Rangers Transfer Rumours 5

17 Sep 2025 20:14:29
FAB Spoke to Thelwell and Stewart, RM has their backing, minutes from meeting before the weekend.

17 Sep 2025 20:28:02
If that's true then we deserve everything we get, we done this to ourselves.

17 Sep 2025 20:36:29
Yeah but what if they sack him tomorrow?

It's not like those 3 are going to tell the FAB that he's on his last leg and we'll go a game at a time. They need to back him until they he's out.

17 Sep 2025 20:54:03
Those running the club simply can't approach someone for the job and state that we'll get back to you depending on the next 2 games . doesn't work that way. if we win 5-0 on Saturday and play brilliant what do you say to the man you approached. ughmm. we'll get back to you when we lose again.

so much pain to come i'm afraid and it will be pain in a half empty stadium every other week . no tops and scarves getting sold and an empty gift shop. the fans are the heartbeat and this imposter making too much money for failure has to go now. man utd have never gotten over the glaziers by the way.

17 Sep 2025 21:09:46
Do you honestly expect them to tell FAB their intentions.

17 Sep 2025 21:10:06
Thelwell and Stewart won't be making that decision. It will be out of their hands. Be gone by Monday.

17 Sep 2025 21:13:16
They couldn't really say anything else could they?

17 Sep 2025 22:23:33
No but they could have postponed the meeting for any reason. normally votes of confidence for a manager before they are sacked come through the media. sorry but what benefit is there to the board if they meet the fan advisory board a week before they sack him and say he has their backing. The FAB will be even less likely to believe or trust anything the club say again. that just seems a no win situation for the board.

17 Sep 2025 22:41:12
Great deal of sense Angus, that trust would be further removed if sacked after telling them he's getting backed.

17 Sep 2025 22:54:32
I think the americans are in for a shock unless we sonehow manage a win.

17 Sep 2025 23:17:13
Do people seriously think the board will tell you what's going on behind the scenes 😂.

17 Sep 2025 23:51:32
Yer maws, clearly not, we are all guessing.

18 Sep 2025 00:08:18
Things are going to turn ugly fast.

18 Sep 2025 06:27:40
They are doing nothing other than paying lip service to them, btw the moons made of cheese as well.

18 Sep 2025 07:49:13
Stewart is a boyhood aberdeen fan with 5 months as a football ceo before joining us. Woefully under qualified to run a club like us.

Thelwell clearly owes Everton money with the chermiti deal.

Killing us slowly.

Force them out.

18 Sep 2025 08:02:07
I agree Angus that would be stupidity to do that but I wouldn't put it past them doing it.

18 Sep 2025 08:20:50
Fork you are right in that this is one of the meetings which were agreed to better communicate to fans. I just feel they wouldn't have been so forthright in their backing and been a bit more bland in what they said to them.

The club will have a social media team I suspect who will update them on trending issues such as fans saying they are chatting to other candidates. so they would know that and risk having real egg on their face if they say they are backing and then sack him before or just after Hibs. the reduced trust will evaporate immediately.
however all supposition as I don't really know.

18 Sep 2025 08:39:55
They won't care Angus, Martin is bad for business, they won't lose sleep over it, back n then sack, how many times has that happened over the years at various clubs. Cavanagh will arrive and be instilled as the baddie with Marathe as back up, business people don't care, but if their business is suffering, then that's a different story.

18 Sep 2025 08:40:55
No different that what they'd tell the media.

18 Sep 2025 08:58:44
MCP
Thelwell obviously owes Everton money? Can you explain that comment?

Angus you could well be right but if they cancelled meeting then it would be rife that Martin is getting sacked. Both of them who I ain't fans of were stuck between a rock and a hard place and whatever they done wiuld get backlash from it's a lose lose situation for them.

18 Sep 2025 09:37:58
Thelwell and the oddball have to back him or they are up the road as well if he goes, the punters are om their case .

18 Sep 2025 10:20:28
Thelwell -Everton thing does stink something way wrong with that deal, it's ridiculous . reminds me of the Hutton to Spurs deal where Murray and Joe Lewis had financials to sort out in a shady way as they do.

18 Sep 2025 10:35:13
Fork and Storm you could both be right and not saying I am but they are painting themselves into a corner again. I think as I say that Martin will be sacked as there is no way back with fans but it might not be as fast as we want. It may be that Cavanagh wants to pull the trigger to show he is with the fans which I could understand as the owners will want to curry favour.

18 Sep 2025 10:45:01
It's like mystery tour no one knows when, how or if it will happen, but we will get there one way or another.

18 Sep 2025 15:54:10
The supporters (customers) will get what they want most business people understand that though not entirely sure we have owners who do, fairly clear we have upper management that don't.

17 Sep 2025 19:53:53
We spoke candidly and thoroughly with Patrick Stewart, Kevin Thelwell, and other club executives for almost two hours this afternoon.

We affirmed the feelings of the Rangers supporters about the manager's performance and other matters regarding the men's first team that is still a huge concern to the Rangers fans.

There was nothing left off the table and we contested the club's continued support for the manager.

We value the club's commitment to discussing football-related issues and responding to enquiries. A separate meeting will be held soon to discuss other topics pertaining to broader club issues.

The meeting's complete minutes will be made public prior to the weekend.

17 Sep 2025 20:20:03
Public backing was always going to happen, can't wait for the minutes now lol.

17 Sep 2025 20:23:04
So in other words **** the fans, we are keeping him regardless of if we get relegated 😑 the lot of them can do 1.

