Beattie at Ibrox today

[bluenose_72 198]

I am actually pleased with this signing. I think he'll score for fun alongside Miller.

Nikica who?

[Gaffbear 4,104]

Beattie is old and pish

You'll get a slap.......32 isnae auld ffs

[Adoniram 1,919]

I am against the principle behind the signing.

Murray told the fans to our faces that the days of signing 30 plus players on high wages with no resale value were a thing of the past as we couldn't afford to keep going down that route.

Now we are on the verge of signing 2 in the one week who fall in to that category.

In my view this is why we are in the financial mess we are in and signings like this are not the way forward.

However when Beattie pulls on the jersey he will get supported regardless as that's what we do.

[TheYellowSubmarine 22]

I am actually pleased with this signing. I think he'll score for fun alongside Miller.

Nikica who?

he hasnt signed YET, young warrior

[gandhisflip 5]

I am actually pleased with this signing. I think he'll score for fun alongside Miller.

Nikica who?

he hasnt signed YET, young warrior

He'll do great - check out the school he went to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beattie_(footballer)

[JTP 221]

While sell-on value is always something we should be looking for, sometimes it's just not the case.

Will Beattie strengthen our forward line? Absolutely. Right now, that's all we should be looking at.

Nail on Head.

If he comes in and bangs 30 goals this season to clinch us 3IAR and bank another £10M+ will anyone be shouting about his sell on value?

If sell on value is our MAIN priority then we should stay clear of England. Sometimes however you buy guys you know will fit in and I think Beattie will fit right in. He has a runner to do the leg work and he'll bang them in for us.

Lets call it a good stop gap for two years.

[dezrfc1 26]

While sell-on value is always something we should be looking for, sometimes it's just not the case.

Will Beattie strengthen our forward line? Absolutely. Right now, that's all we should be looking at.

Nail on Head.

If he comes in and bangs 30 goals this season to clinch us 4IAR and bank another £10M+ will anyone be shouting about his sell on value?

If sell on value is our MAIN priority then we should stay clear of England. Sometimes however you buy guys you know will fit in and I think Beattie will fit right in. He has a runner to do the leg work and he'll bang them in for us.

Lets call it a good stop gap for two years.

think we need 3 in a row before we go on to 4

[Johnny Dangerously 7,563]

Whether he scores 30 or not, we still have to qualify for the champions League.

I think

[GovanFrontGers 1]

I'm not over happy if we sign him but tbh i think he will score goals, but £1.5 is to much and he has had alot of problems with injuries.

[JTP 221]

While sell-on value is always something we should be looking for, sometimes it's just not the case.

Will Beattie strengthen our forward line? Absolutely. Right now, that's all we should be looking at.

Nail on Head.

If he comes in and bangs 30 goals this season to clinch us 4IAR and bank another £10M+ will anyone be shouting about his sell on value?

If sell on value is our MAIN priority then we should stay clear of England. Sometimes however you buy guys you know will fit in and I think Beattie will fit right in. He has a runner to do the leg work and he'll bang them in for us.

Lets call it a good stop gap for two years.

think we need 3 in a row before we go on to 4

haha my bad

[Smile 26,622]

I was on the ibrox tour and saw him talking to walter.

good signing, should score for fun up here

and won't look out of place in a cold inverness wednesday night in december!

Good post mate, its good to see a good honest post.

[JTP 221]

Whether he scores 30 or not, we still have to qualify for the champions League.

I think

Yes, the CHAMPIONS route. We really should be qualifying from it.

It's the other route we'll struggle.

[RangersJamie52 0]

I think this will be a good signing.. fingers crossed we get him, and we dont get Tommy Smith!

[Gaffbear 4,104]

I am against the principle behind the signing.

Murray told the fans to our faces that the days of signing 30 plus players on high wages with no resale value were a thing of the past as we couldn't afford to keep going down that route.

Now we are on the verge of signing 2 in the one week who fall in to that category.

In my view this is why we are in the financial mess we are in and signings like this are not the way forward.

However when Beattie pulls on the jersey he will get supported regardless as that's what we do.

And you actually believed that clown???

[simon 1,758]

Here's hoping the deal is completed soon. Would like to see him start on Saturday.

[TOBL 1]

Whether he scores 30 or not, we still have to qualify for the champions League.

I think

Yeah we would have to play 1 qualifier, if we win the league this year, to get into the champions league group stage. But that qualifier would be against the champions of a league ranked lower than the Scottish league, so we would probably be big favourites. Whereas if we Finnish second we have two qualifiers the second of which would be against a team who finnished 4th in one of the big 4 leauges

[Bear 25]

The role Rangers need to go down is getting into the CL for money.

Yes mate. I have logged off for an hour and had a good think and now believe Beatie is a good buy. Rangers will NOT break any self imposed wage structure. The lad is a good football player and i believe he will come to us and try his socks off for us and bang in a lot of goals. He doesn't want to play in the CL and basically "turn up". He will want to show Europe that he is a good player.

I'd even hazard a guess that he personally (note i say HE PERSONALLY) hopes he can catch the eye of Cappello.

[fivestars 0]

Beattie would be a good signing. Dont know anything about Smith so cant really jusge the guy. Im not counting any chickens yet mind you after the Jelavic and Eagles deals fell through.

[mrmytto 220]

Yeah we would have to play 1 qualifier, if we win the league this year, to get into the champions league group stage. But that qualifier would be against the champions of a league ranked lower than the Scottish league, so we would probably be big favourites. Whereas if we Finnish second we have two qualifiers the second of which would be against a team who finnished 4th in one of the big 4 leauges

We are the people though, and we can do the impossible.

[GeeB 4]

We are the people though, and we can do the impossible.

[Allanger 625]

Reasonable player in the price range. I want better but realise this aint going to happen so if he signs then I will be behind him.

Give us a couple more Walter!!!!!

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

He will probably fit in well alongside Miller and work harder than Boyd did (which wouldnt be hard)

[TravelingWilBEARy 4,319]

I am against the principle behind the signing.

Murray told the fans to our faces that the days of signing 30 plus players on high wages with no resale value were a thing of the past as we couldn't afford to keep going down that route.

Now we are on the verge of signing 2 in the one week who fall in to that category.

In my view this is why we are in the financial mess we are in and signings like this are not the way forward.

However when Beattie pulls on the jersey he will get supported regardless as that's what we do.

Exactly - Short term fixes.

Not good enough.

[Guest SandyIniesta-Nordahl]

You probably bought it the first time it was in fashion tho.

Muahahahaha

[Allanger 625]

Exactly - Short term fixes.

Not good enough.

You are right about short term fixes but what else can we do? The squad needs strengthening and with Walter only here for the season it looks like the bank/board will not release funds for an investment that might have some resale value.