Rangers have got to get back to basics in recruitment. Sign players who help us win games in Scotland, right now, and stop tying ourselves in knots about “projects” and future sell-ons. Resale value is nice if it happens, but it cannot be the main point of the exercise. Not at this club.
Win the league first, worry about value later
There’s a simple truth here: Rangers don’t get judged on potential, they get judged on trophies. Fans can spot a squad that’s been built for a spreadsheet a mile off. You end up with lads who might come good in 18 months, while you’re dropping points in October and chasing your tail.
That’s why the focus has to be “who can handle Ibrox, who can handle the expectation, and who can deliver week-to-week?” If a signing turns into profit down the line, brilliant. If not, and we’ve won the Scottish title, nobody’s losing sleep over it.
Plenty of familiar SPFL options would raise the floor
The point isn’t that Rangers should sign every name that gets mentioned. It’s that there are plenty of players in and around the league who would improve what we’ve currently got, and who already understand the pace and physicality up here.
Names like Gogic, Katic, the Motherwell winger, Windass, Shanks, Baningime, and even both St Mirren strikers are exactly the type of “win-now” thinking being talked about. You can argue over who fits best, who’s realistic, who’s worth the money, but the underlying idea is sound: recruit players who you know can contribute in this environment.
On the striker front, the preference for Wilson at Hearts over Bowie is really just another version of the same argument. Go and get someone you trust to score and contribute immediately. If it’s one or the other, fine, but don’t overcomplicate it with long-term projections.
Recruitment has to be ruthless and practical
“Gogic over Djiga all day long” sums up the mood for a lot of supporters. It’s not always about the flashy pick. It’s about dependability, doing the dirty work, and having players who look comfortable in the bread-and-butter matches that decide titles.
We should be assessing all those types of options and picking a good few that fit the spine of the side. Less dreaming, more delivering. Build a squad that wins the Scottish league title first. That’s it.
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