Youths â?? A Season Review

[elfideldo 406]

Hi Craig, the Rangers pro youth teams don't play in the tournament, but the Supporters Association Boys Club teams usually do. It is a good standard tournament and of course Rangers scouts will be watching. I know current U15 player Lewis White who goes full time at the start of next season was scouted there playing for Musselburgh Windsor two years ago.

 

I'll try and get along again this year, but at the end of July the Rangers teams will be playing pre season games.

[elfideldo 406]

Any word on what's happening with Charlie Telfer , word was he wasn't signing a new contract and he was always getting mentioned in a good way

 

Charlie signed a one year contract.

[rbr 1,247]

Charlie signed a one year contract.

 

 

Is he rated mate , I mean by yourself

[elfideldo 406]

Yes I think he has a chance, although in my opinion our best attacking midfield prospect at the moment is Tom Walsh

[pete 2,499]

Thanks for all the information you post on here mate it really is appreciated, I thoroughly enjoy reading about your vision on the youth teams.

[DUDE 0]

Thanks elfideldo, always interesting to see how things are developing that end.

[chilledbear 16]

For those who haven't noticed the news feed from up the page.

 

RANGERS will send their most experienced squad yet to this year’s Hong Kong Soccer Sevens tomorrow when the squad flies out from Glasgow.

 

Of the 10 players representing the Light Blues at the 2013 event, six of them have been in the first-team squad to some extent this season.

Robbie Crawford and Fraser Aird are the most prominent players, having made more than 40 appearances between them for Ally McCoist’s side in the recently-finished campaign.

Luca Gasparotto, who started the final game against Berwick and made three substitute appearances last month, will also be involved.

On top of that, Andy Murdoch, Tom Walsh and goalkeeper Liam Kelly – who was on the bench against the Shielfield Park outfit – will travel to Asia.

Kyle McAusland comes back into the fold following his loan spell in the Second Division with Ayr as does Calum Gallagher, who spent four months temporarily at Alloa.

Completing the 10-man pool being overseen by first-team coach Ian Durrant are reserve regulars Charlie Telfer and Jamie Burrows.

Gers have been regular participants in the Hong Kong tournament and were losing finalists in 2009 and 2010.

This year they’ll hope to go one better against a mixture of top European academy sides and local senior teams in the seven-a-side competition.

Durrant’s squad starts its sectional campaign on Saturday morning against Hong Kong Football Club and has further fixtures against HKFA Dragons and South China.

If they finish among the top two teams in Group C they’ll progress to the quarter-finals of the Citibank International Cup event on Sunday.

If they don’t, Rangers will drop into Plate matches instead and if they get to the last eight of the Cup but then lose at that stage they’ll compete for the Shield.

Whatever happens, a minimum of four matches will be played with three coming on Saturday then one, two or three following the next day.

In addition to the main competition, there is also a Masters Tournament which a team of former Ibrox favourites will be taking part in.

Playing under the name Rangers All Stars, the squad is set to include the likes of Andy Goram, Arthur Numan, Alex Rae, Jorg Albertz and Michael Mols.

This year’s Soccer Sevens coincides with the Oceania Rangers Supporters Association convention, which is also being held in Hong Kong this year.

Supporters from all over the region will fly in to not only support the Light Blues teams which are playing but to also take part in a series of other events.

For more information about the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens including the rules and other competing teams, visit their official website by clicking HERE now.