19 Apr 2026 20:14:25
Here's a question troops. I've just watched all tavs free kicks he's scored from. All time british goal scoring full back. I know we all have our options of stay or leave but correct me if I'm wrong. We paid 200k for him. Is Tav in modern times our biggest ever bargain buy.
19 Apr 2026 21:23:05
All things considered, I don't think anyone can argue with that, tbh. His number of appearances alone make him a bargain. Yes, his legs are about done, and his time is almost up, and he's been much criticised, but nobody can fault his efforts and commitment to Rangers.
I for one will be attending his testimonial and thanking him for his service to the club.
19 Apr 2026 22:06:54
Absolutely spot on, guys here here regarding the highest ever British defender goalscorer, the Rangers captain James Tavernier. 👌🇬🇧
19 Apr 2026 22:09:39
As a club, we haven't delivered enough in his time here. The fact he is still here, 10 years later, having cost so little would make me agree with your view.
19 Apr 2026 23:23:53
Tavs the greatest Ranger of the last 15 years.
20 Apr 2026 00:27:04
Tav was a bargain, alright, no doubt about that.
19 Apr 2026 22:06:33
100% great servant of club.but when time is done time is done hope he does draw it out and hurt his memory. I wouldn't mind him staying as a back up option but not on wages he's currently on
20 Apr 2026 01:14:45
Absolute bargain he was & yes, he has his critics & maybe doesn't show captain traits as often as he should, but nobody can deny he stuck with us through some tough times when others walked away. He totally deserves his testimonial & a proper thankyou/send off from a full Ibrox.
Personally I'd give him a yearly rolling contract, kinda like Balogun & I'd start playing him further up in midfield or even RW. Like him or not, still our best deliverer into the box; just his pace & defending that's suffering as he's getting on.
20 Apr 2026 01:36:20
Davie watched all his free kicks as well on TikTok. None of them were ok, they're all absolutely brilliant. The guy has a wand of a foot. An absolute bargain and gentleman, great servant. Would love him to lift the trophy at the end of season, go out on a massive high, he thoroughly deserves it imo.
20 Apr 2026 07:09:13
I'm with you, bb4. Would be a great way to finish his Rangers career, lifting the trophy he should have lifted more. Absolute bargain and a great and loyal servant to the club.
20 Apr 2026 08:14:02
A terrific set piece expert, great technique. As has been said before, we won't realise what we had until he's gone.
Bring home 56 Tav!
20 Apr 2026 08:28:15
200k Europa League finalist captain, 1 million percent, don't even have to touch on his goals and assists lol.
19 Apr 2026 19:24:49
John or anyone else that can help.
I have never hidden my lack of knowledge of British football.
Can anyone tell me which players in the SPFL and lower English leagues that are within an achievable range to find the next quality signing.
19 Apr 2026 19:46:32
Aphe, that is a very hard question. Depends on OOC, length left on contract, what we value player at, what his club value him at, what salary he wants, the list is very long.
Rangers have a ceiling in Scotland, as they don't wish to overly strengthen, say, Hearts, re Braga.
If we wanted we could pay 4 million for a player. Will we? Depends on many factors.
19 Apr 2026 19:57:15
I understand, my friend.
Personally, I have been very shocked at Braga this season.
From his time in Norway he did not show the capabilities he has now.
I like Jack Milne and Kristian Keresztez.
19 Apr 2026 20:23:01
Aph, in my opinion I'd possibly say 3, but that's going on 1 good season. Braga at Hearts, Mashawarie at Motherwell and Stewart at Falkirk, but really hard to judge as it's not consistent over a few seasons. We also play against normally a low block, so can put their offensive skills useless, seen it with so many descent players over the years.
Out of the 3 mentioned, I do think Braga would fit in. Possibly Stewart as 4th choice. 1 thing we're missing is that creative mid who can create that chance. We don't currently have that, I don't see anyone in Scotland providing that.
19 Apr 2026 20:49:05
Aphelion, there are several players that I think could step up & play a part depending on how they settle.
