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  1. I'm not so sure it's Jake Hastie getting to the end of his contract and accepting a life changing offer from a bigger Club that continues to upset a minority. Or his outing as a fan of that Club or even celebrating joining them. I suspect it's the fact that the Club in question is Rangers that is the real issue. Otherwise why were these same folk not having a go at Darren Randolph, Michael Higdon, John Sutton, Mark Gillespie, (Chris Long?) and, going further back, Paul Lambert and Rab McKinnon? When they walked out we received £350/400k less than we got for Hastie. In other words, nothing. There are others. And , if youth is a factor, how come McKinstry is hailed as a shining example of how good our youth development is when he elects to move to a bigger Club for £225k rather than staying with us to develop his footballing career? Also, how come we celebrate our goalkeeper joining "his club"? I suspect the answer is that not one of the players I listed left us to join either Rangers or Celtic. Paul Slane anyone? Footballers of all ages have decisions to make throughout their career. Some will get it right, some less so. Credit to Hastie for having the ambition and belief to give Rangers a go at such a young age. Even more credit for having the desire to come back to us on Loan when he had other, less demanding options north and south of the border. And credit to our Management team for bringing him back despite the objections of a few fans and the supposed upset caused by the manner of his original departure. Robinson clearly thinks Hastie can help us and I for one look forward to seeing him prove the doubters wrong.
    8 points
  2. Bold of you to assume there's not people on here who hate Rangers more than they like their families.
    5 points
  3. 3 points
  4. This just doesn't make sense. He had developed his career to that point and the big money did automatically follow. I'm sure he was confident enough that he could break into the first team and further develop with better players around him/training facilities etc. A confident 19yr old would not move solely for the cash and there's no reason to suggest he wasn't confident going by what he had done in the previous months. He was probably overly confident if anything rather than showing a lack of belief.
    1 point
  5. Genuine question - how do you know that the deal that Rangers offered was the first decent deal on the table? Another one - how do you know he didn't think he was good enough to break into the Rangers team in his first season? You could argue that he went there to do exactly that and should be commended for that level of ambition.
    1 point
  6. This "wouldnt turn down a huge pay increase" stuff is a pretty poor argument when it comes to footballers like Hastie. Fair enough if You are 29/30 and getting a big contract where You are offered 5 or 6 grand a week (or more) more than Your current wage. That is likely to be the last big contract You get so you "set yourself up" in that scenario. A 19yo promising talent should be looking to develop his career, the money will then automatically follow. Thats why I question if Hastie himself doesnt have the belief he has what it takes to play higher. Turnbull & Hastie both grew up together, 10 years in the same team from the age of 9. Turnbull knocks back what would have been a far more lucrative deal at Norwich for Celtic as he saw them as the perfect platform to move his career on, Hastie takes the first decent deal on the table knowing he will never in a million years actually play for Rangers and will spend 2-3 years on loan before getting released.
    1 point
  7. Moult or Kipre? Or is it someone still at FP right now? I fucking love ON40Y cryptic bingo.
    1 point
  8. Not that it makes a difference but isn't it confirmed he's a Celtic fan?
    1 point
  9. Hastie still outscored Hylton and Seedorf last season in league goals despite only making 10 appearances.
    1 point
  10. Dean Cornelius is a central midfielder and Cole Starts has been released you do realise that?
    1 point
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