Rangers Discussion Posts 3

03 Sep 2026 07:03:46
Really hope we are bringing in more than just Kelsy today. We only really have 4 players now in Gassama Curtis Kim and Yakota for LW/RW/AM. Aasgaard only going on loan is crazy. Desperately need another CB too so Manny can get dropped.

03 Sep 2026 09:56:18
Looks like Kelsy and winger Kaiser.
Can't believe we're not getting another CB either.

03 Sep 2026 10:24:51
Any idea the winger, mate? We now have the same number of STs as creative players despite mostly playing 1 up front. Let that sink in. 🤯

02 Sep 2026 23:09:22
Fernandez is going to be major issue for us if he continues to play, he will cause us many many points

03 Sep 2026 00:02:27
If McInnes cannot see Fernandez's shortcomings, it is going to cost us big time.
He has to be taken out of the team & have a reset, with him working on his game while not having the pressure of playing every week.
There was a reason he was playing lower league in England & no team higher up down there willing to take a punt on him.

Let's be honest, the fee we paid is peanuts to them, but they were still unwilling to take the risk, as they could see his flaws.

03 Sep 2026 00:25:03
I suspect he will be swapped for Godfrey on Saturday after that showing tonight.

Jasp how do you know nobody was interested in him? Let's be honest 3.5 million is not peanuts to Peterborough, i'm not sure where you've got that from. Its probably in their top 5 transfer sales. For all he's been poor this season, he did come here last year, win a club player of the year award, be our only player in the team of the season, get into the nigeria squad, score 6 goals and when we do get rid of him it'll probably be for much more than the 3.5 we paid.

There are plenty of good players in league 1, did the record transfer sale in spfl not come from league 1? Weird he was playing in lower leagues and Celtic only paid 1.5 million for him, MK Dons must have been unwilling to take the risk on the peanuts offer and seen his flaws!

03 Sep 2026 00:43:55
I think we will loan Souttar out before close o fb window.
We will, imo, likely go into the free agent pool of players to make up for Souttar if we don't sort one tomorrow in time.

03 Sep 2026 06:42:33
How he was player of the year baffles me, and only shows how bad we were. The only place he's any good is in his own mind. Absolutely shocking defender.

03 Sep 2026 06:53:00
Tav, read the post, never said it was peanuts for Peterborough, said it was peanuts for teams in higher leagues.
As to player of the year, maybe that shows how bad we were last year.
There may have been interest, but no one followed it up.
Not saying all players in lower league are poor, you have exceptions, especially if player has correct attitude & desire to learn from errors, same can't be said for Fernandez, thinks he is much better than he is, look when he makes mistake always looking around to blame someone else, may be wrong but don't see anyone offering us anywhere near our inflated valuation of him.

03 Sep 2026 08:41:19
Oh, absolutely, heaven forbid a player looks laid-back, because we all know Scottish football fans value furious sprinting over actual composure.

The narrative that he "needs to go" just because of his relaxed body language is exhausting. Yes, he makes mistakes. There is a reason he was playing in League One before moving to the SPL. But let's look at the actual stats from last night: he won almost every single ball in the air and, as far as I remember, most that came into the box in his direction.

Because he has one obvious lapse in judgment per game, people hyper-focus on that and ignore the rest of his performance. Does he need to release the ball quicker? Definitely.

But you could say the exact same thing about Makhanya, yet he doesn't get half the stick.

The reality is he is a much better defender than his current form suggests. The transfer interest over the summer was real, but the club refused to sell him on the cheap because they actually recognise his potential. That speculation has likely messed with his focus, which is fair enough.

But let's not rewrite history. People were absolutely raving about him last year, and even at the start of this window, fans were throwing around £20M to £25M price tags. Don't start misremembering how good he can be just to justify your current agenda against him.

03 Sep 2026 09:06:04
Just the one last night?
He's a scare at the back who had the cheek to call out Makhanya first half but absolved himself of any blame for his errors.

