23 Feb 2026 09:13:49
Moore 36 games 5 goals 3 assists
Raskin 42 games 4 goals 7 assists
Dio 38 games 2 goals 4 assists
Bajrami 18 games 2 goals 1 assist
Skov Olsen 6 games 1 goal 1 assist
Gassama 43 games 8 goals 4 assists
Chermiti 30 games 7 goals 2 assists
Miovski 35 games 10 goals 1 assist
Naderi 5 games 2 goals 2 assists
Barron 29 games 0 goals 2 assists
Aasgaard 37 games 5 goals 2 assists
Antman 24 games 1 goal 4 assists
The whipping boys seem to have better stats than the ones that do no wrong.
Antman needs to improve his stats drastically as that is not acceptable but he is the only whipping boy with terrible stats.
23 Feb 2026 09:39:42
We didn't draw away to Hearts or Celtic; we drew against Livingston, bottom of the league with 13 points.
23 Feb 2026 09:54:52
Can't really call them all whipping boys if they are all whipped lol.
23 Feb 2026 09:56:57
I personally don't think any of them have great stats on that list when you consider the positions they play.
23 Feb 2026 09:57:44
Stats are not the full story, though, Aphelion. I'm not one for tearing into individual players, but some of the performances, or lack thereof, were terrible yesterday. Gassama should not be played on the right side.
Every time he is, he is poor; he needs to be on the left side. Antman has been stop-start due to injuries, and, unlike others, has not had a sustained run in the team.
23 Feb 2026 10:15:11
Only whipping boy? They all had their fair share of criticism, and rightly so at different times.
23 Feb 2026 10:16:49
I think Mikey Moore is a good player, but his end product is nowhere near enough. If you look at the equivalent at Celtic, Nygren has played 27 league games and scored 14 with 3 assists. I would hope, in the summer, Rangers can find a number 10 that can contribute with more goals next season once his loan expires.
Chermiti's lack of goals continues to be a real problem.
If he can't be relied upon to score regularly, then he could make for a very good second striker. But a goal-scorer up top is needed. Miovski and Chermiti seem to have zero chemistry when played together. I think the club will try to move Miovski out as soon as the window opens TBH.
23 Feb 2026 10:16:52
Who's the ones that can do no wrong?
23 Feb 2026 10:23:35
Ally, the main whipping boys are Dio, Skov Olsen, Gassama, Aasgaard and Chermiti.
JFM, I understand stats don't tell the whole story, but people are treating Moore as the new Maradona, when he has been very poor most of the season, whilst whipping the likes of Skov Olsen.
23 Feb 2026 10:25:50
People desperate to bring Barron into the conversation.
Statistically he has done absolutely nothing to warrant being discussed as a starter.
23 Feb 2026 10:55:24
Barron is a holding midfielder breaking up play. He's not going to get goals and asst. Daft comment. Stats don't tell the full story. Look at Aasgaard, got a few goals but the empty shirt game totally passes him by.
I like Dio better than Chukwuani for me.
Both Olsen and Gassama have been really poor. For a winger, Olsen looks scared to take anybody on.
23 Feb 2026 11:07:32
I personally think the current 2 from 3 is the best solution, i.e. Raskin, Diomande & Chukwuani. I agree Barron doesn't offer much going forward either. As for the reaction from yesterday, why is Chermiti getting so much flack? There weren't many actual good crosses or opportunities for him.
23 Feb 2026 11:13:32
Aphelion, you put Barron in your stats, then criticise people for bringing him in when no one had even mentioned him. It makes no sense. Did you just mention him to have a pop at him? And, as Paul says, he's not that type of player to have attacking stats.
23 Feb 2026 11:22:35
No, Kaiser, I brought him on as a comparable to Raskin and Diomande.
He was also mentioned in multiple posts yesterday following the game.
He offers nothing to the team. He doesn't dictate tempo, he doesn't start attacks.
What does he do?
23 Feb 2026 11:29:02
But Barron did his job excellently in the middle of the park. Olsen, until now, has shown nothing.
23 Feb 2026 11:33:41
Barron offers nothing, tells me enough.
23 Feb 2026 11:40:56
Aph Barron was by far our best performer for weeks before he got injured, when we were conceding few goals and having our best spell of the season. What he does well is press and win the ball back, and win 2nd balls.
His energy is 2nd to none, and it would've helped us, in particular against Hibs and then Motherwell, to see the game out.
Yesterday needed the attackers to come up with something more (Gassama/Olsen were both terrible).
23 Feb 2026 11:46:57
My star, all successful clubs need a midfielder like Connor Barron, and a good few on here, although entitled to their opinions, just don't give this lad the credit he deserves, imo. ? There's most definitely a place in our team for Connor Barron, and I think this young man will only get better and better. ?
There's a really good chance that Raskin and Dio could be sold this summer and will need replaced, but Barron absolutely can be our defensive mid, doing all the dirty, donkey work superbly well, which gives the springboard for our more attacking, technically gifted players to do their jobs.
? I have always been a big admirer of Barron, and his attitude/workrate is immense. Tbh. ? ??
23 Feb 2026 12:08:13
Barron isn't the reason we are dropping points. Barron is a headless chicken.
23 Feb 2026 12:08:28
We dropped points before Barron was injured.
23 Feb 2026 12:16:45
You're the one that brought him into your stats-based thread. Obviously he's not going to stand out, as it's not his position. Obviously not comparing ability, but that's like saying Kante and Makalele were rubbish because they didn't score much. Some of the players u have recommended don't score or assist either.
Until his injury he was MOTM repeatedly, with Danny saying how important he was to the team, so saying he offers nothing is just blatantly wrong. He's a ball winner, not a creator. And he did also create goals against Celtic. Still strange to just use your thread to take a pop at him above others.