17 Sep 2025 20:25:42
Who did? Fan board?

17 Sep 2025 20:35:42
Yes MFO, the FAB spoke with Thelwell and Stewart

public backing was always going to happen though, is this the proverbial 'vote of confidence' before the inevitable bullet?

17 Sep 2025 20:40:18
TruebluegerAL.

I suppose they were always going to back him. Not like they can say we're considering sacking him etc etc. But, why are they letting him go through another 90 mins of constant abuse when we all know he's done? They have a duty of care to their employee, I know I'm in a very small minority but I'm starting to feel sorry for Martin. He just needs put out of his misery.

17 Sep 2025 20:53:43
This is your typical backing the manger in public you've seen it a thousand times it means nothing because 95% the time they are sacked within weeks.
In all honesty right now this is not fair on everyone involved. The fans who have put up with failure for so long and stuck by them with blind loyalty.

And it's actually not fair on Martin he is getting absolutely hounded and no i don't feel sorry for him but it's so obvious what's coming just put the guy out of his misery and us and put this horrendous chapter behind us.

It's a complete wrong fit Martin never should have got the job with this much negativity behind the mere mention of his name.
His appointment stunk of just arrogance from those who chose him.

It was clear from everyone to see it was the wrong fit and they still hired him.
And not a single person is surprised it's not worked.
Imo I didn't think it would be so bad this early but here we are.

17 Sep 2025 21:02:41
So the two guys who are stealing a wage from the club have decided to support another guy who is stealing a wage from the club, despite the people who are paying money into the club ALL being unhappy at his incompetence.
Instead of defending Martin they should have spent the meeting apologising, but if they still think he is on the right track and his plan is working they should both be removed immediately by the owners.
Their arrogance or stupidity in trying to deny what every Rangers fan can see on the pitch is staggering.

17 Sep 2025 21:20:57
So in effect we are all dumplings that don't understand the club and game .

Owners making a right fool of themselves now God only knows who has been advising them .

Stewart, Thelwell and their pet project need to go asap. That oddball lawyer is also on the SPFL board, so good luck with that chaps.

17 Sep 2025 21:27:10
Just literally seen this myself,
does this mean they will continue to stick by him and he will be here for the longer term?

Nothing will change on the pitch, Just can't see it changing!

17 Sep 2025 22:28:23
Was there anything raised about how Thelwell and Stewart should take responsibility for this? Was anything raised about transfer business, Chermiti costing more than Cerny would and not signing Miller or Mulligan?

17 Sep 2025 22:46:59
He is a cultural architect tho lol.

17 Sep 2025 22:55:47
Sorry i must have missed it whos we?

17 Sep 2025 23:52:10
Fans forever.

18 Sep 2025 00:09:43
I have the gut wrenching feeling the americans will Leave Martin in charge no matter what happens

I honestly don't think well get a euro place for next season.

18 Sep 2025 00:36:21
I fear the worst because if they're backing him they know its going to get fed to the fans and easier for them to do that than publicly back him as a group . Hedging their bets.

18 Sep 2025 06:26:45
So their going to sacrifice all the publicity tv money and merchandise sales and income just to hold on to an incompetent coach who's tactics no one can work out for sake of stubbornness ISay boycott the hibs everyone walkout after 55 minutes no matter what the score or we have a monumental problem Martin and his backing crew should've been sacked after the brugge humiliation.

18 Sep 2025 07:06:37
Fans in what sense myster supporters club union bears or other.

18 Sep 2025 11:04:00
Advisory board forever.

18 Sep 2025 12:26:41
The new owners have managed something we have not seen in years . All the factions of the Rangers support united in agreeing on something, " Martin Must Go" .

18 Sep 2025 13:53:23
We really need a strong sounding chief exec not a wet wipe.

18 Sep 2025 20:46:44
You don't know who to believe, and hopefully we get some clarity soon from the powers of be at Rangers.

17 Sep 2025 14:15:26
Hi guys
Again I know nothing i juzt pass on what people message and tell me 99% of which is probably rubbish but I enhpy these pages and like contributing even if its nonsense.

Anyway been told RM won't be in charge was told by Saturday then told by Sunday but 100% qont be in charge for Europe. Again no sure its true juzt passing on.

17 Sep 2025 14:47:25
I think the big bosses are over, they're going to let him take the team on weekend if we win he'll get Europe and if we lose I think he'll be gone in Sunday.

If we win and he gets Europe then imo if he wins he will get more time, if he loses it n Europe, again he'll he gone.

I think they're just finding his replacement before sacking him so to avoid what happened last season.

I can see the sense in this tbf, as long as they hurry it up a bit and also getting the right he man is crucial

In terms of the right man, we need someone who knows how to win a trophy (trophies)

We need someone who is renowned for organising defensively and have a hard team to beat.

Let's get the basics right now. We can build yhe style and all the rest at a later date.

Let's solidify, like when Walter took over from le guen.

Back to basics.

17 Sep 2025 15:51:19
Stevie I can't see them going on a game by game basis or having conversations with replacements explaining they would get the gig if the manager doesn't win the next game. I don't see who would be willing to wait for that.

However given the chats on here I thought that he would be gone before Hibs and although that doesn't give enough time for a new manager to change much for that it gives a few more days for Europe where the cash and kudos is. but I just don't understand any of this logic tbh so can't even start to second guess

I do agree we need to get defensive basic right and think we have enough new creative talent up for to then win us games.

