Waltersgotstyle 297 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11748/9887999/rangers-boss-mark-warburton-makes-move-for-wigan-defender-rob-kiernan 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,234 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (see transfer thread) Deal over 200k. In W&W we trust, would be the quote of the day. Wonder if we pursue Wilson as well, we sure need 4 decent enough centre halfs. BTW, Watford want to keep Ikechi Anya and put a 4m price tag on his head. He's out of contract next season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSocksRedTops 3,473 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Don't know anything about him TBH but at this stage the new manager has all my trust. If he has worked with him before that's good enough for me. Good age and hopefully good value 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Never heard of him but he sounds promising on the face of it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,359 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Wee bit underwhelmed but I'm willing to defer judgement until I see him. Warburton obviously knows the guy, he's at a good age and has played in a competitive league, so a quick glace would imply he'd do well enough. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSocksRedTops 3,473 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Apparently he played for Killie on loan. He's also a ROI Under 21 international 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltersgotstyle 297 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Warburton has been a fan of this lads for a while: "I must say for us that Rob Kiernan was again outstanding, as he has been all tournament. His distribution was excellent and he was magnificent" https://web.archive.org/web/20120216091649/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1357166,00.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,359 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Wigan have accepted a bid from Rangers for defender Rob Kiernan, according to Sky sources. The 24-year-old is set to become new Rangers boss Mark Warburton's first summer signing after a fee of around £200k was agreed between the clubs. Warburton worked with Kiernan during their shared spell at Watford's academy and he then signed Kiernan on loan for Brentford whilst working as the club's sporting director, impressing in his eight appearances with the Bees during the 2012-13 season. Kiernan, a former Republic of Ireland international, was nurtured further by current Everton boss Roberto Martinez whilst at Wigan, and he was tipped for a big future by the Spaniard. But the centre-back, who can also play in central midfielder, struggled to break into Wigan's first team under Uwe Rosler and then Malky Mackay during a troubled last season in which the club's chairman Dave Whelan left and they were relegated to League One. Kiernan made 12 appearances on loan at Birmingham after joining the Midlands club for the rest of last season in February, and he is understood to be keen to move on to a new challenge. The section in bold is quite promising: if Martinez thought he had something then I'd be confident that he'd be comfortable on the ball. Warburton does indeed know the kid from Watford and Brentford. My opinion is changing for the positive after being somewhat underwhelmed initially. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSocksRedTops 3,473 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hopefully the first brick in what I hope is to become a giant revolutionary wall! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souness 0 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 If W&W have seen and worked with him, that's good enough for me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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