The best of the rest - players in Scotland

[AndySG]

A lot of times these topics devolve into “we should sign him” vs “he’s shite” but feels like a year without too many standouts from other teams this season. The lad Bowie for Hibs looked good at the weekend but his stats aren’t inspiring aside from that. Who would you say is the best player outside of us and them? Miller? Murray? And who else do you rate, even if you don’t think they’re good enough for us?

 

[Ron Swanson]

James Penrice.

 

[Josh Allen]

Lyall Cameron

 

[PaulieGualtieri]

I don't think there's one player in the league from the rest that improves our 11 currently.

 

[Davie Weir]

Martin Boyle is up there

 

[AndySG]

I don't think there's one player in the league from the rest that improves our 11 currently.

That’s pretty damning considering how poor we’ve been this season. Not sure I disagree, though

 

[EigerSanction]

Big Hibs centre back Rocky Bushiri only 25 , very physical, ideal for dealing with typical domestic centre forwards.

 

[Wilso54]

We could be signing Bellingham and people on here would be saying he is shite.

 

[Boro_gers07]

We could be signing Bellingham and people on here would be saying he is shite.

He's shite ....

 

[Davie Bear]

I don't think there's one player in the league from the rest that improves our 11 currently.

Probably a few better defenders

 

[prenzlauerbear]

Bowie performed pretty well when out on loan at Northampton. Two-footed andpowerful. I thought he could have done better than Hibs.

 

[Ted Rangers]

Miller and Cameron are the best 2.

There's not much that would improve our, already weak, team.

Formerly playing in Scotland, I'd say Doig, Johnson, Souttar (albeit currently injured) would all make us better next season.

No idea of their availability to be fair.

 

[CortesGoldenBoots]

Miller and Cameron are the best 2.

There's not much that would improve our, already weak, team.

Formerly playing in Scotland, I'd say Doig, Johnson, Souttar (albeit currently injured) would all make us better next season.

No idea of their availability to be fair.

Miller and Cameron are the only two non OF players who would have a good chance of making it here.

 

[The Sentinal]

Aberdeen - Keskinen - thought he was great yesterday
Celtic - Greg Taylor
Dundee - Mulligan - excluding Lyall due to him signing already. Mulligan big physical player.
DU - Dalby - good record in front of goal and good movement
Hearts - Baningime - good in No6 role (I'd still take Shankland on a free)
Hibs - Chris Cadden - great delivery from the left which we dont have since Borna lefy
Killie - Bobby Wales - young player out of contract I think
M'well - Lennon Miller - son played against him at pro-youth and was a stand out even back then. Done really well since getting 1st team football.
Ross County - Jordan White - big blue nose and is different to the strikers we have just now
St Johnstone - Fisher - great performance vs Celtic the other week
St Mirren - Olusanya - love pasta

 

[¥ungblazebo¥]

Triantis at Hibs has impressed me, good age. On loan from Sunderland. Adewumi at Dundee has impressed me when we played them but doesn't look like he plays like that every week.

 

[Bigbluebear]

Keskinen would clearly improve our squad given he is a left winger and has pace. Two things we badly lack. Not sure on his end product though.

 

[RSEA]

Id take that ginger cant from Dundee as a cheap option back up striker

 

[Jamiegatami]

Bruce Anderson

 

[gm_06]

The Dundee Utd striker who's on loan from Wrexham would be worth a punt on a free, done the business for them and is a physical type player we don't have.

 

[mountloyal]

Miller is the standout.
Then again Watson at Killie was the standout last season but has not progressed.

 

[TheGerz89]

Bowie deffo one to watch, had a long term injury, still isn’t fully fit yet either, only player I’ve seen ragdoll Carter Vickers

 

[RFC56]

Lennon miller is the one stand out who I think makes our first team. Cameron will be a decent squad option next year. Apart from that there is no real consistent contenders this season for me.

 

[DeciusMetellus]

Among the many things we need to get better at is building a squad capable of dealing with teams in our league and in Europe. There are surely players available who may or may not be right for Europe but can mprove us in the league. Fit, strong, aggressive and competent - the type who will not be bullied by anyone.

 

[Ataturk]

Alex Gogic of St Mirren.

Ideal for horrible SPFL physical battles. Let him destroy, others can create.

 

[SecondBestIsNothing]

Dundee - Mulligan - excluding Lyall due to him signing already. Mulligan big physical player.

I 2nd Mulligan, versatile up the right & I'm sure he's played CM against us as well?

Certainly someone to keep tabs on, as we will need a 4th league HG player for the quota.

 

[BigBuff]

Miller is the standout.
Then again Watson at Killie was the standout last season but has not progressed.

Watson wouldn't come near us, he rejected a move to spurs to continue with Killie wonder if he's regretting that now

 

[RSEA]

Alex Gogic of St Mirren.

Ideal for horrible SPFL physical battles. Let him destroy, others can create.

In the winter window we were screaming out for a centre back

We brought in Fernandes
Whoever sanctioned this wants their bawz parted with a size 10 doc marten

 

[RangersUK]

A lot of times these topics devolve into “we should sign him” vs “he’s shite” but feels like a year without too many standouts from other teams this season. The lad Bowie for Hibs looked good at the weekend but his stats aren’t inspiring aside from that. Who would you say is the best player outside of us and them? Miller? Murray? And who else do you rate, even if you don’t think they’re good enough for us?

