I think Rangers needs a right-back defender, a left-back defender and a right-sided midfielder. The striking option are not a problem because there's a list of players you could use, like Naismith, Boyd, Novo, Darcheville, Gow and Buffel plus a couple of youngsters. McCulloch can be a striker if needed.
The problems are that Walter Smith needs to sign a couple of right-footed players for right-back and right-side midfield, and a left-back player in case Smith gets injured again. Papac is okay, but doesn't give attacking options because he won't run forward a lot. Why use Novo as a right wing when he scored 25 goals in his first season as a striker?
That's the best team I could think of:-
- McGregor/G Smith -
- Whittaker/??? - Cuellar/Webster - Weir/Broadfoot - S Smith/Papac -
- Burke/??? - Ferguson/??? - Thomson/Hemdani - McCulloch/Adam -
- Naismith/Boyd - Darcheville/Novo -
Beasley is out for the season. Gow & Buffel are the last option to use for Walter Smith. I don't know about youngsters well. Heard a few youngsters are improving their skills very well.