Rangers banter 3

28 Apr 2026 21:08:07
I'd like us to bring Robbie Ure back to Ibrox in place of Miovski in the squad, my worry is I really think Hearts are going to try and sign him in the summer.

Ehl what's you're thoughts on both those things mate?

28 Apr 2026 21:31:48
I know Robbie well and have been over to watch him twice.

Smashing player who's thriving playing abroad and someone I don't think is in a hurry to return to Scotland.

Hearts have already signed another two former Rangers youths, so you never know.

28 Apr 2026 21:39:53
Ehl, thanks for reply mate, he certainly fits the 'Brighton model' of a player who gradually improves each year over 3 years before they sign him. He is literally an exact of what they look for.

I know Hearts have pre contracted for McPake.

Is the other one Leon King then? If u can't say, ignore that part, sorry.

I think he'd be a natural successor to Shanklamd and a good rotation option for Hearts.

Would like him back at Ibrox though.

29 Apr 2026 11:27:06
Robbie Ure and Rory Wilson would be an interesting pairing up front. I believe the latter is now getting a few minutes in the Austrian league. Maybe we'll see it for Scotland one day.

28 Apr 2026 18:53:07
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28 Apr 2026 15:08:05
It's crazy what what one game can do. It was in our own hands all we had to do was win 5 games and win a title. Now we need favours from others, which is a horrible situation to be in. Not only did we lose but the manner of that first 45 was totally unacceptable, will have shattered the confidence of our players and fans alike. Everyone to a man knew it was 5 cup finals, so to see us looking leggy, lethargic with no desire or fight for 45 was a huge shock and absolutely gutting to me. I was one calling for 2 strikers, but you could see it wasn't working after 10 minutes, so don't understand why it wasn't rectified sooner, it baffled me tbh.

I honestly can't see us winning last 4 especially the amount we are conceding, I hope and pray i'm wrong. I just don't know if this set of players have the minerals to go to Tynecastle get a win, as all the pressure is on us now, lose the gsme the title is gone, would be so hard to take, especially if Celtic win it after spending next to nothing and it being worst Celtic team in 20 odd years. It's been really hard to keep believing year after year only to end up with nothing. Still we follow.

28 Apr 2026 17:30:58
And it was crazy that we were back in contention, and still are, after the horrendous start to the season. This is still wide open with some challenging games to come for the top three. Keep believing.

28 Apr 2026 17:46:16
Motherwell could still do a bit of damage.

28 Apr 2026 18:01:53
Am trying to believe but my head is overruling my heart tbh, mate.

28 Apr 2026 18:17:23
Boy Blue, there is nothing in your post that I disagree with. I'm still raging after that on Sunday. Dr has to take a bit of blame as the team didn't look like they were playing for such an important title. We could get right into the CL if we win it, but that first half was a disgrace.

My big fear is that if we beat Hearts, which I don't think we will, we are handing the league to Celtic. The next 4 games will show me if Dr can motivate the players enough, but at the moment it doesn't look good.

28 Apr 2026 20:19:02
I really don't hold out much hope for Monday. Hearts are grinding out results and it's at Tynecastle. I'm just being realistic, and understand other teams might do favours, but looking at it, that Hearts and Celtic will win their games, then it's between them. My opinion.

28 Apr 2026 20:29:09
I am with you, bb4 100%.

28 Apr 2026 12:45:55
Happy birthday Danny Rohl, now bring that title home.

28 Apr 2026 12:25:28
There is a lot of discussion about mentality and selection of players. The problem is clearly Rangers can't play for a full 90 mins. 2-0 down against Livingstone, good second half, 2-0 down against Falkirk a good second half.

First half against Hearts not good, better second half, 2-0 up against Celtic terrible second half and 2-0 down at the weekend a better second half. can't remember the last game where Rangers played a good 90 mins.

28 Apr 2026 13:37:23
My thoughts are that we have done well under DR and have shown good mentality in a good number of games. However, we are still a developing team, nowhere near the finished article. I know, as Rangers, we as fans expect to win every game, but it's not the reality of the team.



When Rommens is out, I don't like our fullback options. Our wide players, every single one of them, not just the much maligned Olsen, don't score or assist anywhere close enough. Our midfield has been good, but in 442 it's a hard task, being constantly outmundeted in there and expecting to.

28 Apr 2026 13:44:05
Expecting to dominate every game.

Our goalie is liable to an error every now and again, like letting the first goal through him.

We have the squad depth and good basis of a team, but lots of them are young and will develop over time, and we will need to add quality first team players to challenge regularly.

I just don't see mentality as the issue, now or in the past.

I know lots of fans do, but I think it's more the weaknesses in our squad and tactics which means we are not a team ready to win every game.

But, with 4 games to go, there will be further twists. We win our next game, we are right back in it, although we must win it.

