BEARGER 1,850 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Delighted to confirm that @AirdrieoniansFC have signed @RangersFC midfielder Jordan Thompson on initial 28-day loan welcome @x88_j #Diamond RANGERS can tonight confirm that midfielder Jordan Thompson has joined Airdrieonians on loan. The former Manchester United academy player from Northern Ireland has joined the Diamonds on a 28-day loan. He will be available to play for Eddie Wolecki Black’s next match which is a home tie against Ayr United at the Excelsior Stadium in League One. Thompson has been a mainstay in Ian Durrant’s under-20 side this season and has featured for the first team twice, coming off the bench at Ibrox against Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic. Article Copyright © 2016. Permission to use quotations from this article online is only granted subject to appropriate source credit and hyperlink to http://www.rangers.co.uk Edited February 23, 2016 by BEARGER 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,826 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 The wee bits of what we have seen of him he certainly looks a talent,the loan will do him good,hopefully he can push on for more 1st team involvement!. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevision 1,616 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I've also liked what i've seen of him and think this is a good move to get him competitive game time also it's only a short loan deal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm disappointed we haven't seen more of him. While Warburton doesn't seem too reticent to playing teenagers, he does tend to pretty much exclusively pick the loan ones, rather than our own ones. Thomson was the manager's own signing, so that's a bit mystifying - rather than inheriting players he doesn't think are up to it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm disappointed we haven't seen more of him. While Warburton doesn't seem too reticent to playing teenagers, he does tend to pretty much exclusively pick the loan ones, rather than our own ones. Thomson was the manager's own signing, so that's a bit mystifying - rather than inheriting players he doesn't think are up to it. I'm not wholly convinced that Thompson was the manager's own signing. He wasn't originally signed as a 1st team player but was signed in the Academy for the development team. I am led to believe that the signing was approved by Craig Mulholland but that he very quickly was moved to 1st team training when they saw his quality. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 4,009 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 MW has praised Thomposn and putting him on the field or the bench shows that he likes what he sees. Sad thing right now is that Halliday and/or Ball occupy the slot in midfield that he plays in. The more competitive action he gets now, the better. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTP 0 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Interesting that we allow him on loan to a team with a plastic pitch given the latest ramblings around it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,826 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Interesting that we allow him on loan to a team with a plastic pitch given the latest ramblings around it. 28 day loan,maybe they don't have a home match in that period? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleg_Mcnoleg 50 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 he's looked by far the most promising of the youngsters on the basis of the glimpses we've had thus far. Looks a stand out playing with the young 'uns too. But he is young: wasn't it was only when they got a proper look at him in training that he was promoted to the first team squad? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 he's looked by far the most promising of the youngsters on the basis of the glimpses we've had thus far. Looks a stand out playing with the young 'uns too. But he is young: wasn't it was only when they got a proper look at him in training that he was promoted to the first team squad? Correct. I have the full story on how he ended up at Rangers - but won't regale it. What I do know is that when Rangers were approached about him they reached out to Brian McClair to ask if it would be worth Rangers while bringing him in on trial. McClair's response was "Nope, no point in bringing him in on trial. Just sign him because he is THAT good". Rangers looked at him for no more than a couple of days and had the contract drawn up. They have very high hopes for the lad. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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