Rangers banter 3

01 Sep 2026 21:06:42
As things stand, what's our strongest starting 11?

01 Sep 2026 21:26:14
Pandur
Rommens Mak Godfrey Kosta
Raskin Drago
Gassama Kim Yakota
Kelsy (if can include him already).

01 Sep 2026 21:26:41
Going by what I've seen so far this season with current players:
Pandur.
Sterling Godfrey Makhanya Penrice.
Drago Raskin.
Curtis Minsu Gassama.
Shankland.
Hopefully Kosta can prove a great addition for RB.
Yokota for Curtis at other times.
The rest are fighting to be squad players.

01 Sep 2026 21:26:43
Pandur
Sterling
Makhanya
Godfrey
Rommens
Drago
Minsu
Devlin
Gassama
Aasgaard
Kelsey.

01 Sep 2026 21:27:24
I'm assuming Kelsey is signed, so I'll go with

4-2-3-1

Pandur

Nedeljkovic
Makhanya
Godfrey
Penrice

Raskin
Dragojevic

Gassama
Minsu
Yokota

Kelsey.

01 Sep 2026 21:28:19
Pandur

Kosta Makhanya Fernandez Penrice
Raskin Dragon

Yokota. Minsu. Gassama

Shankland.

01 Sep 2026 21:58:25
Pandur

Kosta Makhanya Godfrey Penrice

Dragon Neil
Yokota Minsu
Aasgaard

Shankland.

01 Sep 2026 22:16:55
Pass. I haven't seen enough of them.

What's yours, Ehl?

01 Sep 2026 22:24:09
Ehl, one thing seems clear is McInnes still does not know what his best team is, I would say
Panur
Kosta
Makhanya
Godfrey
Pennine
Raskin
Dragon
Aasgaard
Yokota
Selsey
Minsu.

02 Sep 2026 06:04:15
People with Kelsy, he isn't here yet? Plus, let's be honest, you haven't sent him play, so how can he be in our strongest 11 without knowing anything about him.

01 Sep 2026 20:48:33
Just my take on squad and summer recruitment as it seems we're done once Kelsy signs.
GK. Looks an upgrade.
LB. Happy as long as Rommens isn't going to be injury worry
RB. Plenty of cover but not sure on quality. Hoped for far better.
CB. Big cause for concern. Short on reliable options.
CM. An abundance of players but not sure if any better. Excited by Drago.
AM. Seriously short on quality options but Kim looks impressive.
LW/RW. Shocking lack of options. Need Gassama to stay on top of his game.
ST. Happy enough, though Naderi and Miovski aren't good enough. Hope we can find a way to give them service tho.

Overall assessment. Despite huge numbers, disappointed with overall quality and failure to address major areas of concern and how late important signings were made as we crashed out of Europe embarrassingly. Hope though now with less games we will be ok and will see a big improvement in performances with time to focus on training.

01 Sep 2026 21:27:32
Pandur looks class. Best signing of all, maybe.

01 Sep 2026 20:16:48
Mystar i'm sitting watching the west ham game. That pitch looks amazing. Could play bowls on it.

01 Sep 2026 20:51:21
Almost like a Boleyn green.

01 Sep 2026 21:03:57
Have you trained on a hybrid pitch, EHL? If so, does it feel just like natural grass?

01 Sep 2026 21:08:25
I've dreamt of playing on pitches like that. I get goosebumps every time I see
The Ibrox turf.

01 Sep 2026 21:11:50
Very clever, EHL.

01 Sep 2026 21:16:28
Orf with one's head for that. ⬆️ 😇

01 Sep 2026 21:20:38
JFM, yeah trained and played on a few.

I'm pretty sure Ibrox is hybrid - it certainly was a few seasons ago.

01 Sep 2026 22:13:21
I got to play on Melwood training pitches last year with my old work, and the quality of it was amazing. Used to work in ground care so seen my fair share of turf.

