Rangers Banter 3

02 Mar 2026 11:45:56
All the talk about getting straight into champions league seems pretty premature now

02 Mar 2026 12:21:08
Why's that? Surely we're still in with a shout of winning the league, Storm. Are you not enjoying a competitive league? I think it makes a nice change.

02 Mar 2026 12:30:18
Baz, we have blown it. As usual. I am not enjoying watching us drop points in 4 games recently, when we shouldn't have. Manager's inexperience shows at times.

02 Mar 2026 12:30:55
We're still well in the hunt, imo. Nobody really in great form.

02 Mar 2026 12:39:17
Guys, come on, we're not winning 3 away fixtures on our current form. Even if Motherwell go down to 9, they'll probably get a draw.

Each of these fixtures are 6 pointers in the fight for third. We can't afford to lose them.

02 Mar 2026 12:43:36
I agree with BigDado. We had it in our hands, and 3 draws in 5 games have handed the ascendancy to both Hearts and Celtic. We can't be doing that in the run-in.

3 points at Ibrox against Celtic were essential.

Now, we have to go and win at Tynecastle and Celtic Park, while matching them for points in every other game, and also hope someone turns Hearts over to do us a favour.



It didn't have to be like this. Livingston and Celtic draws were absolutely galling.

02 Mar 2026 12:56:47
The cup tie is vital now, without counting chickens, the road to the Scottish Cup would be straightforward with the other 4 top teams all out. Winning the cup gets us entry into Europe, which might be needed if things don't improve in the league.

02 Mar 2026 13:01:56
Not ideal results lately, but I agree with you, Baz. We are still in with a chance. There is a lot of football still to play. I believe all teams in with a shout will drop points. I'm just hoping that's it for us now, and we have gone through our end-of-season sticky patch.

02 Mar 2026 13:18:48
I know it looks less likely, Dado, but I'd rather be where we are now than where we were in October.

02 Mar 2026 13:50:47
I get that, Baz, but that's just a wee comfort blanket compared to Martin's time at the club. The fact is, we got ourselves back and are now blowing it at the wrong time. Like, we always do.

We have stopped doing what we were doing to win games, and that's clean sheets. The mistakes are creeping back in, and we're conceding cheap goals. We are conceding too many. And we won't win 9 games.

02 Mar 2026 14:14:23
Correct Dado. 👍

02 Mar 2026 14:20:42
I think we are in trouble for the cup game. They won't play as badly as they did in the first half, and, with Souttar & Fernandez pissing about at the back, they have no awareness. In some cases they are just hitting passes without being aware if anyone is there.

02 Mar 2026 14:21:38
Long way to go, I'll reserve judgement until May, then we'll see who was right.

02 Mar 2026 14:23:52
Baz, I like the league being competitive, but we will need to win every game now to win the league, and that team hasn't got it in them. Four of the last 6 have been draws.

Paul, that's nonsense, as Motherwell are in great form right now.

Hearts are getting wins again.

It would take an almighty upturn in fortunes for us to win the league.

02 Mar 2026 14:44:01
We have as much chance of finishing fourth rather than first if we can't see out games. All the teams will drop points, but we have to be totally on it for 90 mins to get the game won and see it out, and I cannot see that happening.

We have too many mistakes in us. The most annoying thing is, I think, we have the capabilities to win these games.

02 Mar 2026 15:23:14
I agree with you, Baz, on this one. However, if we're not first, everything else is irrelevant, in my opinion.

02 Mar 2026 16:21:43
Storm, I see where you're coming from, and based on these draws, it's hard to argue with you, pal. I guess I'm just an eternal optimist, so I envision it being right down to the wire. If I was basing supporting Rangers on form and intelligence, let's face it, I'd be very miserable for the last 15 years, give or take a Euro final or a Covid league.

Instead, I'm going to remain hopeful. Whether that's misguided or not, I'm a lot happier that way.
Dado, I can't disagree with a lot of what you say either, buddy, but what I've written above applies there too. I see a lot of positives about Rohl's team, and if he can build a defence capable of protecting the zero, I predict good things.