17 Sep 2025 16:10:47
The only problem with your post is who selects his replacement.
I think we can agree that is he gets sacked we really need to look at who appointed him isn't very good at there job and the logical option is to replace them as well being MR Thelwell and Stewart.
Thelwell has already stated if Martin goes so will he.
So we must get shot of Stewart.
Could be a job for Souness here.

17 Sep 2025 16:52:40
Regardless if we win or not he should be out the door.

17 Sep 2025 16:55:03
McInnes then?

17 Sep 2025 17:09:05
If discussing with other prospective managers is it that they are trying to get him to resign or do a mutually agreeable deal to leave, doesn't look like they are trying to keep it secret, hopefully they are looking at replacements for Thelwell and Stewart.

17 Sep 2025 17:16:35
Is it just me that thinks Rafa and a Scots assistant would be acceptable? I wasn't kidding when I said Dunc who's always been a Gers fan and a strong character, daftness all sorted now .

17 Sep 2025 17:22:20
Martin will be gone, the issue for the 49rs is - who do we get to make this work?

17 Sep 2025 17:25:14
I agree with what Lundstrum loyal posted yesterday and i've posted as much myself this over the last week ie. i think russell martin won't be sacked irrespective of the hibs result and will at least stay as Rangers head coach, until the october international break, then an assessment will be made by our owners 🤔 That's just my own honest opinion guys but i hope and well wide of the mark here, as i think we should get rid of martin now 🙏.

17 Sep 2025 17:55:52
Why are we sacrificing the second trophy of two to this clown of a manager. He should have been sacked after the Brugge game. Sometimes you have got to hold your hands up and admit you got it wrong. This is not like clement or Beale both of them were no where near as bad so quickly as RM.

17 Sep 2025 17:59:43
Walter, your predictions of what will happen managers are normally wrong.
I can remember you posting about Clement, Beale and Barry.

17 Sep 2025 18:48:54
People who are suggesting McInnes, you do realise he's got a job and even if we did want him, and I hope not, and he wanted to come, if Hearts don't agree, it won't happen and certainly won't happen quickly.
If we are replacing Martin soon it will be by a manager who is currently out of work.

17 Sep 2025 19:54:31
Sws you said he would be here till end of the season the other day did you not?

17 Sep 2025 20:09:48
What's to access he's hopeless n going to lose us a cup run to his
N europe as well.

His time is up n there's no sence n keeping him to the Oct break
So he can inflict more damage.

Anybody would be better than him.
N at this point I would take murty over this clown Martin.
Longer he's here the more we will lose end of.

He's shown nowt to be hopful about.

Guys an arrogant clueless person.
By miles the worst manager in our history.

17 Sep 2025 20:47:49
Tbf Mark Coops always said Martin could get it bud.

17 Sep 2025 22:39:40
Not me Orange, i said martin won't be sacked just now and will at least get to the october international break 🤔.

17 Sep 2025 22:44:48
Mark, i said beale would get the Rangers manager's job weeks before he got the job and i also said on this site that Russell Martin would get the Rangers manager/ head coach job, as he was always in the running 🤔I was also told yesterday that the reps of roger schmidt have engaged in dialogue with Rangers regarding possibly/ eventually replacing martin as our next manager/ head coach🤔I knew martin had a very good chance of becoming our new head coach way back before he got the job, although he was never my choice 🤔.

18 Sep 2025 00:16:20
SWSOBE - why did he have such a good chance of getting the job before appointed? just out of interest?

Have no clue what this guy has done in football management to be in any top job let alone a club the size of Rangers and a difficult job it was always going to be. when he was chosen as manager i was in complete disbelief genuinely thought he'd be the standard of mayb a motherwell or Hearts and Hibs at a push!

I tried to tell myself toi get behind him, like most people i thought it would be bad, but i never ever thought it could possibly be this bad

That's the worst style of football I've ever seen implemented or attempted to be implemented at Rangers or any other top flight team
I

He needs removed imediately and if it takes ugly scenes then that's just what its going to take he can not be left in charge or i genuinely think were looking at a bottom six finish.

18 Sep 2025 08:29:45
SWS just ignore it as if you posts something which isn't just sack Martin then it will be picked on. I agree with you in that everything I see and read (FAB) seems to suggest he won't be going for a little while at least, whether I want him to be sacked or not is immaterial. I also think these new owners won't be bullied into a decision by fans as they have thought out a long-term plan for the club. I just wish they would tell us what this was.

18 Sep 2025 09:42:33
Ancelloti in trouble too, these people can certainly pick 'em can they no?

18 Sep 2025 18:15:50
Players can take a raging manager many of the greats were that way, the players just don't like Martin for some reason . btw were the vegans in star trek?

17 Sep 2025 13:43:47
I believe things r moving, Romano now saying three names have been spoken to

The three people I referred to before old firm game

Rohl, who thelwell met in Birmingham on the Friday

Other two names I was given were Gerrard and rose. I have no information we have met either of these two,

17 Sep 2025 14:00:34
Where's Romano said that John? Can't see anything online.

17 Sep 2025 14:03:13
Is it likely they're looking to sack Martin and immediately announce a replacement then John?

17 Sep 2025 14:04:52
Where are you seeing this John? Nothing on Romanos X feed about Rangers or us speaking with 3 persons 🫡.

