Rangers banter 8

02 Feb 2026 12:55:40
Really good point by guy on the radio commentary yesterday about our attackers ( which I probably won't be able to explain properly). As much as we don't create enough for them which is a problem, they don't look to put themselves into positions to get chances. They seem to lack strikers instinct being reactive not proactive waiting for chances rather than anticipating them so don't look to gamble on chances coming, or being ready for mistakes or knockdowns.

Top strikers are always in there ready to pounce on errors or looking to get in position for a chance.

02 Feb 2026 13:12:14
Kasier, that's why I have been saying that's what super ally said as well. You need to get in to positions.

02 Feb 2026 13:16:51
we don't get balls into the box for them to pounce on.

02 Feb 2026 13:17:43
Exactly kaiser, just look at Chermiti position when Bajrami looking to cross.

02 Feb 2026 13:27:10
100% correct any decent striker should be bursting a gut to get in the box.

02 Feb 2026 13:53:17
At one point yesterday Big Manny was further forward than our strikers.

02 Feb 2026 14:09:54
Kaiser, there is an element of that I agree. I have said a few weeks back I want Chermiti to be between the sticks more often as he won't get chances from dropping and linking up play. however we need more than him to be there. Rohl yesterday said we didn't have enough players in the box so he sees it is needed as well. we had 2 sitting MF most of the game yesterday so need them to get forward.

only 4 of 21 crosses reached a Rangers player yesterday. 8 didn't make it into the box. so only 9 other crosses might have reached an attacker didn't. so we need to have better quality going in and more of that quality.

still argue that if our forwards go to back post that is where the ball should go so I think a bit of both. can't disagree though with the pundit's main point.

02 Feb 2026 14:24:46
Totally agree Kaiser, how many times I've seen our strikers not make right decision of front/ back post or even just stand still, good strikers always seem to be in right place at right time, some of it coached but it's a natural sense of knowing ure team mates and finding space etc, super ally had it in abundance and you hear him talking about strikers all the time even in EPL who just don't make the right runs etc, a think it was easier when everyone played two upfront and knowing yer partner.

02 Feb 2026 14:29:11
At one point yesterday we got someone wide but we had no one in the box and Hibs had 8.

02 Feb 2026 14:37:31
It's only Moore who will truly play on the shoulder of defenders - Chermiti rarely ever runs channels and what we really need are TRUE wingers getting to bye line for cutbacks which seems an impossible task to us🤔🥺.

02 Feb 2026 14:57:27
Geesado, it's a chicken and an egg one. The strikers are no where near the areas they should be for the creators to put the balls in. We can argue they don't get the service, but the amount of times we've to turn back or try take the extra ma on because there's no striker in the 18yarder is criminal. Striker should be playing off their last man, not sitting 15yards deeper than the attacker with the ball.

Yes at times service & final ball is very poor & decision making is questionable, but a lot of it comes down to trust in your strikers & anticipating their movement.

02 Feb 2026 15:43:59
Our strikers don't get enough service but also don't get into right position, Chermiti especially he's never an out an out striker, folk slated Dessers but he got at least 5 chances every game he had a knock of being in the right place or created chances for himself, yes he missed a few sitters, but by God I wish he was still at the club, goal return was actually really good, hope Naderi has the knack or can create chances for himself as we badly need it.

02 Feb 2026 16:52:06
so just a question. where is the right position in the box if we never get a ball into it?

02 Feb 2026 17:20:23
Actually being in the box is a start, making runs to front or back post, dropping off or darting runs to create space, I don't see much of that from Chermiti, but in his defence he's not a natural striker for me.

02 Feb 2026 19:23:44
Yesterday Skov Olson stretched at the far post to knock the ball across goal i'm 6 yard box and we had not 1 player in the box.

02 Feb 2026 12:27:16
Not a rumour as such, what would anyone think of allan saint maximim coming in on a short term deal? Seen he just left his club, still only 28.

