29 Jun 2025 11:15:29
I would love Dessers to stay. 51 goals in 2 seasons in all competitions. Who else is going to provide those stats. He knows Scottish football and is proven. If its not broken then don't fix it.
29 Jun 2025 11:27:09
I'd rather he stayed for football reasons as well mate, but £5m is hard to knock back for a player his age. We won't get that next season and he's not worth a new deal as his wages are too high. I think common sense says sell and invest in younger player.
29 Jun 2025 11:33:02
Baxter not that am wanting him, unless he's a squad player, Shankland scored 59 goals in two seasons for Hearts, season 22/ 23, 28 goals, season 23/ 24, 31 goals, better than 1 on 2 in his time at Hearts.
29 Jun 2025 11:36:08
Only a matter of time. His value now is as high as its ever going to be and with his age and unlikeliness to be our main striker then all points to cash in.
29 Jun 2025 11:37:31
It's amazing some people think shanks can play RM
style but the same people don't think dessers can when dessers is the better player and achieved a lot more in his career than shanks ever has.
29 Jun 2025 12:36:02
Storm difference as Shankland is good at holding the ball up and is a good link up player, only problem is his pace, would be a handy player from the bench, but Dessers is the better player.
29 Jun 2025 12:42:45
Baxter, completely agree.
29 Jun 2025 12:52:16
Baxter if iga leaves i think dessers will be kept until after the cl qualifiers I don't think we can expect to lose 2 of our 3 strikers and replace them within 2 weeks.
29 Jun 2025 12:53:30
Storm dessers can't link the play or hold the ball in shankkand can but I'd prefer we signed someone younger with pace.
29 Jun 2025 13:09:51
Ows that's a complete myth of course he can.
Shanks can't play martins style so is the manager going to change for shanks?
My star why you picking out two seasons to suit your argument instead of using the last two seasons both have played? Is that because shanks had a poor scoring season last season? I know he was played in different position for a good bit of season but he still missed a hell of a lot of chances.
29 Jun 2025 13:12:21
Good stats from shankland but let's not forget Dessers wasn't main penalty taker could add in a good few more to his over all goals if he was, shankland doesn't play against teams camped in every other week 10 men being the ball, I'd actually take shankland if he was a free and a relatively lower wage, a very useful squad player who ticks a lot of boxes and loves the club no brainer for me.
29 Jun 2025 13:40:05
Storm Shankland has scored better than 1 in 2 games in his hearts career.
Storm well Shankland has scored 40 goals for Hearts and Dessers 51 for Rangers since Dessers has been a Rangers player.
29 Jun 2025 13:43:36
Shankland is far better at holding the ball up and a much better link player Storm, believe he wouldn't be as bad as your making him out at playing Martin set up.
29 Jun 2025 14:06:41
Storm once again passing off his own opinion as fact. EHL has already said that Shankland would suit Martin's style, but of course you know better.
29 Jun 2025 14:12:36
Storm also Che Adams isn't a fast player and he played Martin system, because like Shankland he's good at linking up and holding the ball up, we all know that Dessers is the better player.
29 Jun 2025 14:18:08
No real benefit gleaned from having a better link player or that player being able to hold up the ball, unless the other players bust a gut to support him or players are willing to make runs beyond the striker. Hold up play is not the most important attribute when you're facing low block defences week in and week out, although it does help when facing Celtic or teams in Europe.
29 Jun 2025 14:27:25
He's just under 1 in 2 to be accurate.
29 Jun 2025 14:31:19
Anno I'm being a fud??.
29 Jun 2025 15:04:01
Fork, He's scored 68 goals in 137 games for Hearts mate.
29 Jun 2025 15:12:16
Said before Dessers finished the season well and his goals tally was good, there were spells earlier in the season and previous seasons when he has been dreadful.
If we are going to play with one main striker then he has to be a focal point and that's not Dessers game.
He's proved over a season that he will score goals so you either keep him in the squad or take what sounds like a good offer for someone at his age, no use for him either at stage of his career being on the bench.
Igmane I would keep but understand the player model and a fee in the region of 13 to 1 ( million that's been quoted sounds like good business.
29 Jun 2025 15:33:34
It is about opinions, and that's fine and I have no doubt Shankland would score plenty of goals in a Rangers jersey, and be a better focal point.
You can have a different opinion without trying to prove some way how your right.
29 Jun 2025 15:39:04
Mystar for 2 seasons you mentioned shanks takes pens not so much last season dessers doesn't bar a couple.
Adams is a lot more mobile than shanks ?♂️ get a grip ?♂️
Fork you ain't being a fud you are just proving Mystar is manipulating stats like he tried to do with going by shanks 1st two seasons at hearts ?
He always does it he tries to manipulate it to suit his argument. Done it loads of times on here.
DTB at no point have I said anything is fact it's just my opinion so please stop embarrassing yourself.
I don't care what ehl says to be honest as I have my own opinion and I have my own eyes.
Does ehl get everything correct? No he doesn't
Do I get everything right? Nope
Do you get everything right? Nope.
29 Jun 2025 15:41:15
Good post GJD.
I have always said if he is signed or whoever is signed I will back but it won't stop giving my opinion on here especially when guys like DTB are around trying to say I say things as facts when he is 100% WRONG.
29 Jun 2025 17:28:14
Nonsense Storm, because Fort wasn't correct was he? like I said previously Shankland has scored better than 1 goal in 2 ganes in his career for Hearts, Adams is certainly not a fast player either, yes your opinion on Shankland but I'm saying he'd do better in Martin set up than you think, Shankland wouldn't be starting anyway, but is a good player for coming on looking for goals.
29 Jun 2025 17:40:01
68 +68 = 136 in my book= less than 1 in 2????? sorry a bit pedantic.
29 Jun 2025 17:41:33
Tbf I'm at the wind up?.
29 Jun 2025 18:57:56
This Shsnkland not be able to play Martins style is all about pressing the opponents I would guess, hold up play is better than anyone we have and 90% of time especially at ibrox he would not need to come out the box as we chip ball in etc, he would be a handy tool to have.
29 Jun 2025 19:27:26
Hope so Fork because 68 goals in 137 is less than 1 in 2 mate.
29 Jun 2025 20:02:34
It's actually 1 goal every 2.01 games, so I was actually correct?.
29 Jun 2025 20:04:36
Plus what u just said is what I said up above⬆️⬆️?.
29 Jun 2025 20:13:39
He won't do better tho
Mystar and we all know you don't have a clue when it comes to players as everyone you have called hasn't been good enough bar Tillman.
29 Jun 2025 21:11:27
Brilliant again storm ??, one word, clueless, tell you once again I'd lose you on spotting talent, you're only taking utter nonsense about Shankland couldn't play in Martin set up.
Fort aye your being fussy lol, a fked up.
29 Jun 2025 21:43:44
Lol just pulling your chain bud??.