17 Sep 2025 14:10:26
Surely not replacing a Championship coach that's won nothing with another Championship coach that's won nothing. Danny Rohl is not who we need. We need a proper experienced Manager, not a fairly inexperienced Head Coach. Only Rose ticks some boxes. Underwhelming trio imo.

17 Sep 2025 14:11:04
Martin Romano on twitter confirmed three people in frame, he has not named them.

Unless it's another of these parody accounts I am good at fallen for

Alloa only an opinion, but yes, it would be disastrous to bring in a temporary replacement.

17 Sep 2025 14:13:09
Could still leave it to International break.

17 Sep 2025 14:14:07
Good info John

Queue the noise ….

17 Sep 2025 14:14:44
I'd take any of those Three

Think Rohl would be last if the three for me
I'm not sure why just a gut feeling happy for anyone to give me something to try change my mind on that though

Can we put aside Gerrard leaving in the night for a second

Out with how he left - he conducted himself very well as Rangers manager always the professional looked the part talked the part and won the league something everyone else has failed to do.
He also left us 7 points clear at top when he left and had the measure of Celtic and pretty much everyone else by time he left
Our fitness levels under him were excellent (was that Beale? I'm not sure why)
But the professionalism he brought back to the club was excellent and he was the one that started our European runs right up to where we wanted them leaving GVB to continue it.

I have said before at the time he was building I wasn't all for Gerrard but he definitely turned me around with everything he brought
Who's to say with backing with the new board Gerrard couldn't go on to make Rangers the dominate team in Scottish football?

He comes with a lot of plus points now for me and to be honest I was disappointed when he left

The professionalism the love he seems to now have for the club and the fact his career railroaded since he left I think he comes back and gives his all brings respect back a winning mentality back and new players to work with

Someone argue a very good case against him coming back and not being successful?

Rose comes with great experience and be very happy to have him also

So all said and done Gerrard or Rose I'd be happy and look forward to seeing what each man could achieve with the correct backing

RM doesn't have it to be a coach unfortunately in any capacity can't see him doing anything much in his career going forward just not a manager.

17 Sep 2025 14:21:38
Booster they r names given to me, rohl is not someone i would want.

17 Sep 2025 14:25:31
Jasper if u think all three underwhelming I think u r in for a surprise, this week we have seen martindale Robinson Ferguson.


I'm being told our next manager won't be Scottish.

If one off Germans we have been linked with in the past, he should be told he is getting a Scottish assistant imo.

17 Sep 2025 14:27:15
John yu were pretty adamant a couple of weeks ago you wouldn't give any names until RM was gone has this change because your sure he's for the sack? BTW i'm thankful for the info but curious.

17 Sep 2025 14:33:10
The Stig, a very good post well explained imo.

17 Sep 2025 14:38:06
Good info John.

Rohl is certainly not on my list as he imo is another project manager.

I'd take SG back as he knows how to win in our league but I'd prefer Rose out of your mentioned names.

17 Sep 2025 14:49:03
John I've fell for them a few times mate.

I don't want rohl.

We need someone who has won trophies.

Someone with a record of getting the job done if u will.

17 Sep 2025 14:53:32
Rohl I don't think is who we need, too inexperienced and especially with the Scottish game.
Gerrard, loved it when he was here and don't hold anything against him for leaving. He was the constant professional. I just believe that ship has sailed.
Rose, he's been sacked too many times and over a short period of time. He's certainly the most experienced of those 3.
It's a difficult decision now for the board, they've hot to get the next one right.

17 Sep 2025 14:57:55
John 2575, completely agree we should be telling at least one his back room staff must be Scottish.
It's now been proven twice, if they don't have complete and full understanding of the Scottish mentality and game, then they will get caught out week after week, and we'll be back here in 3 months.

17 Sep 2025 14:58:17
A really good post, Stig. Before RM was appointed, I was very much in the don't bring Gerrard camp, but I've warmed slightly to the idea given how badly the RM era has been. Gerrard is more of a manager than a coach, though, and it would mean departing from the club's current model. Who do you think Gerrard would bring in as his 1st team coach and play the role Beale played first time around?

17 Sep 2025 14:59:32
Agree John - Rohl seems a bit of another gamble as it's a tried and trusted manager we need to get us out of this situation.
New user name- Copland02 now Copland3 due to log on issues.

17 Sep 2025 14:59:51
Don't see anything from Romano unfortunately on his official channel about Rangers 😢.

17 Sep 2025 15:06:16
Of the 3 names mentioned John although I was against him coming back Gerard is the one that sticks out for me. Cheers for the info sir👍🏻.

17 Sep 2025 15:08:39
Roger Schmidt.

17 Sep 2025 15:14:27
Mourinho is in talks with Benfica so it won't be him.

17 Sep 2025 15:19:25
Think I would take Gerrard, the last manager who I could see the formation that worked week in week out once we had players of a high enough calibre, maybe am just playing it safe, don't want Rhol.

17 Sep 2025 15:21:51
Apparently he was speaking to Team Talk about it.

17 Sep 2025 15:39:20
It's definitely going to be a tough decision when it's made on who the board decide to back as our next manager with the epic fail and fallout of RM
They really need to make a good decision on the next manager

Thanks John. Just trying to remind everyone the good points of Gerrard as we can get so bogged down on the way he left and his long it took him to win the league but we were in some mess when he took over

We have a decent side on paper this time around surely someone with a good deal of man-management skills motivational skills
Tactical flexibility, understanding of the Scottish game and being able to withstand pressure and knows how to handle the media
Basically the total opposite of RM 🫣.