02 Feb 2026 13:18:20
Decent player but only fit on rare occasions.

02 Feb 2026 13:52:18
He's very fast and was good on fifa don't know much else about him.

02 Feb 2026 14:02:29
If he has maintained his form from a few years back, I'd take him in a heartbeat.

02 Feb 2026 14:07:31
Saw that last night and thought the same thing. Physical enough and would cause some mayhem.

02 Feb 2026 14:10:38
The Mexican club signed him for USD12M 6 months ago and he's walked out on them after an alleged racist incident towards his children.

I'd imagine he could end up in some sort of legal wrangle were he to try and sign for a new club.

Liked him at Newcastle.

02 Feb 2026 14:12:31
looks like he is off to Lens. was decent at Newcastle but salary was in excess of £50k in Mexico.

02 Feb 2026 14:53:27
Top player at Newcastle Marco.

02 Feb 2026 12:20:12
It would seem wi will be in the race to win the league without a proven goal scorer.

02 Feb 2026 12:33:06
Can't see us being able to do any other transfers business now guys, before the window closes tonight 🤔 We'll also need to now keep hold of Danilo 🤔.

02 Feb 2026 12:58:06
Naderi on way to manchester for medical. Danilo will move on.

02 Feb 2026 13:02:40
Sws I'm still expecting two mate.

02 Feb 2026 13:13:30
Why can't we do any more transfer business now? Other clubs will be doing it right up until the last minute and we actually have more time after the English window closes. We should have more options than a failed EFL striker and a 3rd division German player who we can't get until the summer.


If we lose this league now I just hope that the finger is pointed at the right people and its not the manager.

02 Feb 2026 13:14:58
Plenty time to do business Walter.

02 Feb 2026 13:21:04
SWS keep saying it and it will maybe happen, who told you we are finished in this window?

02 Feb 2026 14:14:01
United or City, Paul?

02 Feb 2026 17:20:22
Salford.

02 Feb 2026 12:11:07
Looking like EHL bang on the money

He said last week I'm sure not one else would come in unless we sold.

1 out 1 in

That's looking line the most accurate post as always from EHl and why his knowledge and info is and always been well appreciated with keeping us up to date.

Look forward to hearing in summer who we've secured and coming in and what else we do in summer as it will be another huge window!

02 Feb 2026 12:28:53
Just heard D.

02 Feb 2026 12:29:33
Just heard Danilo away to Holland.

02 Feb 2026 12:35:55
We're supposed to be trying to win the league this season. Totally appreciate that January is a difficult window, that's why we should be trying to buy more from inside our league imo.

02 Feb 2026 12:57:24
If we don't bring in a proven goalscorer and creative influence, it shows our aspersions about winning the league this year.

02 Feb 2026 13:00:29
Aw well I must be up there now with the itk posters as I said last week I doubt we would bring anyone else in other than the 3 we did. Where's my praising post 😂.

02 Feb 2026 15:17:17
OT, if someone arrives I want an 'I didn't really know' posts as well now 😉.

02 Feb 2026 12:00:57
Maswanhise – is he worth the punt?
Well, we blew £8 million+ on Chermiti who doesn't score.
We blew £3 million on Miovski who doesn't score.
We blew £6 million on Danilo who doesn't score.
Some wanted a punt on Bowie who scored less and has gone for £6 million.
Some even think Archer would make a difference.
A striker who has a 11% goal conversion and has scored 2 goals, 0 assists and 5 big chances missed from 19 attempts a goal.
Maswanhise – 27% goal conversion. Better than every Rangers striker.
We greet about our strikers not having enough chances.
Maswanhise has 13 goals, 2 assists and 7 big chances missed from 49 attempts at goal.


Danilo has 3 goals, 0 assists and 2 big chances missed from 20 attempts at goal.
Miovski has 3 goals, 1 assist and 7 big chances missed from 20 attempts at goal.
Chermiti has 4 goals, 2 assists and 3 big chances missed from 25 attempts at goal.
Going by their current statistics, none of our strikers would get to his target with double the chances.
I posted yesterday – hope doesn't win titles.
We can't keep hoping Chermiti, Danilo or Miovski will start banging in the goals.
We can't hope that Archer comes in and regains form from 2 years ago.
We can however expect a player on a rich vein of form to continue – that man for me is Maswanhise.

