Rangers banter 9

01 Mar 2026 08:44:16
Woke up this morning and I am sorry re a pessimistic post, but I am fearing today. I just wish Dany hadn't said what he had, even the way Nico dismissed them..O'Neill and Captain Ugly will use that against us to rile them up to go at us from the start and we are less good at recovering bad situations like that.

I would love a win, we need a win for a chance in the league but I have the nagging dread that form and ability of team goes out the window and O'Neill will get the luck that smarmy git doesn't deserve and they could pinch something today. We really need to be on it for 100minutes.

01 Mar 2026 10:14:01
Same, mate. Got a bad feeling about today. We have the ability to win for sure, but I still question our mentality. Hope I'm wrong, and we scud them!

01 Mar 2026 10:17:49
I was confident all week, but as it gets closer to kick-off, I'm feeling the dread. I think it's just that feeling we've all been let down so badly over the years, it's left us with scars. Hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. Draw or defeat, then for me it's good night Vienna.

01 Mar 2026 10:36:59
Stop the negativity. Got a bad feeling, my ar.
It's in our hands. Give it max. Fight for the title. Take no prisoners. Leave nothing in the dressing room.
Rohl said nothing controversial. O'Neill is looking old now, tired, under pressure. They are weak. Go for the jugular. It's ours for the taking. If we stand back, we are sunk.

01 Mar 2026 11:56:22
So, you are criticising Rohl for answering the question about them, but also criticising Nico for not rising to the bait about McCowan. What do you want, press conferences with their mouths taped shut?

01 Mar 2026 14:08:33
Sadly, I have been proven right. Karma is a b****. As for what you say re taping their mouths shut, not at all, but be more media savvy in tone and what they say.

01 Mar 2026 07:40:34
Morning all - Anybody on the beers yet?

01 Mar 2026 08:50:04
I have just woke up from my morning nap at work. No beers for me.

01 Mar 2026 09:51:50
Any jobs going, Storm? 😂

01 Mar 2026 11:42:26
Seems a decent gig. He's hot, J-zer, lol.

28 Feb 2026 22:32:52
Souness is in Abu Dhabi.
Take care legend.

28 Feb 2026 23:00:24
Pray to God for your safety, Graeme Souness. Pray you get home safe. 🙏 🇬🇧

28 Feb 2026 23:35:19
Pray for everyone in the region, legends and all.

28 Feb 2026 22:01:49
Further to my post my team.
Butland
Sterling Souttar Fernandez Rommens
Diomande Raskin Chuk
Moore
Chermiti Naderi
Team to start and on the bench we still have
Tav. Meg Arrons Aasgaard Skov Gassama Miovski
If we can't get a result with that squad as long as they all turn up we'll never have a better chance.
Please Please don't let us Down

01 Mar 2026 07:47:17
Main thing today is intensity and keeping 11 players on the park. 🙏

01 Mar 2026 08:36:35
U mean Dio. 😉👍

01 Mar 2026 08:49:50
Blue, I agree 💯. This game is 50/50 for me. I don't buy into weak Celtic rubbish. We're very similar in results and squad. There's pressure on us both.

01 Mar 2026 10:01:23
I am in 2 minds about the line up. One is essentially what you've put here, Scrambled. I think Rohl, however, will go with the same defence. I think Chuka will make way for Olsen, and Naderi will start on the bench, with Gassama starting.

Would have liked to have seen Antman start.

The thing is, we are all guessing about formation and line up because we have different options, and that means MON will also be guessing. I hope that plays into our favour.

01 Mar 2026 11:27:33
If we go in thinking they're weak, we lose.

Mon knows how to win, and he knows Old Firm games.

I think Rohl misspoke when he said what he did. It will be used very effectively by Mon.



He should have deflected and put all the pressure back on them, "If that's what McGowan said, then their fans will expect them to come here and turn us over.".

28 Feb 2026 21:31:44
It's going to be a long long time before the game gets started and everyone and I mean everyone will have their rituals planned to get the result that they want, will be either great reading or giving it a miss and drowning our sorries depending upon the outcome.
I think the first thoughts will be when the teams are announced and we will either agree or disagree how the manager picked that team.


Know doubt KB and CS will have their own personal opinions so is it Sky or RTV to watch the game, for me it's RTV
Conclusion, Get right into them and make us all feel very happy common RANGERS 🤞🫶🥳🥃🍾

28 Feb 2026 21:26:20
Apparently Sterling and Aarons out tomorrow so Tav be starting unless this is a ploy to catch out the other mob

01 Mar 2026 06:46:45
Sterling is a good player, but unreliable, fitness-wise, which is a shame really. ☹️🇬🇧

28 Feb 2026 16:57:35
must win now tomorrow. Hearts are sneaking 1.0 wins now. no excuses now. hope the players are up for this

28 Feb 2026 17:13:58
If Motherwell win and we don't win tomorrow, they can go ahead of us with their game during the week. I think it's against the sheep.

28 Feb 2026 17:32:38
Motherwell play Dundee Storm, and Motherwell, with Hearts still to play twice, will imo take points from Hearts.

