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Rangers midfield duo head out on loan

Middlesbrough have confirmed the loan signing of Connor Barron, whilst Lyall Cameron has joined Dundee United for the season. Barron has played 85 times for the Ibrox side since joining from Aberdeen two years ago, but has struggled for game time in the last 6 months due to injuries. With new manager Derek McInnes bolstering his midfield with the arrivals of Dan Neil, Cammy Devlin and Vanja Dragojević, the Scotland international was told he was free to play elsewhere and Kim Hellberg swooped in just before the end of the English transfer window to bring the midfielder to the Riverside. The championship side next face a trip to Burnley whilst Rangers will play away to Falkirk. Lyall Cameron joined the club on a free transfer from Dundee last season, but has struggled for game time in Govan, spending the second half of last season on loan at Aberdeen. He’s now crossed the Dens Road divide, agreeing to join Jim Goodwin’s side on a season long loan. Dundee United travel to Motherwell tomorrow, where Cameron could make his debut in Tangerine.

September 2, 2026

Nathan Patterson set to become the next Scot playing in Serie A

Per Fabrizio Romano, Everton right-back Nathan Patterson is set to join Torino on a permanent deal. Patterson came through the Rangers academy, breaking into the first team during the league winning campaign of 2020/21. He’d then join Everton in January 2022 in a deal believed to be worth over £10,000,000. The Scotsman has struggled with injuries during his four-and-a-half years at Everton, only making 68 appearances for the club in that time span. The 24-year-old has been capped 29 times so far for Scotland and played in all three of this summer’s World Cup games, starting the latter two against Morocco and Brazil. A big talking point of Everton’s transfer window has been the hunt for a right-back following Seamus Coleman’s departure, but it seems they’re about to let another one go as Patterson heads to Turin to join Ché Adams. Should the move go through, he will become the eighth member of the Scotland National Team plying their trade in Italy.

September 1, 2026

Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers: Shankland Strike Eases Pressure on McInnes

Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers Shankland (69′ pen) Lawrence Shankland’s second-half penalty eased the pressure on under-fire Rangers as they secured a crucial three points at Pittodrie. In a game lacking quality, the Rangers captain stayed cool to convert his right-footed spot-kick high past Marius Müller after Dan Happe lunged in on Djeidi Gassama in the 69th minute. Aberdeen looked to have fought their way back into the match when Kevin Nisbet headed home in the 82nd minute. However, Derek McInnes and his side breathed a sigh of relief when an on-field review ruled that Nisbet had pushed Dujon Sterling moments before turning the ball into the net. McInnes got the response he needed following Rangers’ midweek exit from Europe against FK Jablonec. Having picked up their first win of the campaign, Rangers will look to build momentum during another tough away fixture at the Falkirk Stadium on Wednesday. Aberdeen: Muller, Cadden, Mayo, Happe, Guinness-Walker, Aremu, Ronan (Mouloua 73′) Yogane (Armstrong 46′) Olusanya, Ntelo (Smith 63′) Nisbet. Rangers: Pandur, Sterling, Fernandez, Makhanya, Penrice (Nedeljkovic 72′) Neil, Devlin, Minsu (Yokota 72′) Curtis (Godfrey 86′) Gassama, Shankland (Naderi 86′)

