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Neraysho Kasanwirjo is set to return to Feyenoord as they agreed with Rangers to terminate his loan due to the player being injured. Luka Ivanušec is now expected to join Dinamo in the coming days, as Feyenoord can now send him on loan since they've opened up a slot.#Ivanušec… https://t.co/xjHckew0fS pic.twitter.com/RKRLR4gTE9 — Croatian Football (@CroatiaFooty) January 20, 2025

Scottish Cup - Semi-Final vs them ...

You'd probably have to put this up next to Morelos and Colak, Waghorn and Garner, rather than someone who only had half a handful of games. Then again, these stats are usually dubious anyway, as they don't put the opposition into context. Likewise, Damilo backed up Igamane, and Hagi, which might have helped. Anyway, we don't need to discuss Dessers or anyone else to death -> in here <-, rumours it is.

The whole Dessers witch-hunt is truly cringeworthy. He is not Ronaldo, he is not Kane, he is not Messi. If the same measures had been put on McCoist, or Hateley ever other season, they would have been hounded out in no-time. We don't score enough goals because of our "centre-forward" (note the singular), but because hardly anyone bar him and the penalty-god scores enough goals per season.

Turkish club Besiktas are showing interest in Rangers midfielder Tom Lawrence, who has just six months remaining on his contract at Ibrox. (Daily Mail) Besiktas want Tom Lawrence without paying a transfer fee, with new boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having worked with the Rangers midfielder in the Manchester United reserve side. (Aksam Spor, external - in Turkish) Zurich sporting director Milos Malenovic suggests the path is clear for Nikola Katic to leave this month, with the defender touted for a possible return to Rangers. (Bluewin via Sunday Mail) Wycombe Wanderers are closing in on a deal to sign Alex Lowry from Rangers on a permanent deal, sources have told Football Insider. The 21-year-old is out of contract at Ibrox in the summer, with the January transfer window being the final chance for the Gers to cash in on the midfielder. Sam Grace’s side currently sit second in League One, with the club just two points behind Birmingham City. Burnley and Sheffield United are among the teams to have taken an interest in Rangers winger Tom Lawrence. This is according to a report from the Daily Mail, who have reported that there's plenty of interest in the Englishman Rangers could land Serbian midfielder Sasa Zdjelar on a ‘bargain’ fee with CSKA Moscow set to let the player leave Russia this January.

... only if this season is 2025/26.

So we've seen Nsiala three times now and in no game he looked phased or the like, rather on the contrary. And tonight he even whipped in a fine cross for Balogun to score. Let's hope Pröpper, who hasn't been that bad either, isn't injured that badly. Game ... very much according to our dominance, even though we wasted too many chances once more. Alas, three points, two points closer to them too.

Dessers, cool as you like ... what a striker!

Der Berliner leads the way ... 😜

Since Aberdeen dig in behind the half-way line, we again toil too much in our own half. Pröpper and Nsiala play some neat passes, yet, Raskin and Diomande are those who should be doing it. I wonder, since Ridvan is not exactly helpful in that slot and his current form, whether we should try Barron there, who might stay a little further back and help our centre-halfs. Looks like Danlio stays on the bench now, Bajrami coming on. For someone build like Danilo, he's more fragile than me ...

Kelly Ridvan - Pröpper - Nsiala - Jefte Raskin - Diomande Danilo Cerny - Igamane - Hagi Subs: Munn, Tavernier, Barron, Dessers, Bajrami, Balogun, McCausland, Rice, Lovelace. The line-up according to the Rangers HP. I would make that a 4-4-2 ... but hey, we have to feed the modern-football mantra.

Remember that Tav has a) to return first and b) has to go too.

News still slow ... Turkish second-tier club Amedspor have offered Heart of Midlothian striker Lawrence Shankland, who is out of contract at the end of the season, a lucrative deal. (Scottish Sun) ... denied by Hearts. Clement has confirmed he has identified "several" players he believes can help Rangers in the January transfer window. (Glasgow Times) ... meanwhile, Wolfsburg are in talks with a Swedish winger, which would see Cerny drop down to third or fourth choice there, maybe opening the door for a permanent move. That said, he'll still cost some money ...

Looking ahead ... it might have been worse. But not much ... Referee - Kevin Clancy 😱 Assistants - Graeme Stewart and David Roome Video Assistant Referee - Nick Walsh Assistant Video Assistant Referee - David McGeachie

That said ... if we are talking about the board and the club as such, I wonder how much more people are currently employed than in the days of Sir Walter. While you acknowledge that football has changed, the number of people now running about looks to be somewhat inflated. Not least when we could sack a manager for not delivering, but then he's what, 5 to 10 people in his team who will also have to be taken care with? And who might have to be replaced too. I would hope that they all got clauses in their contracts that save us from payments when they fail in their duties ... More generally, people call for change, and rightly so after another half-season of stagnating "progress". There has to be some sort of improvement soonish, as we laboured ever since our return. What you would like to seen sooner rather than later is a change of attitude towards the SFA/SPFL, as we have been ravaged for the best part of the decade by heinous refereeing, compliance officer decisions, and now über- and non-active VARing. The club has to make a stand, and preferably hand in hand with outer clubs. It very much looks like we now have to bear another season (at least) shadow-walking behind the Scum, and the talk about our financial standing is surely correct. Yet, we've shown that we can hold our own against them on the field during the last few seasons, so any debate on "getting financially back on track" sounds a bit hollow, as our problems more or less lie on the field of play. I would assume that CEOs generally not interfere with football decisions, but I would expect that the manager gets an appointment with the CEO every other week after another dismal showing against the lesser lights of the league. Tactics, player motivation, expectations should be on the agenda there, and if it doesn't change after a couple of appointments, sterner measures need to be implemented. The experiment-phases need to stop.