Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) I'm not so sure. Alan Hutton went for half that 10 years ago. We've seen a major boom since then. £18 Million doesn't seem "insane" for one of the best players in the league; certainly not when they're touting £40 Million plus! In fairness, Alan Hutton was flying in the CL and looked a real player. Scottish players are weird though. They can look wonderful in their younger years and then they just turn to absolute shit. Alan Hutton tore Lyon a new arsehole in the CL, then had the most pathetic career ever in England. Funnily enough, randomly I am now working with someone who not so long ago was considered one of the hottest prospects in Scottish football. He's now working in an oil company and playing amateur level. Edited December 25, 2017 by Ser Barristan Selmy 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 The problem is that with this money and the millions they get from the CL, they'll dwarf the budgets of all other Scottish professional teams put together. Something which seemingly does not matter to the Scottish media when they laud the "Invincibles". But ... should naughty mega-rich PSG humble them, monetary disparities in football are suddenly a point of debate. We can but hope that they burn a lot of that money on the super-soft CoOp Bank loan which is due next year and that Rodgers won't find too many Sinclairs again. Was this bothering you during 9IAR? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I don't see much to laugh about here. That would amount to about £33m they've earned from the CL and selling an ordinary player. Meanwhile, we can't afford to bring a manager in. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,747 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) Was this bothering you during 9IAR? I would argue that in those years a) we were not as far away from the Yahoos as they are now from the rest, nor b) was it the case that 10 or even 11 out of 12 Premiership sides were not able to spend any sort of money whatsoever on a player for the best part of 5 years. And as far as I remember, not least in 92/93, our "Invincible" status was not as stark as their's is now, nor did the media keep rather silent about the riches that made successful runs possible. Edited December 26, 2017 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,677 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 £18m for Dembele who has scored just 4 goals in the SPFL premiership this season ? They were trying to punt him in the summer to the EPL but there were no takers. No difficult to understand why 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 We'd be lucky to get half of that for our whole first team. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,946 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 No one in Rangers 1st Team Squad at present, is likely to interest any English PL team whatsoever. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,677 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 No one in Rangers 1st Team Squad at present, is likely to interest any English PL team whatsoever. LOL our goalkeeper is better than the majority in the EPL. Just my opinion. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,677 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Anyone seriously think anyone would pay £18m for a striker who has scored just 4 goals in the SPFL premiership this season ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 £18m for Dembele who has scored just 4 goals in the SPFL premiership this season ? [emoji23] They were trying to punt him in the summer to the EPL but there were no takers. No difficult to understand why Hes been 3rd choice recently at celtc. English clubs are minted but its hard to believe they are that daft. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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