James Beattie

[ronniemca 479]

what the fuck was that about today? he makes boyd look like usain bolt on ecstasy .a total waste of 1.5m .tought we were told we would stop buying hasbeens, coming to top up their pension funds. with that money we could have signed a young striker with a future and some value, instead of a fuckin statue

[Amac9 2,060]

Never been a fan of Beattie and I don't know why we bought him.

He should be back up to Miller and Jelavic.

[RFCsince1690 5]

Tbh, dont think hes as bad as youre making out, his link up play is decent and remember he'll not be fully fit for another 2 weeks or so. But I agree, we should have signed Goodwillie instead

[disgruntled_bear 157]

Still going to give him time to get match fit etc...

Hopefully he proves me wrong.

[Muff 245]

Thought he was very good last week at Easter Road, but today he was terrible. Slow, lazy, uninterested at times. His touch and control was piss poor and he made the wrong runs.

He better get his finger out if he wants to be a regular first team starter, because Walter Smith isn't going to drop Miller and we have just spent bid on Jelavic.

[simplythebestest 2,145]

You've really fuckin jumped the gun here. Give the lad a chance. We are still winning (if not convincingly) and he has contributed to that.

You're forgetting he was dropped for half a year after a backroom bust-up and that will take time to recover from. He will play a part this season, so get behind him.

[AW-WATP 112]

Poor today,but its only been 3 games.Give him a chance.Laffertys had over 50 games for us but hes still shite

[Amac9 2,060]

Get him a few practice matches over the International break.

[GOAT 30,449]

Ill give it a few weeks, but hes been nowhere near as bad as youre making out.

[laudrupno1 3,932]

think he need s afew games to get match fit,dont even kno if he got a good pre-season under his belt with the fall out with the manager pulis,hopefully beattie will get afew goals soon as no doubt the papers will be on his back soon if doesnt score

[ryan_rfc 24]

Yeah gotta give him time, cant judge him until hes match fit.

[THE QUEENS ELEVEN 0]

give the fucker a chance ffs.

[Jamie1807 146]

Let him get his arse in the door before judging him

[neilstonloyal 186]

a thought he was pish aswell we would of been better getting goodwillie and a said this before beatie even played his first game

[DavieMacRFC 850]

My thoughts are as follows,

1,Debut against Killie = Adrenalin and fan power carried him through and he tried his best 7/10

2,Game against Hibs = Put himself about really well and got in about the defence 6/10

3,Today against St Johnstone = Thought he was really ineffective his passing was not very distributive and his overall performance was well below par 3/10

Overall Verdict = Willing to put himself about but really short of match fitness and badly in need of losing a few pounds plus really needs a goal to kick start his Rangers career, willing to give him a chance !!!

[GOAT 30,449]

So let me get this straight, some of you are moaning about wasteing money on beattie, yet are willing to waste it on goodwillie?

The mind boggles.

[Fergie1873 3]

Once match fit think he`ll be good....... and don`t forget he set up the 1st at easter road last week !

[wearethemighty 186]

Hes hardly played any competitive matches before he was signed, so give the guy a break. A few weeks on the bench now Jelavic is here will do him the world of good.

[Goianegra 4,680]

Are you fucking serious? He's 32 and never played in this league before. H's not the first player to not gel to a new club within a few weeks. And neither Laffery nor Bradfoot is as bad as you're making out. Geez peace.

[ronniemca 479]

to me hes like so many other strikers weve signed ostenstad, velicka etc ,slow as fuck and over the hill, watched him closely to day and the amount of times he was caught on his heels was amazing, surely a young, quick, enthusiastic player ala little, loy, goodwillie would offer more than dross like this

[Blue Stars Bearette 1]

gutted Jela can't play in the CL...just have to use Miller as I reckon we won't play so often with 2 up front...Beattie won't cut it

[1st_Jan_1994 4,868]

It was only a matter of time before the snipers started on the big man. I'm only suprised it took 3 games.

He adds something to our team. He can shield a man an win a header with ease. OK, that might not be the most desireable thing in the world but it's perfect foil for Miller.

[GrumpyRyan 8]

FFS doh

Give the new guys time to settle into the county and club!! Never feckin happy!! :P

[JackCarter 2]

He only cost £800k, not £1.5m.

[Coplandbear11 1,087]

My thoughts are as follows,

1,Debut against Killie = Adrenalin and fan power carried him through and he tried his best 7/10

2,Game against Hibs = Put himself about really well and got in about the defence 6/10

3,Today against St Johnstone = Thought he was really ineffective his passing was not very distributive and his overall performance was well below par 3/10

Overall Verdict = Willing to put himself about but really short of match fitness and badly in need of losing a few pounds plus really needs a goal to kick start his Rangers career, willing to give him a chance !!!

Agree with most but I can assure u the guy don't need to lose a few pounds! I met him outside ibrox on Friday and like u I thought he was carrying weight but he's lean and physically well built in upper body! Me an ma mates were shocked. He is well short in match fitness I believe.