01 Sep 2026 19:54:06
Just getting round to watching my RTV vids from weekend,
Just listened to McInnes's and Devlins post match interviews, McInnes spoke well, interesting take on going straight to Aberdeen on Thursday night could have been a big reason for the hunger and desire on sunday, never thought of it like that till he explained reasons behind it said something along the lines of didn't want players retreating to homes away from the pain and disappointment wanted togetherness, very different approach after a bad result usually it would be training ground drilling, thought his interview and decisions at the weekend mainly were best overall so far, obviously a long way to go but gives us a platform to build on, under the circumstances it was a very good win

What a great interview by Cammy Devlin really enjoyed listening to him, honestly brilliant interview in my opinion, spoke with honesty and definitely understands the demands here I've absolutely no doubts about he will work hard as he can

01 Sep 2026 20:49:56
I'm not convinced as McInnes thinks that was an ok performance.

01 Sep 2026 21:33:17
We winning the interview cup this year?

02 Sep 2026 06:08:43
De Boer, I was more alluding to McInnes changing it up and getting togetherness in the squad and getting fight in the team, compared to a truly horrendous effort and performance the previous game. Not huge quality but effort and desire was far better.

01 Sep 2026 19:35:11
Before we completely write off this window it's worth considering the In's v's the Out's. Now it's just my opinion and early days for a lot of the new guys, bit with the exception of Moore, who was never going to return, on the face of it is our squad really weaker than last year as some say?

Purely my opinion, however those with a tick have the potential to be upgrades on those who have left. Whether that results in a team that can compete for domestic trophies - the jury is out.

Oh and window still not shut 👀


Butland - Pandur ✅
Djiga - Makhanya ✅
Cornelius - Godfrey ✅
Meghoma - Penrice ✅
Tavanier - Kosta?
Aarons - Mccrorie 🟰
Diomande - Drago ✅
Dowell - Devlin ✅
Rothwell - Neil ✅
Bajrami - Min-su ✅
Antman - Yakota ✅
Danilo - Shankland ✅

Other outgoings:
Rice (loan)
Cameron (loan)
Cortes
Matondo
Moore
Skov Olsen

Other incomings:
Kelsey (Chermiti replacement)

01 Sep 2026 20:25:02
Nice summary, Bear. Good to be reminded of those that can't do us any more harm. 🤣

Generally in agreement, though I would say that Kosta is an upgrade on Tav at the end of his time.

01 Sep 2026 20:36:47
Nice positive view, Bearsbear, but sorry to dampen it. Most of those players were our backups, so all those signings and we've actually mainly only really improved our bench.

01 Sep 2026 20:40:30
Your post is worth a second reply from me, mate. Very good post. This window has been good if not exciting. We have a good solid foundation to build from in the future.

01 Sep 2026 22:15:25
Surely, if we're replacing players who were mainly backups with players who are actually playing regularly and starting games, then that has to be an improvement, especially in terms of squad depth.
On Sunday, 7 of those players Bear mentions started the game, so the new signings are hardly just improving our bench.

01 Sep 2026 22:56:59
Because the majority (not all) we've signed haven't improved our starting XI, so, like I said, we've mainly improved our bench. Just because 7 started doesn't mean the 7 were better than before.

01 Sep 2026 18:51:13
A bit of banter. guy has a point. Is McInnes going the same way?

01 Sep 2026 17:19:20
Just playing devil's advocate here. Is it possible that it's all gone quiet on incomings on here and in the media because the club is choosing to operate very discreetly or to manage fans expectations? No point saying we are still active only to not sign anyone after Kelsy. Who knows, but just going off how the summer has gone.

01 Sep 2026 17:34:11
Might be wrong but I think we'll need to sell to buy?

01 Sep 2026 18:15:27
Hoping for a flurry of action tonight and tomorrow.

01 Sep 2026 18:15:47
Not sure about managing expectations, surely we are all adult enough to know its not every thing we expect to happens that happens.

I think we have been very active and maybe even too active, how many were first place targets, who knows, and who cares. Here is hoping eventually they all show they were worth pursuing.

01 Sep 2026 18:19:08
DM spoke to Sky two hours ago and said we are close to getting one in and that will probably be it. Kelsey, I presume. Still working on a few outgoings, but may not happen either.

01 Sep 2026 18:33:53
Ock penalty to Celtic.

01 Sep 2026 21:17:15
With France, Italy, Germany, England and Spain windows closing today, where are any of the players we want to offload going to go? Turkey is open until Friday and Portugal until 15th.

01 Sep 2026 22:18:47
Belgium, Austria, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia?