ian1964 10,415 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Portuguese winger left disappointed as Ibrox club prepare themselves for a £2million double swoop on Ibrox by former boss Mark Warburton. The dreams of a Euro debut for Rangers new boy Daniel Candeias have been dashed by Turkish red tape. The Portuguese winger has spoken in his homeland in glowing terms about his first appearance for his new club at Ibrox on Thursday night. New look Rangers will take on Luxembourg side Progres Niederkorn in front of a capacity crowd in their first Euro match for six years. But former Benfica winger Candeias cannot play in the Europa League qualifier because his registration will not be released by his last club, Alanyaspor, until July 1. Gers boss Pedro Caixinha said: “Daniel is the only registration we could not get because the transfer window is different.“In these situations UEFA should have a type of exception because the timings are different in different countries. “Daniel was in Turkey and he won’t receive his clearance in the system until July 1 so we could not make him available for the first qualifying round. We hope to have him available for the second qualifier.” Candeias, 29, signed a two-year deal with Rangers earlier this month and was looking forward to European competition for the first time since he played in the Europa League with Portuguese side Nacional in 2010. He insists the Rangers team, extensively overhauled in the last month by Caixinha, will come good even if it may need some time to adapt. Candeias said: “The stadium will be full for this game. Here, they sell tickets before the season starts and it will be packed as usual.“I’m looking forward to my debut at Ibrox, it’s going to be beautiful. I’ve felt the fans’ tremendous feeling and now Rangers have returned to Europe they are looking forward to Thursday – and so are we. “We want to play in our stadium and give a first joy to fans in this inaugural game of the season. It is normal that at the beginning we will not yet be physically fit. “However, the team has already completed 24 training sessions. In the beginning it will cost a bit but on Thursday we will present some of the ideas the coach intends to implement. “We want to win because Rangers are a club used to winning. It’s going to be a spectacular day. I have been well received by all the people, my team-mates and staff of the club.” Record 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,415 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Lifted from FF: Euro Squad Confirmed (New Squad numbers revealed) Goalies 1 Foderingham 25 Alnwick 37 Wright Defenders 2 Tavernier 4 Cardoso 5 Wallace 6 Wilson 17 Hodson 22 Alves 24 Bates 34 Wilson, A 54 Houston 55 Mayo Midfielders 7 Dalcio 8 Jack 11 Windass 18 Rossiter 19 Kranjcar 23 Holt 27 Pena 30 Thompson 35 Barjonas 36 Beerman 42 Burt Forwards 9 Miller 10 McKay 15 Herrera 20 Morelos 33 Waghorn 46 Rudden 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,674 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's disappointing for him and for us but all things being equal this should be a comfortable win regardless and hopefully the red tape will have been cleared away for the next round. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,415 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Looking forward to seeing Candeias playing, whenever that will be. He is a quick wee player who likes to get early crosses into the box...............a winger! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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