Jim Prideaux
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Bit redundant if he’s never fit to actually play, it’s not like including him in the squad allows us to add an extra foreign player or anything.What about home grown rules for Europe is he not needed for that?
Bit redundant if he’s never fit to actually play, it’s not like including him in the squad allows us to add an extra foreign player or anything.What about home grown rules for Europe is he not needed for that?
Put the drink downKeepers:
Robby McCrorie (26) - contract 6/2025 - Sell (£500k)
Kieran Wright (25) - contract 6/2025 - Keep
Jack Butland (31) - contract 6/2027 - KEEP
Buy new 2nd choice goalie and or promote a youth player
Defence
Adam Devine (21) – RB – contract 6/2025 - New Contact and Loan Out
Johnly Yfeko (21) - CB contract 6/2026 - Loan Out
James Tavernier (32) – RB- contract 6/2026 - Sell, only if Saudi interest is real (£6/7m)
Leon King (20) - CB - contract 6/2026 - Keep as 4th/5th choice
Connor Goldson (31) - CB - contract 6/2026 - Sell (£3m)
John Souttar (27) - CB - contract 6/2026 - Keep as 2nd choice/rotational RCB
Ben Davies (28) - CB - contract 6/2026 - Sell (£3m)
Ridvan Yilmaz (22) - LB - contract 6/2027 - Keep
Dujon Sterling (24) - Anywhere - contract 6/2027 - Keep as Midfielder/Back up RB
Jose Cordoba In - £3m LCB
Jefte - £500k
Ben Johnson In - Free
First Choice RCB in
Midfield
Tom Lawrence (30) - AM - contract 6/2025 - Sell (£1m)
Scott Wright (26) - LW/RW - contract 6/2025 - Sell (£500k)
Alex Lowry (20) - AM - contract 6/2025 - Keep and New Contract
Rabbi Matondo (23) – LW/RW - contract 6/2026 - Sell (£4m)
Ianis Hagi (25) - AM – contract 6/2026 - Sell (£4m)
Todd Cantwell (26) - AM – contract 6/2026 - Keep
Kieran Dowell (26) - AM - contract 6/2026 - Sell (£2m)
Nico Raskin (23) - CM – contract 6/2026 - Keep
Ross Mcausland (21) - RW - contract 6/2027 - Keep
Mohamed Diomande (22) - CM - contract ? - Keep
Bailey Rice - Promote to First Team/Loan Out
Connor Barron In - Free
David Watson In - £2m
Cortes in - Loan with option to buy
Sima In - Loan
Danny Armstrong In - £2m (Wright replacement)
Box to Box Midfielder In
Creative Number 6 Midfielder In
Winger/Striker Hybrid
Strikers
Sam Lammers (27) - ST - contract 6/2027 - Sell (£4m)
Cyriel Dessers (29) - ST contract 6/2027 - Sell (£4m)
Danilo (25) - ST - contact 6/2028 - Keep
Lawrence Shankland In - £2m
Kilechi Iheanacho In - Free
Transfer Money in - £29M
Transfer Money Out on players identified - £9.5M
Budget Remaining for positions identified - £19.5M (Starting CB, 2 x CM's, Winger/Striker & Back Up GK)
Get it done, Nils my man.
Be serious, Tuesday night was McCausland's first goal or assist in months.We need the likes of McCausland, McKinnon, Fraser etc to become viable squad players.
There’s no reason to be spending money on Armstrong (plus significant contract) when McCausland has shown a lot more.
It was also Cantwell’s first goal in 3 months?Be serious, Tuesday night was McCausland's first goal or assist in months.
Absolutely need to move all on but we need to be realistic about how much we'll getI think the first two will be hard to shift but we definitely need to move the latter two on. Maybe not top dollar but off the payroll.
I spent a bit of time at the weekend, watching the highlights of Clements team in Belgium. He seemed to be the midfielder that gave his team the balance & aggression. He’s 31 but we are gonna need some players with good experience. Can’t all be 19-23 with potential.Not a rumour just speculation but i wonder if the name Eder Balanta will come up at any point in the summer. Can play as a 6 or in the middle of defence, joined Brugge the same season as Clement did and he has played far less for them since Clement left for Monaco, including going to Schalke on loan in January last season.
