ALerone 637 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 The way i see it come august with Davie Weir retired and Magic at Barcalona, walter is relying on Wilson , McCulloch, Thompson(?) or Witts to play in central defence..Not good enough, so we gotta hang on to Bougie cos we've already lost Mendes.I think with Miller, McCulloch, Novo up front were alwasys gonna score plenty so for me, get some money off Brum for Boyd.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Impossible for me to answer that.Bougherra makes such a difference, as does Boyd.If Bougherra left, could Smith strike it lucky in the transfer market for the third time in a row after Cuellar and Madjid?If Boyd left, could anyone within our budget replace his goals?They're as important as each other. There'd be no point in Boyd scoring all these goals if Bougherra and co were letting in loads at the other end, likewise there's no point in Bougherra bursting his balls for a clean sheet every week if we didn't have a striker.I'd rather keep them both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooperSF 5,792 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Boogie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFRFC 10 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Boydy yet again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongbowLoyal. 36 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Defo Boyd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Kris Boyd - he does what no-one else can do on a REGULAR basis; score goals. Take him out the side, and we are toothless, and we cannot rely on Lafferty, Miller, Naismith, Novo...With Madjid Bougherra, who is a quality player, up there with Carlos Cuellar, we could sell him, and hopefully use the money to bring in one or two players.In an ideal world, we'd keep both, and continue to strengthen, but we aren't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 762 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 As said above, Smith has a great eye for a defender. We could sell Bougherra for £5-7million and Wilson is the natural heir for nothing.Boyd is a natural goalscoring Rangers fan, money doesn't buy 25+ goal strikers easily and he does it for fun. Added a lot to his game this season.Worth his weight in gold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaco 0 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 BoydBougherra has a couple of years already on his Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fade2Black 1 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Boyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooarts 4 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 This is not even a question, Boyd shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 69 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Boyd. Bougherra could be replaced, just as he replaced Cuellur.With zero cash, no he cant.Bougherra no brainer :S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdioTutti 9 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Bougherra, no question.The fact an average player like Whittaker, largely from full back, can bag 10 goals in around 20 appearances, illustrates that scoring a number of goals alone does not make you a crucial player. What makes you a crucial player is delivering when it really matters, big games.For example, Old Firm game in 2 weeks. Bougherra being fit and available makes an enormous difference to us. Boyd, with 1 goal in 9 Old Firm starts......meh.Leagues are not won and lost in old firm games , they are won by boyd scoring week in week out against the other ten teams (the ten sellck struggle to beat right now)It's also won by having a rock solid defence, something which Boogy is an integral part of.Very difficult one to call but if it wasn't for the financial situation I think I'd rather keep Bougherra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMac 185 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 As Muff said i'd rather we kept both, but if i had to choose it would be Boyd.Look at January when both were out, we still had a strong defense but struggled to score with Lafferty etc.Id also trust Walter more picking up a new CB than a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worcesterloyal 114 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Heart BoydHead Bougherra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolongawake 1,212 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Boyd.Were more likely to get good money for Boogy and walter has a good eye for defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macleod1873 0 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Boyd for me, we would be nowhere without his goals this season, likewise last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whytes3 254 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Boyd for me. Bougy is a great player but he's not a Bear through and through. he will go on to other things with other big clubs. Boyd could be a career bear - something I'd love to see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watson94 9 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Boyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally62 393 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Keep Boyd,Still got Webster & Wilson... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGer 0 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Like others I'd like to keep both sadly I don't think either one will be playing at Ibrox next season. That said I would choose Boyd. He's led the league in scoring for some time. Besides, we've managed to beat Celtic without Bougherra. How many Old Firm matches did Bougherra play in last season? It seemed to me he missed at least two of them, yet Gers still won the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,551 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Bougherra has two years left on his deal.Boyd has four months.Has to be Boyd every time for that reason alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagebluenose 0 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 No question its Bougherra for me as he is the better player by miles, (far more important to the team) and arguably our only real quality player along with Davis imo, Its like asking someone if they would rather have a Ferrari or a Fiesta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,758 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Bougherra for me. But I would rather both obviously. It is a hard question. What was the right answer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Like others I'd like to keep both sadly I don't think either one will be playing at Ibrox next season. That said I would choose Boyd. He's led the league in scoring for some time. Besides, we've managed to beat Celtic without Bougherra. How many Old Firm matches did Bougherra play in last season? It seemed to me he missed at least two of them, yet Gers still won the league.He's played in three out of the seven OF matches that have taken place during his Gers career.Not a great record, albeit not his fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Bougherra, no question.The fact an average player like Whittaker, largely from full back, can bag 10 goals in around 20 appearances, illustrates that scoring a number of goals alone does not make you a crucial player. What makes you a crucial player is delivering when it really matters, big games.For example, Old Firm game in 2 weeks. Bougherra being fit and available makes an enormous difference to us. Boyd, with 1 goal in 9 Old Firm starts......meh.I read somewhere it took Larsson something like 6 or 7 Old Firm games to actually score.Don't judge too early. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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