WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 THE IBROX NOISE to give them the deserved hits, please use the link http://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2017/04/end-of-road-for-this-ibrox-star.html _____________________________________________________________ When Andy Halliday joined Rangers in the summer of 2015, fans took to him instantly. This was, as you might just know, a lad who grew up literally on the Copland Road itself and saw Ibrox Stadium every single day. He even rejected deals from other teams to risk a trial at Mark Warburton’s new Rangers’ regime and try to earn a contract. He succeeded. Unfortunately Halliday, while never disgracing himself, suffered his manager’s obsession with playing square pegs in round holes and found himself sitting in the anchor role at the heart of midfield to fill in as defensive midfielder when Rangers simply did not have one thanks to their manager’s appalling short-sightedness. Being an attacking mid, this position hardly fit him like a glove, but he played on regardless and was given a little leeway by fans who saw him as One of Our Own and loved the idea of a dyed-in-the-wool fan living the dream and plying their trade on the Hallowed Turf. It would be safe to say, though, that the slack afforded him has rather faded and fans do not seem to have the same love for Halliday as they maybe once did. And with manager Pedro Caixinha favouring five players who exclude Halliday in his midfield, it is a period of Andy’s career at Ibrox where one wonders what the future for him in Govan holds. Jason Holt and Jon Toral have nailed down the defensive portion of Ped’s midfield, while Kenny Miller, Emerson Hyndman and Barrie McKay seem to have more or less clinched the attacking three. This leaves Halliday surplus and on the bench, for now. The lad will be hurting to be out of the picture now, there is no denying that; but he has certainly lived the dream till now that few to none of us ever get to do. And if he is as big a Bear as he professes to be, he will take his demotion on the chin if it is for the betterment of the team; and going by the current performances and results, it is hard to argue otherwise. With summer’s transfer window only a couple of months away, Rangers will look to bring in a quality of player which can seriously contend to fight for second. Fighting for the title would be magnificent but I have to temper my expectations. Rangers are not going to spend £30M or so on the quality of player needed to bring the league back to Ibrox. And Pedro Caixinha, with empirical experience of what the SPL needs, certainly knows the quality required for it now, if he did not before. But with this new glut of players coming in, it really is tough to see any way that Halliday can be part of the new season outwith being a squad player. This is not meant as a smear on the lad – but he like many are probably not up to the standard required for a serious assault on the league next season. And Rangers need to be ready to make one. __________________________________________________ I'd keep Andy - over&above anything else, surely he'll make JJ's job a little easier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,778 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Wasn't Halliday a winger before? Always thought he would be better suited going forward rather than being a defensive midfielder. Warburton did have a weird pendant for fucking with peoples positions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Don't rate him at all but something in me feels that just shoving him out the door doesn't feel right, either. I don't even think he's the standard we need as a squad player but something in me tells me he's a useful guy to keep around on the playing staff for one reason or another which feels strange saying as I'm the first to say we can't operate on sentiment. I don't know how accurate the article is and if they've got some inside information or something. The headline makes it sound definitive but the article sounds like it's posing the question? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,720 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 He has a contract. He's not likely to go anywhere this summer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalRanger86 281 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Don't think he's good enough tbh but I would give him another season and see how he progresses under a new manager. Hopefully it will work out for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,633 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Hes a bang average player another we should be looking to move on Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,137 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 We have a "glut" of players coming in ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,778 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Just now, ritchieshearercaldow said: We have a "glut" of players coming in ? Apparently Jaime Walker of Hearts is coming here in exchange for O'halloran. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFM 3,809 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Absolutely no substance in that 'article' whatsoever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFM 3,809 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 1 minute ago, RFCRobertson said: Apparently Jaime Walker of Hearts is coming here in exchange for O'halloran. That doesn't equal a "glut". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,484 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 IbroxNoise is a lot of shite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negri's lovechild 14,028 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, RFCRobertson said: Apparently Jaime Walker of Hearts is coming here in exchange for O'halloran. I thought walker was out of contract in the summer? Or is that Patterson I'm thinking of? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,778 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, Negri's lovechild said: I thought walker was out of contract in the summer? Or is that Patterson I'm thinking of? Patterson is out of contract in the summer I'm sure. Walker is apparently a trade Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,149 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I think when he's came on as sub in the dying minutes of last couple of games has worked where the team seen out the game. Fingers crossed we do the same on Sunday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,706 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I like him and would keep him. ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Not a big fan but deserves more than to be papped off Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
