The Winter 2019/20 Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,752]

6 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

Don't care.

I'm not asking you to care tbh. It was just a simple question really. 

[ranger_syntax 4,330]

3 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

I'm not asking you to care tbh. It was just a simple question really. 

This is Rangers Chat.

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,752]

Just now, ranger_syntax said:

This is Rangers Chat.

Ok...off to the Tower for me...

[DMAA 3,658]

31 minutes ago, elfideldo said:

Only seen him play against us in the last couple of years. Decent player and one of the better players out with Rangers. I wouldn't have had him down as a "must sign" target but a good addition. 

 

In saying that I have never seen him play left-back or centre back as described. He has always played in midfield and in the last game against Rangers he played just behind the striker.

Interesting. I checked his caps for Scotland to see how they rated him. These things are obviously fast changing at that age but in the 3 games at the beginning of last year he was a sub in all 3 games in midfield.

 

In the 3 games at the end of 2019 he seems to have been 2nd choice left back behind the Celtic left back, playing the full game as captain in the middle game and coming off the bench in the other two for half an hour or so. He came on at left back in one game left wing in the other. 

 

The fact he’s played on the wing suggests he’s an attacking full back which would tie in with @elfideldo‘s comment. 

[Gonzo79 15,294]

We, as a club, seem to be doing the football side of things in the correct manner.  

 

With a bit of luck and hard work, it could be a great decade for Rangers.

[Bill 13,717]

1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said:

We, as a club, seem to be doing the football side of things in the correct manner.  

 

With a bit of luck and hard work, it could be a great decade for Rangers.

I think that conclusion is starting to dawn on a lot of supporters now. The changes made in the summer of 2018 are turning out to be more profound than we realised at the time.

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[JFK-1 1,693]

13 hours ago, ian1964 said:

 

Hopefully more promising than Hastie has seemingly proven to be.  Hastie will soon be 21 and if he can't secure a starting berth at league one Rotherham which he can't then I don't see how he's ever supposed to get into a Rangers team.

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22 minutes ago, JFK-1 said:

Hopefully more promising than Hastie has seemingly proven to be.  Hastie will soon be 21 and if he can't secure a starting berth at league one Rotherham which he can't then I don't see how he's ever supposed to get into a Rangers team.

A bit early to say that. We don’t even know if their formation or style suits him. Hastie is raw but does have some genuine quality and has time. 

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8 hours ago, Bill said:

I think that conclusion is starting to dawn on a lot of supporters now. The changes made in the summer of 2018 are turning out to be more profound than we realised at the time.

We´ve been actively attempting to go in the ´professional modern football operation´(PMFO) since 2015.

However, there were teething problems mainly down to levels of investment (which have cumulated over time) and the standard of professional employed (on and off park).

 

What happened in 2018 was a recognition that trying to go down the PMFO route wasn´t working if we didn´t have first class professionals in charge who also knew what it was to work at a big club. Given finances and that we play in the SPFL, it had to be a gamble with someone making their way in management or in fact, just beginning.

 

We rolled the dice in a calculated manner, upping levels of professionalism throughout the football operation and we are seeing the benefits. That said, the gamble is still in-play until we win the League.