Rangers banter 8

27 Nov 2025 14:11:56
I see Big Phil under pressure already at Norwich. Subbed a Sub and got beat in the dying minutes. fans ain't happy.

27 Nov 2025 15:09:08
Is anyone genuinely shocked? PC wasn't good enough for the Rangers job. It was evident with his tactics and he was complicit along with Koppen in signing very poor players except Igamane. Only Jefte and Igamane made us money.

27 Nov 2025 15:33:11
They didn't lose the game and by all accounts was well within his rights to take the winger off for not pressing.

27 Nov 2025 16:01:50
They actually defended and played well the players just switched off the last minute of the game and Oxford equalized.

27 Nov 2025 16:12:23
Clement will do a good job at Norwich, tactics?

27 Nov 2025 16:13:15
Did he not do that with Cantwell?

27 Nov 2025 16:25:47
Decee not the first manager to sub a sub, he bought him on in 75 took off on 90. In an interview he states player had sickness bug and was unable to run.

They conceded a goal in 95 but did not lose. The winger was subbed 5 minutes before the equaliser

Interesting to not media and fans citing horrendous recruitment in the summer.

27 Nov 2025 16:40:05
Clement was never adequately back at Rangers. Am sure if Norwich fund him correctly he'll do well. Clement as a manager a rate. Won titles in decent leagues.

27 Nov 2025 16:49:38
apologies. i meant they dropped points.

27 Nov 2025 16:49:58
Agree Franco, there's an argument Rangers weren't good enough for Clement at the time he was with us.

27 Nov 2025 17:10:36
I think Clement is a good manager.

27 Nov 2025 17:20:04
He had 3 or 4 jobs to do with us?

27 Nov 2025 17:38:29
Clement made some horrific mistakes, so please stop making him out to be some sort of elite manager who was too big for us. Pure single fish! The guy's rotation of players, picking the wrong players, questionable tactics etc, cost us the league when it was there to be won, so spare me the sympathy. Boak!

27 Nov 2025 18:15:58
Sunshine, TBF, he did do well in Belgium.

27 Nov 2025 18:37:31
You forget the fact that we were only in that league race because of Clement. There were issues off the field with a number of that team at the end of the season, that's why our league challenge fell apart. He was also totally screwed by the disappearing board members last summer. Won a League cup and was cheated out of another and a Scottish cup, just wish he had been in charge this summer and not Martin, we would be challenging for the league and have 9 points in the Europa.

He only signed two players that made us money, jeezo those two players made us £16mllion after only one season, he also brought in Cerny for a season who was miles better than anything we have now. Give the guy some credit.

27 Nov 2025 13:52:16
Just seen Danny and Nicos pressers. I'm feeling a bit of man love. Is that allowed?

27 Nov 2025 15:29:58
Felt the same but have a bit of doubt if Raskin will be here long term, spoke about wanting to stay but also didn, t want to leave on a free so I am left wondering just where his mind is. Needs to be signed up quickly I feel. On signing subject who currently at the club would be responsible for that?

27 Nov 2025 15:34:28
Danny Danny Rohl.

27 Nov 2025 15:45:01
It should always be Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve.
Man love is overrated which is a bummer,

27 Nov 2025 17:20:51
"Philidelphia" cheers.

27 Nov 2025 17:21:01
Hear hear 3 cheers?

27 Nov 2025 17:48:53
I think Parlane is after his 'Danny Rohl'!

27 Nov 2025 20:48:58
That is just rude.

27 Nov 2025 11:57:04
Think Rohl will start Chermiti tonight with Danilo more as a ten.

27 Nov 2025 13:00:38
But is that two up top though boomerang? thinking 4231, maybe even 3 cb's, but i would prefer 4 at the back, most important part is it a fluid system.

27 Nov 2025 13:22:30
Playing a Danilo as a 10 is not two up top.

27 Nov 2025 14:12:18
Id just persist with Chermiti to January only one that can semi hold the ball up.

Butland
tav dijga Fernandez Meghoma
Barron
Raskin dio
Danilo Gassama
Chermiti

4321. Sterling off bench at some point to start building his fitness up. That team is a real depressing sight tho how have we spent the money we have and that's the best we have available 😥.

27 Nov 2025 14:58:47
I'm with you wishy can't see many other options Tav will have to play tucked in I'd probably play the flat 3 in midfield with Barron shuffling over to cover in behind Gassama who would play wide right albeit higher than Meghoma on the left hand side Danilo gets the nod ahead of Aasgaard in behind Chermiti.