August 30, 2026

“I’m a good manager and I back myself” – Derek McInnes

Derek McInnes has admitted Rangers are “a long way away” from where he wants them to be, but insists he remains fully determined to drive the Ibrox side forward. After crashing out of Europe on penalties against FK Jablonec, McInnes’ side face a crucial week with tough trips to Pittodrie and The Falkirk Stadium before hosting a capable Motherwell side at Ibrox. Addressing the current slump, McInnes admitted that “none of us are doing our job well enough,” though he maintained that the squad’s commitment is not in question. “I like to think I know what I’m doing as a manager. I’m a good manager and I back myself, but the players need a wee bit of help and support at the minute,” McInnes said. “We’re a long way away from the Rangers team that I want us to be and the team that I intend us to be, but the players are working extremely hard.” He added that off-field distractions have not helped: “There’s a lot of uncertainty at the minute. Once the transfer window closes, everything becomes a bit calmer. We’re not quite there. We’ve obviously missed big Youssef [Chermiti], the type of striker who can go and stretch teams.” Despite the difficult start, McInnes remains confident in his long-term vision. “I don’t expect us to be perfect at this stage. It’s not been the start we wanted, and I’m not the first Rangers manager to get off to a tough start, but we are determined to follow this job through. It’s the end result that counts, and I still believe we’re going to be a success here.” Following Thursday’s European exit, McInnes bemoaned his team’s lack of tactical identity, noting their struggles to settle into a clear style, whether possession-based, direct, or counter-attacking. “My teams have always had a clear identity.” “I want us to try and be a team that puts more stress on opponents defensively, and I don’t think we are doing that at the minute. We’ve got good ball players, and I think we just need to relax a wee bit more in possession and be comfortable with what we’re trying to do.” McInnes remains hopeful that further squad reinforcements will unlock the team’s potential before the deadline. “It’s not as if we’re not capable, but I do think an extra one or two additions will help us become what we want to be. I want us to be a team that goes full press, but when you go full press and you’re aggressive, you’ve got to be really aggressive with that,picking up second balls, winning duels, turning the ball over, and really imposing yourself on the game. “There are talented players here. You don’t get in the door at Rangers unless you’re a talented player.” Aberdeen v Rangers Pittodrie 12pm Sunday 30th August

August 29, 2026

Rangers and Celtic Handed Stadium Bans Over Pitch Invasion

Celtic and Rangers have been ordered to play their next home Scottish Cup fixtures behind closed doors following fan disorder during last season’s quarter-final clash. In addition to the stadium bans, both clubs have been instructed to pay £100,000 in compensation to the visiting team for that tie. Authorities have also issued a suspended sanction: a second home match without supporters will be enforced should fans engage in further “unacceptable conduct” in future Scottish Cup matches. The strict disciplinary measures follow violent scenes at Ibrox at the conclusion of last season’s quarter-final, where Celtic defeated Rangers on penalties to reach the semi-finals. A post-match pitch invasion saw supporters from both sides storm the field, resulting in clashes with stewards and police, as well as a series of arrests.

August 28, 2026

Derek McInnes stated he is “mortified” by shock defeat

Rangers European dream came to a halt as the Ibrox side miss out in European football for the first time since 2017. After a 1-0 win in Govan last week, hopes were high of progressing to the UEFA Conference League for the first time, but it just wasn’t to be in the Czech Republic. Rangers failed to cause any real problems last night, and a 73rd-minute strike by Tchanturishvili forced the tie into extra time. Neither side was able to find the net in the extra period, meaning penalties awaited. Rangers were unable to progress, after both James Penrice and Findlay Curtis missed their spot-kicks, to see Jablonec into the league phase draw this afternoon. McInnes said: “First of all, I’m embarrassed with the performance. I think the only people who represented the club well tonight were my staff, the support staff in the preparation. “We do so much right here to get the players ready and in peak condition to go and perform. And the supporters, who to a man were outstanding, getting behind the team despite watching what we all watched. “It wasn’t a good performance at any stretch of the imagination. Then you think you might just get through. “It shouldn’t have come down to two boys, James Penrice and Findlay Curtis, in tears for missing a penalty kick. It shouldn’t have come down to that. “I’m not going to sit here and make any excuses whatsoever. It wasn’t good enough. “I thought the opposition were better than us in most aspects of the game so we got what we deserved. If we’d won it on penalties, we’d have taken it, of course, because of how important that is. But we’d have covered over the cracks, to be honest. “I’m mortified by the performance. I know you can lose games of football, but we should have enough in the building to take care of that tonight. “Yes, there’s been a big turnover of players. Yes, we looked very inexperienced at times. But the responsibility is mine to make sure that we are better than what we served up tonight. And we were miles short, miles short. “I’ll take responsibility for the result, but the responsibility is shared. The players have got to be better than that. We know that. It’s my job to help the players but they’ve got to help themselves as well. “It’s such a low point. I’m embarrassed with the result. I’m gutted for the supporters because they’ve come here. We come over on a charter flight, we stay in a nice hotel, we get all the preparation, and they come here whatever way they can. “They don’t always need to see their team perform brilliantly, but they do deserve to see their team perform way better than that. For that, it’s not good enough.”

