Zappa 0 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 KYLE BARTLEY last night confirmed his season IS over - as he bid an emotional farewell to Rangers. The on-loan Arsenal kid suffered a ruptured medial ligament against PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League last 16 meeting. It heartbreakingly cost the defender a chance to be part of Rangers' League Cup Final win over Celtic three days later. Bartley - whose Ibrox deal was until the summer - told SunSport: "Everyone at Rangers has been brilliant and I can only say a massive thank you. "It was hard to sit in the stand for the League Cup Final and think about what might've been. "But I was thrilled for the management and the players that we beat Celtic. It was well deserved. "I have also greatly appreciated the messages of support from the fans. "I couldn't have wished for a better club for a loan spell. "I've been told I've got a grade three medial ligament tear and I'm looking at three months out. "As things stand I've played my last game for Rangers. I wasn't there too long but I've still got plenty of good memories. "Who knows what next season will bring. Once I'm fit again I'll find out what Arsenal have planned for me." http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3501004/Bartley-is-over-and-out.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlika 0 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Real shame for us and him. I hope he will be back. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hope we get him back next season! Looks a great prospect 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,186 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sorry to see him leave in such a bad way - let's hope we see the lad back next season as he looks a great prospect. Good luck son! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Would love to have him back next season. A WS signing who hasn't divided the support! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Just our luck to be getting some players fit again and then to lose 2 of our better players from the central defence. As has been said i also hope to have Bartley back next season and as a Rangers player and not an Arsenal player. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Would be great to see him sign on a permanent but he sees his future in the EPL so the best we could hope for, I would think, is another loan deal - but even that is a long-shot considering how he played in his short stint. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I would actually prefer to introduce and nurture the likes of Cole or Little than a teenager from another team. It would be interesting to know what attributes Bartley has to play in the first team that our own colts don't yet possess. Wilson also possessed them so are these two just head and shoulders above the rest? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I would actually prefer to introduce and nurture the likes of Cole or Little than a teenager from another team. It would be interesting to know what attributes Bartley has to play in the first team that our own colts don't yet possess. Wilson also possessed them so are these two just head and shoulders above the rest? From what I have seen of Little I would say yes Bartley and Wilson were far better. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim White 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Rangers will be without on-loan Kyle Bartley for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. More... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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