917 191 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I keep reading that Rangers need to sign 12 new players for next season. While that would be ideal if we had an unlimited transfer budget, that is actually the last thing we need, in my opinion. We tried that the last 2 summers. It worked out well in 2015, when Mark Warburton put together a squad that easily won the Championship by paying probably about double what Hibs could afford. Didn't work out so well last summer though, when another dozen players were brought in by Warburton and Frank McParland. The net spend was probably about the same, say £5million. But you quite simply can't get 12 international class players for that sort of money, even if we were to spend £10million this summer. What we actually need is half a dozen player of genuine quality, to complement players like Foderingham, Tavernier, Wallace, Mckay and Miller. And let's face it Brenda Rodgers only really signed 2 players last year. A couple of quality attacking players could wreak havoc in a league where the quality of player is at an all-time low. Proof of that is that we even managed to finish comfortably 3rd - back in the early 80s with a slightly better squad we never even finished that high! So, 2 centre halves, 3 midfielders and a decent class forward and we should comfortably get into the top 2 next season. Then the following season we sign another half dozen internationals. Simple. But what we simply cannot afford in any way, is the manager to bring in another dozen players who simply aren't Rangers class. We've got enough of them already, and most won't be leaving any time soon either.. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dryhorse 0 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Plenty of international class players for free we can easilly sign 12 new players and be better than what we have Europe is the carrot big shop window for a move to England 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleg_Mcnoleg 50 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 We're not signing 12 players this summer. Four or five decent ones would make a huge difference 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
917 191 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Plenty of international class players for free we can easilly sign 12 new players and be better than what we have Europe is the carrot big shop window for a move to England When I say £10million that's including wages. International class players don't come cheap, even if they're Bosmans. Europe would only be a carrot if we get into group stages, which would be a bit of a miracle. Less likely than us winning the SPL I'd say. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dryhorse 0 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Wrong again depends what market we get them from and how early loads of international players playing in there own counties not snapped up yet by teams in stronger leagues Iceland Ireland Albania,pretty sure Norway and Sweden Finland there are players waiting to come to a huge team like ours go read my shouts on the page I made 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,247 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 You look at that young lad Beerman and it makes you wonder. BTW, we will have Rossiter and Kranjcar back in the summer, these are like new signings. If you like the look of Barjonas, you will love the look of Rossiter when fit. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dryhorse 0 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 Hamid 2 Mclaughlin 3 Sljelvic 4 Vlaar 5 Zimmerman 6 Soucek 7 Acosta 8 Hewlett 9 Larin 10 Papal 11 Berkroth Lewicki Lobzanidze Tinnerholm Konte Carlgren Paterson Sound like a good team of frees international class? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,774 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 We're not signing 12 players this summer. Four or five decent ones would make a huge difference Yes, and these players need the attributes that the current squad lacks. So some physical players for the spine of the team and a goal scorer. We really need a proper right back too but that's a lower priority in my opinion. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,258 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 The biggest challenge we will face this summer is trying to move out players we have who are not out of contract. That will be much harder to do than we think 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,247 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 Hamid2 Mclaughlin 3 Sljelvic 4 Vlaar 5 Zimmerman 6 Soucek 7 Acosta 8 Hewlett 9 Larin 10 Papal 11 Berkroth Lewicki Lobzanidze Tinnerholm Konte Carlgren Paterson Sound like a good team of frees international class? You ever checked how any of these chaps actually play or have played these last few years? Methink the Hearts Greek chap is an international as well, was it 60odd caps? On a free in the summer. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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