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Glasgow Rangers head coach Russell Martin is under immense pressure heading into the clash with Hibernian at Ibrox in the latest round of the League Cup.

It feels like a huge game for the former Scotland international after a tricky start to life in Glasgow, losing 2-0 to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox last weekend.

As the title of the highlights above suggests, the pressure is mounting on the Rangers manager due to the poor start to the season, with no wins in their first five league games.

The Scottish giants were also knocked out of the Champions League at the play-off phase with a 9-1 defeat to Club Brugge, which did little to help supporters warm to the new head coach.

On top of the poor results on the pitch, both domestically and in Europe, Martin has ousted Nicolas Raskin from the first-team squad for the last two matches.

The Belgium international did not feature at all in the 0-0 draw with Celtic or the 2-0 defeat to Hearts either side of the international break, and it remains to be seen whether or not he will get any minutes against Hibernian this weekend, although it has been confirmed that he will be a part of the squad.

Why Russell Martin is making a mistake with Nicolas Raskin

Before the defeat to Hearts, Martin said: “Nico is back training with the group but he won’t be in the squad. He has a duty to make sure he earns the trust of all his other team-mates.”

Of course, we are not privy to what goes on behind the scenes. Martin could be in the wrong. Raskin could be in the wrong. Both parties could be in the wrong. What is for sure, though, is that this situation does not benefit the football club.

Legendary Rangers striker Ally McCoist said “you cannot bite your nose off to spite your face” when asked about the situation with the midfielder. He is spot on.

Raskin has proven that he can be a difference-maker for the Gers, as shown in the clip above, after a return of five goals and 11 assists in all competitions in the 2024/25 campaign, per Sofascore.

Rangers have scored two goals in their last five matches in all competitions, failing to score in any of their last three, and this shows that they are lacking his quality in possession at the top end of the pitch.

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Tackles per game

2.8

3.7

Interceptions per game

0.6

1.3

Ball recoveries per game

5.6

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Ground duel success rate

57%

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Aerial duel success rate

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As you can see in the table above, Raskin also brings defensive quality to the pitch that could have helped the Gers in their 2-0 loss to Hearts and the first half against Club Brugge, when they conceded five before only letting in one with him on the pitch in the second half.

Ultimately, performances and results have not been good enough for Rangers. Another loss, particularly if Raskin is not involved as a starter, should force the board to part ways with the boss.

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With this in mind, Kevin Thelwell and the board must consider swooping to appoint Kevin Muscat, whose contract at SH Port expires at the end of this year, per Transfermarkt.

Rangers Journal’s Kai Watson described the English-born head coach as a “perfect” choice and one the fans have “wanted” for several seasons earlier this month. He has been linked with the Ibrox post in previous years as well.

Why Rangers should appoint Kevin Muscat

Unless Martin can turn things around, starting against Hibernian on Saturday, the Light Blues should fire their head coach to appoint Muscat because he could resurrect Raskin’s Ibrox career and get the team back on track this season.

Above all else, the 52-year-old manager has proven that he can win trophies. He has won a league title and a domestic cup with SH Port, on top of two league titles and one cup with Melbourne Victory and one league title and a super cup with Yokohama F. Marinos, per Transfermarkt.

This shows that he knows how to build teams that can win major trophies. Perhaps the most impressive part of his record is that he has done it in three different countries: Australia, Japan, and China. This shows that he can adapt to different cultures and ways of playing and still build a side to win consistently.

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As you can see in the table above, Muscat has won two league titles in the last four seasons, and still has six games left of the current campaign to make it three in four.

Rangers could tempt him to give up on a chance to turn things around and win the league title with SH Port by offering him the job at Ibrox, should they decide to part ways with Martin.

As well as being a winning manager, Muscat also has a style of play that could get the best out of Raskin. The aforementioned Kai Watson claimed that the manager plays “fast attacking football” with “relentless pressing”.

This suggests that he would be the perfect head coach to get the best out of Raskin because that combines the two parts of his game that he thrives on, fast attacking play and pressing to win possession back.

As aforementioned, the Belgium international is a creative midfielder who can set his teammates up for high-quality chances on a regular basis, but he is also a combative and tenacious defender who wants to get stuck in and win the ball back high up the pitch.

Putting him in Muscat’s favoured 4-3-3 formation, per Transfermarkt, could allow him to thrive both in and out of possession at Ibrox once again, rather than having to sit at the base of a ball-dominant Martin side that does not give him as much freedom to burst forward or to get up the pitch to be combative off the ball.

