ExiledWeegie123

Excellent post. 

There’s actually an argument that it benefits you to have Scottish players in the side that do understand what it means to play for the clubs. Their captains almost constantly fit that role 

Not signing Ferguson will potentially be our losing out on McGinn.

It doesn’t need to be ‘Rangers men’ just people who know what’s expected of them and can take a bit of responsibility 
Pedro said about 6 years ago that what we needed was men, 6 managers later we still don’t have any 

McCausland is a “Rangers man”, but what we actually need are decent footballers who want to win silverware
Tbf to McCausland in his limited time on the pitch last night you could see he wanted to try impact the game, he just doesn’t have the quality to do it himself and nobody else around him could be bothered apparently 

We need winners.
They don't need to have any affiliation with us.

Do you think the players for Dundee last night were Dundee men?
They were busting an absolute gut both defensively and offensively. At one point in the second half when Dundee had someone at the back post unmarked it took about 4 seconds before our midfield were visible and were just jogging back. This isn’t because they don’t support Rangers they just have an incredibly bad mentality, you can’t argue they were knackered because none of them ended up on the grass with cramp

Maybe something in this we have no heart 
The past recipe was a Scottish spine to the team with foreign players giving us some flair and creativity
All other Scottish teams beat us in one aspect hunger and desire if they can do it for them why not us
 
 

For what we spend on "Talent out of our own league it's madness, 
Sick of saying it.
Right now, Mivoski , Shankland, Armstrong, Miller,   (*Beck  Berich)
Could all come and improve our squad and all play,/played in the Spl.
Look at some players we had here that we would not have looked at that look like real losses.
I know this league is different to all others and sometimes finding the right club and league is key.

I think it’s up to the manager to instil this in the squad. The manager needs to lay down the law for unacceptable performances and results.
We are all rightly pissed off with the last couple of weeks but simply giving the hairdryer treatment isn’t going to change things.
What we do need are leaders on the park and again this doesn’t mean Rangers men and it needs a strong hand off the park too. Clement will know better than any of us how to handle each player in the squad. Some need an arm around them and encouragement whilst others need a stern word and others maybe react best to being dropped and so on.
if you get enough of the right characters in the squad the best elements of their traits and personalities rub off each other but get it wrong and you get what we have….acceptance of second best and total lack of accountability, no one stands up to take the game by the scruff of the next (again don’t need to be a Rangers man to do that)

Missed a few .
Davis being the main one.
Arfield.
Mcgregor.
Having players that can play in this league is more important.
Recruitment to do they fit the style of football here.
Many big names and things have come and crumbled.
Many Rangers men have been shite too. Even if they do care more.

Our main issue for us is what we pay and the contracts we give out.
Often most the player will ever get and we are their celling. 
It's okay to be a stepping stone for players going into be great.
It's disheartening paying off players, contracts running out as they are not wanted.
Young and hungry with milestones to be met and rewarded it the key.
If they support Rangers yeah it maybe adds a little and they want to be successfull here for a different reason.

The days of picking up talented Scottish players who have already proven themselves at a decent level for 2-2.5 million are long gone.
The support constantly turn their noses up at ones who could be good enough when we still have a chance to get them, but by the time they move on elsewhere and prove themselves as being capable they are outwith our reach financially.
Unless there is a massive change in attitude and mentality among a large section of the support, I just don’t see where we find them at.
 

What does Alex Rae bring exactly?  Is he paid to talk tough at half time or something?
 
The whole "Rangers men" schtick doesn't wash with me.  I would however say that we need to have some Scottish players who understand domestic football. We play in a league that absolutely requires a 'grinding out' of results in some games, last night being the perfect example, a Wednesday night a pitch that's a bit of a bog, we need some very direct options.  This is why I think Shankland will be a good signing.

In recent years we have had Allan McGregor, Ryan Jack, Andy Halliday, Scott Arfield & Steven Davis at the club and we have still collapsed multiple times. 
It’s never brought up as an issue until we go on a bad run and then suddenly there’s a clamour for it among a small section of the support.

Modern football is different from 30 years or so ago.
We just need professionals who take pride in their work, who listen to instructions from the manager and give it their all. It’s not a requirement that they are supporters but if it’s possible to get that as well it’ll give them that 10% more determination in each game.
Being able to handle pressure isn’t something you get by being a Rangers fan.

Alex Rae joined in October 2023.  
 
He’s part of the problem 
 

as the title suggests, we have nobody who gets what it means to play for Rangers, closest we have is Alex Rae in the dugout and maybe John Souttar on the park but we have nobody who would run through a brick wall for us or someone who would tell the truth in an interview. I've always felt in the past to be successfull we need a strong spine of people who have grown up supporting us who would put their body on the line for us, the last person we had like that was Halliday but he was a limited footballer.
Everytime I watch these footballing nobodies we have playing for us I just dont get the feeling that they go home sad to have drawn or lost, I dont get the feeling that they feel sorry for the fans. They most likely get home, have a smoothie, slippers on and watch Netflix then go to training next day and have a laugh with their mates.

Honestly sick of listening to this absolute nonsense. When Postecoglu came into celtic he had about 12 players to pick from. Fast forward 9 months and he’s walked to a double. Another 12 and he’s won a treble. It’s clearly doable we just don’t have the mentality of it. 
 
Everything associated with us is a “process” “takes time” “give xyz a year to bed in”. Slow, pondering about hopeful of picking up a cup or stopping them winning another treble. 
 
Sick of listening to the same old excuses, based on absolutely nothing. 

"Rory Loy
Former Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound
I don't think that Rangers have dealt well with the pressure. Some of their stalwarts, Tavernier, Goldson, Lundstram, have been in this position before and they don't react well to it. They can't seem to handle it."
 
everyone can see it, we need the manager or the board or fucking someone to just step up and say enough is enough, you three plus Barasic are draining us of a massive wage and offer us fuck all except piss poor mentality, get to fuck out of our club

"Rory Loy
Former Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound
I don't think that Rangers have dealt well with the pressure. Some of their stalwarts, Tavernier, Goldson, Lundstram, have been in this position before and they don't react well to it. They can't seem to handle it."
 
everyone can see it, we need the manager or the board or fucking someone to just step up and say enough is enough, you three plus Barasic are draining us of a massive wage and offer us fuck all except piss poor mentality, get to fuck out of our club

"Rory Loy
Former Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound
I don't think that Rangers have dealt well with the pressure. Some of their stalwarts, Tavernier, Goldson, Lundstram, have been in this position before and they don't react well to it. They can't seem to handle it."
 
everyone can see it, we need the manager or the board or fucking someone to just step up and say enough is enough, you three plus Barasic are draining us of a massive wage and offer us fuck all except piss poor mentality, get to fuck out of our club

every inch a Derby player, fucking shite

"Rory Loy
Former Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound
I don't think that Rangers have dealt well with the pressure. Some of their stalwarts, Tavernier, Goldson, Lundstram, have been in this position before and they don't react well to it. They can't seem to handle it."
 
everyone can see it, we need the manager or the board or fucking someone to just step up and say enough is enough, you three plus Barasic are draining us of a massive wage and offer us fuck all except piss poor mentality, get to fuck out of our club

every inch a Derby player, fucking shite