Rangers can talk about rebuilds, profiles and pathways all we like, but football’s still the same game at the sharp end. If you don’t have forwards who can reliably stick the ball in the net, you’re forever one moment away from a grim afternoon and a week of noise.
What’s frustrating is that we’ve not exactly been starved of effort or character in that position in recent years. The point being made is simple: we’ve had strikers who worked, scored, and looked like they actually understood what playing for Rangers demands. Yet we’ve ended up spending serious money on options that, in the supporter’s eyes, aren’t producing anything like enough.
Up front is where the pain’s loudest
The comparison is stark in the fan’s mind. For all the flaws and all the debate that follows any Rangers striker around, the older options brought goals, edge, or at least a clear contribution. The newer ones have come with heavier price tags and bigger expectation, but the return doesn’t feel close to matching it.
And that’s where supporters lose patience. Nobody expects every signing to be a hit. Scouting is never perfect. But at Rangers, if you’re paying proper fees, you can’t be signing projects and hoping they grow into it while the team’s chasing trophies.
It’s not just transfers, it’s timing
The other gripe here is about the wider churn. A lot of recognisable names have left the club in recent seasons. Some of it was natural, some of it was good business, and some of it just felt like the club let assets run down and walk away when it didn’t suit Rangers at all.
That’s the bit that stings. Not that players move on, that happens. It’s when it looks like poor planning: leaving gaps in the squad and then paying over the odds to fill them.
Clear-out, then recruitment with a point to it
The fan view is still not all doom. There’s a willingness to give the current setup time, including the American backing, and there’s belief Danny can do well if the club actually puts the right tools in his hands.
But the key word is “right”. A proper clear-out, a tighter squad, and recruitment that fits Rangers: players who can handle domestic football week-to-week, and who don’t look a level short when Europe comes around. Above everything else, two strikers with a proven track record. That’s the ask. Who are Rangers realistically targeting that ticks that box?
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