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Therefore, Rangers could revive Raskin’s Ibrox career by firing the underperforming Martin and appointing a head coach whose system and style would maximize the midfielder’s potential, while also enhancing the team’s overall winning culture.

Celtic may bring in a new centre-forward to compete with the likes of Adam Idah, Shin Yamada, and Johnny Kenny before the summer transfer window slams shut.

Brendan Rodgers confirmed that the Hoops want to “improve” their “forward” options after his side beat St Mirren 1-0 at Parkhead in their first match of the Scottish Premiership season.

When looking at potential options to add to the club’s striker ranks, the Premiership champions do not have to sign a marquee forward from one of Europe’s major leagues.

In fact, one of Celtic’s most successful striker signings in the past 15 years or so was Gary Hooper, who joined from Scunthorpe United in 2010.

Celtic hit the jackpot with Gary Hooper

In the two seasons prior to his move to Glasgow, the English marksman scored 19 goals in the Championship and 24 goals in League One for Scunthorpe, but he had never played in the Premier League.

The Hoops took a gamble on a player from the lower leagues in England and they hit the jackpot with Hooper, as he went on to be a roaring success at Parkhead.

In 138 matches for the Scottish giants, the prolific forward racked up an eye-catching haul of 82 goals and 30 assists in all competitions, before sealing a move to Norwich in 2014.

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Hooper was an exceptional striker for the Hoops, as evidenced by his sensational goal return, and Celtic can now repeat that masterclass with a swoop for Richard Kone.

Why Celtic should sign Richard Kone

The Scottish giants are reportedly interested in a deal to sign the Wycombe Wanderers star, who is valued at £7m by the English club, as he could be Hooper 2.0.

As was the case when Hooper joined, Kone would arrive at Parkhead without any top-flight or European football under his belt. He has only played at League One level with the Choir Boys to date.

This means that the Ivorian marksman would join as a young, at the age of 22, and hungry striker who has everything to prove, rather than being an experienced forward who may see a move to Celtic as a step down or a last payday.

His form for Wycombe in League One last season also suggests that Kone has the potential to be an effective and exciting number nine option for Rodgers to call upon if the Hoops get a deal over the line for him.

24/25 League One	Richard Kone	Percentile rank vs STs
xG	15.89	Top 7%
xG on target	16.84	Top 6%
Goals	18	Top 7%
xA	3.33	Top 8%
Assists	3	Top 32%
Successful dribbles	44	Top 6%
Duels won	240	Top 5%
Aerial duels won	131	Top 9%
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As you can see in the table above, Kone outperformed his xG by just over two goals and ranked incredibly highly among his positional peers in a host of metrics, as a goalscorer, a creator, and as a physical presence.

These statistics suggest that he could thrive in a Celtic team that creates plenty of chances, as evidenced by the three ‘big chances’ that were created for Idah against St Mirren.

Idah failed to take any of those three opportunities to find the back of the net, but the Wycombe star’s form last term suggests that he would not be as wasteful.

Kone, whose nine-minute hat-trick in League One last season was dubbed “extraordinary” by pundit Gabriel Sutton, could be the lethal and consistent striker that Celtic are looking for, which is why they should be pushing to sign the lower leagues star in a Hooper repeat.

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Glasgow Rangers have agreed a deal to bring a “truly great” player to Ibrox, according to a big update from Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph.

Russell Martin unhappy after Rangers draw

The Gers kicked off their Scottish Premiership season in disappointing fashion on Saturday, only managing to draw 1-1 away to Motherwell after conceding a late equaliser.

It’s fair to say that Rangers manager Russell Martin wasn’t holding back after the game, telling certain players to “drop their ego” and making it clear that improvements are needed.

“Some of them have to drop their ego, I’ll look at us tactically and accept my responsibility in it. But today, it’s not really tactical, it’s a mentality problem, and we got more than what we deserved actually.

“We need work out who really wants to be all in and who doesn’t. But Europe is not an excuse. This club demands to play in Europe. We’ve qualified for that, so we’re going to be playing in Europe a lot and we’re going to have games after the European games a lot, and we have to manage them way better than today.”

There is still time for Rangers to make new signings, which Martin may want if he is unhappy with some of his current squad, and it now looks as though one piece of business is edging closer to being completed.

Rangers agree deal to sign "truly great" player

According to Joseph on X, Rangers have now agreed a deal in principle to sign Oliver Antman from Go Ahead Eagles this summer, worth £3m.

