Scott Allan: “I’m a Rangers supporter”
Ever since Scott Allan confirmed
he was a Rangers fan last summer, the creative midfielder has been linked with
a permanent move to Ibrox.
With Ally McCoist at the helm,
Allan issued a mild begging plea which ached for McCoist to make a bid for
the-then West Brom star, who was effectively surplus at the Hawthorns and had
spent his entire time in England
on loan.
“I’m a Rangers supporter and it’s something
I’ve always wanted to do,” Allan said last summer, “They were interested before I left United and meetings took place with
my representatives. I was worried they wouldn’t have the money to buy me and
that’s what happened. I went to West Brom but
even then I still felt that one day I’d like to play for Rangers. I grew up two
miles from Ibrox and always hoped I’d get a chance to play there. The first
game I went to was against Aberdeen
at Ibrox when Gazza scored a hat-trick to win eight in a row. I was only five
so can’t remember too much about it. But Gazza was my hero growing up then I
loved watching Gio van Bronckhorst in the Dick Advocaat era. It wouldn’t faze
me if I played in the Championship with Rangers because they’re only one year
away from the top flight. As long as there’s an opportunity for me to develop
and get regular football I’d take it.”
Allan would set Rangers back
around £500,000 but certainly ticks the box of being SPL quality, and is on
record as confirming that playing in the Championship is no issue for him.
The question is with Celtic
similarly circling him, would boyhood Bear Allan move with his head to the SPL
and a team he surely hates, or move with his heart to the lesser Championship
and a team he loves?