Misteral 2,932 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Fleck loan deal to Blackpool completed. From ESPN Soccernet14.20 GMT - DONE DEAL: Blackpool have completed a move to bring Rangers' attacking midfielder John Fleck to Bloomfield Road on loan until the end of the season. Hope he has a good one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Mustard 380 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Well done Ally. At the very least it shows a measure of planning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights 2,526 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hopefully he gets some games under his belt. Ollie is usually decent with youngsters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't think we'll see him in a Gers top again but I hope he does well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionsAgain 1,373 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hope he gets a good few games with them and there is no buy clause. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Either can I see him coming back, hope he gets games and he's back with Fergie and Danny Wilson! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Gutted by this but happy for the boy he will at least not ruin his talents any longer. Good luck son. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNuts 552 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 hope this is the push he needs to perform consistently at rangers when he returns Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't think we'll see him in a Gers top again but I hope he does well.Neither do i as this is more than just a football decision.If our squad was top heavy with talented midfielders i could see the point of loaning him out but we aren't. McCoist is relying on the same 3 in Davis, Edu and McCulloch to get us to the end of the season. So who plays in the centre if Davis gets injured or suspended? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1690 1 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hope he gets a good lot of games and comes back better and more confident Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Neither do i as this is more than just a football decision.If our squad was top heavy with talented midfielders i could see the point of loaning him out but we aren't. McCoist is relying on the same 3 in Davis, Edu and McCulloch to get us to the end of the season. So who plays in the centre if Davis gets injured or suspended?It's more of a financial thing for me.It sounds like we moved him on to free up wages, but if we sign Jaager and Celik permanently then that'll use up more than the £5,000 weekly that Fleck was on.Where will that money come from if he comes back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's more of a financial thing for me.It sounds like we moved him on to free up wages, but if we sign Jaager and Celik permanently then that'll use up more than the £5,000 weekly that Fleck was on.Where will that money come from if he comes back?Assuming of course that Blackpool have taken on all of his wages? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Assuming of course that Blackpool have taken on all of his wages?Impossible to say, isn't it?I'd imagine they must be paying most if not all of it. I don't think Whyte seems like the sort of guy that would pay someone £100,000 for a six month loan spell at another club. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JograBear 1,074 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Don't understand this considering out poor midfield this season. Good luck Fleck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUDGIE52 9 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's more of a financial thing for me.It sounds like we moved him on to free up wages, but if we sign Jaager and Celik permanently then that'll use up more than the £5,000 weekly that Fleck was on.Where will that money come from if he comes back?Hopefully by the time Fleck comes back McCulloch will be gone which should free up a fair few bob, I am quite sure McCulloch's weekly wage will almost cover what Rangers will pay Fleck, Jaager and Celik. Also the likes of Healy, Broadfoot, Ortiz, McKay, Badoya will probably be moved on come the summer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,400 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's more of a financial thing for me.It sounds like we moved him on to free up wages, but if we sign Jaager and Celik permanently then that'll use up more than the £5,000 weekly that Fleck was on.Where will that money come from if he comes back?You would think by the start on next season we would have 3 or 4 high earners off our wage bill like Jelavic, Whittaker, Jig and Papac (Since he's not signed a new deal). So wages will be down overall even if John comes back although like a few on here I doubt he will come back.Hopefully Ness can shake off the injuries because he is a real talent and is needed in the middle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hopefully by the time Fleck comes back McCulloch will be gone which should free up a fair few bob, I am quite sure McCulloch's weekly wage will almost cover what Rangers will pay Fleck, Jaager and Celik. Also the likes of Healy, Broadfoot, Ortiz, McKay, Badoya will probably be moved on come the summer.I have a horrible gut feeling though that next season is going to see a lot of changes to our playing staff with quite a few of our key players being moved on or released.No CL football this season and the prospect of it being very slim means that the wages and overheads will need slashed dramatically as Whyte has already hinted at.Wouldn't be at all surprised to see all the players earning over £10k per week being sold or asked to take a pay cut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,400 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I have a horrible gut feeling though that next season is going to see a lot of changes to our playing staff with quite a few of our key players being moved on or released.No CL football this season and the prospect of it being very slim means that the wages and overheads will need slashed dramatically as Whyte has already hinted at.Wouldn't be at all surprised to see all the players earning over £10k per week being sold or asked to take a pay cut.We should all of been aware this was going to be the case as when Whyte took over he told us if we are to run efficiently as a club then we need to slash a few million £’s from the wage bill. We offered improved deals to our biggest assets in the hope they don’t leave for buttons like Boyd and Miller, if the tax case goes against us then we will see these players moved on next season for a decent fee not the 500k we got for one of our better players. Whittaker IMO won’t be much of a loss as he has not hit the heights he made for himself in the last 2 seasons. Davis of course has quality and is one of our best players but again this season has been average and with Ness, McKay, Fleck, Bedoya ect hopefully these can cover.Greggs – Will be a loss but Alexander while not getting any younger is still a quality goalkeeper and one of the best in the SPL.Jelavic – Our best player and will be a loss but if we can get in another forward like the Polish lad on loan or Sandaza then you never know.We just have to wait and see what happens as everything can change in a flash especially when football is concerned, we all thought 4 years ago we were going to struggle badly and look at how we have done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cos88 283 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You would think by the start on next season we would have 3 or 4 high earners off our wage bill like Jelavic, Whittaker, Jig and Papac (Since he's not signed a new deal). So wages will be down overall even if John comes back although like a few on here I doubt he will come back.Hopefully Ness can shake off the injuries because he is a real talent and is needed in the middle.Ally has already stated that he wants to get Sasa tied down for another year, Jig is contracted til 2013 and there has been no hint that Whittaker has been touted to other clubs or that anyone would actually want him. I fully expect all 3 of them to be here next season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,400 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Ally has already stated that he wants to get Sasa tied down for another year, Jig is contracted til 2013 and there has been no hint that Whittaker has been touted to other clubs or that anyone would actually want him. I fully expect all 3 of them to be here next season.Some guys on here yesterday said Papac is leaving and turned down the offer? Whittaker should go and I'm sure a championship club can take him as he's on far too much money for what he offers us. If palyers like Conway can get a move down there then so can Whittaker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Ally has already stated that he wants to get Sasa tied down for another year, Jig is contracted til 2013 and there has been no hint that Whittaker has been touted to other clubs or that anyone would actually want him. I fully expect all 3 of them to be here next season.Sadly so do i.Whittaker will not be leaving as i doubt anyone will bid for him and especially not now since singing his new and improved contract. As for McCulloch...he should do the decent thing and ask to leave at the end of the season and go to a team more suited to his level as it is clearly not Rangers.Papac..i am 50/50 on whether he stays or goes. If he stays then we have a reliable and experienced defender. If he goes then it means Wallace should get a run in his preferred position.Jelavic, Davis, McGregor sadly i fully expect to see all 3 sold whether they want to stay or not.Wage bill reduced dramatically to around £10m to £12m per annum meaning top wages of around £10k per week maximum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2002 2 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Can't believe he's let fleck go, he's better than mculloch and edu put together just didn't get a chance hopefully he comes back a better player and gets a run in the team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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