Rangers banter 3

21 Sep 2026
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21 Sep 2026 19:59:03
Laudrup who's the guy with the brown jacket looks like he's having a great time 😂.

21 Sep 2026 21:09:10
Bb4 you weren't sitting behind Keane were you. 🤣🤣.

21 Sep 2026 21:49:14
Looks like in that picture like he's a Rangers man, and went out of his way with a green sweater and scarf.

21 Sep 2026 21:50:38
Guy in the glasses looks like he's trying to hide a laugh as well.

21 Sep 2026 21:28:02
If it was his Missus has some beard 🙄😉🤣.

22 Sep 2026 06:17:59
Fork don't be discussing a man's wife's beard, how rude. 🤣🤣.

22 Sep 2026 07:49:08
Lol 👀🙄🤣.

21 Sep 2026 16:16:17
ONiel saying " there wasn't much between the teams" What's your thoughts?

21 Sep 2026 17:31:02
Only in scoreline. He's just playing down how poor they were and keeping attention on him rather than on his players. Classic tactic.

21 Sep 2026 17:58:46
He's at it, the gulf was as big as the strait of Hormuz, only that's seen better defending.

21 Sep 2026 18:01:45
Political answer, he doesn't honestly believe that. Even his acolytes in the media couldn't back up that statement.

21 Sep 2026 18:11:16
His starting line up was an admission that there is a fair bit between the teams.

21 Sep 2026 17:28:04
On that note Baxterboy he should retire 🤔.

21 Sep 2026 18:32:48
Big Dado I completely agree. I couldn't believe it when I seen his line up. That's as defensive a Celtic team as I can remember seeing against us, especially at parkhead full of home fans only. He was making sure he didn't get another thumping!

21 Sep 2026 18:49:27
When i saw MON was starting Luke McCowan, that was enough for me 😂😂.

21 Sep 2026 19:01:01
More worried about us at their own ground with 60, 000 fans, tells its own story.

21 Sep 2026 20:09:50
Also us taking them away from there usual game big d, told me we had them running scared. There were trying to nullify the better team, instead of playing the way they usually do. I honestly couldn't believe they were humping it up the park to duran, when I saw them do that for the 3rd time I realised it was a tactic, knew we had the rattled and was sure we'd go on and win the game.

21 Sep 2026 21:22:14
Not long after watching full highlights of makhanya's performance against Celtic yesterday afternoon he was truly immense and absolutely cruised it so he did. 👌🇬🇧His calmness, positional sense, reading of the game, his strength were there for all to see not to mention his ability to pass the ball. 👌 What a signing and bargain he's been so far 👌🇬🇧.

21 Sep 2026 21:45:32
Bb4 definitely mate. All the success they've had in recent years they've been strong on the wings so for them to play with no wingers and go long was telling. Fernandez was rattled a bit briefly after the yellow but i noticed Sterling started to play more narrow so that he could help Fernandez with the long balls in behind, then that was them done.


They miss maeda badly.

21 Sep 2026
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21 Sep 2026 16:30:07
Hahaha that's absolute peach.

21 Sep 2026 18:49:28
Thats a beauty 🤣🤣 well done.

21 Sep 2026 13:52:50
Okay, finally got down from Cloud 9, probably on 7 just now and trying to focus at work.

What a senatorial few weeks. The team seems very balanced and everybody clearly knows what's expected from them.

Our recruitment has been outstanding, best I can remember from the Dick Advocate years, who in fairness had some misses as well.

I hope that the team can continue this momentum with some of the smaller more defensive teams in the league, I've no reason to suggest they won't, I just hope the attitude and mentality are the same regardless of opponent.

For the first time, I'm not stressing about a rebuild but more worried that we lose players on January, I guess it's a nice place to be.

It's hard to see a weak link in that starting 11, ie il not sure who you'd want to replace? Even Fernandez who I'm not the biggest fan of, got his head onto everything once I'd claimed down. Wingers, full backs, forwards all outstanding with people on the bench to backfill if required. This is the best centre mid combination I can remember in 15 years, probably going back to Ferguson, Davis and Mendez days.

The age of the squad is great as well, there's an argument that we've not peaked yet.

