Shagarito

I'm sure Walter's team only had three centre-halves but the four in midfield and one up top is what made it quite a defensive formation. On the break we looked excellent against Valencia at home.The line-up that night was; McGregor Foster Bougherra Weir Papac Whittaker Weiss Davis Edu Naismith Miller I personally wouldn't like to see a back 3/5 and prefer a flat back 4 but I do feel that formation surprised the European opposition we faced that year and was pretty effective.

A lot of people, myself included, don't want to see McCulloch play as a first choice defender. I am just trying to figure out how Ally might try to play all of our new signings. I actually think McCulloch's best spell for Rangers was the 2009-2010 season when he played in centre midfield with Davis. In late 2009 we were blowing teams away with a midfield of Beasley Davis McCulloch Novo and Boyd and Miller up front. That was hands down the best football we have played since some of PLG's European performances (forgetting PLG'S SPL ones!). Slightly off topic there!

With Ally signing Zaliukas, does anyone else think he might change our system to a 3-5-2? It would make sense considering the amount of centre-backs we have on our books. I remember us playing a similar system in Europe under Walter Smith (more of a 5-4-1) which Man Utd and Valencia, in particular, struggled to cope with. Ricky Foster was a key part of that system due to his pace so that may have been the reason Ally has brought him in considering we had enough players to play right-back. Ally himself tried three centre-halves against Malmo two years ago which didn't work because Davie Weir picked up an early injury. I've never been too fond of this system especially because most teams play a 4-3-3/4-5-1 which matches the 3-5-2 in midfield but also allows the wide players to get in behind the opposition wing-backs which drags the back three around. Admittedly, I can't see these sort of tactical battles occurring in League One. How would you feel if Ally was to field this sort of line-up? Bell Mohsni McCulloch Zaliukas Foster Law Black McLeod Wallace Daly Clark

I was actually more impressed with him than McLeod at the start of last season but his performance levels dropped significantly. He's a player with pace, trickery and looks like he may have an end product. My only issue with him is I have heard a few negative stories about his attitude (similar to Cole, Hutton etc). If he knuckles down then he could have a great future in front of him.

I can see your point but confidence makes a massive difference to a player's form. The so-called 'boo boys' haven't always been the most forgiving bunch and as a result we have seen a few players suddenly flourish when they leave Ibrox- although that could be down to the lower expectation levels that come with turning out for a smaller club.

I think we are guilty of prematurely judging our young players. As mentioned above, Hutton looked awful for a period of time and then suddenly turned into a £9mill player. On the other hand, John Fleck, was touted as the new Wayne Rooney and his career has been on a downward trajectory since. Both of these examples show that you never know how a young player will develop so maybe we need to be a bit more patient and encouraging as a fanbase and give these boys a fair crack of the whip before writing them off.