writingranger 1,413 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 16 minutes ago, RFCRobertson said: Wasn't Halliday a winger before? Always thought he would be better suited going forward rather than being a defensive midfielder. Warburton did have a weird pendant for fucking with peoples positions. aye, and it's hung around his neck ever since heehee. Sorry, couldn't help it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Andy's a good lad, but we need better quality than him. We're heavy in low to average quality midfielders. Need some quality in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 He's not good enough, all the best when you move on Andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellshill_Bear 1,105 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Hasn't been good enough but hasn't been given a chance in his actual position. Has a great left peg on him I would like to see him being given the left back position with miles further forward. He's a great crosser of the ball. But ineffective in the middle of the park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,794 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, WATP-FOREVER said: THE IBROX NOISE to give them the deserved hits, please use the link http://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2017/04/end-of-road-for-this-ibrox-star.html _____________________________________________________________ When Andy Halliday joined Rangers in the summer of 2015, fans took to him instantly. This was, as you might just know, a lad who grew up literally on the Copland Road itself and saw Ibrox Stadium every single day. He even rejected deals from other teams to risk a trial at Mark Warburton’s new Rangers’ regime and try to earn a contract. He succeeded. Unfortunately Halliday, while never disgracing himself, suffered his manager’s obsession with playing square pegs in round holes and found himself sitting in the anchor role at the heart of midfield to fill in as defensive midfielder when Rangers simply did not have one thanks to their manager’s appalling short-sightedness. Being an attacking mid, this position hardly fit him like a glove, but he played on regardless and was given a little leeway by fans who saw him as One of Our Own and loved the idea of a dyed-in-the-wool fan living the dream and plying their trade on the Hallowed Turf. It would be safe to say, though, that the slack afforded him has rather faded and fans do not seem to have the same love for Halliday as they maybe once did. And with manager Pedro Caixinha favouring five players who exclude Halliday in his midfield, it is a period of Andy’s career at Ibrox where one wonders what the future for him in Govan holds. Jason Holt and Jon Toral have nailed down the defensive portion of Ped’s midfield, while Kenny Miller, Emerson Hyndman and Barrie McKay seem to have more or less clinched the attacking three. This leaves Halliday surplus and on the bench, for now. The lad will be hurting to be out of the picture now, there is no denying that; but he has certainly lived the dream till now that few to none of us ever get to do. And if he is as big a Bear as he professes to be, he will take his demotion on the chin if it is for the betterment of the team; and going by the current performances and results, it is hard to argue otherwise. With summer’s transfer window only a couple of months away, Rangers will look to bring in a quality of player which can seriously contend to fight for second. Fighting for the title would be magnificent but I have to temper my expectations. Rangers are not going to spend £30M or so on the quality of player needed to bring the league back to Ibrox. And Pedro Caixinha, with empirical experience of what the SPL needs, certainly knows the quality required for it now, if he did not before. But with this new glut of players coming in, it really is tough to see any way that Halliday can be part of the new season outwith being a squad player. This is not meant as a smear on the lad – but he like many are probably not up to the standard required for a serious assault on the league next season. And Rangers need to be ready to make one. __________________________________________________ I'd keep Andy - over&above anything else, surely he'll make JJ's job a little easier. Never mind Halliday, did I read the bit highlighted above correctly ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred H Crawford 1,182 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Halliday may not be a first pick , but he offers good cover in a variety of positions . Like most of the squad he has struggled this season but as he is still under contract next season I don't see him being in a hurry to leave. So unless some club offer decent money that Pedro can then re-invest it would seem foolish to just ditch him . No doubt we will need an overhaul of the squad , and Pedro will have to do some wheeling and dealing to achieve this , but I hope the days of us giving players a payoff to clear the decks have gone . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Bears r us said: Never mind Halliday, did I read the bit highlighted above correctly ?? Really depends on how you've read it mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 That article. Horrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,794 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Just now, WATP-FOREVER said: Really depends on how you've read it mate. I suppose you could say that and while it may be true in a financial sense, I did not expect it from a Rangers blog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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