Archive The Winter 2021/22 Rangers Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread

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FollowNearAndFar said:
Ofoborh wasn't even getting a start at Wycombe last season where he was on loan.

Really hope the lad makes a recovery but can't see him being a big player.

Compare him to Aribo at Charlton he was a regular and they were gutted to lose him.
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He was injured at Wycombe.

The previous season when he was on loan at Wycombe he was fantastic and they were over the moon when thet got him back on loan. My gaffer is a Wycombe Fan.
 
Coplandbear said:
Simpson made 35 appearances in 6 seasons with Bournemouth by the age of 24 before joining us that's a terrible statistic so I don't get what you mean by building up his numbers he's barely played any meaningful Football in his career.

One of our most baffling signings tbh.
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It's not worked out for him could argue he hasn't been given a run of games to show what he could do granted when he's played its not been great. He was in the Bournemouth side before he came here and was dropped because he had agreed a deal to come to us.

On paper though it made sense a left sided centre half to bring balance to the defence which the squad didn't have and it would be cover for Helander if he was injured or need rested.
 
Tagsbear said:
It's not a totally different point at all.
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It is.

Kamara wasn’t a “punt”. Neither was Aribo.

We knew we were getting quality players for a bargain price.

Barker, Ofoborh, Simpson etc weren’t cheap punts. It’s just a total waste of money.

A “cheap punt” I could probably come to an agreement with you on Hastie.
 
Abacab said:
That’s totally different though.

Anyone with a pair of eyes could see Kamara was a proper baller.

Same with Aribo.

Who was actually excited at the prospect of getting Simpson and Ofoborh in the door?
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If anyone could see Kamara was a 'baller', then why was Dundee the best club he could find after he left Arsenal, and why were no PL teams interested in him when he left Dundee?

Easy to say with hindsight that it was obvious to sign him, clearly not as simple as that in reality
 
Lovenkrands Dug said:
That is nonsense, a lot of heart conditions are hard to trace without seeing specialists and having specific tests done which are far beyond the scope of a football medical.
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After the Erikson thing at the euros we might have taken a closer look at all our players and it only then showed up.
 
lovenkrands72 said:
If anyone could see Kamara was a 'baller', then why was Dundee the best club he could find after he left Arsenal, and why were no PL teams interested in him when he left Dundee?

Easy to say with hindsight that it was obvious to sign him, clearly not as simple as that in reality
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Players develop at different speeds.

Why was Vardy languishing in the doldrums of English football?
 
Abacab said:
That’s totally different though.

Anyone with a pair of eyes could see Kamara was a proper baller.

Same with Aribo.

Who was actually excited at the prospect of getting Simpson and Ofoborh in the door?
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Tav wasn't though. Nobody knew what he'd do for us, albeit we were in the Championship and people maybe had less expectations with who we signed. Same with Windass. Morelos was a £1m player from the Finnish league. Not exactly a high profile signing himself.

The point I'm making is signings like that don't cost an awful lot, but could turn out to be very good money makers in the long run. They're not the difference between us signing a high profile player or not signing anyone at all. Obviously too many of them is bad, but there's a balance to be found and hopefully we find it.

Barker, though, we can all agree with a shocking signing, especially on his rumoured wage. No fault to the guy for taking that wage, but £10k a week is ridiculous for us to be paying him.
 
Abacab said:
Players develop at different speeds.

Why was Vardy languishing in the doldrums of English football?
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Of course they do, however that just adds to the complexity of transfers.

Maybe our recruitment team seen something in SImpson/Barker/Ofobohr which made them think they were going to improve? Of course (at least for Simpson and Barker) we can say now that it hasn't, but people who know more than us thought it was worthwhile so it clearly isn't that easy
 
Der Hammer1 said:
We 100% need a quality signing! A first team player, either a good CM or good winger: this team looks lethargic! Still can’t get my head around how poor we were against Aberdeen when we had a two week break! Us and breaks do not mix! %^*& it scrap the summer break and play every week
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We lost control of that game in midfield. We were missing Davis, Arfield, Jack and Aribo. Other than Kamara that, when everyone is fit, would be 2nd or even 3rd choice players playing at one of our most difficult away venues. Added to that the tactics were all wrong that day with massive distances between midfield and attack and the centre circle basically abandoned for Aberdeen to fully control. We gave Aberdeen the initiative and let them build momentum. We ended up lucky not to lose the game. It's not simply we need more quality in there, it's that we need our quality players fit and available or at most one missing at a time or we risk dropping points in the more difficult games.
 
Abacab said:
It is.

Kamara wasn’t a “punt”. Neither was Aribo.

We knew we were getting quality players for a bargain price.

Barker, Ofoborh, Simpson etc weren’t cheap punts. It’s just a total waste of money.

