Rangers FC Rumours

15 Mar 2026 20:05:36
StevieGNew, it is my understanding that no director of football will be appointed prior to the end of the season.

I know a few who have been spoken to about the role but the club is in no rush to announce anything.

15 Mar 2026 20:14:16
My understanding as well Alph. Looking at Stig for summer.

15 Mar 2026 20:19:55
Yes, John, I think he deserves the role if he wants it.

15 Mar 2026 20:26:31
Similar info, I think it's just waiting to see if he wants to continue.

15 Mar 2026 22:20:10
Aphe, thanks mate. I wondered why there had been no news on the situation.

There's nothing coming out about anyone being interviewed and nothing about Stig staying.

15 Mar 2026 22:28:16
Stevie, I said a name of one who I know has been spoken to by the club, but I do believe Stig has earned the right to choose whether to stay or not.

15 Mar 2026 22:38:29
I don't blame Stig one bit for Olsen not being a success. If he had anything to do with Chuck, Naderi, and Rommens, then fair enough.

However, I hope he has knowledge about markets outwith Northern Europe. Nils Koppen seemed to have a few tricks up his sleeve, and we have a habit of throwing the baby out with the bathwater at our club in recent years.



I'm not happy with too much chopping and changing. Simply put, if we kept Clement, we would be 25/26 champions.

15 Mar 2026 22:49:58
Why does he deserve the role exactly?

For having a 50% success rate in signings?

16 Mar 2026 01:08:53
50% success rate WATP? How long do these four players signed in January get, like? By the way, a 50% success rate is far better than you must be thinking.

16 Mar 2026 05:05:59
He simply couldn't survive after the Queens Park and horrible league results.

16 Mar 2026 07:21:19
Do people honestly think that Naderi has been a success so far? He looks way off it to me.

16 Mar 2026 07:41:44
Rostosto, I agree, and 1 terrible result and some poor form won't be why we get rid of managers in future, I hope.

btw, 40% success is the norm in football for transfer success, so if he is at 50% he is ahead of the curve. Having said that, at most clubs players get more than a handful of games to prove themselves.

16 Mar 2026 07:56:03
Rangers Da, Naderi against St Mirren was brilliant. You're clearly thinking of him being a striker and goal ratio. Naderi was all over the park yesterday, defending, making tackles and starting attacks. Yes, his goal ratio needs improving, but what an industrial, hard-working player we have.

16 Mar 2026 08:08:13
Naderi is not what we needed. All this crap about "working hard". I'd work hard for £20K+ a week!

What we need is a goalscorer, not a work horse. Chermiti has scored in 5 games this season and Miovski has been poor. Like Naderi, he has no pace either!

16 Mar 2026 08:08:54
PC blinkers are back out again. 1 poor result and a bit of poor form? He was setting records for bad runs of results. That then culminated in one of the worst, if not the worst, results in our history. Please move on, guys. We even had guys on live chat trying to say Beale wasn't that bad, too.

16 Mar 2026 08:18:42
Naderi has more than work rate, his touch in tight situations is great, and he is quicker than some are suggesting. Give the boy a break, it's not as if we are setting him up ten times a game.

16 Mar 2026 08:19:25
Clement is doing a great job at Norwich and got a raw deal at Ibrox.

16 Mar 2026 08:26:00
The signings need time. I'm unsure about Naderi, but we may need to wait till next season to see the best of him.

16 Mar 2026 08:43:17
Yes, Aphe, I think he's earned the right to stay, mate.

16 Mar 2026 09:11:50
Angus, my star 100%.

WATP, my rationale for saying he deserves the role is nothing to do with transfers.
My rationale comes from a deeper knowledge of the situation and a better understanding of the role that he is currently performing.

16 Mar 2026 10:01:28
Aphe, would I be right in saying he would oversee transfer activity, but all the day-to-day and scouting would be handled by others? Is Purdy still that man? Same with all the other elements of a DoF; he puts the plans and structures in place for others to follow. Might be miles off the mark, as I've never worked for a football club before.

16 Mar 2026 10:22:03
In terms of transfers, you are correct, Angus, although that is only a small part of his role.

His role as consultant and advisor to Andrew Cavanagh has a wide-ranging scope, including but not limited to:

Putting structures in place that drastically improve interdepartmental efficiency.

Developing strategies in regards to areas of focus, with the aim of having a better success rate for talent.



Developing and harnessing relationships with other clubs and agencies to give us a strategic advantage over our rivals.

Identifying potential partnership opportunities with clubs in prime strategic areas, offering player pathways.

His role has many responsibilities, but these are the ones I have deemed the cornerstone areas.

16 Mar 2026 11:06:43
The signings need time?

Olsen was brought in to win us trophies. So far he looks like a League 2 player, and absolutely nothing should be spent on him in the summer.

Naderi runs about. Good for him. For 5m quid, you'd expect him to run.

16 Mar 2026 11:50:08
WATP, how do you know the objectives and expectations set for each individual player?

I certainly was not under the impression that the sole metric of judgement would be trophies.

