In The Balance

[ian1964 10,475]

By Andrew Dickson

 

WALTER SMITH will wait until his loan Rangers return to the club before deciding whether they have a role to play in his Light Blues squad.

 

A number of Ibrox players have been sent out to other clubs in the first half of the season and many of them are due to come back at various points this month.

 

Andy WebsterThe most high-profile of those who have been away is Andy Webster, but he has not played as much as Smith would have liked him to at Bristol City.

 

Defender Webster has made just six appearances for Gary Johnson's side, although the main reason for that has been a string of minor injuries.

 

Alan Gow has arguably been the most successful player during this term's sabbaticals and he has scored five goals in 17 appearances for Championship side Blackpool.

 

But given he had just two first-team outings last season at Rangers, he has been tipped to make a hasty exit when he moves back to Glasgow.

 

The rest of those who have gone elsewhere are young reserve players and the likelihood is they'll go back to Gers' reserve and youth sides or go out on loan again.

 

But Smith insists he'll only make decisions of each individual's future once they check back in at Murray Park in the next few weeks.

 

He said: "In Andy's case, we put him out on loan to try to get him games so that he could get to a level of fitness that would lead to him returning to our squad.Alan Gow

 

"It hasn't worked out like that and he has had a couple of injuries again and hasn't been playing on a regular basis.

 

"Andy's problem is that we have to get him up to speed because he's had something like two years without regular first-team football.

 

"He has been lucky to play half a dozen games in that time and it has not been an easy spell for him.

 

"We will see what happens when he comes back and we'll review the situation then. Alan Gow is the same, as are the rest of the players we've had out.

 

"With these players who are coming to us, as is part and parcel of the transfer window, we'll have to look at a larger group of players and cut it down."

[ian1964 10,475]

Walter, why don't you just come out and tell the players that you want to move on that they are just not good enough ?, they are big boys, or do you not know ?

[pete 2,499]

It looks like WS has been sleeping at the press room. Nearly every hour there seems to be another statement from him.

Maybe he should do more reading instead of feeding us this bullshit. I would suggest" tactics for dummies":mad:

[Gribz 743]

Yeah there seems to be a few statements about the loans.

 

Webster is still injured which means Smith will probably keep him on as Bougherras replacement.

Wolves are looking at Gow and he scored 5 goals at Blackpool which means he doesnt have a chance at Ibrox.

Furman - he'll probably be put elsewhere on loan, maybe as bait for Wilkie at Utd.

[maineflyer 0]

Yeah there seems to be a few statements about the loans.

 

Webster is still injured which means Smith will probably keep him on as Bougherras replacement.

Wolves are looking at Gow and he scored 5 goals at Blackpool which means he doesnt have a chance at Ibrox.

Furman - he'll probably be put elsewhere on loan, maybe as bait for Wilkie at Utd.

 

Bait for Wilkie? Surely a mackerel to catch a sprat?

[calscot 0]

Yeah there seems to be a few statements about the loans.

 

Webster is still injured which means Smith will probably keep him on as Bougherras replacement.

Wolves are looking at Gow and he scored 5 goals at Blackpool which means he doesnt have a chance at Ibrox.

Furman - he'll probably be put elsewhere on loan, maybe as bait for Wilkie at Utd.

 

I read Gow returned to Ibrox as he'd dropped out of the Blackpool team and they no longer wanted him...

 

You want a Blackpool reject in the team? What happened to ambition?

[craig 5,199]

I read Gow returned to Ibrox as he'd dropped out of the Blackpool team and they no longer wanted him...

 

You want a Blackpool reject in the team? What happened to ambition?

 

 

Are you sure he had dropped out of the team ? He scored their goal on December 26th and, at least, started the match - not sure if he finished it but that doesn't suggest to me that he had dropped out of the team (they have only had one game since December 26).

 

That said, if they wanted him then a fee had already been agreed so that would suggest that they either don't want him or they don't think he is worth the agreed price.

 

Interesting though that he is now wanted by Wolves who are sitting atop the table.

[steve 0]

I read Gow returned to Ibrox as he'd dropped out of the Blackpool team and they no longer wanted him...

 

You want a Blackpool reject in the team? What happened to ambition?

 

Played 9 times with 6 sub apps scoring 5 goals.

 

Played the last two games,last one v Wolves the other night on Sky sports

 

Wolves want him..we don`t see you later Alan

[calscot 0]

The report I read was he'd dropped out Blackpool's team but I'll take your word that the story was wrong.

 

I take it, Blackpool want him but he doesn't want them plus he's probably not affordable?

[calscot 0]

PS Sounds to me like he's really fallen out with the management big time.