Rangers fans are never going to be shy about wanting signings in the door, and that’s fair enough. We all know where the squad needs strengthened, and we’ve all watched windows drift by before. But the truth is, rushing deals to appease the noise rarely ends well. If Danny Röhl and the recruitment team think a player is right, they’ll move. If it’s not there, forcing it is how you end up with another body on wages that doesn’t really fit.
Patience isn’t the same as doing nothing
There’s a difference between a slow window and a careful one. A lot of transfers are messy right up to the last moment. You can have a move that looks nailed on, medical practically booked, and then another club changes the picture with a late offer or a different route for the player. That’s not Rangers being weak, it’s just how football works.
And it’s why fans should be wary of judging a window minute by minute. We don’t see the calls, the agents, the knock-backs, or the deals that were close but didn’t quite stack up. What we do see is the final squad when the window shuts, and that’s the point you can properly weigh it.
Building for Röhl’s system has to come first
The key phrase here is “for the areas we need strengthened”. Not just adding names, but adding the right profiles. Röhl will have a clear idea of how he wants Rangers to play: how we press, how quickly we move the ball, what we look like in transition, and what kind of physicality and decision-making is needed when the game gets scrappy in the SPFL.
That matters because a player can be decent on paper and still not suit what the manager wants. If the recruitment is being shaped around a system, then it makes sense to take the extra time to get it right rather than grabbing the first available option.
Three in already, and more time on the clock
The point made by the fan post is that Rangers have already brought in three players and the view is they’re excellent: two longer-term options who were seen as rising talents in their leagues, plus one more established player who’s here for the season with the chance of it becoming permanent depending on how it goes. That sort of mix is exactly what you’d expect from a sensible window.
With time still left, there’s no need for panic or forced announcements. Let the manager and recruitment team finish the job, and then judge it properly when the window closes and the football starts doing the talking.
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