The Mckay Problem

[loch71 10]

Indeed but none of them achieved the success that McKay did last year.

We've seen first hand (Caldwell over Cuellar a few years ago, Ryan Giggs & Bale winning PFA player of the year in event years) how pointless and obscure the decisions can be when it comes to these awards and that's why I'm not using it as a measuring stick for anything.

I'm not writing McKay off completely. He's obviously a decent player. I just don't think he deserves the amount of praise that he seems to get on here yet.

I don't think it's praise to be honest. We haven't seen enough of him to praise him but I think people are just genuinely keen to see what he can offer after nearly 4 years of Davis being the sole midfield creator in our team and limited holding players like Lee McCulloch stiffling our team.

If he is obviously a "decent player", why didn't he make the bench on saturday? McCulloch and Ortiz made it despite been given decent game time season and have continually coming up short

[Chef 436]

No one knows the reason, but we can all muster some sort of answer as to why he aint on the bench or picked, whatever next, we cant play him as there is a clause that could put Santa to shame

[gunslinger 270]

I personally think there's a fair bit of complacency at Rangers with certain players, dropping them is a good boot up the arse.

There shouldn't be room for passengers at Rangers but there is. The 'old boys club' mentality provides a close dressing room and a real team ethic, but it also means moving on/dropping certain players is much harder than it should be.

in Scotland that close knit mentality is vital. if jig and broadfoot were first picks I would agree with you but the other 3 have earned there place. edu intact has been one of our best players this season.

if you want a look at what happens when you drop players every time they have a bad game look across the city.

I could make a case for dropping goian and jela BTW.

[docspiderman 1,265]

At the end of the day 99% of the posters here can only judge what he has done in games in our strip; his lack of touches of the ball, running about getting nowhere near ball or opponent, generally looking out of his depth has so far outweighed his two meaningful contributions.

The other factor is the confusing suggestions from posters down under where it has been suggested he should play --- left back,left midfield,right midfield,central midfield,supporting striker.

I know it is wrong to judge him for various reasons,new country,league, travel,tiredness,lack of opportunity etc but we all say what we see or think we see and so far from what I have seen of him in COMPETITIVE games he just does not look as if he can handle spl football.

Perhaps next spring when he has settled into the squad my quick gut judgement will have proved embarrassingly foolish and humble pie will be on the menu.We can only wait and see how he adapts.

[loch71 10]

At the end of the day 99% of the posters here can only judge what he has done in games in our strip; his lack of touches of the ball, running about getting nowhere near ball or opponent, generally looking out of his depth has so far outweighed his two meaningful contributions.

The other factor is the confusing suggestions from posters down under where it has been suggested he should play --- left back,left midfield,right midfield,central midfield,supporting striker.

I know it is wrong to judge him for various reasons,new country,league, travel,tiredness,lack of opportunity etc but we all say what we see or think we see and so far from what I have seen of him in COMPETITIVE games he just does not look as if he can handle spl football.

Perhaps next spring when he has settled into the squad my quick gut judgement will have proved embarrassingly foolish and humble pie will be on the menu.We can only wait and see how he adapts.

How many of the games has he played? 2? If these games where the barrometer then the whole side looked as if they couldn't handle the SPL as we've been truly dreadful of late.

Despite his size he did well in the rather robust A league from what we are told so I'm not that fussed about the rough and tumble of the SPL. Once again, I''m not saying he's a world beater but after 4/5 years of plodding midfielders in our side, I'm keen to see what he can bring to the side over a run of games in the middle of the park and not cameo appearances in vacant positions

[Chef 436]

Holman

Kewell

Emerton

None of these boys can play no!?

Holman had do much criticism on this board when we were linked, totally written off as rubbish. Whenever iv seen him he looks good anaw

[Creampuff 22,628]

Holman

Kewell

Emerton

None of these boys can play no!?

Kewell and Emerton haven't kicked a ball in years.

Holman is a good player, but vastly overrated by some.

[aussieranger 52]

Not a criticism of McKay , but who was his competition for Australian player of the year?

Cahill was injured a lot of that year, Lucas Neill is playing in UAE, and the rest of the team is hardly spectacular.

Certainly is!!

