Rangers Banter Archive July 14 2020
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14 Jul 2020 22:19:57
Anyone any info on young kai Kennedy? Seemingly looking to move him on as we won't meet his wage demands. He looks decent player but if true think he is getting bad advice. Would break into first team squad next season.
14 Jul 2020 23:47:37
He’s from Motherwell.
15 Jul 2020 03:20:46
He’s no from Motherwell true blue, he’s from balornock.
15 Jul 2020 09:29:50
Seeing this all the time with young Scottish players now. Agents are to blame IMO. Advising these boys to move for money. A ‘prospect’ at a Man City or any top EPL team can pick up the kind of wages our 1st team players are getting, that’s what will be sold to these young lads. They will either make it like Young Billy Gilmour but if they don’t, they will still earn a fortune just by being on the books at these clubs. Way I see it, only way to keep them is to play them more, if they getting 1st team football that could be enough to persuade them to stay. we don’t really give them a chance up here.
15 Jul 2020 09:38:50
who cares where he comes from its where he is going we should think about, looked promising.
15 Jul 2020 11:18:25
Coatbridge I think.
14 Jul 2020 22:04:27
I have seen that kia may be on his way out of ibrox as the young 18 year old has attracted intrest from man city and bayne munich and a deal has stalled with rangers for a new contract just hope he is not another billy G as we need these young players to stay and come through.
14 Jul 2020 22:19:10
No point mate. They won't get a chance in the first team.
15 Jul 2020 08:40:46
Part of football we got the boy from Leicester on a development fee so what's the problem if it happens the other way? Win some lose some.
15 Jul 2020 08:41:06
Aye, AS1974 and he's going to get a game with Bayern Munich and Man City's first team!
15 Jul 2020 10:09:37
@Hagi7 They must see something then eh? Put your toys back in your pram.
15 Jul 2020 10:26:00
£5K a week is nothing to them.
They can afford to hover up 100's of kids and hope that they can get that one star.
Like a Foden.
We can't.
So you pick your dummy back up and be realistic.
15 Jul 2020 12:55:05
Hagi. Chelsea had 34 players out on loan this year.
They hoover up young players many for nothing get a loan fee with loads of wages paid.
Then hope for a mount, foden Gil our et al.
14 Jul 2020 21:05:04
Kai kennedy looks like on his way out of rangers not signed new deal yet bayern an man city hovering about to sign him
He goes could be another potential good young talented player loss like billy gilmour who is now showing what he could have done at gers if not left for chelsea.
14 Jul 2020 21:10:56
If they don’t want to be at rangers then they are better off gone 👍.
14 Jul 2020 21:53:47
Or he could be another Burt. the lad is well thought of but his wage demands are on par with some first team players. Either being ill advised or he believes his youth team level hype. The choice will be his if he wants to stay with a good contract waiting for his signing.
14 Jul 2020 21:57:41
Pretty sure rangers wanted to keep gilmour. Chelsea offered him a much better contract, so he chose them. Happens all the time. If Kennedy wants to leave? So be it.
14 Jul 2020 21:57:48
Comes from a big cfc family.
14 Jul 2020 22:14:30
Cole McKinnon 17yrs also being linked to Everton. what's the point in an academy and investing good money bringing on these kids then at the first opportunity they jump ship. So much for loyalty.
14 Jul 2020 22:25:55
Don’t we exploit the English market when it suits us? If these young guys don’t sign to stay at Rangers there’s nothing a lot we can do.
15 Jul 2020 00:10:37
Exactly mate, we've took advantage of same rule plenty. Key is to tie these youngsters up b4 the last year of deal.
15 Jul 2020 07:35:35
True blue is that a big cfc family in Motherwell?
14 Jul 2020 20:52:28
Reading Kai Kennedy been told he can find himself a club and has been sent back to train with academy.
Apparently Bayern, Roma Man City interested.
Where do we draw line on young lads wage demands.
There was a rumour doing rounds he was looking for 5k a week.
14 Jul 2020 21:11:08
I'd give him 5k a week no problems, the club didn't have a problem giving rossiter, Flanagan, dorrans, Lafferty all huge wages and Kai is much better than that and with unbelievable potential.
14 Jul 2020 21:16:21
I'd agree. A lot of deadwood been on that and more last few years.
14 Jul 2020 21:24:59
Thanks Snell I believe that's the first time we have been in agreement, well first for everything and all that so let's hope it's SG first ever league title.