03 Sep 2026 09:08:25
Totally disagree with your assessment of him, Angus, mate. But it's all about opinions. It's not rewriting history as our defence with him was a complete joke for the majority of last season too. He got totally overhyped after scoring a few goals at the start and he believed it as much as some fans.
It's not just one moment either per game, but as all the commentators and pundits said, his overall performance is creating panic and nervousness throughout the rest of the team.

And I wouldn't put much weight on fans' valuations as they also said we'd be making 10s of millions each on Dio, Aasgaard, Raskin, Gassama, Barron, etc and none of that happens.

03 Sep 2026 09:35:56
Never seen a 15 million player in him when he was playing as good as we have seen him. He looks like he has a rotten attitude and always seems to try and absolve himself from any blame or responsibility. Ultimately, this guy is going to cost us points.

03 Sep 2026 10:26:39
Fernandez can't be trusted, that's the issue. He seems to play the game for him and not the team. He may have the physical attributes, but he's not switched in enough for me. Quality striker will have him on toast.

03 Sep 2026 10:28:11
Ok, Jasp. Apologies, I read it wrong. I still don't think you become a poor player over summer. Even if the team were bad last season, Fernandez had a good first season.

He needs dropped and a kick up the back side.

03 Sep 2026 10:32:42
If u only speaking about or seeing one mistake per game, who is the one hyper focusing on individual mistakes? The rest of us look at his whole performance and its effect on those around him. And there's a massive difference between composure and complacency.

03 Sep 2026 10:40:38
Kaiser, the commentators and particularly Boyd look to comment on what gets the most attention and stay relevant. It seems the done thing is to mention how disinterested he is and that is then replicated by everyone. He always seems to be doing enough moaning and groaning for someone disinterested. I thought Sutton last night was fairly balanced on him. I just think he has become the new Tavernier as we always seem to need one.

Had a look at a few stats sites to see if your memory of how poor he was last season holds water.

On SofaScore for an example (as it has been used on here a lot) he was over 7 out of 10 for all of last season until end of March when he dropped to 6.5. He has also surprisingly been over 7 this season as well despite his obvious mistakes. So those who watch the game for these sites obviously don't see the same issues. 🤷 I think they don't just focus on his laid back style, though s fans have done.

03 Sep 2026 11:03:24
Big Manny will be hurting after those blunders.

There is a very good cb in him. He gives me the fear, but at the same time I don't fear corners and crosses so much these days.

Give him time. After the tm closes, he will regain focus.

03 Sep 2026 11:17:33
A lot of pundits etc look for reaction, I know, but when they're all in agreement about him, that says a lot. They've played the game too, and understand how he affects others' performance, not just seeing his stats.

6.5 - 7 on ratings isn't exactly inspiring if u put value on those things, to be honest. Maybe he just needs time out or a more experienced head alongside him, like others say.

02 Sep 2026 22:33:06
As things stand, what's our best 11? I reckon McInnes will go with

Pandur
Kosta
Godfrey
Makhanya
Penrice

Raskin
Drago

Minsu
Shanks
Gassama

Kelsy

That's what I reckon he'll go with and tbf it probably is what I'd go with too atm.

Feel we need a new cm and Rw in January and another CB

I t was never a 1 window job so we just need to be patient

03 Sep 2026 00:04:09
Need a rw Tomorrow, mate.

03 Sep 2026 00:17:27
I'd agree, bud.

That's just based on what we have atm.

I think we need a cb and a creative cm too. If then, drop to the 433. Right now it's hard to argue for a 433 with the mf we have.

03 Sep 2026 08:27:54
Stevie, that would be my selection given the players that are available. Vanja should 100% be in the side before Devlin.

03 Sep 2026 08:43:22
Stevie, no way is he dropping Shankland for a player we haven't even seen play (other than on YouTube). Kelsy will be on bench, I reckon. Window will be closed, so hope he also lets Fernandes play through his poor form as well. In long term, will Shanks drop into 10 spot with Kelsey up front and Min Su moving right?