Australia must be shit eh!! top 20 world ranked team, must be crap eh!! players must be shite eh! pull your head in mate, are you aware that there are currently something like 200 Aussie players plying there trade through Europe, must be doing something right

wee question for you, who is the only british team Australia has failed to beat in the last 10 years, i'll give you a hint

Beat England

Beat Wales

Beat Scotland

Beat Republic of Potatoes

let me see who does that leave, oh Northern Ireland as we have not played and beat them yet in the last ten years!! Oh and another few facts for you, tell me who was the last team to beat Germany In germany, oh that's right the aussies,

Feck Australia must be a backwater and shit eh, same as McKay, peoples ignorance on here is bewildering, really is

To say Mckay is shite cause he comes from Oz just shows your ignorance mate, i'm looking forward to the next world cup in Brazil, will you.....

[BlueSuedeSambas 54,842]

Certainly is!!

Australia must be shit eh!! top 20 world ranked team, must be crap eh!! players must be shite eh! pull your head in mate, are you aware that there are currently something like 200 Aussie players plying there trade through Europe, must be doing something right

wee question for you, who is the only british team Australia has failed to beat in the last 10 years, i'll give you a hint

Beat England

Beat Wales

Beat Scotland

Beat Republic of Potatoes

let me see who does that leave, oh Northern Ireland as we have not played and beat them yet in the last ten years!! Oh and another few facts for you, tell me who was the last team to beat Germany In germany, oh that's right the aussies,

Feck Australia must be a backwater and shit eh, same as McKay, peoples ignorance on here is bewildering, really is

To say Mckay is shite cause he comes from Oz just shows your ignorance mate, i'm looking forward to the next world cup in Brazil, will you.....

:lol: :lol:

Talk about waving a red rag to a bull.

[Creampuff 22,628]

Certainly is!!

Australia must be shit eh!! top 20 world ranked team, must be crap eh!! players must be shite eh! pull your head in mate, are you aware that there are currently something like 200 Aussie players plying there trade through Europe, must be doing something right

wee question for you, who is the only british team Australia has failed to beat in the last 10 years, i'll give you a hint

Beat England

Beat Wales

Beat Scotland

Beat Republic of Potatoes

let me see who does that leave, oh Northern Ireland as we have not played and beat them yet in the last ten years!! Oh and another few facts for you, tell me who was the last team to beat Germany In germany, oh that's right the aussies,

Feck Australia must be a backwater and shit eh, same as McKay, peoples ignorance on here is bewildering, really is

To say Mckay is shite cause he comes from Oz just shows your ignorance mate, i'm looking forward to the next world cup in Brazil, will you.....

Simmer doon.

1) I never said Australia were shite. I simply said that in terms of individual names that could have won the player of the year, there's hardly more than a handful worth mentioning.

2) I never said that McKay was shit because he comes from Australia.

3) Calling me ignorant for things I didn't say is fairly ignorant, mate.

Reel your head in and stop trying to get offended.

[aussieranger 52]

:lol: :lol:

Talk about waving a red rag to a bull.

very good mate!! just shits me when people run down aussie football, so i will admit i get a bit pissed off, anyhow on another note here is a current list of overseas aussies if anyone is interested

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[NessFTW 40]

Seen nothing that special from McKay to suggest he deserves a place in the team over established midfielders like Edu and Davis.

Sure he is probably better than McCulloch but just because he has a few decent games in the A-league doesn't mean he's good enough for the Rangers

Don't really fancy him on the left (happy to stick with Wylde) so he'll just have to be patient. If he works hard he'll get his chance. Got a feeling he's going to go down the Alan Gow route though, getting better with every game he doesn't play .

[Creampuff 22,628]

That list is fucking impossible to read.

Anyway, I thought all you Aussies were laid back :McKay:

[JograBear 1,075]

Seen nothing that special from McKay to suggest he deserves a place in the team over established midfielders like Edu and Davis.

How can you judge this on 2 games? 2 games in which the rest of our side were complete pish. Do they not deserve a place either? Unreal.

Give the guy a chance then start to comment on his ability!

[cstamomusa 3,812]

A fair assessment. The only thing that I would add to that is the frustration (from those that have seen him play at least 50 times) is that our midfield is not performing well and dictating games at the moment. We believe he will make a big difference. Those that are saying he should not be in are people who have seen him play a couple of games, but that's fine; you can only have an opinion on what you know.

To be fair I think for him and the other non regular first team players, it's hard to keep up a competitive edge not getting to play regularly. They have to rely on bounce games to stay match fit, I actually think that was Alexander's problem when he played in Hamburg. Although, a lot of fans don't like friendlies at least fringe players get a competitive game.

[NessFTW 40]

How can you judge this on 2 games? 2 games in which the rest of our side were complete pish. Do they not deserve a place either? Unreal.

