YES, says Gary Keown.

RANGERS should win the Ladbrokes Championship with the squad they have. This is not the point.

They are in the process of trying to build for an assault on the Premiership title next season. They need to allow players to get their feet under the table.

We are forever being told that it takes time to acclimatise to life at Ibrox and that players, particularly younger ones, need time to settle in. It is a perfectly fair point. Demands exist at Rangers that are different to many other clubs.

A pre-contract has been agreed with two relatively young players from Accrington Stanley. So far, the club have been unable to agree a fee to make those transfers happen right now.

The only arrivals have been an unheralded reserve goalkeeper from Poland and Harry Forrester, deemed surplus to requirements at Doncaster Rovers following a season of limited opportunities.

It has been an underwhelming window so far for Rangers and their supporters. Anyone who declares otherwise needs to remove their blue-tinted spectacles.

Toumani Diagouraga has already been lost to Leeds United and endeavours to secure Michael O’Halloran of St Johnstone remain at an impasse. Rangers may have to flex their financial muscle to get that one done and they should.

O’Halloran is a good player in fine form. He will be a worthy acquisition even if there is a requirement to pay a little more than the board would like to.

As much as anything, the board have to offer proof they really are behind manager Mark Warburton or the view expressed by former Rangers striker Kris Boyd – that the coaching staff could walk unless cash is spent – may start to catch fire.

You could say that, at this late stage, it would now be better for Rangers to wait until summer and get the players they really want. The fact is that the current squad is not good enough to compete for the Premiership crown and squeezing all the required signings into the summer could hardly be termed ideal.

NO, says Matthew Lindsay

MAKING another couple of signings before the close of the January transfer window on Monday night would be invaluable for Mark Warburton and Rangers.

Bringing in a couple of new faces – a specialist holding midfielder and another striker especially – would boost the Ibrox club’s chances of winning the Championship and promotion to the top flight.

It will increase competitions for places, ensure nobody in the Gers squad becomes complacent and give the manager more options for the remaining games of the 2015/6 campaign.

It will also, if anyone picks up an injury between now and May, ensure he can cope with the loss of any of his key personnel.

But do Rangers, who have already brought in winger Harry Forrester and keeper Maciej Gostomski, actually NEED to make more signings this month? No, they don’t.

Warburton has kept his squad lean on purpose since arriving in Glasgow last summer. He didn’t want to create ill feeling among those who weren’t featuring regularly in the first team.

His policy worked well for him at Brentford - where he won promotion and reached the play-offs – and he has certainly done alright at Rangers this term with it.

The Light Blues are in the Challenge Cup final, fifth round of the Scottish Cup and are five points clear at the top of the Championship table. So if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

There are talented players sitting on the bench waiting for their chance. Cammy Bell would be a more than able deputy if Wes Foderingham picked up a knock, Dominic Ball can come in at centre half, Dean Shiels can be deployed in central midfield and a variety of other positions, Nicky Clark knows how to hit the target, Jordan Thompson has huge potential and Forrester has played at a high level in the past.

Making a few more signings will be nice for Rangers, but it isn’t necessary.