Tom Lawrence

[graeme_4 34,572]

Michael Beale has updated on Tom Lawrence 

“He came in as an important signing and experienced member of the squad. He didn’t come in to be a player for the future, he came to be a ‘now’ player.”

Beale added: “Tom started the season ever so well. He was important in the PSV games for example.

“And then he got a horrific injury. He was on his way back from that and had some complications from that.

“I expect him to be back probably a couple of weeks into pre-season. Either at the same time as everybody else or a couple of weeks behind. But having said that he needs to make up maybe eight or 10 months.

“So we need to clean that up for sure. We need to have our strongest, oldest, most experienced players available more often next year, playing with a bit more consistency and a slightly tighter squad.

“And then we will see where it takes us. The challenges will still be the same, the pressures and the expectations are maybe going to be a little bit higher. It is an exciting time because it’s a time of change and I’m going into it with real optimism.”

[Broxi 11,500]

Sounds promising he’ll be back in decent time for start of the season, maybe missing a couple games to get back to fitness and sharpness. 

[left winger 14,208]

6 minutes ago, Broxi said:

Sounds promising he’ll be back in decent time for start of the season, maybe missing a couple games to get back to fitness and sharpness. 

Heeeeellllllllooooooooo, this is Rangers!

My money’s on christmas, and we’ll pretend he’s like a new signing in January.

[graeme_4 34,572]

8 minutes ago, Broxi said:

Sounds promising he’ll be back in decent time for start of the season, maybe missing a couple games to get back to fitness and sharpness. 

It’s always a fear for me when players miss the start of pre-season. Always playing catch-up. 

[LegendofCoop 17,318]

Last 2 paragraphs sounds ominous for someone. Is he having a dig at the medical department??

[Bad Robot 21,159]

A fit and firing TL would have been great for the CL qualifiers but looks as that’s not going to happen.

[left winger 14,208]

14 minutes ago, LegendofCoop said:

Last 2 paragraphs sounds ominous for someone. Is he having a dig at the medical department??

Sounds more promising to me, tbh - I think he might be laying down a marker.

[Swagger 8,006]

37 minutes ago, left winger said:

Heeeeellllllllooooooooo, this is Rangers!

My money’s on christmas, and we’ll pretend he’s like a new signing in January.

Yep. We’ve seen this so many times before. 
 

The usual Rangers setback will be just around the corner probably. 
 

Hope to fuck I’m wrong because he was shaping up nicely. 

[JackAlex93 11,299]

Lawrence will add plenty to this Rangers team if we can get him firing again when fit. A really good footballer who will get among the goals and assists.

[ayro 3,009]

I don’t see this as a positive tbh.

He will have been out for nearly a year and Beale will likely do a heavy pre-season with the team more akin to what we had with Gerrard.

I appreciate its different injuries but Hagi has looked miles off it and he was out for not much longer.

We need to come out of pre-season flying for CL qualifiers and the league rather than playing catch up to the filth.

[esquire8 42,786]

If he's playing before September it will be a welcome bonus.

[ayro 3,009]

Just now, esquire8 said:

If he's playing before September it will be a welcome bonus.

Agreed.

Meant to add in my post above, Lawrence is a smashing player and was settling in nicely to the team, he has leadership qualities and it was a huge blow to the squad last season.

Just don’t think the timeline on that update is particularly positive for our start to the season.

[Swagger 8,006]

12 minutes ago, ayro said:

Agreed.

Meant to add in my post above, Lawrence is a smashing player and was settling in nicely to the team, he has leadership qualities and it was a huge blow to the squad last season.

Just don’t think the timeline on that update is particularly positive for our start to the season.

Really clever footballer but he has a confidence about him too which so many in the squad are lacking. 
 

A team with a fit Lawrence, Raskin and Cantwell should start to turn things around hopefully.

Him and Cantwell should chip in with a high number of goals 

[Tao 5]

This team needs a witch doctor not a physical therapist. 

 

[ayro 3,009]

20 minutes ago, Swagger said:

Really clever footballer but he has a confidence about him too which so many in the squad are lacking. 
 

A team with a fit Lawrence, Raskin and Cantwell should start to turn things around hopefully.

Him and Cantwell should chip in with a high number of goals 

You can see already from Cantwell and Raskin that they have a bit of shithousery about them and are not going to be intimidated, Lawrence gives a bit of that as well which should help the mentality of the squad overall.

[Orange Persson 547]

Horrific injury? Hard to be the same player again. We have seen it before.

[PromDeAnglais 5,481]

Can't see a way back for him unfortunately.

Beale will be recruiting in the summer knowing Lawrence won't be match fit possibly until half way through the season. We're looking at wingers along with players like Cantwell and Raskin. 

I can see him being shipped out on loan in January. 

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,829]

11 minutes ago, PromDeAnglais said:

Can't see a way back for him unfortunately.

Beale will be recruiting in the summer knowing Lawrence won't be match fit possibly until half way through the season. We're looking at wingers along with players like Cantwell and Raskin. 

I can see him being shipped out on loan in January. 

Doubt he wouldn't be issuing a statement out of the blue on a player he didn't fancy.

[NI 903]

Lawrence started the season so well, frustrating af these injuries he suffered. 

I hope he'll come back asap, Beale update is a little bit worriying.

[plymouthranger 3,876]

I think we’re looking at him coming back after Xmas a la Hagi. 
 

If he’s been out for a year and isn’t even going to make the start of pre season, he’ll be behind everyone and that’s before taking into account set backs. Such a shame, but don’t expect to see him in Autumn would be my bet based on that presser. 

[The Godfather 71,942]

You take any update regarding injuries with a pinch if salt with us.

 

[NorthernLights 2,526]

The positive is that his game isn’t built on physicality 

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,729]

Heavy "He'll be like a new signing" vibes

[Tao 5]

What was the 'horrific injury'?

I know it's the knee

Complete tear? Multiple ligaments?

It must have been a complete tear whatever it was.

Perspective--this in my mind qualifies as 'horrific'.

Warning--it's rough

2002 Fiesta Bowl--Positive--McGahee still drafted R1--played 10 years in the league after this. 

 

[nik2402 1,319]

What was the actual injury? Feel as though it’s not been mentioned a lot. Just that it was a bad injury.