'Worse than a man short', 'Backwards step' – Rangers fans react to reported January deal

Tue 2 January 2018 17:50, UK

Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday looks set to return to Ibrox early from his season-long loan deal in Azerbaijan – and Gers fans are underwhelmed by the prospect of the 26-year-old returning.
Halliday was bombed out by former Gers boss Pedro Caixinha and penned a season-long loan deal with Gabala however the boyhood Rangers fan failed to make any impact in the former Soviet state.
With Rangers short on bodies, manager Graeme Murty has opted to recall Halliday from his loan move and the midfielder will be part of the party heading to Florida at the end of the week.
However, fans have apparently seen enough of Halliday last season to know he’s not going to be the answer this time around.
Here are some of their comments on Twitter:

Did Andy Halliday turn into Andres Iniesta when he was on loan?
— Smiffy (@Smiffy54AC) January 1, 2018

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Halliday isn't good enough to be a starting midfielder. He's also not good enough to get off the wage bill and, on top of that, we have about one fit player in our MF. Now, whilst Halliday is not capable of performing across a season for us, he can deputise occasionally for now.
— Iain (@CemetryGates89) January 2, 2018

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Alexa add Andy Halliday to ‘banter years’ https://t.co/bV4aYBXqbE
— kmckeeeeee (@ReturnOf_The_Mc) January 2, 2018

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Andy Halliday is worse than a man short.
— Alan J (@RangersFanAJ) January 2, 2018

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some Rangers fans buzzing about Andy Halliday coming back ????
‘aye but hes Rangers til he dies, would run through a brick wall for us’
aye so am I but im no good enough.
wont get near the team when Jack and Dorrans are fit, which will be after the break.
backwards steps ????
— Scott Ritchie (@potty_9) January 2, 2018

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Andy halliday is dug meat, dont know why people are excited about him coming back.. we need better
— Kyle Brown (@kbrown892) January 2, 2018

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I'm sorry but rangers bringing Andy Halliday back is terrible. He is mince!!
— Brian Mckinlay (@brian_mckinlay3) January 2, 2018

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Halliday has made 90 appearances, scoring 15 times, for the Gers since signing on a free transfer in 2015 after impressing on trial.
While in Axerbaijan, Halliday has only made three league appearances in five months in a disappointing loan spell.
With Graham Dorrans, Ryan Jack and Jordan Rossiter all injured, the Gers are short of personnel in midfield and Halliday should give them some more depth – if not exactly adding quality – to a midfielder which has been overrun in games at times.
In other Rangers news, David Bates is a fan of the job Graeme Murty is doing
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