Loads to be happy about just now!

21 Sep 2026 15:52:36
Average age of the side is 24 - which is incredible.

21 Sep 2026 15:53:16
Fernandez fantastic in the air and mopped up everything. Its when the balls on the ground are the issues. lucky not to be sent off yesterday after 16 mins, no idea how St Mirren didn't also get a pen at Ibrox for his challenge and his scare pass away at Falkirk.

Could have made the last few weeks a very different picture. he's very fortunate to have rocks either side of him.

21 Sep 2026 16:10:41
We performed well against a team tgat didn't turn up we really got lucky with big manny definitely should have been off, the manager needs to calm down what ever fotheringham said got under his skin just like last season when he was at hearts.

21 Sep 2026 16:22:43
Agree re Manny. Hope we can use the 3 weeks break and get him to watch Mak for how to defend properly. What he's needed is someone to help him. Cut out that nonsense side of his game and we have 2 quality CBs.

21 Sep 2026 16:47:22
With Fernandez it's all down to concentration or lack of. Personally I would get him some professional help in this dept because it could be the difference in winning or losing a league. The difference between having a £5M defender or or £25M.

The yellow card yesterday was down to not focusing on the man and getting caught wrong side. And to be brutally honest - it was absolute school boy stuff. Extremely basic imo. But we all see it week in week out he has that in his game and if he can get it out or at least minimise is to a couple of times a season rather than a couple of times a game then he will be a star,

21 Sep 2026 17:14:26
Manny maybe rode his luck yesterday after the booking but at the end of the day the ref didn't deem it a foul and these things happen all through games all the time. But I think he settled down after this and went on to have a fantastic game.

Hopefully this is the turning point that he needs to realise that concentration is the biggest weakness in his game and he focuses more.

21 Sep 2026 17:28:53
Although Fernandez has a mistake in him, he slso looks fabulous in big parts of games, remember he was our player of year last year.

21 Sep 2026 18:09:47
Manny was playing in the English First Division a couple of years ago and now in the last two games he has been playing against Champions League strikers. Hogh never got a kick in both games and after struggling in the first 15 minutes he got Duran under control too. He was rightly booked and probably got off with one for that tackle on Nygren ( the only time I remembered he was playing) but he has settled down well after his early season disasters.

He has cut out the slackness and mostly stuck to simple defending. He is winning everything in the air at the back and just needs to get a few goals at the other end.

21 Sep 2026 20:11:05
Good post dado 😁.

21 Sep 2026 20:48:34
Outwith the first 10-15 mins I thought he played really well tbh.

21 Sep 2026 21:02:58
It's a fantastic accomplishment ehl, you will know more than me or anyone else how important it is to have a younger squad average, we now have valuable assets with years ahead of them, I pray Chermiti is back to his normal self because he will finance the following players in, I expect Gassama, Makanya, Fernandez and Chermiti to bring in a lot of money, we must find the proper replacement and for that we need the proper personnel to find them, we seem to have an issue with people in senior position, they're in senior position for good reason imo.

21 Sep 2026 23:00:03
So teddy 1960, Celtic didn't turn up, Manny was very lucky to stay in the park and the manager needs to calm down. Are you sure you're an actual fan? I've seen many negative posts on here but yours is near the top of the league if that's all you took from a terrific Rangers performance.

21 Sep 2026 13:49:33
I am not comparing the players themselves but wondered who Dan Neil's playing style was most like. Do people think it Barry Ferguson, Steve Davies, neither or someone else. Me personally thought I saw glimpses of Steve D. yesterday.

21 Sep 2026 15:53:53
Although not on Fergie's level the way he plays is like a young Barry.

21 Sep 2026 16:15:06
I would say dan neil although not as good has a few similar attributes to barry Ferguson imo 👌🇬🇧.

21 Sep 2026 16:32:35
Dan neil near where near steve Davis yet unless you mean the snooker player lol.

21 Sep 2026 17:38:03
i don't like comparing anyone. i thought he has been great in the last few games, efficiently doing what he was paid to do.

