We don’t deny it, when we saw Brandon Barker being readied on Sunday we were at a loss. And it’s not just Barker – Andy King too is another signing made completely in error.
When we looked at the Rangers bench in total yesterday, in an attacking sense, we really didn’t see anything ‘game-changing’. Barker did indeed come on, inexplicably, and failed miserably to impress, but yesterday was the first time the squad depth was really put under the spotlight, and for all the pride fans have in the performance, for all the stats and possession and shots, we had no one on the bench capable of changing the game from a loss to a win.
We till can’t explain King – we are not going to try to. His CV might have been impressive but a 31-year old loan who barely gets on the bench? That’s just a wasted wage, pure and simple. He’s not needed and we don’t have a clue why he came.
Barker, we admit, was a more obvious reason – we didn’t think we were getting Ryan Kent, so went for plan… Z, frankly. Barker, living off one good performance at Easter Road against the mighty defensive titan that is James Tavernier, really didn’t inspire us here at the site – his injury history for one certainly wasn’t boding well.
And his ability? It’s guff. He’s not even good enough to be a squad player. Maybe for a Hibs or a St Mirren, but how he got a four-year deal at Ibrox is a complete mystery and a bad error in judgement.
A loan for a year might have made some small sense but a permanent deal for this guy?
At least we can get shot of King in January, we’re completely stuck with Barker who must have smiled the biggest grin when he signed that deal.
Ok, we know this article sounds very negative, but we are finding it hard to be as optimistic as a lot of fans are. We can categorically state everyone here at the site is of the same mind – we don’t share the mass pride in losing in a cup final. We wanted to win, and we see the technical failures which stopped us doing so. And everyone else seems to be settling for an honourable loss. Even our manager.
But the biggest issue right now is that Brandon Barker came on.
We really really miss Jordan Jones.
You could add kent,goldson defoe and more to that list slippy will drain any monies the Huns have left
Why we took King on loan & shipped Greg Docherty & Ross McCrorie out on loan always baffled me…..in the same idea as King I'd get shot of Ojo & utilise our own guys like Jones & Murphy! Personally I would of opted for Greg Stewart ahead of Barker for the substitution yesterday as Stewart knows how to find the back of the net…..
Stevie's defence strategy is really starting to get on my nerves.
Andy King is indeed a puzzle. With his CV and experience he should be a standout in the SPL. As for Barker he is nothing more than a decent Hibs player and for him to get a 4 year contract is ridiculous.
For the record IN I was proud of my team yesterday and I too wanted them to win. It's ridiculous to suggest otherwise. If any one of the chances we made had gone in your perspective would've been entirely different.
But it didn't Rob. And that's the point. How long will the 'ifs' be good enough for you?
For as long as we keep playing the way we did on Sunday. We did everything but put the ball in the net and that hadn't really been a problem for us this season. On any other day we win that game comfortably.
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