Should We Target Shankland?

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,792]

With Lammers and Dessers continuing to toil and with Shankland impressing against us at the weekend, the subject of him becoming a potential target for us in January has come up and been discussed across a lot of Rangers related social media outlets in the past few days

Do you think we should make a move to sign him, or is he just the latest SPFL flavour of the week?

[RFC55 108,969]

At the money hearts would want it’s still a no from me.

 

1-1.5million maybe but I think clement will be looking for better imo 

[esquire8 42,765]

Yes but only because the bar is set that fucking low with Dessers and Lammers. 

Think he could compliment Danilo and be a good backup when playing one up top.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,748]

Yes.

[gazza27 15,283]

No 

[The Godfather 71,899]

For a low fee yes however he will cost over 2 million now easily so no.

[the old guard 2,323]

Seems to be getting better with age, 1 million and scott wright.

[bluenoz 30,848]

Only if we can somehow sell Lammers or Dessers in January (wishful thinking). If not, Shankland would be too expensive.

He's a better player than I used to think.

[Leftpegcoopz11 4,757]

1 minute ago, the old guard said:

Seems to be getting better with age, 1 million and scott wright.

And Dessers and Lammers along with him. 

[Negri's lovechild 14,061]

Yes if the fee isn't too crazy. 

Would be a good squad option, and apart from his goals, one thing that's overlooked at times is his mentality. We need fighters at this club.

[Unionblue 3,573]

get him signed, yes

[BookWorm 4,129]

Yes, cheap 

[.Williamson. 82,249]

Nope 

[BlueboyG 5,238]

No

[KeyserSoze 14,545]

He’s scored one more than Dessers in the league 

bloody magnificent 

 

[ayro 3,004]

As others have posted if the fee is right then yes.

Thought he played well at the weekend and scored with a good header, generally was a pain in the arse to Davies with little support.

[.Williamson. 82,249]

3 minutes ago, BookWorm said:

Yes, cheap 

Based on?

Hearts never let him go to us for less than 2 million

[rangersross 6,530]

Yes but I think we’ll get him in the summer not January. 

[GWR1979 1,964]

100% yes, when you look at the talent which has left Scotland which we have turned our nose up at. 

If the Money is right then definitely. 

[Moody Blue 9,358]

Better than what we have but as others have said, Hertz would want too much money but maybe we just need to start paying that and getting some home grown players in than overseas pish. 

Been said many a time but I think if our squad contained the likes of Ferguson, Doig, Johnston and Shankland and took out them likes of Dessers, Ridvan, Lammers and Sterling it would, arguably, be stronger.  Would they deliver Euro success?  Doubtful but we simply have to start sweeping up domestic trophies now. 

[SkylineBlue 23,372]

I've selected yes, but its heavily based on the price being right.

[Broxi 11,484]

At £3m no

The clamour is based on him scoring 21 goals last season but 13 of those were penalties that he would not be taking playing for us. He's a good striker but he's not the answer. We're not going to become the dominant team in Scotland by spending £3m on him. The safe option isn't the best option if it's safely average. 

We need to sign strikers with the idea that they'll be EPL quality that we can sell them on. Shankland is not going to be that good. And at the price he would cost he isn't a reliable back-up that we can afford

[BridgeIsBlue 66,606]

Only a conversation because of how bad our front line is, so a no from me. 

Would rather have Colak back. 

[don logan 8,066]

Yes. He was the best player on the park on Sunday. He's came on leaps and bounds since he was at Dundee United. A player who works on his game and he supports us. Better than Dessers and better than Roofe. £3 million is nothing in football today.

[theiconicman 2,991]

45 minutes ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

With Lammers and Dessers continuing to toil and with Shankland impressing against us at the weekend, the subject of him becoming a potential target for us in January has come up and been discussed across a lot of Rangers related social media outlets in the past few days

Do you think we should make a move to sign him, or is he just the latest SPFL flavour of the week?

I'd take him but I don't think he'd come to us to be a backup player (we'd need to target someone better as #1) and Hearts would want too much for him to make it worthwhile.