28 Feb 2026 18:20:32
Their game in hand is against Dundee (postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at the start of February). It is now next Saturday, as they don't have a cup game that weekend.

28 Feb 2026 18:27:08
Celtic are at Pittodrie midweek, Storm, so another reason why a win is vital, as they could go above us if they win, which I would expect as Aberdeen are very poor. I didn't think Hearts were great again today, but they are grinding the results out, and that is important. I thought Aberdeen were woeful.

28 Feb 2026 18:56:54
Did we not say on here that it was impossible to keep grinding out 1-0 results only a month ago. Has that changed?

28 Feb 2026 19:12:20
Aye, I got mixed up, that lot have the sheep.

Coops, we still have to play Motherwell twice, and they could take points off us as well.

All I'm saying is, if we don't get 3 points tomorrow, by late Wednesday night we could be 4th.

28 Feb 2026 19:20:27
Cool, Angus, I thought it was during the week. Well, by next Sat, if we don't win tomorrow, we could be 4th. Now, that is a frightening thought, especially when we are the best bang average side in Scotland. 🤭


Let's just get a win tomorrow, and it won't matter.

28 Feb 2026 19:34:12
They are in a good position, Angus, and have been good at getting a run of results after they drop points.

28 Feb 2026 20:04:18
Ifs and maybes. Three points tomorrow, four behind Hearts and five ahead of Celtic. Motherwell can't be ruled out now. We still have five games against the top three, hopefully we have them at Ibrox.

28 Feb 2026 20:12:00
Meant, Motherwell still have five games against the top three, hopefully at Ibrox against us.

28 Feb 2026 20:18:59
No, we don't, Storm. We only have Motherwell once at Ibrox after the split, my friend. 🤔

28 Feb 2026 20:21:03
Could be, Storm. Get your cup half full instead of half empty, my friend. 🥊 🇬🇧

28 Feb 2026 20:51:07
Although it's not must win, it kind of is.
Really feel a win is very important tomorrow for both us and Celtic, so let's see what happens.
Started getting nervous on Friday.

28 Feb 2026 22:03:59
We win the battle tomorrow, our quality wins the game, my glass is always half full, SWS, I wouldn't have it any other way, mate. 💪🥊💙

28 Feb 2026 22:12:27
I'll decide how I feel about games, Coops, not you.

We still need to play them, so they can still take points off us, so that stands. They haven't been Hearts this season either, I may add.

28 Feb 2026 22:19:04
I've been saying for a while now, Motherwell will probably have the biggest say in who wins the league. We've had 2 draws and a win against them, but I fancy them to take more points off Hearts and Celtic.

By the split, it could be a 4-way shootout, with a few points separating them all, and I'm loving it. Embrace what a real league should feel like, guys, it's exciting.

28 Feb 2026 22:25:04
Coops, did you skip the last sentence of my post? Let's get the win, and it won't matter.

Also, I see your bulldog agreeing with you about glasses. 🤓

28 Feb 2026 22:29:05
Only play Motherwell once.

28 Feb 2026 22:34:51
Storm, we'll beat them the morra and that's my confident opinion. 🥊🇬🇧

28 Feb 2026 22:40:06
I think you're looking through the eyes of a bulldog, Storm, going by some of your comments, pal. 😂 You're incredible. So, firstly, you say Motherwell are playing Aberdeen midweek. 😂 Then you say we've still to play Motherwell twice. 😂 Get relevant, pal, get with it. 🤔

28 Feb 2026 22:33:56
Storm, no wonder i'm questioning you firstly you say Motherwell are playing the sheep midweek and i corrected you, then you spotted we've still to play Motherwell twice and i again corrected you try and keep up what's happening my friend eh? 🤔

28 Feb 2026 23:07:23
Storms, had a few pints. 🍺🍺🍺🍺

01 Mar 2026 06:49:21
I think he's had a full barrel, Yately. 😂😂 He needs to keep up. 😲

01 Mar 2026 09:26:56
Think he was at work, actually, so might not have had the chance to check properly. Trying to fit a quick post into a busy day and working off a phone. 🤷

01 Mar 2026 10:26:04
We talk like Motherwell are Barcelona. We have spent the guts end of 50 million to Motherwell's 250k. We shouldn't be fearing Motherwell.

28 Feb 2026 16:43:12
That new Norwich City manager is doing great with them .wonder if he's a future manager for us?

28 Feb 2026 17:13:37
Not far off the playoff places now. Took over in the relegation zone. 4 wins in the last 5 games. He's been brilliant for them.

What a story if he took them to the Prem via the playoffs!

28 Feb 2026 17:23:26
Had his chance, couldn't beat Ross County, Dundee and Queens Park. Got sacked because he failed here.

28 Feb 2026 17:25:53
I tend to wonder why we sacked Clement when we knew the takeover was coming - perhaps we could have stuck with him and it would have been interesting to see what he would have done with the millions Martin wasted. He was the right man for the right job, but sadly at the wrong time.