A “cheap punt” I could probably come to an agreement with you on Hastie.
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So what was Bassey? He must have been guaranteed not to make it too going by your bizarre logic.
 
Abacab said:
That’s totally different though.

Anyone with a pair of eyes could see Kamara was a proper baller.

Same with Aribo.

Who was actually excited at the prospect of getting Simpson and Ofoborh in the door?
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Oooh, I love these.

I'm really intregued (since we have someone who can clearly see into he future), could you conclusively just let us know if the following are going to work out:

- Bacuna
- Sakala
- Sands

Are they "proper ballers" or not? I assume you will have a definitive answer as you'll have seen even more of each of them than Ofobohr, and it would be really useful if we can get a conclusive decision on their futures sorted out now...

Unless of course you are just making stuff up retrospectively. But that can't be right, surely...
 
Tagsbear said:
What a ridiculous post, Morelos was a cheap punt, Bassey was a cheap punt, Kamara was a cheap punt, even Aribo from league 1 was a cheap punt.
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Obviously didn't know anything about Bassey but the rest you could look at and say they could be good signings and get excited about them. I wouldn't call them cheap punts.

Simpson and Ofoborh, wasn't seeing anything.
 
JeffreySpauIding said:
Obviously didn't know anything about Bassey but the rest you could look at and say they could be good signings and get excited about them. I wouldn't call them cheap punts.

Simpson and Ofoborh, wasn't seeing anything.
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Bullshit.

There is no way you saw Glen Kamara with his loans to League One Southend, League Two Colchester and his 60 odd games with Dundee and thought "I am excited about this signing". Not a f*cking chance in hell.

Morelos had a decent scoring record in Finland and signed up for 1 million. Regardless of whether or not he was an exciting signing you can't deny that a decent chunk of the support wanted rid of him at multiple points in his Rangers career.
 
JGers said:
Serious questions would need to be asked of Ross Wilson if we again, fail to strengthen our first 11 in this window. The second window in a row we are seeing zero improvement at a very critical time.
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That's a very simplistic outlook.

Yes, we all crave new signings. That's the greedy side of being a football fan. However it's not as easy as identifying a target, clicking your fingers and they are unveiled as a Rangers player.

Clubs often wait until a replacement is in at their end before agreeing to sell to another club. Players may be reluctant to leave during the season for a host of reasons.

The last week normally sees lot of movement. Assuming that's still the case despite the after effects of Covid hitting finances, I wouldn't be writing off this window as being closed.
 
Kirbys House said:
Any rumours or is it the same shite that got the previous thread binned?
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Nope, no rumours as it seems like we’re just trying to get Souttar over the line and going with what we’ve got that aside. Risky strategy but hopefully it’s enough to win the most important title we’ve competed for in recent history.
 
lovenkrands72 said:
If anyone could see Kamara was a 'baller', then why was Dundee the best club he could find after he left Arsenal, and why were no PL teams interested in him when he left Dundee?

Easy to say with hindsight that it was obvious to sign him, clearly not as simple as that in reality
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A significant number on here wanted him long before we signed him. It was being discussed at least 12 months before that he'd been impressing for Dundee. It wasn't as if he was someone that people hadn't been taking notice of.
 
lovenkrands72 said:
If anyone could see Kamara was a 'baller', then why was Dundee the best club he could find after he left Arsenal, and why were no PL teams interested in him when he left Dundee?

Easy to say with hindsight that it was obvious to sign him, clearly not as simple as that in reality
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Exactly.

When we were linked with Kamara this place was split 50/50 with people saying he would be a good signing and others saying he was crap.

Hindsight is always a wonderful thing.
 
A week to go and it doesn't seem as if we're being linked with anyone?

I honestly think not signing this window could really bite us on the arse. We have too many players not pulling their weight or who can't be relied upon to string a number of games together without getting injured.
 
SecondBestIsNothing said:
Fair enough, I honestly just looked at previous line-ups before posting it and he was in-and-out but if he's been injured fair enough. I don't necessarily think Ajer is a bad player, certainly has his flaws, but he is not a better player, or at least a better defender, than Goldson.
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There was no comparison between Ajer and Goldson when the 2 of them played in the same league.
Kirbys House said:
Any rumours or is it the same shite that got the previous thread binned?
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Gareth bale apparently. Ridiculous certainly, but its a rumour.
 
therealmackay said:
About a third of the posts already are people getting their knickers in a twist that they're not seeing any activity or rumours or sightings of planes landing from Amsterdam. It's like nobody here has ever experienced a transfer window before, much less a January one.

Over 50% of the business gets done in the final 24-48 hours, everyone should know that by now.

Calm doon ffs.
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50%?