17 Sep 2025 15:46:36
Gerrard has standards. He always stood up and took the blame if he got something wrong. I always remember he was raging as well even when we'd be winning 4-0 and the team started to take their foot off the gas. That's the standards we need.

17 Sep 2025 15:47:21
One Walter reason I posted names was Romano and others refer to three names.
If I'd waited, then said that was same as my three, folk would rightly say, so they were.

So that's why I changed my stance, I do believe we r close to the end. We now have a manager existing game to game, not good for anyone

Hope that makes sense

Copland can't believe anyone could lose log on info, love your posts.

17 Sep 2025 15:49:24
If Potter gets sacked from West Ham would anyone take him and Billy Reid?

17 Sep 2025 15:49:32
I'd take Steven back right now, if not sooner!
Knows what it takes and I think he can work with the squad we have.

17 Sep 2025 15:54:51
At this point I'd take the lunch lady as manager.

17 Sep 2025 16:07:13
Stevie G for me👍👍👍👍👍.

17 Sep 2025 16:10:02
Gerard for me, has the respect in the game and the professionalism. and a point to prove. Neil McCann to assist him .

17 Sep 2025 16:33:24
Bear blue i will 2nd your shout on gerrard, i was also against the idea of him coming back, but i have also warmed to the idea at this moment in time, his squad was a million times fitter than any since he's left. He would have the instant respect of the squad and he would be inheriting more talent than what he had when he arrived first time round.

17 Sep 2025 16:40:28
We need someone who iant going to underestimate the league and the task at hand. I'd personally go for Robinson at St Mirren.

17 Sep 2025 16:42:35
I believe rohl could be another not well thought out choice.

I was all for a foreign manager before but think things have now changed with the amount of english based players signed i think we will need a brittish manager

Also one of the main reasons i think guys like rohl and martin are wrong is we need stability and a manager who will remain in place for some time rohl if he does well will be away at the first sign of a premier team or bigger european team

For me this puts the likes of.

Mcinnis gerrard dyche ferguson wilder

Front and centre of best choices on long term basis not looked at many more brittish candidates though.

17 Sep 2025 16:43:59
Rfc i think rodger schmidt would have been an excellent candidate before transfer window when we had opportunities to bring in thier own types of player now we've went big in english market can't see it fitting.

17 Sep 2025 16:47:41
Stevie gee must b nxt manager he knows scottish football more than the rest of the names.

17 Sep 2025 16:50:06
Excellent write up Stigno, Gerrard has been the most succesful manager since we came back up, the way he had us playing was an absolute joy to watch, when you consider how little he spent on the squad, and the clear out of the bang average squad he inherited on joining, the amount of records both Gerrard his backroom team and the squad broke both domestically and in europe was excellent,
the tiki taka and all out attack as well a superbly organised defence, i personally believe Beale (for all the stick he gets) had the squad training very hard to fitness levels none of the teams in scotland and many of the teams in europe we faced came close to matching, this allowed to take on and often beat far stronger quality teams in europe, even though Gio took us to the europa final, it was with Gerrards squad, i also believe if the board had spent more money when he wanted them too in order to compete for a place in the champions league group stage he would have stayed.

For me he is absolutely the best choice we could make right now as he would get the squad in shape again, raise the team expectations and instill both belief and discipline again, qualities we are sorely missing in the team right now and have been for some time, the downward turn for us began when he left, and i don't blame him one bit, a chance top manage an EPL team with money to spend would be hard for any manager to turn down, yes it did not work out for him, but that is a hard league to have consistent success or any kind of success for that matter, as we see season after season, Guardiola being the exception, far better managers than Gerrard have failed in that league.

Steven is a born leader and does not mess around, think your bigger than Rangers gone, think you can go to partys during covid and disrespect the fans, the club and our history your gone.

i sometimes go back to old YT videos of how he had us playing once his system was ingrained in the team, just to reminisce how good we really were under him.

Remember when he made all those young lads that went to the covid party apologise and then called them into his office one by one and ripped up there long term contract right in front of them and sent them packing despite some not having been at Rangers that long, that is real discipline and at club as big as Rangers that is exactly how you deal with a situation like that.

not to mention his goal avergage per game for / against ratio was 4 for - 1 against, we could sorely do with those kind of results right now, plus Gerrard would get a chance to bury Brenda something i think he would relish very much.

He's red, he;s white
He's Blue,
He's f***ing dynamite,
Stevie Geeee
Stevie Geeee

(slight adjustment there but it works lol)

17 Sep 2025 16:50:25
Who is Martin Romano? Everyone reporting 3 names!

A rumour spreads like fire in the wind …

No one had a clue about most of the signings and no one had it for certain it was RM until it was broke by the MSM.

The same will happen again. No one has a scooby doo what the Chairman and Vice are thinking. No one.

17 Sep 2025 17:02:18
This is just a short list but there is so many top quality managers with out a club just now, i would love the Board to go for something different and quality instead of looking at championship managers or going back to Gerrard. I would even like Barry F to get a shot as his idear of a scottish back bone is the way forward.

