To everyone inside Hampden it looked like Allan McGregor’s last hurrah for Rangers.
31.01.2023 - 09:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Michael Beale fully understands that some members of the Ibrox squad will find his plans for a Rangers remedy hard to swallow. But as far as the Londoner is concerned, a spoonful of honesty always helps the medicine go down.
The Gers gaffer claimed his office has resembled a doctor’s surgery this week with a band of fringe men queuing up to request his prognosis for their Light Blues futures. So far, Beale has only performed only minor surgery on his squad having added just Todd Cantwell to his Ibrox potion. But there could be bigger moves afoot if his swoop for Standard Liege ace Nicolas Raskin goes through ahead of tonight’s deadline.
New York City loanee James Sands and academy kid Alex Lowry’s positions appear to be the ones most in doubt, with Beale hinting a Big Apple return for Sands could be on the cards as well as a potential loan for Lowry. Breaking bad news is always the toughest part of management but Beale feels he owes it to his players to be open about his desire to move on from the sticking-plaster approach to recruitment that has hampered Rangers in the past.
He said: “All the players that are in (the squad) have a part to play but if one or two things happen in the next 24 hours, it moves the goalposts for everyone. My office has been like a doctor’s office with one or two waiting to have a conversation.
“It’s all positive but obviously when new players come in it does move the goalposts and it does get competitive. That’s what I want.
“I felt at the weekend against St Johnstone that was the strongest squad I’ve had to pick from so far. Will anyone leave? Maybe one or two of the younger ones. That’s a possibility.
“Obviously we’ve got a couple of loan players in and we’ve got to make a decision on whether we
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