Out of contract at the end of the season and a proper six with Belgian title and Champions League experience is something this squad is missing and could do with.
Cantwell may or may not have a future with us, I hope he does. If not we will have little bother in finding a buyer for him. McCausland on the other hand would struggle to be a regular in most of the better SPL sides.It was also Cantwell’s first goal in 3 months?
Be serious, Tuesday night was McCausland's first goal or assist in months.
He's got 16 goals in 38 games from left wing. £7m in today's market is a bargain for a sure thing.At £7m not a chance i would sign him.
At a decent price maybe, but he isnt a £7m player, and we wouldnt be making a profit on him in a couple of years if we paid that. Plus where is all this money coming from?
Didn’t he score a screamer at hibs??It was also Cantwell’s first goal in 3 months?
Not a rumour just speculation but i wonder if the name Eder Balanta will come up at any point in the summer. Can play as a 6 or in the middle of defence, joined Brugge the same season as Clement did and he has played far less for them since Clement left for Monaco, including going to Schalke on loan in January last season.
Out of contract at the end of the season and a proper six with Belgian title and Champions League experience is something this squad is missing and could do with.
How many big money offers have we had for either when they were at their peak? How many offers did Goldson have when his contract had expired and he was 2 years younger? Football doesn’t work that way. If we want shot of both of them (which I’ve argued is essential) we need a club to first of all want to sign them, then for that club to want to pay the high salary that both are on just now. To throw in ridiculous valuations for two defenders who can’t defend at the end of their career would just mean we have no interest and would be stuck with them! That’s an abuse of finances - to waste millions on wages for another 2 years while almost gifting the scum another 2 in a row when we could part with both of them on good terms.I would suggest that you, and anyone else who was discussing letting our Captain & Vice Captain, who both have 2 years + left on their contract, leave for free, should immediately hand over control of all your finances to your next of kin.
The fact that you have tried to act smug & dismiss my valuations and come out with that nonsense in the same post is hilarious.
Keep seeing people say Dowell was injury prone. Was he though? From what I can see before coming to us from 2021 he had 3 injuries at Norwich.Dowell? Injury prone before we signed him & he's barely been fit up here. Why would someone buy him for £2m. He's another one who'll see his contact out with us. A bizarre signing & giving him a 3 year deal was madness.
Didn’t realise that. Hopefully not another missed Scottish player thenThink he is off to Hearts
I hope you get a banAnd a Dutch team Friit Ransfuur
The boy that does the Rangers Journal did a piece on OOC players. One of the players was De Wit. I like the look of Ibrahima Sissoko and Sekou Koita. There are good options out there.I know it’s not a suggestion thread, but was looking at some out of contract players, one which Nils Koppen might look at is Dani De Wit
26 years old 31 appearances with 10 goals this season. Plays central mid or attacking Midfield. Looks physical and hard worker.
Shit like that gets this thread locked and ruins it for everyone else.I hope you get a ban
Now this is open, might as well chuck some unsubstantiated rumours in.
My good mate i go to the games with sits in the govan front and said after the killie game that the guy behind him is the rangers estate agent type guy and apparently both butland and cantwell have activated their 3 month notice period on their flats so either they are off or moving to more permanent homes (if true. So, nothing overly helpful there.
I was also talking to Ryan Jack on Monday and he gave nothing away (why would he to be fair) but saod he was gutted how the season went (obviously). Didn’t give much away but i didn’t get the impression a decision was made either way. Apparently my son in P1 is ‘going out’ with his daughter. Ive already told him to patch her unless he leaves.
Shankland was at the school as well and his family have settled in bothwell. Decent news for those wanting to sign if he is putting roots down here.
Il share anything else i get from the 2 others in the first team set up i know, if anything.
Exciting summer and hopefully one that has a 55 style impact.
For a selling club, a players asking price is just basic accounting. Asking price (transfer fee) = Asset less Liability.I would suggest that you, and anyone else who was discussing letting our Captain & Vice Captain, who both have 2 years + left on their contract, leave for free, should immediately hand over control of all your finances to your next of kin.
The fact that you have tried to act smug & dismiss my valuations and come out with that nonsense in the same post is hilarious.