August 28, 2026

Rangers Miss Out in European Football Following Defeat

Rangers European adventure come to a crashing end after defeat in Czech Republic. Overall, another big shock in terms of results on the European stage, as Derek McInnes’ side failed to make any form of European football this campaign following a 4-3 defeat on penalties. Rangers began their European adventure in Poland but dropped into the Conference League play-offs after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Jagiellonia, which saw Rangers drawn against Jablonec in the Conference League. Despite a 1-0 win at Ibrox in the first leg, Rangers went 1-0 down late into the second leg, forcing extra time, which would prove costly ahead of the long trip down the A92 to the Granite City on Sunday for the visit to Pittodrie. Unfortunately for Rangers, they were unable to draw level in extra time, meaning a penalty shoot-out awaited the Gers. Following the penalty shoot-out, Rangers were unable to come away as winners, as the Czech side confirmed their place in this season’s UEFA Conference League. It was a tie in which you’d have favoured the Ibrox side to get through, but a lack of quality in the final third really cost the Glasgow side, as Rangers failed to reach the European league phase. All eyes now turn to Sunday’s trip to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen, with full concentration switching to the league and Scottish League Cup. A very disappointing week for Scottish sides as Celtic somehow, dropped to Europa League after throwing away a 4-0 lead, Motherwell dropping out after defeat to Freiburg which it’s fair to say, it was expected after a brilliant European campaign by the Steelmen although Hearts did progress into the Conference League, League phase and of course, Hibernian are still to play, welcoming Gent to Easter Road.

August 27, 2026

Match Preview: Aberdeen vs Rangers

Aberdeen welcome Rangers to Pittodrie on Sunday, as Derek McInnes returns to his former home. It’s always an exciting clash when these two sides meet, and we may be in store for a classic in the Granite City. Last campaign was a very disappointing one for Aberdeen, as they ended the season ninth in the league, as well as suffering some horror results on the European stage. For Rangers, meanwhile, they ended up third, with Hearts grabbing second on a dramatic final day in Glasgow. Overall, it was a very poor season for the Ibrox side, which saw Russell Martin sacked after a horror spell in Govan, with Danny Röhl taking over — he has since left for RB Salzburg — before former Hearts boss Derek McInnes took charge in the dugout. Aberdeen have had an alright start to the season, winning five from five in the League Cup group stages, as you’d really expect, and beginning the campaign with a 2-1 win over Hearts, with two late goals sealing Hearts’ fate. Aberdeen then put up a horrible display with a 2-0 defeat at Dens to Dundee, but came out for revenge, winning 3-0 over Steven Pressley’s men in the League Cup. Rangers, meanwhile, began their season with a 1-1 draw away at Tannadice, one the hosts could easily have won. They then went on to be knocked out of the Europa League by Jagiellonia, in the same week that also included a 2-1 home defeat to Hibs. They have won their last two, however, battering St Mirren 5-1 in the League Cup, as well as a slim 1-0 win over Jablonec in the Conference League, with the tie to be decided tomorrow evening. The last meeting between the sides was back in March at Ibrox, with Danny Röhl’s men overcoming the Dons 4-1 at the time, while the last Pittodrie clash ended in a 2-0 defeat for Aberdeen, with Aasgaard and James Tavernier both getting goals. Aberdeen have just one win in their last seven meetings with the Ibrox side, which came back in October 2024, when Shayden Morris scored the winning goal during Aberdeen’s impressive run in the 2024/25 season. Aberdeen, as it stands, sit one place above Rangers, with two points separating the two sides. Aberdeen have been on fire in front of goal, scoring 12 in their last five, and new signing Marius Müller ranks third for the most saves in the league. Rangers have netted 9 goals in their last five, with Emmanuel Fernández leading in terms of chances created. Sunday’s meeting will be the 150th time these two sides have faced off at Pittodrie, with 43 wins for the Dons, 53 draws, and 54 wins for the Ibrox outfit. It’ll certainly be a game to keep an eye on, and as we all know, these sides are far from friends. Adding to the rivalry, Rangers have four former Dons in their ranks, with Connor Barron, Ross McCrorie, Lawrence Shankland, and Bojan Miovski all now at Rangers — and, not to forget, Rangers boss Derek McInnes also used to manage the Dons.

