The Rangers Winter 2025 Transfer Rumours and Deals - Thread

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,457]

1 hour ago, CammyF said:

False economy. 

 

Is Lawrence Shankland the only striker in the world available in January in our wage bracket?

 

If signing Shankland is a sign of our ambitions and imagination when it comes to recruitment, we'd as well just shut the doors now.

 

No argument from me. Tell the board and investors.

 

Our summer business was exactly that vibe and everyone seemed happy with it.

Edited December 5 by Sutton_blows_goats

[CammyF 8,370]

4 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

No argument from me. Tell the board and investors.

 

Our summer business was exactly that vibe and everyone seemed happy with it.

It's the continued lowering off expectations that the majority of the fans have bought into. 

 

 

[CammyF 8,370]

49 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

The comparison is Billy Dodds or even Gordon Durie. Neither was greeted with acclaim but both performed pretty well. I don’t suggest that Shankland is nearly as good as either but it’s the market Rangers are currently in.

The alternative is to bring in the likes of Igamane. A lot of people don’t like that either.

My anxiety about Shankland is that he peaked last season and having awarded himself a sabbatical this season he might find it hard to engage gear again.

Your examples aren't the same scenario as Shankland. Dodds in particular scored goals every season in the top league.

 

They both played in far superior Rangers teams than the present team. 

[compo 7,184]

57 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

The comparison is Billy Dodds or even Gordon Durie. Neither was greeted with acclaim but both performed pretty well. I don’t suggest that Shankland is nearly as good as either but it’s the market Rangers are currently in.

The alternative is to bring in the likes of Igamane. A lot of people don’t like that either.

My anxiety about Shankland is that he peaked last season and having awarded himself a sabbatical this season he might find it hard to engage gear again.

Aye his best is in the past ,like myself.

Edited December 5 by compo

[Scott7 6,149]

47 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Your examples aren't the same scenario as Shankland. Dodds in particular scored goals every season in the top league.

 

They both played in far superior Rangers teams than the present team. 

“The comparison is Billy Dodds or even Gordon Durie. Neither was greeted with acclaim but both performed pretty well. I don’t suggest that Shankland is nearly as good as either but it’s the market Rangers are currently in.”

Edited December 5 by Scott7

[compo 7,184]

How much would you the fans think we should/could have got for the five players we let go for around £800000 

[Devil's advocaat 1,617]

3 hours ago, CammyF said:

If signing Shankland is a sign of our ambitions and imagination when it comes to recruitment, we'd as well just shut the doors now

You could change Shankland for Dessers in that sentence, quite easily. I don't want to see us signing Shankland, but big Dessers was circa £5M, has a big wage and little or no sell on value. We do this far too often.

[CammyF 8,370]

22 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

“The comparison is Billy Dodds or even Gordon Durie. Neither was greeted with acclaim but both performed pretty well. I don’t suggest that Shankland is nearly as good as either but it’s the market Rangers are currently in.”

Disagree, Durie came with a very good pedigree having played in England's top flight and Dodds was an excellent scorer in the Scottish League. 

 

 

 

[CammyF 8,370]

44 minutes ago, Devil's advocaat said:

You could change Shankland for Dessers in that sentence, quite easily. I don't want to see us signing Shankland, but big Dessers was circa £5M, has a big wage and little or no sell on value. We do this far too often.

Agreed, but at this point in time Dessers is a better option than Shankland.

 

[Scott7 6,149]

55 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Disagree, Durie came with a very good pedigree having played in England's top flight and Dodds was an excellent scorer in the Scottish League. 

 

 

 

For the third time:

 

“I don’t suggest that Shankland is nearly as good as either but it’s the market Rangers are currently in”

 

Rangers can’t afford a Dodds/Durie class player. When they were signed many, eg me, were underwhelmed. We were wrong.