Watson
Stewart
Mashawarie
Milne
Graham
Yogane
Braga
Also, remember Curtis & Cameron will return, & it will be really interesting to see how they react to a proper pre season.
19 Apr 2026 20:50:43
Braga and Maswanhise with a new striker through the middle would do me fine next season.
19 Apr 2026 21:00:35
Sorry I forgot.
Just
Watt
There is probably a couple that have slipped my mind, and I feel all of them would add depth and increase the competition within the squad.
19 Apr 2026 21:18:16
Aphelion, in my opinion, this is the worst season in Scottish football. I don't think we could make a good team out of the league to play, say, Coventry, imho all top 3 teams in Scotland would be totally embarrassing in the Premier League over the season. Okay, people will say that we would have the money, but.
19 Apr 2026 23:35:20
Disageee, scrambled.
My best team from the league, not team of the season but best team would be.
Butland
Sterling
Djiga
Fernandz
Rommens
Raskin
Calmac
Moore
Maswanhise
Chermiti
Braga.
19 Apr 2026 23:55:52
Of those not mentioned, I'd really like Longelo from Motherwell to compete with Rommens.
20 Apr 2026 00:28:13
Stewart was dreadful yesterday.
20 Apr 2026 01:41:31
But we would have the money scrambled. If in Premiership, I don't believe we would have any of the players we have. It's not as straightforward as that, mate. Many factors to add in. We could definitely attract excellent talent if in Premiership.
20 Apr 2026 08:09:55
Sorry I should have been clearer.
Does anyone know any players we should target that are what could be said bargains.
I am meaning in the mould of Bassey and Aribo.
Personally I wouldn't sign Braga and I believe there are lots like him.
He has had a great season but was not a standout in the 2nd tier of Norwegian football.
Maswanhise, I would sign but I believe that Motherwell would command a fee I would be unwilling to pay to strengthen a domestic rival.
20 Apr 2026 08:18:17
Filip Lissah from Falkirk (currently on loan). Good on the ball, decent defender, and looks comfortable at RB. Would improve playing alongside better players.
20 Apr 2026 08:40:55
Calmac. 🤮
20 Apr 2026 08:52:59
Lol, Paul. 👍 😄
19 Apr 2026 15:30:20
Where are people getting the salary figures for Skov Olsen.
To my knowledge the club have not released the details of the provisional contractual agreement in the event of a permanent transfer.
If they have can someone please direct me to the source.
19 Apr 2026 15:50:20
So do you know the salary ASO is receiving, Aph?
19 Apr 2026 15:58:00
His current salary dictated by his contract at Wolfsburg has no bearing on the agreement made in principle with Rangers.
Figures being quoted by some in relation to future payments are nothing more than hypothesis.
19 Apr 2026 16:05:49
One thing for sure Aph, he's on a good wedge. 👍✌️
19 Apr 2026 16:13:10
Another thing for sure, Yately, he's being vastly overpaid for what he contributes for our team.
19 Apr 2026 16:13:22
As are the vast majority of players, Yately.
It only seems to be his prospective transfer that gets calculated, including wages, over an indeterminate amount of time.
To use the same logic and metric.
Sterling cost around £15 million for a small amount of games.
Chermiti could potentially cost around £ 40 million.
The list is endless.
19 Apr 2026 16:17:31
I agree with that, Yately, he will be on a fair amount. Let's face facts, Olsen has been a very disappointing signing for us. He hides during games and offers next to no impact. Subbed twice in a row at HT tells it's on story.
I cannot see us playing him in any of the last 5 games with a title at stake, and we certainly can't justify a large outlay for him based on what we have seen so far. 🫡
19 Apr 2026 16:25:49
Offers nothing but a goal involvement in 50% of matches with no confidence and in very poor form.
I will support the boy.
19 Apr 2026 16:27:56
I got the responses I anticipated.
I will take that as confirmation that no such details have been released and all figures quoted by some regarding his future salary are nothing more than hypothetical.
