SPWF 8,209 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, GOAT said: Why do people have to place one thing more important than the other? I’ll tell you what I want next season, the LOT. League, league cup and Scottish cup. I want to qualify for the CL and at the very LEAST finish third and get into Europe past Christmas. Infact, It’s what I and every other Rangers supporter should EXPECT. Need to watch with that patter round here mate. Apparently we should just be happy with winning the league. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,459 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Which one of Tav or Barisic do you think Hickey would replace? Seems a strange one Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues 375 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 This isn’t gambling. Champions league/Europa league money is a bonus and should be used to fund improvements on the ground and training centre as well as strengthen our balance sheet. Player purchases should be funded from player sales...we are in an ideal situation to do this...buy cheap and sell high. Player salaries should be funded from season tickets,tv rights,advertising etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,149 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, PM Boab said: Which one of Tav or Barisic do you think Hickey would replace? Seems a strange one Borna, I’d much rather have Doig if Borna goes be a cheaper option as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 minute ago, SPWF said: Need to watch with that patter round here mate. Apparently we should just be happy with winning the league. I get maybe in recent times the league was important than anything for some people (although not for me, it should have been everything) but now we’ve finally stopped the rot and won it and not only won it but absolutely annihilated the tarriers in the process, the expectations should be back to what it was pre-2012. Win everything, aim for the lot, we’re fucking Rangers. SPWF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,459 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, 6superbarry6 said: Borna, I’d much rather have Doig if Borna goes be a cheaper option as well He's right footed I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKnight87 17,281 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I think we'll sell one or two players and get replacements in before the qualifiers kick off. Long term model will be buying players, developing and selling on. We don't want to fall back into relying on champions league money like Murray did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,149 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I wonder if we’re looking a Veerman as a potential Kamara replacement, Kamaras stock will be high if he has a decent euros and he’s banned for champions league qualifiers anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron Collider 30,782 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 52 minutes ago, PM Boab said: We've approached Aaron Hickey, Stuart Armstrong and Lucas Joao in the last week Make of that what you will... Interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds 1,329 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Colin Traive said: Kamara is the one I definitely WOULDN'T sell. Our midfield is desperately short on numbers so losing him we would need to find at least three or four new ready-to-start players. I like Hagi but he is expendable as is Helander if Katic is on the way back and we believe in our youngsters. Wouldn't rush to sell him TBH, doubt we would make much of a profit on him - would cost a fair chunk of cash to replace and is a world removed from Katic and any other CB options we currently have to play beside Goldson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoplandRoad83 3,241 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Colin Traive said: Kamara is the one I definitely WOULDN'T sell. Our midfield is desperately short on numbers so losing him we would need to find at least three or four new ready-to-start players. I like Hagi but he is expendable as is Helander if Katic is on the way back and we believe in our youngsters. I would be very worried about this. Helander makes a huge difference to us in such a key position, i think he might be our most underrated player. Very effective defender, who also makes Goldson better. Throwing in a youngster after a year out to CL qualifiers/group stages wouldn't be sensible. Jimfanciesthedude 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoplandRoad83 3,241 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 45 minutes ago, PM Boab said: Which one of Tav or Barisic do you think Hickey would replace? Seems a strange one He plays left-back for Bologna and we have Patterson and Tav who i don't think are going anywhere. On the face of it would suggest Borna, unless our scouts viewed him as a utility player across defence/midfield even as he does sound pretty versatile and is young enough to develop in a few positions. Edit: tbh I couldn't see us viewing him a starting left back ready to do what Borna does in our system Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersross 6,530 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Do we know exactly what the new rules are with regards to home-grown players? Some of the academy lads who're out on loan this season might get promoted to the first team but I wonder if we'll look to supplement that by bringing in any experience Scottish players. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthranger 3,863 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, GOAT said: Why do people have to place one thing more important than the other? I’ll tell you what I want next season, the LOT. League, league cup and Scottish cup. I want to qualify for the CL and at the very LEAST finish third and get into Europe past Christmas. Infact, It’s what I and every other Rangers supporter should EXPECT. Realistically, even Europa League qualification is worth about 10X more money than winning either of the cups. The more money we bring in, the better set we are in the league. Cups are nice, but they’re no longer in our top 2 competitions of importance for the club long term beararse 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds 1,329 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, rangersross said: Do we know exactly what the new rules are with regards to home-grown players? Some of the academy lads who're out on loan this season might get promoted to the first team but I wonder if we'll look to supplement that by bringing in any experience Scottish players. Ryan Gauld? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I’d sign Elyounoussi he’d fit well in our team imho Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamCoopz 19,605 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 3 hours ago, PM Boab said: Which one of Tav or Barisic do you think Hickey would replace? Seems a strange one Expecting a growth spurt apparently, coming in to play alongside goldson as a dominant cb Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,009 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I’d be disappointed if we aren’t looking at trying to at least make the Champions league quarter finals next year Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Vandenbroucke 26,133 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said: Qualification to the CL is going to be difficult but not impossible. We are going to be seeded in Q3 but UNSEEDED in Q4. Q3 - Likes of Malmo, Legia Warsaw, Cluj, Bodo/Glimt, Ljubljana, Ferencváros etc are potential opponents. Q4 - Salzburg, BJK, Zagreb and Slavia Prague likely to await us. Malmo and Legia would be the only two I'd be slightly nervous about in Q3, anyone but Salzburg in Q4 I'd be okay with. Rangers_no1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,687 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I haven't seen Hickey play in Italy but he was good at Hearts. I thought we should have went after him then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,499 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 8 hours ago, don logan said: I think we'll be selling a couple of players in the summer to fund new signings. I think we have to and we won't be spending everything we generate in sales. Budgets for next season should be set around Europa League qualification. Hope the budget isnt set around europa league qualification as we have needed the board to top us up even with europa league nevermind the potential of limited crowds etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,499 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 4 hours ago, The Blues said: This isn’t gambling. Champions league/Europa league money is a bonus and should be used to fund improvements on the ground and training centre as well as strengthen our balance sheet. Player purchases should be funded from player sales...we are in an ideal situation to do this...buy cheap and sell high. Player salaries should be funded from season tickets,tv rights,advertising etc. If we based club wages on season tickets, tv right and advertising then we better cull the squad, st's at a push is 20mill,add advertising abd tv rights probably 25mill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,499 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Copeland1983 said: I would be very worried about this. Helander makes a huge difference to us in such a key position, i think he might be our most underrated player. Very effective defender, who also makes Goldson better. Throwing in a youngster after a year out to CL qualifiers/group stages wouldn't be sensible. Helander imo is the player goldson needs to play as well as he has done, the two of them compliment each other so well at the back, helanders reading of the game is arguably the best we have at the club as well imo CoplandRoad83, beararse and bluenoz 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 One think we must all realise that the club has to be managed financially really well - never again must we gable with debt and over extension of our finances. winning is great but what we have gone through must never happen again so I look to the board to buy and sell wisely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,459 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, bluenoz said: I haven't seen Hickey play in Italy but he was good at Hearts. I thought we should have went after him then. He's been causing bother off the park and they want rid so maybe a deal to be done bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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