22 Jan 2018 10:04:42
Seen a couple of different pages claiming that sunderland are interested in the lad Bates with him only having 6 months left on his contract hopefully we can renew the lads deal as I think he has the makings of a good centre half
22 Jan 2018 10:13:56
Get him tied down, the days of letting good young prospects go should be long gone.
22 Jan 2018 12:22:46
It's 100% been his agent leaking a story to try and up Rangers offer, they're currently negotiating a new deal.
22 Jan 2018 12:27:34
Could be wrong but I thought the report said he had been offered a new deal but hadn’t signed it
22 Jan 2018 12:48:11
Let him go anyway not good enough
22 Jan 2018 13:34:56
Not good enough? He was excellent against Celtic his positional sense is brilliant for a young CB.
Get him tied down on a new deal maybe loan him to a spl club with option to bring back.
22 Jan 2018 13:45:22
Considering he's a supporter and getting first team action he will probably opt to stay if he is offered a new deal. Has he been offered one?
Sunderland are in a worse state than us at the minute, could be looking at league one next year if they don't sort it out.
22 Jan 2018 14:16:58
Bates is still young and raw. The Celtic game was proof that he can become a quality centre back. He has a lot of potential and we'd be stupid to let him go. Can't believe some people saying he's not good enough.
22 Jan 2018 15:37:58
Cmon fair play to the boy he's a trier but he shouldn't be part of our future unless its in the stands with us that's not negative its just my opinion
22 Jan 2018 16:09:20
Fergie 1981
I don't know how u can say that I really can't. He's a young up and coming CB he's looked good against experienced players. It's a hard position for youngsters to break thru and he's one of best I've seen for a while.
22 Jan 2018 16:36:41
Fergie 1981 I must say I agree with you.
22 Jan 2018 17:10:21
Are there any current Rangers players you do rate Rick? If not perhaps you should support Barcelona or some such team. Bates is 22 and has 2 motm performances away to our 2 biggest rivals. Morelos is 21 and is currently the top scorer in the league. Gi them a fecking chance! Your entitled to your opinion of course but to my mind supporters should support or at least offer constructive criticism.
Keep Believing!
22 Jan 2018 17:19:52
Bigmarv05 i'm giving an honest opinion on the boy no malice i would say he's a poor mans broadfoot my hearts in my mouth when the ball goes near him nothing personal to the boy n hope he has a good career but i reckon he's bottom end of spl level at best
22 Jan 2018 17:31:30
Fair enough Fergie. He's definitely not the finished article and shouldn't be a first pick. However he has the physical attributes for a young man in his position and his performance in the old firm alone for me suggests he could become a proper defender in time.
22 Jan 2018 23:00:13
Fergie1981, which suggest u were born the same year as me and only knew the good times as a lad same as me! . I long for those dominant days too but they're not here now, wee can't have a goughie, mcpherson, or even an Alan mclaren now! We have a big raw boy the could b moulded into a good big no nonsense centre half, give the lad a chance, your right he's not silky on the ball to say the least but he defends first and if that's his strength then let him play to it! He's definitely not a poor man's broadfoot by any stretch, he's better than kirk was at that age for sure