14 Jul 2020 23:38:38
It's OK giving him the 5k then the next up in coming players want it were does it stop before we know it any good youth prospect demands more money than they are worth out of fear another club takes them we can't afford to do that a see the point in previous players mentioned on good money but these are proven first team players in other teams before they come to rangers so we can't compare if the boy gets greedy we can't do much about it prove your worth as a first team player and earn your money that's my opinion.
14 Jul 2020 23:38:46
rumour also is demanded more playing/ pathway to a first team playing schedule. cash in or he goes to cfc where the smoke is being blown.
14 Jul 2020 23:53:59
He can get first team wages when he proves himself to be a first team player. If not then cheerio plenty more who want to be here and work to earn that.
15 Jul 2020 08:09:56
The boy is talented no doubt but he should be nowhere near 5k a week, start giving young boys that kind of money before they have even impacted the first team then they have no incentive to improve.
If that is what he is after then good on Rangers for not giving him that, let him go to Man City where they will give him his 5k and then some probably but enjoy the next 5 years of youth team football and/ or loan moves to here, there and everywhere before eventually being released and playing out your career in league 2 in England.
in my opinion we have a better player in Nathan Young-Coombes to come through anyway.
15 Jul 2020 08:37:56
I was just going to post the same Eric Blair. You'll see him signing for them next. Fine, he can jog on for me.
15 Jul 2020 08:42:07
considering Ian Black was on 10k a week Kennedy is a bargain at half the price.
15 Jul 2020 08:45:08
And before you know it you have the same scenario as down South, young pros on big wages who think they have made it before they have even kicked a ball in anger for the first team.
Not for me. It's an honour and privilege to play for the Famous Glasgow Rangers not a divine right because you have talent.
15 Jul 2020 10:12:22
To be fair to lad he will turn out to be a good player
but he will only achieve this if he stays at rangers and gets first team opportunity to play football.
Going down south or to a bigger club than rangers will be a mistake on the lads advisers part stay hear and play for the club you support should be the advice he is getting.
But then agents are only in it for the money and ill advise young players to make these moves.
But if rangers rate this lad as highly as they say then efforts should be maid to give the lad a fair wage.
We have squad players that have contributed hardly anything to the team taking up places on bench and they never play these places should be freed up and give our youth players a chance.
The lad should be offerd 2/ 3k a week with incentives in his contract we as a club should be looking to develop these players and get them if the first team to play football and signed on long contracts with a fair wage.
15 Jul 2020 10:26:35
I have no issue players leaving, agents turn thier heads.
We signed Nathan Coombes, holler, Graham from Ross county and trying to get young boy Weston from Blackpool.
It’s how it works
All players should look at billy big boots Wilde, east Stirling now.
15 Jul 2020 11:55:06
Spot on John25.
It's how football works now.
14 Jul 2020 19:55:33
I see spfl have charged hearts and thistle, this circus keeps getting better, let's see what the appeal brings, win what's the odds they get their licences terminated, then when they dance to the dark sides tune be reinstated?
14 Jul 2020 20:26:30
I thought it was the sfa that has changed them maybe wrong.
14 Jul 2020 20:44:37
Aye it's the SFA. Two cheeks of the same a*se though!
15 Jul 2020 08:03:57
Totally agree guys, but, until the SFA, SPFL crawlers in our leagues grow a pair, we will always see these situations arising.
14 Jul 2020 19:54:22
Adrian Mariappa from wolves, free transfer as Katic cover?
14 Jul 2020 20:22:21
We were in for him when warburton was manager. We could not afford his wages was the reason he did not move to us.
14 Jul 2020 21:02:22
Watford. no thanks.
15 Jul 2020 13:51:57
Agree too much money has been wasted on duds but the young players with a future aren't being looked after properly.
14 Jul 2020 18:51:16
If Morelos does move on then I hope that it is an absolute bun fight for his signature and that the bun fight starts at £15 million. I hope he does his duty to Rangers and gets them and him as much as possible.
I also hope that ALL his monies are used wisely and brings us a few good signings.
I would like to see a proven goal scorer; unencumbered by age or injury, at the height of his prowess.
The same applies for a cb/ fb - 6' 5" guy sounds interesting.
14 Jul 2020 19:19:52
If morelos moves on then i don't think we will spend it all. We need to start making profit sooner rather than running at a loss every year.
