It didn't work out too badly for Virgil van Dijk, did it.
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[Albion] Goldson - Rangers [CONFIRMED]
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It didn't work out too badly for Virgil van Dijk, did it.
Behind Enemy Lines
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Rangers are a big club. He'll be a big fish in a small pond but its a good opportunity for him to re-build his career.
You must be joking.
Playing in front on 40,000 who worship you.
Massive profile up there. He will be like an A list celebrity.
Money
Playing
Chance to springboard onto an even bigger move.
Look at all the top players that have played up there , most absolutely loved it.
Perfect move I'd suggest.
sussex_guy2k2
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Or he wanted the players in each position that are most suited to the type of football he wants to play. Which is fair enough.
I assume you are referring to Fran Sandaza?
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
And (although, probably quite briefly) Europa League football too.
dadams2k11
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Let him go a spread his wings and play. The bloke needs game time that Rangers can offer him and we can't. It's simple.
Just because they have a large following and used to play in Europe does not detract from the fact that the league is noddy and pointless.
In which case Goldson will be a huge star in it, bringing to it a whole new level of football ability. It won't be pointless for him.
And by the way, I'm no fan of Rangers (sectarianism and all that) but just because they have a large - no, a huge - following and play regularly in Europe, they are actually quite a big club. I'd still rather Goldson went on a season long loan and came back to us next June, but what is what is, and I wish him well anyway - I shall follow his progress with interest.
In Scotland..................nuff said.
Dirk Lehmann's Python
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What type of football does he want to play?
Because as far as i can see we have a defender who is very good on the ball in Dunk?
Greer, too, was very good on the ball.
You seem to be suggesting Hughton just wants a big lump that's good at heading and that Goldson is the better player (again, based on a good 5 months in the Championship and a decent performance v a dire Watford side). Is that right?
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Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
On the one side of the coin that is very true, the flip side says that if he does even reasonably well, he will be stand out like a beacon from his team mates, so in time it could lead to even bigger clubs taking note of him and wanting his signature.
Until recently of course Scottish football was pretty much exclusively about Celtic and Rangers, now its's all about errr Celtic. With Rangers partial demise, it means the likes of Aberdeen, the two Edinburgh clubs, Kilmarnock, Dundee etc. can all give Rangers competitive games.
I think you'll find that the Steven Gerrard factor will guarantee that interest goes way beyond just Scotland. Anyway, love them or loath them, Rangers still have a bigger global footprint than, say, Brighton and Hove Albion for instance - just think of all those millions of ex-pat Scots that turn up in every corner of the world.
We dont yet know if Gerrard is any good at being a manager. Its a gamble by Rangers, he could be out the door after 3 months for being useless as far as we know. Being a good footballer does not automatically make you a good manager.
100% agree. I think players look at someone like Virgil Van Dijk and think, SPL may not be the highest league, but it's a great stepping stone to get into the heads of the bigger clubs.
No, we don't know if he'll be a good manager, but we do know that his profile is huge, he is very famous and well-known, and Rangers' (and Gerrard's) progress will be watched closely far further afield. Whether he's any good as a manger or not, nothing will change those facts.
Yes, we all know that good players do not automatically become good managers; and we all know that the standard of Scottish football is not high. Most of us, however, also know that these things are quite irrelevant when it comes to this being a great move for Connor (just as long as he delivers on the field, of course).
Considering there are less than 7 million Jocks in Scotland I think the chances of finding millions around the world is slim. Gerrard, Scouse. Moving on, global footprint, BHA's has grown massively in 5 years, Rangers has at least diminished?
There are more Scots living outside Scotland than in it.