Ryan Esson Ibrox bound?

[Johnboy]

Hearing from a friend of a friend of Ally McCoist that Rangers are resigned to losing Allan McGregor in the January window to the Premiership. They are asking for, and are expecting to receive around 6 Million for him.

They still have a decent keeper on their books in Neil Alexander, but they will need back up and could very well come sniffing around here looking at one of the best keepers in the SPL. I suspect they would see Esson as a direct replacement for McGregor.

I'd hate to see Ryan leave, but we do have a first class ready made replacement in John Tuffey.

Could be a good bit of business for ICT - how much should they ask for Esson?

[Caley Mad In Berks]

  On 12/29/2010 at 8:52 AM, Johnboy said:

I'd hate to see Ryan leave, but we do have a first class ready made replacement in John Tuffey.

Could be a good bit of business for ICT - how much should they ask for Esson?

Likewise, I don't want Esson to go, but the 'good business' argument carries some weight. Esson is probably the second best keeper in Scotland right now. If McGregor is worth six million, surely Esson is worth at least one million.

[AJS]

Jonny Tuffey must be bouncing up and down ecstatically reading this.

[tm4tj]

Who said they are looking at Esson?

Pure speculation is it not.

[ictrmd]

So the rumour is that McGregor may be leaving and actually nothing to do with Esson?

Thanks for that.

[Johnboy]

  On 12/29/2010 at 12:00 PM, ictrmd said:

So the rumour is that McGregor may be leaving and actually nothing to do with Esson?

Correct.... But I gather McGregor's departure is all but a certainty.

If you were Walter or Ally who would you have in mind to replace him?

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

  On 12/29/2010 at 12:22 PM, Johnboy said:

  On 12/29/2010 at 12:00 PM, ictrmd said:

So the rumour is that McGregor may be leaving and actually nothing to do with Esson?

Correct.... But I gather McGregor's departure is all but a certainty.

If you were Walter or Ally who would you have in mind to replace him?

Neil Alexander .

[Sean93]

As i remember somewhere along the line rangers were interested in acquiring johnny tuffy from Partick.

[Georgeios]

I was thinking tuffy too..

[starchief]

I'd have thought Cammy Bell would be a better prospect. Still very young for a GK. Possibly now Scotland's third-choice. Lives just down the road. Probably on less than Esson given that he's not long become a first-team regular. How much Killie would want for him, I've no idea.

I think he's an immense prospect, so I'd hope he wouldn't go - or only go if he was given a first pick guarantee. I could well see him challenging for Scotland #1 in 5 years time if he plays his cards right.

Edited December 30, 2010 by starchief

[TopSix]

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

[PullMyFinger]

  On 12/31/2010 at 1:16 AM, Top Six Next Year said:

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

Fish don't float, they swim.

[Johnboy]

  On 12/31/2010 at 1:16 AM, Top Six Next Year said:

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

I understand it's almost a done deal and it looks like he is Manchester bound. Rangers are seriously cash strapped and will be forced to let him go.

See here.

If I was Walter, Esson's the man I'd want to replace him. Whatever happens there is bound to be a goalkeeper re-shuffle in Scotland.

Can Caley afford to keep two top class keepers on their books?

[PullMyFinger]

  On 12/31/2010 at 8:31 AM, Johnboy said:

  On 12/31/2010 at 1:16 AM, Top Six Next Year said:

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

I understand it's almost a done deal and it looks like he is Manchester bound. Rangers are seriously cash strapped and will be forced to let him go.

See here.

If I was Walter, Esson's the man I'd want to replace him. Whatever happens there is bound to be a goalkeeper re-shuffle in Scotland.

Can Caley afford to keep two top class keepers on their books?