14 Jul 2020 19:43:45
Running at a loss is mostly due to not winning and being in Europe for many years.
14 Jul 2020 19:55:50
Should read NOT being in Europe for many years!
14 Jul 2020 19:58:42
After time lately to think about Fredo, I reckon £15million and he can go. Definitely a player in there but I just feel his time is up at the club with also his behaviour on the park being an ongoing problem. We need players fully committed and have the correct attitude. After the winter break the guy was totally off the boil which sometimes happens to the best. I reckon StevieG will want him out and I believe it will help the dressing room✌️🇬🇧.
14 Jul 2020 20:13:48
Yately - you are probably right about SG, but we need someone to fill his boots - that is the hard part.
14 Jul 2020 20:23:28
true blue been in europe last 2 years last set of accounts i saw we lost 11 mill.
14 Jul 2020 20:40:46
Please everyone stop trying to sell our best player. His problems; being top scorer, best player, got us through rounds in Europe but 2 sending offs for double yellows so might as well chuck him.
Deficits been because for the last few seasons we have been rebuilding the club, squad, stadium, youth, coaching etc whilst having 0 retail income. We do not need to sell players!
Sick that the main topic for our fans is which of our best players or manager we can slate.
14 Jul 2020 20:54:10
Agree most of your post Huey.
14 Jul 2020 20:55:02
Paul86 - accounts not your best suit?
Do you think we pay bottom dollar for staff, coaches, lawyers, managers, scouts, players and on top of that bank managers and whole heap of debt — only success will bring in monies and the best players - unless you know of a different method of success.
14 Jul 2020 20:59:54
Huey. We have loses of almost 70 million in the last 8 years. We have been very lucky that people have been committed to the cause but I'm afraid that won't last forever. Shares shall become worthless if we keep converting loans into shares.
14 Jul 2020 21:14:27
Ok Shug and John, I will keep my opinions to myself in future and I apologise😷✌️🇬🇧.
14 Jul 2020 22:04:50
We need our best players to win the league.
Morelos is our best player.
IF he goes this summer, we'll do very well to get in a striker that scores the amount he has.
14 Jul 2020 22:33:03
True blue even dave king said we need to start selling more playersat profit to bring money in. am guessing your not to strong on accounts either. We have spent our last 2 years euro money on transfers. Tbe kit deal should help a bit. But guys like 50k kamara try cash in get couple mill for him. Cause we certainly cannot sustain losses of over 10 mill every season.
14 Jul 2020 23:46:42
😂😂😂.
15 Jul 2020 08:08:27
We are probably in the strongest potential financial forward planning position that we have been in since 2012, and, I don't know about you other fans, but I am excited about our potential earning position in the medium to long term. We have to look at the bigger picture here, our hands have been tied because of the previous hand cuff deals the previous Boards got us into, we are now free of all that, and we can move forward.
14 Jul 2020 18:50:10
If it is true the sheep accepted 2 million for Cosgrove then I think we should go for him. Before anyone shoots me down just listen. A striker that scores with his left foot, right foot and head, can bully a defence, can play with another striker but also himself, is a threat from set pieces, scores basically every penalty he takes and has scored in our league consistently. Why is that a bad signing? Yes he is a Aberdeen player but so was Jack and he has consistently performed and is probably my favourite player in the squad. If we bid 1 million or even 1.5 it would probably be accepted and a very good signing in my eyes. He offers a different dynamic with his size. I get that people will disagree but don't just shoot it down and give a reasonable argument to why we shouldn't.
14 Jul 2020 19:04:13
I think if we could get him for 1.5M then we should definitely consider it for the same reasons you mentioned. Sometimes when we are desperate for a goal and you know we are going to flood the box we need that aerial threat that atm we simply don’t have.
When you think how much money we have squandered over the last few years, this type of deal just makes sense. A young, powerful lad that is proven at this level.
14 Jul 2020 19:10:57
The first sentence of your description sounds exactly like the copy and paste job coop always does to describe dykes 🤣 all that is missing is "turn of pace for a big guy"
14 Jul 2020 19:50:52
For me snell lyndon dykes is better than sam cosgrove as he has pace cosgrove doesn't.
14 Jul 2020 20:08:04
Dykes is better than cosgrove but not the answer.
14 Jul 2020 20:36:53
Most of his goals are penalties.
His 2nd touch is a tackle.
If you think Morelos is a liability in Rangers top, Cosgrove will break his sending off tally.
