Rangers need ‘wee bit of help’ and Derek McInnes says money is there to get it

Former Rangers defender Richard Foster

It’s been tough. The level of performance is the thing that they’re questioning but they’re also not winning games, they’re out of the Europa League.

I do believe Derek is the right man. He’s not become a bad manager in four games.

I think he will get Rangers to a place this season where they’re challenging for the league and the cup and they’re playing good football and they’re competitive. You’ve got to be patient.

Former Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday

It should be a combination of the footballing department and Derek McInnes [that sign the players]. A recruitment team should always identify targets that fit the profile that the manager wants and then the manager should have the final say.

If you’ve signed 27 players in a year, something’s gone seriously, seriously wrong.

They need a starting right-back, a starting centre-half, a starting centre midfielder – which is unbelievable to say considering they’ve signed three in the summer – and I think they need another two wingers.

If Derek wants to continue with two strikers, they need another striker.

Former Hearts manager John Robertson

Everything is getting scrutinised. If you don’t win your first few games, you’re immediately under pressure. Derek McInnes is suddenly under pressure.

He has to be given time to build his team, put his stamp on it. He needs to sort out the spine of his team and that’s going to take more money.