02 Mar 2026 16:40:54
The league shouldn't be competitive when you compare budgets. The fact that Motherwell and Hearts are up there just proves that we have employed duds in background roles that have financially mismanaged us in the transfer market again. You have to wonder why Motherwell and Hearts can bring in new players and coaches, implement new tactics and hit the ground running.

Yet, when we do it, we have fans crying out for patience, allowing players time to settle, and waiting until October before it clicks.

02 Mar 2026 16:49:12
That's cool, Baz, I just can't see any positives about our team as a whole recently.
We have been here before, time and time again, and we blow it.

02 Mar 2026 22:51:08
Storm, it seems to me you are taking a degree of pleasure in mentioning the previous talk on here of us going straight into the Champions.

To me, it smacks of you saying, "I told you so," as you obviously didn't believe it was likely.

I would take no pleasure in being "proved right" if it was to the detriment of Rangers.

02 Mar 2026 11:40:39
Watched the game back this morning and noticed even though we were so dominant in that 1st half the only 2 shots on goal were the goals. We only had 3 in total Rommens bad stat of second half being the other.
We didn't work their keeper enough in that 1st half then they made two changes and the rest is history.
I said before the game that it has the feeling of clement when he came in and it's looking like it unfortunately. I think the catalyst was not being able to see out that 1-0 against mwell. We need to be able to hold onto a lead. Rohl never made changes at the right times and he has taking the plaudits so has to take the criticism the last 5/6 games bar the Hearts result he has failed us. The players have failed us again but am not surprised at that.
We simply can't drop anymore points to have a chance of the title.

Both teams are bang average and it would surprise me to see Rangers and Celtic finishing 3 and 4th.

Our next game Rohl must win I don't agree with it but some fans are starting to go against him. If we don't beat them next week they will be out in force again.

02 Mar 2026 12:24:16
He needs to be given another window or two to replace current centre halves and other areas, right back and others.
Recent results are very disappointing, but they clearly show where we need to improve.

02 Mar 2026 12:59:31
Fernandez had a free header at a corner just before half time, which he put wide. It should have been a goal, and 3-0 would have finished the game. I'm not blaming him for the result, but for him it was a simple chance, and it would have made a huge difference.

02 Mar 2026 13:09:53
Old Martin, tactically, pulled Rohl's pants down with the subs at half-time, and we never got to grips with the tweaks they made. (As EHL touched on in the previous post.) Our centre backs were guilty of ball watching for both their goals.

Tierney, not picked up, got a free header, then Marda, again, another free header which led to the penalty.

I'm still confident we can do it, but we need to win all our remaining games and hope Hearts lose at least once to somebody else.

02 Mar 2026 13:11:56
WSL - But Fernandez, doing his positional "day job" at the back against Tierney (free header), could have given us the points too, or at least given us breathing room. 🤔

02 Mar 2026 13:34:15
Finally someone saw what I saw. Yes, we dominated Celtic in the first half, but again we hardly tested their keeper, and apart from 2 absolutely sublime bits of skill, it would have remained 0-0.



But absolutely bang on with the Rohl remarks. We have all given him credit when he has done well, but when he gets it wrong we are allowed to criticise him without it meaning "get him sacked".

02 Mar 2026 13:40:18
I don't think the Yanks will be best pleased if we don't qualify for any European cups.

02 Mar 2026 13:41:25
Chermiti hit the post from a ball from Moore. Fernandez would be thinking he should have scored, and Rommens could have wrapped it up early in the second half. He had a very good game, though. Our players don't seem fit enough; hopefully that's sorted this pre-season.

02 Mar 2026 14:00:28
Our players were fit enough to press Hearts and play with intensity for 90 mins.

02 Mar 2026 14:26:47
Thanks for confirming we didn't work their keeper enough, star. 👍

BbJ, you get caught up in the game at the time, and the keeper basically made one save against us in the 2nd half, and that was it. Crazy really is.