Rafael Benítez
Gareth Southgate
Marco Rose
Edin Terzic
Joachim Low
Erik ten Hag
Roger Schmidt
José Mourinho
Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

17 Sep 2025 17:26:54
Mj88, Robinson would love the Rangers job mate.

17 Sep 2025 17:27:47
Anyone but Stevie G don't want him anywhere near us walked away.

17 Sep 2025 17:37:36
As i posted yesterday, i was told yesterday that we've sounded out the reps of roger schmidt and allegedly talks went well 🙏I also have no doubt that sean dyche is in the equation here 🤔I wouldn't want danny rohl, as he's more of a gamble because of inexperience and the size of our job imo, not saying he's not a good young coach but not what we need ATM 🤔We need an experienced manager/ head coach and i wouldn't mind at all, if steven gerrard came back as he would be a good appointment imo 🤔Also roger schmidt and marco rose would be good appointments i feel, with a scottish assistant beside them ie. a neil mccann our former player (although not scottish steven davis etc) My first choice remains kevin muscat and has done before clement was appointed 🙏.

17 Sep 2025 17:53:53
Lmac Martin is the poster on this page and Romano is Fabrizio.

I think the issue here is that the candidate needs to be one who unites and will have fan backing if it doesn't start with wins from the get go. As is seen on here fans all have their own personal preferences and not sure firstly who would be best for the role and secondly who would get that universal approval.

17 Sep 2025 18:05:15
Storm the one thing about SG is he won and went unbeaten while only conceding 13 goals.

Any manager we have is ALWAYS going to accept a job in the EPL as it's the biggest in the world and now we know that he wasn't given the backing that he was promised, yet when he left we were 7 points clear and most likely going to win 2 in a row.

Now I was really annoyed when he left but after looking at it from his POV I could understand it.

17 Sep 2025 18:13:57
Lmac should the Ed's just shut down the rumours page.

17 Sep 2025 18:31:21
Any of these guys,

Schmidt
Gerrard
Rose
Dyche possibly

Think we would be back on right track hopefully 🙏.

17 Sep 2025 18:40:24
Lol, not often we agree John - but agree with you 100% - it's a rumours page, if you don't want to read or discuss rumours don't log in.

17 Sep 2025 18:59:39
Erik Ten Haag and Ole Gunner Solskjaer are a pair of failures in every job they have had bar one, in their home country at that. These are another two who don't have the personality or character to be Rangers manager and if they get the job Stewart will be to blame again.
As for Thelwell talking to Rohl, are we really going to let this guy pick our next manager . He should be gone in the same taxi as Martin, Stewart and Purdy .
If we pick an older experienced manager we don't really need a DOF. Let him have some younger Rangers men to assist and also make one of them chief scout instead of Purdy.

17 Sep 2025 19:00:22
John, x.com/FabrizioRomano

that is Romanos Twitter account. Too many fakes going about, but I don't understand what the fake profiles want to get out of it.

17 Sep 2025 19:39:18
Geddes, yea Gerard would be a good appointment but more so with Neil McCann by his side, as I recon that could work out perfect, McCann knows the script on being at Ibrox, and knows what he is talking about, very good to listen too, & very easy to see his point .

17 Sep 2025 19:54:13
No John they shouldn't they should encourage folk not to get salty when their opinion is questioned.

You've not got any special dispensation to post without rebuttal. No one has. There is no hierarchy on here.

You most certainly have a pop at other folks and rightly so. We all do. And it's absolutely fine. Some of us just accept it and don't moan about it or rush to defend other folk on their behalf.

EHL, we're all entitled to an opinion and to question what someone else is hearing, no? That's how it works right?

17 Sep 2025 20:26:21
Lots of grumpy feckers tonight😉.

17 Sep 2025 20:38:57
Would take Gerrard back 110% he would have respect
N make us a team again
Ibrox was a fortress
We where kings in europe
Held our own against some of the best n got 56
We would fitter n well organised
N he would get the best out all our players I for one think he would be cracking n get ibrox roaring again.

17 Sep 2025 22:13:28
LMac, of course everyone is entitled to question each others posts - however my interpretation of your posts is that you're actually questioning ALL rumours unless they come from the Chairman or the Vice Chairman.

Which defeats the purpose of a rumours forum.

18 Sep 2025 00:22:06
EHL i get your point about rumnours etc but some folk post on here and its almost taken as gospel even when it doesn't come to fruition and then anyone whos not a long term poster is laughed out the room

don't want this to come as a personal attack but you've spent about 3 weeks saying he's getting sacked tomorrow etc and this person that person has been spoken to and nothing of what you said has happened.

however i hope that one of the times you say he's getting bagged it does happen :) i keep reading your posts thinking " I hope to god he does actaully have some insider knowledge"

18 Sep 2025 06:53:18
Big gaffer - if you're going to criticise other posters, at least be accurate.

Saturday was the first time that I posted that I think his time has come to an end and at no point did I put a time or date on it.

More importantly I said 'i think', I explained why and have also explained that I could be completely wrong.

18 Sep 2025 08:39:21
EHL I also used to question every rumour but realised people get too upset about it. If they have inside information my mind wants to know as much details as possible and I want to ask questions to get that detail. so they can post the rumour but I just wish they asked for more detail 😁 I tend not to comment now as people do get upset at being questioned. it seems the correct response is just good info or thanks for that.

re only believing what the chair or vice chair say they spoke to the FAB today and no-one on here believes what they said either so no-one can win really. 😂.

18 Sep 2025 09:45:45
I'd take Billy Dodds if we can also get a translator too.

18 Sep 2025 09:59:55
I know of Ray Romano, very funny guy everybody loves him apparently.

18 Sep 2025 13:45:58
Wslgers4ever - Ten Haag won 6 cups at Ajax took them to the semis of the champions league, his Ajax teams were superb, and hard to beat of course he had a world class academy producing superb talent, in fact the last world class Ajax teams were his, they have been rubbish since.