02 Feb 2026 12:08:52
We currently have 3 honking strikers on the books. hes definitely worth a gamble.

02 Feb 2026 12:13:01
Haaland wouldn't score in that team with no service.

02 Feb 2026 12:16:42
Agree 100% plus he probably be easier to sell on than some.

02 Feb 2026 12:39:10
I'd definitely take a punt, MPH. Let's face it, he wouldn't be any worse than our current forward players.

02 Feb 2026 12:41:05
Whatsmyname it would help if the strikers were actually in the box when wingers have ball out wide.

02 Feb 2026 12:52:27
so what if Motherwell have just announced they aren't selling.

02 Feb 2026 12:56:56
For me these stats are more of an indictment of the creative players in the team, wingers, midfielders and full backs. Maswanise has had double Chermiti attempts and he has only missed 3 big chances.

We can say that his movement needs to be better in the box but when there is nothing coming from midfield or out wide into the box it's natural to stop trying to get space.

02 Feb 2026 13:01:40
Out of curiosity, who decides what's a big chance missed?

02 Feb 2026 13:17:40
We all say he needs space to run into and he won't get that at Rangers, well, yesterday when the game opened up there was plenty of space but our collection of clueless forwards didn't know what to do with it.If we had someone with real pace in behind and a goal threat we could go longer quicker at times and exploit it which at the moment we don't do because there is no point.

02 Feb 2026 13:21:10
Rangers review said Anderlecht to pay around 3m euro for Maswanhise surely that can't be right unless he has a get out clause if so we should bang in an official bid to see if accepted automatically.

02 Feb 2026 14:54:50
Forever all guess work.

02 Feb 2026 11:10:00
I think their will be a few late incoming, whether it's loans or buy. Every1 can see what we need. I very much doubt cavanagh and co are gona put all the money in the blow it buy not spending to get players in. Domino effect will be rife today so few late loans.

02 Feb 2026 12:06:56
Wish I shared your optimism mate.

02 Feb 2026 12:11:44
Olympiacos won two games they weren't supposed to. Has the boat that was getting pushed out being pulled back in?

02 Feb 2026 12:35:20
I doubt very much we'll see any more new signings this transfer window davie 🤔I think our business untill the summer has been concluded with Danilo staying with us for now.

02 Feb 2026 12:58:18
davie for domino effect to work we need to get rid before we buy. or the other team need to buy so they can get rid of the player replaced.

I don't think we are getting anyone unless Danilo leaves or we need to buy now to stop from losing out in summer.

stick with that squad plus the 3 who have added strength in positions we were lacking in. that squad who were 13 points behind Hearts and 8 behind Celtic when Rohl took over. we managed to do that without a proven striker so why would that not continue to be the case.
no longer in Europe so more midweeks to work on the attack. all up till now seems to have made us defensively very strong.

02 Feb 2026 13:02:36
We better be careful or we will be loan Rangers.

02 Feb 2026 13:18:25
Walter do u think it also means Rothwell Nsiala and Matondo stay as well.

02 Feb 2026 13:22:41
🙈🙈🙈think we will struggle without a striker and another attacking mid 🙈🙈🙈

But still wouldn't write us off with Celtic playing European games too.

02 Feb 2026 13:34:26
I did think that earlier Sir Walter, but few media reports stating otherwise, whether they're true and come too is another story though.

02 Feb 2026 13:58:29
How can there be a few loans when we have used the loan spaces?

02 Feb 2026 14:15:14
SWS, I think it is down to us getting a replacement for Daniel and if so he will go. If clubs are still haggling about Daneri and he has flown to Scotland in case it might still happen.

02 Feb 2026 09:41:39
Motherwell want 3mill euros for the winger.

02 Feb 2026 11:03:30
Should be all over it. However I think that sacha is wrong I can't imagine they would sell for that after what Hibs got for Bowie.