But what if we win the league?
They have both completed that objective then, as they have given us options we did not have.

16 Mar 2026 12:04:49
We were all expecting better from Olsen, but he's only been in a couple of months. Hopefully he performs better in the remaining games. Naderi is still young, but you can see he has many positives in his game right now, but a couple of goals are needed.

Be better waiting until next season before judging him. Like the majority of Rangers players, if they don't perform straight away, they're useless.

16 Mar 2026 12:48:15
The groundwork for Rommens and Chuckuwani's signing was done under Thelwell in the summer.

Naderi was a Rohl signing.

16 Mar 2026 12:49:55
Not going to argue about ASO's talent, but if we thought he was going to need time to get up to speed, I wonder why we signed him in January. An experienced Danish international and potentially an £8 million signing, I think we have the right to be looking to him for an immediate impact. Maybe not ripping up the league, but certainly much better than he has shown.

Rommens and Chukwuani have come in and made an immediate impact, so why can't he? We have no obvious candidate for the right side of attack, so he needs to get his finger out and start producing. To be fair, he's not the only one, the front 4 yesterday were rotten.

16 Mar 2026 12:59:44
Wsl, it is not too difficult to understand.
We decided to accelerate the signing in January, due to the opportunity presenting itself for us to secure the player now.

This negated the guarantee of competition for his signing in the summer.

We knew that we signed a player who has had no football for 3 months prior to signing.

16 Mar 2026 13:01:15
We signed him in January on loan to see if he's worth the fee in the summer. Lad hardly played in 18 months, and still managed 3 goal involvements, nowhere near form. If he finds the form, great. If he doesn't, we don't sign him.

16 Mar 2026 13:35:59
Aphe, I agree. We know, as well, that it takes time to settle, so get him in January and he will be ready to show his worth next season after a full pre-season. That is, unless they aren't giving out trophies next season, so pointless having him.

😉
I think we will buy him even if the fans don't think he has performed in the 7 matches so far.

16 Mar 2026 14:22:32
Angus, I think you are correct in both your assessment and predictions, my friend.

We would not have entered into a provisional contractual agreement if we were planning on ending it based on trophies.

16 Mar 2026 15:36:41
I was delighted to begin with, but glad it's only a loan with option. Sometimes players just don't suit for whatever reason, pressure, style of football, etc. He may be great in other teams or systems, but isn't fitting here. And he has form for struggling to adapt at previous clubs.

If u treat it like a 6 month trial, then u wouldn't be thinking of making it a permanent deal based on anything he's shown so far. Better to be able to back out now than become another expensive mistake.

16 Mar 2026 16:06:58
Aphelion, watching him play, I don't see why we were worried about competition for his signature, because if he had stayed at Wolfsburg and played like that, the fee would drop and there wouldn't be a queue for his signature.
Rabbie Burns, except if he plays every week and doesn't find his form, it could cost us the title, that's a bit of a gamble.

Granted, it was a great ball for Chermiti's header v Hearts, but you could argue that his cross for Chermiti's wonder goal was actually behind him, hence why he needed the spectacular overhead kick. That will draw some comments, I'm sure.

16 Mar 2026 16:26:49
WSL I can only explain strategy a certain amount of times.
I have spoken at length about this specific transfer from before it became official.

16 Mar 2026 16:49:28
I wonder if Olsen will have any other options after the summer??? I very much doubt it, and Wolfsburg want rid asap.

16 Mar 2026 17:22:48
Aphe, if you're really going to try and tell me a 5m striker and a loan player of the reputation of Olsen weren't brought in to win us the league, don't.

Naderi might come good eventually. But eventually isn't what was needed in January.

Experience was.

The lack of nouse and grey hair in this team is beyond alarming.

Apart from Tavernier and Souttar, who should both be shipped out, do we have any current starters over the age of 28? I can't think of any. I could be mistaken.

16 Mar 2026 17:54:01
Had not played football for 3 months. Well, it's mid Mar. Why is he not up to speed yet? Still zero improvement in anything from his 1st game.

16 Mar 2026 21:54:18
Naderi is a workhorse! There was a point in the game, I think it was round about the 55 or 65 minutes, where he actually clears the ball from our own penalty spot to the St Mirren keeper, 25 yards out from his goal.

The closest person to the keeper when he has his first touch is, believe it or not, Naderi. That sort of commitment is exactly what we need, because there were a few lazy players yesterday, Chermiti especially!

17 Mar 2026 08:35:27
In my opinion, the best thing for Rangers would be to try to get Olsen on another 6 month loan with an option. Full pre-season under his belt, with plenty of game time, then there's no excuse for not getting playing time.

He wants the contract, then go win it on the park. He's not shown enough in my opinion to warrant spending a large amount of money on him with his performances so far.

11 Mar 2026 15:39:42
Broomloan open

This is the second time I have brought up a topic on this page and within a few days my knowledge has been proven correct.

I don't make up any transfer rumours or anything like that as i have nothing to do with that side of Rangers, what I do have is the knowledge and experience with stadiums, land, building and planning.

