buster. 5,261 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Oleg_Mcnoleg said: is he really 32? God, where does the time go?!? I suppose he offers something different but is he mobile or hard working enough for this team? Aye, it was 13 years ago he was scoring for us in the CL in Porto. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,658 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It’s just dawned on me that there’s one good reason why McCormack might happen, UEFA homegrown rules. Im no expert but apparently you need 8 Scots in the 25 man squad with at least 4 being homegrown. We’re seriously short of fit senior players in that department. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,261 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 It's good to have various names doing the rounds, if for nothing else, to let Hearts think/know that Lafferty isn't our only option. As more days pass, it seems as though Hearts and Rangers can't agree a price and that the Edinburgh club have better cards in this game of brinkmanship. SG wanted a forward in at the start of the month, then had to go along with the game until yesterday when he seemed to make it clear he wanted at least one in before the European deadline (I think it's 11pm tomorrow). If it doesn't happen by tomorrow night, maybe we will look elsewhere. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,658 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 10 hours ago, DMAA said: It’s just dawned on me that there’s one good reason why McCormack might happen, UEFA homegrown rules. Im no expert but apparently you need 8 Scots in the 25 man squad with at least 4 being homegrown. We’re seriously short of fit senior players in that department. Having looked at the numbers this is unlikely to impact our plans. By my count we would have to make 3 more non-Scottish signings before homegrown rules impacted us at all because we only have 14 senior non-Scots in the squad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,815 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Hodson and Beerman added in the OP. Honestly, we are starting to seriously lacking in depth when it comes to senior players. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,815 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) A quick glance ... Goalies: McGregor, Foderingham, Alnwick + McCrorie Central defenders: Katic, Goldson + Flanagan (+ McCrorie) Fullbacks: Tavernier, Barisic, Wallace (?) + Flanagan (+ Halliday) Defensive Midfield: Jack, Coulibaly, McCrorie, Rossiter Midfield: Arfield, Dorrans, Ejaria, Halliday Wingers: Murphy, Kent, Candeias + Middleton Strikers: Morelos, Sadiq Edited August 21, 2018 by der Berliner 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,261 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 15 minutes ago, der Berliner said: Hodson and Beerman added in the OP. Honestly, we are starting to seriously lacking in depth when it comes to senior players. 10 games in 32 days (2nd August to 2nd Sept) is a hard slog for a relatively small squad. We need players in NOW. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragosani 69 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 definitely needs beefing up. Katic & goldson are the only true central defenders. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,815 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 We've seemingly upped the bid for Lafferty and may look at Killies' Jordan Jones now, as Murphy's injury might keep him out for some time. Haven't seen much of Jones bar our games, where he looked a handful. We do have Middleton as an option, but we are still down to Candeias, Kent and Middleton when it comes to wingers. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/rangers-launch-improved-lafferty-bid-and-want-another-northern-ireland-star-report-37236707.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,261 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 We're going to have to get close to Hearts price if we want Lafferty in for European deadline. They know we want him and won't blink. Kilmarnock would want serious money for Jones and given his age and ability, he may just be worth it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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