Oh and most of all, he is rank rotten.
14 Jul 2020 20:51:29
I am a fan of Dykes and think Cosgrove could do a trick for us. I get that a lot of people do not like the idea of a big attacker for us because they don't have a "turn of pace for a big guy" but people on here really need to realise what wins football games. It doesn't always have to be pretty and for the comment about red cards, Morelos is petulant and we have put up with it but Cosgrove has a few red cards and its not okay? Morelos was lucky not to have more. I am a big fan of him but his sending offs lead us to an impossible title chase and I would not mind Cosgrove or Dykes being signed as a 3rd option.
14 Jul 2020 21:33:51
Yet to see him bully a defence. Big lump of wood with the large majority of his goals coming from the penalty spot. No thanks.
14 Jul 2020 18:05:53
Not a rumour but just wondering what people think apparently Aberdeen accepted a 2 million bid from a french side for sam cosgrove but he did not want to go I would buy him as 2/ 3 choice striker as defoe is getting on and cosgrove knows where the net is.
14 Jul 2020 18:12:13
2 million for 3rd choice! No way.
14 Jul 2020 18:32:34
RFC not a chance big cart horse.
14 Jul 2020 18:57:12
Just think he is a player that could play upfront with Alfredo think they two would terrify any defence in the spl plus 23 goals in 37 games in all competitions.
14 Jul 2020 19:20:57
were payin defoe enough to sit on the bench don't need to be spending 2 mill on 3rd choice.
14 Jul 2020 19:53:28
1. We don't play with 2 up front!
2. No player in their right mind would leave a club where he is No.1 striker to be third choice!
3. He's absolute mince, even worse than Dykes!
Come on, lads, show some ambition for Rangers.
14 Jul 2020 19:54:20
John25,big carthorse's wins you games in our sort of league mate! The current games we slip up in i'm talking about. We've proved we can beat celtic, as we outplay them the majority of the time we play them and not to mention gerrard has beaten them 3 times in a year and three quarters of football, as our manager! Says it all pal.
14 Jul 2020 19:57:38
The price for carthorses is rather dear this season!
14 Jul 2020 20:09:32
Read Covenanter it’s not gerrard way of playing the game.
14 Jul 2020 21:44:30
John25 try and understand what i'm saying pal! I'm taking about the likes of dykes possibly coming on as a sub as something different that could change and put the game in our favour.
15 Jul 2020 08:11:40
In my humble opinion, we can't afford to spend £1.5 to £2 Million on a bench warmer, that sort of money has to be for a starter who will improve us.
14 Jul 2020 14:26:18
I get that we need 1st 11 signings and not bench warmers but. if Morelos stays and Gerrard continues with one number 9, do we just not sign any strikers then? If we want to change tactics either for a particular game or during a game I’d rather have Dykes up front with a Morelos than Defoe and Morelos.
14 Jul 2020 16:43:13
Wouldn’t mind seeing 2 strikers in a partnership up top some games . I don’t understand your comment alloager? Do you think we can’t sign a better striker than Morelos? I like Morelos but we have had better strikers before him 👍.
14 Jul 2020 16:50:20
Would love to see us do the same as tims and go 352 formation. After we beat them and new year. They changed after the break to 2 up top and blew everybody away.
14 Jul 2020 17:07:12
Spot on paul86.
14 Jul 2020 17:35:30
Paul and Bathgate would love two up top. But not a fan off three at the back. I like 442. For certain games.
14 Jul 2020 17:50:35
Should be sold, holding the team back now.
14 Jul 2020 19:01:59
Who's holding the team back? Morelos? He's our best player!
14 Jul 2020 19:40:43
I would rather play 352 than 442 as the latter is not good any modern football.
14 Jul 2020 20:10:42
kJ I know exactly what u r saying. We can’t find two top ch never mind three.
14 Jul 2020 20:28:50
Bgate, I agree we’ve had better strikers than Morelos, Mols, Negri to name but two. I just think we would only sign a better striker if Morelos actually left. I would sign a dykes or cosgrove as an option in a 2 up front but probably wouldn’t play that way in Europe or against celtic. My point was really just that there’s nothing wrong with signing a player that’s not a 1st 11 as long as it’s different to what we have.
14 Jul 2020 20:33:18
Lennon himself said he gambled by going 3-5-2 as he had no answer to Rangers and couldn't see us dropping points.
