Here at Rangers News, we are taking the opportunity provided by the winter break, to evaluate the contribution of each member of the Gers’ current first team squad, over the first half of the season.
Each day, two to three players will be assessed through their own ‘Half-Term Report’.
While stats will be involved, clearly, opinion makes up a large part of any evaluation. As always, we welcome the thoughts of our readers in each instance.
First up, is Allan McGregor.
For me, this man was the signing of the summer. Not just for Rangers, but across the SPL.
As Steven Gerrard said when the veteran arrived on 1st July, he was a no risk signing.
In over 200 league appearances during his first spell with the club, he won 11 major trophies.
Not only is he vastly experienced, he was a bargain too. A free transfer from Hull City.
McGregor has been near flawless
Since returning to Ibrox, he has barely put a foot wrong.
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A dodgy clearance kick did contribute to the goal that knocked his side out of the Europa League, in Vienna. Yet, there can be little doubt that he was the main reason the Gers were in a position to qualify at all.
His contributions have been match-saving on numerous occasions. In November, he was particularly immense.
Away at St Mirren and at Ibrox against Villarreal, he shut out the opposition with a string of outstanding stops.
Those performances secured him the club’s Player of the Month award. What’s more, he’s an early favourite to scoop the Player of the Season title too.
With McGregor between the sticks, the Gers have registered an impressive ten home clean sheets to date.
Looking ahead, this man is crucial to Rangers’ hopes of a 55th top flight Scottish title, in 2019.
