There’s a running joke among Rangers fans that we all want the same thing until we get it. We demand transfer business done early, then the minute it’s done we’re scanning for the next signing like it’s a shopping list that can never be finished. It’s not even a Rangers-only thing either. Football supporters are like that everywhere.
What the window priorities actually were
Looking at it calmly, there were a few obvious priorities when the window opened. Fill a couple of key positions, add more physicality, and raise the level of chance creation and end product. That’s the bit that’s been missing too often when games get sticky and the tempo drops.
From the fan view, it feels like Rangers have tried to tick those boxes: a left-back, a right-winger and a central midfielder brought in with the idea they’re not lightweight, and they’ve got the tools to affect games. And if you’re talking about someone like Skov Olsen, the attraction is obvious: a player you hope can make things happen rather than just keep the ball moving side to side.
The finishing isn’t the only story
People will always argue about defenders and strikers because those are the positions you notice most when something goes wrong. But the point that keeps coming back is this: if your forwards are scoring at a decent rate off the chances they actually get, then the bigger problem might be what’s happening before the shot.
The Chermiti numbers mentioned sum it up quite nicely. If a striker is scoring fairly regularly but barely getting shots away, that’s not really an indictment of his finishing. It’s a warning sign about supply. You can’t live off scraps forever, especially in games where the opposition sit in and dare you to break them down.
Why “reactive” doesn’t have to mean clueless
On the talk of being “open to more incomings” but also “reactive”, I read that as pretty straightforward. It doesn’t necessarily mean Rangers have no plan. It can just mean there isn’t a single, obvious top target sitting there waiting to be signed right now.
Windows always get frantic late on. Players become available, prices shift, and clubs start taking calls they weren’t taking a fortnight earlier. If that’s when Rangers want to pounce for the right deal, I get it. The key is that any late move needs to add something specific, not just be a signing for the sake of it.
Either way, attention turns to Thursday now. Europe has to be where Rangers look like Rangers again. A win would change the mood quickly.
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