Yet another Rangers fail as Preston reject sinks at Ibrox | OneFootball

The signing of Jayden Meghoma and his extremely poor performances at left back sum up where Rangers are today. Instead, Rangers picked up a cast-off, and this is now the second time in recent years that a Preston reject has ended up in the Rangers defence. Ben Davies was the first, and now Meghoma follows the same path. The situation tells the full story of a squad lacking standards, and it shows how far Rangers have fallen.

Borna Barisic was no Arthur Numan, but compared with the dross Rangers now have in that slot, he was a world-beater.

From rejection to reality

Rangers tried to make a statement with this signing, but the reality has been brutal. Meghoma was never the answer, and Preston made it clear by turning him down. That alone should have been enough to make Rangers walk away. Instead, the board pressed ahead and left the fans with a left back not trusted by a Championship side. Ibrox Noise made it plain that failure runs through every level.

A history that repeats

Ben Davies was another example of Rangers gambling on a player rejected by Preston. Supporters were told Davies would bring stability, yet he never convinced. Now the same pattern repeats itself with Meghoma. The comparison cannot be avoided, and the reality bites hard. Rangers needed a proven defender, not another gamble. This sense of history repeating underlines how lessons are never learned.

What it says about Rangers now

This situation sums up the club’s decline. When Rangers once commanded respect in the transfer market, they would never have accepted rejects. Now, they chase players who were not good enough for Preston and expect fans to accept it. The lack of ambition is glaring, and the players brought in show exactly that. Rangers’ official site itself tried to paint the loan positively, but fans know better.

Supporters have every right to be furious. A club of this size should be aiming higher, but instead it settles for players who cannot even hold down places at smaller clubs. Brentford’s own release underlined his loan departure, yet the message was clear: this was no big loss. Meghoma is not the cause of all problems, but he symbolises them.

This is about the direction of Rangers and the shocking fall in expectations. From Preston rejects to underwhelming signings, it has all become normal, and that is the biggest tragedy. Even Brentford’s loanee updates showed the defender struggling to impress. That is where Rangers now stand, and it is simply not good enough.