Twelve players have been recruited already and McInnes hopes to sign “a couple more” and expects “one or two” to leave before the closure of the transfer window next week. “We’re not quite there,” McInnes said. “We’ve obviously missed big Youssef [Chermiti, who is injured], the type of striker to go and stretch teams. “I … Read more
It’s a bleak picture for Scotland and its Uefa coefficient. After being ranked as high as ninth between 2021 and 2023, at the end of last season Scotland had plummeted to 18th. This is important because it determines how many places a league gets in Europe each season – and in which competitions. For instance, … Read more
During the dog days of his reign at Rangers, Russell Martin was once asked if he could name one or two things that were better on his watch – and he couldn’t do it. If McInnes was asked the same question now then there’s no guarantee that he would come up with an answer, or … Read more
Rangers have bolstered their wide options with the arrival of Kim Min-su from Girona for an undisclosed fee. The South Korean, 20, has signed a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, becoming Rangers’ 12th signing of the summer. The Ibrox outfit have been chasing new wingers, with Kim joining Djeidi Gassama, Findlay … Read more
Ryan Naderi’s second-half strike gave an unconvincing Rangers a narrow 1-0 win in the first leg of their Conference League playoff tie against Czech side Jablonec at Ibrox. Derek McInnes got his first win as Rangers manager at the fifth time of asking with a 5-1 thumping of St Mirren on Sunday but there was … Read more
It was Rangers’ job to come up with the creativity to break Jablonec down and what a meal they made of it. A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi’s winner. The positives won’t take long. A … Read more
Former Rangers defender Richard Foster It’s been tough. The level of performance is the thing that they’re questioning but they’re also not winning games, they’re out of the Europa League. I do believe Derek is the right man. He’s not become a bad manager in four games. I think he will get Rangers to a … Read more
At a recent Rangers shareholder meeting a fan took to his feet and delivered an eloquent but ominous warning to the new US owners of the club. “Be very careful – as much as we’re loyal, if this rot continues, the atmosphere in the crowd will lead to people not turning up and buying what … Read more
Thursday’s defeat – which drops Rangers into a Conference League play-off against Czechs Jablonec – comes on the back of the nightmare news Youssef Chermiti was ruled out with a long-term knee injury just after Rangers rejected a big-money bid for the 22-year-old. It means Rangers have had to set their sights on recruiting a … Read more
Derek McInnes’s fledgling tenure as Rangers manager is in disarray after his side exited the Europa League qualifiers with a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Jagiellonia Bialystok after drawing 1-1 at Ibrox. Rangers had lost 2-1 in the first leg in Poland last week but there was optimism when the captain, Lawrence Shankland, levelled the tie … Read more