Ronnie Esplin

Rangers academy graduate Findlay Curtis is determined to establish himself as a key player for his boyhood club after returning from a loan spell at Kilmarnock. The 20-year-old Scotland attacker believes he has improved and aims to become one of the best players in the league, while helping Rangers return to success. After scoring against Panathinaikos last season and earning his first Scotland cap, Curtis is targeting more European goals against Jablonec.

Rangers earned Derek McInnes his first victory as manager by defeating St Mirren 5–1 at Ibrox in the Premier Sports Cup last 16. Ryan Naderi, Vanja Dragojevic, Djeidi Gassama, James Penrice and Ross McCausland scored for Rangers, while Chris Mochrie replied for St Mirren. Rangers goalkeeper Ivor Pandur also saved a retaken penalty from Killian Phillips, sending Rangers into the quarter-final draw.

Rangers were eliminated from the Europa League qualifiers after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Jagiellonia Białystok, despite Lawrence Shankland's first-half penalty levelling the tie on the night. Nik Prelec's second-half header secured a deserved draw for the Polish side, whose greater control and attacking threat exposed Rangers' lack of cohesion. Derek McInnes remains without a competitive win in his first four matches as manager, while injuries to Youssef Chermiti and Tuur Rommens have further weakened the squad. Rangers now enter the Conference League play-off round against Jablonec and face St Mirren in a domestic cup tie.

Rangers lost 2–1 at home to Hibernian in Derek McInnes’s home debut, suffering a further setback when striker Youssef Chermiti was stretchered off injured. Josh Campbell gave Hibs an early lead from the penalty spot, while an own goal from Miguel Chaiwa brought Rangers level in the 85th minute. Callum Wright scored in added time to give David Gray’s side the victory, leaving Rangers five points behind Celtic and St Mirren after two league matches.

Rangers surrendered an early lead to lose 2-1 to Jagiellonia Białystok in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League third qualifying tie. Guilherme Montoia’s own goal put Rangers ahead after four minutes, but Kajetan Szmyt scored twice in the first half after defensive errors. Derek McInnes’ second-half substitutions helped Rangers dominate possession and create several chances, including a late shot against the post, but they could not equalize and must overturn the deficit at Ibrox.

Goalkeeper Ivor Pandur expresses enthusiasm after joining Rangers from Hull City, highlighting his readiness for the pressure and expectations at the club. He says he has developed significantly in recent years and is eager to improve further under new boss Derek McInnes and goalkeeping coach Allan McGregor. Pandur describes joining Rangers as an honour and is motivated to help the team challenge Celtic in the upcoming season.