ShaneRalfRoss 301 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 HE’S loving life as an Owl — but Rhys McCabe reckons the agonising over whether to quit Rangers or not knocked him off his perch.The highly-rated midfield kid was one of the first to fly the nest after the Ibrox side went bust and players had the option to transfer to Charles Green’s newco.Signed with Gers since the age of nine, it was tough for the 20-year-old to turn his back on the club that he’d always followed.Throughout the drama and uncertainty McCabe had trained with his pals at his local football team in West Calder and headed out for late night runs in a bid to clear his mind of the mayhem.Yet there was never any contact from people inside the club to help him with a dilemma that tested even the most experienced of players.That didn’t make his decision any easier to accept — but it did help him make his mind up over what he had to do.A switch to Sheffield Wednesday followed and McCabe — set to start Scotland Under-21s’ crunch final qualifier in Austria tonight — admitted: “It was mentally draining with what happened at Rangers.“I was doing local stuff and had my off-season fitness programme so I was keeping myself fit and ticking over.“But to have to go and train by yourself and keep yourself motivated was very hard.“Towards the last week of the off-season my mind was still pickled. I was going out for runs at night just to clear my head.“It definitely had a big effect on me but I’m just glad it’s all over now and I’m back playing football.”McCabe had lived every young Gers supporter’s dream after stepping into the Old Firm cauldron and starring against Celtic in March.He was marked down as one of the pillars that would see the Ibrox club’s future in safe hands if the financial crisis they were experiencing forced them to go with the kids.Having to turn his back on that was a decision he never thought he’d have to contemplate and he said: “I don’t think it was about whether I needed to move on or not. Things at Rangers were a lot more severe than people thought they were.“From a football perspective your main objective is to go and play football.“For me the best thing to do was to go somewhere where I thought my mind could be free of all the background things and I could just concentrate on my football.“It was a hard thing for me to decide to leave because I’m a Rangers fan.“Having joined the club at nine and moving up through the ranks, to see what’s happened was really disappointing.“The boys down south are always asking how Rangers and Celtic are doing but I don’t think anyone outside of Scotland realises Rangers have suffered so much.“They are going to have to bounce back and hopefully they can do it as quickly as they can.”McCabe’s decision to move to Hillsborough and play in the Championship already looks to have paid off.With the likes of Scotland Under-21 team-mate Gregg Wylde still kicking his heels at Bolton after leaving Gers, McCabe has started four games under Dave Jones.He said: “With the carry-on at Rangers I think just to get settled into Sheffield has been good and now I’m doing what I do best again which is playing football.“I’ve been doing really well down at Wednesday, right from the first game of the season. I’ve played ever since so it’s been a dream start. I went down hoping to be involved and stake my place but after the first game the gaffer’s seen something in me so it’s been good.“Everyone wants to play in the Premier League but if you can’t do that the next best thing is the SPL or Championship.“For me it was about looking forward to doing my best down in the Championship and hopefully one day playing in the Premier League.”McCabe’s added match sharpness was key when Billy Stark called him up for the injured Jamie Ness — then handed him his competitive international debut in the 3-0 win over Luxembourg on Thursday.He’s likely to get the nod again in tonight’s final Group Ten clash in Altach.Victory is vital if the Scots are to stand a chance of reaching the play-offs as one of the four best runners-up.Speaking from their baking-hot mountain-flanked HQ near the Swiss border last night, McCabe added: “You look at some of the boys here and they’re not playing regularly.“If you’re playing every week there’s no reason why your fitness levels and game awareness shouldn’t be at the top.“So it’s understandable that boys have been drafted in who are playing every week.“To be included was a big thing for me. To get a start against Luxembourg was a big bonus.“We’re definitely capable of winning. We’ve got great quality and it would be great to get through to the play-offs then to make the finals.”Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/leaguedivision3/4529304/I-was-always-a-Gers-fan-the-thought-of-having-to-quit-left-my-mind-pickled.html#ixzz261EjHQeX Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Rhys McCabe can get himself to fuck. Traitor scum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillybilly 151 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Not a patch on McLeod and McKay. As a man or a player Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I'd rather he supported the tims. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanjo 26,327 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 /rage start"The highly-rated midfield kid was one of the first to fly the nest"A fan??? Rhys McCabe will -NEVER- be allowed to call himself a fan so long as any Rangers fan on this day lives nor will he ever be allowed back to Ibrox to even WATCH us.That goes for the rest of the traitors. Suffering?? try being a fan, or employment in the working class industry where you get paid buttons to listen to people glorify the relegation of my club./rage end Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Oh, so he thinks himself a Rangers fan?Fuck off and choke on your false sadness ya rodent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Scumbag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwallowsHisOwnSpunk 7,768 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Fuck Rhys McCabe and everybody that loves him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqualung 126 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Fuck him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckay 146 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beattie72 170 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 2nd time he has now said thisI hope he is hurting, the judas prick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoyDave 123 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I was always a Gers fan? past tense not present.If you are a Rangers fan and living it's I AM a Gers fan,when you walked away you showed you are no fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 So who is going to be the first to say it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Fuck him, twat thought he was so much better than what he really was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mor3los_1 3,672 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Would score for fun up here But seriously, the boys a prick, has the chance for regular first team football and the chance to become a legend but leaves for extra money, enjoy languishing in the bottom tiers of England for the rest of your mediocre career. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Would score for fun up here But seriously, the boys a prick, has the chance for regular first team football and the chance to become a legend but leaves for extra money, enjoy languishing in the bottom tiers of England for the rest of your mediocre career. Was thinking more like "bears den????" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Fuck off you wee dick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR1979 1,964 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Think he has made a big mistake, 2nd story from him think he may be homesick, oh well burnt your bridges wee man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,713 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Using our clubs name yet again to get in the papers....A nothing player and not a ranger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 2nd time he has now said thisI hope he is hurting, the judas prickVery good point,if the wee scummy fuck is that happy why does he constantly have to talk about Rangers?Don't give me the 'aye he's just answering questions' pish either,his last interview covered that.Rot in hell ya wee dick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekerrthebear 124 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 are you fuck a Rangers fan you cunt. you are a money fan. you will NEVER be welcome back at Ibrox you piece of shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Negri's Beard 1,423 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Enjoy League 1 and career obscurity ya wee quitter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hard to just forget about the traitors as is suggested when they keep coming out with this kind of thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 He is not a Rangers Fan and was never one ,quite simple.Now I do hope none of these Traitors try to justify what they done any longer.Boring now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland 76 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 If he sees himself as a "fan" I'd love to see him at Ibrox during a game to see how REAL Rangers men treat the little cunt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.