This is great news for the Gers, with the draw at Motherwell showing that added quality is required this summer, not least in wide attacking areas. Antman has the potential to be an excellent signing for the Scottish giants, with Ibrahim Afellay showering him with praise in the past.

“That Antman is really… I think the treasurer is rubbing his hands. He’s just going to make a great transfer at the end of the season. That boy is so smart. He is also technically skilled and has depth in his game. A truly great player. If I were AZ, I would take him blindly.”

Oliver Antman’s international stats	Caps	Goals
Finland	22	7
Finland Under-21s	11	2
Finland Under-19s	5	0
Finland Under-18s	2	1

Still only 23 years of age, there is so much time for Antman to improve as a player, and his ability to thrive on either flank will appeal greatly to Martin.

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A tally of 16 assists in just 36 appearances for Go Ahead Eagles speaks volumes about his creativity, while seven goals in 22 caps for Finland is also an impressive return.

Antoine Semenyo could be set for a reunion with Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes, with the ex-Bournemouth chief considering signing the Ghanaian for the second time. Semenyo has displayed terrific form at the start of the 2025-26 season as he has scored six league goals and is just behind Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race.

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قال عبد الحليم مهاجم الزمالك الأسبق، إنه إذًا كان مسؤولًا عن اتخاذ القرار داخل أروقة القلعة البيضاء خلال الفترة الحالية، لضم رأس حربة إفريقي قوي قادر عن صنع الفارق.

وأضاف في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر فضائية “أون تايم سبورتس 2”: “اللاعب الذي لا يفيد الفريق يرحل، حتى وإن كان سيف الجزيري أو حسام أشرف، المصلحة العامة لا تغضب أحد”.

شيكابالا: الوضع تغير داخل الزمالك.. وأتمنى تجديد عقد زيزو وجوميز

وأردف: “الجزيري لا وجود له على مدار الموسم، وخلال الـ 3 سنوات الأخيرة ظهر على فترات، ولا يليق أن يظهر في المواعيد الكبرى ولا يتواجد في المباريات الصغيرة، وسام أبو علي انضم للأهلي في يناير وساهم في فوز المارد الأحمر بالدوري وكان مؤثرًا”.

ضربة لـ الأهلي.. إصابة وسام أبو علي رفقة منتخب فلسطين

واستكمل: “أريد مثل هذا المثال في نادي الزمالك، أن يكون مؤثرًا بنسبة 100% ، لكن لاعب يساهم في فوز مباراة واحدة ويغيب عن 10 مواجهات فهذا لا يليق بنادي الزمالك”.

وأتم: “إذا كان لدينا أزمة في مركز معين، فلا بد أن يحدث تغيير وبشكل سريع”.

Carrying a weak and inexperienced team and struggling to deal with the pressure of expectations aren’t easy, but Bangladesh’s captain manages to do so and remain upbeat

