11 Mar 2026 12:58:47
ASO - 6 matches, 1 goal, 2 assists.
Chermiti - 21 matches, 9 goals, 2 assists.
Moore - 24 matches, 5 goals, 2assists.
Miovsky - 22 matches, 4 goals, 1 assist.
Gassama - 29 matches, 2 goals, 3 assists.
Above is the main reason we are behind Hearts and Celtic.
Those are league figures but for our forward line to have scored 21 goals in the league and 10 assists is nowhere near enough and I've not included Naderi. Next season we must find a way of creating more or we will be also rans again.
11 Mar 2026 14:07:42
Good post, Ows, and I agree that is a good reason why we are behind, but midfielders are the issue too.
11 Mar 2026 14:21:56
Storm, good point. atm our midfield seems too similar and more defensive. None of them will hit the numbers needed.
11 Mar 2026 14:34:33
Correct, Storm. Engels/Nygren/McGregor have 27 goals between them this season. Last season, McGregor and Engels had 20 between the 2 of them. When was the last time we had a couple of mfs getting those kinds of numbers? All our mfs have been too similar for a long time, and it needs to be addressed for next year.
We also will need at least one striker next year, probably 2.
11 Mar 2026 15:06:22
Exactly, guys, we've not had a decent goal-scoring midfielder for years, yet everyone is obsessed with us needing a No6 as a bigger priority.
11 Mar 2026 15:24:52
We should have kept Cameron and played him from the bench at the very least.
Goals were his best asset.
11 Mar 2026 15:26:56
Boy Blue, the last midfielder with those sort of numbers was my namesake: 17 goals, 7 assists, 1999/2000. They don't make them like they used to.
11 Mar 2026 15:46:27
Ironically, the much-maligned Aso and Chermiti have the best stats for goal contributions per game, just saying. ??
11 Mar 2026 16:34:38
Jorg, they must still make them, pal, as they have got one. ? We need a creative midfielder next season as a priority, as for the last X seasons we have created zilch of any note for any forward player.
It will no doubt cost, but until that position is filled it's deja vu time yet again. Also, most of our midfielders are completely shot shy. As u say, we were spoiled by Der Hammer. Betcha he could still do a job. ?
11 Mar 2026 17:02:37
Games-Goals for the likes of Miovski isn't fair, the minutes would be more telling. Even at that, it's tough to get up to speed in 10 mins.
11 Mar 2026 17:57:01
Give the guy, I should think so, that's their job.
11 Mar 2026 18:07:22
But in the league we have only scored 1 less goal than Hearts and 1 less than Celtic (3 more than the mighty in-form Motherwell). So we must have goals spread across the team, which means if 1 or 2 are injured we still have others who can fill the gap.
So for Celtic, out of the 3 players mentioned, Engels and McGregor are now injured, so how do they replace those goals.
Don't get me wrong, I agree re MF needing creativity and would prefer both forwards and MF to score more, but in the league we seem to be scoring as many as the opposition.
The main reason we are behind them is our draws, but we lose less often than them.
I think our main issue is we get ahead, take our foot off the pedal and try to hold onto that lead. I also don't think it is a manager tactic but a player mentality, as it has been the same for goodness knows how many seasons now.
11 Mar 2026 18:24:07
Think you need to show minutes played to make it a better list. Also, maybe include Skov Naderi.
11 Mar 2026 18:29:10
This has been the case now for several seasons. The only player who comes to mind who bucked that trend was Cerny.
That said, Chermiti has done well considering his slow start, and looks set to beat Dessers 1st season.
11 Mar 2026 18:35:59
Angus, 19 of those goals have come from Nygren, he isn't injured, mate.
11 Mar 2026 18:58:22
Also, Angus, we don't want to be 1 behind Hearts and one behind Celtic, we want to be plenty ahead. I know you like to give balance, mate, but as much as our strikers aren't scoring enough, our goals from the middle of the park have been nonexistent for years now. Not sure anyone could disagree, tbh.
11 Mar 2026 19:32:08
Dessers got 22 goals in his first season. Chermiti has 9 with 9 games to go. Sorry, Zikos, can't see it happen, would like to see it, but can't, bud.
11 Mar 2026 19:48:42
Aggression scores goals. We have plenty of play in the final third, we have many balls into the box. The key is aggressive, attacking play, moving the ball quicker, being strong and brave enough to muscle past a player and get shots off.
Aggression, confidence, and belief are the biggest assets of any top footballer. I was taught that when I was 10 years old, and I'm now 40.
11 Mar 2026 19:49:03
What has one goal behind Hearts and Celtic got to do with it, Angus? We want more goals than all of them, a lot more, and then we might not be in third place.
Bb4 is right about Celtic's midfield, plenty of goals, and Ows is right about ours being too defensive.
If we want to be top, we need to be scoring more.
I know you always like to go against the grain, as that's all you ever do, but that isn't even an argument or a debate with what you have just said.
11 Mar 2026 19:50:03
Zikos, how does Chermiti look like he is going to beat Dessers 1st season? He ain't scoring another 13/14 goals.
11 Mar 2026 19:51:18
If we create little chances for our attackers, how did Dessers manage to score so many compared to current strikers if he was that bad?