I am not saying anyone was critical but I feel there is doubts when I post information and as a new poster it's a little tedious.

I will continue to bring info where and when I can because i know individuals appreciate it.

WATP.

11 Mar 2026 16:50:11
Carry on, bud. I, for one, appreciate your input. 👍

11 Mar 2026 16:54:54
Cheers, your info is appreciated.

11 Mar 2026 16:56:28
Cheers for the info. 👍 Some folk can be sceptical, as we've had a few belters on here. The steel delivery last year was a personal favourite of mine. It got well out of hand. 😂

11 Mar 2026 17:01:02
Keep the info coming WATP. 👍

11 Mar 2026 17:08:32
Most do appreciate it, WATP, cheers mate.

11 Mar 2026 17:16:05
Your info is always welcome, WATP. Keep it coming.

11 Mar 2026 17:43:23
Much appreciated info as far as I'm concerned.
Keep posting it, WATP.

11 Mar 2026 17:57:42
Always happy to read what you have to say, mate.

11 Mar 2026 19:34:51
WATP. You have proved your worth. Keep up the good work, bud.

11 Mar 2026 19:53:44
I hope so, as it's where I've managed to secure tickets for. Appreciate the info, WATP.

11 Mar 2026 22:05:49
Appreciate your info WATP.

11 Mar 2026 23:50:33
It's great to have a wide variation of info from people ITK about all aspects of the club, so keep them coming, bro.

If anyone's going to make s*** up, the last thing they'd make up is building information, so anyone who doesn't believe what u say, mate, I'd just say aye ok. 👍🏻

12 Mar 2026 08:40:14
Great info, and brilliant to read that the stand is open. Next thing is to make sure this never happens again. Keep them out of our stadium.

12 Mar 2026 16:52:36
I've read we're getting 2500 for Oarkehaed still, btw, apparently Celtic have told us that.

12 Mar 2026 16:53:20
I've read we're getting 2500 for Parkhead, btw. Apparently Celtic have told us that.

12 Mar 2026 17:03:58
Stevie, I think that was agreed before Sunday, though. Not sure the clubs have met since then, so that may change. Would you let Rangers fans into your ground, with the likelihood being they will cause damage as payback for Sunday?

So I suspect the allocation will disappear from the table at some point.

12 Mar 2026 18:42:37
From now on, Angus, I'd allow a few thousand fans each, mate, and I'd fence them in, not net material but fence. I'd make them come early, stay late, and buses remain outside the stands.

It's easily done; it happens all over the world, mate.



Both fans should each get the same %, mate.

Any damage picked up by the club, but I'd make the ultra group sign an agreement to pay for damage caused, and if they don't pay, they're banned from home games 'til they do.

Problem solved.

13 Mar 2026 09:41:35
Someone get WTP the big pat on the back he is looking for. 😂

13 Mar 2026 10:45:47
Stevie, apparently, in the UK you cannot fence fans in, at least not to prevent them having an easy point of egress in the event of an emergency, ie, if the means of quickest escape is via the pitch, then you can't close that off.

13 Mar 2026 12:38:21
Geesa, really, mate? That's a pity, man. There would be a way of doing it safely in this modern world. They need to look into it for going forward, at least. Perhaps look to change the law, if safety measures are met. It's the only reasonable way to keep away fans going.

14 Mar 2026 07:43:35
Stevie, I think it was after Hillsborough, and, whilst not prohibiting it, there needs to be easy access to the pitch, and it must not be a crushing risk. So, having a high fence would do that.

I agree there must be a way, but it will no doubt be expensive, and I am not sure how you can have a fence and not have it be a crush risk while allowing people that access it. Perhaps one for WATP to answer.

15 Mar 2026 17:03:16
Watp, keep posting your info, mate.
Truly appreciate your info and knowledge. 👍

11 Mar 2026 10:50:03
Any news on a new director of football?

13 Mar 2026 09:41:51
That'll be a No. 😂

13 Mar 2026 12:38:39
Mate, I was thinking the same thing last night hahaha.

14 Mar 2026 12:42:59
No concrete news, Stevie. I know a few who have been spoken to regarding the role.

14 Mar 2026 13:00:30
Hi Aph, without revealing specifics, are any of them a name/background to be excited by?

14 Mar 2026 20:41:08
True blue, I personally would be happy, but I come from a slightly biased viewpoint.

11 Mar 2026 00:55:47
Hearing the Broomloan will be out of action for the Aberdeen game, anybody heard similar?

11 Mar 2026 07:01:58
I've just read a report saying that as well, but it states it's unconfirmed.

11 Mar 2026 08:37:55
As I stated last night, the stand will be open for the Aberdeen game.

The amounts that are quoted are a complete exaggeration. Yes, the stand was in poor shape and the graffiti was shocking.

I was at Ibrox on Monday, and the initial concern was the toilets. There is still a bit of concern, but the team are working behind the scenes to get it fixed.

The one thing I think is important to remember, fellow bears, is damage and repair happens very frequently in stadiums that hold 50, 000.