Consistency, individual errors and loss of form was our downfall after the winter break, not tactics.
14 Jul 2020 12:22:06
Please stop the Andy Carroll to Rangers nonsense, guys. Andy Carroll hates Rangers. Where have you people been? you do know there's a virus going about? I will say again; it's not just that he supports Celtic; he HATES Rangers; he's just signed a one year extension with the Toon, and he will never sign for Rangers.
14 Jul 2020 13:28:35
Really wouldn't want him tbh. Also there has prob been bigger old firm fans actually from scotland who have played for the other side.
14 Jul 2020 13:30:51
will never happen riffy72. Carroll is the most injured player in history. Even worse than Michael Owen. A total liability with no commitment.
14 Jul 2020 13:44:09
First i've heard anything regarding andy carroll supporting celtic and hating rangers Riffy72🤔. I go down to newcastle regularly and have lifelong geordie pals down there and i've never heard any of the 12 of them saying andy carroll supports celtic and hates rangers, so i don't know where you're getting this info from? 🤔All my geordie pals are newcastle utd season ticket holders and 5 of them are shareholders also and are newcastle to the core! They all like rangers and regard us as their 2nd favourite team! 👌👍.
14 Jul 2020 13:45:50
Riffy72,andy carroll supports ONE football club and ONE only and that club is of course newcastle utd NOT celtic!
14 Jul 2020 16:06:10
Andy is Newcastle fan and definitely doesn’t hate Rangers or support the unwashed.
14 Jul 2020 16:33:22
SGL
I don’t know if it’s true but because you haven’t heard it doesn’t mean it’s not true this is why I really have to laugh at you.
You are unbelievable that thinks he knows it all when he knows nothing and you allegedly know fans from every club in the world.
But you have cheered me right up.
14 Jul 2020 17:17:35
KJA9 my old friend. If you had been on these pages long enough, as i have, you would have known through my posts of even 3 or so years ago now, that newcastle are my favourite english team and my cousin married a geordie a good few years back now and that my friend is why i got friendly with a good few of the geordies! I've been at st. james' park a good few times, when we've been down seeing family and friends there. I'm going to nickname you doubting thomas, as i can't print what a cracking nickname i have for you 😂 So you have your laugh pal as i'm pleased this amuses you! Because i have friends and family in newcastle, you get a laugh at that?
My god you do seem to be a very strange character indeed! 🤔.
14 Jul 2020 17:19:41
Exactly bgate w. KJA9 doesn't obviously have friends outwith where he nests! 😂😂.
14 Jul 2020 11:30:44
Transfer window now open we need to get the players in pronto it may be a wee bit harder as some leagues still to finish but we need 1st team starters in for the start of the league.
14 Jul 2020 11:59:40
How many times am I going to have to say the same things? We are NOT going to have a load of new players brought in before the season starts. As you’ve just pointed out, it’s less than 3 weeks until the season starts, however it’s almost 3 MONTHS until the transfer window closes. We will be working on deals throughout the window. Of course in a perfect world we would love everyone signed prior to 1st August but that just ain’t going to happen this year with everything that’s happened. No point in rushing in a few signings for players that aren’t our main targets just because we might be able to get them before the league starts. Rather wait and get the right players. It’s a long season, we are just going to have to be patient and not start panicking just because we don’t have 3 new first team players by the end of July!
14 Jul 2020 12:14:32
Gers 1978, I understand your patience but wouldn’t want to wait till October 5th deadline to be desperately trying to get deal over the line then expect them to gel immediately. have our targets and go get them 👍.
14 Jul 2020 12:42:32
Can any new signing play against Leverkusen. We are short of Defenders in our Registered Europa league squad.
14 Jul 2020 13:02:02
No Gus, don't think so.
14 Jul 2020 13:12:39
I agree bgate, we can’t wait until October the 5th, and in no way do I think that we will. I’d just like everyone to understand that this window will be different to most. Usually it opens 6 or 7 weeks before the next season starts and usually all other leagues are also finished and all other windows open as well, meaning all clubs are focused on transfers at the same time. This year it’s opened less than 3 weeks prior to the season starting and with a number of leagues throughout Europe (not just England as some folk seem to think) still being played or just finishing up, which means a whole lot of clubs won’t even be focusing on transfers at this point (or allowing their players to focus on them either) .
What I’m saying is we won’t be able to have all our business concluded and new players in by 1st August so folk will have to stop focusing on that. We may have 1 more in by then, maybe another during August.