Agree with the point that we should be far stronger going into this tie a couple players missing and it feels like we're throwing team together.
That aside sleeves rolled up and get stuck in I think we can get a result.

27 Nov 2025 15:09:15
Storm some people do not understand the game, our manager said recently we played 4231 yet same poster said two up top.

27 Nov 2025 16:22:42
I would flood the midfield tonight, Barron, Raskin, Dio and Cameron, make a fight of it and see how it goes.

27 Nov 2025 16:51:26
I'd like to see us play Chermiti coming in off the left with Danilo up top - similar to how we integrated Iga in to the team.

27 Nov 2025 17:25:24
I'm not sure on the formation front Star but that's 14 million quids worth of 💩.

27 Nov 2025 18:35:21
Have a feeling Bajrami starts tonight. If Aasgaards starts he must of let go of Martins maw and kidnapped DRs granny.

27 Nov 2025 18:40:04
Its got to be three at the back tonight, I would play Tav between Djiga and Fernandez sweeping up behind them.

27 Nov 2025 18:57:36
Looking like 4231.

27 Nov 2025 19:23:45
4321.

27 Nov 2025 11:53:11
Any1 think we got a chance tonight. Personaly no. I'm writing this season off. Hopefully better recruitment in January and close season and we start afresh next season.

27 Nov 2025 12:42:44
Davie

Bit pessimistic. Braga played nobody since gubbing tims. Their defeats been against nobody. I admit we're team in transition but got good chance.

27 Nov 2025 12:45:14
Each to their own davie, I will never write the season off. Hearts are crumbling and Celtic are in as much turmoil as anybody else.

27 Nov 2025 13:09:15
JFM - love the enthusiasm but just don't know where goals are going to come from? Chermiti 🤔I keep hoping I am going to see a player in there but get more and more frustrated each game I see him play - we are basically shambolic up front- thanks to Thelwell Incorporated for that waste of cash!

27 Nov 2025 13:10:25
Rangers 2-1 tonight, tav anytime.

27 Nov 2025 13:19:33
had good results against braga over the years and beat them on both visits to Ibrox.

27 Nov 2025 13:29:53
Rangers 2-1 - Gassama and Miovski.

27 Nov 2025 13:43:20
Going for a much needed win. hopefully danny understands the European game is different than the league.3 points a must.

27 Nov 2025 13:56:46
Blue floyd3 my concern isn't the lack of goals bit goals we lose.
We are not scoring many but have still won the last 4 league games.
If we can hang in, the mix until we get to Jan t2 or 3 decent signings could turn things our way.
Anybody wants to give up feel free, it isn't in my nature.

27 Nov 2025 14:13:11
Season is most definitely not a write off, if we can get to January with out losing more ground in league I think wjth a few good additions could see us turn the corner. Europa league is 100% a write off.

27 Nov 2025 14:17:08
Just watched the CL highlights and anyone else kinda glad we are not involved.?

27 Nov 2025 14:59:46
Rangers win, Chermiti anytime, Raskin carded, red card, 75/1, wait and see the team, Chermiti starts that's my bet, probably have another in that game.

27 Nov 2025 15:10:32
No, being honest. think we could get something at ferencvaros and win at home v ludogorets.

27 Nov 2025 15:54:10
JFM - Agreed regarding grinding results and hopefully you are right regarding Jan sales for us - but there will come games that we will need a good few goals and am at a loss to see our current forwards banging them in on regular basis🤔especially the big lad.

27 Nov 2025 07:43:43
David Weir
Stuart Webber
Paul Mitchel

All being linked with the current vacancy of sporting director

Outwith David Weir - would anyone like any of the other 2?

27 Nov 2025 08:25:26
Norwich and Newcastle most recent, don't think Weir would come.

27 Nov 2025 08:30:43
Stig

Davie Weir, albeit my favourite and gers stalwart, got to be outsider. Gone Strasbourg weeks ago after 6 good years Brighton. After such short stint at Strasbourg even if had time yet to sign contract going to be difficult to prise away, and so far silence deafening.

27 Nov 2025 08:40:51
Davie Weir would be my no.1 choice like many others Thestigno1 🙏 However he's working for strasbourg now, so unfortunately just can't for the life of me see us being able to get davie Weir ☹️.

27 Nov 2025 09:00:17
Didn't we get linked with Paul Mitchell last time? Would be interesting but I don't know anything about any sporting directors outwith those who have been at Rangers.

