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Kelly Joins Ayr On Loan https://rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/kelly-joins-ayr-on-loan/

RANGERS Football Club are delighted to announce that Josh McPake has signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until 2022. https://rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/mcpake-signs-contract-extension/

Cammy Palmer has joined Partick Thistle on loan. https://rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/palmer-heads-out-on-loan/

STEVEN GERRARD reckons Sheyi Ojo has what it takes to become an Ibrox superstar. The on-loan Liverpool ace marked his European debut with a goal in Rangers’ 4-0 rout of St Joseph’s. Ryan Jack, Borna Barisic and Alfredo Morelos were also on target as Gers all-but booked their place in the second qualifying round. Gerrard said: “Listen, Sheyi has got all the attributes and if this doesn’t work it will be because of Sheyi. “He has got everything in the locker, he is quick, he is strong, he is powerful, he takes on information. “From a manager’s point of view, you know he is going to take on the tactical information, you see him chasing back and making fouls and getting yellow cards. “He knows that he needs to make this work. He is delighted to be here, he has settled in well and the fans are having him. “Now he has got to build on that. Towards the end, I could see him coming down slightly. “I want him to be ruthless from start to finish and he will get the numbers that he wants and that will satisfy everyone.” Gerrard - who ruled out a move for Slavia Prague defender Simon Deli - revealed he’s closing in on his eighth summer signing. The Gers boss said: “It will be a permanent deal for a defender. There is still a way to go but we have had some progress in the last couple of days. “If things progress as they have in the last 48 hours, I’m hoping something will get done by the end of the week.” Rangers were ruthless as they scored four second half goals in Gibraltar. Yet Gerrard insists there is still much more to come from his side. He said: “We have got plenty to go and I think we are only 70 per cent or 80 per cent in terms of being match fit and tuned in. “Scotty Arfield has just joined us so he will boost us again. We are in a good place, we are happy where we are up until now. “Opposition like this is always a potential banana skin. It’s all about your mentality and attitude and across the park today we all turned up. “If you take it back 12 months, you have to consider were weren’t match fit when we went to face FC Shkupi and we’re still not match fit so everything is against us - the conditions, the pitch, we’re not match fit, so it can be tricky at times and in the first half we did try to force it at times but we showed a great attitude and professionalism throughout. “We backed ourselves the goals would come when we showed the patience. We’re a lot further forward than we were 12 months ago. “Back then we came in and took over a job and there were a lot of things that needed to change and a lot of information we had to get to the players and it was going to take time to get the tactics across. “At the start of last season, we had 23 players and everything was new to every one of them. We are a lot further forward than we were.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4465524/steven-gerrard-sheyi-ojo-rangers-superstar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1562698858

Summary: Candeias creates more Goal Scoring chances from open play than any other player in the league (A Goal Scoring Chance is a shot that comes from the heart of the penalty area or a header from within the 6 yard box) Identifying the Game Changing Playmakers in the Scottish Premiership https://www.modernfitba.com/blogs/2019/5/2/identifying-the-game-changing-playmakers-in-the-scottish-premiership

Ibrox boss Gerrard said: “Daniel isn’t suspended or injured, it’s just a numbers game. "Daniel has been left out of this squad, but he won’t be the first, and he won’t be the last, big name to be left out.” Gerrard added: “As the weeks go by I’ll have to make big calls and leave out big players, who are good players, but we hope it’s going to be a 60-game season. “I’m not going to make a big thing of it. It’s just the way it is. We have big squads and big players, and competition for places. "It’s normal from week to week that there are changes, who is in and who is out. Daniel is a good player, he played a lot of games for me last year. “The same could happen again this year. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is involved in the competition in the next round if we were to progress. "Knowing the player, there is always going to be disappointment. “With any players, if they are not in the 11 or the 18, they are within their rights to feel disappointed. “But you also expect a level of professionalism where you get on with it, and you fight for the jersey and fight for your place. “You take it in the right way and take it as a challenge to win the shirt back. That’s what all the top players did that I played with and that’s what I tried to do.” Gerrard added: “We have seen the two games St Joseph’s qualified through. They will be well drilled. “We always lay it on the line it is about us. It is about ourselves and believing in our way if we are to get a result here. “We always show the opposition respect, and I think it is a big mistake if you look too far ahead. “You have always got to prepare correctly for what it is in front of you. “St Joseph’s have got good players, they are a good team and they are effective on this surface. “You’ll not find me or my players being complacent or under-estimating the challenge in front of us.” Reports claimed Mike Ashley, above, had made contact with Gerrard’s representatives in the hope of luring him to St James’ Park. But Gerrard insisted: “Fake news. Not that I am aware of.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4461640/steven-gerrard-daniel-candeias-warning-rangers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1562621535

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