Give the guy a chance then start to comment on his ability!

He'll get his chance don't worry. All I'm saying is he has not done anything so far to suggest he deserves a regular midfield slot. I would be quite happy for him to get a game here and there, but a sustained run in the side must be earned.

[Creampuff 22,628]

I thought McKay done well in the Dundee Utd game.

[Adoniram 1,919]

Sure he is probably better than McCulloch but just because he has a few decent games in the A-league doesn't mean he's good enough for the Rangers

Then we shouldn't have bought him going by that logic NessFTW.

I happen to think the argument about players going stale is a very valid one. They train all week to sit on a bench or not even get there. So when called upon they have little or no game time to get up to speed with the style and tempo of the play.

It may well be that for whatever reason McKay is not producing the goods in training and doesn't deserve a place in the team. However the job of the coaches and the manager is to get his confidence up as well as his footballing level to the point he is making their jobs impossible to leave him out.

After all it was they who watched him and saw enough of him that convinced them he could do a job in the Rangers 1st team.

[krissg910 110]

i think the problem is his style of play, he loves to pass n move, work in tirangles(barca tactic). he is high energy, closing down the opposition high up the park.

sadly at the moment most of our squad are not gifted enough to play that style. also our tactics dont suit his strengths.

i do believe however he will evenchaly get a starting spot and become a very good player for us.

[debear 603]

The player himself said in an interview yesterday that hes struggled with the constant travelling back and forward and hasn't been able to train/play as he would have liked but hopes that he can get his Rangers career going now cause he has no internationals for a while.

[mattymckayloyal 1]

He will come good. Hasn't had a chance to show what he can do at all yet, and the travelling back to play for the socceroos wont have done him any good at all.

He is a far better player than Bedoya and Ortiz and I still reckon he will fight his way in to partner Davis in the middle of the park.

[Chef 436]

The player himself said in an interview yesterday that hes struggled with the constant travelling back and forward and hasn't been able to train/play as he would have liked but hopes that he can get his Rangers career going now cause he has no internationals for a while.

Don't let facts get in the way here, it won't wash. There has to be summit amiss with the way the club are handling him let it be confidence or whatever reason, at the end of the day something aint right

[NessFTW 40]

Sure he is probably better than McCulloch but just because he has a few decent games in the A-league doesn't mean he's good enough for the Rangers

Then we shouldn't have bought him going by that logic NessFTW.

I happen to think the argument about players going stale is a very valid one. They train all week to sit on a bench or not even get there. So when called upon they have little or no game time to get up to speed with the style and tempo of the play.

It may well be that for whatever reason McKay is not producing the goods in training and doesn't deserve a place in the team. However the job of the coaches and the manager is to get his confidence up as well as his footballing level to the point he is making their jobs impossible to leave him out.

After all it was they who watched him and saw enough of him that convinced them he could do a job in the Rangers 1st team.

Ortiz, Bedoya and McKay have basically thickened out the squad a wee bit, which was necessary. Now at least we're not completely fucked should we pick up any injuries in this area.

Out of the three, I have a feeling that McKay will make the most impact, but unless Davis is dropped or gets injured I think he'll find it hard to nail down a place in the starting eleven.

[Adoniram 1,919]

Ortiz, Bedoya and McKay have basically thickened out the squad a wee bit, which was necessary. Now at least we're not completely fucked should we pick up any injuries in this area.

Out of the three, I have a feeling that McKay will make the most impact, but unless Davis is dropped or gets injured I think he'll find it hard to nail down a place in the starting eleven.

That's my take on it as i do not rate Ortiz or Bedoya one little bit. McKay is in a catch 22 situation though. He has been travelling a lot and his career at Rangers was very stop start. This has meant prolonged spells in the stand or the bench as he struggles to play catch up with his team mates.

The problem i have is that the coaches should have ensured someone like McKay was ready to take over from Davis and not keep playing him through this terrible loss of form he is facing.

Out of the three he has the best chance of succeeding but i doubt it will be as a regular central midfielder in place of Davis.

[oheisbaer 0]

McKay and Bedoya must be given an opportunity in their preferred positions. I don't think McCoist has found a sustainable response to the loss of Naismith. He got closer on Saturday in terms of formation. 2 up front is a non-starter as we need someone to link midfield and attack. However, Bedoya or Fleck should be given the opportunity in this role before the likes of Bendiksen, regardless how decent he may have played.

Aluko Davis Edu McKay

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