There’s a point that keeps getting lost in the noise around Rangers: we’re still in a build. You can see it week to week, even when the performance is patchy. New faces bedding in, partnerships forming, and a team still learning what it is under Danny Röhl. That doesn’t mean folk can’t be frustrated, but it does mean the constant overreaction after every poor result starts to feel like self-sabotage.
One game doesn’t define a season
The best way I can describe the current mood is this: if we win on Saturday, we’re apparently marching to the title. If we lose, we’re suddenly the worst Rangers side ever assembled. That sort of swing might make for loud comments and dramatic posts, but it’s not serious analysis. It’s just emotion chasing emotion.
Rangers have always carried pressure, and that’s part of the deal at Ibrox. Standards matter. Expectations matter. But there’s a difference between demanding improvement and tearing the whole thing down every time we hit a bump. You can be disappointed and still keep a bit of perspective. In fact, you probably need to if you want the team to settle and grow.
Support doesn’t mean pretending everything’s fine
I’m not saying we ignore failings. Far from it. We all see where things can be sharper: decision-making in the final third, staying switched on, managing games better when the tempo drops. That’s normal football chat. That’s what supporters do.
What I don’t get is the appetite for negativity at every opportunity, as if pointing out flaws is only valid when it’s wrapped in doom. The truth is, you can defend the team and still want more. You can back players while also admitting they’ve had a poor half or made the wrong choice. Those ideas aren’t opposites.
Why is optimism treated like a crime?
It’s a strange one, but it’s real: sometimes a positive supporter seems to get more hassle than the ones who constantly criticise. Maybe it’s because optimism gets mistaken for being blind, or because folk think backing the manager means you’re letting standards slip. It shouldn’t be like that.
There’s room in the Rangers support for critique, and there’s room for patience. If the aim is progress, then the atmosphere matters too. The team will need challenged, but they’ll also need carried at times. That’s what a proper support can do when it decides to stick together.
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