On a bad day for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, a former Ger took a step closer to Premier League football.
John Fleck played for the club between 2007 and 2012, making 41 league appearances.
He was a very young prospect back then, but he chose not to stay at the club for the fight in the lower divisions.
Instead, he joined made a permanent switch to Coventry City.
Four years and over 150 appearances later, he joined Sheffield United on a free in 2016.
What a move that turned out to be.
The Blades are having a great time of it in the Championship this season, and look on the cusp of returning to former glories.
On Saturday afternoon, they
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It was Fleck, who rounded off the scoring, making it 4-0 in the 49th minute.
The emphatic win saw them rise into second, two points behind Norwich City in top spot. If they could hold onto that berth, Fleck and his teammates would gain automatic promotion to the Premier League.
Could Rangers do with him right now?
Clearly, Fleck has done well for himself since leaving Ibrox.
He is one of the first names on the team sheet for a side flying in the English second tier.
Yet, Rangers’ current squad is already full to bursting with midfielders. While in good form, Fleck is dependable, but not the creative spark the Gers are crying out for.
Gerrard already has some strong central midfielders at his disposal. Inexplicably, though, he chose not to use two of them against St Johnstone.
