Only a matter of months ago did it seem Scott Wright was not deemed good enough for Rangers.
The former Aberdeen winger has been unable to pin down a place at Ibrox ever since moving to the club in the January of 2021.
Caught at the airport flying out to Turkey, there was an emotional goodbye as a £500k move to newly-promoted Super Lig side Pendikspor surely beckoned.
But after a deal collapsed – something which Scott Wright claims is just part of the “highs and lows” of football – injuries and transfer exits have opened up a place in the squad for a player deemed not good enough only a few months ago.
Whilst we we’re not scapegoating anyone for the disastrous run of form at the start of this season which has Michael Beale on the brink, Scott Wright’s return to the fold sends a message about the club’s questionable summer business.
Scott Wright return proves Rangers are going backwards
Indeed, those talks with Pendikspor came before Rangers’ attacking duo Fashion Sakala and Ianis Hagi left for Saudi Arabia and Spain respectively.
Rather than go out and replace either player Rangers have promoted a footballer who has showed neither the consistency or quality to deliver at Ibrox.
It is a damning indictment of Rangers’ summer transfer business that a player deemed not good enough is now being relied upon in Scott Wright.
What’s more, the winger let the club down and lost the head in the weekend’s painful defeat to former side Aberdeen.
Coming off the bench and being plonked into midfield, Scott Wright was lucky to remain on the park for a scything challenge for which he was shown a yellow card.
However there was to be justice later in the game when the huffy attacker finally got what he was asking for and received his marching orders for a second yellow.
That 3-1 defeat to the Dons shows up several issues in the Rangers squad but none more so than a distinct lack of quality.
Say what you like about Scott Wright the man, but when Rangers are turning to a player deemed surplus to requirements only a few months ago then it speaks volumes about the direction Michael Beale is taking us.
