bluenoz 31,060 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 His positional sense is excellent and is very tidy in possession. In my opinion, an underrated player. The problem for Sands, is he plays a role similar to Jack and Lundstram. At this time, he is not at that level yet but with age, I believe he has every chance of getting there. An American internationalist and an MLS champion. I would sign him permanently. richles1872, shaka, Ayrshire Blue and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 11,255 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Just now, bluenoz said: His positional sense is excellent and is very tidy in possession. In my opinion, an underrated player. The problem for Sands, is he plays a role similar to Jack and Lundstram. At this time, he is not at that level yet but with age, I believe he has every chance of getting there. An American internationalist and an MLS champion. I would sign him permanently. Quietly effective & looks better with more game time. Tommo was pretty complimentary about him during commentary. bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Malkytfp1 18,664 Posted May 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2022 Meh. Maybe I'm not tactically aware of the good work he's doing but I just don't see much from him. I rarely see good work from defensive midfielders in our league though as I think they're about as useful as a burst condom. Had a lovely wee spin at left back in the 2nd half though and Gio seems to trust him. The Godfather, RangersMedia, its_an_extender and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Broxi 11,533 Posted May 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2022 Bang average player. Which is fine. But it's not like we should be going into next season with him as a starter in our team, or even a first choice back up option. Bluntly, he's not good enough to be a Rangers player, but he's at least came in when required and done his job so fair enough to him DiamondDan, Gascoigne8, BlueAvenger and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,328 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Yeah don't see it with him, we have better and the youngsters coming through offer more imo. BlueAvenger, hammer93, Rangers_no1 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 6superbarry6 14,197 Posted May 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2022 Rather give McCann the game time Malkytfp1, hammer93, GA1972 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superallysbears 7,734 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Maybe harsh but I thought he gave the ball away a few times today, not shown me anything special as of yet. Ausbear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 22,950 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 He’s unfussy, composed and provides cover for umpteen positions. You also sense that he’s a good professional who gives his bosses no bother or concern. I’ve been a fan since he arrived and we would be crazy not to take up the option to sign him. J-Maestro, Negri's lovechild and bluenoz 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, 6superbarry6 said: Rather give McCann the game time The two play totally different roles. bluenoz and Dan Deacon 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,686 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I dunno, I'm kinda glad we have another 12 months to have a look at him. Not overly convinced yet, but feel there could be a player there. PromDeAnglais 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,664 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Dude said: The two play totally different roles. I get that in the way Sands sits in front of the back 4 more and does the dirty work but 90% of the games are like today where that's not needed for most of the game. McCann could easily do that role. 6superbarry6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Malkytfp1 said: I get that in the way Sands sits in front of the back 4 more and does the dirty work but 90% of the games are like today where that's not needed for most of the game. McCann could easily do that role. The sitters in midfield are usually the ones who drop into defence when the full-backs go forward, McCann doing that just chops him off at the knees and we'd be as well throwing someone else in rather than waste McCann there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkNS 6,298 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, superallysbears said: Maybe harsh but I thought he gave the ball away a few times today, not shown me anything special as of yet. Mccann would benefit going to spl team next season which i think he will. Lowry will be a starter for me next season, more game time King will be the 4th xb i think superallysbears 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 43,120 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Got him for another season. See what happens if he gets more opportunities. Right now he is borderline backup quality for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,664 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, falkirkNS said: Mccann would benefit going to spl team next season which i think he will. Lowry will be a starter for me next season, more game time King will be the 4th xb i think Sometimes I think we just need to take more risk and Chuck youngsters into the deep end. Regret not getting to see Gilmore here and on the flip side what happened to Stephen Kelly? falkirkNS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayro 3,054 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Don’t mean to be harsh but I find it all very safe and by the numbers with him. Difficult for him due to lack of game time but can’t see why that is going to get better next season. The Godfather 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 31,060 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Malkytfp1 said: Sometimes I think we just need to take more risk and Chuck youngsters into the deep end. Regret not getting to see Gilmore here and on the flip side what happened to Stephen Kelly? Stephen Kelly was a mainstay at Salford this year who just missed out on the playoffs. By all reports, he had a very good campaign. A really good player but I think he will always be on the outside looking in at Rangers. Will probably end up having a career similar to McCrorie. Malkytfp1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,197 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, The Dude said: The two play totally different roles. We only need one defensive mid in this league Jack Lundstram and Kamara is plenty Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negri's lovechild 14,279 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Malkytfp1 said: Sometimes I think we just need to take more risk and Chuck youngsters into the deep end. Regret not getting to see Gilmore here and on the flip side what happened to Stephen Kelly? Think Gilmour was 15? Would have been a hell of a risk to throw him into that team, especially the way we were playing at the time, although I do think he trained with the first team for a while if I remember rightly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,197 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, The Dude said: The sitters in midfield are usually the ones who drop into defence when the full-backs go forward, McCann doing that just chops him off at the knees and we'd be as well throwing someone else in rather than waste McCann there. We don’t need 2 sitters in Scotland though Malkytfp1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, 6superbarry6 said: We don’t need 2 sitters in Scotland though But that's generally the way we set up Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,664 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Negri's lovechild said: Think Gilmour was 15? Would have been a hell of a risk to throw him into that team, especially the way we were playing at the time, although I do think he trained with the first team for a while if I remember rightly. Ah thought he was 16 so makes sense why he never got game time. Negri's lovechild 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolongawake 1,205 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, Goianegra said: I dunno, I'm kinda glad we have another 12 months to have a look at him. Not overly convinced yet, but feel there could be a player there. Agree with this, it's too early to tell really, but I feel like gio has trust in the guy. His versatility would have likely seen him get more game time were it not for the expanded bench/change to 5 subs . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,664 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Stephen Kelly was a mainstay at Salford this year who just missed out on the playoffs. By all reports, he had a very good campaign. A really good player but I think he will always be on the outside looking in at Rangers. Will probably end up having a career similar to McCrorie. I know you were a fan of Kelly but I never really seen much with him and agree with you that he's maybe missed the boat. See a big difference between Lowry and the hype this time seems more justified. bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scottywellhousetb 50,634 Posted May 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2022 After writing off Lundstram as fucking pish I think I'll hold on my judgement of players for quite a while. M-89, ZZed, Dave55 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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