Sometimes supporting Rangers means digging in and refusing to accept what’s right in front of you. And I get it, because “we never give up” is basically stitched into the club. But there’s also a cold reality to a title race, and if you think we’re still genuinely in it, you’re kidding yourself more than you’re helping.
The frustration isn’t just about dropped points or a bad afternoon. It’s the sense of a season drifting, where even a good transfer window would feel like putting a fresh coat of paint on a house that’s already cracking. That’s where a lot of the anger is coming from: the feeling we’re not a tweak away, we’re a rebuild away.
Blame doesn’t start on the pitch
Fans can argue all day about shape, effort, mentality and “wanting it” but the bigger issue here is how the squad has been built. When you look across it and feel there are too many players who simply aren’t at Rangers level, that’s not on one bad performance. That’s recruitment, planning and decision-making over a stretch of time.
Thelwell and Stewart are getting it in the neck because supporters see “misfits brought in” and immediately connect it to wages, contracts and a lack of value. Whether it’s fair on every individual or not, the collective impression is brutal: too much money going out for too little coming back.
Too many passengers, not enough standards
It’s not even that every player has to be a star. Rangers teams have always carried honest grafters. The problem is when the baseline drops and you’re looking at parts of the squad thinking, “How are you wearing that shirt?” That’s where the rage turns from moaning into something more poisonous, because fans start to feel taken for a ride.
In that mood, one miskick, one tame attempt, one moment of sloppiness becomes symbolic. That’s why the reaction to Gassama in particular is so sharp here. It’s not only about one incident, it’s the idea that we’re watching recurring evidence that the level just isn’t good enough.
Who do you build around?
Even in a grim spell, supporters still pick out the ones they’d keep. In this view, Butland is getting credit for doing what he can behind a defence that doesn’t convince. Barrons and Sterling are named as the few you’d keep when the clear-out comes. And then there’s the captaincy question, with Tav seen as finished at this level and reduced to a bench option at best.
That’s hard to read, but it’s honest. Truth is, the debate now isn’t really about chasing anyone down. It’s about standards, accountability, and whether Rangers are finally going to stop repeating the same squad-building mistakes.
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