For example, let’s say Morelos is to leave (which there is a good chance of), his likely destination will be England or Italy. Both their windows won’t open until 1st August. We’d then have to use the money we get from him to finance a replacement (or maybe two) That will take time, therefore those players won’t come in until at least August maybe even September. All I’m saying is we have to be realistic.
I hate to tell you, Mr Gerrard and Mr Wilson aren’t going to be rushed Into making signings just because folk on Rangers banter are demanding it.
14 Jul 2020 13:47:21
I wouldn’t think they read rangers banter.
14 Jul 2020 13:49:23
Steven Gerrard and ross wilson can't/ won't be rushed into making signings, when a certain number of our fans are demanding it! You're spot on Gers1978 and our management team have to get their signings spot on and thus have to take their time.
Patience guys, as i've no doubt gerrard will sign quality players 👌.
14 Jul 2020 16:34:51
Gets you can say it all you want as many times as you like as well but the fact remains with the team we have just now we won’t win the league FACT.
14 Jul 2020 17:09:36
Oh my god! When and where did I say we aren’t going to sign anyone or stick with the team we have just now KJA? I’ve stated numerous times I think we will bring in 3 maybe 4 first teamers. A defensive mid, a right sided forward, and a central striker (Probably 2 if Morelos leaves) and maybe cover at CB now. All I’m saying is they won’t all be signed for the season starting on 1st August!
As long as what we have just now is enough to see off Aberdeen in the first game (Which hopefully it is), it should be good enough to cope with the next few games after that too. The European games won’t start until September and as we know we don’t play them until game 11. That gives us time to bring in players during the window, not have to rush them all in for end July.
14 Jul 2020 17:21:05
Is that definitely a FACT KJA9?🤔😂.
14 Jul 2020 17:39:00
Sensible post gers. Also anyone signed including Bassey and McLaughlin can’t play against Bayer Leverkusen which in all honesty is a free hit.
14 Jul 2020 17:40:28
Webber at Norwich says they don’t have to sell. Also several players price starts at twenty million, McLean was not named as one off them.
14 Jul 2020 17:43:07
Where did I say that you said we aren’t going to sign any players think you need to learn to read all I said was we won’t win the league with this team.
14 Jul 2020 18:48:49
You did say it KJA9!Read gers1978's post again! I think you need to attend Specsavers my old mucker! 😂.
14 Jul 2020 19:45:27
SGL
Know I didn’t say that so think you need to learn to read.
14 Jul 2020 19:53:59
Well said Gers1978. At last some common sense.
15 Jul 2020 08:14:28
We need to get our options for this league challenge in place by August 1st, we have a difficult match up first where 3 points is a must, nothing less, too many times in the past, we've blown things up in Aberdeen.
14 Jul 2020 11:22:44
Kenny McLean is who we should be trying to get better than most in our midfield and with little or no talk about him I think it might just happen.
14 Jul 2020 12:36:17
Read an interesting article that suggested Norwich relegation could actually work against us. They may need to sell Godfrey, Cantwell or the like to raise funds and means McLean could be offered a new deal as he would be more likely to be a big part of their squad next season.
14 Jul 2020 13:18:18
their dof wants 20 million apparently.
14 Jul 2020 13:58:02
Norwich say they are not desperate for money and no player will leave for peanuts.
14 Jul 2020 14:04:59
Kenny McLean would walk home to sign for Rangers but he’s outwith our buying budget. We should have signed him when we had the chance a few years ago. For me Lewis Ferguson could make the same impact if he went down south and he should be a target for next season.
14 Jul 2020 15:36:55
20 Mil for mclean. We would get him for 4-5 mil.
14 Jul 2020 17:41:22
Rab no one at Norwich said 20 million for McLean.
14 Jul 2020 10:56:51
Still hoping Morelos does stay and Gerard can change his attitude and commitment for this season. If he does go I hope a top class striker is lined up very shortly to replace him or we are in trouble. No-one currently in Scotland is good enough. Roofe not intested and Lyle Taylor lacks commitment and I wouldn't touch him. Charlton in big relegation trouble and he selfishly refuses to play. Says it all. Think we need to go to the European market and I hope we have someone lined up very soon especially if Morelos leaves. Becoming increasingly concerned as the season starts in less than 3 weeks.
