I'm not writing the season off in August; mistakes by the owners have been clear, but give McInnes and the transfer window time and we might see something very different.

Hold the panic

To be fair, the dissatisfaction around the club is understandable. New owners, odd calls and a flurry of comings and goings make it easy to hit the panic button. But judging the project in the middle of a transfer window and while a manager is still finding his feet feels premature.

What McInnes actually needs

McInnes has walked into a changing squad. You can't expect instant chemistry when personnel are shifting and new ideas are being laid down. He needs clarity on who stays, who goes and what tools he's got to work with. Give him a settled group, some leaders on the pitch, and time to bed in the style he wants — organised, aggressive and hard to break down — and you might see a genuinely different team.

When to judge — and why I’m holding hope

We all want Ibrox back to being a proper fortress and a side that goes to win every game, not one content to accept second place. That trust isn't blind. The board deserve scrutiny for mistakes. But there's a difference between criticising those errors and declaring the whole project dead in August. If the window closes and obvious weaknesses remain unaddressed, then ask the hard questions. Until that point, let the dust settle and see what the finished squad looks like.

Call it patience if you like. Call it hope. I'm keeping a bit of optimism because it's reasonable to expect some improvement once recruitment is done and players have had a chance to gel. Give McInnes a proper crack at it — then we'll judge properly.

Let's go Rangers.

Written by Thestigno1: 17 August 2026

Tags: transfers