02 Jul 2025 03:12:17
I think we're concentrating on league more this year with these British signings coming in, about time too, it's time we got our priorities right.
02 Jul 2025 06:30:34
I think it's just the core players to suit martins style and martins priority signings that is making it seem that way. The 49ers are looking to win asap so look willing to pay for the experienced players that might do that short term and then work on the rest over time.
Once Martin gets his players in the club will probably bring in some players to develop as per the model, 1 in 1 out of we can get rid of the obv players we need to let go.
02 Jul 2025 06:35:39
I think it's core sqaude should be from UK then add a couple foreign players to complement the sqaud. Take raskin for instance he knows what it like to play for us.
02 Jul 2025 07:14:47
How can you get rid of a player on a possible good contract, if no one wants to maintain their wage at an other club, or the player doesn't want moved on/ take a wage drop?
02 Jul 2025 08:04:47
It's a solid approach seemingly. If RMs main targets are the 3 he's got in (including Coady in that 3), that solidifies us for the big euro qualifier. Get through that and we've got euro money this year which makes a difference to the income. We'll get money for igamane and a few others too.
02 Jul 2025 08:11:08
Davie not sure i understand your logic, are you suggesting that someone from England would know what its like to play for us but someone from across the water wouldnt.
Just don't get that, how many times have you heard players say that until you play for Rangers you can't understand what its like. How does where you come from change that?
Plenty of UK players came to us and "didnt get it".
02 Jul 2025 08:28:19
Still to see evidence of the 5 or 6 outgoing players listed on here regularly, actually going anywhere.
02 Jul 2025 09:09:18
Barton, Dowell and Cantwell were all supposed to run amok up here and failed badly on high wages. Most of the success stories were younger players trying to prove something. I honestly wish we stuck with PC and NK as things were going in the right direction long term. Buying these short term fixes nearly ruined us so why we going back to this again?
02 Jul 2025 09:23:23
You mean English market right since that's where all the signings are from?
RM was a poor appointment and now these signings apart from Aarons are poor too. Two English league journeymen who okay will add experience but what about the wages they will be on?
Wish this new board had kept Koppen as at least his signings were younger players who we can sell on. I mean if the Iga rumours are true then we are due to make a decent fee for just one year, this should still be the priority going forward.
02 Jul 2025 10:01:11
Bigbluejim, a poor appointment maybe in your eyes, Coady and Rothwell are excellent signings for Rangers, Rothwell it's on a massive wage 15k weekly at Bournemouth.
Our scouting system will just be the same looking for future potential, we're signing these experienced players to challenge for the league in his first season.
02 Jul 2025 10:09:49
Bar that is why we don't list anything, window opened yesterday and remains open for over eight weeks.
02 Jul 2025 10:10:40
I agree RM was a very disheartening appointment however, Rothwell really has the ability to bring something to the team, I think we're getting a very good player. I'm not sold on Coady and hope he ends up at Wolves but I think Rothwell will surprise a number of people.
02 Jul 2025 10:13:43
I don't think we have abandoned the work koppen has done. It does look like 49ers are going slightly for the here and now initially in the window but they aren't stupid they know we need to find gems and seek them going forward.
02 Jul 2025 10:13:52
Wasn't long ago Arfield was classed as to old at 31 now a journeyman like Rothwell at 30 years and 6 months is a class signing.
02 Jul 2025 10:32:05
Lambert it seems very much like you're not happy with Rangers signing a quality centre midfielder like Rothwell, I can only ask why?
02 Jul 2025 10:40:17
The reason why is I don't rate the market Mystar nothing more. He's average Mystar stop making him out to be some sort of great player. EPL and championship don't want him so let's not kid yourself he's quality. Fans are allowed to voice concerns in the direction we are going and imo it's not the correct one. Not everyone on here has to agree with you or is that something against the rules on here?
02 Jul 2025 10:40:26
Strange mystar he's not got a single good thing to say about us.
02 Jul 2025 10:42:43
Good to see the club singing players that will fit into our wage structure. These big money contracts in the past, generally didn't work for us.
I'd like to see some players leave shortly. So much work yet to do on that front.
02 Jul 2025 11:04:19
Mystar if you think RM was a great appointment then I'm afraid you have fallen even further, he was due to set a new PL record with how dire his Southampton team were but my issue isn't with him as managers have failed and come good again time after time.
