da betway： Pedro Caixinha has a massive summer of rebuilding ahead of him at Ibrox. Not only does he need to add to his squad but he also needs to get rid of some deadwood at the club that have shown this season they are not up to the task of wearing the Light Blue of Rangers.
da mrbet： It’s been a disastrous season all around for the Gers. Out of both domestic cups to their great rivals Celtic, languishing in third behind Aberdeen and even at risk of being overtaken by St Johnstone in fourth.
The task isn’t just closing the gap on Celtic next season but ensuring they at least finish second and attempt to build a squad capable of winning one of the other major honours in Scottish football.
Who should stay and who should go?
These are the five players we reckon don’t have a future at Ibrox next season…
Andy Halliday
Andy Halliday arrived at Rangers with the reputation of being a massive Rangers fan who could make a difference in the middle of the park for the Ibrox club, a person who could show the kind of leadership they need to drive them forward.
For most of his first season at the Gers in the Scottish Championship that was true and he was even considered as future captain material at one point.
However, the step up to the Scottish Premiership has proven to be too great for him and if anything he’s regressed as the season’s gone on, rather than improved.
Looking slow, laboured, unable to keep possession, he’s been simply no match for Celtic or most other midfields in Scotland this season.
If Pedro Caixinha is to have ambitions of silverware and even good results in Europe then, sadly for Halliday, he is just not the answer.
Joe Garner
Arriving for a substantial fee by Scottish standards last summer, there were big hopes for Joe Garner amongst the Rangers support and they did his best to make him a hero at the club, even coming up with their own catchy song for the striker.
He’s failed to repay that faith and adulation from the stands in performances on the pitch however and has failed to even double figures in goals across the entire season.
That record of eight goals in 31 matches is dire and something Pedro Caixinha can’t afford to see happen again next season. He needs a full shake-up of the Gers backline and for us Garner has no future there.
Garner has aggression and obviously enjoys playing for the club, but his talent doesn’t back it up.
Martyn Waghorn
Another player who has failed to make the transition from the Scottish Championship to the top-flight is Martyn Waghorn. He is Rangers’ top scorer this season with 15 notched up, but that tally flatters him.
He’s rarely shown up in the big games, doesn’t seem to be able to punish Celtic in anyway and has netter many of his goals from the penalty spot.
He lacks the technical skills to make at a club like Rangers, who dominate possession and need trickery in the final third. He puts in effort but simply doesn’t have enough about him to be an elite player in Scottish football.
Like Halliday, hopes were high coming off his blistering season in the Championship but he needs to be moved on a young, fresh, pacy attacker needs to take his place.
Rob Kiernan
Another who has had a deeply inconsistent season at Ibrox is Rob Kiernan. Rangers have been all at sea this season defensively and Kiernan has perhaps been the worst of the lot, never looking particularly assured no matter who is defensive partner was.
Danny Wilson and Clint Hill have their faults but they are both ahead of Kiernan in the pecking order and it’s unlikely Pedro Caixinha will get rid of his entire defence, so the former Republic of Ireland youth international is the one to go.
The Portuguese needs to be bring in a strong, pacy centre-back who is aggressive in winning the ball and decisive at key moments. Kiernan is none of these things.
Josh Windass
Josh Windass had waited patiently to get his chance in the Rangers midfield. He hadn’t started since December before being named in Pedro Caixinha’s starting XI last week against Celtic but showed why neither Mark Warburton nor Graeme Murty considered him a starter at Ibrox.
His body language was perhaps the worst of any player last Saturday, immediately losing faith in himself and his teammates when Scott Sinclair scored his penalty five minutes in.
Failing to track back or effectively mark his midfield opponents, the game passed him by in the worst way and for fans it was unacceptable. He wasn’t just poor on the ball but failed to show the desire and determination it takes to be a Rangers player and for us, is one of the players that must be shown the door at Ibrox if they are to improve.