I’ve got a strange feeling about this league season, and I’ll admit it sounds daft even typing it. Hearts have that look of a side who might just keep going, while Celtic, to my eyes, don’t look anything like the slick machine we’re used to seeing domestically.
But that’s the thing. None of that matters unless Rangers do what Rangers should always be doing: focusing on ourselves and taking care of our own results. Speculating about who might slip up is a nice distraction, but it doesn’t win you points at places like Dingwall or Fir Park. You need consistency. You need to be ruthless in the games you’re expected to win, and calm enough to grind out the ones that get messy.
The only controllable is our performance
We can sit and watch other sides drop points, we can argue about who looks “poor” and who’s overachieving, but the title race will still come down to who handles the week-to-week pressure best. Rangers fans know that story. The league isn’t won on one headline result. It’s won in those awkward afternoons where you’re not quite at it, the crowd’s edgy, and you still need to find a way.
That’s why I’d rather see us building a mentality where nothing outside the dressing room matters. Not the noise, not the outrage, not the endless pundit chat. Just the next training session, the next match plan, the next three points.
Ref and VAR chat: bias, or just a mess?
The frustration for a lot of supporters is how things get talked about. It’s not even always the decision itself, it’s the reaction afterwards. One incident becomes a full-blown scandal, another gets shrugged off, and you’re left wondering how the same sport can be covered so differently depending on the shirt colour involved.
I’m not even convinced it’s corruption or a grand conspiracy. Truth is, Scottish refereeing and VAR have given off more “incompetent and inconsistent” than anything else for a while now. That doesn’t make it easier to take when you feel Rangers are on the wrong end of the mood music, but it’s probably the most realistic explanation.
When the spotlight lands on the wrong things
The example that sticks is how quickly the focus can shift to something minor involving a Rangers player, while other flashpoints barely get a mention. You see the debate move to who said what, who reacted, what a player did in the heat of the moment, and suddenly the bigger issues drift away.
And that’s where I’m at with it: if the outside world wants to make Rangers the story every week, fine. Let it. If anything, I hope it tightens the group, sharpens the focus, and gives the squad that us-against-the-world edge. Because the best response isn’t arguing online or waiting for fairness to arrive. It’s winning football matches. Keep winning, and the rest becomes background noise.
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