14 Jul 2020 11:50:52
Bit harsh on Taylor there his contract was up and at 30 years old he needs to look after himself, Taylor couldn't control C.V. and so didn't want to risk injury and his family's future for playing games for a club he should've already been released from.
14 Jul 2020 12:53:28
Gazza. disagree I am sure Lyle Taylor won't be on the breadline and has made plenty out of football and Charlton. His team are in deep relegation and he refuses to play? . That says it all re his character. I hope we don't touch him. We need players who are fully committed and give their all even in exceptional circumstances. I am sure if he did something similar to us then the club and supporters would be very unhappy with him. We don't need players like him. Plenty alternatives who would go the extra mile.
14 Jul 2020 13:19:54
and let bowyer end your career? no chance. its why they're in relegation zone.
14 Jul 2020 14:47:04
Sorry stevie we won't agree on this, the boys looking out for his career, family and health.
Bowyer himself says he understands his decision as he's previously had a bad knee injury, so dunno where people get this idea he's some kind of mercenary only looking for cash, he's said at 30 he wants a dream move, how can u hold that against the guy?
14 Jul 2020 17:22:49
Gazzaloyal, hope you don't mind me asking pal, but is newcastle utd your favourite english team mate? 🤔.
14 Jul 2020 18:16:04
No problem sgl no Newcastle isn't my English team, most of my family and friends are Newcastle fans, I don't have an English team.
Although I do have a soft spot for thrm due to a certain absolute world class geordie and 1 if the best I've ever seen play 👍👍.
14 Jul 2020 18:59:51
GazzaLoyal, like i said newcastle have always been my favourite english team for easily 35+ years now mate. I've family and great friends down in newcastle and everyone of them are newcastle utd daft and season ticket holders as well as shareholders. From my knowledge GazzaLoyal of the geordies i know, the biggest majority of them like us and much prefer rangers over celtic! 👍👌I take it you will know this also GazzaLoyal. They have the best supporters in england bar none and the 2nd best fans on the planet,
behind us of course! 👌The geordies i've always found are very friendly and great people mate! 👍👏.
14 Jul 2020 19:02:33
Yes GazzaLoyal, paul gascoigne was some midfielder pal! The greatest for me 👌A total genius that very rarely come around often! He was a big hero of mine.
14 Jul 2020 10:25:07
Scottish transfer window open from today until October 5.
Announcements better start soon fed up with conversation about the daily rebels latest apparent rangers target.
14 Jul 2020 11:27:28
No excuses now! We need three or four quality players in quickly so they are up to speed by the start of the new season. Worry for me is the comments made about waiting until other leagues are finished which could suggest the English Championship or first Division, (although that is now at en end) . The one thing that we don't need is more loan signings from Liverpool if the ones we have seen to date are anything to go by with only Kent being close to a success. If there is any truth in the multiple rumours that we see in the press then we need to stop pontificating and bring in three or four of the better quality players reported.
Whether Morelos stays or goes we still need another top quality striker and we need an attacking midfield player with a bit of guile and a defensive / holding midfield player that is as hard as nails with leadership qualities.
14 Jul 2020 13:52:45
The English premier League, serie A, the Spanish league are all leagues still to finish.
Don't think the press have a clue on who we're interested in/ going to sign.
I think we do need strengthening, RB, RW, midfield, 1-2 strikers.
Let's see what happens.
14 Jul 2020 10:14:27
At last transfer window open in Scotland until 5 th October.
Hopefully see some significant signings.
14 Jul 2020 10:34:17
This just backs up everything I wrote yesterday. Everyone is so desperate to see players being signed immediately and panicking that we’ve not brought in the required new players. This transfer window will be totally different to other years. That’s it only just opened and won’t close until into October, that’s 2 months after the start of the season. That means it’s likely that a lot of the business we do may not actually happen until later on in the window, especially as other leagues are still to finish.
It’s going to be a long window folks and we’ll just have to accept that maybe some of our main targets won’t arrive until we’ll after the season has started.
14 Jul 2020 11:07:19
Gers1978 - it could be a positive. Maybe if the players we already have up their game enough in the first couple of months then SG won’t bring anyone in to replace them. Give the current crop a bit more motivation to perform.