Abu Choudhury16-Jul-2011I meet Shakib Al Hasan on a warm July day in London, at an event organised by former Bangladesh Under-19 coach Shahidul Alam for the charity Capital Kids Cricket. The venue is Stepney Green School where the majority of students are of Bangladeshi heritage. The playground is awash with excited faces as Shakib makes his entrance.Bangladesh’s captain is returning to Dhaka next week, and while his stint at Worcestershire has been short, he tells me he has enjoyed his time on the county scene. “Last year I played mainly four-day and Pro40 cricket for Worcester. This year I am playing mainly Twenty20 cricket. But because I’ve been here before I’ve been able to adapt quickly to the conditions.”Have the six months of non-stop cricket (straight from the World Cup to the IPL, then England) been fatiguing? “There are positives and negatives,” Shakib says. “On the downside, if you’re not playing well there’s no time to work on your game. But on the upside if you are performing well you can keep your form going”.He has mixed feelings about his performances for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. “I enjoyed my time in the IPL. Bangladesh and India have a similar culture, language and conditions so it was almost like playing at home. I think I bowled well. I didn’t get many chances with the bat, but when I did bat I thought I had one good game and one not-so-good game.”When I ask about his team-mates at Worcester and Kolkata, he responds with a smile and says that there is a great dressing-room atmosphere in both camps, though if he had to choose he would count Manoj Tiwary at Kolkata and Moeen Ali at Worcester among his best friends.In an age of increasing player power, I am surprised to learn that Shakib was not consulted on the appointment of the new coach. All the same, he is impressed with Stuart Law’s credentials. “He has played county cricket in England and domestic cricket in Australia, so he understands what players need to do to perform. His experience with Sri Lanka too will be invaluable.”Shakib’s admiration for Law’s predecessor however, remains undimmed. “I think Jamie Siddons was a good batting coach and the boys really warmed to him. He was also a very hard worker.”Bangladesh’s next assignment is a tricky tour of Zimbabwe, which includes one Test match. “In terms of results, obviously we want to win all the games,” Shakib says, “although we know it won’t be easy playing in their conditions. Also, we haven’t played a Test match in over a year, so that’s a concern. But then Zimbabwe have not played a Test in almost six years.”He is confident the Bangladesh squad are training hard in Mirpur under the guidance of Sarwar Imran, who has the reins until Law formally joins Bangladesh in Zimbabwe. “Sarwar Imran has coached the national team before, and has been the A team and Academy coach, so he has plenty of experience. The boys are in good hands”.Among the new players named in the preliminary squad training in Mirpur to face Zimbabwe are the likes of batsman Shuvagato Hom and spinner Elias Sunny, whom Shakib knows from domestic cricket. “They’ve performed consistently for the last two or three seasons. They are good lads and if they get an opportunity they will want to make an impression,” he says.He is generally happy with the squad that has been selected although he laments the loss of fast bowler Shahadat Hossain. “Shahadat was doing well in Test matches, but unfortunately he got injured. Without him I’m not sure who our third seamer will be. There are a few guys around – if they get the chance they will do well. Nazmul [Hossain], for instance, has been with the national team for the last four or five years. He’s an experienced guy and could step in.”Shakib also thinks Robiul Islam could present a good option, despite a nervy debut against England last year “What I like about Robiul is that he can swing the ball. Hopefully he’ll learn from the experience [against England] and do well in the future.”

“We don’t have a large player pipeline in Bangladesh, so we have to stick to those who can contribute to the team. I think that’s the right way to do it”

When it comes to extending the talent pool under the new coach, Shakib advocates a pragmatic approach.”We don’t have a large [player] pipeline in Bangladesh, so we have to stick to those who can contribute to the team. I think that’s the right way to do it. We’re a very young side, so we’re bound to make mistakes. The main thing is to work hard and to improve.”At first-class level, cricketers in Bangladesh need to play more cricket and on good wickets, he says. “That will greatly improve the standard of our cricket.””All the guys who have played for the last two to three years have played well. They’ve contributed, and the main thing is, they’re always working on their game.” Shakib, perhaps predictably, names Tamim Iqbal as the cricketer who has improved the most, but he reserves high praise for Imrul Kayes and Shafiul Islam.On his personal ambitions, Shakib is circumspect. “I don’t like to set big goals for myself. I like to set small goals, series by series. There are some areas I can always improve.”World Cup apart, Shakib thinks Bangladesh have generally improved over the last two or three years. “We have been very competitive, especially at home,” he says. That view will no doubt be put to the test when West Indies arrive to tour Bangladesh later this year.Looking further afield, at issues in cricket in general, Shakib says he supports the Decision Referral System, which he thinks will improve the overall standard of umpiring and benefit weaker teams, who often bear the brunt of bad decisions. “It makes it much fairer. Umpires are less likely to make mistakes [with it],” he says.Shakib believes the ICC’s move to ensure there is no political interference in cricket governance is a positive step; an interesting position, given that to date the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board has always been a government appointee.After a quick net session with some schoolchildren, it is time for Shakib to leave. As he says his goodbyes, I am struck by how young he still is – an indicator of how quickly he has risen, from a virtually unknown U-19 player to one of the world’s best allrounders.Cricket is the only major sport Bangladesh plays at the highest level, and the expectations on Shakib and his team are immense. Those burdens, he thinks, had their part to play in Bangladesh’s World Cup collapses against South Africa and West Indies. “We didn’t handle the pressure well; that was the only problem. The expectations were too high and the media, especially, contributed to this.”Still, he goes about his business with a calm assurance; the responsibility sits well upon his shoulders. The looks on the faces of the students of Stepney Green reflect it.Capital Kids Cricket is a charity that teaches and promotes cricket in inner London state schools

