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‘Give the lad a break’ – Lee McCulloch defends Sadiq after poor Rangers performance
Lee McCulloch moved to defend Umar Sadiq after his performance for Rangers in the semi-final of the League Cup. The 21-year-old was singled out for criticism after a below-par showing…
Read more »Morelos and Lafferty return in double boost for Rangers ahead of Kilmarnock clash
Steven Gerrard has received a double boost ahead of Rangers’ meeting with Kilmarnock, with Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty both available for Wednesday’s Scottish Premiership meeting, reports Sky Sports. Rangers…
Read more »Hodson ‘open-minded’ to Rangers exit, says he’d consider joining St Mirren permanently
Lee Hodson has admitted he’d be “open-minded” to leaving Rangers on a permanent basis, naming St Mirren at the club he’d consider joining. The right-back has spent the season on…
Read more »Nicholas says McGregor will be ‘eventually banned’
Charlie Nicholas believes Allan McGregor will be “eventually banned” after his return to Rangers has led to numerous altercations with players. The experienced goalkeeper, who left Rangers for Besiktas in…
Read more »McGregor says ‘it would’ve been incredible’ for Celtic to face Rangers in cup final
Callum McGregor says “it would have been incredible” for his Celtic side to face Rangers in the League Cup final. The Hoops booked their place in the final of the…
Read more »McCoist says ‘terrific’ Kent is a player ‘Gerrard wants to sign’ permanently
Ally McCoist was full of praise for Rangers winger Ryan Kent, acknowledging exactly why Steven “Gerrard wants to sign” the player. McCoist called the player “terrific” and says he’s been…
Read more »McCoist says Sadiq was ‘raw and naïve’ against Aberdeen
Updated:Ally McCoist was critical of Umar Sadiq’s performance for Rangers against Aberdeen on Sunday afternoon, calling the striker “raw and naïve” after making the wrong decision when presented with a…
Read more »Rae says Sadiq did ‘relatively well’ against Aberdeen on Sunday
Updated:Alex Rae believes Umar Sadiq did “relatively well” for Rangers in Sunday’s League Cup semi-final defeat to Aberdeen, reports The Sun. The 21-year-old was given a rare start by Steven…
Read more »Gerrard criticises Sadiq after Aberdeen defeat
Updated:Rangers manager Steven Gerrard wasn’t pleased with Umar Sadiq after Sunday’s League Cup semi-final defeat to Aberdeen, singling out the striker for criticism following a dive that cost him the…
Read more »Gerrard says Docherty is ‘shining’ while out on loan
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says Greg Docherty is “shining” while out on loan at Shrewsbury Town this season. Gerrard plans to keep tabs on all players loaned out from Rangers…
Read more »Rangers to hire new manager but Gerrard’s position isn’t under threat
Rangers are on the lookout for a new manager, but Steven Gerrard’s position isn’t believed to be under threat. Instead, the Premiership giants are planning to appoint a loan manager…
Read more »Mulholland says McCorie, Middleton, Palmer, Thomson and Kelly could step up to Rangers’ first-team
Craig Mulholland, Rangers’ Head of Academy, believes Robby & Ross McCorie, Glenn Middleton, Cammy Palmer, Jack Thomson and Stephen Kelly can make the step up to the first-team in the…
Read more »McCulloch says Coulibaly ‘does so much for the team’
Scotland defender Lee McCulloch says Rangers midfielder Lassana Coulibaly “does so much for the team” and was impressed with his performance in Sunday’s victory over Hamilton Academical. The Malian international…
Read more »Boyd says Morelos is ‘good’ and ‘can’t be faulted’
Kilmarnock forward Kris Boyd was full of praise for Alfredo Morelos in the aftermath of Rangers’ 4-1 win over Hamilton Academical, saying the striker “was good” and “can’t be faulted”…
Read more »Commons says Katic “had a poor game” and reacted badly to being subbed
Despite Rangers running out 4-1 victors against Hamilton Academical on Sunday, Kris Commons wasn’t pleased with the performances of a handful of players. He said Jordan Rossiter, who has been…
Read more »Commons says Rossiter “was a bystander” for Rangers against Hamilton
Kris Commons was critical of Jordan Rossiter’s performance against Hamilton, suggesting the Rangers midfielder “was a bystander” on Sunday. Steven Gerrard’s side picked up all three points at the New…
Read more »Commons says Ejaria has a “silky touch and good movement”
Kris Commons was full of praise for Rangers midfielder Ovie Ejaria, saying the 20-year-old has a “silky touch and good movement”. Rangers beat Hamilton Academicals 4-1 on Sunday, October 21,…
Read more »Gerrard says Sadiq has “improved a lot” after previous criticism
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says Umar Sadiq has “improved a lot” since being criticised and is working hard to get himself in the first-team, reports the Daily Mail. He’s made…
Read more »Stubbs felt Hibernian “could exploit” Tavernier in 2016 Scottish Cup final
Alan Stubbs revealed how he masterminded Hibernian’s Scottish Cup final victory over Rangers in 2016, admitting he targeted James Tavernier due to his attacking nature. Stubbs said he “could exploit”…
Read more »Burn says “highly-regarded” Windass can “prove himself” to ex-boss Gerrard
Wigan Athletic defender Dan Burn believes Josh Windass can “prove himself” to his old Rangers manager Steven Gerrard by shining in the Championship for the Latics, reports The Sun. Windass,…
Read more »Shiels says Lafferty “won’t turn his back” on the national team
Dean Shiels believes Kyle Lafferty “won’t turn his back” on the Northern Ireland national team, despite getting caught up in a major row with the Football Association after pulling out…
Read more »Gerrard says Lafferty “won’t be available” for Rangers against Hamilton
Updated:Steven Gerrard has confirmed Kyle Laffery “won’t be available at the weekend” when Rangers travel to face Hamilton Academical on Sunday, reports The Sun. After pulling out of international duty…
Read more »Gray says Lafferty is “completely wrong” after Northern Ireland row
Updated:Former Celtic man Michael Gray took aim at Kyle Lafferty after his row with Northern Ireland, saying the Rangers striker was “completely wrong” in his actions to contact the club…
Read more »Rangers suffer injury blow to Arfield ahead of Hamilton clash on Sunday
Rangers have suffered an injury blow to Scott Arfield ahead of Sunday’s Scottish Premiership clash with Hamilton Academical. The 29-year-old picked up a hamstring injury on international duty with Canada…
Read more »Journalist says Barry Ferguson spoke to Lee Wallace after job offer
According to Robert Grieve of The Sun, Barry Ferguson spoke to Rangers defender Lee Wallace after receiving a job offer from Lowland League side Kelty Hearts – something he’s genuinely…
Read more »Gullit says “magic” Davie Cooper was “unbelievably skilful”
Ruud Gullit revealed his all-time XI which featured Rangers legend Davie Cooper whom he said was “magical” and “unbelievably skilful”. The 39-year-old, who played for Clydebank, Rangers and Motherwell before…
Read more »Thomson admits loan exit is “definitely a possibility”
Rangers midfielder Jack Thomson has admitted a loan move away from Ibrox is “definitely a possibility”. The 18-year-old has yet to break into the first-team and would be open to…
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