pete 2,499 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Scotland youth boss Scot Gemmill: Ryan Hardie should have been a Rangers regular long before now 11:17, 3 May 2015 By Scott McDermott THE teenage striker scored twice on his first start for Rangers and the only thing that has surprised Scot Gemmill is that he wasn't a regular earlier in the season. Sammy Turner/SNS Group Ryan Hardie in action against Falkirk SCOT GEMMILL insists Ibrox kid Ryan Hardie won’t be fazed by the Premiership play-offs. That’s because the Scotland Under-17 coach reckons he should have been a first-team regular with Rangers a long time ago. Gemmill has worked closely with the 18-year-old and let him lead the line at last year’s Euro Finals in Malta. Hardie helped the young Scots reach the semi-finals and has now kicked on at his club this term. He has already scored twice for Stuart McCall’s side and could be a key figure as the Glasgow giants try to secure Premiership promotion. Gemmill has no doubts that Hardie will continue to impress in the play-offs – in fact, he’s just bemused that his chance to shine has taken this long. He said: “I’m surprised Ryan wasn’t playing for Rangers sooner. I haven’t seen a lot of their games recently so that’s just going on what I know about him. He scores goals, it’s as simple as that. “I’d like to see Ryan playing at the highest level with the best players to see what he can do. “He’s scored goals at youth level and for the U17s so it would be brilliant to see him with better players. “That’s part of the process for all young players – until you put them into a situation you don’t know how they’ll react, on and off the pitch. I don’t care how experienced you are. “But putting them in with better senior players usually ends with good results. “The pressure of the play-offs won’t bother him. When I first met Ryan a couple of years ago I remember being critical of him for not doing enough. “It was in a team meeting in Romania and I had a go at him. We’d conceded a goal and I thought Ryan could have done more defensively when we didn’t have the ball. “I was trying to help him get better and he’s done that.” SNS Group Scotland's Ryan Hardie can't hide his disappointment after the defeat Ryan Hardie (centre) was part of the Scotland U17 team that reached the European semi-final Finding a good blend is something Gemmill is adept at after guiding Scotland U17s to a second Euro Finals in a row. The action in Bulgaria kicks off this week with Scotland starting their Group C bid on Thursday against France before facing Russia and Greece. While Gemmill is building a reputation as a respected coach he insists the country’s top kids are making his job easier. He said: “The secret is good players. I remember being on my Pro-Licence and Andy Roxburgh was doing a presentation on tactics. “He was looking for a bit of support from Archie Knox, who said, ‘See all that Andy, if you haven’t got the players, you’re f*****’. That is true. The players we have now are good and are playing well. “These boys haven’t just got a will to win, they’ve got the will to prepare to win. “We can finish in the top six which would see us qualify for the U17 World Cup in Chile. It’s about getting out of our group and all the focus is on our first game against France.” He should have been put on for Miller in the second half. Miller was atrocious in the second half. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,254 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Neither Hardie nor Gallagher will get selected ahead of Kenny Miller & Nicky Clark under McCall. Depressing but true. Gallagher perhaps more so than Hardie should have got a chance given the lack of goals our strikers have scored this season plus he had a decent loan spell in the first half of the season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,361 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 He said: “The secret is good players. I remember being on my Pro-Licence and Andy Roxburgh was doing a presentation on tactics. “He was looking for a bit of support from Archie Knox, who said, ‘See all that Andy, if you haven’t got the players, you’re f*****’. That is true. The players we have now are good and are playing well. This annoys me. Are we just waiting for a 'good' player to come along, or are we actively developing them and teaching them? I'd like Roxburgh involved at Rangers. He's got a good technical brain -- I keep seeing his name whenever I read pieces on tactics, developing players and coaches (Mourinho was taught by him...for a bit.) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 youth should neither be a reason not to play them just the same as it should never be a reason to play them either. Deserved to be dropped after the performance last week same as walsh. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 He's only just turned 18 so if our usual youth policy is anything to go by, he probably won't play again until he's 22. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) youth should neither be a reason not to play them just the same as it should never be a reason to play them either. Deserved to be dropped after the performance last week same as walsh. You think youths should be dropped after one poor game? In favour of whom? Players who have been awful all season? Dropping players after one bad performance is a ridiculous idea, regardless of age. Edited May 4, 2015 by Ser Barristan Selmy 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sannybear 0 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I would have been starting him from the turn of the year when it was perfectly obvious that Miller/Boyd were not fit for purpose . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You think youths should be dropped after one poor game? In favour of whom? Players who have been awful all season? Dropping players after one bad performance is a ridiculous idea, regardless of age. there is not one degree of bad. performances are not rated purely good or bad there are levels of bad that when hit deem a player is dropped. Hardie was that bad against falkirk in nearly every facet of his game i believe he needs to be dropped so he can work on them and to give him hunger to perform better. to think there is not a standard a player should acheive to merit a starting position is ridiculous in the extreme, especially when the manager believes the replacements will fair better. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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