Its not the way we really do business these days.
 
RedWhiteBlue said:
Bullshit.

There is no way you saw Glen Kamara with his loans to League One Southend, League Two Colchester and his 60 odd games with Dundee and thought "I am excited about this signing". Not a f*cking chance in hell.

Morelos had a decent scoring record in Finland and signed up for 1 million. Regardless of whether or not he was an exciting signing you can't deny that a decent chunk of the support wanted rid of him at multiple points in his Rangers career.
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I remember people were mostly positive about the Kamara signing. He got good reviews by the usual stats people and looked good from videos. Some were saying we're not going to win anything signing Dundee players but the majority were positive.

Pretty much everyone was excited about signing Morelos so don't know what you are talking about there.

Simpson and Ofoborh, the reaction was mild at best.
 
dt17 said:
A week to go and it doesn't seem as if we're being linked with anyone?

I honestly think not signing this window could really bite us on the arse. We have too many players not pulling their weight or who can't be relied upon to string a number of games together without getting injured.
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We’re going to have a pretty big turnover in the summer.

Common sense says we begin getting players in now.
 
Benny0812 said:
Just watched a very good segment on sky sports. They were interviewing a football agent who mentioned that if any club in the UK wants to buy a player from abroad it will take around 48hrs to get their work permit due to us being outside the EU. This will then scupper any last min deals we try and get done with players overseas unless we are willing to see what happens with the work permits
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Surely you sign 'subject to work permit'.
Clubs surely were not making deadline day signings AND securing a work permit also??
 
Considering how Gio lines up and his system heavily relies on wingers we're currently a injury to Kent away from a serious problem.

We all agree Sakala should be getting a start in the current squad but for some reason Gio seems to fancy Hagi & Wright more.

Its imperative we get a RW in. Its frustrating just hope there's plenty going on behind scenes but totally understand the concern in the lack of rumours.
 
Bangersbc said:
Oooh, I love these.

I'm really intregued (since we have someone who can clearly see into he future), could you conclusively just let us know if the following are going to work out:

- Bacuna
- Sakala
- Sands

Are they "proper ballers" or not? I assume you will have a definitive answer as you'll have seen even more of each of them than Ofobohr, and it would be really useful if we can get a conclusive decision on their futures sorted out now...

Unless of course you are just making stuff up retrospectively. But that can't be right, surely...
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Bacuna not good enough. Will never make it at Rangers.

I like Sakala. Not easy on the eye at times but will always score goals. Will be a good attacking option for us going forward.

Sands looked decent against Aberdeen. Progressive passes from a defensive position is something I like.
 
Benny0812 said:
Just watched a very good segment on sky sports. They were interviewing a football agent who mentioned that if any club in the UK wants to buy a player from abroad it will take around 48hrs to get their work permit due to us being outside the EU. This will then scupper any last min deals we try and get done with players overseas unless we are willing to see what happens with the work permits
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You can apply for a work permit before a deal is done.
 
A1bertz said:
Can't help feeling that we may be a little short of readies at the moment. Paterson and Gerrard money assigned to running costs perhaps?
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I think your spot on as much as no one would like to admit it. Our model is buy cheap and sell for a profit.. none of our assets have been sold apart from Patterson which makes a big dent in recovering our losses. Unless any more move on then the money simply isn’t there to be laying out millions on first team players. Our squad fully fit and available is more than good enough to wrap the league up. Come the summer I think that’s when we will see a lot of ins and outs. This month we should be focusing on getting the likes of barker etc out and get our stars new contracts. Unfortunately it’s the world we live in now.
 
Abacab said:
Bacuna not good enough. Will never make it at Rangers.

I like Sakala. Not easy on the eye at times but will always score goals. Will be a good attacking option for us going forward.

Sands looked decent against Aberdeen. Progressive passes from a defensive position is something I like.
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Sakala is raw but along with Kent & Aribo can actually get past a man. Easily one of our better attacking options. Frustrating he hasn't been included more.
 
dt17 said:
IMO we need another backup right back otherwise if Tav gets injured we're fucked.

We need a right winger or to start playing Sakala/Kent there on a regular basis.

I'd like a box to box midfielder.
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I think a winger is more imperative than right back cover. The way Gio plays now is more conservative than the way Gerrard used the full backs so really we just need solid defensive cover in those areas rather than someone who will bomb up the wing like Tav. We have King, Balogun and Sands who should all be able to perform that role and I have full faith in Balogun after how well he did against the scum at right back.

Winger is the priority for sure.
 
For those who think we don’t need to strengthen the first team. Don’t come back on here greeting in May if we’ve lost the League to the vermin. We need to fund some signings from somewhere to ensure we win this League. Win it this year, we go from strength to strength.
 
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