Rankin Signs

Caley Thistle held a press conference earlier today (13th July) to unveil long-time target, John Rankin as Charlie Christie's first major signing. Although the amount was not officially disclosed, it has been widely speculated that Caley Thistle paid Ross County around £65,000 for the 22 year old midfielder who was voted the SFL Division One Player of the Year last season. Rankin who has signed a three year deal with ICT joined Ross County at the start of the 2003/04 season from the Manchester United youth system. He played a total of 121 times for the Dingwall club and scored a total of 20 goals. 

Season	LGE App (+sub)	LGE Goals	CUP App (+sub)	CUP Goals	Total APP	Total Goals	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
2003/04	35 (0)	5	5 (0)	1	40	6	3	0
2004/05	28 (2)	0	8 (0)	1	38	1	4	0
2005/06	36 (0)	12	7 (0)	1	43	13	6	0
TOTALS	99 (2)	17	20 (0)	3	121	20	13	0

Last season he played a total of 43 games for County and scored a total of 13 goals, He also played for the Scotland future squad in the game against Turkey at the Caledonian Stadium. The press release relating to the signing can be viewed in full on the Official Site