August 26, 2026

Rangers learn appeal date for McInnes touchline ban ahead of Old Firm clash

Derek McInnes might be forced to watch his maiden Old Firm fixture as Rangers manager from the stands after an August 31 hearing date was scheduled for his appeal against a four-match touchline ban, which includes one suspended game. The penalty stems from his time managing Hearts last season, specifically when he criticised a late decision to award Celtic a penalty against Motherwell in May, calling the call “disgusting.” That crucial stoppage-time penalty was converted by Kelechi Iheanacho to secure a 3-2 win for Celtic on May 13, keeping them just one point adrift of Hearts prior to overtaking them for the title on the final day. Rangers argued the comments were “directed at the decision, rather than representing any broader criticism of officials” when announcing their intention to contest the ban. McInnes also added, “I don’t agree with it and the club don’t agree with it. I’m glad that we’re going to appeal against that. “I’ve been a manager for 19 years, and you know you’re going to be asked about contentious decisions and all the rest of it. “I’ve never wanted to make it personal. For me, the decision was wrong. I feel as though I made my points at the hearing. “Broadcasters pay a lot of money to hear managers’ reactions. We’ve got to be careful that we don’t have managers and players who have to be really sure of themselves and check themselves before answering a question. “At no point was I wanting to inflame a situation. The situation was already being discussed before I did my Press. It was quite a big moment in the season and there was a lot of emotion, but I felt as though what I said was controlled.” The delayed hearing date means McInnes could miss league fixtures against Falkirk and Motherwell, as well as the visit of Celtic to Ibrox in the League Cup Quarter Finals.

August 24, 2026

Naderi Sees Signs of Progress After Jablonec Victory

Ryan Naderi believes Rangers are heading in the “right direction” after securing a 1-0 advantage over FK Jablonec on Thursday evening in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League Play-off. The striker bundled home the only goal of the game five minutes into the second half. While he admitted Rangers were not at their best before the break, Naderi believes there were still plenty of positives to take from the performance. “We’re here to qualify for European competition, so obviously the opponent is tough,” Naderi said. “I agree that the first half wasn’t amazing, but I’m happy we kept a clean sheet. That was really important. “We had opportunities to score one or two more goals, but in the end it’s about maintaining confidence. It’s our second win in a row, so we just need to keep going, stay focused, and I think that’s important. “Not everything was horrible in the games before. It’s just that we’re managing to win games now. “But we’re still progressing, and we still have to improve. I think we’re moving in the right direction.” Naderi’s goal came early in the second half and, although he admitted it was not “the most spectacular” strike, he was delighted to make the difference. “I’m just happy that I somehow put it over the line,” he said. “That’s what a striker has to do, and I’m happy to help the team. “With Youssef [Chermiti] injured, we miss a unique type of player, but as a team we have to try to fill that gap. Obviously, someone has to score the goals. “I’m fortunate to be the one getting on the end of things at the moment, but it’s up to the whole team to fill that gap.” Rangers now have the weekend free from league action before travelling to the Liberec region next Thursday for the return leg.

August 21, 2026