27 Nov 2025 10:32:48
Why the obsession with Davie Weir, from one poster on here in particular? His name would never be mentioned if he hadn't played for us.

27 Nov 2025 10:45:37
Scott in hindsight should have probably left Weir name out of it.

It's the other 2 I'm more interested to know everyone's views on?

27 Nov 2025 11:18:15
I think Weir's reputation from Brighton would have had his name mentioned regardless whether or not he played for us Scott.

27 Nov 2025 11:49:57
Paul Mitchell is rated highly, yes i think we did Rfc_55.

27 Nov 2025 12:17:04
I don't know anything about the other two but I would take Davie Weir, experienced in the role plus he has knowledge of the club and Scottish football and he knows what is needed to win.
Keeping Thornton as CEO as some on here who know better than me say he s a good guy with real experience plus Weir as Sporting Director seems to me to bring a bit of Rangersness back at board level and guys who know their jobs.

If we are still looking for a DOF we should be looking for the same profile if possible.

27 Nov 2025 13:24:48
Wsl Weir has very little experience in the role as he just took that role when going to France a few weeks ago. That was not his role at Brighton.

27 Nov 2025 14:35:37
Mitchell is a no, heard he was difficult to work with at Newcastle and didn't get along with Howe and others in the club. Pretty sure he was linked with the role when Clement wanted a DoF in, Clement worked under him at Monaco too and we chose Koppen with Clement's input. Whether that was down to the same reasons as Newcastle I don't know.

Webber is a no too, Norwich have been a mess for years back and that goes to his time too. We wanted rid of Thelwell who was a DoF in the Premier league and not the championship, thought Robbie coming from Norwich was a joke.

Weir ain't coming and even if he did we'd need to pay a boat load for him. I think we need to pay for someone to get the role, there's a reason some are free cause they weren't very good. My shout would be Phil Giles from Brentford as he's done just as good a job as Weir with a smaller budget, Overmars if you want to forget the trouble he was involved with or if possible Monchi who just left Villa. Portuguese, Dutch and German seem to have good DoFs.

27 Nov 2025 15:21:09
Don't think Weir has ever been DOF until he went to stratsburg,
Seems to get quoted just because he is ex player. not sure what would qualify him for role at Rangers other than that.

27 Nov 2025 17:53:32
DJB Giles is an outstanding candidate, not sure we could entice him to Scotland,

27 Nov 2025 07:39:39
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

27 Nov 2025 08:29:37
Ed, a well written article.
Personally, I think Slot is finished. He looked lost last night.

Completely agree with you regarding VAR.
It needs binning.

{Ed001's Note - he is completely at a loss as to what to do to fix it.}

27 Nov 2025 12:22:07
I'm not a Liverpool supporter, although I do like to see them do well, but it strikes me that sacking a manager who has just won the EPL, 5 months into the new season is not a thing Liverpool would do. As a club they are better than that.

Slot is only part of the problem, star players are looking done, new guys struggling to fit in and who knows how the tragic death of Diogo Jota has affected them all.
The bottom line is, if you sack Slot who do you get in his place?

27 Nov 2025 12:42:02
Russel Martin is available.

27 Nov 2025 13:25:30
Never seen the game as nightshift and had to do a bit of work but couldn't believe the scoreline. He has to go now.

27 Nov 2025 15:24:27
Seem to remember think it was ed that training under slot is not good enough to compete in all these competition, players look a yard slow compared to other teams.
Who does that remind you off.

27 Nov 2025 07:11:41
Raskin saying yesterday he's waiting for someone to come and talk to him regarding new deal. Bonkers this has not been done yet, even if just to maximise sell on value.

27 Nov 2025 07:31:33
There's time Paul, he's still got 18 months, but get your point, sooner the better. 👍.

27 Nov 2025 08:32:27
Fork you don't want him getting to the summer with 12 month left and have his head turned and leave for pennies.

27 Nov 2025 08:48:51
Not really time mate if he does not sign soon and runs down another 6 month his value half's.

27 Nov 2025 09:32:24
Definitely get Raskin signed up the fact that he is a regular starter for Belgium if he eventually gos it should be for upwards of 20 mil.

27 Nov 2025 09:53:19
Aye true guys why I said sooner the better👍.

27 Nov 2025 10:01:54
Should be working on Raskin contract right now, before the transfer window opens, think he'll sign another contract even for only getting Rangers the cash he's worth, just got that kinda feeling from his interview yesterday.

