Today Walter Smith flies out with his depleted Rangers squad to participate in the Sydney festival of football. With only 16 first team players (2 of them goalkeepers) Smiths squad will be severely tested when they come up against Blackburn Rovers , Sydney fc and AEK Athens.
Sundays game vs Queen of the South gave Smith another headache when Sasa Papac joined Andrius Velicka on the injured list , both wont travel to Australia where it is expected some of the most promising youth players will get their chance to stake a claim before the new season. The Rangers fans will need to get used to the names of Wylde , Ness , Shinnie etc as right now the Rangers first team squad stands at 18.
Walter spoke to the press after Sundays 1-0 win and hopes to add 2-3 players to his squad before the season starts , most Rangers fans think this is a minimum amount needed as they watch their main rivals flash the checkbook by signing 5 players.
Right now this is what i perceive to be the Rangers squad for the forthcoming season.....
goalkeepers - Mcgregor , Alexander
defenders - Broadfoot , Whitaker , Weir , Bougherra , Webster , Wilson , Papac
midfielders - Davis , Edu , Mcculloch , Fleck ,
strikers - Miller , Lafferty , Velicka , Naismith , Little
Anybody can see that Rangers are lacking in midfield , they also need another striker , if walter is going to sign 2-3 then they have to be in these positions , probably 2 for midfield and 1 striker. Defensively they are solid , probably even more secure after Webster returning from Dundee utd , the goalkeeper remain the same with Mcgregor an Rlexander so rangers have 2 very good keepers
The next 6 weeks before the transfer window closes will be very interesting.
Rangers fixtures in OZ are.....
Blackburn rovers vs Rangers - Sunday 25th July
Sydney FC vs Rangers - Wednesday 28th July
AEK Athens vs Rangers - Saturday 31st July
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