30 Jun 2025 18:01:56
There seems to be a growing number of people on this site who seem to think it is extremely unlikely that we could win the league. We play in a 2 team league and we matched Celtic all the way in the OF games and in the cups. So we have a new manager a new board who will invest in the team if we get 15 mil for Hamza surely that goes on new players. We pay millions of pounds on transfers for international players and pay most of them 10s of thousands a week surely we expect our team to beat the likes of Dundee, Livingston, Falkirk, and the rest home and away. I actually think our main rivals are no great shakes so why can't we win the league.
30 Jun 2025 18:16:48
It depends on who we sign because we need at least 5 maybe more 1st team ready.
30 Jun 2025 18:22:03
While I don't think we are miles off of them, I will reserve my opinion of this season until nearer windows end. What I do know is this current crop of players will never win the league and will struggle to win anything. However I have faith that we will do some good business throughout the window to see a much stronger Rangers. Just wish it would happen sooner but that's me being impatient.
30 Jun 2025 18:30:48
I'm with you BT1958,why can't we win the league? I've always been a cup half full supporter.
30 Jun 2025 18:30:56
Zero expectations this season, can't see us doing much to be honest.
30 Jun 2025 18:39:48
Bit of a stretch to say we matched them. They won the league in a canter, won a cup and got to the other final. Remind me again what we won. Think it will be sometime before we win any titles again. Best chance will be a cup.
30 Jun 2025 18:46:05
Walter
Not football expert so not going to state what we need. We equalled and bested Tim's all season last. My immediate thought we bin proper and others and build team round 2 decent CHs.
30 Jun 2025 18:47:51
I think fans are trying to brace themselves for the fact that there is a lot of work to be done on our squad. I get the positives you outlined but we still fell a long way short last season, never looking likely to challenge from 1st game of the season.
New guys also seem to be struggling to get outgoing transfers in order to free wages and squad positions. Until that happens like EHL has been posting we will only see a couple more come in.
That would not be enough to challenge this season, most fans think we need around 5 starters at least, me too.
Even if we get a lot of movement late in the window it's going to be a tough start for Martin. I am hoping we get a manager bounce at the start to get us through that and it gives us something to build on.
I am less worried about the qualifiers because having most of the squad from last year is not necessarily a bad thing. They were fantastic in Europe last year and showed in big games they can match most teams. May even be preferable to having 5 new guys in starting line up.
30 Jun 2025 19:02:09
Miller iv said 5 because we definitely need 1 maybe 2 ch we need at least 1 winger to replace Cerny poss 2 because i'm not confident cortes will make it and at least 1 central midfielder who can support the front line and that's before u add a striker who can play the way rm wants if you accept dessers can't. Iv not even spoke about a keeper.
30 Jun 2025 19:17:10
By that argument we had a good enough squad to beat the other teams last season but we didn't . Dropped points to all except St Johnstone and Ross County the two relegated teams . A lot of our current players cost a lot of money and are paid a lot of money and can't cut it . We need to start getting players who give VFM .
30 Jun 2025 19:41:43
At the very least, we need to be breathing down their necks.
30 Jun 2025 21:17:31
Right so we have bought a rb when we have tav already so what happens there?
We have lost hagi and cerny teo of our starters
We lost balogun Lawrence
We have not added much to squad except aarons cameron and you think people are wrong to think that
Our main man vs Celtic and most games last year was cerny he's gone
People are examining what's in feont of them right now and it doesn't look good
It could all change with a few key signings but has to be said we are leaving it late especially when qualifiers aroind the corner.
30 Jun 2025 22:12:08
Our team were good enough on paper to win the league last year. unfortunately we don't play on paper. whether it was because we thought we could just turn up, too many players not on form at the same time or whatever. IMO it was lack of quality on our bench that cost us. not having good enough available meant not being able to drop players who should have been dropped.
30 Jun 2025 22:32:59
I think we should boot the 49ers out. it has been a fortnight now and they haven't spent the 100s of millions of pounds we thought they would.
Personally if this seasons CL qualifiers are too soon and we end up in Europa then I can live with that if we win titles and cups more regularly in future years. it has been said so many times they are building for future and fans think by that they mean 23rd July.
and who says Rangers fans have no patience.
01 Jul 2025 00:05:57
There is zero evidence to suggest we will mount a challenge this season.
Celtic will be stronger again as they are cash rich and able to invest heavily in the squad whilst we are hamstrung by FFP.
The current squad is miles off it, yes they can put in a performance now and again but can't mount a strong challenge as they lack consistency and the volume of goals to win week to week.
Our average scoreline last year was 2-1 whilst celtics was 4-1. It's not difficult (from a stats view) to see why we drew so many matches.
Hopefully RM can make a difference it just don't think he has the tools at his disposal to turn this squad into champions.