RYDC Presents £175,000 Cheque to Club

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RANGERS has received a cheque for £175,000 from the Rangers Youth Development Company.

 

The Rangers Youth Development Company has continued its support for the Rangers Academy by presenting Rangers Managing Director Stewart Robertson, Head of Academy Craig Mulholland and youth star Barrie McKay with the cheque.

 

Since 2002, RYDC profit has been directed to Rangers Football Club’s Academy – with more than £7 million provided in the last 15 years – and today’s donation outlines their commitment to youth development.

 

Director of Operations Colin Stewart made the presentation and the £175,000 raised is profit from Rangers Lotto, Rising Stars, Scratchcards, Stadium Bricks and other RYDC initiatives.

 

Colin has praised the generosity of the Rangers supporters who participate in their weekly initiatives.

 

He commented: “The Rangers Youth Development Company is delighted to present the Club’s Youth Academy with £175,000.

 

“We are totally committed to assisting youth development in any way we can and I thank the Rangers fans for their generosity. We are humbled by the continued support from the fan base and I know Craig Mulholland and his team will put the money to good use.”

 

Mulholland added: “The Rangers Youth Development Company has supported the Academy since 1962 and we are thrilled to receive today’s £175,000 donation.

 

“The support we receive from RYDC, and indeed the backing RYDC receive from our fans, is greatly appreciated and will never be taken for granted.

 

“RYDC donations help support us in a variety of ways and the changes we have made to the Academy in the last year in terms of ambition, culture and playing style would not be possible without this fantastic support.

 

“We have made great improvements to our environment in areas such as coaching, medical, sports science, analysis and education and welfare and we really are grateful for this continued support as we attempt to fulfil our ambition of becoming one of the top academies in Europe.

 

“It is very early in our Academy project however we have made good progress so far and working together with Colin and his team there is no doubt we can achieve our ambitious goal.”

 

The Rangers Youth Development Company logo is now displayed on all Academy strips from under 17 level and below, while Greatest Ever Ranger John Greig recently pledged his support by joining the RYDC board.

 

Full details on the Rangers Youth Development Company and their products -Rangers Lotto, Rising Stars, Scratchcards and Stadium Bricks – can be found at http://www.rydc.co.uk.

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Well done to all those involved and to those who hand over their hard earned cash in support.

 

Good to see the money go to the club efficiently and without any hassle. A very worthwhile exercise

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RYDC hand over £175,000 to Rangers for Auchenhowie Academy

 

THE Rangers Youth Development Company have handed over £175,000 to Rangers to help the next generation of Ibrox stars on the road to first team glory.

 

More than £7million has been invested into the Academy system at Murray Park from the RYDC in the last 15 years and the support of fans has now allowed more cash to be presented to the Auchenhowie staff.

 

Last year, John Greig, the Greatest Ever Ranger, pledged his support to the RYDC by joining the board and the logo of the company is on the strips of all Light Blues youth teams up to Under-17 level.

 

Evening Times: Rangers legend John Greig promotes the RYDC

 

Head of Academy Craig Mulholland has lofty ambitions for the Gers as he looks to produce players capable of forcing their way into Mark Warburton’s squad and playing at the top level at home and abroad in years to come.

 

And he is delighted to have received further backing from the RYDC to help the Murray Park protégés continue their development.

 

Mulholland said: “The Rangers Youth Development Company has supported the Academy since 1962 and we are thrilled to receive today’s £175,000 donation.

 

“The support we receive from RYDC, and indeed the backing RYDC receive from our fans, is greatly appreciated and will never be taken for granted.

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“RYDC donations help support us in a variety of ways and the changes we have made to the Academy in the last year in terms of ambition, culture and playing style would be possible without the fantastic support.

 

“We have made great improvements to our environment in areas such as coaching, medical, sports science, analysis and education and welfare and we really are grateful for this continued support as we attempt to fulfil our ambition of becoming one of the top academies in Europe.

 

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“It is very early in our Academy project however we have made good progress so far and working together with Colin (Stewart) and his team there is no doubt we can achieve our ambitious goal.”

 

Having seen the likes of Allan McGregor, Alan Hutton and Barry Ferguson emerge through the Light Blues ranks in recent years, the Ibrox crowd are now hoping to see more home-grown stars make a name for themselves under boss Warburton.

 

* Barrie McKay can be the inspiration for the next generation of Rangers kids, says Billy Kirkwood

 

* Murray Park Under-17 boss Billy Kirkwood: 'We have to build them into a Rangers player so they need to have that desire to be a Rangers player'

 

* From Rangers legends to future Ibrox stars, lucky Light Blue Colin Stewart is proud to serve his club

 

* Colin Stewart determined to help Rangers hopefuls on the road to Ibrox glory

 

Winger Barrie McKay has become one of the key players for the Gers this term and is on the verge of penning a new long-term deal with the Championship leaders.

 

And RYDC Director of Operations Colin Stewart is confident the latest tranche of cash raised will help some up-and-coming stars make their big breakthrough.

 

Evening Times: Rangers Youth Development Company director Colin Stewart

 

He said: “The Rangers Youth Development Company is delighted to present the Club’s Youth Academy with £175,000.

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“We are totally committed to assisting youth development in any way we can and I thank the Rangers fans for their generosity.

 

“We are humbled by the continued support from the fan base and I know Craig Mulholland and his team will put the money to good use.”

 

Well done to all that donated,

 

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£7m is a lot of money to have been invested over a period of 15 years.

We really need to be producing a lot more players to sell on to the bigger leagues outside Scotland to justify that amount of money.

I'd say too that other clubs in Scotland have produced more players than us & got more back in transfer fees than we have had for a lot less than £7m.I'd also say too they might have had better scouting systems too.

Let's hope this is the start of something better than we've had until now. It has to be.

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£7m is a lot of money to have been invested over a period of 15 years.

We really need to be producing a lot more players to sell on to the bigger leagues outside Scotland to justify that amount of money.

I'd say too that other clubs in Scotland have produced more players than us & got more back in transfer fees than we have had for a lot less than £7m.I'd also say too they might have had better scouting systems too.

Let's hope this is the start of something better than we've had until now. It has to be.

 

We got rid of Sinclair.

We replaced him with Mulholland.

 

We are definitely on the right track now. Sadly we have seen an abyss during the Sinclair reign at the Academy. Wasted years. But with The very highly thought of Mulholland now heading Academy operations I feel we are in very safe hands.

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Sorry I had not seen there was already a thread on this I will merge them.