02 Mar 2026 14:45:17
Our players have looked less fit since Rohl has had a full week working with them, and results have also trailed off. What's going on there?

On the flip side, I thought that first 45 minutes we were sensational. Good counterpoints made here, though, about there only being two shots on target and two pieces of sublime skill; otherwise it would have been 0-0.



Feels like we're in a weird place right now. I'm hoping it's birthing pangs of something special as Rohl implements his system. But maybe that's me setting myself up for even more disappointment.

02 Mar 2026 14:50:12
Hard to disagree with a lot of the comments, and yes, it's frustrating we have effectively dropped points by not finishing teams off and by making silly mistakes. What annoyed me most yesterday was we had a whole week to prepare; they had played on Thurs, and for most of the 2nd half you'd have thought the opposite: we looked tired and f***ed, they had energy and drive.

The fitness, for me, is an issue. However, let's not forget we've only lost 2 games this season despite RM's start, and I think we should start judging Rohl once he has another window out of the way. He should clearly see by now what's needed and what needs to change.

02 Mar 2026 11:39:31
Reports say that talks have opened between Rangers and spurs to buy Moore. Says that any deal spurs would have a substantial sell on and have first refusal when Rangers sell. If the deal doesn't happen spurs are reportedly happy to re loan Moore to Rangers but would need a gaurentee of game time.

Moore is reportedly very happy at Rangers and with his game time and progression.

02 Mar 2026 12:34:57
While I hope that this is correct, I just can't see it. I see Moore being important to Tottenham next season.

02 Mar 2026 12:41:07
I highly doubt that. That Spurs team is currently a shambles. Moore could be doing a job for them next year, and they will want to look at him during pre-season to see how he has progressed. My guess is they won't make any decision on him until nearer the end of the summer window.



He's done well at Rangers. If they want to loan him out again, it might be to a club in a top five league to see if he can continue to progress. He's still only 18.

Why would they sell him now? For the money? Whatever Rangers could offer will be nothing to a cash rich EPL side.

02 Mar 2026 13:00:36
Do we get him for half price because he only lasts half the game?

02 Mar 2026 14:27:34
Spurs could be in the Championship next season, and I think Moore would get plenty of game time.

02 Mar 2026 14:48:38
Mikey Moore reminds me of Brian Laudrup (not saying he's as good - the boy's 18). The way he carries the ball, and when he's on it, he's everywhere. I wonder what Laudrup was like at 18?

This lad is a special talent.

He still needs to grow and mature before thinking about the first team at Spurs, imo. If that's the case, I'd love him back on loan, preferably bought if those reports are accurate, and we can make a chunk of money when we sell him.

02 Mar 2026 15:05:07
Difference is, Laudrup knew when to pass. The boy got caught out in possession a few times, but still had a great game, though.

02 Mar 2026 16:12:21
Yes Fork, but like I said - the boy's 18. His decision making will improve with age and experience.

02 Mar 2026 11:05:59
Ehl, really interesting & very well put across. A did notice this same as Motherwell. How would you combat this in future? obviously getting hold of ball & controlling the tempo a also feel putting another forward on to reduce the free space in the back line making them have to play quicker or drop off which allows you to control the midfield again

02 Mar 2026 12:44:02
A 3 man midfield would help. But then, Chermiti ends up as a lone striker again. Rangers could try a 4-3-3 with Naderi up top, but the fans would be highly critical if the manager left out Chermiti after scoring two great goals against Celtic.

02 Mar 2026 14:28:42
Naderi started well, but the jury is still out as to whether he is going to be the player for us to score goals. I still think the money we spent on him is far too much.

I would not sign Olsen either at the moment.

02 Mar 2026 14:50:36
Agree re Olsen, Strom - just said that on another thread.

BBJ was saying he did an interview about falling out of love with the game, and it only being a job to him now. That does track with what I see in him. If that's true, we can't afford to spend £7M plus bumper contract for a jaded professional going through the motions.

