Boab 73 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Stevie Naismith finally became a key protagonist in a major cup success for Rangers last Sunday and now he hopes to play a leading role in the charge for more glory.The former Kilmarnock star had not had the best of fortune at the national stadium since switching to the Light Blues.But last Sunday it was his pace and precision which set up the chance for Kenny Miller to claim a stunning victory over St Mirren in the Co-operative Insurance Cup Final.When Naismith joined Rangers in 2007 he was ineligible for the League Cup having played for Killie at Peterhead and therefore missed out on the final that season when Dundee United were beaten on penalties.He then suffered a dreadful knee injury in the Scottish Cup semi-final that season against St Johnstone which kept him out for eight months.Naismith was a peripheral character when he got the last five minutes in last season's Scottish Cup Final win over Falkirk.And having been right out of the picture in recent weeks, it was perhaps a surprise to some that he made the bench at Hampden last Sunday.However, with 11 minutes remaining and Rangers seemingly in dire straits he was introduced and within four minutes he set up a remarkable victory.He said: "The instructions were to go on and kept things tight and maybe try to get something on the break."Fortunately Davie Weir found me and credit to Kenny and Nacho because they both burst a gut to get into the box and it gave me a target."It was just a case of putting the ball in there and hoping that one of them got on the end of it and Kenny did and it won us the Cup."It was fantastic to come on and make a contribution because in the last month I have not really been involved and that has been difficult."As a player you always want to be involved and hopefully I showed on Sunday that I can bring something to the team and it will stand me in good stead for the remaining matches."There could be a chance for me to come into the starting line-up against Dundee United and I hope that's the case."The thing is you need to be at your best all the time at Rangers, whether it is in training or in the matches so I know that it's all about hard work."When everyone is fit and available there are going to be some unhappy players so you have to take your chance when you get it."http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20100323/sudden-impact_2254024_2002864I'm fed up with him tbh, had many chances at the early start of the season and wasn't really impressive. I'd be looking to maybe move on during the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillwallLoyal 282 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Made a difference on sunday so maybe this will be a turning point for him. Last chance saloon though methinks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 He started the season well then fell away, hopefully this can be the turning point for him tho, maybe keep up a decent level of consistency Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby 41 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Naismith frustrate me.bit like Burke, he is potentially very very good - International class almost on peak form.Needs to do it WAY more often tho.Fantastic on his day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hopefully he can kick on from Sunday, not too sure if he can, or will... time will tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Another player who unfortunately got hampered by injuries and then found it difficult to break into the team, maybe it will be a turning point for him and he can kick start his career again as has happened to other players in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Would rarely have him on the bench never mind give him starts, he should be sold in the summer imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I don't think he's good enough but hopefully I'm wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis 1 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 The odd couple of decent 10 - 15 minutes every season isn't good enough, needs to start showing a level of consistency before it's to late.I really can't see him making the grade at Rangers, i hope i'm wrong but i doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Might be OK as an impact sub but I don't think he is concistent enough to hold down a starting place week in week out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin 18 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Let's not jump on this bandwagon, one good ball into the box doesn't mean he's now a world beater. IMO he still is not Rangers class, but time will tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstamomusa 3,809 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Might be OK as an impact sub but I don't think he is concistent enough to hold down a starting place week in week out.This was my thoughts as well, when he is in for full games it's hit or miss how his form goes. We have other players who should be picked over him but has proven to have some good performances like the one on Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark. 69 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Poor player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 there's me thinking by the thread name Boab was actually gonna post something on his own with his own thoughts..... Oh well looks like another Copy, Paste job. Proberly a good thing aswell mind u. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 there's me thinking by the thread name Boab was actually gonna post something on his own with his own thoughts..... Oh well looks like another Copy, Paste job. Proberly a good thing aswell mind u.You blind aswell as fat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_ni 12 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 naismith has been a complete disappointment for me. He was supposed to be the next big thing in scottish football but hes rarely produced for us. That nasty injury didnt help of course but he wasnt wonderful before that either. Looks good at times but other times hes useless. Fantastic cross on sunday but he would need to be doing that a lot more often. Even lafferty has scored more goals than him in less appearences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 there's me thinking by the thread name Boab was actually gonna post something on his own with his own thoughts..... Oh well looks like another Copy, Paste job. Proberly a good thing aswell mind u.You blind aswell as fat?I'm fed up with him tbh, had many chances at the early start of the season and wasn't really impressive. I'd be looking to maybe move on during the summer.I'm quite interested in diet and nutrition, so I'll look up any link between obesity/overweight people and poor sight There could be a link, I'm always keen on learning new things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 far too inconsistentwe have had too many of these sort of players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM_72 3,604 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I'd rather he was our back up striker than Lafferty. He rarely ever gets a run upfront, I think had he not suffered through injuries and being played out wide he could have been doing Millers job just now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper1989 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Clearly, the lad has talent. Just has to show it more often. Injuries are a hard thing to get over.. not just physically, but mentally as well. Look no further than KT.Looking for much more out of Naismith. Great player -- on his day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyEnglish 48 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 it's time he started giving us a return on his £2m fee, it really should be his last chance as he's been with us almost 3 years now and hasn't made any sort of impact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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