ian1964 10,625 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 KENNY SHIELS insists his decision to release Rangers starlet Barrie McKay from Kilmarnock was made purely on medical advice. THE rising Ibrox teenage ace spoke last week of his heartache at being told by the Killie boss that he had no future at Rugby Park. But soon after his rejection by the Ayrshire club McKay was picked up by Rangers and has burst on to the scene this season. Ibrox boss Ally McCoist also revealed his surprise at Kilmarnockâ??s decision but Shiels said it wasnâ??t based on the playerâ??s footballing ability. A medical examination showed that McKay had a hip problem that could hamper him in the future and Kilmarnock opted not to offer him a deal. The Ulsterman is happy to see the 18-year-old flourish, and despite McKay claiming he had a point to prove to Killie, Shiels said: â??Barrie McKay has nothing to prove to us, let me make that clear. But I believe it would have been morally wrong to sign the player after the medical advice we received. â??Barrie was told of Kilmarnockâ??s decision along with his parents and I did everything I thought was morally correct. â??I treated the boy like he was my own son and every decision I make is based on whatâ??s best for the boy. â??I know the pitfalls of playing when you shouldnâ??t because it happened to me. Iâ??ve got osteoarthritis coming from my ankle. â??It definitely wasnâ??t a decision made on footballing ability, I can assure you of that.â? But Shiels doesnâ??t want his release from Kilmarnock to be hanging over him and hopes McKay can continue to progress. He said: â??I like Barrie a lot as a kid and I really hope he has a bright future in the game. The impact heâ??s made at Rangers isnâ??t a surprise to me at all and I wish him all the best. â??I donâ??t want him to be put under any extra pressure because of the medical advice. It should be put to bed now.â? Shiels, meanwhile, revealed he will receive nothing from the £200,000 transfer of midfielder Liam Kelly to Derek McInnesâ?? Bristol City. And the Kilmarnock manager insisted that rearing their own players is still the way forward for the Ayrshire club. He said: â??I wonâ??t see a penny from the sale of Liam â?? not a chance. â??We have to bring on our own players from the youth system and we have some good players ready to come through. â??That is what we have to do and we are no different from a lot of clubs in Scotland. â??It is difficult and we all have to cut our cloth. â??And it could get even more difficult with the news that ESPN could pull out of their deal. But we have to get on with it.â? http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kenny-shiels-says-barrie-mckay-1530358 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotter 0 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hmm. Lets hope this doesn't become an issue in the future. Knowing us.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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