21 Sep 2026 17:40:43
My pal is one of them and said after the game that Neill played like prime MacGegor.

21 Sep 2026 18:11:24
He needs to keep scoring a few goals to be compared to Barry but his style is similar, plays with his head up.

21 Sep 2026 23:02:35
He's a fair bit off Barry and Davis, but just being Dan Neil will do for me right now.

21 Sep 2026 13:29:43
Not trying to piss on anybody's chips, but while I hugely enjoyed our wins i'm not getting carried away. i'm long enough in the tooth to have seen this so many times. Even last season when we pulled back the deficit before the break. People go over the top. We seem to be building a team capable of challenging on the domestic front. i'm just being cautious as the let down if it goes wrong is very hard.

So while i'm optimistic and enjoying the moment I realise there may be bumps along the way. They might bring in a new manager and give them the bounce that comes from that. So if you feel like it go ahead and keep posting your funny items on sightings. i'm keeping my power dry until we have won something. Hoping upon hope that we keep it going. Hard at my age not to let the sensible head rule the heart.

21 Sep 2026 15:40:28
Got to enjoy the good times when they come. There's enough rubbish the rest of the time. Not going to get carried away though but there's a lot to feel more positive about.

21 Sep 2026 15:47:31
Nothing is won or lost in September, we've set ourselves up well for the next few months. Looking at the fixtures Celtic are away to Motherwell and Hibs with home games against Hearts and United. Not easy fixtures when your confidence is low. They also have two tough European games in that time.

We have Killie and St Johnstone at home, with tough away games at Hearts and Dundee.

My gut feel is based on today's form we have an opportunity to go above them during October. We'll need to be at our best but it's not unrealistic.

21 Sep 2026 15:52:11
JFM - Correct we raised the bar for the 2 OF games, now let's see how the team dynamics are vs Killie then Dundee. 🤔 the type of games we stumble on.

21 Sep 2026 16:18:06
I'm living right in this moment.

21 Sep 2026 16:39:49
I'm with Gazza.
You've got to enjoy it for what it was.
2 huge results in games that actually matter.
Knocking them out the cup.
And closing the gap at the top.
First Rangers manager since Souness to beat Celtic in his first 2 games in charge against them.
Now it's all about building on them and keeping my birthday winning run going🤪🔴⚪️🔵🤪.

21 Sep 2026 17:16:19
Why shouldn't we not enjoy the moment, it's been a long time coming. That's what makes it as special.

21 Sep 2026 18:16:04
Enjoying the moment but not getting carried away is the right way to go. We can now put pressure on them when they are playing games after being in Europe on Thursdays. If we win v Killie first game back, we will go top for a day and that's what we want to keep doing.

We do need to start scoring a few more goals against the other teams in the league and take the pressure of ourselves in these games.

21 Sep 2026 18:52:04
You have got to enjoy rubbing it in to your rivals in times like these but I agree some go a litttle over the top with the praise and then are the opposite after a bad result go well over the top with the criticism.

I think as a whole we need to be a bit more calm in general.
Positive signs though, let's build on it and go on a proper winning run🇬🇧.

21 Sep 2026 19:32:02
Flb who said i'm not enjoying the moment. I'll enjoy it more when we next win the league. I've just seen it so many times. I remember the posts after Chermiti's two goals v them. I also remember how the season turned out. So like I said enjoyed the results but keeping my powder dry.

21 Sep 2026 19:55:59
Sorry JFM, I didn't mean to come across as having a go. I agree about how it's went in the past and we as a fan group know more than anyone how quickly it goes downhill.
For me it's all about not just having a good win against that mob but how convincing it was.

Any other team in the world and that mob included would be celebrating two massive wins for what they were.
Against our biggest rivals and no more. No trophies handed out just a chance to celebrate good times.

21 Sep 2026 20:06:01
Getting above is absolutely crucial to the club, it puts a marker down and above all else it instills a sense of superiority and confidence, this is why Celtic have won so many titles, being in front has a massive impact on players and especially when they have beaten the leaders to get there,

21 Sep 2026 11:46:16
Hugely impressed with the way that Derek has the team playing. It seems that he has the number on our biggest rivals and the first cup could well be within our grasp.

