ian1964 10,409 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Chettri, left, and Lalpekhlua, below. RANGERS are weighing up a shock move to sign two Indian international strikers - in the hope of opening up a new market in the subcontinent. Record Sport can reveal Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sunil Chettri are expected to arrive in Glasgow before the end of this month to begin a trial with Ally McCoist's squad. And the visit - which has been set up by director of football Gordon Smith - has been timed to allow McCoist to make a move to sign one or both when the transfer window opens in January. The potential double swoop is also being looked upon in the Ibrox boardroom as a chance to open a new revenue stream into the lucrative Asian market where both players are held in high regard. Lalpekhlua is hailed as the hottest kid in the Indian game after bursting into the international team this year at the age of 20, scoring four goals in his first three games. He plays for Pune. jeje lalpekhlua rangers Image 1 Chettri - under contract with I-League rivals Mohun Bagan AC - was regarded as the country's poster boy and has been linked with Celtic and QPR. In August 2009 his agent claimed the Parkhead club were considering an offer after sending scouts to run the rule over the striker. But later that month Chettri signed a three-year contract at Loftus Road only to have his dream move to Europe collapse after failing to secure a work permit. He then failed to make an impact in the USA after a failed stint with Kansas City Wizards in 2010. Meanwhile, anxious shareholders could be given the chance to grill new owner Craig Whyte at a much-awaited agm just six days before Christmas. Record Sport can reveal that although no date has been set officially, Monday December 19 has been pencilled in for the meeting at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall. That would mean Whyte will have only three weeks left to make public the first set of accounts since buying Sir David Murray's majority shareholding for £1 in May. It's understood the auditing process should be signed off in the next few days. If December 19 is confirmed Whyte will then have until November 28 to send the accounts to shareholders. The meeting should provide much needed clarity on the financial health of a club that has been rocked by rumours of administration throughout Whyte's six months at the helm. Whyte insists he has become the target of a malicious whispering campaign designed to blacken his name and undermine the SPL champions. This week a longrunning £49million dispute with HMRC was reconvened in court, with a final decision expected in February or March. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanovitch 0 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Two more trialists, I doubt we will sign either. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,145 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Sounds interesting enough so hopefully these lads have enough quality for us to be genuinely interested! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Smells of Celtics crappy signing policy. Sign players on ability and not because of some obscure hope of getting a toe hold in a foreign market that probably doesn't even exist for us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Sounds interesting enough so hopefully these lads have enough quality for us to be genuinely interested! If they are not good enough then maybe we can get them to open a call centre. They maybe know an address for a few cheap balls as well.:devil: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Sunil Chettri (27) ... " " ... according to Wikipedia, he averages with 1 goal every two games on all levels, 24 for India in 52 games. Jeje Lalpekhlua (20) has only played 23 senior games for his club, but scored 19 goals, as well as 5 goals in 8 games for India. ... and Indians bound for Ibrox from the club's homepage. Very reasonable stuff. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Time will tell on these guys but does reek of timmy a bit. Rangers call centre in Delhi anyone, mind you won't be much worse than the shower we use at the moment. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juancornetto 1 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I heard both guys had trials at Real Madras! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlika 0 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 The younger player might be worth a look not sure about the older one. But as Stefanovitch says thats the end of our interest in them, trial = no. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I can't resist this one: Why will India never win the World Cup? Because everytime they get a corner, they open up a shop. I agree with metilka, the younger one looks the more promising. I don't know a thing about Indian football, how big it is, and how many Indians even bother to play it, but it is a vast country with a huge popualtion and someone that gets player of the year must be doing something right. As well if he did turn out to be a god buy, there would indeed be a huge market there for mechandising. Surely we wouldn't want to turn down an opportunity for making money like that, if the guy was good enough? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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