No factual basis in the figures, so can be dismissed without consideration.
19 Apr 2026 16:28:18
Florida, all I'm seeing is 2.7m yearly, on showing not he's worth a fraction of that salary, it was the Dundee United game, he didn't even want to be on that park, that got me, off form, low in confidence, burst your baws helping your teammates, was none of that
in the United game.
19 Apr 2026 16:37:50
I agree, my star, he is very lazy. We won't see him in any of the last 5, and I can't see him being signed in the summer. Best wishes to the lad, but it just simply hasn't worked out. 🫡
19 Apr 2026 16:38:56
Wouldn't waste 1 mill on him, never mind 3.5mill. And high wages.
19 Apr 2026 16:41:54
Aph, I have stated in the past, that it's maybe better he returns to Denmark for a season to find his form as he's a top player. He hasn't settled with us, and surely you must admit his form is so poor? I think he will struggle for game time for the rest of the season, and I wish him all the best. ✌️👍
19 Apr 2026 16:55:14
Yately, I have been clear on my position.
Yes, his form has been poor and no one could ever say otherwise.
I disagree entirely with him returning to Denmark and I have given my reasoning behind that position.
I do feel that positive inroads are being made in both the management of the player and the player himself.
The information I have is the management team are happy with the player and his effort certainly has not been questioned.
Sascha Lense is working closely with him in ways to improve his confidence and Danny Rohl is an excellent man manager.
I hope he signs permanently but I completely understand other viewpoints and I respect your opinion.
This post was never to discuss Andreas, it was merely to ascertain whether the figures quoted were released by the club or just fictitious.
Many rods to best him with are being fabricated out of nothing.
19 Apr 2026 16:56:53
Exactly my point about kicking a guy when he's down earlier. While most get the point re performance against wage, is it necessary to continually drag it up and aim another kick? The club will decide, as it should be. None of us on here have a clue, no matter who thinks it'll happen the way they want it too. By all means kick away.
19 Apr 2026 17:02:31
Fork, great post, I will return to keeping my counsel, especially in regards to this deal.
Who knows what I'll get blamed for in the summer window.
19 Apr 2026 17:17:39
Aph, this site is here to discuss whatever people want, and I will continue to discuss whatever I want??? It's not the Aphelion show.
19 Apr 2026 17:19:27
It's every day now, Fork, and after people close to the club telling us he's going through stuff.
19 Apr 2026 17:20:10
In my opinion, Skov came with big expectations from the fans, and truth be told we haven't seen that. There definitely is a player tho. Will we sign him on performances shown? I very much doubt it, but with the reported loan fee of 2m, I would like that fee reduced, and either loan him for 6 months or the season, then there's no excuses. Remember, he's not played much prior, coming to a new country and trying to settle your home life takes time for some people.
If there is indeed the rumoured depression then I hope the club are giving him professional help in any way they can. I'm kinda torn as we could have a gem on our hands if he rediscovers form or could be wasted money. Could go either way.
19 Apr 2026 17:27:59
What is your response about Yately?
I've never once tried to stop you doing anything.
19 Apr 2026 17:37:24
Yately does have a point, to be fair. Wonder just what the reaction would be from him/her if several people were to post several times a day to say that Yately's posts were uninspiring, generally rubbish and just not worth it, almost like he/she couldn't be bothered putting the work in?
19 Apr 2026 17:43:23
Yately, I don't know what you have taken offense to.
I merely pointed out the intention and reason behind my post.
No need for the dig. I have done nothing to you.
19 Apr 2026 17:46:10
Aph, I get that you back ASO but I'll rephrase my original question as your "anticipation" of others' replies set you off on a tangent.
Do you know what Rangers pay ASO per week? Not what he gets at Wolfsberg or any prospective deal that might or might not happen.
19 Apr 2026 17:52:19
Alphe. Not sure where u get these figures for Sterling and Chermiti.
Sterling was signed on a four year deal
L as a bosman. His signing on fee reputed to be 750 k over four years. His signing on fee and salary equate to 1 million pounds a year. Four years equals 4 million, not 15 million.
