Vanoli 4,625 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I really hope it's more in the region of 4/5 rather than 2/3. Any loans have to be night and day better than Gedion and Oduwa as well. What worries me though is the lack of cover for our wing backs. Halliday and Thompson offer nothing in comparison to Wallace there, and we literally have no one covering for Tav. To hope they can both play every game at our standards and to assumes they can go all season without injury 2 years in a row is borderline incompetency. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy500 463 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I know all signings should be 'good signings' - but the exact quote was '2 or 3 more good signings' when referring to how good a signing Joey Barton was. Perhaps that means we'll get a few more projects - like Forrester, Windass, Crooks etc. - but 2 or 3 more guys who can walk straight into the first team like Barton? Just another interpretation of the words. I'd definitely expect us to get loans in on top of 2 or 3 signings in any case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Greig's Sideburns 177 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It could've just been a throwaway comment used in place of "a few more", I wouldn't read to much into especially considering how early it is in the window Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam English Loyal 945 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 IMHO we need 4 just at the back. Two center halves and two covering full backs. OK we might get away with signing one decent central defender, one left or right sided defender who can also play in the middle, and another defender purely for cover at LB or RB. But that's still 3. If we don't sign at least two defenders we are leaving ourselves woefully short. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluedoo 2,652 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 He has also said that he wont sign players who won't have a clear route to the first team, personally I think this squad definitely needs strengthened in certain area's but not over loaded for the sake of signing 5 or 6 players. Lets not forget this team were 10 minutes away from winning what would have been an incredible treble, I agree that we could do with some competition for the centre backs. Not wholesale changes but quality upgrades for me anyway, quality over quantity Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 We don't see how players do in the training regime so not only is it unfair but also a bit harsh stating that some of our youngsters can't make the step up to the first team squad so yeah MW might have stated 2 or 3 more permanent signings, those signings can be supplemented from players in the academy being promoted to the first team and also the probable loan signings that are likely to be brought in. People have moaned on here for years that our younger players not being given a chance well hells bells we now have a manager who might actually give them a chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 14,132 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 We need half a dozen more, if we're to win the league. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,631 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 2/3 more signings of Barton quality Imo would be enough. I mean in terms of first team we would be good to go. Warburton has always said this summer we need players of a higher quality so no doubt whoever we sign will be that. Personally I think another 2/3 permanent signings is what he means. Come September I think well have 10/11 new signings personally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'm hoping MW will get a few more players in on loan to cover injuries, and to make sure we're not running on fumes by Christmas. i'm expecting the new season to be a a bit argy bardgy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcf 34,124 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Probably already been posted , but SR seems quite excited of who we're looking to get. http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/making-gers-title-ready/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,427 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 2 hours ago, Sam English Loyal said: IMHO we need 4 just at the back. Two center halves and two covering full backs. OK we might get away with signing one decent central defender, one left or right sided defender who can also play in the middle, and another defender purely for cover at LB or RB. But that's still 3. If we don't sign at least two defenders we are leaving ourselves woefully short. I'd imagine we'll get a 'starting' CB in and a 'utility man' like a Dom Ball (or Broadfoot back in the day). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I would've thought at least 4 more and not just squad players. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big blue Fin 3,724 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Fully expect him to bring loan players in from top English clubs again, but I'd be happier seeing us buy more players. Where is all the money that Dave King promised? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 We need another 5 minimum. If we only sign two or three more we wont win the league this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big blue Fin 3,724 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, GOAT said: We need another 5 minimum. If we only sign two or three more we wont win the league this season. Complete agreement with you, but then wasn't that bridge builder Murray's Grand Plan? play second fiddle to the kiddy fiddlers for two or three seasons before going all out to win? Still don't know why that man is at Ibrox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy 1,200 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 3 hours ago, STEPPS BOY said: aye, 2 or 3 more defenders. Our defence has been something of a near disaster this year. Although doing well at times, they have let us down equally badly. Some proper, tall preferably, big CH sounds ideal to me, but does MW like to go that way? It would be nice to have a recognised striker that can get 25+ a season, but they cost money and that's what we don't have too much of atm. Still, we do have guys scoring from all over the park and I see no reason why McKay can't get on the score sheet more. He'll have a full season behind him next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCutch 4,340 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Playing devils advocate here, but does anyone think that given the greater level of concentration needed in the top flight that our current defence might step it up a bit? We played 480mins of football against top flight teams last season and conceded 6 goals. 3 of them cam in the first 90mins v St. J, and we all agreed that we would learn a lot from that night. Given the fact we only conceded 3 times in the next 390mins against prem teams then it looked like we had learned. Add in the fact we finally have proper defensive mid options and maybe we can start to see the gaffers thoughts on it. As I said though, just playing devils advocate, as I too have been screaming for change at the back for a few months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell the hotdog 4,015 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 MW said in Jan he wanted one or two we got about 3-4 iirc. He will get as many as he thinks required. 2 new centre halfs must be the priority. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandblue 366 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Think well get maybe 3 permanent with a couple in on loan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 We could possibly get away with 3 permanent signings and 3 loans, but the loans must be able to make a significant contribution which the last 4 failed to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del 667 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I would be happy with 3 more signings(one must be a CB) but I think as a few others have mentioned, we will bring in 3 players full time but bring in another 2-3 on loan towards the end of the window Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del 667 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, MasterD said: We could possibly get away with 3 permanent signings and 3 loans, but the loans must be able to make a significant contribution which the last 4 failed to do. Which 4 failed to make a significant contribution? Ball was really good for us and although Zelalem fell away at the end, he was good at the start. King scored important goals for us and if the deal was right I wouldnt mind us signing him! Oduwa didnt make the cut but I think you are being a bit harsh on the others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercingetorix 33 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 How many times have you answered a question by saying "aye mate gee us a couple" if its a Scottish couple that can be anything from 3 to 23. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockyWilsonspants 80 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 9 minutes ago, MasterD said: We could possibly get away with 3 permanent signings and 3 loans, but the loans must be able to make a significant contribution which the last 4 failed to do. I think our loan signings have every chance of being a better standard than last seasons. Persuading players (and their clubs) to come to the Championship must have been a thankless task. Then again we are talking about loans, most of them are fairly mediocre no matter what league you are playing. Very few come in and turn out to be players of the season. Assuming it's 3 more permanents and 3 loans thats a total of 10 new players in for this season. Our squad will still be threadbare but hopefully without the dross we had this past season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Nowhere near enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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