Jelavic Signs but unavailable for Sunday

[Gers4Life 0]

or the pills

[Guest Flying Hippo]

Jelavic has still yet to be signed and the longer it drags on the more depressed i get ffs, thats the manky mob brought in player number 9???? ffs rangers sign someone please

 

How many of the 9 do you wish we had signed?

 

Juarez is the only one who i'd consider having anywhere near Ibrox

[Gazza_8 233]

Nothing on SSN about it.

[Gribz 743]

Even if Jelavic signs Id still be putting Miller upfront with him before any of our other strikers. Velicka hasnt kicked a ball for over a year, Naismith still has it all prove, Beattie could be another Marcus Gayle or he could be a hit - thats still be seen and Lafferty still has to be consistant.

 

I cant see why some would be ok with Miller being sold unless we had better replacements yet not mention the likes of Velicka.

 

It may come down to what McCoist wants though. WS seems to be a fan of Miller (rigthly so IMO) but its going to be Allys team next year.

 

As for Jelavic I just wish we would get the guy signed. Ive got a good feeling about him.

[bmck 117]

i've got a good feeling about him too. i always do when we sign a foreigner i've never heard of in the hope that he's the next laudrup or someone. he's still far away enough to have the possibility of being perfect.

[ian1964 10,438]

MARTIN Bain will go to war with Rapid Vienna over Nikica Jelavic if the �£4million striker is not allowed to travel to Glasgow today to finalise his move to Rangers.

 

Record Sport can reveal the transfer saga of the summer took a dramatic twist yesterday when Bain thrashed out a deal with all parties and the 24-year-old finally agreed to sign.

 

But the Ibrox chief executive was stunned when the Austrians backed out at the 11th hour and insisted instead Jelavic will play against Aston Villa on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.

 

Bain was outraged and last night, speaking exclusively to Record Sport, he demanded Rapid grant Walter Smith's priority target immediate permission to fly to Scotland.

 

He said: "We have agreed personal terms with the player having already reached an agreement with Rapid on his transfer fee. But his club have moved the goalposts and this is not acceptable. We expect the player to be in Glasgow in the next 24 hours to undergo a medical."

 

It's understood Jelavic is also furious at Rapid's stance and fears the deal will collapse if he is forced to face Villa.

 

The player could then become cup-tied for Smith's Champions League campaign - and Rangers would be highly unlikely to stump up �£4m for a player who could not be used in Europe.

 

To further confuse matters, news agencies in Croatia last night were reporting Jelavic was on his way to Glasgow - while Rapid bosses were insisting their prized striker WILL be part of their plans for the clash with Villa.

 

Sporting director Alfred Hortnagl said: "He will be staying with Rapid Vienna ahead of our games against Aston Villa.

 

"We do not have time to bring in a new player before the matches so Jelavic won't be leaving the club."

 

Last season Jelavic scored 21 times, including three goals against Celtic in the Europa League.

 

Meanwhile, Rangers have handed former Sheffield Wednesday winger Etienne Esajas the chance to win a deal by impressing Smith in a trial. The 25-year-old Dutchman arrived in Glasgow yesterday.

 

Esajas has just been released by Wednesday after making 60 appearances in three seasons and it is believed he's been recommended to Smith by Ibrox fitness coach Adam Owen, who worked with the player at Hillsborough.

 

Esajas is expected to take part in a closed-doors match against Partick Thistle at Murray Park today.

 

The game will also give Smith a chance to have a look at Honduras striker Georgie Welcome and a nother opportunity to assess Esajas' countryman, Nacer Barazite, who did well against Glentoran last week.

 

Smith said: "One of the main reasons we are holding this game is to look at Nacer Barazite and Georg ie Welcome and some of our younger boys who have not had many games yet.

 

"We will wait to see what happens. It's been a bit unfair on Georgie in part icular because he has not had the chance to play yet.

 

"You can see certain things in t raining but you can't make a decision until you see a player in a game. So we will have a good look at him."

Edited August 17, 2010 by ian1964

[Gers4Life 0]

Rangers should report rapid for acting in an unprofessional manner, its clear the guy wants to go and rapid are hell bent on blocking this transfer, other clubs won't want to do business with rapid if this is the way they conduct themselves!! A bloody joke

[Gazza_8 233]

SSN now saying the deal is dead.

[Gers4Life 0]

Time to walk away from this then and just get on with other players we are looking At tbh, jelavic must be clawing the walls at this!!! Deal On/ Deal Off

[alexscottislegend 2,090]

Seems they are only trying to cup-tie him to screw us. how childish. If the roles were reversed we wouldn't go this far to keep an unhappy player.