Muff 245 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 STOKE CITY are set to test Rangers’ mettle with a £1.5million bid for long-term target Lee McCulloch. The Premiership new boys were keen to land the 30-year-old in the last transfer window, but were warned off by Ibrox boss Walter Smith. Since then McCulloch’s season has been curtailed by a knee injury and he has only returned to full fitness in recent weeks. The former Scottish international has made it on to the bench in recent weeks and played the full 90 minutes as an emergency centre-half at the weekend in the 2-1 win over St Mirren, but Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is monitoring the situation closely. If McCulloch doesn’t break back into the Rangers first team then Pulis feels he can convince him to return to England. Rangers boss Smith would prefer to keep his former Wigan star but is also aware he has to try and reduce his wage bill. He would prefer to move on the likes of Brahim Hemdani, Christian Dailly, Charlie Adam and Jean-Claude Darcheville and is hoping other clubs will show interest in them in January. If that fails to happen then he could reluctantly sell McCulloch because he knows he is adequately covered in the midfield area, even with Kevin Thomson out injured. http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/71966 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalbraith 0 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Please Walter, do it this time. I beg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledWeegie123 1,275 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 please god please let him go to stoke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 They in the market for a new centre half aye ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Same as JG...Please accept the bid this time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,813 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Would fit in pretty well there with their style of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 Can't see it tbh. - Our manager rates him. - He's at the club he loves. - He moved from England to be closer to his family as his wife was homesick or ill or whatever it was? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Tony Pulis has a vision of McCulloch just standing on the back post and headin in all of Delaps throw ins Like an 1970 Brazil side Imagine them signing McCulloch and Amdy Faye :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 he'll be staying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvager 498 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Walter's love child. He'll stay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 He still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOLUWDC 1 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Sadly, I can't see it happening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledWeegie123 1,275 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 He still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract eh ffs how long did we give the dud in the first place? 4 years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartm 7 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 1.5 million for McCulloch is out of this world! He has to go... surely... please Walter?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 He still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract eh ffs how long did we give the dud in the first place? 4 years? Yeah a 4 year deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_no1fan 13 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 He'll be at Rangers for a while yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby83 0 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Going nowhere, dont be silly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,809 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 If he leaves I quit supporting Rangers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 I'd love to see him go, just for the humor of his world class CB attributes matching up with Torres, Ronaldo, Adebayor, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledWeegie123 1,275 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 for 1.5 mill id throw in adam,burke and gow 4 players for the price of one of christiano ronaldo's pubic hairs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,809 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 He's better off in the premiership as a striker like he always has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxst 99 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 to stoke fc mcculloch is an excellent player who all rangers fans would be sad to see leave. from pinochio ps. my nose has just went through ma computer screen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 If he leaves I quit supporting Rangers. Eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 He's better off in the premiership as a striker like he always has been. He's just better off as a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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