02 Mar 2026 11:03:20
I think Rohl is getting an undue amount of stick following recent games.

He has taken a squad that was in dire straits and brought us into the position of being able to compete for a title in a very short space of time.

He has done that with largely the same players that were failing massively.

So far this has been an immense achievement however we are still hamstrung with the same limitations the squad had previously.

As EHL has alluded to below we have a fantastic shot stopper in goal but Butland has limitations in distribution and his ability to help break a press which causes problems.

I fully expect that come the summer we will sign a goalkeeper that better fits this mould.

A lot of the frailties we see at the back can be attributed to a clash in how we are looking to play and the inability of the players to work outwith their comfort zone to achieve this goal.

02 Mar 2026 11:41:06
Goram, there's supposedly a 2 year extension offered to Butland.

02 Mar 2026 12:23:10
Butland is the least of our worries.

People seem to forget he has a rather guff defensive line in front of him.

People trying to compare him to greats like Goram and MacGregor, who had good players in front of them, need to give their head a wobble.

Souttar should be nowhere near our starting 11.
Sterling is out injured most of the year, but still gets given the big games.

What does that say about the other right backs?

It's laughable.

Had any of our players had the mindset to chase down that penalty save, then we could have walked away with a win yesterday, but we didn't.

Danny has made mistakes as well, hence the criticism. However, he has, for the most part, done an amazing job.

02 Mar 2026 12:38:42
So this "guff" defence has only lost two games and has the third best record in the league! Never heard so much drivel in my life. We have had many better defences, granted, but, at the current time, our first choice defence, including your 'blame hound' John Souttar, is doing a job.

We will improve in the summer window. In fact, I am assured that at least one CB has been 'signed' already. Here's a novel idea. Try supporting the team!

02 Mar 2026 12:47:15
Butland is a very good keeper. He didn't leave the EPL to come here and sit on the bench.

Allan McGregor and Craig Gordon had poor distribution. It didn't matter because their shot-stopping was excellent.

02 Mar 2026 13:04:57
I hope we activate the two year extension. JB is an excellent goalkeeper. Not saying he is world class, as if he was he wouldn't be playing in Scotland. But he is a top keeper.

02 Mar 2026 13:07:14
I thought Butland's kicking in the first half was good, because he had somebody to kick to and we were picking up second balls even when the Celtic players won the headers. That stopped happening, then we started messing about across the back four and inviting pressure before giving it back to Butland, who then kicked away possession.

Souttar could not cope with Maeda's movement. He got spooked and started making errors when heading and clearing the ball. He was all over the place, as he has been since he returned from injury. Unfortunately for us, Djiga is a bomb scare too, so we are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

02 Mar 2026 14:25:21
Do The Bouncy, it is about opinions and that's yours and one not shared by others. There is no point throwing the toys out of the pram because people don't share the same opinion. We haven't defended well recently, and that's a big reason why we have lost points.

If we don't win the league, will it matter if we have only lost two games? For me, it means we have lost goals at crucial times.
Both central defenders have been poor, and I would say that's a fair comment without bashing them.

02 Mar 2026 14:43:06
Rosevale, I posted facts not opinions.

02 Mar 2026 16:16:19
The part you said was guff was an opinion. 👍

02 Mar 2026 10:23:03
A Subtle Second‑Half Adjustment, A Significant Shift in Control

This isn't intended as a scathing criticism of Jack Butland, but rather an observation of a small yet highly influential tactical adjustment that completely shifted the momentum of yesterday's match — and how Celtic seized control in the second half.

-Using the Goalkeeper to Break the Press

Early in the second half, Celtic began using their goalkeeper far more proactively, with his starting position noticeably higher and often outside the penalty area. This immediately created an additional passing option during our press, allowing Celtic to form a temporary overload in the first phase of their buildup.

That extra player in possession meant Hatate could "cheat" higher between the lines, stretching our midfield and opening a larger pocket of space for McGregor to dictate the rhythm. As McGregor began receiving cleaner touches and Celtic circulated the ball with greater ease, our pressing structure lost its bite — and our forward players visibly tired as they chased shadows.