Several of those players are at top clubs now.

Anthony there was a monster on the wing, they were scoring for fun and absolutely destroying the dutch league with ease.

18 Sep 2025 17:31:37
Has anyone got confidence in the board to pick the next manager?! They have said they want a "head coach " so surely that rules out Gerrard, Mcinnes, dyche and many others! They said they want someone who has a progressive, attacking philosophy; but look how that has worked out for us!

17 Sep 2025 11:44:39
Ibrox tour for Friday has been cancelled, Anyone know why?

17 Sep 2025 12:04:52
Hopefully confirming that fraud is away🥵.

17 Sep 2025 12:48:24
Lack of interest!
Sorry couldn't help it 🤩🤩.

17 Sep 2025 13:29:07
Club will be erecting metal fencing/ sharks around Ibrox for Saturday!

17 Sep 2025 16:45:20
Maybe just the americans bringing people with them and showing people around ibrox day before game.

17 Sep 2025 16:51:57
Yes because Gerrard has already had the tour so it's just negotiating his contract and his introduction to the squad that need finalised then announced after the hibs game, on monday in time for the Genk game ;D.

17 Sep 2025 17:22:46
Mark Hateleys got a flare up of gout and can't do the tour this week.

18 Sep 2025 09:48:32
Polis horses for saturday, would be great for the kids, just a rumour horses were mentioned though might have been arses as well as it was a bad line .

18 Sep 2025 10:21:38
I would take S G back not long till January window a couple of tweaks here and there would have us playing FOOTBALL 🇬🇧🔴⚪️🔵.

18 Sep 2025 17:22:17
Metal fencing dolphins I would believe but no sharks mate, bad tempered things them.

17 Sep 2025 07:48:51
Mourinho to Benfica will be confirmed over next few days. Hopefully that puts an end to those rumours.

As stated last week Martin's job is safe until at least International break regardless of results over next few games.

There has absolutely not been any potential shortlist drawn up let alone preliminary talks with any future managers been taken place. Nothing wrong with speculating who we would like though!

17 Sep 2025 08:32:16
Disgusting RM and The board!

17 Sep 2025 08:33:44
Don't doubt your insight Lundstram as your usually on the money, others "itk" say different bud👍.

17 Sep 2025 08:39:02
Record and others saying we are sounding out certain people in case the job becomes available. so not preliminary talks possibly but checking if they would be interested so as to move things along more speedily. Being pedantic but if they have contacted several people then surely that is some sort of list 😉.

17 Sep 2025 08:45:47
Yeah, looks like we missed the boat on that one sadly. No idea if he really would have come, but i'd have liked us to ask the question a couple of weeks ago.

17 Sep 2025 08:57:34
I just don't get why waiting till the next international break is making any difference to sacking him now that's just causing more damage because there's absolutely no way Martin is able to turn this around we are an absolute shambles of a team who have no idea what the system/ tactics are …. Something has to be done ASAP as this is a sinking ship.

17 Sep 2025 09:05:00
What makes you so confident that you are correct when literally everyone knows that contact has been made with at least three potential replacement managers.

17 Sep 2025 09:05:24
Bottom part is wrong, every club always has a contingency list for the future. May not have spoken to them but they always have a list.

17 Sep 2025 09:14:41
Hose A off to Benfica - Do we have a Hose B plan? 🤔😁😁😁.

17 Sep 2025 09:17:36
It's crazy how two posters that appear to be ITK, can have the total opposite info given to them. This isn't a knock btw. I just find it strange. Someone's contact is at it when you think about it.

17 Sep 2025 09:18:21
There's no way he's safe until the international break.

Lose on Saturday and he is gone!

17 Sep 2025 09:23:16
Probably right.

17 Sep 2025 09:28:42
Rumour i heard was that Gerrard couldn't come bakc to UK to work until January, otherwise he'd have huge tax bill to pay.

And once he can come back then Martin will be sacked and SG brought in.

Not saying I believe it or would want that, just passing it on like others do.

17 Sep 2025 09:33:07
Keith Jackson is being fed info from Patrick Stewart. He's distantcing himself from the Martin appointment, trying to pin the blame on Thelwell and Steinsson.

17 Sep 2025 09:39:15
Oh well good luck Jose but Martin must be despedido the noo.

17 Sep 2025 09:42:31
If there is no shortlist of potential next managers, then this board are worse than I actually imagined.

17 Sep 2025 09:52:09
Ally. The Gerrard tax talk was going around before Martin was given the job. It's total nonsense, he can work in the UK whenever he wants.

17 Sep 2025 09:53:23
OrangeT. Genuinely believe no one knows. Both those posters have been more miss than hit with their rumours.

17 Sep 2025 09:56:28
Scott, Thelwell and Steinsson are the football brains of the Club. They've been appointed or were tasked to find a Manager they are both to blame 💯

Whilst I'm not a fan of Stewart unless someone can show me Stewart told those 2 NO to their candidate and said I AM appointing Martin I'm not having it's the CEO's fault. The buck stops with him thou granted so he should remove Thelwell and insist Steinsson has no say in the next appointment.

17 Sep 2025 09:57:58
Ally that's mince it's been discussed on here frequently. Was the same nonsense when clement was getting the bullet.

