What a lively 48+ hours we have
had at Ibrox. As if Rangers fans have not experienced enough news in recent
years, the past few days have certainly ramped up the Rangers experience once
again.
Here is a nice, bite-size summary of
everything that has been going on over the past few days to get our readers up
to date as much as possible with all things Rangers.
Comeback v St Mirren by U20s:
After being 3-1 down at St Mirren
Park, Ian Durrant’s side produced a sterling comeback to win on the night 4-3,
showing that despite the odd blip now and then, the Club’s youth program continues
to bear fruit.
Two new signings:
As (more or less) confirmed on
this site, Rangers have signed two Spurs’ youngsters, only Harry Winks was not
amongst them. Instead, alongside Nathan Oduwa came Dominic Ball. Oduwa was
firmly expected to join, but instead of Winks Rangers got CB-cum DM Ball, who
is capable at either the back or the middle in a defensive capacity. Oduwa, as
we brought you already, is a forward, but rather than being viewed as an
out-and-out striker (has no goals at senior level albeit does for Spurs’
reserves) he is more of a supplier. Where this leaves the perennially underperforming
David Templeton is anyone’s guess.
Pochettino blocks Rangers:
Reportedly the reason Harry Winks
did not come to Ibrox as expected was Spurs’ manager Mauricio Pochettino quite
simply blocked the move. The Argentinian manager wants Winks to gain experience
at a higher level than the Scottish Championship, such is the regard he holds
him in, but was happy enough to let Oduwa and Ball come north instead.
Club statement:
Rangers today officially debunked
any notion of directors being paid – with a statement refuting allegations made
by those who appear to be obsessed with all things blue, despite being
supposedly green in allegiance. The statement read:
“Since the change in regime at RIFC in
March, no remuneration has been paid to the directors of RIFC. This is the
Board policy which has been agreed by every director.
This may appear strange to those who supported previous regimes where
the interests of our Club were not afforded the same priority. The simple fact
is that the members of RIFC’s current Board place the interests of the Club and
its shareholders before their own self interest.
Now let’s concentrate on the football.”
Celtic’s Scott Allan bid:
According to the Daily Record’s
Keith Jackson, Celtic have begun negotiations with Hibernian over the sale of the
Easter Road midfielder to Parkhead, after a summer-long saga of Hibs’ steadfast
refusal to sell to Rangers, a story you probably saw on this site earlier.
Allan has a chance to write
himself into Rangers’ folklore by ‘doing a Novo’ and saying ‘no thanks’. We
will also find out how much his heart rules his wallet, should these
negotiations bear fruit.
…phew.