I am only stating this as I feel a few fans think Rangers don't already have back up to these incidents, such as spare seats, contracts and maintenance employees.

I am not saying Broomland will be perfect come the Aberdeen game, but it will be open.

11 Mar 2026 10:40:19
WATP, the Broomy toilets have always been in piss poor state - pun intended. The mhutants must have really done a number on them if the club is concerned about them after the OF game lol.

11 Mar 2026 12:08:53
If it wasn't open, are Celtic liable for further compensation to us to cover anyone who misses the game? We would then have revenue loss from kiosks in the stand, as well as loss of wages for the staff who would be due to work, but who then wouldn't be required.

11 Mar 2026 16:01:53
Anyone that creates damage like that, and I include folk that did the same at Parkhead, is scum, pure and simple. Same if anyone retaliates. If we do get fans at Parkhead last game, if anything, we should show we are better than that by not damaging stuff in return.

11 Mar 2026 19:39:24
100% agree, Forever.

11 Mar 2026 21:49:43
Just shows the mentality of these people. I include all the idiots who carry out this vandalism, no matter where they are. What pleasure do people get from damaging other people's property.
I will never understand why they do this. They would be outraged if someone did it to their property, so why think it ok to do it to others.

Not sure how it works, but are visiting clubs held responsible for damage caused by their fans.


If not, in future would it not be sensible for all visiting clubs to pay a bond which would be returnable if the area is left in the condition it was in before the visit.
Probably not, though, as I can see a return to no away fans, which would spoil it for the majority.

11 Mar 2026 23:52:55
Forever, it would be an absolutely brilliant way to showcase the club by leaving Parkhead immaculate.

imo, it's an idea that should be floated to the UB's and all fans: to make an actual point of leaving their stadium immaculate.



Could even clean up after ourselves just one time, as a tongue-in-cheek way of showing them up.

Have I taken that too far?

I genuinely mean that, though it would be a great idea.

12 Mar 2026 08:45:28
It does take a very 'special' sort of idiot to behave in such a way and that goes for both sides. It would be brilliant if we could leave their stadium with a victory and in pristine condition. Hoping for the first, and knowing that the second won't happen.

12 Mar 2026 09:46:25
Sadly, Seeker, you're correct, maybe. We'll never say never. I do really like the idea of making a point of it, but it's a pipe dream, isn't it?

12 Mar 2026 12:20:29
Aye it is, Stevie, unfortunately. 😕

12 Mar 2026 16:03:40
I know a wee guy in the UB, he's ma wee bros pal. Am going to say that to him, to suggest it, mate, why not?

13 Mar 2026 10:50:11
Stevie, it would be a brilliant result. Alas, we plead with them not to use flairs, etc, at Ibrox and away to avoid UEFA fines, etc, and do they listen? Do they f***? What chance do we have to avoid damage to Parkhead when they don't give a s*** about what their actions cost their own club.

13 Mar 2026 12:39:41
Geesa, sadly you're correct, mate.

10 Mar 2026 18:48:46
Building repairs

So been told we are looking about 18k worth of damage to Ibrox on the back of the Old Firm game.

Normally in these instances both clubs will come to an agreement however this has caused delays for some of the work that was being carried out. Not to do with money but time between fixtures.

As i say before I only hear about stadium demands, building, future planning for things like fan zones.

What i did hear is Rangers are extremely unhappy with the police and that there was no protection of the football stewards. It's caused staff members some severe stress and that there was multiple failings.

10 Mar 2026 19:31:35
Judging by the seats and the graffiti, I thought it'd be more tbh, bud.

10 Mar 2026 20:09:32
Seen someone say the Broomloan may not be available for Aberdeen game. 18k isn't a lot but Celtic will foot the whole bill.

10 Mar 2026 20:10:24
I expected it to be about 60k or more, tbh.

The police have a lot to answer for, and the woman in charge deserves to be reprimanded and demoted in some capacity.

She should never police an event again.



It could have been so much worse if any of the fans actually had a set of bal** and wanted to fight each other instead of the embarrassment they made of themselves.

10 Mar 2026 20:14:49
Surprised it's not more. Seen photos outside Broomloan Stand, with a wall damaged and the blue gates damaged as well, on top of all the inside damage. Suppose some of it is cosmetic, paint job etc., but still despicable behaviour and hope they find the culprits and charge them. I saw they have a photo of someone writing on one of the walls.

10 Mar 2026 20:18:20
You're looking at about £500 a seat nowadays, however we have spare. It's more about the labour of removing and adding the replacements.

Toilets are the main issue.

Painting walls and graffiti come under maintenance, so barely costs anything.

Broomloan door is broken, and construction of a wall at the gate.

The quote I heard was 18k.



I am raging for 2 reasons.

1. What has happened to Broomloan Stand.

2. Some really nice work was to be carried out between now and the end of the season, now delayed.

- Painting of pillars
- Spray of seats
- More Rangers emblems painted on brick work
- Jet blasting of certain areas of stadium.

All delayed because of the unwashed.

