disgruntled_bear 157 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 WHAT a signing it would be if Rangers could get Fernando Torres from Liverpool. One of the best footballers in the world at Ibrox. His touch. His vision. His workrate. All skills the boy has which put him up there with the very best in the business. But here’s the thing. Fernando Torres would look the part in a Rangers shirt. Fernando Torres would bring the supporters off their backsides and to their feet. Fernando Torres would take the ball on his chest, drop his shoulder and go past SPL defenders like they weren’t even there. Despite that Torres would still not give the team the one thing Kris Boyd does. And that’s GOALS. Buckets of them. I’ve said it before in these pages and been laughed at. But as prolific goalscorers go in the SPL there is no one better than the Rangers No9. Before the Old Firm game I compared his finishing favourably to the great Henrik Larsson. That day Boyd nailed me by missing the chance to win the game. Let me down, he did. But I stand by what I said then and I’ll go even further now. Honestly, if I was Rangers boss I wouldn’t swap him for the man who wears the same numbered jersey at Anfield. Where Torres would promise you 35 goals a season Boyd GUARANTEES them. That’s it in a nutshell. He does the hardest thing in football and he does it consistently. Week in, week out. The argument his critics make is that he doesn’t do it against the top teams in the big games. His missed THAT chance against Celtic and couldn’t even get a game in Europe last season. Fair comment. I understand where people are coming from. I DON’T think Boyd is a top-class footballer. He’s not on the same level as the lads in the English Premier league. Yet whenever he pulls on a light blue jersey he still comes up with the goods. Against Hibs. Against Hamilton Accies. Against Motherwell. Teams like that. If Rangers are drawing 0-0 with these teams with ten minutes to go chances are Boyd will pop up with a goal out of nothing to win the game. That’s what wins you league titles. That’s what gets you into the Champions League. I find it amazing Rangers were willing to lose that from their team. Kenny Miller is a player and a lad I like but he’s not capable of filling the void. Kyle Lafferty? Don’t make me laugh. No, Sir David Murray might be sitting cursing Boyd this morning for knocking back the terms on offer from Birmingham. But he might look back on it in time and consider it a huge blessing in disguise. Boyd himself is completely right to reject the move if he isn’t 100 per cent happy with it. He’s on 92 Rangers goals so why the hell should be walk away now? Eight more and he’s a club legend. What I can guarantee is he’ll be devastated by the goings-on of the past week. The same goes for Barry Ferguson. If anyone mentions the name Rangers to me I immediately think of the captain. He must be totally gutted at the realisation that he’s not the untouchable player he maybe thought he was. He’s already been through this situation in the past and gone on record as saying he should never have joined Blackburn Rovers. So he’ll not be overly excited at the idea of moving again. In fact, he’ll be devastated by it if you ask me. His pride will have taken a massive dent that’s for sure. For me, though, he is still a hugely influential player. He’s not been back to his best since returning to the team from the ankle injury he had. But I think Barry can still be a major part of things to come at Rangers IF they don’t flog him to the highest bidder. That’s a very big ‘if’ right enough because at this moment in time it looks like they’ll sell anyone to make ends meet. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/ho...icle2116377.ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Who the hell wrote that, Lee McCulloch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCR1 1,516 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 ok, so who said this?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCR1 1,516 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Who the hell wrote that, Lee McCulloch? no charlie adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Who the hell wrote that, Lee McCulloch? John Hartson i think he's on the wind up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotBear 144 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 John Hartson wrote it. Nuff said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanksRFC 3,870 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 He wouldnt swat Boyd for Torres. :lol: TOTW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCR1 1,516 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 In a strange way its true, but in another way its one of the mosrediculous things i have ever heard. Boyds goalscoring record is second to none, but you cant compare boyd to torres it just doesnt make sense. Boyd will never play the level of football that torres doesand torres will probably never have the goalscoring record boyd does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 He made the mistake of picking one of the most lethal strikers in the world I think ill disagree on this one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Fernando Torres would score for fun in the SPL - infact it would be embarrassing watching him take apart every defence and putting the ball in ther back of the net! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWWBK 0 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Totally ridiculous. I don't even know where to start. The article densely eats itself up and inturn spews up a hyperbole ridden mess. It's that bad it doesnt even deserve any sort of serious critique, so i'll be pedantic - Fernando Torres would score around 70 goals if he were to play a seasons worth of SPL football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry88 0 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Totally ridiculous. I don't even know where to start. The article densely eats itself up and inturn spews up a hyperbole ridden mess. It's that bad it doesnt even deserve any sort of serious critique, so i'll be pedantic - Fernando Torres would score around 70 goals if he were to play a seasons worth of SPL football. 70 isn't a bad estimation. didn't he score 30+ goals last season for liverpool. that has to be one of the most rediculous articles ever to find itself in any newspaper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWWBK 0 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Totally ridiculous. I don't even know where to start. The article densely eats itself up and inturn spews up a hyperbole ridden mess. It's that bad it doesnt even deserve any sort of serious critique, so i'll be pedantic - Fernando Torres would score around 70 goals if he were to play a seasons worth of SPL football. 70 isn't a bad estimation. didn't he score 30+ goals last season for liverpool. that has to be one of the most rediculous articles ever to find itself in any newspaper Marco Negri had nearly 40 goals by December when he came to the SPL so God knows how many a Spanish Legend like Fernando Torres would have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoyd 355 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Totally ridiculous. I don't even know where to start. The article densely eats itself up and inturn spews up a hyperbole ridden mess. It's that bad it doesnt even deserve any sort of serious critique, so i'll be pedantic - Fernando Torres would score around 70 goals if he were to play a seasons worth of SPL football. 70 isn't a bad estimation. didn't he score 30+ goals last season for liverpool. that has to be one of the most rediculous articles ever to find itself in any newspaper Marco Negri had nearly 40 goals by December when he came to the SPL so God knows how many a Spanish Legend like Fernando Torres would have. 32 in the first four months, but big shame about him, i knew he was injured but i forgot how, just read "eye injury after playing squash with Sergio Porrini" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted E Bayer 484 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I believe fat John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepeter 5,627 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Holy shit, he wouldn't swap Boyd for Torres??? Bluenose_Pete, when did you start writing for the Sun? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMac 185 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Fernando Torres would score for fun in the SPL - infact it would be embarrassing watching him take apart every defence and putting the ball in ther back of the net! Were we not linked with Torres during the Advocaat years, he was recomended by Arteta? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youllneverwinaway 0 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oh dear Fatson. I used to think the big man talked sense as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezrfc1 26 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 John Hartson wrote it. Nuff said. excatly mayaswel close the thread now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangers4eva 12 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 :lol: half way through it i thought this must be a billy dodds or a hartson article. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viennabear 2 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Fernando Torres would score for fun in the SPL - infact it would be embarrassing watching him take apart every defence and putting the ball in ther back of the net! Were we not linked with Torres during the Advocaat years, he was recomended by Arteta? mcleish signed arteta so no idea why arteta would be recommending Torres to advocaat! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson 2 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Has to be a wind up. Torres would MAKE more goals than Boyd has scored, let alone score as many himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayboleLoyal_atb 3,756 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Dear o'h dear, Torres would rip every defence a new arse then round the keeper and calmly slot it in to the net every 10 minutes of a game if he wished, thats how easy it would be for him up here. Hartsons a fat fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_ni 12 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Fernando Torres would score for fun in the SPL - infact it would be embarrassing watching him take apart every defence and putting the ball in ther back of the net! Were we not linked with Torres during the Advocaat years, he was recomended by Arteta? mcleish signed arteta so no idea why arteta would be recommending Torres to advocaat! dont know about torres but we were definetly interested in Eto'o when he was at real mallorca but Mcleish said he wasnt a "priority signing" and we didnt end up going for him in the end and he went to barca for £24m 18months later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigrfc1 1 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 aw wit pissing maself laughin whata weapon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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