Right side questions Rangers need to answer

Rangers have options on the right, but it still feels a bit unresolved. With a new arrival, a player returning from injury, and development loans in mind, the club’s priorities should be obvious.

There’s a wee debate brewing around Rangers’ right side, and it’s one of those situations where the answer depends on what the club actually wants: a proper first-choice starter, or simply another body for the squad. Because if you’ve brought in ASO specifically for that right-hand slot, the hope is simple. He’s not here to decorate the bench. If he hits the level we’re all hoping for, he starts. End of.

ASO should be the plan, not the backup

This is where the “would we sell Antman to bring in a squad player?” question lands. Selling someone, or shuffling the pack, only makes sense if you’re improving the overall picture. If ASO is meant to be the starter, then the rest of the depth chart needs to support that, not clog it up.

Rangers can’t afford to carry passengers. Not in this league, not with the demand to win every week, and definitely not with the constant scrutiny that comes with Ibrox. Squad building has to be a bit ruthless at times, even when it’s uncomfortable.

What do you do with Antman returning?

Antman being back from injury is a big part of it. If he’s on the bench, that doesn’t automatically mean he’s ready to play 90 minutes at full tilt. More likely he’s being managed, minutes here and there, building sharpness and confidence again. That’s normal.

And if the chatter about him doing well in training is right, then you can see the idea: get him on for the last 20 or 30, keep him involved, and give the manager a different option without forcing it. Rangers have missed having genuine alternatives at times, especially when games are sticky and you need something different off the bench.

Curtis and the development call

Then there’s Curtis. If Danny has already said regular games are key for his development, that’s fair enough. Young players don’t learn much sitting watching. They learn by making mistakes, recovering, and doing it again the next Saturday.

The frustrating part is you can remember the promise. Good numbers before he arrived, and he looked bright early on, even before he’d had loads of time in training. After that, though, the impact tailed off. It happens. But that’s exactly why the “play every week” route makes sense.

Truth is, if Rangers are moving anyone on, it should be the ones we already know don’t contribute and have had their chance. That’s how you make space for players who might actually give you something.

Written by Hoth_Cloudfire: 29 January 2026