23 Feb 2026 12:44:32
Sws, agreed hundred percent, mate, I really appreciate the work Barron does.
23 Feb 2026 12:52:22
Aphe, as my star says, saying Barron offers nothing to the team tells me a lot. While you think Antman, Aasgaard and Olsen are all top players, before his injury Barron was head and shoulders above Raskin, Dio and Chukwuani. He was what you would call the 1st name on the team sheet.
23 Feb 2026 12:57:07
Barron ain't a headless chicken, Storm, imo, you're miles off what he offers as a defensive mid. ?
23 Feb 2026 12:58:38
Bang on the money, Kaisercaillaud, and I totally agree with you, mate. ? ??
23 Feb 2026 13:03:02
I would disagree, Storm, but at least headless chickens run about, unlike some that stroll around aimlessly. He might not have the greatest ability, but could do with his attitude more. The same was also said about Gattuso.
23 Feb 2026 13:05:35
Who do you regard as the whipping boys? If you are looking at stats for goals and assists, you are really only looking at the forwards, and I think Moore, Gassama, Antman, Chermiti, and Miovski all have poor stats and none of them have consistently done what is required of players in their position. The likes of Moore and Chermiti get raved about when they have a good game, but it doesn't happen often enough.
The argument is they are all young and need time, so the question is, are we writing this season off because they need time? As for Raskin, Barron, and Diomande, they should be chipping in with more goals, but they are not really attacking midfielders, so scoring is not their main function. By the way, we have missed Barron's energy badly over the last few weeks.
23 Feb 2026 13:57:17
Asa, that's not very fair on the wee man. He's been outstanding this season. How many Man of the Match awards did he get, since you're doing stats? It seems you're throwing your toys out of the pram because people are saying players from Scandinavia have been very poor thus far.
23 Feb 2026 14:02:04
Antman has been pants, man.
He has ability. He has shown it elsewhere.
There's something not right with him. Not sure he wants to be here.
23 Feb 2026 14:08:51
I think some of the comments re Barron are scandalous. He has been man of the match a few times, and his energy and drive are sorely missing in some of our midfield players.
23 Feb 2026 14:24:21
Exactly what it is, Carson. He would have a CM painting of Dio and Chukwuani, Antman left, Olsen right, and Aasgaard shoved in somewhere, standing, flicking his hair.
23 Feb 2026 14:47:03
Coops and Kasier, that's my opinion. He isn't as good as people on here make out; they just see a guy that tries 100% every time and think he is good. Man of the match repeatedly? He wasn't. ?♂️ Don't use Rino and Barron in the same conversation. One won the World Cup and Champions League. ?♂️ Barton couldn't lace his boots and never will. I never said that about Rino. We need a proper 6 in our team.
Barron, Raskin, whoever, is not that proper 6 we are looking for. He is good for the Scottish quota, I'll give him that. But people using him as an excuse for us losing points is crazy, as we dropped points when he was playing also, so that argument is bs.
He has had a few good games, but we need better than him, the same way we need better than Souttar and Chermiti, to name a few.
23 Feb 2026 15:02:25
Aph, I have to agree with you on Barron. Yes, he may have had a few MOTM performances, but you're playing for Rangers and, as a midfielder, you have to be creating and scoring more. He looks for the simple pass far too often. People saying his ability to read the game and win the ball back are wrong; he's not even in the top 5 in the league for winning the ball back.
He's far too slow, but because he's running about he gets clout. We won't progress far with Barron starting defensive mid.
23 Feb 2026 15:30:29
Appreciate it's your opinion, Storm, I just don't think he's as bad as made out either, and I was referring to Gattuso when with us, obviously before becoming a World Cup winner. Many described him as a headless chicken. I'd take a player who gives 100% all the time, like u say, even if he's limited, rather than those that don't.
23 Feb 2026 15:32:28
I'm in the 'he's not a bad sub to have' category. ? ?
23 Feb 2026 16:19:21
As a homegrown player, acquired for little money, I'd say Barron is a valuable squad member who showed drive and determination when others didn't. The manager liked him, and I trust his judgement, and Barron's style allowed others to be more creative. He's far from the finished article, but on an upward trajectory.
23 Feb 2026 16:43:03
He's far too slow. ?? That's incredible. ?
23 Feb 2026 16:43:43
Connor Barron covers more ground than anyone at Rangers.
23 Feb 2026 16:48:25
Storm, are you saying he hasn't won any Man of the Match awards? He clearly has, so why lie? If you don't like him, that's kl, it's your opinion, but try to be more truthful.
23 Feb 2026 16:49:45
Danny, who else out our midfield has been scoring all these goals you're going on about?
23 Feb 2026 17:22:20
Exactly, Danny. Some just don't understand the game.
23 Feb 2026 17:37:16
Sorry, Danny, but again, to use the Makalele comparison, he only scored 18 in his whole career, with the majority of those before he played for big clubs, so nothing about being at a good club means a midfielder should score more. It's the role and type of player he is, which allows the more creative ones to do their job.
Barron is obviously nowhere near that level, and if we can get a better one, great, but to say he offers nothing to the team based purely on the stats above is utter nonsense.
23 Feb 2026 18:33:54
Danny, Barron brings more than goals. His drive, energy and dig have been missing in the middle of the park.
23 Feb 2026 20:11:39
We don't score enough goals. The fact that not 1 of our forwards has scored double figures in the league shows that, and our wingers are too inconsistent. Skov Olsen has been a disappointment so far but has 10 games to change that. Gassama has completely lost his form and needs to be left on the bench, but we have no alternative.