01 Jun 2025 00:05:01
What do we think we genuinely have transfer budget wise. What positions is a must? My opinion 3 wingers a rb 2 cbs. Am glad we're going to be better run so on but we need to get this bang on or we're going to have a other team of lossers with there heads down.
01 Jun 2025 00:33:16
We are too light weight in midfield, need 2 quality hard physical midfielders, 2 wingers, RB, poss LB depending, another striker and 2 hard hitting CBs.
Up to 9 players.
Stops now when diddy teams out muscle Rangers.
01 Jun 2025 03:03:01
This 20m invested is for capital and playing sqauad supposobly. I'd say 10m for sqaud plus original budget set by gers and player sales. I don't expect much happening in summer or January until commercial deals etc are all signed.
01 Jun 2025 05:16:48
Desperate for a left back. We cannot continue with jefte flogging goals on a weekly basis.
01 Jun 2025 06:02:36
As things stand, based on forecast turnover and expenditure - £8m, of which c.£4m is already committed.
01 Jun 2025 07:13:23
We will need to sell to buy if we want several additions and that's even if we rid our selves of the known dead wood - so I can see one or two leaving from - Bajrami/ Raskin/ Butland/ Igamane/ Diomande - imho
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01 Jun 2025 08:26:27
New keeper right back two centre halves 3 midfielders two strikers and a budget of £7m for a winger ?.
01 Jun 2025 08:46:35
Wouldn't sell Raskin he could be worth a whole lot more in a season or two, makes no sense to sell him now, Igmane as well would keep unless a very good offer comes in which I don't see at this point as he has a lot of his game to improve on, the others on that list can go, add Danillo, Ridvan and Jefte, Souttar as well if the right offer comes in.
01 Jun 2025 09:07:04
Rosevale - agree re those others u added - however as we stand we may need to sell when stocks are up on certain players because remember our dealings with Morelos and Kent which lost us potentially tens of millions when they were at their peak - can't afford same mistakes again nor to be taken for mugs?.
01 Jun 2025 09:20:35
Rosevale Raskin won't be worth anything to us in 2 years time as he could leave on a free. He needs to sign a new deal or he needs to be sold this summer to get the best deal.
01 Jun 2025 09:38:28
Ehl that 8m you say is that with the 20m investment. I know not all of that is for transfers but a large part is if you read the statement from the new legal team on Friday. If we are basically giving a new coach 4m to spend if 4m is committed we are seriously hampering a new coach.
01 Jun 2025 09:45:03
Although I don't want it to happen unless raskin signs an extension, we need to sell, we do need to get away from this sentimental feeling and start trading players, his stock is up, has two years remaining, this is the time to sell, igamane, I believe will make us decent money in a year or two. I do see the owners doing what they have done at Leeds, and it's worked, so could also see Others go if price is right.
01 Jun 2025 09:49:34
OWS, on the £20m. Just to save on repeating messages.
1. No official line has come from Rangers to say it's for Transfers.
2. Our new owners are being praised for being excellent businessmen - so why would they reveal their hand and negatively impact their ability to negotiate on transfers.
3. Transfer budgets are driven by turnover and a share release doesn't increase turnover.
I know we're all excited, but let's be sensible.
On the £8m, this is as things stand and can obviously be increased if we increase turnover, however the vast majority of the work on transfers is all ready in flight and based on current budget.
01 Jun 2025 09:50:53
Ows in my opinion Ancelotti is not walking into his first managerial appointment if he has not be advised money will be spent on recruitment this summer, if Raskin doesn't sign another contract he needs sold this summer.
01 Jun 2025 10:07:55
Hopefully most are tied up EHL, cheap or ooc, probably have around 15m cash for transfers I'd only be using that on a few players.
01 Jun 2025 10:16:16
2 CBs, 1 LB, 1 CDM (physical), 2 wingers, 1 striker
That's 7 players, but they need to be better than any player we have. I. e. 7 first team players.
To help fund, sell yilmas, proper, and igamane.
Then any business on top of that should be clearing deadwood and brining in young squad players, along the likes of the boy from PSG and Bassey etc.