02 Feb 2026 11:11:28
Give them 4 and be done with it. Top player.

02 Feb 2026 11:26:27
Tbh I think that's maybe where anderlecht are at for him but they won't sell for that and they've again stated he's not for sale this window . the door would need battered down with serious cash.

02 Feb 2026 11:39:55
Paul86- certainly need to sign a goalscorer and he can play in any of the forward positions.
Probably in excess of €3m but we paid more for some of the current players at Ibrox.

02 Feb 2026 11:55:07
3 mill is nothing compared to money we've wasted on Aasgaard, Chermiti, Miovski, Antman. I am really hopeful for olsen but on his 1st 2 outings looks to lacking confidence not seen him beat a man yet. Were now good at set pieces but open play chances are now non existant we create next to nothing.

02 Feb 2026 11:46:33
Paul.

That's a deal all day long. Jump at it. We've got scope getting rid of RM and others anyway.

02 Feb 2026 12:05:29
This is only going by reports, has Motherwell really started they will accept that fee Paul, naw mate.

02 Feb 2026 12:45:04
Does he want to come, does anyone know?

02 Feb 2026 12:45:04
According to sacha tavolieri that's the fee. 200k followers. Pretty good and accurate journo. Stated Motherwell asking for 3mill euro. Random figure for him to make up. Got a bit more credibility than most.

02 Feb 2026 12:52:19
They'll want 5 mil minimum. That's just some Belgian guys opinion.

02 Feb 2026 12:59:10
Motherwell have announced they aren't selling so what now.

02 Feb 2026 13:03:37
Van veen was a good goalscorer at Motherwell, done nothing since. Prob lucky if he has scored 10 goals since he left.

02 Feb 2026 13:23:58
Could be a clause in his contract and not a case of Motherwell dictating a higher fee should bang in same offer as Anderlecht to see if the have to accept it contractually.

02 Feb 2026 14:36:37
He had ten years on Maswanhise though Orange.

02 Feb 2026 09:41:06
Fernandez had more shots at goal than our 2 strikers – Miovski & Chermiti – combined.
Chermiti twice had the chance to shoot that I can remember but instead choose to try and thread the ball through the eye of a needle.
That to me says he isn't a natural striker.
Gassama had ONE cross all game and NO shots at goal.
Olsen had ONE successful cross from 3 attempts and one shot at goal.
Moore had ZERO accurate crosses and two attempts at goal.
Bajrami in his 20-minute cameo had ONE successful cross from 5 and ONE shot at goal.
Miovski had THREE touches of the ball in his 11 minutes with one shot at goal.


That says it all.
We have tightened up at the back.
But none of our creative players do enough.
Our strikers don't create space for themselves.
At one time ( Olsen I think ) played a ball into the Hibs box that had 5 Hibs players and not a blue jersey in site.
I've said all window that we need a creative midfielder and a striker who will act like a selfish striker.
We are still in this title race. But that easily change.
Before we face Celtic on the 1st of March we have Killie, Motherwell, Hearts & Livi.
We need 12 points from these fixtures to still be in this title race.

02 Feb 2026 10:10:16
MPH, i still have confidence. Skov Olson was always going to need time to get up to speed unfortunately he can't arrive as prime Gareth Bale.

I agree that our midfield creativity is sorely lacking but Danny has already alluded to a clean sheet mentality.
My interpretation is defence first.

I do believe that this approach will work and now we are out of Europe Danny will have more time to work on attacking plays.

I think Chermiti should play off the left hand side and 2 new number 9s to be signed over the next 2 windows.

I honestly think Naderi will be a great piece of business.
Miovski I don't think will ever be good enough so potentially need 3 new 9s over the next 2 windows.

Oliver Antman as an 8/10 could be that creative piece of the jigsaw.
It may be worth trying these.

02 Feb 2026 10:10:44
I think ourselves Hearts and Celtic will drop points up to the end of the season.
Our defence is looking a lot more assured.
Fernandez was outstanding.
However we need more from the front line.

