Transfer Deadline Day: Michael O'Halloran signs until 2020

[stewarty 2,025]

Wrt numbers, we are very light at the back.

 

Question

How many yellows = suspension ?

 

So far (yellows) / according to soccerway website)

Tav 3

LW 4

RK 5

DW 4

DBall 3

 

I'd be amazed if this wasn't a concern for the gaffer. I'd be looking to give some of our defensive cover options some bench/ sub time in the coming weeks.

[ian1964 10,721]

No updates on Barrie Mckay new contract?

[stewarty 2,025]

No updates on Barrie Mckay new contract?

 

 

I read something on twitter about talks having stalled, but not sure there's been anything official.

[buster. 5,185]

I'd be amazed if this wasn't a concern for the gaffer. I'd be looking to give some of our defensive cover options some bench/ sub time in the coming weeks.

 

Halliday out and Ball in meant a bench without a defender.

It seems as we have enough to cope with the absence of one defender but anymore and we either change formation, promote youth or make someone play way out of position.

 

Any possible emergency option of bringing Gasparotto back has been nullified due to a fairly serious injury for the lad....although I guess there will be unattached players out there if the same happened to one of our first-team.

Edited February 2, 2016 by buster.

[Frankie 8,562]

Ryan Sinnamon has returned from his loan while Ross McCrorie is highlight thought of too but Ball certainly seems the most logical and versatile choice as long as only one defender is unavailable for whatever reason.

[der Berliner 3,744]

No updates on Barrie Mckay new contract?

 

From the soundbites on FF, it seems all parties are happy in principle and the signature is only a matter of time. Unless his agent has had some interesting phone calls from beyond the Wall.

 

His contract is up in summer 2017, so I would assume that no-one is exactly in a hurry - even though we all hope that it is concluded sooner rather than later.

[buster. 5,185]

From the soundbites on FF, it seems all parties are happy in principle and the signature is only a matter of time. Unless his agent has had some interesting phone calls from beyond the Wall.

 

His contract is up in summer 2017, so I would assume that no-one is exactly in a hurry - even though we all hope that it is concluded sooner rather than later.

 

BM is the first player in the MW era to come into the category of.....

Player due to negotiate future whilst producing outstanding performances = significant increase in 'value'.

 

Agent will be looking to capitalise one way or tuther.

[trublusince1982 243]

squads is light, its all right saying so and so can fill in here and there but can they really fit the way we play? Ball for example can cover right back at most clubs but can he play right back for us with the importance we put on the position in an attacking sense? Same saying Shiels can cover in att mid or hardie upfront, none of them bring the needed level of performance that a title push will demand.

 

We need to avoid injuries and suspensions at all costs. We have and over abundance of creators and goal keepers while little else cover wise, especially a lack of people who can take on the burden of scoring and leading the line.

 

Window is shut now just need to get behind them and hope we can avoid any issues

 

the six additions he is saying for next year is not near enough. That gives a squad of 20 for the premiership. Think hes having a laugh or several of the players out of contract are staying

Edited February 2, 2016 by trublusince1982

[andy steel 0]

squads is light, its all right saying so and so can fill in here and there but can they really fit the way we play? Ball for example can cover right back at most clubs but can he play right back for us with the importance we put on the position in an attacking sense? Same saying Shiels can cover in att mid or hardie upfront, none of them bring the needed level of performance that a title push will demand.

 

We need to avoid injuries and suspensions at all costs. We have and over abundance of creators and goal keepers while little else cover wise, especially a lack of people who can take on the burden of scoring and leading the line.

 

Window is shut now just need to get behind them and hope we can avoid any issues

 

the six additions he is saying for next year is not near enough. That gives a squad of 20 for the premiership. Think hes having a laugh or several of the players out of contract are staying

 

In an ideal world, maybe. But we're rebuilding from a standing start, have several legal battles which affect cash flow/ability to plan financially, have to divert monies to infrastructure issues, and must balance achieving promotion with not over spending.

 

Even all that said, one of the reasons Rangers has been successful down the years is that when injury or suspension strikes, the player out can be replaced with another of similar ability. Warburton's plan changes this, and it'll be interesting to see whether the club, or the manager, changes over time.

[buster. 5,185]

In an ideal world, maybe. But we're rebuilding from a standing start, have several legal battles which affect cash flow/ability to plan financially, have to divert monies to infrastructure issues, and must balance achieving promotion with not over spending.

 

Even all that said, one of the reasons Rangers has been successful down the years is that when injury or suspension strikes, the player out can be replaced with another of similar ability. Warburton's plan changes this, and it'll be interesting to see whether the club, or the manager, changes over time.

 

Everything changes at some point and now is the time we have to.

 

The important thing for me is the order of play.

That the club changes (lays solid foundations) before the manager does.