25 Apr 2026 23:31:14
Leon king has absolutely swept the board at the poty awards.
Fans young
Fans player
Players player
Clubs young player
Clubs player
Doesn't get better than that
25 Apr 2026 23:56:06
Would have loved for Leon to thrive at Ibrox. Good Rangers fan. Thrown in deep end, and being loaned out too late, cost him a bit in development. Think he'd get better under Rohl. Still harbouring hope he gets a new contract tbh.
26 Apr 2026 00:41:53
I think his £10k a week wage is the reason he won't get a new deal tbh.
I wouldn't be against giving him a deal and loaning him out to the English Championship for a year. It's just his wages that I wouldn't agree with.
26 Apr 2026 07:03:44
Maybe realises now he needs to put the work in as his 10k days are over.
26 Apr 2026 07:15:37
For me, this is just another case of a mishandled youth player. This lad was being called a "generational talent" on the Rangers Review. He was tipped for big things. Rather than being slowly introduced into the men's game and given time to adapt, he was thrown straight in. He played in all 6 Champions League games that we lost the season GVB was sacked. From B team to Champions League. The fans wrote him off. The scouts who were there to watch him wrote him off, and he was never seen again.
I'm certain he will go on to have a good career. I think the same will be true for Bailey Rice. But they need to be at clubs that know how to develop young players and will give them game time. Their next moves will be crucial.
26 Apr 2026 07:37:59
Always really liked King as a player.
Club has learned its lesson in terms of offering large contracts to compete with down south.
Young players like King, McCrorie and McCallion are always trickier to develop, as you know, where they play in youth football won't be where they play once they step up, so the development pathway takes longer.
26 Apr 2026 08:09:18
Ehl, I hope you don't mind me asking why this constantly happens & it happens a lot at youth level and I have never seen the benefit in playing where they benefit the team the most rather than letting them develop in the role that they will most likely play in as an adult, allowing them to get a true understanding of the position. I feel a lot of the youth coaches are far too concerned with winning rather than true development of players. Just wondering what your thoughts are on this?