10 Mar 2026 20:20:06
I can assure you, no areas will be closed for the Aberdeen game.

10 Mar 2026 20:54:17
£18k. It costs £400 a day for a plumber, and every toilet in the Broomloan Stand is wrecked. Never mind £300 for a broken seat???

10 Mar 2026 21:03:52
I don't mean to be rude, but do you think Rangers go to the Yellow Pages for plumbers?

Rangers, like most companies, have agreements in place. Think of an office with CBRE as an example.

A lot of the damage that has happened comes under maintenance.

Everyone is entitled to their thoughts, btw. I just feel some think domestic and business contracts are the same pricing.

10 Mar 2026 21:40:25
Checkatrade.com. 😇

10 Mar 2026 21:42:08
I thought they flamethrowered seats, Watp891, to get the colour back?

10 Mar 2026 22:12:54
According to reports, over 200 grands worth of damage.

11 Mar 2026 06:38:25
I wouldn't be expecting payment in a quick fashion; they're still paying their 'other' compensation just now.

11 Mar 2026 07:15:29
Yes Dado, but that doesn't even come to 1 mill. They have about 70 mill in the bank.

11 Mar 2026 08:34:39
Guys, it's very simple we deduct it from the million we owe from game receipts.

11 Mar 2026 09:44:20
No fork that was to kill the bacteria on the seats after the gremlins have been sitting on them.

11 Mar 2026 09:45:52
The problem we have is, and it's a big if, if we are allowed in at Parkhead for the final fixture, then the damage will be reciprocated, then it's just continual.

11 Mar 2026 10:21:32
Lol nice Market Garden. 😄👍

11 Mar 2026 10:22:54
Away fans should be banned in future. They neither know how to behave.

11 Mar 2026 10:26:37
100% John. 👍

11 Mar 2026 17:48:11
John, that's the way I'd prefer it, mate. Saves any more hassle.

12 Mar 2026 12:24:20
Correct on both points, John. 👍

09 Mar 2026 15:31:32
Aphe, I read an article saying the owners wouldn't spend big this summer after laying out the money this season especially if they didn't see any return. Do yiu thinkbthsts likely? Imo we should look to sell Raskin and Dio and reinvest thst.

09 Mar 2026 16:21:11
Sell Raskin, Diomande, Chermiti, Gassama and Bajrami.

Surely, get a few quid for that lot.

09 Mar 2026 16:25:42
Onewalter, I wouldn't believe articles, my friend. They have rarely been correct in the past.

Remember, articles suggested the purchase of the club was off.

09 Mar 2026 17:12:39
Why in the world would we sell Raskin or Chermiti, AllyMc62? Raskin finally looks like a Rangers player and will hopefully extend. If not, then sell. Chermiti is going to be an absolute star. We are lucky to have him, and if we keep him, I can see him being the biggest sale in our history. Why would anyone be keen to sell him? Honestly, our fans absolutely baffle me.

We don't have many who we would get money for.

Bajrami showing a fake fight after the game was cringe. He's shown none of it since he arrived. Get rid. Gassama is too terrible. Diomande can improve, imo. Plenty of other fringe players we can offload, but doubt for much money.

We can definitely save ourselves £8m by not buying Olsen. Overvalued at that by about £9m.

I'd pay treble on my season ticket if we offered mega and got Moore permanently.

09 Mar 2026 17:21:28
Raskin, imo, almost certain to leave this season, and Diomande would sell also. Tav gone. I think Fernandez will be away for decent money also. And, yeah, move Chermiti on. Pretty much bang on, Ally. Aasgaard and Antman also. Matondo out if contract, thank god.

09 Mar 2026 17:26:51
Raskin hasn't kicked a ball all season, and is saving himself for the World Cup, whilst Chermiti will not get us the goals needed. I'd sell both if the money was right. I'd expect 10m for Raskin and 10/12m for Chermiti. We could buy 4 or 5 quality players for that money.

09 Mar 2026 17:37:12
Raskin already away in his head anyway.

09 Mar 2026 17:41:43
Yeah, I don't think I'd buy Skov Olsen either, not at that price.

I'd absolutely 1 million percent prefer Curtis on the right than Olsen.

09 Mar 2026 17:55:56
I'm sorry, Stevie, I know you don't rate Skog Olsen and that is fair, but I don't believe Curtis has shown enough to be a starter yet either.

Sko Olsen has more goal contributions in the premiership than Curtis in less than half the matches.



Now I do believe Curtis can be an outstanding player for Rangers, but let the boy develop rather than placing the irrational weight of the world on his shoulders.

09 Mar 2026 18:05:22
Skov Olsen is today's version of Mel Sterland. Mel's contribution was 99 games and 3 goals scored.

09 Mar 2026 18:16:37
Ted's 4 goal contributions in 8 matches blow that away, but feel free to not add anything meaningful to the discussion.

09 Mar 2026 18:41:00
Aph

I am allowed an opinion, and mine is (and I'm not alone) that, so far, Skov Olsen's contribution has been nowhere near value for money.

