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rossgreen
11 Jun 2007, 02:37 PM
Can someone tell me about the style and quality of play of Rangers' young strikers John Fleck, Andrew Shinnie, Rory Loy, et al? Thanks.
Burkies Ginger Mop
12 Jun 2007, 08:52 AM
Can someone tell me about the style and quality of play of Rangers' young strikers John Fleck, Andrew Shinnie, Rory Loy, et al? Thanks.
Here is some info about John Fleck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleck_%28footballer%29
I've watched him for Scotland under 15's and he looked good.
Don't know much about Shinnie and Loy apart from the fact they are promising!
WelshCelt
12 Jun 2007, 04:10 PM
I watched the Rangers youth rip apart the Celtic boys in the u21s cup final, was not fun.
Although Celtic excluded a lot of young players from that squad, they were awful. However, some of those Rangers players looked sharp.
Burkies Ginger Mop
13 Jun 2007, 06:57 AM
I watched the Rangers youth rip apart the Celtic boys in the u21s cup final, was not fun.
Although Celtic excluded a lot of young players from that squad, they were awful. However, some of those Rangers players looked sharp.
This is the first real batch of youngsters to come out of Murray Park. Forget Burke, Hutton, Smith etc. The youngsters that should start coming through now are the ones that have been through the whole program.
WelshCelt
13 Jun 2007, 08:05 AM
This is the first real batch of youngsters to come out of Murray Park. Forget Burke, Hutton, Smith etc. The youngsters that should start coming through now are the ones that have been through the whole program.
That is a worry. Typical Rangers luck by the way, as soon as you run out of money your youth academy starts producing great youngsters.
And I'd say that Burke, Smith and certainly that mupper Hutton are entirely over-rated. I really really dislike Hutton.
Where did Adam come from btw?
Burkies Ginger Mop
13 Jun 2007, 08:43 AM
That is a worry. Typical Rangers luck by the way, as soon as you run out of money your youth academy starts producing great youngsters.
And I'd say that Burke, Smith and certainly that mupper Hutton are entirely over-rated. I really really dislike Hutton.
Where did Adam come from btw?
Burke had an up and down season. Smith was our player of the season before he got injured! Hutton seems to have improved under Smith. Adam cam through the youth system as well. He was on loan at St Mirren 2005-2006 season. I'll judge him next sason.
WelshCelt
13 Jun 2007, 08:58 AM
Burke had an up and down season. Smith was our player of the season before he got injured! Hutton seems to have improved under Smith. Adam cam through the youth system as well. He was on loan at St Mirren 2005-2006 season. I'll judge him next sason.
Well Lennon and Fleck look like they'll be a pain in the arse in the future.
Still, its not as if we're short of good young players, plus we'll get our new training complex and academy up and running some day... :p
rossgreen
13 Jun 2007, 01:50 PM
Could any of these kids play for the Big 4 in England?
WelshCelt
13 Jun 2007, 04:50 PM
Could any of these kids play for the Big 4 in England?
Too soon to tell, however if they're good enough for Celtic or Rangers they shouldn't want to join 'the big 4' in england.
Scottish_Morton
14 Jun 2007, 06:51 PM
Fleck is very highly rated by all accounts.
rossgreen
15 Jun 2007, 04:18 PM
Too soon to tell, however if they're good enough for Celtic or Rangers they shouldn't want to join 'the big 4' in england.
They may not have to join the Big 4, but do they have the skill to do so if they wanted?
WelshCelt
15 Jun 2007, 10:08 PM
They may not have to join the Big 4, but do they have the skill to do so if they wanted?
Fleck certainly seems too, Lennon too. Like I said, difficult to tell, but compared to young players I've seen coming through, certainly.
nach0king
16 Jun 2007, 06:08 AM
They may not have to join the Big 4, but do they have the skill to do so if they wanted?
It's too early to tell, but my guess would be "no".