-Our Struggle to Respond

Celtic's higher line, supported by their goalkeeper's advanced positioning, had a further knock‑on effect: it reduced the space available for our defenders to play the long balls that had been a key outlet in the first half and our momentum dipped sharply.

Unable to build from the back under pressure, and without the option to reset play through Butland in the same way Celtic used their goalkeeper, we became increasingly pinned in. This is where the contrast between the two goalkeepers became stark.

Butland is an exceptional shot‑stopper, but he has historically been less comfortable operating outside his box or acting as an auxiliary outfield player. That limitation became a tactical weakness in a game where stepping out and supporting buildup was essential. Instead, we relied on Raskin dropping deeper to assist, which only invited more Celtic pressure and compressed our already overloaded midfield.

-Did Askou Set the Template?

Interestingly, this isn't the first time this year that an opponent has used their goalkeeper's advanced positioning to disrupt our press. Motherwell's manager recently referenced deploying the same tactic in our 1–1 draw, noting how using their goalkeeper to help circulate possession allowed them to tire us out even after going down to 10 men.

-The Inevitable

Once Celtic established dominance in possession and limited our ability to play out or break forward, the momentum of the match shifted decisively. The late equaliser simply confirmed what the pattern of play had been signalling throughout the second half: Celtic had found a structural advantage, exploited it intelligently, and we were unable to recover.

Many will dismiss the importance of such a small tactical nuance, but in my opinion the goalkeeper's positioning was the quiet catalyst behind our second‑half collapse.

02 Mar 2026 10:44:36
Excellent interpretation of yesterday, mate.
Celtic were very good with one-touch passing in midfield, preventing our midfield from engaging with them.

Due to the shift in momentum, we dropped back too far and disconnected from our forwards, effectively alienating them.
Naderi going off for Dio was supposed to give us an extra man in midfield, but I thought his distribution was poor when we needed to break forward, and possession was relinquished.



If our overall intensity remained and a desire to continue being aggressive as a unit, then this would possibly have nullified their goalkeeper being the extra man, as you rightfully mentioned, EHL.

02 Mar 2026 10:44:44
Great insight, EHL - what is the counter to this? Playing 4 centre midfielders to kill the midfield?

02 Mar 2026 10:49:37
Really interesting point of view, EH. Not sure how popular my opinion will be, but I think Raskin is missing Barron. I believe he hunts in crucial areas and is getting better and better with the ball, especially in tight spaces.

Not sure we will get him up to speed when he returns for the remainder of the season, though.

02 Mar 2026 10:55:39
My biggest frustration with Butland was his distribution of the ball. Every time the ball came back to him, he limped it up the field, most times losing possession and then them getting the ball back to start attacking again.



Can't remember how many times I was shouting for Butland to take his time and pass the ball back out to defence to keep possession and build from the back.

Instead of lumping it, I was very, very frustrated with that in the second half.

02 Mar 2026 11:45:11
Agree, Stig. I was the same. The 1st goal comes (albeit from a few moves back) from Butland trying to put a ball to Sterling, and it went out of play. His poor distribution, imo, is a major factor in us being unable to control
and manage games.

02 Mar 2026 11:57:05
The lad Charles from Sheff Weds has great distribution and is one we should be looking at. My lad is a Gk at West of Scotland level, and he plays high up the park when they have possession, almost like another defender.

He has great distribution, can switch the play, and is great with the ball at his feet. It gives a defender the option to push into midfield and have that extra man in there and get higher up the pitch. Great post, Ehl.

02 Mar 2026 12:05:07
Big, could make Charles an outfield player, mate, but he's picked up a few injuries. Barring them, he'll have a top career.

02 Mar 2026 12:09:55
Great insight, Ehl.
How should/could Rohl have adapted to match this change, Ehl? He obviously tried to pad out the midfield, which didn't seem to make a real difference. Did Rohl fail to adapt adequately, in your opinion, or was it simply player performance/confidence?
Cheers.