09 Mar 2026 18:47:27
Why don't you engage in an educated discussion with your opinion rather than a poor joke, with irrelevant stats, just to have a dig at a Rangers player.

09 Mar 2026 18:53:50
Aphe, I think he's a talented player. But he's not showing it or doing it for me.

The thing is, mate, we can't sign him based on what he did 4 or 5 years ago. We will decide by what he does currently, and for me there's no way he's worth £8m to us. Just no way in hell.

Talent yes. Showing it, no.

09 Mar 2026 19:00:34
We won't be signing him, Stevie. 99% on here can see that. 👍

09 Mar 2026 19:01:47
And you can add Aasgaard, Antman and Miovski to that list. Also, if we don't take up the option on Skov Olsen, that will be more money available.

09 Mar 2026 19:06:31
Stevie, I agree he is not at the level he should be showing, my friend.

I would, however, disagree entirely with your assessment.

We are not talking about someone who was good 4/5 years ago.
We are talking about someone who was in the form of his life just over 1 year ago, earning him a move to Wolfsburg.



Granted, this has not worked out, and his confidence is a mess, but I truly believe he is a risk worth taking.

09 Mar 2026 19:06:42
I wonder if other clubs have the same amount of fans who really don't have an idea about the club. They seem to think we should sack the manager, clear out players and start again! If Rohl hadn't taken over, where would we be? We were by far the better team yesterday; the stats prove that.

The failure was not scoring both in time, and missing penalties, players' fault, not managers!!

09 Mar 2026 19:51:38
As someone who watched a lot of Skov in Denmark and the start of his Belgian career, and really, really liked him, I thought he would definitely solve our right wing problem. I've got to put my hand up and say I was wrong. The player I'm seeing for Rangers looks nowhere near the player I saw, and, thinking about it more, he didn't really deliver in pressure moments for Denmark either, so I'm now questioning if he is one of the players that don't have the mentality to play for Rangers.

And as for the rest of the squad, not investing would be madness when you consider.
Meghoma's loan ends.
Djiga's loan ends.
Cornielious' loan ends.
Aarons' loan ends.
Skov's loan ends.
Moore's loan ends.
Tav's out of contract.
Matondo out of contract, finally get rid of high wage.

That's eight players lost from the squad.
And then we come to players that should or need to be sold.



Diomande does not offer enough over a season, sell.
Raskin, sell after WC, hopefully generate an inflated fee.
Aasgaard, if not trusted off the bench, even then needs sold.
Bajrami, decision should have already been made, sell.
Antman just appears to be not good enough and injured, sell.
Sterling great but never fit, sell, need someone reliably fit.
Gassama, bite hand off if we get a decent offer, sell.
Miovski clearly not fitting, sell or loan to sheep.
Bailey Rice out of contract.
Fernandez, big teams circling, big fee reinvest, would like to keep another season if we can get him regular games for Nigeria, fingers crossed.

That's another 10 who could go. For me, looking at 18 players total, I know it's not a realistic target, but that, for me, is the size of the job and why Danny should get a reprieve and start next season.

09 Mar 2026 19:54:33
Fair enough, Aphe. I know u want him and back him. I would only sign based on his loan performances here, not his past.

For me, Cerny is a far better player.

09 Mar 2026 20:04:02
Mel Sterland only played 9 league games for us, however, he got a league medal (and, frustratingly, my scarf, as they did their end-of-season lap of honour).
Skov Olsen has until the end of the season to prove his worth (or not).

09 Mar 2026 20:05:27
Mel Sterland played for Rangers. For me, 12 games, two goals, and he was a right back.

09 Mar 2026 20:06:24
Stevie, I am not comparing players.

Cerny got judged after 50+ games, and never wanted to sign permanently for Rangers.
He also started terribly in the same number of games Skov Olsen has had.

I remember people saying they would take him back to Wolfsburg, personally.

Skov Olsen has had 8 matches and played the equivalent minutes of 5.

09 Mar 2026 20:41:18
Aphelion, a small question, if you don't mind, pal. 🤔 Do you rate/think Andreas Skov Olsen is a better right winger than Vaclav Cerny? 🤔

09 Mar 2026 20:59:03
SWS, they are 2 totally different wingers who are better than each other in their preferred roles.

09 Mar 2026 21:03:41
Scales was on a booking fairly early on, and not once did Olsen commit him or run at him. Any good winger would have had that donkey on toast, even if he couldn't beat him. Where was the movement in behind him to make him defend and tackle.

09 Mar 2026 21:14:45
2 assists and 1 goal in 8 games. He's still got a few months before the decision will be made, but on the evidence so far, he won't be signed and we shouldn't even be thinking about that.

09 Mar 2026 21:30:53
If we were to have Olsen here next season, it would need to be another loan deal, with him getting a full pre-season, etc., then see what he can do. To splurge 9m on the guy would be completely irresponsible.

10 Mar 2026 07:12:33
My star, and let's be totally honest here, his 2 assts were more about Chermiti. 1 great leap for a header and an incredible overhead kick.