The issue is signing players like Rothwell and Coady. Both are not better than what we currently have regardless of experience. We are also have plenty of CMs and still not RW option signed. We were supposed to have a new DNA going forward and yet these are clearly signings made for the manager and not the club going forward.
We are a walking, talking contradiction of a club lately.
02 Jul 2025 11:07:48
Coady hasn't signed yet or did I miss it?.
02 Jul 2025 11:10:19
My star all he's done since joining the page is rubbish Rangers no wonder people think he's a Tim the name says it all does he think we don't no who paul lambert is lol.
02 Jul 2025 11:15:27
Lambert Rothwell is a very good signing for Rangers, just seems you don't like that all, you have never made one positive post about anything Rangers, you say what you want and I'm convinced you're from the darkside of town.
02 Jul 2025 11:15:29
Thanks John, was of the understanding that work was being done in the background for weeks if not months, so expected something sooner on ANY of them.
Patience, clearly not a virtue of mine ?.
02 Jul 2025 11:24:37
Bigbluejim he wasn't close to my pick, but done plenty research on him and believe he'll do what the latest managers didn't it breaking down the rest of the teams in our league, but will we as supporters give him the time? very doubtful, but I'm extremely happy the men in charge will.
02 Jul 2025 11:30:12
Big blue Jim, I think you need to calm down mate, your negativity is draining. The transfer window has ages to go, Rm will still be in the process of accessing the squad, these things take time which people like you need to realise, also who would you have went for as manager?
02 Jul 2025 11:31:56
Question Bigbluejim, do you think we have now stopped in signing future talent? I certainly don't.
I'm only seeing experienced players signed as it is giving Martin as far better chance of completing in the league in his first season.
02 Jul 2025 11:42:46
Bbj, i am also sceptical but yet to see a bad word said about RM by professional players working under him or fellow managers.
02 Jul 2025 11:45:21
Lambert u don't seem to know much re airfield played with us till 34.
02 Jul 2025 11:46:19
Dado, i think Russell Martin is going to shock a good few of our supporters because i believe he'll be a very good appointment. I'm pleased with the signings and the ones we're looking very likely to sign so far. I don't wear this Russell Martin is a poor appointment because he wasn't a lot of our supporters first choice or wasn't a big name. Give the guy time and backing and imo you'll be very pleasantly surprised. I also have a strong feeling that big dessers will remain a Rangers player.
02 Jul 2025 11:49:23
Bar it may eight weeks to go as John has stated but we have CL qualifiers in less than 3 weeks so you're not wrong in thinking we would and should have done more by now and with certain players looking likely to be away.
Mystar again I'll state my issue isn't with RM as he get's my backing to prove he has what it takes. It's more the signings that are being made for him while neglecting areas where we are so ridiculously lacking that is the worry.
02 Jul 2025 11:52:31
Martin to me was massively underwhelming because I knew very little about him, in retrospect he's exactly what we need as a manager. Been very impressed with the training footage and the emphasis on playing forward fast.
02 Jul 2025 13:30:06
Don't think you can class Cantwell with Barton and Dowell. Cantwell had a lot of good games for us and showed he could play for Rangers, its just his ego got in the way. He was missed last season as we had nobody who could do what he does, should have stayed and been a star instead he sabotaged his own career again .
02 Jul 2025 13:39:01
Glad too hear ehl that raskin has made huge impression i would have made him captain an extension but even in doesn't get the captaincy he's showing he's a leader whether in training or on the pitch also good too hear barron nsiilia jefte cortes are working hard an doing well maybe jefte an cortes could be partnership on left we have been missing.
02 Jul 2025 13:49:49
Cool Bigbluejim, hopefully they get signed soon mate. but we'll not change our scouting recruitment that has been put in place.
02 Jul 2025 13:51:53
My star it's easy to see through lambert and why he's slating our signings ie. because he's a worried man mate.
02 Jul 2025 14:17:58
Bar72
Getting rid all unwanted might take longer you think. We're bottom heavy with gash who need to go.
02 Jul 2025 14:20:25
I've no problem with thiewell martin bringing in 3/ 4 more experienced players as we will need bit stability in the squad over next 2/ 3 seasons to help bring the young players on
especially if we start selling players after just 1 an a bit seasons it will be hard keep consistency we will need overall too win leagues cups.