New Cash Won’t Ease Rangers’ Hard Path To Trading Success: Making Rangers’ Transfer Flops Even Costlier?
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, former Aberdeen, Everton, and Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness laid out a challenge for Rangers’ new bosses regarding their...
New Cash Won’t Ease Rangers’ Hard Path To Trading Success: Making Rangers’ Transfer Flops Even Costlier? Speaking exclusively to Football Insider ‘s Inside Track podcast, former Aberdeen, Everton , and Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness laid out a challenge for Rangers’ new bosses regarding their transfer strategy. Wyness, who ran a football consultancy for top clubs after his executive career, told Football Insider that Rangers must find young players they can buy and sell for a profit this summer.
The 67-year-old says new chief executive Jim Gillespie, who arrived from St Mirren to replace James Bisgrove, has to look at Brighton’s model and set up a solid succession plan across the entire club. Wyness didn’t hold back, saying Rangers have “stumbled from one crisis to another for many, many years” and that someone needs to grab the club by the scruff of the neck. His points hit home, especially since Rangers saw a £14.
8 million net loss in their last accounts, making just £800,000 from five player exits despite a small operating profit earlier on. Does the Scotland Coefficient Collapse Make Rangers’ Transfer Failures Even More Damaging Than Anyone Realises? GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – FEBRUARY 04: Rangers manager Danny Röhl is seen during the William Hill Premiership match between Rangers and Kilmarnock at Ibrox Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.
(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) The short answer is yes, and the timing makes it worse. Scotland are set to lose their second Champions League spot from the 2027-28 season after falling out of UEFA’s top 15 rankings. This means the total European spots drop from five to four, and clubs will have to start qualifying rounds much earlier.