28 Apr 2026 15:19:01
Hendo, I believe that you are correct regarding the fitness levels of our squad. I'm pretty sure EHL gave a really good insight a couple of months ago as to why we have struggled to maintain a full 90 minutes. If I recall correctly, it was down to their fitness levels due to the Martin training regime and we have struggled since.


Obviously, if they are struggling physically then it's harder to maintain concentration and this is maybe why some may see this as a perceived poor mentality.
I like the fact that our recent recruitment and potential targets are more physical and with a full pre season, hopefully we will be much more competitive next season.

28 Apr 2026 15:26:35
Tommygun, I bang on about it constantly on here, but Butland's kicking is honking, mate, not even nearly good enough. The difference between both keepers with their kicking was night and day. The Well keeper found his man nearly every time, taking pressure off their defense, even starting attacks with his kicking. I've said it all along, I really like Big Jack, but in this modern era, you need to at least be decent with your kicking; Jack sadly isn't.

Twice yesterday, he booted it so hard it went to the other keeper. I don't know how many times he kicked it out of play or to a Well player. Add to that Meghoma, who isn't very good at defending or attacking, Miovski running around but not doing much more, Aasgaard doing pretty much the same - there lies part of the problem at least, the manager not making subs at the right time.

28 Apr 2026 15:32:49
If Butland could use his feet better, he could stand 30 yards up park, letting our CBs move higher up and letting our press be more compact and less room for teams to play out like Motherwell did on Sunday.

28 Apr 2026 15:51:41
I agree with Butland's distribution, so nervous at times on the ball, and that spreads to the defense. Always been something unconvincing about him, and I can understand why we'd sign another goalie.

Meghoma, I agree on as well, feel sympathy in a way for him because he is not equipped to play for us at the level we need.

Sterling is no good either.

You need to pick and choose which games he plays so he stays fit, but then he needs to come in from the cold and perform, which he does well sometimes but looks off pace at others. Tav is Tav, he still offers a lot going forward, but he cannot defend against nippy wingers, which is his main job.

We need 3 full backs in the summer imo.

28 Apr 2026 16:43:26
Tommy, they will be twists and turns, but we must win the last 4 games, no other way we win league imo.

28 Apr 2026 18:04:12
I get where you're coming from Storm, I know it's cliche, but it's all about the next game for me, win that and it's back to a point in it.

With 3 games to go and a point in it, I think anything would be possible.



One thing I am really happy about is no games against Well, as it's been hard going every game against them. Been our most difficult opponent this year.

28 Apr 2026 18:27:27
Absolutely, Tommy. 👍 Motherwell are easily the best football team that I've seen against us all season, and play the best football in Scotland just now. 🤔 They absolutely have it within them to beat both Hearts and Celtic at Fir Park. 🤔

28 Apr 2026 12:11:26
after leaving Ibrox on Sunday and still thinking about the game, I feel for Miovski, he ran around that park chasing balls and players then looked around and no support. I agree that DR got it wrong in the first 45 but the players need to take a long look at themselves. Keep Believing.

28 Apr 2026 12:36:47
Miovski is maybe a good finisher, but the rest of his game is non existent. Rohl's mistake was thinking after Falkirk that he should start the game. He is one of many who impress as subs but can't be trusted to start, you can add Gassama, Aasgaard and Antman to that list, plus Skov Olsen who can't be trusted to play at all, it would seem.

Unfortunately, somebody has got to play, and with Moore and Naderi not fit, the quality of the starting line up drops dramatically. Hopefully we will clear these guys out in the summer.

28 Apr 2026 13:10:09
Miovski was the weakest link in the press, closely followed by Thelo.

He may have run around a lot, but he was constantly drawn to the ball, which left huge spaces for Motherwell to play through.

28 Apr 2026 13:10:45
If this happens or if this happens. As my mammy used to say, "It'll aw come oot in the washing."

28 Apr 2026 13:47:14
I agree on Thelo, Ehl. He has improved off the ball, but I was surprised how poor he was in that way when I first saw him. He is a really good technical player who handles pressure on the ball, but you need both in the modern game, and he needs to get much better if he is to be a success with us.

28 Apr 2026 14:47:23
Playing with the 2 strikers and leaving only 2 in the middle of the park allows teams like Motherwell to outnumber and overrun us at times in there. Miovski, Gassama and Aasgaard are all found wanting in terms of work rate. We start games far too passively and allow other teams to grow into games or to make a fast start against us. We should be going out there and starting fast, or at least with more energy.

Hopefully Moore is fit to start against Hearts, and I'd add either Barron or Diomande to the engine room to win the battle first, with either Antman or Gassama on the opposite side to Moore. 4 points minimum from the next 2 games would keep us in it, but not sure we will get that.

28 Apr 2026 15:18:57
Is Naderi fit? I fb so he has to start against Hearts.

28 Apr 2026 15:30:57
I agree, Jackboy, and my Rangers team against Hearts would be
Butland
Tav
Djiga
Fernandez
Rommens
Barron
Dio
Raskin
Antman
Moore
Chermiti.
👍 🇬🇧

28 Apr 2026 15:38:15
Miovski not the weakest link in press, think we were let down with Gassama and Aasgaard being caught between two players all the time. Yes, they needed help, but only way to do that was to move our defence further up park and be a lot more compact in press.