02 Feb 2026 10:54:28
Interesting stats as usual MrPotatohead.

02 Feb 2026 10:55:22
When I watch how DR sets up games, it's all about self preservation and making sure we do not get beat. Yes, that is paramount, but when it comes to scoring goals, we are seriously lacking in that department.

For me, the result outweighs the performance, but there is always a big risk to that. Any team who sets up to keep it tight at the back, but have a laboured approach when attacking, will always run the risk of not getting the win.

We are seriously lacking in any fast, attacking and direct football, which means teams have plenty of time to get back into their defensive shape and stifle our attack. What's the point of playing a striker when there is no service?

I like DR, but he has to take a long hard look at how he is approaching games. It's not just this with him, there is other stuff. Why play such a strong starting 11 on Thursday knowing we had a difficult game yesterday. Why drop Dio yesterday when he has shown lately that our midfield is more dynamic with him in it? Why let Curtis leave on loan when he was quite clearly showing more promise than Gassama?

Yesterday's showing was not the sign of a club going for a league title. We were playing a Hibs team who have been really poor recently, and who were playing without their 2 best players. They should have won that game, and beat us!

If we continue on like this, then it only ends one way. If we play like this against Motherwell, they will beat us, and quite convincingly so.

02 Feb 2026 10:21:49
I've been saying for ages now we need a creative mid to create for the strikers and wingers.

02 Feb 2026 11:28:32
Aph when is Antman going to get mins in this role as he's being unused for guys that are coming in and doing little . Bajrami, Curtis sent out.

02 Feb 2026 11:29:28
Antman, Miovski amd Chermiti all absolutely miles off standard required.

02 Feb 2026 11:31:51
Rohl is also somehow persisting with Aasgaard. Few fancy touch amd flicks doesn't make him good enough. Game just passes him by. Only have to look at sort of numbers nygren putting in over the city.

02 Feb 2026 11:35:11
Good info MPH, l just hope it clicks soon, l think and hope our new recruits will get the shooting boots and twinkle toe footwear on soon, here's hoping, we cannot afford many slip ups.

02 Feb 2026 11:35:53
Can't disagree with that Sunshine.
Would have kept one of our own - Curtis - and gave him more game time than some of the others.
Always said I would have rather developed Curtis than Moore.
And like you I would happily take a 1-0 win every week over a fancy 3-1.

But we just don't have the strikers to take an opportunity when it arises. back to tippy tappy at the edge of the box.
We got away with a point yesterday.

02 Feb 2026 11:53:01
Sunshine so for the past 2 seasons plus Martin's start everyone was saying fix defense first & make sure we don't concede silly goals, Rohl has achieved that except in Europe. So now we have to change the approach cause of 1 result.

Why play a strong 11 on Thursday? Because there is still money to play for plus coefficient points that Scotland sorely need.

Curtis isn't more promising than Gassama who's played out of position since Rohl came in, last I check Monaco weren't trying to sign Curtis & the only team interested in Curtis was Killie. Does Curtis have potential? Yes but don't pretend he's this brilliant player that's been absolutely unplayable when the opposite is true, he's had plenty of opportunities & he hasn't took them (Clement, Ferguson, Martin & now Rohl have given him chances).

02 Feb 2026 11:56:38
Bajrami was looking really good before injury. Think he's far better in the 10 roll than Aasgaard or Antman.

02 Feb 2026 12:32:34
The coefficient points meant the square root of sod all in the grand scheme of things, so your point is pretty worthless.

Haha! So, just because Monaco are in for Gassama means that Curtis has less value to the team?! Yip, you know what you're talking about. 🤣

Also, why can't we fix both problems? Is that too much, DJB?!

02 Feb 2026 12:58:56
Careful with the common sense DJB - doesn't fit some fans narrative that after a draw (Easter Road always a difficult place to go) that the leagues done, Rohl should be sacked, Olsen is useless etc etc. .

02 Feb 2026 13:20:24
Define a successful cross because I didn't see one chance created from any of them.

02 Feb 2026 13:25:20
Aph, i agree on Skov but must say i'm still worried he looks far removed from player i remember stint in Germany has been terrible for him by look of it.

