct 2026 08:06:25
if we defend the way we defended against Killie we will ship a good few goals against better scorers. we can't keep letting people having free shots against us.

12 Oct 2026 11:34:36
Would hope the league cup is first siverware for DM yes we still have to beat sheep and winners of Edinburgh derby, it balancing players staying injury free and beating teams like killie even playing only one half.

11 Oct 2026 08:26:10
First off, great to see the Rangers back after what felt like the International Break had returned us to pre-season!
Good result and performance yesterday to win on our return.
Top of the league - doesn't matter if only for 24 hours - as it shows we got our job done.


All over the place at times 2nd half as we gave Killie numerous chances.
Not sure why. I'm sure someone with a tactical brain like EHL will be able to share his thoughts.
Onwards and upwards. 🔴⚪️🔵

P.S. winning run from my birthday continues 😎.

11 Oct 2026 08:48:51
I don't think a Celtic win is a guarantee today, I think we could get a surprise today.

11 Oct 2026 09:36:07
Pretty simple MPH.

First half we controlled the distance between the backline and the frontline, which allowed us to play quickly and to get numbers around the ball.

Second half Killie effectively went 5-2-3, went man for man in the middle of the pitch, sat purposely deep and pushed their front 3 right up on our backline. This stretched the game and nullified the impact Neil was having on the game. As a result Naderi and Kelsy were having to drop really deep to get the ball off the backline and neither one of them could do it. Lost count of how many time Kelsey lost the ball in our half.

Have said in a couple of other threads that the way Neil fell out the game worried me, as we will face this set up more often than not in the league and so far he's not been able to adjust to it.

11 Oct 2026 10:53:26
EHL - I've seen this tactic now since Gio was manager where the CM goes into defence and create a back 3. I also see all the top teams doing the same. My issue with that tactic is they are too static. When the ball goes wide the should be back in midfield but there not.

I don't know how many times (esp 2nd half) where the ball goes to the full back and they do t have a pass inside. They then have to either go back (and repeat) or go long and play into the opposition,

For me we need to control the middle of the park and can't do that with one midfielder in there.

11 Oct 2026 10:55:16
What would you expect t him to do EHL? Does some of this fall under McInnes to change the system or are there basics that Neil could have done?

11 Oct 2026 11:40:45
Dado, its a tough one as when the game is as stretched as Killie made it and you're only playing 2 in the middle it's very difficult to influence the game.

Raskin was dropping deeper as that's his role and that left Neil a huge space to control from middle to front. When he was man marked he really struggled to find space and get on the ball, which is why Kelsy and Nadiri were dropping deep to get on it.

However as they couldn't hold it and bring the likes of Neil, Minsu and Gassama in to play. That's where we really missed Shankland or Chermiti as they're both much better in that role.

I just have a niggling worry about Neil.

11 Oct 2026 12:49:59
Yeah that's good feedback on Neil, to be honest, I don't see those details (I suspect most arm chair fans don't). It's great to read your thoughts on it.

I do really like Neil, I know how impressed he was with the club, history and vision of what we were wanting to achieve, I really hope it works for him.

11 Oct 2026 12:56:54
I thought Neil was one of our better players yesterday and I couldn't believe it when McInnes took him off and left Raskin on .Nico had a poor game giving the ball away and committing so many senseless fouls .Kelsy and Gassama should have been hooked earlier as neither contributed in the second half at all .

There may have been reasons for it but the second half was terrible. I hope there is an inquest about why we only had one man back at the Killie goal because something went wrong somewhere .

11 Oct 2026 12:57:28
Cheers EHL.
Did being 3-0 up influence any of McInnes decisions - in the sense that if we were only 1-0 up, would he have shored up the middle?

11 Oct 2026 14:09:53
After watching Stephen O'Donnell for the Well against the Tim's, there was no danger they were dropping points The guy was at it🥴😡😡😡.

11 Oct 2026 16:01:34
MPH you should consider having a birthday every year.🤣🤣.

12 Oct 2026 01:52:56
Jfm 🤣.

11 Oct 2026 07:39:21
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10 Oct 2026 20:56:49
You've got to be positive after getting the job done in 45 minutes during a potential banana skin fixture, especially coming straight off the back of the international break and the Old Firm. The bench is looking stronger week by week, and hopefully, we can maintain this trajectory.

It feels like we could finally have a long-term manager in place if he can be successful this season, and with that success will come a lot of valuable assets given the young average age of the team. And top of the league, happy Saturday!

10 Oct 2026 23:11:40
Reading many saying we were poor 2nd half but 3 points and 3 goals for the first time in the league after 3 weeks off without being able to work with half the team is good enough for me. Happy days.