The press basically starts from our own goalie needing to move up park, but Butland not comfortable in doing that. We were tactically naive against a team comfortable in playing out.

28 Apr 2026 16:47:11
Miovski can't start games. He is a good sub to bring on, but that is all, especially if needing a goal, and we couldn't do that at weekend as we started our only 2 fit centre halves.

Chermiti was better 2nd half when playing as lone striker. Also some said he can't do that, some said we need to play with 2 strikers, and it could have cost us the title.

28 Apr 2026 17:48:59
Naderi is badly missed, imo, his pressing is good and he harasses defenders, his link up play is also good.

28 Apr 2026 10:22:35
Big blue fantastic post

I'd go further and say every time I saw Cameron play he looked good covering a lot of ground and liked a forward pass. He was never given a chance. Curtis for me is far better over all than Gassama. I can't believe we let him go on loan when we had a title to win. Not starting Moore at Ibrox on Saturday. Is all down to the manager.

28 Apr 2026 10:55:02
Cameron's footballing ability has nothing to do with the decision to loan him out. This relates to non-footballing reasons - personally, I think he's been treated a little harshly, but hey ho.

Curtis isn't capable of doing what Gassama does for the team - so this decision was absolutely correct for both Curtis and the team.

Moore was injured, so he couldn't start. The player wanted to start and Rohl wanted to start him.

However, he's a high value loanee, and if the data says he's not fit to start, we cannot start him. If he aggravated the injury after the data (that Spurs have visibility of) said he wasn't fit, then we'd be exposing ourselves to a world of pain both financially and reputationally.

I do agree that our current system is not ideal. However, as I've posted before, I suspect this is driven by the availability of players and not through choice.

28 Apr 2026 11:15:07
Can u elaborate on Cameron EHL, understand if not possible, bud. 👍

28 Apr 2026 12:27:09
EHL, can't see what Gassama brings to team at moment - he plays in sporadic spells and could not even take a man on on Sunday - so to me at present he brings little to the team and imo he is an impact sub at best - would rather have Antman in there if fit. 🤔

28 Apr 2026 12:37:49
Ehl, what system do you think Rohl would prefer? I'm personally not keen on the 2 in midfield, especially when our defensive line are so vulnerable for different factors.

28 Apr 2026 12:40:26
Gassama was poor on Sunday, but were you saying that about him when he set up two goals last week at Falkirk? Apart from his debut, Antman has not had one good game when he has started. All the I'd rather have Antman stuff comes from two or three late sub appearances when he helped add a goal or two after the game had been won.

28 Apr 2026 13:15:54
Fork, not my place to share the details. Only thing I'll say is that it's nothing sinister. Hopefully he takes his medicine and there is a space for him next season, as I really rate him.

BlueFloyd, I agree that Gassama can be frustrating on the ball and his decision making at times is infuriating. However, in terms of his positioning and work rate off the ball, he executes the ask to perfection - hence why he's always selected.

I get a little frustrated at times when fans call him lazy or an empty jersey as it's just not true. At the weekend he was doing what he was supposed to be doing, however Meghoma and Miovski weren't - which was a huge factor in how easy Motherwell could play out. Hence why both those players were substituted.

YoungBlue, from what I've heard he wants to rotate between 433 and 343.

28 Apr 2026 13:40:45
Ehl, that's really interesting re Gassama.

To my untrained eye, I thought Miovski was pressing well, and Meghoma never stood out as doing anything badly in terms of pressing.

Thanks for the insight.

28 Apr 2026 15:22:11
From my memory only, Cameron is due to the condition he turned up to us in the summer. Was he maybe told to stick to a certain fitness regime and then went and done his one thing instead?

That's my recollection of it, although I could be mistaken.

28 Apr 2026 16:16:17
Ehl, thanks as always mate, appreciated. 👍👍

28 Apr 2026 16:49:05
Moore not fit enough to start, but came on and played 45 mins. Am not taking that as gospel. The bit should have started.

28 Apr 2026 17:48:03
Strom, go and listen to Rohl's prematch interview for Rangers TV - hopefully that's gospel enough for you.

28 Apr 2026 20:31:33
If he can play 45 mins, then he can start. Didn't matter what Rohl says, he is obviously protecting his decision to not start him. He ain't going to say he fecked up. 🤦‍♂️

28 Apr 2026 20:50:11
Gassama was one of the reasons the press didn't work, although not blaming him, he had two players to deal with. A lot of blame must go with Rohl on that, as our LB was not up high enough to help him. As for going forward, I think Rommens playing at left back would be huge for Gassama in an attacking sense.

28 Apr 2026 21:44:53
Storm Rohl said he's been more out than in over the last 14 days. So isn't fit to play 90 mins or start, whatever one I can't remember.