27 Nov 2025 11:26:15
We've just got rid of 2 guys due to their incompetence so I'm not shocked. This should be a priority for the new guys when they get appointed.

27 Nov 2025 11:53:44
Fork

Even 18 mnth frightens me. His value lessening exponentially. If he's up for it as seems case give him extra 5 year contract as gers show willing.

27 Nov 2025 12:25:29
If he's being truthful and we don't sign him up pre World Cup even for sell on that's insane.

27 Nov 2025 12:26:30
We should be talking to Raskin and anybody else who is reaching the end of their contracts. Its neglect that we haven't done so but it is obvious that if Martin had stayed Nico was going and then we would be waiting to get Rohls feedback on each individual player.

Discussions should start now presumably with Thornton and some of the 49rs group. Get him signed now and if he has a good world Cup, we could make a fortune in the summer.

27 Nov 2025 12:30:26
Absolutely MBW👍.

27 Nov 2025 04:58:30
Great to see our American owner / chairman Andrew Cavanagh and paraag marathe now bearing their teeth and showing they will be ruthless and make ruthless decisions, to help make Rangers the no 1 team in Scotland again 👍🇬🇧 They've not dived in and watched/gauged everything over a period of time and we all know they were spot on in their decisions of sacking Russell Martin, Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell. 👍🇬🇧

Nowhere near good enough for our great football club 🤔Now the new era begins in earnest with our new head coach Danny Rohl who i'm very happy with and think he'll prove to be a very good/shrewd appointment for us 👌I think / hope our interim CEO fraser thornton becomes our new permanent CEO, as he looks to have all the necessary credentials 👌I would love davie Weir as our new sporting director, although i realise in all probability it won't happen. ☹️

My others that spring to mind would be carlos bocanegra, Christian Nerlinger,
Arthur Numan, Ronald de Boer. 🙏I also thought about Claudio Reyna, but Captain America will unfortunately also be out our reach ☹️ It's going to be very interesting indeed who's chosen to work in tandem with our head coach Danny Rohl, as our new sporting director 🤔🇬🇧.

27 Nov 2025 05:44:47
Davie Weir has never done the Sporting Director job before, why would he be a good fit for it? Also Numan and de Boer, why would they be a good fit? Seems like you just want them because they played for us.

27 Nov 2025 06:14:01
Anyone in the know can correct me if i'm wrong but 3 available sporting directors

Christian Nerlinger
David Friio
Ralph Ragnik

I believe all these guys are available and all have decent pedegree as Sporting Directors

I'd like to see us go for David Friio.

27 Nov 2025 06:44:07
Other than 'it's the modern way' I've no idea of the benefit to the club and the manager with having a director of football. The role always feels like it gets in the way of doing great things.

27 Nov 2025 06:46:47
Nerlinger hasn't been a Sporting Director for over 13 years. He runs a football agency now.

27 Nov 2025 07:32:50
Why Nerlinger?

Here's a novel idea. Why don't we go after someone who is actively in the role right now, and who is succeeding in it, rather than looking for the cheap option and hiring someone out of a job?!

27 Nov 2025 07:40:50
Good post SWS 👍.

27 Nov 2025 08:52:35
I agree with you Dado, seems a costly addition to an ever growing tree, how did teams manage without half a dozen suits with computers keeping them right?

27 Nov 2025 10:19:10
Let's not forget we have also advertised for a director to operate between DoF and manager.

27 Nov 2025 11:30:23
Was thinking about that John.

27 Nov 2025 11:48:26
Scott

Davie Weir Sporting Director @ Brighton 6 years before Strasbourg sniffed him out.

27 Nov 2025 12:31:46
Did he not have a fall out with Bloom and that led to a parting of the ways?

27 Nov 2025 13:28:44
Why does everyone keep posting ex players? 🤯.

26 Nov 2025 20:28:18
Good to see u back posting earlier Angus, hope your back for good. Interested to get your take on goings on while u were away. What's your take on Stewart and Thelwell situation as u were more willing than others to give people time? And most importantly what's your view on appointment of Danny Rohl? Was he your choice or was there another? Personally I'm really happy with Danny and believe if he gets the support he'll begin to sort out the mess he was left with.

It's going to take some amount of work but he's the man for the job.

26 Nov 2025 22:28:50
Kaiser, have popped in occasionally usually after matches but stayed clear of the madness on referee conspiracies and poor players. MPHs post seemed a 'safe' way to comment and have a chat about football.

re your question both hired a rotten manager and suffered for that but recent events show that there was perhaps more to it.

