January is being talked up as this huge moment for Rangers, but if we're being honest with ourselves, it’s hard to see how one window turns this squad into anything like what it should be.
Who Actually Wants to Come Into This?
Right now, you do wonder what kind of player would actually want to walk into this team. The way things are, it feels like most signings in January will fall into a few familiar categories.
You get the mercenaries, the ones happy to take good money without really caring about the pressure or the standards. Then there are the projects from weaker leagues, lads who might have a bit about them but need time and patience we don’t really have. You also get the stepping-stone types, who see Rangers as a quick move to get themselves a better shop window.
Somewhere in there, you hope you find the ones who are actually up for a proper challenge and a fight. Players who understand what it means to play for this club, who won’t hide when it gets ugly. Truth is, that’s the category we badly need more of.
One Window Won’t Fix a Broken Squad
Even if Thelwell and Danny pull a few decent ones out the hat in January, it feels like it’ll only steady the ship rather than transform it. This squad just looks miles off where it should be in terms of mentality, consistency and basic quality in key areas.
Yes, the team is still getting results in the league, but it doesn’t exactly fill you with confidence. You can see tougher fixtures on the horizon and it’s hard not to worry about how this group copes when the pressure really ramps up.
It’s not one or two tweaks away. It looks more like a proper clear-out job that needs a full summer to even start making a dent in the problems.
Danny’s Fighting With One Hand Tied
It’s hard not to feel for Danny in the middle of all this. He’s trying to put his ideas across, change the standards and build something with a squad that doesn’t look fully built for what he wants to do.
He might squeeze enough out of them to keep us competitive, but it feels like he’s working with too many players who either can’t or won’t hit the level required. That’s not an easy fix in one window, especially in January, when you’re often dealing with limited options and inflated prices.
In the end, the real test won’t just be what happens this January, but whether the club actually backs him properly over the next couple of windows. Because unless there’s a serious reset in the squad, it’s hard to see this Rangers team becoming anything more than patchy and fragile, no matter how good the manager is.
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