02 Mar 2026 12:14:43
Meant you could make him out as an outfield player. Great feet for a keeper.

02 Mar 2026 12:29:20
I don't dismiss the tactical adjustments that they made, but they scored through really poor defending on our part.
There is no way, in most Old Firm games, that they won't have spells of pressure, because they have some good players.

We simply don't defend well with current personnel, and that's a bigger concern.
We should have been able to hang on even at 2-1, and be able to say today the second half was not great, but we got through it.

02 Mar 2026 12:32:02
To be fair to Butland, look at those in front of him that he is having to pass to.

The players lost interest in the second half.

Not to mention Butland saved the penalty and the rebound. There is only so much he can do. Where were his defenders?

Is Butland the new whipping boy, I guess?

02 Mar 2026 13:09:05
Nice ehl. Good point, well made. I can't say I've watched Charles play, my star. If it came to it, who would you rather have in goals for us? Butland for shot stopping, or someone like Charles who is better with his feet?

02 Mar 2026 13:32:15
Charles has very good ability as a keeper, Orange, just he's very good with the ball at his feet. I wouldn't mind him coming in as Butland backup next season. Injury-free, he'd be in the team soon, imo.

02 Mar 2026 08:57:07
Having taken some time to consider yesterdays result I have come to three conclusions.

1) It's be said a lot but our team is in dire need of leader's - we still have a tendency to panic when put under pressure and need a calming influence to settle nerves when the going gets tough
2) As improved as Manny Fernandez has been he still gives me the fear and needs to really work on his concentration as does the defence in general
3) Danny took too long to mitigate the effect the Celtic subs had, the first goal had an air of inevitably about it and then trying to cling on to a one goal lead was a huge risk

Not hitting the panic button or screaming for folk to go but that's 2 league games recently were we have dropped points when we should have been able to see out the game.

At least we have the chance to right some wrongs this weekend

02 Mar 2026 12:39:59
Any Rangers fan calling for Danny Rohl to be sacked is not thinking straight.

The guys been in the job less than a season and had 1 January transfer window.

02 Mar 2026 13:11:11
Manny Fernandez gives you the fear. Are you watching the guy beside him, who is supposed to be showing leadership and helping him? He was much worse than Fernandez and allowed Maeda 3 clear headers, including the one leading up to the penalty, by losing him in the box.

The fact that Souttar is captaining Rangers shows just how far we have fallen. I just hope we have given him the new deal so that we can sell him and at least get some money back.

02 Mar 2026 18:06:08
Wslgers, yeah, I have made my feelings re Souttar clear in previous posts. He's a good squad player, but that's it for me, and the leadership group is a joke, and not a very funny one.

02 Mar 2026 08:56:41
If Motherwell and Celtic both win Their games in hand the table will be
Hearts 63
Celtic 58
Rangers 57
Motherwell 56.

Celtic play Motherwell again, so good for us. What a season.

02 Mar 2026 09:57:31
We need twelve points before the split. That's only to have any chance. We also need to beat both Celtic and Hearts away after the split.

02 Mar 2026 10:04:39
I think (and to a certain degree hope) that's how the league table will end. I think we have just about enough to pip Motherwell to third.

02 Mar 2026 10:13:34
How negative do you need to be? We are still very much in the title hunt, albeit the title is Hearts to give away now. Beat Celtic, Motherwell and Hearts, and we win the league. All the negativity towards the manager just makes me sick.

We would be nowhere near this position if we had persisted with the vegan faker we had at the start of the season. Can we improve? Of course, but let's be honest here, it's a miracle we are where we are.

02 Mar 2026 10:48:48
We can't beat the bottom of the league, Livi, or 10-man Motherwell when we're away from home. We have little to no chance of beating Celtic away, and will probably be lucky to get draws at Motherwell and Hearts.

We were in a title race 4 weeks ago, and I fully credit the manager (and the previous Celtic manager) for getting us there.



Now we are holding on to third place.

