Rangers didn’t quite get the amount and quality of signings they would have hoped for in the summer.
A massive rebuild was expected as Philippe Clement tried to get the club moving in the right direction but that only happened to an extent in the end.
Of the 10 eventually brought in, quite a few have made decent impacts individually.
Vaclav Cerny would be the pick of the punch with six goals and five assists while Nedim Bajrami has been chipping in too.
Others like Connor Barron, Jefte and Neraysho Kasanwirjo have shown qualities.
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Clement told he made mistake signing Robin Propper for Rangers
One summer signing who has found himself out of the side in recent games is centre-back Robin Propper.
Propper and John Souttar were originally the preferred pairing but the Dutchman had niggling injuries and struggled for form.
For the most recent three games, Leon Balogun has replaced him in the side.
Former Ibrox midfielder Derek Ferguson reckons it’s been a misstep by Rangers bringing Propper in.
And he wouldn’t be surprised if conversations have started around a potential swift exit from Ibrox in January.
Speaking to Ibrox News, he said: “He just doesn’t fit the bill. So it’s bizarre that [Clement] brought him in the first place. He was brought to play, I think he was brought in to be like a captain in there, a real leader.
“And now he finds himself on the bench, and he’s at an age where he needs to play so I don’t think he’ll want to warm the bench.
“There’ll be conversations between him and the manager behind the scenes. From my point of view at the moment it looks like one the manager’s got wrong big time.
“His lack of pace as well. You don’t want to slaughter him but he looks so slow and he plods about so if he goes up against most of the teams in our league, in the top six, he’ll get ripped apart.
“He looks as if he’s somebody that’s come back from a long lay off, from an injury. To me he looks timid. And they let Davies go, he’s away to Birmingham, and that was the criticism labelled at Davies, that he lacked the physicality, the power, but it’s like bringing in like for like.
“We let Goldson go because we think his legs have gone, so again it’s quite bizarre that we’ve brought Propper into the club. Clearly it doesn’t suit him, the style of play in Scotland.”
Will Propper leave Rangers?
Despite Ferguson’s comments, it would seem unlikely Propper will actually move on.
It’s only been a few games since he has been dropped and he will surely back himself to get back in the side.
On top of that, Rangers need a squad as they will hopefully still be competing in the Europa League beyond Christmas.
Clement is highly unlikely to sanction the sale of an experienced centre back who he just signed months ago.
Even if Propper can’t force his was way back into the XI on a regular basis, you’d expect the manager will still want him around.
