ian1964 10,723 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 BARRIE McKay has topped off a superb season by being nominated for PFA Scotland’s Young Player of the Year. The 21-year-old has been nominated for the award, by his fellow pros, alongside Hibs duo Jason Cummings and John McGinn and Celtic’s Kieran Tierney. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday 1 May. McKay’s wonder goal against Celtic is also in the running for the Goal of the Season gong – a performance he received huge plaudits for. The Hibees pair are also up for the main award with Gers captain Lee Wallace and top scorer Martyn Waghorn. After two seasons out on loan McKay returned to Rangers last summer vying for a place in the first team and has been rejuvenated by Mark Warburton. He has strung together numerous Man of the Match performance as Rangers won the Championship title, the Petrofac Cup and, most notably for his display, the Old Firm derby to reach the Scottish Cup Final. The pacey wide man has been a near ever-present this season, netting nine goals and assisting eight goals in the league. He has also been recalled to the Scotland Under 21 squad after a three year hiatus and confirmed himself as a fixture in Ricky Sbragia’s set-up. He picked up Rangers Young Player of the Year award just last week. The forward’s performances this season won him a contract extension in February, which will keep him at the club until 2018. McKay made his first-team debut against St Johnstone in the final game of the 2011/12 season and it means he is one of only two players, including Lee Wallace to have been demoted with Gers and complete the journey. He scored Rangers first goal in lower league football against Peterhead in August 2012. http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/mckay-nominated-pfa-award/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,624 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 The SPL is alive and flourishing, when it can only get 25% of the nominations for YPOTY. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,320 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Wallace and McKay a double for me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 The SPL is alive and flourishing, when it can only get 25% of the nominations for YPOTY. I noticed that. Not only that but there are FOUR nominees from the Championship for the main award too. Aye, flourishing..... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,723 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 John McGinn has to get it!, I mean it would look bad on Strachan!:devil: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Wallace and McKay a double for me. I suspect Tierney will win young player as the Tims will need to win something this year 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 all the tims will vote anyone but McKay. Remember when Walter took us to the Uefa final and the vote for manager of the year went to Brian Ried in the Championship....even the tim journos were embarrassed by that one 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,256 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 None of our players will win anything , as per 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,605 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 As pleased as I am for Barrie, it does seem like the praise has come on the back of a goal (a wonder goal) against Celtic and not because of his consistently superb performances. Maybe I'm moaning about nothing here, but I feel like they (Scottish football and the press etc.) have a strangely narrow definition of a good player. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 skinning players wide, interaction with Wallace, through balls opening up defences, goals....... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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