28 Feb 2026 17:34:16
Clement is a good manager, SirStruth, and I absolutely wish him all the best, but I'm very happy with the manager we've got. 😁

28 Feb 2026 17:34:25
Or, like others, he got sacked because he never got the time here. At some point, we need to accept that a manager needs time to build a team squad.

28 Feb 2026 17:37:06
We didn't have a crystal ball. Had his chance. If he hits the EPL he's in a better place for his future.

28 Feb 2026 18:15:05
Angus, yes, like others, he did not get enough time, but he also had no support from above, and was having to deal with things no coach/manager should have to deal with - no wonder the guy could not be successful.

Lovely gentleman, I, personally, wish him all the very best for his management career - if anyone deserves it, this guy does.

28 Feb 2026 18:29:39
You can tell now why he was so frustrated and stubborn in his interviews. He must have been under some stress with the shambles above him. They did him dirty.

Great to see him doing so well.

28 Feb 2026 18:31:37
Angus, he might have got more time, but certain results were the nail in his coffin.
You can't be getting beaten by Queens Park in the Scottish at Ibrox when the league form was hit and miss also. No coming back from that, even if he was the fall guy; the buck stops with him, I'm afraid.

28 Feb 2026 18:52:53
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, Clement was having to book stuff himself instead of the club organising it. Anyone remember the story, as I can't quite remember.

28 Feb 2026 18:59:24
Rosevale, personally, I think he should have got time even after that. As others have said, there was so much other rubbish going on, he had no support and didn't get to sign players he wanted to take us onto the next step.



All gone now and hope he does go on to get Norwich up and playing in the EPL. Hopefully they can stay there, as the success rate for that is only 1 in 3, I think.

28 Feb 2026 19:13:25
Mvg, they are still 12 points from the play offs.

28 Feb 2026 19:35:02
Wasn't good enough, I'm afraid. Crumbled.

28 Feb 2026 19:39:11
Not for me, Angus, your opinion, of course. No surprise he went soon after that defeat.
I'm sure Stewart said in an interview after he was sacked that the defeat to Queens had a huge bearing on the decision to sack him, so there you are.
When that type of result happens, it tends to lead to one thing.

28 Feb 2026 20:26:34
Good luck to him. He did well by Rangers. Never played us for money when he could have. Still a lot of respect for the guy. I think if he had the benefit of American owners, he could have done well.



I'll definitely be supporting Norwich for a long-shot play-off place, and supporting them next year to go up if they don't pull off a miracle this year.

28 Feb 2026 21:17:33
He had difficulties, but so has every other manager. Results weren't good enough, pure and simple. Hope things work out for him, but we moved on to something better now.

28 Feb 2026 22:09:00
Kaiser, in his first season here, we thought we were onto something better as well. Then a few bad results and we were utterly out of the league. What happens if the same happens now? Have we learnt patience as a club, board, support, or will our frustrations and impatience cause us to react the same again? I really hope not, and I hope the board at least hold strong this time.

28 Feb 2026 22:23:48
I don't think we have to, Angus. If there's a bad result tomorrow, the knives will be out, not that I agree with it.

28 Feb 2026 22:26:32
How much time do they need, Angus? Queen's Park was one step too far for him, and I liked him.

Going by what you say, should we have given Russell Martin more time?

28 Feb 2026 23:05:52
Storm, I know you're extremely mixed up ATM. Remember we're playing Celtic at Ibrox tomorrow with a 12 noon kick off 👍 🇬🇧. Just keeping you right, pal. 😲

01 Mar 2026 08:21:47
Storm, with Martin for a while I did think that, like all managers, they need time. However, it very quickly became obvious that he wasn't right for the job, so the answer is no. Even I wouldn't have given him more time.

Re Clement in particular, and other managers in general, I always think they need time to build a squad and team to get us into a position to challenge. I don't think that part happens as quickly as we all want, though.

Then, as a secondary point on keeping faith with managers, all teams go through bad patches and have shock results. We need to have more patience when that happens, to allow them to get it back on track.

With Clement, the board removed a lot of funding and he had to do a lot of the non-manager stuff himself. I think if he had been here at the start of the season, then, firstly, Martin wouldn't have been, and, secondly, he would have got the players he had always wanted, and we would be in a better place.

It doesn't matter now, but he was probably the only manager I felt didn't get the right rub of the green. Others think differently, and, in the grand scheme of things, none of it matters.

28 Feb 2026 14:32:26
At work no much to do so watched Bournemouth game that boy Alex Scott is exceptional talent I had heard about him but not really watched him much.

28 Feb 2026 14:41:42
In terms of under-the-radar goals, I'm thinking of McCoist's in the first leg against Gornik. What an absolute peach of a goal that was: the link-up, the cross from Nicholl, and the smooth, slick finish all in the one movement.

28 Feb 2026 17:20:38
Storm, at work, watching the Bournemouth game. Hard shift, mate, eh? Lol.

28 Feb 2026 19:13:58
We done all the work we had yesterday, so just sit and watch football Saturday and Sunday, mate. 🤣