I still believe we have better players than they show at the moment and with a few decent experienced additions they will come good playing the right tactics, in the right positions with all the fans support.

Raskin's interview today was telling in that he said the fans support was great for him and got him through when it was going badly. we all need to hear that and try to give the same support to the others no matter our opinion on their ability. the manager will decide if they are good enough or fit into his plans.

I never have a choice for manager as I don't know enough of the context around what the club is looking for. But Rohl has started reasonably well but he needs time. there will be bad results along the way but I have always said whoever is manager needs the time to build a team and a squad. that doesn't happen quickly unfortunately but if we want to challenge we need to allow the club to build for the future on and off the pitch. I just hope the narrative around Celtic being so poor doesn't cause fans to turn if we don't win the league. personally I would rather be challenging and winning for future years even if the trade offs giving DR this season to get us closer to that. not everyone will agree.

26 Nov 2025 22:55:37
Still pushing that party line Angus as if the fans are to blame for players poor performance. Yawn.

26 Nov 2025 23:42:06
Nice to see you posting again Angus.

27 Nov 2025 01:24:38
Butcher Bangage and what is your opinion on playing with two cf's 🙈😂🤣😂.

27 Nov 2025 07:02:16
Agree with you Angus, we have decent players, but the dressing room chemistry needs resolved before it will all come good.

27 Nov 2025 07:34:02
Good post Angus, can criticise them on forms like this but I wish people would get behind them at the games as it will only help them.

27 Nov 2025 07:35:22
Does this mean we're going to be seeing more "balance" to the forum now Yoda's back? Oh goodie!

27 Nov 2025 07:36:35
Thanks for the response mate. Aye probably best thing picking and choosing which bits of madness to join in. 😜. Interesting when many blame the fans Raskin says the opposite and thanked the fans.

Also think Rohl will be given more time as fans can understand what he's been left with on and off the park. While one of two might improve the vast majority are miles off being good enough. Martin and others actually had the foundations a decent team to build on yet he blamed others for our lack of success but only made us far worse. Obviously some fans like at all clubs can be a bit extreme and others just expect immediate success but think the majority realise the size of the task at hand and everything that is going on needing fixed. Certainly going by the songs for him despite continued poor performances.
Rohl has also came in and worked hard to show respect for the club and the fans in complete contrast to RM and from what I hear continues to do so behind the scenes so is establishing a great relationship off the park as well as trying to get things better on it.

27 Nov 2025 07:53:28
Butchers bandage. if you read rather than just trying to troll then you would see that I am not blaming any fan for anything. I am urging us to use our support for the good of the club during matches when we can give players confidence to play better and try things without fear.


how about giving something constructive though rather than just continually picking on another users views.
BTW the party line means that the 'party' i. e. the club have been using that argument. try to get the brain cells chatting to one another mate it helps with rational thought.

27 Nov 2025 08:03:54
Butcher are you actually saying the fans have no effect on a player, absolute nonsense or is Raskin lying?

27 Nov 2025 10:18:33
Sunshine I stopped posting as I realised my views were different from the majority and there seemed no point falling out all the time. I also see that a lot of the posters who do see things differently don't post any more or as often as well and that is sad from the forum's point of view.

there are posters like Kaiser and a few others who despite thinking differently from me you can come on and have a decent discussion with.

however just to keep you happy not back but MPH had a post which I thought was interesting to post a response to and just did that. then as Kaiser asked I responded to him; just being polite. I will leave you to your constant negativity about the club you support 😉.

27 Nov 2025 10:38:18
Would rather you were back Angus, really enjoy your take mate and looking at it differently.

27 Nov 2025 11:27:34
I'm not trolling and I did read your post Angus. You were pushing that narrative of fans being at fault since PC and you were alluding to it again. If a player is not of the required standard, no amount of cheering will make them better. Just the same as if a player is mentally strong, no amount of booing will make them worse.

The problem is and always has been the standard of player recruited because we have had incompetent managers and directors of football. As soon as we fix this issue we will be in a much better place.

Its not the fault of the fans.

Two strikers would be a great idea.

27 Nov 2025 11:34:32
Thought as much boomerang.

27 Nov 2025 11:57:08
Nice to see you back Angus, I'm sure the vast majority have missed your posts recently,

27 Nov 2025 13:32:03
We had our arguments Angus but am glad you are back posting keep it up.