The Winter 2022/23 Rangers Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread

[DMAA 3,658]

3 hours ago, Blue Moon said:

My main concern, apart from the financials, is the lack of height in the team in midfield and forward line coupled with our inability to deal with high balls in the penalty box

I agree with that. We are poor in the air and Raskin, Yilmaz and Cantwell coming in will actually make it worse. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by DMAA

[compo 6,930]

21 minutes ago, DMAA said:

I agree with that. We are poor in the air and Raskin, Yilmaz and Cantwell coming in will actually make it worse. 

Wouldn’t worry my arse about height or lack of it proper football is played on the ground 

[Gonzo79 15,152]

16 minutes ago, compo said:

proper football is played on the ground

Aye but we play in Scotland. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by Gonzo79

[compo 6,930]

7 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Aye but we play Scotland. 

No sweat grass or plastic pitches pass to your teammates and movement off the ball brings results let’s keep the up and under stuff for rugby league 

[Gonzo79 15,152]

4 minutes ago, compo said:

let’s keep the up and under stuff for rugby league 

Like Hearts, Motherwell and the like?

 

You can't tell the opposition how to play and high balls will be used against teams with a lack of height, particularly in a league like ours, where agricultural football is still in favour.  

[Bill 13,717]

55 minutes ago, DMAA said:

From memory, I think Barisic caught form at that time. He’s also top for assists this season and doing well in a range of stats.
Yilmaz impressed me though and I think he’ll improve us when he starts playing. 

If the two players currently masquerading as fullbacks are the best we have and they're considered to be "on form" then we're in worse shape than I thought we were.

[DMAA 3,658]

34 minutes ago, compo said:

Wouldn’t worry my arse about height or lack of it proper football is played on the ground 

Aerial attack is the route every team in this league except Celtic take against us. They try to win set pieces and then just get it in the box. Aerial ability is very important, it’s our main vulnerability domestically by a mile. 

[Rousseau 10,489]

MB, quoted in The Athletic, a few days ago: 

 

“If we don’t get the work done now, we’ll do more work in the summer. If we do more now, it will be less in the summer,” he said.

 

“I’d like to add a midfielder who is powerful and can run. I’d like another centre-half, we’ll be looking at the goalie situation in the summer, and we’ll be looking for another No 9."

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,199]

 

[Rousseau 10,489]

I've said this before, but I'd be keeping track of Russel Martin's progress. 

 

He's doing good things as a manager.