Alan Hutton knows how it works in this part of the world.If he had had an extra vowel or two on the end of his name during his time at Rangers he might not have had to work just as hard as he did to nail down a regular starting slot.
Homegrown goods just never seem quite as appealing as those mysterious, exotic sounding names from abroad. But six months after the arrivals of the likes of Sam Lammers, Cyriel Dessers and Danilo, Hutton senses the time is right for the Rangers recruitment policy to get back to basics – by snapping up the best talent in their own backyard.Yesterday Hutton urged boss Philippe Clement to beg his board to push the boat out for Lawrence Shankland during the January window.
Because, over his years at Ibrox, he saw for himself how well such a signing strategy tends to work. He said: “It’s a proven recipe for success at Rangers.
When I was coming through, anyone who gave us problems, Rangers went and got.“Look at guys like Kris Boyd, Steven Naismith, Alan Gow at the time, Kenny Miller, Steven Thompson.
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