01 Jun 2025 10:31:03
You know EHL when the 20 million was mentioned i tried to say it wasn't classed as income for transfers and u got told I was being negative and moaning. I was being nothing of the sort. People are getting carried away and I'm trying to look at it sensibly. Hopefully you can get the message through.
01 Jun 2025 10:41:41
I blame fan media JFM, they purposely misreport to drive up hits and give them weeks of crazy transfer speculation to keep the hits coming.
It's a shame really.
01 Jun 2025 11:09:01
Jfm, some fans think we can just magic money out of the famous magic tree that sits behind Ibrox. ?
Paul, what you are saying about our left back we have been saying about our right back for years and he is still there. Jefte can still get better as he is young enough I would be getting rid of Tav before any defender. Tav and souttar cost us more goals last season than any other defenders.
01 Jun 2025 11:24:21
@EHL
If we were to raise £25 mil in additional player sales, in your opinion would the money raised from those transfers out, then be used to build out next years playing squad?
01 Jun 2025 11:30:58
Personally, I think between 5 and 8 mill, with a possible increase if we sell anyone for decent money.
I do not think we can YET afford anyone single player at 5+ mill, so as I've said b4, my feeling is young, loans, ooc and freebies in the main, none of which should break the bank on wages!
Also another question, we have already moved about a dozen young lads out, so will we have a b team?
01 Jun 2025 12:09:31
Well keep Raskin for a season and hopefully the price will go up unless a really good offer comes in at this point, sorry didn't know he was out of contract in two years.
01 Jun 2025 12:17:21
I've look track of how many times Souttar blocked goal bound goals last season, but clearly others don't see such things, very good centre back for Rangers, as seen when not in the team, some don't like a player and it's highlighted in what they say about them.
01 Jun 2025 12:20:44
Cheers for info ehl. With thr amount of players we need i woukd be very surprised if we only spent 4 mill. Propper Danilo davies Dowell ridvan should all bring in funds. Still think igamane may go as well.
01 Jun 2025 12:23:34
Sydney, all depends on what players are sold and what period the funds are received.
01 Jun 2025 12:27:04
Correct storm. Jefte has time on his side to improve. Tav peaked years ago and even then he always had mistakes in him i will be severely disappointed if he continues as captain.
01 Jun 2025 12:27:21
Rose keeping Raskin for a further season will see us losing cash on him with only having one year remaining on his contract, he signs another contract soon or he will be sold these men won't mess around like our last board.
01 Jun 2025 12:31:35
Ehl did you see or read the statement on Friday from the clubs new legal team? It's on Rangers review but it said its expected to be deployed to support the clubs core strategic priority of strengthening the first team squad. Surely that's been approved by the club before the statement was released?
01 Jun 2025 12:48:43
OWS, I haven't seen or read it - however from what you've quoted it looks like a partial out of context quote from the main press release from the club.
Which seems particularly for the course.
01 Jun 2025 12:49:55
Storm said on previous post we need a whole new defence. That inclues souttar and new keeper. Will have to be done over good few windows though.
01 Jun 2025 12:56:56
"Expected"?
01 Jun 2025 12:57:21
Ows, I don't believe the will be the last investment in us, think it will happen again soon enough.
01 Jun 2025 12:57:58
One Walter u r 100% correct.
01 Jun 2025 13:00:52
Ehl I think many will be disappointed in what we actually do spend mate. i'm a realist and understand we just don't have much to spend unless we sell very, very wisely. These guys are just in the door not had time to get to grips of ways to make our club more money, but you can sure as day follows night that they will get to grips but this will take time.
01 Jun 2025 13:56:19
I am only going to explain this one more time so here goes again in Scotland there is no ffp there is no legislation, it only matters in Europe, uefa fine you around 5 million if you exceed what they say is allowed, so in theory qualifying for the champions league gets you around 40 million, it's maybe worth the risk to the 49 ers spending big because the penalty is so small, you get 3 warnings first is suspended fine, second is the actual fine, 3 rd is psg and Man City stuff, nobody has ever had points deductions as of note. I've done vast research on this for a while now. There is no law to say what we can spend in Scotland, only Europe, who up until now only fine you 5 million so guys and I want you to read this carefully, I'm not saying this is going to happen but what I'm saying is if the 49 ers want to spend big they can as there's no legislation here. Phew hope, that clears everything up lol.