Boyd’s Rangers future dependent on Smith’s?
Striker would rather the boss stays
The respect that Kris Boyd holds Walter Smith is in no doubt.
When Boyd announced he no longer wanted to be considered for selection for Scotland under George Burley, the differences between his club and international career was minimal.
The issues that mattered appeared to be:
a) His club pays his wages
b) His club was the one he supported as a boy
c) His club manager
There is no doubt that Burley was not respected by a great number of the squad and certain players and their media friends set out to unsettle the manager. Burley was not the right man for the job but he did not deserve to be hung out to dry in the manner that he was, with Craig Levein set to benefit from the returning players making themselves available again.
There is no way Kris Boyd would have treated Walter Smith in the manner he treated Burley. A lot of this is due to the fact that Smith has earned the respect and his results in Scotland show he is a man who knows what it takes to get the job done.
The future of Kris Boyd has been a hot topic for well over a year and there is still no resolution in sight. The striker had a few things to say earlier today and how the future of his boss may impact on his own decision:
“He’ll have a big influence on it”
“He’s a manager I want to play under, he’s shown faith in me, so I would like to keep paying him back for showing faith in me by scoring goals.”
“I look back on what the gaffer’s done for me, even though we’ve had our fallouts and disagreements along the way”
“He’s given me a chance to play at the level I’m at and, if he was here, I would be delighted with that.”
“When you see the job he’s done with the finances the way they are, I think it’s a credit to him how well he’s done the job.”
So, a lot to think about there for Boyd, Smith and the Rangers money men.
Whether this is Martin Bain, Alisdair Johnston, Donald Muir or someone from Lloyds BG who can say but if Rangers want to keep Boyd, and they surely do, perhaps the future of Walter Smith should be resolved first?
It also has to be said that until recently, Walter Smith has not trusted Boyd, with his participation against Celtic or in the Champions League being very limited. However, the Ayrshire hitman has improved his overall game this season and is now the main man at all times for his manager.
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boyd is the best natural goalscorer since mcoist ,these types of players are hard to come by, you can pay a lot of money for a striker who just doesnt do the business [ big kyle] .
i hope sir walter and boydy stays as the both are really important to rangers at this moment in time, on the scotland saga he shouldnt have quit but there was no respect by players to burley for what ever reason and putting on iwelumo was the straw that broke the camels back for boydy.
so getting him back will do him and scotland no harm at all.
It is probably best to put the whole Burley era behind us and pretend it never happened.
There is just something about Burley that just seems creepy and very dislikable….and that is without having ever met the man, god knows what those around them thought of him.
My take on it is that Boyd and others, have all decided to see what happens in the coming months before deciding their own future. They appear to have followed the managements lead by working through this difficult period, be honest with themselves regarding effort and desire, look to win the SPL, then decide whats best for them and their future.
There’s a siege mentality at the moment and you can see that by the performances, they are all in it together and playing very much as a team. This season could go down as one of the finest in Rangers history, yet we could be staring at oblivion for the next ten years should the situation not get sorted to the fans liking.
Think there’s a bit of literaturre that could sum it up;
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
well said quagmire i am immpressed.