I’ll need to take a look. ThanksThe boy that does the Rangers Journal did a piece on OOC players. One of the players was De Wit. I like the look of Ibrahima Sissoko and Sekou Koita. There are good options out there.
I hope you get a ban
Could be for the best
You'd think it would be an easy to decision to make and he'd come to us.
Journalist who was talking about our interest in Cordoba a couple weeks back saying both us and Besiktas have spoken to him and it’s his decision to make now.
Also said he thinks Cordoba should choose us.
Tbf hes been about a fair while, hearts have signed up a couple of decent players on bosmans from the spl this season, Dhanda, Spittal and Penrice. Not ones I think we should have went after but good signing for Hearts.Didn’t realise that. Hopefully not another missed Scottish player then
I’m in no way suggesting we sign him, however, he looks a far more dangerous player than Palma or Kuhn from what I’ve seen. They are mince.Armstrong - 83 killie apps (some in champ) 16 goals
Jones - 97 killie apps (first spell all in prem) 11 goals
Would Armstrong play for Celtic? Would he even get on their bench?
Ive no idea where he lives mate. Was just part of a post of things id heard with the disclaimer that ive no clue if its true. Either he meant it was his house or its a lot of shite. Ive honestly no idea.COMMUNITY NOTE-
Readers added context they though people might like to know
1) Cantwell doesn't live in a flat.
2) Tenants in Scotland only have to give 28 days notice before moving out of a rented property.
He’s just turned 21, first taste of a season of first team football, with appearances in Europe, he will only get better.Cantwell may or may not have a future with us, I hope he does. If not we will have little bother in finding a buyer for him. McCausland on the other hand would struggle to be a regular in most of the better SPL sides.
Brighton have a year’s extension option as wellHe has 12 months left on his contract with them so who knows how much Brighton will want for him. He's 23 in June the exact sort of profile we should be recruiting and looking to move on in a year or 2. The money will come from player sales so about using the resources right.
Do you think Danny Armstrong improves the Rangers 11 or is it a squad improvement signing? Is he a better player than Sima?
Thanks for posting that. I was going to post his podcast interview yesterday where it looks like he's on the 3rd floor/attic conversion of a house and not a flat but figured that was a little too stalker-ish...COMMUNITY NOTE-
Readers added context they though people might like to know
1) Cantwell doesn't live in a flat.
2) Tenants in Scotland only have to give 28 days notice before moving out of a rented property.
Yes.If Danillo is back playing next few months n Dessers stays do you think we will be in the market for a new striker?
If Danillo is back playing next few months n Dessers stays do you think we will be in the market for a new striker?
We’d f**king better beIf Danillo is back playing next few months n Dessers stays do you think we will be in the market for a new striker?
absolutely. A new first choice striker is of utmost priority.If Danillo is back playing next few months n Dessers stays do you think we will be in the market for a new striker?
24th January aye.Didn’t he score a screamer at hibs??
We have to be. Roofe needs replaced and we can't gamble on Danilo coming back to full fitness. We've been in that movie too many times.If Danillo is back playing next few months n Dessers stays do you think we will be in the market for a new striker?
No no three times noKenny McLean.
Sorry mate.No no three times no
Thankfully it seems like we’re past daft signings like that, can’t see him being on Koppens radarSorry mate.
I know of at least two posters on here who will be able to confirm or rebut this, so this could be interestingKenny McLean.
Denkey would be sensational but they will be looking for much more than 6 million. There was rumours that Spurs were after him.absolutely. A new first choice striker is of utmost priority.
I’d love us to push boat out for Kevin Denkey. Nearly went for £6m in January to Spain
If Danillo is back playing next few months n Dessers stays do you think we will be in the market for a new striker?
Please for the love of god someone warn him what the weather is like here first.
Journalist who was talking about our interest in Cordoba a couple weeks back saying both us and Besiktas have spoken to him and it’s his decision to make now.
Also said he thinks Cordoba should choose us.
Kenny McLean.
Thankfully it seems like we’re past daft signings like that, can’t see him being on Koppens radar
I can see him being an Arfield like player you can't see it with until you see them every week.Mental that we’ve revamped the recruitment department, brought in Clement + Koppen and ended up signing Kenny McLean (no harm to him since I know he’s one of us).