It’s clear that many of the younger posters on FF are unaware of where the likes of tommy Mclean, Davy Cooper, Colin Stein to name but a few came from. Some of the greatest players in our history were sourced from Scottish clubs.
Someone as prolific as Shankland is a rare commodity, further he is a Rangers fan which makes him even more of a compelling prospect. We should not be allowing this boy to be seduced by the dark side, you do not score that amount of goals at any level without having something about you.
And none of this loaning him back nonsense, work with him, build on his talent, boost his confidence, turn him into the kind of striker that could lead the line in Europe. Stop quoting Nicky Clark as a reason not to do it, we were an unstructured shambles under Coisty, player development and confidence were at an all time low (you just have to look at some of the cataclysmic results to glean that).
There is little or no risk on pre contract or small fee, I truly believe this guy could be the best Scottish striker at Ibrox since Coisty...He has something about him, he could be a throw back to the days of Coop, Mclean, Stein et al, a provincial club player of exceptional talent.