Failed to make addons.
Chermiti signed four year deal with option to add a year, don't know sign on fee.
Salary circa 1.5 million.
8 million fee. No addons met as yet. I can't see how we will be laying out 40 million in his time at Rangers.
19 Apr 2026 18:04:42
At the start of the season, every Rangers fan I know all said that spending £10 million and approximately £1.5 million a year on an unknown, unproven striker was a huge gamble and waste of money.
So, who's to say that Olsen can't come good?
On current form, I can't see that.
But the exact same could be aimed at Chermiti for his first few months in a Rangers jersey.
19 Apr 2026 18:06:48
John, it was a deliberate exaggeration, my friend.
Based on the fabrication on figures regarding Olsen.
My apologies for that.
19 Apr 2026 18:09:52
I believe he's on 44k at Wolfsburg, so u can imagine we're paying some of that. How much is anyone's guess. John, have u got any idea, bud? 👍
19 Apr 2026 18:15:58
I do not know for certain, but I believe we are paying roughly 70% of current salary whilst on loan.
19 Apr 2026 18:19:05
Aphe, you're not happy at people quoting figures, but you seem to know fine fine details, 50% off etc if Wolfsburg relegated. All speculation. He's still not with the fee at 50% off. 👍
19 Apr 2026 18:26:45
Not at all, I pass information on a rumours forum as rumours.
Not once have I claimed it to be anything other than rumour.
What I don't do is use fictitious figures as a reason to speak ill about a player.
I will keep my counsel from now on and refrain from posting rumour.
19 Apr 2026 18:38:58
Aphelion, he's on just over 50k. If he took a 50 percent wage cut to come to Rangers, he would be on 25k. I suspect he would want at least 70 percent of what he is currently on, and even at 50 percent he is not worth it.
You always stick up for him, he's not worth half his fee or half his wages imo. You're entitled to yours, and if he signs I hope he comes good, but to me he's a massive waste of cash.
19 Apr 2026 18:41:26
I have little knowledge of the financials on Aso but for what it's worth (probably not much) in my opinion I'll refrain from truly passing judgment on any permanent deal for Aso until season's end.
Something I think most fans and players seem to not realise is that a player's fate at Rangers is entirely in their own hands. All it takes is 1/2 good games and their fortune completely changes.
Look at our starting 11. Fernandez and Djiga were both considered flops, and now we're quoting massive fees for Manny and asking to keep Djiga.
Moore was considered too young to be here after a few games and has now kicked on into a top player. Chermiti, Aasgaard, Miovski. All considered duds at one point and with just a few games fan opinion lightened and their confidence returned.
For me, Aso gets the split to prove himself. I must admit, at this moment, I'd be wary of making him permanent, but his story here is firmly in his hands. Let's get behind him and the rest of the squad and see what happens.
19 Apr 2026 18:46:51
Like Dowel, people have made their minds up on Aso; he is a very divisive figure amongst the support. My concern is, should he remain at Rangers, will he be able to handle the grief that will come his way with every error he makes during the games he plays in?
19 Apr 2026 19:55:24
Aphe, that's fine, no need to apologise, I understand the post better now.
Fork, Alphe, 70% is accurate as far as I'm concerned, not so sure for those who say 2 million for just under 5 months loan fee.
Teds, that's the due diligence that needs to be properly carried out by the recruitment team.
19 Apr 2026 20:19:26
I'm continuing to be told that the deal will go ahead. It will only be renegaded on by the club if we finish second or third.
19 Apr 2026 21:20:56
Cheers John, appreciated. 👍👍
19 Apr 2026 21:53:04
In defense of Skov, he was praised up as the best player we could ever have signed and would rip up the league, "by the press." Some players take time to settle. I personally think he could be the player that we need.
20 Apr 2026 08:24:12
I hope Skov stays and regains the form he is capable of in a blue jersey. My one concern is whether the player actually wants to be at Rangers.