11 Oct 2026 04:13:54
Kaiser

Wee bit harsh overall, two up no time, bit lethargic after damned IB. But overall pretty good. DM breathes air into me every time he speaks, hopefully here long haul. But more importantly bit level playing cream comes top.

11 Oct 2026 08:01:28
Eh? How am I being harsh? I'm exact opposite. I'm responding to many saying we were poor.

11 Oct 2026 08:28:23
Good result take it every day of the week.
My only thing is Del saying he could have changed it or changed it earlier. That's a few times now he has said that. He need stop second guessing himself and act on it.

11 Oct 2026 09:05:13
Absolutely delighted also guys 😁Got the 3 points in what was a good first half performance which of course did tail off in the second half but it's 3 points first and foremost and we're now top of the league until we see how they go this afternoon 😁 Well done derek McInnes and our team and let's keep this going 👏👏🇬🇧.

11 Oct 2026 13:00:33
We can be pleased at the result and still acknowledge that we were poor at times .We started badly then dominated and got the three goals but the second half was poor and if you don't believe the punters who are saying it listen to McInnes and Penrice who both said the same thing . Its not being overly critical its just being realistic.

11 Oct 2026 14:10:29
Kaiser

Not you personally but words you allude to. After IB not surprised lethargic 2nd half but job done first. i'm most confident in years current squad, DM got squad he wants, time to perform.

12 Oct 2026 08:54:51
Don't think many of the squad are much to do with DM. from what i read on here many were enquired into months before DM became news.

the first half was good to watch however we offered them too many clear cut chances where a better team would have hurt us. Second half was really poor. so much so i went home slightly dejected and should have been going home with a huge smile on my face with the scoreline.

Why he made changes with 5 minutes to go is baffling. tactics usually only used to burn up a few minutes.

was leggy and needed changes at 60 minutes but yet we didn't do anything.

10 Oct 2026 20:23:11
Did not see game today. How did the boy Nedeljkovic look when came on in 2nd half.

10 Oct 2026 20:44:41
Bankie, I personally thought he was our best player second half, very composed, looks to have great engine for getting up and down the park. I reckon he'll be a good yin the boy, just got his work cut out trying to dislodge dujon. Dujon the better choice at present, but wouldn't have any worries with him starting.

10 Oct 2026 21:14:07
Thanks Boy blue, that's high praise indeed. Love Dujon and always think we look stronger when he plays.

10 Oct 2026 21:19:32
Absolutely Boy blue, 👍dujon Sterling is Rangers best right back and the best in Scottish football for me. 👌🇬🇧 As long as his injury issues are kept to a minimum, he's our no.1 right back 🤔🇬🇧.

10 Oct 2026 22:25:41
Means next season he's ready made and adapted to slot right in 👍 i think dujon will leave on a free after this season as can't see him accepting reduced terms and giving him a new deal with improved terms doesn't sound likely.

10 Oct 2026 23:24:46
He won't have a choice of leaving on a free this summer BigDado.

10 Oct 2026 23:52:25
Just had another look, Sterling is contracted until May 2028, and we're trying to extend it.

11 Oct 2026 00:41:48
Dado it's a hard one mate, as i know he's on a fair wedge, but if he keeps performing like he is, it would be crazy to let him go imo mate.

11 Oct 2026 04:19:11
Walter

Whats going on there? 2 months ago he was broken watch. Now he's top man. Have we finally cured injury. Hope so because boy starting look class.

11 Oct 2026 06:37:29
Didnt know his contract ran to 2028 star. Maybe an option of a further year? Its one of they ones need to monitor it as i just can't see him being over the injuries. Its a huge wage to have to manage him. Might be fine this season without Europe but I do really like him as a player BB.

11 Oct 2026 08:30:44
Ar present I don't care about his wage. If he can keep performing like he is and we get the league that's the priority. More valuable on the park to us.

11 Oct 2026 09:10:11
MBW, i never once said Sterling was a broken watch my friend 🤔 Always have rated him and like i've also stated many times, only injury issues have held him back, so hopefully the injuries are kept to a minimum and if so he's our no.1 right back for me and still only coming on 27 years old 👌🇬🇧Big dado, dujon Sterling signed an extension and isn't out of contract until 2028 mate 👍🇬🇧.

11 Oct 2026 14:28:12
BigDado, he's signed until May 2028 mate.

11 Oct 2026 15:18:44
Walter

Jeez, why everyone so literal. I said up until recently broken watch because injury so borderline. His condition so fragile. I also asked if he had been treated because turnaround quite dramatic.

11 Oct 2026 16:41:18
Miller, he had an operation last April, been fit since last Nov/Dec.