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Giving youth a chance – new Rangers team brings a fresh look

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With the arrival of Michael Beale and his trusted assistants, the prospects of Rangers best youths will be enhanced in terms of the first team picture.

An early glimpse of what could be possible was provided from Rangers TV in their content from the training ground on Tuesday, clip below. The full piece, lasting around 10 minutes, showed a snap to the drills and exercises that the new regime had rolled out with an enthusiastic response from the players.

Of particular interest was the prominent involvement of Alex Lowry, Charlie McCann and also Zak Lovelace. The trio have obvious potential but up to now, there has been no significant breakthrough as much as it is a tough task at Ibrox.

As well as Beale, Neil Banfield, Damian Matthew and Harry Watling have come in from QPR where there was a youthful element to the first team squad as well as an onus on developing youth. That experience will be tested in a more harsh environment in Glasgow, with the added pressure and expectation that comes at Rangers.

If the young players are deemed good enough, they will get a chance. Some patience will be required from the stands, just like with Leon King who has played a bit more than anticipated in recent months. Keeping the conveyor belt of talent coming through is crucial for Rangers in terms of sustainability and later on, player trading.

Nathan Patterson and Calvin Bassey showed what is possible in the different ways of bringing through youth, the next prospects must seize the opportunities available.

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