Topi Keskinen from Aberdeen is a player with good potential I reckon, I may be wrong, but I’d buy that boy.

 

[Dabdog]

Couldn’t believe Hibs signed McGrath if that’s how it’s spelled correctly.

When fit Mitov is best goalkeeper in country i also think Penrice and the Dundee United striker on loan is good.

2 older players in the league imo would do a job for Rangers Martin Boyle and Simon Murray.

Signed the best young one imo In Cameron, Lennon Miller who i also rate probably goes on to a bigger league now.

 

[Keltygeorge]

Triantes at hibs is best player i seen this year outwith us and them

 

[Butchers bandage]

Josh Mulligan and Lawrence Shankland both available on free's this summer are moves I'd consider. If Greg Taylor played for anyone other than them he'd be another no brainer signing. Lennon Miller is head and shoulders biggest prospect in Scottish football but would likely be outwith our budget unless we made the champions league.

 

[JamboReid1874]

Alex Gogic of St Mirren.

Ideal for horrible SPFL physical battles. Let him destroy, others can create.

Consistently the best defender in the league outside the OF. A real beast of a player and he never stops.

 

[Siberia1]

Alex Gogic of St Mirren.

Ideal for horrible SPFL physical battles. Let him destroy, others can create.

Honestly wouldn’t be against this. As 3rd or 4th choice makes a lot of sense.

Type of signing Walter used to make for the squad.

 

[DartfordRSC]

I don't think there's one player in the league from the rest that improves our 11 currently.

Penrice does

 

[GR6]

Found Nils Koppens log in.

 

[daviecooperisalegend]

Mulligan would be a useful squad player for me.

However, i’ve always thought Josh Campbell of Hibs has a lot of potential. But injuries I think have held up his development over the last few seasons.

 

[Tony J]

Big Hibs centre back Rocky Bushiri only 25 , very physical, ideal for dealing with typical domestic centre forwards.

He's utter pish.

 

[Tony J]

Triantes at hibs is best player i seen this year outwith us and them

He's a good player. Stood out a few times I've seen him. Tall and strong, just what we need in midfield.

 

[PaulieGualtieri]

Penrice does

I’m not sure he does tbh

 

[Flying Fullback]

I don't think there's one player in the league from the rest that improves our 11 currently.

I think Gogic from St Mirren improves our defence. He'd maybe be 3rd choice behind Souttar and Balogun, but how often were they both fit. And I reckon we'd have conceded a lot less goals if Gogic had been playing for us everytime Proper started

 

[Colinrfc2]

I don't watch many Scottish games that don't feature us but every time I have watched Simon Murray he has impressed me

 

[ICA_86]

These threads always seem to end up in endless replies that totally discount the possibility that Rangers could improve the player.

 

[zero]

Alex Gogic of St Mirren.

Ideal for horrible SPFL physical battles. Let him destroy, others can create.

Yip, saying it for a while.

 

[SIRBLUE]

The amount of posters who still think we should be signing squad players or back up players or 3rd choice players is absolutely mental.
It's the attitude that has us needing a clear out every season.
Our aim should be to have a fit hungry squad competing against each other for a jersey and allowing for rotation.
The days of having inferior players hanging around until the better players inevitably get injured are long gone.

 

[Davie Weir]

The amount of posters who still think we should be signing squad players or back up players or 3rd choice players is absolutely mental.
It's the attitude that has us needing a clear out every season.
Our aim should be to have a fit hungry squad competing against each other for a jersey and allowing for rotation.
The days of having inferior players hanging around until the better players inevitably get injured are long gone.

Similar kind of thing just different wording, no?

 

[dereksmallsloyal]

Triantes at hibs is best player i seen this year outwith us and them

The one that springs to mind for me

 

[SIRBLUE]

Similar kind of thing just different wording, no?

No completely different.
If someone is not good enough to challenge for a start there is no point whatsoever in signing him. Bringing in 'squad players', or 'as back up', simply means they are not good enough.
(I accept we might have a different understanding of the term 'squad player.'
Obvious exception being young inexperienced players who we expect to improve to the required level.

 

[Ataturk]

The amount of posters who still think we should be signing squad players or back up players or 3rd choice players is absolutely mental.
It's the attitude that has us needing a clear out every season.
Our aim should be to have a fit hungry squad competing against each other for a jersey and allowing for rotation.
The days of having inferior players hanging around until the better players inevitably get injured are long gone.

Every successful Rangers team has had squad players or utility men.

We signed Fraser Wishart when we were the biggest, richest club in Britain in 1993.

 

[TheFrenchTank]

Triantis at Hibs has impressed me, we need height and strength in defensive midfield.

 

[Davie Weir]

No completely different.
If someone is not good enough to challenge for a start there is no point whatsoever in signing him. Bringing in 'squad players', or 'as back up', simply means they are not good enough.
(I accept we might have a different understanding of the term 'squad player.'
Obvious exception being young inexperienced players who we expect to improve to the required level.

Largely disagree

Even looking at the 55 squad we had plenty of squad players. Best squad depth we’d had in years so no surprise we actually won something.

Guys like Jack Simpson, Scott Wright, Brandon Barker, Zungu, Itten, Stewart, and even Defoe that season. Not exactly challenging for starts but ready to come in when required.