What is your opinion of Bougherra?

[Danny 9]

I just wanted to poll the board for an overall opinion of of our Algerian defender.

Is he a spectacular defender, merely decent, or not very good at all.

Curious about opinion on him

[bringonthbarca 25]

When you say well worth the money, do mean what we paid for him or what we could get for him?

[Bazza 21]

Pretty decent. we're a lot better with him in the team than without.

[Danny 9]

When you say well worth the money, do mean what we paid for him or what we could get for him?

Paid

[ShootSpeedKillLight 0]

Pretty decent. He makes mistakes, but other times he looks like the only player who actually wants to win.

[MarkyMitch 4]

I just wanted to poll the board for an overall opinion of of our Algerian defender.

Is he a spectacular defender, merely decent, or not very good at all.

Curious about opinion on him

I went for fantastic but to be honest I would have him inbetween fantastic and decent.

He is very quick for a CB, strong, good in the tackle and excellent with the ball.

I feel he isn't as strong in the air as other CB's but think he's been a great signing for us.

I would have loved a CB partnership of Bougherra and Cueller. Ones a no nonsense defender who's strong in the air and the other is a quick footballing CB.

I just hope we keep Bougherra and sign a dominant CB to play with him!

[Muff 245]

I made up my own option - a good defender but prone to the occasional lapse.

I think if we lose him in January and don't replace him then we are in trouble.

Davie Weir struggles without Madjid Bougherra!

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,682]

None of the choices are appropriate yet, to early and the jury is still out. Very athletic, got a lot to learn yet as lovells goal proved. If he is for the off fair enough get a few bob for him as he far from the finished article and bring in a seasoned campaigner for the run in. But I hope he stays this war coming up will make a man of him.

[Briton 394]

Why do people put daft comments like 'prone to the occasional lapse'? That would apply to every player, including the greats.

[Stuart_RFC 41]

I agree he is no world beater...but the prospect of having a back 4 of Whittaker-Broadfoot-Weir-Papac, means he is indispensible to our side at this moment in time.

Good on the ball, decent in the air, a good signing since he came IMO.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

His positional sense has been suspect recently a number of the goals we ghave conceded (including the last one from Falkirk) looked like fault. Great going forward but the first thing a defender needs is to be able to defend correctly. He is no Cuellar.However its his first season with us, you can see his potential and I think on the whole we have a good one there if he cuts out the defensive lapses.

[Danny 9]

His positional sense has been suspect recently a number of the goals we ghave conceded (including the last one from Falkirk) looked like fault. Great going forward but the first thing a defender needs is to be able to defend correctly. He is no Cuellar.However its his first season with us, you can see his potential and I think on the whole we have a good one there if he cuts out the defensive lapses.

He's 26.

[WaltersGotStyle 160]

Distinctly Average... There is a reason why he was at Charlton...

[GeneralCartmanLee 313]

His positional sense has been suspect recently a number of the goals we ghave conceded (including the last one from Falkirk) looked like fault. Great going forward but the first thing a defender needs is to be able to defend correctly. He is no Cuellar.However its his first season with us, you can see his potential and I think on the whole we have a good one there if he cuts out the defensive lapses.

He's 26.

The higer level you play the more potential you can have to reach, at any age.....

[paisley1967 11]

At this moment in time he is the best defender at Rangers

just have to go back to games he did not play in we struggled badly.

[papaguy51 912]

Brilliant defender who has to do a lot of extra work to make up for Weir's lack of mobility.

If we could put a Cuellar alongside Bougherra, we'd have a superb defensive pairing.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

His positional sense has been suspect recently a number of the goals we ghave conceded (including the last one from Falkirk) looked like fault. Great going forward but the first thing a defender needs is to be able to defend correctly. He is no Cuellar.However its his first season with us, you can see his potential and I think on the whole we have a good one there if he cuts out the defensive lapses.

He's 26.

I know - (Looking at Weir that means he still has at least 10 years ahead of him!!) I think playing for Rangers is a step up for him and he has yet to fully adjust - look at Thomson OK (ish) first season and then came onto a game - so we will see. As I said if he concentrates on defending and gets it right we have a righ good one there BUt I dont really care how good he is going forward if he doesnt sort that.

[Craigy 0]

Pretty decent, but prone to the occasional lapse

Our best defender by a mile though. Take him out of the defence and we're very poor.

[Canadaready 9,437]

Solid defender without a doubt. Occasional lapses though, of course.

[ASCIIDK 5]

Fairly quick and good with the ball. Can sometimes be a bit of a scare though.

Overall fairly decent, we could do far worse.

[52nCountin 0]

"Pretty decent, but prone to the occasional lapse"

I picked that

[Danny 9]

At this moment in time he is the best defender at Rangers

just have to go back to games he did not play in we struggled badly.

Ditto games he has played in.

[jbm26896 995]

a very good defender who likes to wander forward

has the occasional lapse of concentration

but easily our best at the moment

[Chookes 21]

I went for pretty decent. He's definitely our best defender and I feel a lot better with him in the team. He's quick, strong and good on the ball, well worth the money we paid for him.

[polar bear 0]

A wee bit of the first and second choices. Fantstic footballer,easily well worth the money,but being prone to lapses is kind of worrying.