For some reason, Rangers development of Nathan Patterson has become of almost national interest with pundits from all over the country telling the club how best to manage the 19-year old.
Giants of the game like Frank McAvennie claim that Steven Gerrard has “slapped” the youngster in the face by daring to sign James Tavernier up to another two years and extend his stay at Ibrox with the latest to offer his advice, Ian Murray, a former Rangers player of course who is now manager of Airdrie.
In a not so subtle dig at the club’s attempts to introduce a colt team into the Scottish lower leagues, Murray believes that the Light Blues should give Patterson away for free so that the national team benefits from him playing more games, as reported by The Daily Record.
“We’re not talking for Rangers here, but if Rangers want to improve young players so much, and their fans and everybody wants to improve Scottish football, why don’t they go give Patterson to Hibs?
“Give him to Hearts, St Mirren and don’t ask for any money.
“If you want to progress the player and get him games, there you go.
“But they won’t and I understand why.”
Or, if they did want him to go out on loan – which they probably won’t because he’s an important member of the first-team squad – they could send him down to England and get his wages paid as well as a loan fee, would that not make more sense?
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On what planet is Murray living on where football clubs just give away players or let other clubs borrow them because it’s the right thing to do? After the way that the SPFL clubs have “supported” Rangers in the last few years, there’s more chance of Murray being the man to replace Steven Gerrard than us propping up Scottish football out of the kindness of our hearts.