17 Sep 2025 10:04:22
OrangeT, it's not really if you think about it.

A club as big and complicated as Rangers will be rife with internal rumours and speculation - so when posters share what they've heard from within the club that's all they're doing.

Lundstrum is correct, there is a scheduled contract review in October (which is pretty standard) - so it maybe that the club plan to wait for this - or that may be the opinion of who Lundstrum knows. It may even be the intention at the moment, but that might change depending on what happens over the next few games.

Likewise, I know for a fact that there was a number of unscheduled meetings at the training centre on Sunday. The assumption is that these were a consequence of the Hearts game, they could of course have been to discuss the trip to Loch Lomond.

Also, some people within the club deliberately share mis information to try and prevent leaks or to dampen rumours.

That's what makes pages like these interesting.

17 Sep 2025 10:10:38
Steven Gerrard is already working in the Uk as there is not different Tax rules for Managers, as Steven Gerrard is working as a TV Pundit and would be paying UK tax from that Job.

17 Sep 2025 10:12:11
Shambles if correct he needs relived of his duties as soon as

He's ruining us 😪.

17 Sep 2025 11:00:53
I don't claim to be "in the know" in the slightest, but 100% this board will be drawing up a shortlist, talking to potential suitors and have something in mind for when they do eventually pull the trigger on sacking Martin! It's how football works, look at Nuno recently at Forest.

17 Sep 2025 11:01:50
I don't know what the plans are but what I do think is that if we were to act sooner rather than later the League, cups and european are salvageable.
No particular one person to blame as Stewart, Thelwell and Stenson ( or whatever his name is) all have eyes. They are complicit to what's going on. This tells me they don't get Rangers or the fanbase. I don't care how many players come in . I fully expect to be fighting and competing for the league and cup.
The attitude, disrespect and distain that comes from the management and higher towards the fanbase is unforgivable.
The fans may not have coaching badges or worked at club but we have seen enough especially over the last how many years to call out those in charge about their failings.

17 Sep 2025 11:05:22
If they wait till international break we will have the Scottish cup left to play for, sack RM before Saturday a think we will gub Hibs and get 3 points in Europe with no manager / coach, also have a full house that will get behind team.

17 Sep 2025 11:06:22
I agree with lots of posters. Stewart will not be able to shield himself from this. He may escape as his speciality is not the footballing side but he will be in the mix. Lundstrum is probably right as sacking him now and in October won't make much difference to where we are long term. To be honest the SC is a more realistic target. I do agree that representatives will have been spoken to just like I'm sure Martin has taken advise if he is sacked. EHL confirms meetings have been held. Maybe the Hearts game was the catalyst to get the finger out. Even Tav looks raging. Team building to get them out and develop as a team. That can't always happen in training.

Personally moving forward it would seem there is a desire to start a fresh and remove the past. You need to learn from the past and embrace it. These young players need to start taking the lead and be willing to become part of a successful future . Martin is data driven, theoretical person. This squad needs a pragmatic individual who will back his players who in turn will fight tooth and nail for him. These young players need to start realising that and if they have to ignore the touchline dramatics and start working out how to win games.

17 Sep 2025 11:16:07
Rubbish. There is always a list of potential candidates should the worst happen. It would be a dereliction of their duties if they didn't have an idea of who they would go for as the next manager.

17 Sep 2025 11:31:01
Yes it is likely mince but apparently this is a rumours forum and most other posts (not all) are mince so thought i way as well add to the pie 🤣.

17 Sep 2025 11:41:27
No way could we even afford Jose, no idea what wages he would demand!

17 Sep 2025 11:55:10
People just need to remember it is a rumours forum as we argue as if every point made is being made as a truth. as EHL says there are many sources with some rumours just being that speculation on what staff think of what is happening. It is what makes it interesting and whilst I like to wait for the scarf above their head moment still find reading them entertaining.

17 Sep 2025 11:58:07
Surely it would be gross negligence to not have a list of names of potential targets right?

I mean we all know that RMs time is up, pundits know, ex players know so how could this board not know that it is only a matter of time before they have to act.

17 Sep 2025 12:58:52
Why did the initial poster say " hopefully " put the Mourinho rumours to bed . Does that mean that you don't want Mourinho and would rather stick with what we have got .
Personally I think Joses best years are behind him but he certainly fits the profile, of a big character who is a top class, experienced manager who wins things, that we should be looking for.
Since Walter retired we have struggled to find a manager that has that character and personality needed to manage Rangers, in fact I would say that Gerrard has been the only one.

17 Sep 2025 13:00:43
Bbj I agree that they must see it so either the plan they had foresaw this and they plan to stick to that plan. or increasingly more likely they do plan to get rid but have a different timing to the fans. or it may be answer C and we just can't see it as it isn't obvious.

17 Sep 2025 13:40:54
This we cannot afford a manager is BS £ millions being wasted and spent on DROSS.

17 Sep 2025 13:41:33
Angus 🙄.

17 Sep 2025 13:42:44
Not if we beat hibs and draw with Gentt we will get turned the corner BS and likely end up relegated 🙈.

17 Sep 2025 13:45:52
Don't know why they need to wait until the next international break as its obvious we're not going to win any game between now and then.

17 Sep 2025 16:48:58
What i said previously in these type of situations

Club will be making contact through unofficial contacts sounding out people but nothing official so they have plausible deniability this kinda thing happens all the time with transfers too.

17 Sep 2025 16:54:28
The best turnaround martin could do, is if he turns around and faces the exit door and keeps on walking never to return, banned for life lol.