The Rangers Winter 2025 Transfer Rumours and Deals - Thread

[CammyF 8,677]

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

Jean-Luc only said we don't intend to sell preforming players during Januray, but if we're offered a big fee I see no reason why we wouldn't accept.

 

There's no need to over complicate things. 

I'm not, it's being banded about that we aren't selling players who are contributing in January. 

 

So are we selling them or not? Off course the answer is yes, if the right offer comes along.

 

I'm not complicating anything - we're broke so we'll sell anyone or anything if the price is right.

 

A £5M profit on a player we've only had for 6 months is a no-brainer

 

[Rousseau 11,011]

1 minute ago, CammyF said:

I'm not, it's being banded about that we aren't selling players who are contributing in January. 

 

So are we selling them or not? Off course the answer is yes, if the right offer comes along.

 

I'm not complicating anything - we're broke so we'll sell anyone or anything if the price is right.

 

A £5M profit on a player we've only had for 6 months is a no-brainer

 

That's what Jean-Luc said: "We have no intention of selling the players [that are] performing on the park at the moment". It's not set in stone. 

 

Soundbites will often get banded about; it doesn't mean they are 100% accurate.

 

It's a hypothetical, but I don't think I'd accept £7M for Igamane just yet. 

[Rousseau 11,011]

Incidentally, what's the nonsense about Igamane getting punished for diving?

 

He didn't have to roll about but the St Johnstone player did stamp on his foot. 

 

 

[Blue Moon 1,418]

6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Incidentally, what's the nonsense about Igamane getting punished for diving?

 

He didn't have to roll about but the St Johnstone player did stamp on his foot. 

 

 

I hope not.  Was just saying during the recent Hibs game how sick I am of other teams' players diving and getting away with it.  If Hamza gets in trouble for that it is a Morelos moment.

Edited 20 hours ago by Blue Moon

[compo 7,379]

4 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Incidentally, what's the nonsense about Igamane getting punished for diving?

 

He didn't have to roll about but the St Johnstone player did stamp on his foot. 

 

 

The club should set an example and fine Igamane two weeks wages for that ridiculous dive .

[Rousseau 11,011]

1 minute ago, compo said:

The club should set an example and fine Igamane two weeks wages for that ridiculous dive .

It wasn't a dive.

[Blue Moon 1,418]

17 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Why? A circa £5M profit in 6 months - that's the model we're trying to achieve. 

 

It's not about selling players the fans don't like, it's about making profits where and when we can.

 

No wonder we can't get this trading model correct - we never learn. 

That is my opinion and I am sticking with it.

[CammyF 8,677]

13 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

That is my opinion and I am sticking with it.

Fair enough, but if Igamane becomes the next big thing to fizzle out, or be sold on the cheap, or run down his contract don't be crying / shouting about it. 

 

The situation we find ourselves in means we gamble when signing these type of players, not when it comes to selling them. 

 

See Alfredo Morelos as a prime example. 

Edited 20 hours ago by CammyF

[JohnMc 2,861]

C'mon Cammy, we get you're really unhappy just now but the club can't win with you. Do you really expect the CEO to announce he'd welcome bids for Raskin and Igamane in the coming days? Would that lift team morale, get the Union Bears back onside, increase a player's value? You know that if the right bid comes in for any of our players we'll sell. Stewart knows that, Clement knows that, the players know that and their agents know that. What the right amount might be is open to speculation. You're now taking up a contrary position on every subject, whatever the club say or do you oppose it. It's a shame and it makes this forum harder to read.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,668]

37 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Why? A circa £5M profit in 6 months - that's the model we're trying to achieve. 

 

It's not about selling players the fans don't like, it's about making profits where and when we can.

 

No wonder we can't get this trading model correct - we never learn. 

That's not how it works.

 

The plan is always to try and build a winning team on the park. How you construct that team, with specific player profiles is what is important.

 

If you buy young players, you get cheap wages and potential to improve (in theory). As a result these players have high value, as a buying club can buy a player with an upside and who should be looking for a modest wage.

 

Look around world football. All the money is being spent on players 23 and under. Teams aren't breaking records buying Zidane and Figo at 28 anymore.

 

The Goldson scenario was another example of how not to do player trading. We spend 3 million and 20k per week on a solid to good performer for 4 years. If he left for free and the end of his contract, that's good business.

 

 

The key part to any player trading model is to sell high (after success) and sell at the right time (before any new contracts / wage rises).

 

We did it with Aribo, Bassey and Sakala so it can be done. The issue is we didn't reinvest it properly after that.

 

Its not about selling a player as soon as you make any profit, that is counter productive.