21 Sep 2013 20:11:18
Ed, just read this on another site:
INS:
Cammy Bell, Steve Simonsen,
Bilel Mohsni, Ricky Foster, Steve Smith,
Arnold Peralta, Nicky Law,
Jon Daly, Nicky Clark.
TOTAL: 9
OUTS:
Neil Alexander, Blair Currie
Carlos Bocanegra, Dorin Goian, Darren Cole, Anestis Argyriou, Stuart Urquhart, Matthew Clarke, Travis Gregory, Jordan Wilson,
Francesco Stella, Kamil Wiktorski, Gregor Fotheringham,
Francisco Sandaza, Kevin Kyle, Kane Hemmings, Kal Naismith, Glody N'Tumba
LOAN: Scott Gallacher, Andrew Mitchell
TOTAL: 20 (8 youth players, 2 loan deals, 10 senior squad members)
Last season, at times we were threadbare, and this season we've lost more than we've brought in. Albeit the quality brought in improves the team handsomely and the inexperienced youngsters thrown in at the deep end last year have a season under their belts now but I still can't understand people criticizing Ally for trying to bring more in.
The amount of players Ally has brought in doesn't seem so OTT now.
I think the player costs are a complete red herring - at most they will account for a few million, even allowing for settlements for Sandaza, Bocanegra and Goian
The cash is being syphoned off at an alarming rare by the spivs
They know every trick in the book - legal, barely legal and downright shady.
The resulting cash black hole can only be filled by the sale of assets - Ibrox, MP and the car park.
In future the Gers will rent the stadium, lease the car park and for all the good that Ally gets from MP he would be as well planting spuds.
The last comment is of course due to selling Scotlands under 18 captain to Coventry for a pittance, while paying Jig a million pounds a year to plug gaps.
Does this sound like a way forward.
Will this thinking get Rangers to the group stages of the Champions League
Lee Wallace remains the only player in the squad who would be on the team sheet 2 years ago - I honestly believe the rest would struggle to make the reserves.
Murray park should be a conveyor belt of talent - even more so during these desparate times. It has never lived up to expectations.
Hard questions must be asked
Is there still time to turn it round and at last get value from this expensive white elephant?
More than half of them players were on min wage, most of the players ally has signed this year are on more than people that play in the top league.
The article is very mis leading at least 9 of the players mentioned never got a game for the 1st team. 2 players Goian and Bocanegra were sent out on loan, Stella, Hemmings, Naismith hardly played. While injuries kept Kyle and Sandaza out of the team for a period of time. Only Alexander was a regular in the team
@3 you don't sell your 1st team regulars & keep the fringe players your post makes no sense.
Larky Beat
@4 how does it make no sense? Where do I say we should sell our first team regulars? All the post says that nearly all the players that have left weren't involved much last season. So it don't think u can say its 9 in and 20 out. Thought that was obvious but obviously not to u. Hope I have now cleared it up for u without having to draw u a diagram
@4 since when were Stuart Urquhart, Matthew Clark, Travis Gregory, Jordan Wilson, Blaire Currie, Kamil Witorski, Gregor Fotheringham and Glody N'Tumba first team fringe players. Your post makes no sense!
@4 if the finances are as bad as being said then I'm afraid you have to try and sell some first team players and keep the fringe players
@ 4 are you any relation to Larky Bear or did you just forget your name?