Rangers bound

[can u sit down please 0]

Martin on loan and possibly Naismith too. Will link up with former city coach murty.

[Kidderminster Exile 0]

If true, its a good move for Martin, still think Naismith has something to offer here

[king canary 8,754]

Yeah if that is true it seems good for all parties.

[Van wink 2,994]

Will they be covering his wages?

[Icecream Snow 777]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]Martin on loan and possibly Naismith too. Will link up with former city coach murty.[/quote]Would that be a permanent deal for Naismith or just a loan?

[TIL 1010 5,246]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]Martin on loan and possibly Naismith too. Will link up with former city coach murty.[/quote]I wonder what our mutual potty mouthed friend north of the border reckons to that ? [:P]

[Lessingham Canary 108]

Cant see Rangers being able to afford both sets of wages, one possibly?

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]Martin on loan and possibly Naismith too. Will link up with former city coach murty.[/quote]

Genuine ITK poster.

Good move for Martin is that. Reckon he might be back here managing one day.

[CANARYKING 707]

How come you know this but there is nothing on Pinkun.com ?

[Guest]

Good for Russ, hope he can look to move forward into coaching. All the naysayers have a point though, our defense and results have improved so much since he''s been out of the squad...

[......and Smith must score. 1,596]

[quote user="CANARYKING"]How come you know this but there is nothing on Pinkun.com ?[/quote]When you''re ITK you''re ITK......

[Rogue Baboon 0]

I think Naismith to Rangers is the most obvious transfer out there. Always had a feeling he wants to return there and it would happen at some point - January seems like a good time for all parties (although not sure what they would pay in terms of a fee)

[kick it off 2,062]

[quote user="Rogue Baboon"]I think Naismith to Rangers is the most obvious transfer out there. Always had a feeling he wants to return there and it would happen at some point - January seems like a good time for all parties (although not sure what they would pay in terms of a fee)[/quote]

Don''t think it matters what they pay in terms of fee. It''s probably the one place that would lure him away (presuming that he will have to take a wage cut to go anywhere), and his wages will probably cost us the best part of 3 million if he sees his contract out here. Good move for all parties I think - we get a non-contributor off the wage bill, Rangers get a player who will probably immediately be one of the best players in their squad and is already a fan favourite, and Naismith gets to go back to a club where he is idolised, an area he knows well and likes and the opportunity to put himself back in the Scotland squad.

[Van wink 2,994]

“Don''t think it matters what they pay in terms of fee. It''s probably the one place that would lure him away (presuming that he will have to take a wage cut to go anywhere), and his wages will probably cost us the best part of 3 million if he sees his contract out here. Good move for all parties I think - we get a non-contributor off the wage bill, Rangers get a player who will probably immediately be one of the best players in their squad and is already a fan favourite, and Naismith gets to go back to a club where he is idolised, an area he knows well and likes and the opportunity to put himself back in the Scotland squad.”

Yep, getting him off the wage bill will probably be enough for City.

[Highland Canary 78]

Can’t believe Rangers would be able /willing to pay more than 10k/week which presumably would leave us paying the majority of both players wages. What a fiasco.

[FenwayFrank 2,717]

They would pay a loan fee though, if we get 500k and they pay 10k a week that would pretty much cover it, not so much of a fiasco as you would think.

[Van wink 2,994]

FenwayFrank wrote the following post at 29/12/2017 8:50 AM:

They would pay a loan fee though, if we get 500k and they pay 10k a week that would pretty much cover it, not so much of a fiasco as you would think.

What weekly wage do you you recon Naismith is on?

[GJP 79]

Swings and roundabouts. If they can pay a loan fee then they could pay a higher % of wages.

[FenwayFrank 2,717]

Ok, most on here have guessed he’s on 40k a week so let’s go with that. If Rangers pay 10 of that we’re paying 30. Let’s say he’s there for roughly 20 weeks till the end of the season, thats 600k, minus the loan fee then we’re only paying 100k until the end of season, so yes, it does pretty much cover it.

[Highland Canary 78]

Given our financial circumstances are well known we have little, if any, negotiating power unfortunately.

[Mr Apples 1,407]

RM move being reported in the Daily Record this morning.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/rangers-set-swoop-norwich-defender-11765009Apples

[Herman 11,136]

Have Rangers got any decent, younger players that could be part of any deals?

[Mr Apples 1,407]

There are some prospects Herman, but only raw and untested and probably the same level as if we were shopping in the lower leagues. We were linked with Jamie Barjonas during the Dorrans deal so it may be that something is happening with him?Apples

[ec-p 117]

Certainly looks like Martin is off then. I think Naismith will stay till the end of the season, see where we''re at, then possibly go to Rangers in the summer.

[Yellow Wal 315]

Let''s just hope somebody else rates Naismith and a better deal can be arranged.

Perhaps Moyes still rates him and West Ham can afford a bit more.

[AJ 1,359]

With Raggett supposedly joining us from January it sort of makes sense I guess now we''ve settled on a back 4 in stead of 3/5. If they decide Raggett gets loaned out though and with Franke going out on loan then it won''t be happening.

[FenwayFrank 2,717]

Bradford want Raggett on loan and Lincoln want to keep him until the end of the season, who knows what’s going to happen 😀

[City 2nd 193]

can u sit down please wrote the following post at 2017-12-28 10:56 PM:

Martin on loan and possibly Naismith too. Will link up with former city coach murty.

Exactly where is it stated that “possibly Naismith too” will link up with Murty?

Wishful thinking?!

[City 2nd 193]

FenwayFrank wrote the following post at 2017-12-29 1:11 PM:

Ok, most on here have guessed he’s on 40k a week so let’s go with that. If Rangers pay 10 of that we’re paying 30. Let’s say he’s there for roughly 20 weeks till the end of the season, thats 600k, minus the loan fee then we’re only paying 100k until the end of season, so yes, it does pretty much cover it.

What an absolutely ridiculous post. Guessed!!

No one apart from the club, the player and his agents know what Naismith is earning and it’s ridiculous to surmise anything! It’s not even mentioned he is leaving the club. Or is that another guess?

[hampton canary 24]

This is a good move for Martin and will give him a chance to play first team football. Naismith has made enough money at Norwich he could probably pay his own transfer fee if he really wants to get back to Rangers.