02 Feb 2026 13:47:08
Apparently because Monaco are in for Gassama, that makes him more valuable to the team than Curtis.
Gassama – cost £2.2 million.
Gassama – 24 starts ( 19 appearances ), 2 goals, 2 assists from 53 chances.


Gassama – 4% goal conversion.
Gassama – 15% accurate crosses.
Curtis – one of our own.
Curtis – 1 start ( 11 appearances ), 1 goal, 0 assists from 9 chances.
Curtis – 11% goal conversion.
Curtis – 29% accurate crosses.

02 Feb 2026 13:52:51
Paul, spot on with both posts, nygren has 15 goals, as many as our 3 strikers combined but its all down to those pesky midfielders and wingers creating nothing, if they were he would apparently be banging them in, utter nonsense, some refuse to see that Chermiti is hopeless if we win the league it'll no doubt be down to Chermiti's hold up play and if we lose it it'll be down to the lack of chances created for him- here's an idea, if the balls not coming to you how about go and look for it yourself and get involved, he doesn't do that.

02 Feb 2026 14:19:09
Sunshine - to your point about fast attacking football. You're 100% correct.

I watched Koln v Wolfsburg a few days back and was really Impressed by the way Koln 'went to work'. Constant energy all over the park, a real urgency in their play.

It made me reflect on how we very rarely 'go to work'. Too often we are slow, ponderous, and lack any sense of urgency at all.

I'd like to see every player play like they have turned up for a hard days graft. Is that really too much to ask for?

02 Feb 2026 14:34:40
Coefficient points add up to where we play in European competition in future years and that in turn leads to the club earning more money which can be spent on players. if the country coefficient drops lower we might actually end up with our champions only going into the Europa League.

Curtis was never going to start; if he was he would have been starting before now. so then the question is whether he would benefit more from getting 15 minutes or so at end of games for us or playing for another club and starting. Gassama has more financial value at the moment.

both can be fixed but much easier to stop goals going in. doing that has meant we have lost just 1 game, 10 games with clean sheets and despite what people say we have scored 2 or more goals in 9 of 15 games. so despite teams managing to get back in shape we are scoring goals at a rate higher than Motherwell and Hearts who fans think have good forwards. perhaps not the most attractive football but effective in the main.

managers know that midweek European games take it out of players mentally and physically so they try to freshen the team up. so why not put 2 players in who didn't play and have been bought to give the squad more depth.

now we are out of Europe it gives more time on training ground to work on the forward areas and how Rohl wants the team to play. I don't think we are really seeing that at the moment and he is using who we have to play to their strengths. that was another complaint from fans when Clement and Martin were in charge.

02 Feb 2026 09:29:11
Morning guys

Some solid regulars still providing great info.

We know transfermarket isn't gospel but I think most would agree you get decent info/data on it.

Any one else a little worried to see Manny Fernandez is 92% probability to go to Leverkusen?

02 Feb 2026 10:14:44
It would be a great move for the boy and the club.

I spoke last week that the information I had was that Leverkusen were not actively scouting or pursuing any of our first team players.

I am aware that they are actively pursuing some of our academy players and missed out on Kyle Glasgow.

In my opinion Borussia Dortmund would be the most likely of destinations if he was to move to one of the top clubs.

Hoffenheim have also been heavily linked.

02 Feb 2026 10:37:38
Not worried about losing him today, good chance he will be away in the summer.

02 Feb 2026 10:22:55
We simply cannot sell him. He is possibly our best defender and attacker at the moment.

02 Feb 2026 10:27:59
If the money is right then he can go.

02 Feb 2026 10:31:39
No as it won't be happening this window at least.

02 Feb 2026 10:33:39
Sollo, I wonder what the 8% is that makes them unsure 😉. if we haven't accepted offers for the others I doubt we will for Fernandez this late in window. unless we are getting stupid money but wasn't that stupid money we got offered for other two; and that was before we drew a game.

02 Feb 2026 11:03:28
Sollof imo transfer market gives a good guide to many issues

I am not least bit worried that fernandes will leave this window, , summer a different matter.