10 Mar 2026 08:38:04
There are some players in all sports who lose form and never ever get it back. 9 million is a huge outlay for us and can't be risked on someone currently showing nothing. I wanted him since we were first linked 3 or 4 years ago, but he's just not producing. Even in terms of his goal contributions up to now, we are including a cross that Chermiti scores a world class goal from, for instance, 99 times out of 100 that doesn't end up in a goal.

I've yet to see him beat a man. He has scored 1 goal, and, to be honest, I don't remember him having many attempts on goal either. Whether it was down to Rangers or Cerny himself, we didn't pay the 6 or 7 million for a guy who got us almost 20 goals and around 10 assists. Why would we then spend 9 on a player who hasn't done anything?

10 Mar 2026 08:55:07
He's not even hit any sort of form, and still got 1 goal and 2 assists. He'll prove his worth in the run-in. It takes time for some players to settle. It's a complete mentality change from being at a struggling club and not even playing.

10 Mar 2026 09:40:09
Aye, we didn't pay it. The player needs to want to be here for us to pay it, going by what was said on here. Same with Sima, who wanted ECL football.

10 Mar 2026 10:02:05
So, just to be clear then, the consensus here is that we rebuild yet again, sell more than half of the team, and basically write off this season and next? We sell off our best players and replace them with players who may or may not be as good, but will need time to settle in.

Then we listen to 'fans' telling them they are no good and should be replaced within 12 months. Complete and utter madness.

10 Mar 2026 10:17:50
Teds pal, well said, mate. Some told us Olsen was the Messiah, he isn't and never will be. £8m is laughable.

10 Mar 2026 10:28:09
Some of you in here just thrive on failure. It's kinda mental.

10 Mar 2026 10:36:48
Glasgowrangersgooner, bit late on my reply but Raskin hasn't been great this season, so much so that Barron was our best player before his injury.

I always liked Raskin, but he's now more into throwing handbags and arguing with opponents than playing football and winning games.

And your comment about Chermiti being a star is hilarious.

He's scored a couple of really good goals, fine. So have lots of players, but they never amount to anything (Matondo has scored a couple of worldies, even against Celtic. Igamane is and will be a better player than Chermiti, and look how that went).

I'm all for supporting the team and players, but I'm not so biased that I cannot see the truth.

10 Mar 2026 10:51:53
I might be in the minority, but I would absolutely sell Raskin and actually don't think we'd miss him. He's flattered to deceive the majority of the time he's been here.

10 Mar 2026 11:52:29
Dor Struth, Raskin has been very poor this season. I'd drop him for Barron when Barron is fit.

10 Mar 2026 12:38:53
I think a lot of our players flatter to deceive, but none of them really have the balls required to win us trophies.

I hope I am wrong and we win the league, but I seriously doubt it at this point.

10 Mar 2026 13:33:11
Alph is entitled to his opinion on Olsen.
I watched him a few years ago, and he's certainly, at the moment, a shadow of the player he was. I don't think you can deny that. Loss of confidence can ruin a player, and he comes across as quite a reserved guy.

I saw a couple of our players giving him a talking to on Sunday, so you can see there is frustration there all round.

10 Mar 2026 14:03:41
Olsen, hell no. I don't care how many goal contributions he has had, he has been poor in every game he has played. Unless he gets his finger out.

Grg Raskin has not been great this season, and we need to sell players at the right time, and that will be after the World Cup.



Chermiti doesn't do it in enough games, that is there for all to see.

10 Mar 2026 14:06:01
Cerny was awesome for us. Olsen is not. It's as black and white as that for me

10 Mar 2026 14:46:42
Sws, the question should have been: who would you prefer in the team? Cerny all day, only on evidence in a Rangers jersey.
Agreed, GlasgowRangers. Chermiti has great ability, he'll go far in the game.

10 Mar 2026 15:15:41
Cerny may still have been a Rangers player if he had wanted to remain in Scotland. He didn't. He moved on, and is in the past now.

10 Mar 2026 17:34:42
I'm sure Olsen's confidence will build, and we'll see him shine, hopefully, over the remaining 9 games. He's a good player. He just needs more time. Just my opinion.

10 Mar 2026 18:30:28
Yoke, Cerny was absolute gash for about 6 or 7 games when he arrived at first. People were offering to drive him to the airport. Amnesia, much? Oh, and Olsen's played 8, so let's just see where it goes.

10 Mar 2026 18:47:10
No amnesia fork, and you are right about Cerny starting slow, but there was no talk of an 8 million fee before he hit form either, though, mate. I hope he comes good, bud. Just camt see it.

10 Mar 2026 19:06:52
Be good if he does, bud, but he needs to find what we know he's capable of, mate. 👍👍

10 Mar 2026 19:15:40
I agree, mate. I said on a previous post I was glad we signed him. I think possibly giving him the last half hour of games would have been better than throwing him in, but needs must, I suppose.

10 Mar 2026 19:19:34
For me, if Raskin has a good World Cup, it will be time to sell him. We need top money for our top assets. Sell to fund the next few. I think Dio and Gassama will also go, should the right bid come in. Personally, I don't think any player is a must-keep just now; if the valuation is met, they will be sold.