If the manager gets the credit for getting us in the race for a few weeks, then he needs to take the criticism for losing it. It works both ways; that's the reality.

02 Mar 2026 11:30:57
Agree Dado, should we lose to Celtic in the cup, or fail to win the cup, and, heaven forbid, finish 4th in the league, that would mean Conference League next season, a drop in revenue, and trying to keep players or attract players could be difficult.

02 Mar 2026 12:06:37
We will win the league. If we don't believe, why should anyone else? It's the most unpredictable season in decades. We will win it.

02 Mar 2026 12:42:29
How is there no way we beat Celtic away?

Last result was 3-1 and was only in January.

Some of our fans really have no bottle.

02 Mar 2026 12:53:50
Dado, obviously it's a fact we didn't beat Livi, but the goalie had the game of his life. He made saves he had no right to make, and we had enough chances (shots on target) to win three games. We didn't win. We move on. You also mention drawing with the team, being lauded as having the best defensive record in Europe.

I will ask again, why the need for the negativity? We still have a chance to win this league, and if we do, I want no positivity from you. I'm sick of the negativity from the usual suspects on here.

02 Mar 2026 13:17:52
You are mistaken; negativity is not realism. Stating an opinion based on facts, and not some small-minded blind faith, is not negative. This is where we are. We need to own it and put plans in place to avoid finishing third next season.

02 Mar 2026 13:33:51
We've beaten Celtic the last two away.

02 Mar 2026 13:40:10
4 draws in the last few games, 8 points dropped.

2-0 up at half time, and can beat Celtic reserves at home?

How can any fan be confident when we are not sure that Rohl is learning his lessons?

02 Mar 2026 13:58:58
Celtic dropped five in the last couple of games, lifer. There will still be twists and turns in this league, and we can win three in a row at Celtic Park.

02 Mar 2026 18:31:26
Points will be taken off each other. It is not over yet. We have a chance, and we just have to take care of our side of it and see where we are.

02 Mar 2026 08:17:47
My star, i know yourself and a good few others including myself have always been prepared to give Chermiti a chance when we first signed him for a big fee of £8million.


He had hardly played any football at everton after they had signed him from sporting lisbon and it was always going to take time to start to see and reap the rewards of this young striker's talent and we're now most definitely getting an insight of his talented capabilities 👌I always give any new signing a full season before really judging them and that's always been my way and thinking 🤔
I have no doubt Chermiti has superb striker attributes and i think he will be even more prolific as his career develops and definitely benefits from having a striking partner in close proximity to him and that's when he'll become more of a regular goalscorer also 🤔I hand on heart think that clubs will try and sign Chermiti from us in the summer and dependant on how high the offers are, will determine if he's still a Rangers player next season 🤔I feel Rangers will command a large fee for him and i honestly don't see us selling him for any less than £20million 🤔He has a lot of terrific attributes and will improve even more given that he's still only 21 years old 🤔🇬🇧

02 Mar 2026 08:46:25
Every goal he has for us is brilliant, crazy. Why does Danny Rohl isolate him?

02 Mar 2026 09:02:27
Do really like him, sws. His potential is frightening; plenty of positives in the game. He's still learning at 21 years old. I think everyone saw his ability yesterday. When his goals come regularly, he'll be off to a top league, mate. The reason I said before the game is that Chermiti is a big player in these types of games.

02 Mar 2026 09:30:34
We need to play 442 to get the best out of our strikers and our team. We threw away the game yesterday when we took Naderi off for Dio.

02 Mar 2026 09:37:55
If Mikey Moore is played in the number 10 position, which is something most fans want to see, that usually means Rangers are playing a 4-2-3-1. If Chermiti has a strike partner, we go 4-4-2. Danny Rohl isn't 'isolating' him on purpose, Ryan. He's tried Chermiti and Miovski many times, and it just doesn't work. Rangers pushed the boat out at the end of January to get Naderi in, who looks like a capable strike partner for him, but he's only played a handful of games so far.



