BEARGER 1,830 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) Not getting too carried away with our signings so far. Agree that better coaching can improve players. Scott Arfield - on paper very good signing, but also thought Dorrans would be a great signing. Allan McGregor - will be our No.1 assuming he’s still as good. Ovie Ejaria - know nothing about him, same as 99% on here. Too mutch to expect this young guy to have us challengeing at the top. Nikola Katic - dittto Connor Goldson - has some EPL experience should do a job for us. Edited June 19, 2018 by BEARGER 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Other than Arfield & McGregor the rest are very much unknown quantities. McGregor, if still as good as previously, is worth 7-10 points a season. Shouls be our #1. The one thing I am pleased about is the clear, cohesive, way in which Allen & Gerrard have seen our central defensive area as being a weak link and working quickly to get that gap filled - who was it that complained when we signed Arfield that we needed defenders, when the window wasn't even open at that point ??? We still need a creative spark in midfield and at least one, if not two, strikers. Could probably do with at least one extra body to cover the full backs too, unless we are using Jack there to cover for Tav. I don't personally think we need a "destroyer" in midfield - I think that Jack, Rossiter and McCrorie are plenty in that area and, more importantly than numbers, I think they are all good enough to play that role. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,693 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 minute ago, craig said: McGregor, if still as good as previously, is worth 7-10 points a season. Shouls be our #1. Just 10 points puts us within touching distance of the top at the end of last season. Throw in a bit more consistency in not needlessly dropping so many points to the also rans and we have a title race. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,744 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I know that people will disagree, but I still hope we snatch Cummings. He's the one chap you know will score goals at any Scottish level and has time and ability to become better with better quality around him and better managers than TLB, Warburton, Karanka and Murty. McGregor sure will be better in organizing the defence, his goalkeeping is beyond doubt. Arfield is in the Dorrans bracket. I expected a lo more of the latter, but he was IMHO misused (much like Cummings & Herrera) and then had his injury spell, after which he failed to reach his own standard. The rest are IMHO the Cardoso or Dalcio unknown quantities. They will sure have quality, but showing that at a new club like Rangers with a totally new game being played can only be determined once we (and they) have experienced it in flesh. I very much hope SG and Co. have prepared themselves and the players for the "demands" of the Scottish Premiership, for it will be quite different than what your normal football manager will face. Probably the reason why TLB and McInnes getting away with it ... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn 206 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I would have answered ‘yes’ to this question this time last year and the year before so I’ll reserve judgment this time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,671 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 We’ve brought in six new signings already & I’ve no doubt there will be more if we move players on. The reason we’re bringing in so many new signings is because the signings made in the past two summers have been mostly disappointing. The ones we’ve made so far certainty look better quality than previously but it’s unlikely all will be successful. We need a more settled squad & bringing in three or four each summers max. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindarin 30 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 On paper, they look decent but as we've seen at this world cup on paper means rock all. Won't know til it's game time. I personally give new managers until December before I start humming n hawing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,693 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 2 hours ago, RANGERRAB said: We need a more settled squad & bringing in three or four each summers max. Think we need a more settled management team before we will get a settled squad. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, JFK-1 said: Think we need a more settled management team before we will get a settled squad. I used to say a new manager needs 3 years to get his team together but they don't get that these days. Thank god Caixenha never got 3 years we would have had a diddy team and have been bankrupt. We all thought Alves and Cardoso were the real deal right enough. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franc Ergs 1,651 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 All will be revealed when we play Aberdeen in anger on the first day of the new season, but i'd say yes, ( Bar the unknown Ovie Ejaria) the new players that have been brought in so far, will get us competing at a higher level. Still like to see a few more of the usual suspects out the door though, as i'm getting the chills just looking at pictures of them at pre-season. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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