However, there is one thing I have noticed over a few games, and let me say I am in no way "pissing on his chips" but Pandur's tendency to come charging out of goal may well cost us in games. I'm not saying he has done anything wrong, and I'm not saying that he didn't have to do it, but every time I see him coming out to head the ball away I get the fear! I am sure this is something that coaches are well aware he will do, but just a thought of mine causes me some concern.

I have to add, when he has done this, he has dealt with the ball very well and cleared his lines each time.

21 Sep 2026 13:06:29
I think Pandur is the perfect style keeper for us.

What is his biggest strength?

21 Sep 2026 13:12:35
Don't agree dothebouncy. He reads the game so well. Think he's a huge asset and hope we have him a long time.

21 Sep 2026 13:20:49
With Pandur, I think the opposite. We have given up plenty of chances over the last few years, mainly due to Butland and the defence's indecision. Butland was always reluctant to come out his goals and never great with his feet, along with when playing certain slower centre backs it caused problems.

I think his starting position is excellent and not afraid to come out to take control is exactly what out defence needs, especially when being prone to switching off.

21 Sep 2026 13:21:32
I'm far more confident with Pandur in goals now than have been in ages. Butland gave us the fear every time the ball came near him or it went to his feet. I'd much rather one that tries to command his area and talks to his defence. He might mistakes in the future but there's not the same anxiety and panic at the back with him.

21 Sep 2026 13:22:54
Butland was criticised for not seeping in behind the defence and now that we do have a keeper who does; well then. is the phrase damned if you do, damned if you don't apt here.

21 Sep 2026 13:33:18
Honestly would rather see Pandur charge out to the half way line and miss the ball once every 20 times than have Butland who was glued to his line and almost all 1 v 1s end in a goal. I've not been so confident with a keeper since prime McGregor. And even he has his flaws coming for crosses and coming off his line.

21 Sep 2026 14:08:42
DTB, I'm liking Pandur is seeing they situations, so will his manager and teammates, he's another we will struggle holding onto for a couple of years.

21 Sep 2026 14:53:54
He's the perfect modern day keeper. Manuel neuer was the best at this sweeper keeper role. Pandur is amazing at it we are lucky to have him here he could play in any the big teams that play with the sweeper keeper role he's that good.

21 Sep 2026 14:54:35
Aye, like our keeper on what he's shown thus far.
The tic have a problem between the sticks though.
Both their options look suspect at best.

21 Sep 2026 15:00:25
That's one of the things I really like about him, his timing and positioning is brilliant, it's something he's had to do and got it spot on.

21 Sep 2026 15:08:48
Yep disagree as well that's a strength to his game. Sniffs out all the danger before it even becomes a problem.

21 Sep 2026 15:12:38
Maybe I'm biased but get your GK right and it filters thru the whole team as they can then have confidence to go forwards. It's still early days but Pandur looks like being a top keeper for us.

21 Sep 2026 15:12:49
His style helps our defence play further up park as we are not terrified from ball over the top, add to the fact my stress levels have went down a million percent when we are playing out from back and he has basically only been beat from own goals and deflections this season, to simplify things we have won a watch.

21 Sep 2026 13:48:16
Tommy. are you ok?

Did you fall down a hole? 🤣.

21 Sep 2026 15:55:51
Pandur been one of our best signingz. Controlling his box like that. Very impressive. Distrubution also.

21 Sep 2026 16:32:33
Honestly guys, read the post! It gives me the fear when he runs out of goal, I made it crystal clear that there is no criticism. He will get caught at some point though is all that I am saying.

His save at the start of the second half was absolute world class.

21 Sep 2026 16:57:34
I'll put my hand up and say I was one of Butland critics for staying on his line too much, creating a huge gap between himself and the backline.

Personally I would say it's refreshing to see a GK as confident as Pandur and his save against Donovan was Goram'esque.

I said at the start of the season I thought Makhanya was the best signing we've made in ages but I also think Pandur would come into the debate as a good keeper probably gets you at least 6 points a season.

21 Sep 2026 18:18:08
Isn't that one of the main reasons we wanted to change our keeper and therefore a strength of Pandur not a weakness.