We can afford to keep them both but we can't afford to reject decent offers for either of them. I'd be sad to see him go but it's the nature of the game that we lose our better players to better bigger richer other teams

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

  On 12/31/2010 at 8:31 AM, Johnboy said:

  On 12/31/2010 at 1:16 AM, Top Six Next Year said:

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

I understand it's almost a done deal and it looks like he is Manchester bound. Rangers are seriously cash strapped and will be forced to let him go.

See here.

If I was Walter, Esson's the man I'd want to replace him. Whatever happens there is bound to be a goalkeeper re-shuffle in Scotland.

Can Caley afford to keep two top class keepers on their books?

The article you linked to is nearly 2 months old ! Macgregor to Man Utd ? I'll believe it when I see it .

[Granty24]

  On 12/31/2010 at 10:33 AM, DALNEIGHCALEY said:

  On 12/31/2010 at 8:31 AM, Johnboy said:

  On 12/31/2010 at 1:16 AM, Top Six Next Year said:

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

I understand it's almost a done deal and it looks like he is Manchester bound. Rangers are seriously cash strapped and will be forced to let him go.

See here.

If I was Walter, Esson's the man I'd want to replace him. Whatever happens there is bound to be a goalkeeper re-shuffle in Scotland.

Can Caley afford to keep two top class keepers on their books?

The article you linked to is nearly 2 months old ! Macgregor to Man Utd ? I'll believe it when I see it .

Surely Mcgregor is better than Tomasz Kuszczak, and Van Der Sar is getting on a bit too...

[kencar]

For what it's worth Fergie was quoted yesterday as saying he will definitely not be signing any new players in January and Anders Lindegaard will be eligible to play later this month anyway

[Alex MacLeod]

  On 12/31/2010 at 8:31 AM, Johnboy said:

  On 12/31/2010 at 1:16 AM, Top Six Next Year said:

Macgregor likes being a big fish in a small pond. And he's a Hun through and through. I don't think he'll leave ibrox.

I understand it's almost a done deal and it looks like he is Manchester bound. Rangers are seriously cash strapped and will be forced to let him go.

See here.

If I was Walter, Esson's the man I'd want to replace him. Whatever happens there is bound to be a goalkeeper re-shuffle in Scotland.

Can Caley afford to keep two top class keepers on their books?

Not so many years ago you'd have Brown in that statement. Fact is many ICT fans are blinkered and paranoid. Blinkered in that they think our players are the best ever and wanted by every other club. Paranoid that someone would make an offer for any of them. Esson is a good keeper but no better or worse than most in the SPL.

[Johnboy]

  On 1/2/2011 at 7:14 AM, Alex MacLeod said:

Not so many years ago you'd have Brown in that statement. Fact is many ICT fans are blinkered and paranoid. Blinkered in that they think our players are the best ever and wanted by every other club. Paranoid that someone would make an offer for any of them. Esson is a good keeper but no better or worse than most in the SPL.

No,I wouldn't have had Brown in that statement if he had still been here,and I'm not blinkered or paranoid.

Esson is a far better keeper than Mark Brown and more than capable of taking over from McGregor.

[Georgeios]

I'm with Alex in most of what he said. There are some ( not you johnboy ) that do have the old blinkers. Brown was good but taken to Celtic to weaken us.. that's was all.

[MissICT]

I don't Esson would want to go to Rangers! he obviously loves playing football so sitting on a bench ain't his style!

Edited January 2, 2011 by MissICT

[Georgeios]

The same could have been said for brown triple wages to watch football.. awesome job, any hoo I don't think they'd want him.

[Caley Braveheart]

Mcshagger will never go to Man Utd, Fergie isnt that stupid to sign someone whos partying,drinking and in the papers all the time, he will end up at Aston Villa or some mid table team

[Johnboy]

  On 1/2/2011 at 12:04 PM, Caley Braveheart said:

Mcshagger will never go to Man Utd, Fergie isnt that stupid to sign someone whos partying,drinking and in the papers all the time, he will end up at Aston Villa or some mid table team

Didn't Fergie sign Andy Goram on loan a few years ago?