Rangers fans can take a missed chance, a bad touch, even a rough spell of form. What’s harder to swallow is when the whole plan behind a signing feels muddled. That’s where the debate around Chermiti, Miovski and Dani really sits for me. It’s not simply “player X is good or bad”. It’s whether the club’s recruitment is matching what we actually need, in this league, right now.
The Chermiti risk: development fees and EPL pricing
The first issue raised is straightforward: if you’re paying a significant fee for what is essentially a development player, you’re taking on major risk. At Rangers, you don’t get a two-year bedding-in period without pressure. Every draw feels like a crisis, every home game is must-win, and the striker is always the first position fans look at when results wobble.
The comparison with Hamza is telling as well. If the club can bring in a forward for under £2m, then it naturally asks the question: why overpay for potential just because the player is tied to the EPL market? Prospects from down south often come with inflated wages and a “Premier League tax” on the transfer fee. For a Scottish club trying to build a squad with balance, that’s a dangerous habit to get into.
Miovski was meant to hit the ground running
The second point is arguably the bigger one. Miovski, as described here, wasn’t bought to be a project. He was the experienced option, someone who knows the league and should be ready-made for the demands of the SPFL. That kind of signing is supposed to give Rangers a reliable baseline: goals, presence, and consistency while other forwards develop in the background.
If that “hit the ground running” part doesn’t happen, the whole forward line feels like it’s waiting on something. And in the meantime, younger players like YC don’t get the breathing space they need. Instead of developing quietly, they’re thrown into the spotlight because the ready-made solution hasn’t delivered.
Dani, patience, and the yearly cycle of writing players off
Then there’s the harsh call: Dani out now, because he’s had chances and hasn’t convinced. That’s the supporter’s reality at Rangers. Opportunities come, and if you don’t take them, the noise gets louder fast.
But there’s also a fair wider point in here about fan culture. Every season, a section of the support writes off players early, sometimes before they’ve even had a proper run. It’s easier than backing someone through a dip. To be fair, plenty have proved the doubters wrong over the years. The club’s job is to recruit well enough that we don’t end up in the same argument every season.
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