We would be in a better position if Dessers had been playing instead of current strikers.
11 Mar 2026 20:20:50
BB4, the OP was saying that 5 of our forward players didn't score as many goals as Celtic or Hearts, and that was why we were behind Celtic and Hearts. So the fact those 5 players aren't scoring many isn't the reason we are behind, as we score as many as a team, and we are 1 point behind Celtic. We are behind because we have many more draws than them, so we collectively fail to score winners in those games.
So the post is listing a fact and giving that, without evidence, as a reason for another fact.
So, ignoring Nygren's 15 in 27 matches, Celtic stats are:
Maeda - played 28, 7 goals and 5 assists.
Tierney - played 26, 5 goals and no assists.
Yang - played 22, scored 4 and assisted 1.
Engels - played 24, scored 4 and 2 assists.
Hatate - played 25, scored 2 and 2 assists.
Rangers: 21 goals and 10 assists in 102 matches. Celtic: 22 goals and 10 assists in 125 matches. So no difference, but Nygren is a bit of a difference.
I just don't see the link as a stat which shows that our 5 scoring less mean we are behind, as we score as many as a team (and that includes Nygren's 15).
11 Mar 2026 20:55:02
Angus, someone on Radio Clyde, a pundit btw not a caller, may have been Halliday, said Tierney has 17 goal contributions this season.
I was a bit taken aback by that, but that's what was said tonight.
11 Mar 2026 21:08:22
We can't argue the fact that we don't have a goal-scoring midfielder, even at the level of Cantwell, Hagi, Aribo or Arfield, never mind Albertz. But our strikers are nowhere near the level we need, and the wingers, with the exception of Moore, haven't done enough domestically.
We don't create enough, but we have still wasted a lot of chances to turn draws into wins. Huge clear-out required again this summer.
11 Mar 2026 21:09:10
Angus, they may be comparable, but both teams have had a stinking season.
11 Mar 2026 21:15:50
Engels takes their pens, so that's were his goal tally comes from how many games has he scored from open play.
11 Mar 2026 21:56:54
BD, not saying that isn't the case. Just that to link poor forward scoring records to why we are behind doesn't work for me, especially when we have only scored 1 less in the league than Celtic. My Celtic stats didn't include Nygren, who has 15 goals on his own. So his goals have still only meant they have 1 goal less than us. So I say again, we have other players across the squad scoring to keep us on a par with the others.
So not saying (again) I wouldn't want our forward and creative players to score and assist more, just that it isn't hurting our totals. It may be hurting our challenge, as more goals means more points; well, assuming you score them in the right games, i.e. the ones we have drawn would be a start.
11 Mar 2026 21:58:23
Stevie, it seems he has 17 across all competitions. I checked 3 sites, where they said he had no assists in the league, but Transfermarkt says he has 7. So, 5 goals and 7 assists in the league. Only willing to check so many sites. ?
11 Mar 2026 22:14:00
Most of the stats put up are utter nonsense. As a Rangers fan, I care about why Rangers do, not anyone else. We haven't scored enough this season. If we scored more, we would not be 3rd. That is a fact. Minimal goals from midfield, minimal goals from our strikers, and minimal goals from our wingers. It's not good enough. It's the reason we are out the cup as well.
120 mins, most of the game played in the opposition half. No goals. ?
Jasp, no matter what any fans say about Dessers, he had a knack of being in the right place at the right time. He didn't always score, but got a fair share. You can't teach that, imo, either. You either have it or you don't.
11 Mar 2026 23:29:48
Fork, Strom. The post is about league goals.
Dessers got 13 in his 1st season, and OP said Chermiti is on 9. So he only needs another 5 to beat that, which is doable.
12 Mar 2026 00:10:56
Angus, absolutely, mate. I appreciate that you're one of the lads who does check for facts and stats etc, as I'm one of the lazier ones, I suppose, is the only way to put it.
I was shocked when I heard that tonight.
I'm sure it was Halliday, and he actually said he thought Tierney was Celtic's best player of the season.
12 Mar 2026 01:48:06
Our signings have been too cautious for too long. Celtic are packed with disruptors, players who change games and make a difference where it matters. We are leaps too neat and tidy and predictable in midfield and up front.
12 Mar 2026 06:21:09
So, Chermiti is no use in cup games and Europe, Zikos? A striker is judged on goals across all competitions, not just one, because it suits you to say so. ?
12 Mar 2026 07:21:29
Maybe we got more goals from Dessers, but Chermiti as a footballer is levels up from him. Dessers' biggest club was probably us. Chermiti's biggest club won't be us. Talking about two players, with one in his prime and one kicking off his career.
12 Mar 2026 08:01:57
I'm not saying he won't be Star. A striker is judged on goals. He may well go on to a bigger club, or he may fall flat on his face, but as it stands, he's doing OK for now.
12 Mar 2026 09:02:32
He'll only improve, Fork.
12 Mar 2026 16:02:54
Fork, I don't write the post. It clearly says League goals, and I've commented, saying Chermiti on 9 (which I personally didn't even know) isn't far away from beating Dessers' 1st season in that regard.