14 Jul 2020 11:37:58
The problem is that if they perform the way they did before the Season closed early, waiting until later in the window might be too late. The quality players might have gone and we would be left with nothing more than squad players when what we need is three or four quality players that can walk straight into the first team. We will not win the league with last year's squad unless some of our youngsters turn out to be Baxteresque. We barely had eleven players that were good enough for the first team last season, when players were injured and at the moment we are two down with Haliday gone on for me, our best centre half, out for six months. We still don't have back up for right back, we are still severely short of a right winger and a good quality striker to support Morelos and if Davis and Kamara is all that we have as defensive / holding midfield players we have problems.
14 Jul 2020 13:55:28
Mccrorie, docherty, Murphy, even Jones are all good enough to play a part in our squad this season.
14 Jul 2020 16:38:03
Gers I ain’t panicking.
We need to sign players pronto wether you like it or not and it’s not going to be starters from teams in EPL la liga or serie A so get a grip.
14 Jul 2020 17:39:31
Don't know if anyone has suggested starters in those leagues are realistic options? 🤔.
14 Jul 2020 20:13:30
Berkshire I think we will sign boy from liecster.
14 Jul 2020 09:01:21
With the news this morning, that our former loanee striker from hibs flo kamberi, is possibly signing for the swiss champions st. gallen doesn't really bother me in the least. I would have taken him as an impact player from the bench, but not the required quality imho, to be a first 11 rangers player! I don't know what anyone else thinks regarding kamberi but it honestly doesn't perturb me that he's quite possibly signing for another club. He was a decent enough striker but nothing better than decent for me anyway. I wish him good luck none the same! 👍.
14 Jul 2020 10:15:38
I predict he ends up at gers. Now window has actually opened.
14 Jul 2020 10:23:05
Sgl I agree flo was an impact player the bench coming on mainly on left, He didn’t seem to be a first choice so on that note, I’m on record saying that our signing policy should be that any incoming players should be better than those already at club. No more bench warmers please! 👍.
14 Jul 2020 10:31:35
Will you feel the same if dykes ends up somewhere else coop? 🤔.
14 Jul 2020 10:38:09
I don’t believe he’s anywhere near good enough to take us to the next level and would end up just being another squad player of the level of Jones, Stewart, Murphy etc.
Not saying he’s a bad player as such, just not an improvement to our first eleven which is what we should be looking to bring in.
14 Jul 2020 10:55:08
Kamberi would have been OK as a squad player but no great loss. We still need back-up/ support for Morelos and Defoe, assuming the former stays with the Gers. I still think Shankland would be a good addition to the strike force and could learn from Defoe. Not sure about Dykes.
14 Jul 2020 11:14:59
Mrgrumpy, lyndon dykes is the type of striker we haven't got and imo would be a really good option to bring on in games, to change the direction of the game and a change in formation to win a tight stuffy game. I wouldn't like dykes to end up signing for someone else mate, to answer your question! Dykes for me is a far better all round option than kamberi.
14 Jul 2020 11:40:49
Kamberi would have been ok as a squad player but nothing else. Dykes for me, is a better option, and I would be happy if we signed him although I still believe that we need better quality. Dykes would certainly outmuscle most Scottish defences.
14 Jul 2020 11:46:11
He isn’t good enough the same as cosgrove Dykes and shankland so really not bothered about him at all.
We need 1st team starters not bench warmers.
14 Jul 2020 13:56:01
KJA9,i agree we need 3 or 4 quality players that can make the difference to our starting 11,but we then also need to make sure our bench goes up a notch or 2 in quality to when we need to freshen it up, due to a first team regular being injured or just simply off form!
14 Jul 2020 17:34:05
If we sign players to go straight into team sgl, the guys playing just now fill the bench. there's your upgrade on our bench and squad.
14 Jul 2020 19:52:48
If we could have got him for 150k I would have took him but same as you SGL not going to lose sleep over it.
13 Jul 2020 23:17:35
Just watching some open Goal with the usual cast. I really enjoy the youtube stuff and think they are fairly unbiased which is part of the attraction however the one I just watched "list the best/ worst 15 players in SPL history" and they came out with joint 1st RDB and Chris Sutton. Now Chris Sutton was a decent player but to put him shoulder to shoulder with RDB, i'd out sell Harry Potter if my imagination was as good as theirs.
14 Jul 2020 02:52:15
Makes sense to me 🤔 list best / worse, RDB / Chris Sutton, lol 😂.
14 Jul 2020 06:53:07
Chris mutton played right back a few times and is easiest the worst right back the Scottish leagues have ever seen.
14 Jul 2020 07:54:14
Mols played CB v us in scottish cup final.