Stanley Yelnats
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DR says that rangers have reopened contract talks with McPake due to interest from Liverpool and Roma.
Hopefully we can tie him down.
Hopefully we can tie him down.
Uh oh. Would be a hammer blow to lose him now.
If Roma had kept an eye on Sadiq then they would never have signed himRoma must have been keeping an eye on Sadiq and spotted him.
Roma must have been keeping an eye on Sadiq and spotted him.
He’s 17 ........
Agreed. It’s imperative we keep and develop the good ones, even if we sell them for big bucks eventually. There is no point having a youth academy, with all the cost that entails, if it means losing all your best players for peanuts and releasing the rest as they aren’t good enough.if we lose players like McPake and Gilmour before they can even reach the first team there is literally no point in a youth academy
I would want Liverpool to be throwing cash in to seal that deal thoughMcpake on Loan for a season to Liverpool for Kent and it’s a done deal
He wasn't in the squad.Roma probably noticed him in the alkass cup when we played them
Liverpool will spend hundreds of millions from now until he’a 19. His best chance of football is where he is.This is where it gets frustrating. These boys want to play football and keep seeing players being brought in that scupper that
Liverpool will spend hundreds of millions from now until he’a 19. His best chance of football is where he is.
He isn’t.Do those who know more about him know if he's a Rangers fan or not?
Whilst not necessarily the over riding factor, it could still be what sways him to wanting to reach the first team for his boyhood club.
Agreed. It’s imperative we keep and develop the good ones, even if we sell them for big bucks eventually. There is no point having a youth academy, with all the cost that entails, if it means losing all your best players for peanuts and releasing the rest as they aren’t good enough.
We need guys who instantly improve us just now so its a bit of a vicious circle unless we can get them out on loan.I'm only talking about us mate. These laddies could easily play spl football
A little weird that he's now entering his last year of his contract. Anyone able to cast a light on why, as he's so highly rated, he's not been offered new terms way before now? The way it's been reported, is that we're suddenly wanting to tie him down since there's interest in him.
Smashing player in what I've seen from the youths. Would hate to lose him at this point when he is probably in and around the 1st team.
So why would he go to Liverpool or any other EPL club for that matter.This is where it gets frustrating. These boys want to play football and keep seeing players being brought in that scupper that
I believe when a player turns 16, they can only be signed on a contract that takes them to 18.
From there, they can sign for longer.
Or it's something like that. Prevents the old Jim McLean specials.
I think you can only offer U18’s one year extensions to their contracts.A little weird that he's now entering his last year of his contract. Anyone able to cast a light on why, as he's so highly rated, he's not been offered new terms way before now? The way it's been reported, is that we're suddenly wanting to tie him down since there's interest in him.
Smashing player in what I've seen from the youths. Would hate to lose him at this point when he is probably in and around the 1st team.
Money.So why would he go to Liverpool or any other EPL club for that matter.
His point is, they need the chance. I heard the dissapoinentment in young Gilmours voice that the one time he thought he was getting a.chance we opted not to use him from the bench. Time we started hammering teams so we have ample opportunities to give these kids a taste. A real taste.Liverpool will spend hundreds of millions from now until he’a 19. His best chance of football is where he is.
You cant get sell ons for a player who’s not signed as was the case with Gilmour.Ideally we would all like to see the best young players staying but if like Gilmour they want to leave there is not a great deal the club can do about it. As for leaving for peanuts if as reported Rangers received £500k (not counting any sell ons) for Gilmour that is hardly peanuts and would more than offset the time and effort put into coaching him so I believe that there is every reason to keep the youth academy .
Three things then.This is where it gets frustrating. These boys want to play football and keep seeing players being brought in that scupper that
Yes.I think you can only offer U18’s one year extensions to their contracts.
At sixteen, he can only sign a two year deal.A little weird that he's now entering his last year of his contract. Anyone able to cast a light on why, as he's so highly rated, he's not been offered new terms way before now? The way it's been reported, is that we're suddenly wanting to tie him down since there's interest in him.
Smashing player in what I've seen from the youths. Would hate to lose him at this point when he is probably in and around the 1st team.
This is slightly different from Gilmour in that McPake is already a professional with a contract.if we lose players like McPake and Gilmour before they can even reach the first team there is literally no point in a youth academy
Three things then.
He is not going to get anymore game time at Liverpool so that won’t alleviate the frustration he feels.
Liverpool will still be signing players.
Does he really believe he’s deserving of a shirt ahead of our first team squad at the minute.
He’s a talented lad with bags of potential. Exactly what we as a club need to be producing and selling on for big bucks. Not losing them before they’ve even kicked a ball for us
Has mcpake made any appearances for the first team yet