Chermiti clearly operates best as the second striker. He needs someone who will occupy defenders and get 20+ goals a season next to him. Hopefully Naderi will be the player to do that.

Miovski clearly needs to go in the summer. I have no idea what happened to Miovski, but he's a shadow of the player we saw at Aberdeen.

02 Mar 2026 09:41:30
Naderi was burnt out yesterday. We should have made the charge earlier. Celtic started winning the middle of the park once Hatate came on.

02 Mar 2026 09:44:05
Is the defence good enough to play 4-4-2.

02 Mar 2026 09:55:32
How can our players be burnt out after an hour? And, if you want the change earlier, then that's even worse. Sorry, but that's pure garbage. We allowed Hatate to control the game because we sat deeper, which I suspect was Rohl's tactic at HT.

He then tried to see the game out by bringing on Dio, which backfired. We should have continued to attack them. We can't defend under pressure, and Rohl's 2nd half tactics allowed Celtic to continually attack us.

02 Mar 2026 10:01:35
You'd be better asking management why players were burned out. If you couldn't see that with Naderi, Vision, you clearly weren't watching the same player as me.

02 Mar 2026 10:12:36
Man ran his heart out in the opening half.

02 Mar 2026 10:15:23
You were overconfident because you were watching a different Rangers to everyone else, remember!

02 Mar 2026 10:18:16
They were good enough in the first half, Rosevale, when we were attacking and did not have to defend under pressure. How many points have we dropped recently when Rohl has decided to change tactics and defend a lead?

02 Mar 2026 10:31:02
Watching a different Rangers? Vision, naw, I'm watching the Rangers that beat Hearts easily.
But you're talking about a completely different thing anyway. You're talking about a player needing to be taken out of the game when burnt out, but clearly you didn't see any of that.

02 Mar 2026 11:13:33
That's just one game, though. The Hearts game is not an overall reflection of our form. Same as when you went on and on when we drew with Spurs. One game is not the overall reflection. You were proved wrong to be overconfident, but you still claim that people watch different games from you!

Again, if he is burnt out after 60mins, then serious questions have to be asked.

Why did we spend £4m on a player that can only run for 60mins? Your point makes no sense. Rohl was not forced to make that change, he did it to protect the lead, and it backfired.

02 Mar 2026 11:18:25
And, by the way, against Hearts we played 442 up until 80-odd minutes when Naderi was subbed, so don't give me the garbage that Naderi was knackered after 60 mins. We played with the same intensity yesterday as we did against Hearts!

02 Mar 2026 11:30:29
Don't tell me the boom is running a couple of users' names again. So sad.
Listen, I'm talking about watching players, a different situation from anything you've just mentioned. See if you can't see Naderi was struggling as the game went on, fair enough, but I'm clearly watching a different Naderi from you.

02 Mar 2026 11:37:19
And we maintained the intensity against Hearts for the full game and Naderi lasted 80mins.

02 Mar 2026 11:51:30
So what? But he wasn't capable of lasting 80 minutes against Celtic on Sunday.

02 Mar 2026 11:55:43
Doh lol. 😉👍

02 Mar 2026 11:57:32
You're talking about the Hearts game. Naderi missed training after that game.

02 Mar 2026 13:10:46
So what? If he can play with intensity against Hearts for 80 mins, then he can play with the same intensity against Celtic for 80 mins. Unless you are suggesting we have bought another dud?

Rohl was not forced to make the sub.

It was a tactical change. He brought Dio on to protect the lead, and it backfired again.

If Rohl was forced to make the change, then he should have brought on Gassama for Naderi and kept the intensity. Rohl fecked it up with the tactical change.

02 Mar 2026 13:14:48
I admit Chermiti has been brilliant in these 3 big games, but he has now got 9 goals all season, 7 in these games. He needs to start to produce in other games too, he's not the only one, but he needs to help to turn draws into wins by taking chances like the ones he missed at Motherwell and Livi.

That's the next step in proving people like me wrong.

02 Mar 2026 14:35:03
Correct. So what? He's missed training after that game you're talking about.