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Mumbai Indians have signed allrounder Corbin Bosch as a replacement for fellow South African Lizaad Williams, who has been ruled out of IPL 2025 with injury.Bosch, a bowling allrounder, is yet to make his IPL debut, but has been part of Rajasthan Royals in the past as a reserve player. Bosch, 30, though is familiar with the MI franchise, having been part of their title-winning SA20 side, MI Cape Town, in February earlier this year. He took 11 wickets in seven innings at an economy rate of 8.68 in MICT’s run to their maiden SA20 title. Bosch will reunite with his SA20 team-mate Ryan Rickelton at Mumbai Indians. He will slot in as the third seam-bowling allrounder at MI behind captain Hardik Pandya and Raj Bawa.He was a diamond pick by Peshawar Zalmi for PSL 2025 at the draft that was held in January, but will now have to forgo that deal to participate in the IPL. Starting this year, the PSL will be played in an April-May window, clashing with the IPL.Related

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Bosch has also been part of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and now-defunct Mzansi Super League (MSL). He can float in the batting line-up – he even batted at No.3 for Barbados Royals in CPL 2022 – and bowl at the death too.Overall, Bosch has played 86 T20s so far, taking 59 wickets at an economy rate of 8.38 to go with 663 runs at a strike rate of 113.33.An IPL deal with MI has added to his recent success. In the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Centurion, Bosch became the first South Africa player to take a four-wicket haul and make a fifty-plus score on debut. Bosch’s all-round effort helped South Africa confirm their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, which will be held at Lord’s in June later this year.After winning the SA20, Bosch also made South Africa’s Champions Trophy squad as an injury replacement but ended up playing just a warm-up fixture in Karachi.As for Williams, he is the second MI player to be sidelined from the upcoming season after Afghanistan’s mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar, who is nursing a back injury.

Burnley co-owner J.J. Watt has left Hull City fans 'speechless after donating £5,000 to a charity fundraiser

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Hull fan running a marathon for charityReceives £5,000 from generous benefactorTurns out to be Burnley minority owner J.J. WattWHAT HAPPENED?

Hull City fan, @Thehullboy1, has been raising funds for mind and mental health charities for some time now, with the social media personality most recently setting his sights on running a marathon. He revealed on X, formerly Twitter, that someone had donated £5,000 ($6.5k) towards his fundraising efforts, and later shared that J.J. Watt was the mystery backer.

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This donation has taken his fundraising to just under £20,000 ($26K) – an amount he was blown away by.

He tweeted: "APPARENTLY ITS @JJWatt ???? Honestly in utter disbelief, thank you JJ- you are an absolute inspiration ❤️."

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Former National Football League star Watt and his wife, Kealia Watt, became minority owners at Burnley in May 2023 and since then they have endeared themselves to many Clarets fans and football supporters alike. This donation is the latest classy act from the 34-year-old.

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Watt's Burnley side return to Championship action on Saturday, September 14, when Scott Parker's men travel to fellow promotion hopefuls Leeds United, followed by a home clash a week later against newly-promoted Portsmouth.

Club makes two more appointments to investigating panel

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Yorkshire have said there “must be no repercussions” for any witnesses giving evidence in the investigation of “institutional racism” at the club made by former captain, Azeem Rafiq.Responding to Rafiq’s call for witness anonymity on Thursday, the club released a statement on Friday stating that they “completely agree with Azeem”.And while the statement stops short of promising anonymity, it does accept the need for “impartially”.”We completely agree with Azeem that there must be no repercussions for any witnesses who give evidence to the investigation,” the statement sent to ESPNcricinfo reads. “We must address these allegations impartially and with urgency so we can understand how the club and cricket as a whole move forward.”The club has also announced the addition of two people to the investigation panel. Rehana Azib, a barrister and employment law specialist, and Helen Hyde, the former Personnel Director at Waitrose, will join a group chaired by Dr. Samir Pathak, who is a surgeon and was previously an England Universities wicketkeeper.Hanif Malik will no longer appear as part of that panel. As reported by ESPNcricinfo previously, Malik had been the subject of complaints from Rafiq, who claimed he had previously outlined his concerns to him but that no action had been taken.While no firm deadline has been given for the panel to report its conclusions, the expectation is they will do so before the end of the year.”The investigation is now underway and will address directly the specific complaints made by Azeem Rafiq,” the club said in a statement. “In addition, and at the request of the Board, the investigation will also conduct a review of the club’s internal policies and culture with regards to discriminatory conduct.”The Board of Yorkshire County Cricket Club has committed to sharing the findings of the investigation and the recommendations of the panel. The investigation has now begun and the Board have been clear that these matters are to be investigated thoroughly and with urgency. It is expected that the investigation will be completed within three months.”