03 Sep 2026 09:46:29
Is Min Su not a 10, maybe I'm wrong, but if he is then why drop him to the right to accommodate Shanks as a 10 (a position he isn't much good at to be honest)?

Is Curtis now so poor he doesn't get a look in, or Yokota bombed out too? Long term, I think it will be Kelsy will be our starting option.

03 Sep 2026 09:47:56
Angus, that was me asking, what's our best 11 going to be. Not my preference, mate.

U know I like 3 cm's, but I think that's how she'll set up as it stands.
If we get a Rw in the door, I'd say Min Su goes left and new guy right, Shanks will play off Kelsy.

We're not signing a $13m striker to sit on the bench, mate, when we're playing as poorly as we are. He'll be right in that team come the 2nd game after he signs.

03 Sep 2026 10:25:20
Angus, Minsu is predominately a left winger, but can play across any front 4 positions.

03 Sep 2026 10:42:33
Stevie, I was going to answer that to Geese's question. Not saying I like that move to be done, but if we want 2 strikers in the team then that might be how we do it. I see when Godfrey played, we also go to a back 3, so another option, 3-5-2, even if that isn't how DM normally sets up.

But just saying we aren't dropping Shanks after 2 goals in a game imo.

02 Sep 2026 22:20:57
Was that not purgatory to watch tonight? Fernandez is an accident waiting to happen.

03 Sep 2026 07:24:46
Yes, it was scrambled, we were gash, but you're not allowed to say that. 😳

03 Sep 2026 08:28:58
As my dad used to say, it would get football stopped.

03 Sep 2026 08:47:59
Yes, you are allowed to say it, but the histrionics are beyond the pale. Yes, we played poorly, yet dominated the stats (more shots, more on target, more of the ball) and won the 3 points. Falkirk, on their plastic pitch, moved the ball about well, but apart from our errors never really created many truly clear chances.

We hit post and Shanks also missed an easier chance than the Falkirk lads imo.

You would think fans would see this as the start of the improvement that we all want but as always we pick on poor displays.

So just putting the opposite point across on this to show a bit of balance. It is a debate site after all.

03 Sep 2026 09:49:14
Surely we can say what we want, but we also don't need to agree with people's opinions, or is that not the definition of debate. It was woeful and hard to watch, and sitting on the edge of my seat for the wrong reasons. But we won, and allowing time for players getting to know each other will surely only help with improvement.

03 Sep 2026 09:52:22
Not histrionics, an assessment of how poor we actually are, continue to dress it up, but the general consensus was we were mediocre at best, aye, we won but that's it.

03 Sep 2026 10:46:05
That is all we are saying though, isn't it, but trying to see some positives: win and 3 points, 2 good goals, better first 30 minutes at least.

Re histrionics, don't you think posts which include 'we will get a double figure defeat' count as that? There are more, perhaps not as over the top.

The more positive posters aren't saying we are prime Real Madrid, but choosing not to be negative after what was a hard 3 points won.

03 Sep 2026 12:08:11
When have I ever given anything other than my own thoughts? I don't subscribe to the doomsayers or the happy clappers. We are not a team yet, and it shows. Yes, I may say a player is no gd (pish usually or gash), but that's about it.

02 Sep 2026 22:17:15
Shankland 2 goals 👏🏻
Gassama getting us up the park 👏🏻
Makhanya 👏🏻

2 hard away games not playing particularly great, getting the 6 points!

Can we play better, yeah but we'll take the positives and move on to the weekend.

03 Sep 2026 07:26:00
Gassama needs to learn to pass to others, n the Shanks goal was played for Curtis, not Shanks. Gd goal but.

02 Sep 2026 22:06:28
Good to see captain Shankland stepping up and delivering when we needed him.

2 lovely finishes too.

Outside of that, not a great deal to say on that one. Take the points and move on.

02 Sep 2026 22:04:39
Kelsy better be prime r9.