10 Mar 2026 19:23:41
Agreed, bud. 👍

10 Mar 2026 22:33:47
Enjoying the debate. Aph. You make some very good points on ASO. I'm in the "no" camp, but I admit to being a poor assessor of players. I thought Cerny was poor after 6 games; I wrote off Hatley after several games; I decided Laudrup had lost it after 6 games; and Chermiti and Djiga were useless. Glad I'm not the Manager of Rangers.

11 Mar 2026 07:42:31
I'd say Rommens falls into the must keep category.

06 Mar 2026 23:59:27
Liam Kelly close to agreeing a new one year deal.

07 Mar 2026 12:30:21
Very suitable back-up. 😁

07 Mar 2026 13:44:22
I'd still be bringing in a new gk, a younger profile, one of the best young up-and-coming from Europe, with the hope he can take over from Butland within 1-2 seasons.

07 Mar 2026 15:26:58
I know Pierce Charles, the Northern Irish goalkeeper, is currently injured with a shoulder injury, but depending on him getting over this injury and getting back fit again, I'd want us to sign him. 🙏 He's a very good young goalkeeper for me. 👌

07 Mar 2026 16:06:57
Walter thought Mason Munn or McGuire were very good, highly respected goalkeepers.

Charles has a continuing shoulder issue since youth.

07 Mar 2026 16:29:46
John, is McGuire not only 16/17? He'll need a few years on loan when he's 18-20 before he's ready to play for us.

Same with Munn, is he not 18/19? He has had a bad loan this season, so again he'll need 2 years playing first-team football before he can be considered for us.

07 Mar 2026 17:05:06
Motherwell. 😂
Will get gunned next week too.

07 Mar 2026 17:12:35
They may have shot their bolt.

07 Mar 2026 17:35:40
Gubbed, I mean.

07 Mar 2026 17:45:06
Motherwell losing today may just make Celtic confident - so don't discount a wee result for Well next Sat. 🙏

07 Mar 2026 18:20:05
Would love McGuire to make it at Rangers. Top talent.

07 Mar 2026 18:22:34
I really don't see it. They could have a wee run of defeats now.

07 Mar 2026 19:07:04
Absolutely, John. I'm not saying young Munn and McGuire are not good young goalkeepers, because, undoubtedly, both are highly rated. 👌 🇬🇧

07 Mar 2026 19:14:01
Stevie_G, the only problem with that is we're not the team we used to be. We don't have the same attractiveness or money to compete with big teams for these players.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'd definitely like us to do something along those lines.

07 Mar 2026 21:13:59
You're right in what u say about us not being able to attract the top talents, but that's precisely why I'm saying go and get someone young in profile.

Eastern Europe, Germany, Scandinavia, etc., all have top young goalkeepers. If we can identify the right one, around 21-23 yo, then in 1 or 2 years we'll have a ready-made replacement for Jack.

07 Mar 2026 23:05:35
The idea of bringing in a young keeper sounds good in theory, but we will just ruin whoever it is by keeping them on the bench. Maybe buy a young keeper but instantly loan them out for a couple of seasons to develop.

07 Mar 2026 23:54:51
Bleed blue, of course that's an option too, maybe, but it doesn't help if Butland gets injured in the first game after the window shuts and we're stuck with only Kelly for half a season.

I'd bring the guy in and give him X amount of games.

08 Mar 2026 10:09:20
Stevie, correct, but the Christmas guys on here wanted Jim instead of Butland.

08 Mar 2026 10:32:47
Cheers, Walter and Stevie.

Charles has played 18 games at first-team level in his career. He is seen as pretty average.
As a youth player at City, he had a shoulder issue.




At Wednesday, he has been out since August. He had an operation on a dodgy shoulder, and was returning in January for a game that was abandoned.

In training, he again injured a shoulder and required surgery on the opposite shoulder. He is not expected to return till at least April. We should stay well clear of a goalie with two dodgy shoulders. Not much use.

08 Mar 2026 10:34:23
Paul, I understand McGuire will be an Arsenal player soon enough. We won't see him in our first team.

08 Mar 2026 11:51:15
John, I'd need to agree with that assessment, and I think if Charles is as good as he's made out to be, then the only way we'd get him is due to the above. See Roofe as an example.

I'd read about 2 months ago we knocked back a bid of £1m+ from Arsenal for McGuire.
They must have come back higher, John?

08 Mar 2026 16:32:28
The package for McGuire is closer to two million, Stevie.

09 Mar 2026 09:18:45
Sellic's defence is like the Keystone Kops, but so is our attack. Wisny is funny, though.

09 Mar 2026 10:12:18
Why would any top talent keeper want to come to Rangers?

To sit on the bench all season.

Very good keepers are few and far between, we happen to have a very good goalie in Butland; yes, he has his flaws, but he isn't to blame for our lack of winning since he has been here.

In fact, he has won us many a game by making big saves.

09 Mar 2026 11:33:23
Better than Butland, we could never afford.