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7 minutes ago, Gianfranco said:

Graeme McGarry has confirmed that Fane is training with us but he hasn’t signed anything yet.

Was just away to post that. Makes sense like given we couldn't actually play him at the moment and also it seems the injury he had means he's not actually kicked a ball since last season while the fall out with the weirdo Oldham owner meant he was training on his own down there.

All in all it sounds like he's had a pretty shite time recently.

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And then there is the case of Ousmane Fane. Fane, an energetic midfielder signed from Kidderminster in 2016, was called to see the chairman following 'disciplinary issues' and told to stay away from the club with two games left to save the season. Lemsagam claims this move was made with the backing of manager Richie Wellens, who told him that he did not need the player. 

Fane had previously played in 46 games. Without him, Oldham could only muster two draws and their departure from a division they had occupied since 1997 was confirmed with Thompson's goal.

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Rumours are that the Hastie deal to Rangers is now off as he would rather not move to another Scottish club. If he leaves going down south looks like the most likely option now. Gorrin rumour is also apparently not true!!

Cracking news if both players end up staying at Fir Park!!

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19 hours ago, Gianfranco said:

The twitter updates of the 20s/reserves have been nowhere near as detailed recently. I take it that was Lewis Irons job when he was still here?

It's been changed up a little mate, kinda in similar fashion to the women's in-game Tweets.

Believe the reasons for that was due to  play-by-play updates not bringing much in the way of engagement. 

 

 

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55 minutes ago, MFC97 said:

Rumours are that the Hastie deal to Rangers is now off as he would rather not move to another Scottish club. If he leaves going down south looks like the most likely option now.

 

Hopefully someone has managed to make the laddie see sense. 'Bloopoonditis' has been the deathknell of too many promising careers.

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It's live again. From the pen of the esteemed Chris 'Union' Jack. 

https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17545591.rangers-pull-out-of-race-to-sign-motherwell-kid-jake-hastie/?ref=twtrec

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RANGERS have pulled out of the running to sign Jake Hastie after becoming frustrated in their pursuit of the Motherwell forward.

The Light Blues made a move to sign the 20-year-old on a pre-contract deal last month and had agreed a switch to bring the highly-rated wide man to Ibrox at the end of the season.

But Herald Sport understands Rangers will now pursue other options this summer after ending their interest in Hastie as the transfer has dragged on in recent weeks.

Boss Steven Gerrard has not given up hope of retaining the services of Ryan Kent, while a move for Greg Stewart, currently on loan at Aberdeeen, is also under consideration.

Hastie has been attracting interest from several English clubs, including Crystal Palace and Brentford, and also has options in America as he considers his next move.

The winger has quickly risen to prominence since returning from a loan spell at Alloa and Motherwell put a new contract on the table in an attempt to keep him at Fir Park.

The Steelmen are resigned to losing one of their brightest young talents but Hastie, who has scored six goals in the second half of the season, is now unlikely to join the Gers despite seeming set for an Ibrox deal.

 
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3 hours ago, thisGRAEME said:

TBF, the evening times were reporting someone died at the weekend without a source, so probably not the paper I'd be reading.

also, Neil Cameron...

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3 hours ago, capt_oats said:

Surely Rangers just using the tamest hack in the contacts book to put a wee bit of pressure on Hastie and agent...

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11 hours ago, Swello said:

Surely Rangers just using the tamest hack in the contacts book to put a wee bit of pressure on Hastie and agent...

I thought that as well and it's surely no coincidence that we play them on Sunday and also they have 3 players suspended for assaulting a fellow pro on the park so running a story like this is a wee bit of noise to deflect away from that.  It's got all the hallmarks of their usual patter.

Having said that, it's supposedly been a "done deal" for ages so if, as appears to be the case, he's not actually signed by now then it suggests he's not that fussed and it's just an option on the table for him. I can see why Rangers would take the huff if they've finally clocked that they're being used to leverage other deals (if that's what's happened) and presumably given the number of 'leaks' about him signing they've felt the need to put it out there that they're the ones who have ended the interest. Right. 

In fairness why shouldn't he consider his options, he's free to speak to anyone he wants at the moment. If he fancies a shot in England or MLS then fair fucks.

If this is how it's gone down then the fact his agent has been willing to park an offer from Rangers on the table and exploit it for better offers from other clubs puts into context this idea that he'd have signed if we'd offered him an extra £200 a week or whatever at the start of the season. I'm guessing the advice he was getting was not to sign anything and see where things stood in January.

Presumably if he goes to MLS (Atlanta United is being mentioned) we'll get pied for the development money we'd otherwise be due? Hearts didn't receive anything when Sam Nicholson moved to Minnesota United. I guess there's some loophole involved. It's worth mentioning that Nicholson ended up on $235k basic when he went over there (their transparency with salaries means all that stuff is public knowledge).

Atlanta's current roster salaries are here.

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49 minutes ago, capt_oats said:

I thought that as well and it's surely no coincidence that we play them on Sunday and also they have 3 players suspended for assaulting a fellow pro on the park so running a story like this is a wee bit of noise to deflect away from that.  It's got all the hallmarks of their usual patter.

Having said that, it's supposedly been a "done deal" for ages so if, as appears to be the case, he's not actually signed by now then it suggests he's not that fussed and it's just an option on the table for him. I can see why Rangers would take the huff if they've finally clocked that they're being used to leverage other deals (if that's what's happened) and presumably given the number of 'leaks' about him signing they've felt the need to put it out there that they're the ones who have ended the interest. Right. 

In fairness why shouldn't he consider his options, he's free to speak to anyone he wants at the moment. If he fancies a shot in England or MLS then fair fucks.

If this is how it's gone down then the fact his agent has been willing to park an offer from Rangers on the table and exploit it for better offers from other clubs puts into context this idea that he'd have signed if we'd offered him an extra £200 a week or whatever at the start of the season. I'm guessing the advice he was getting was not to sign anything and see where things stood in January.

Presumably if he goes to MLS (Atlanta United is being mentioned) we'll get pied for the development money we'd otherwise be due? Hearts didn't receive anything when Sam Nicholson moved to Minnesota United. I guess there's some loophole involved. It's worth mentioning that Nicholson ended up on $235k basic when he went over there (their transparency with salaries means all that stuff is public knowledge).

Atlanta's current roster salaries are here.

At this point it's really just a massive shrug whether he stays or goes. He clearly a talented boy but he's definitely struggling now teams are putting 2 or 3 men on him. Seems to be the difference between him and Turnbull there in that you couldn't get a touch of a beach ball in a phone box with David Turnbull.

If it's anything like $235k a year on offer I would honestly not be surprised if he goes. That's MENTAL money for a boy who's played a handful of games.

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