NO FUTURE
Pedslamsdoor onO’Halloran
PEDRO CAIXINHA last night told free-scoring Michael O’Halloran he has no future at Rangers.
The Ibrox boss slammed the door on any chance of the striker, on loan at former club St Johnstone, becoming part of his long-term plans despite bagging four goals in as many games for Tommy Wright’s side.
O’Halloran is set to return from McDiarmid Park in January and despite his stunning start to the season, Caixinha is adamant the 26-year-old isn’t of the calibre required to help take the club forward.
The Portuguese manager, when asked if he was
considering a recall for O’Halloran, said: “Not with me. He’s not my type of player.
“He’s not the type of player Rangers need.
“You need to see that sometimes if you take the same person to different contests, is he going to give you the same?
“That’s what you need to understand. In my opinion he does not have (what you need) to play for Rangers.
“(The reason) is up to me and him to discuss it and I’m not going to discuss it. I’m telling you that in different scenarios he will have different answers and you are seeing that at the moment.”
O’Halloran – who has made just one 45-minute appearance for the Light Blues since Caixinha took over in March – is not the only departed Ranger to get among the goals this season.
Martyn Waghorn and Joe Garner have struck seven between them since linking up again at Ipswich while Barrie McKay has impressed with two goals at Nottingham Forest.
But Caixinha suggested the trio also lacked the special ingredient required.
“It is a totally different situation to wear this badge,” he said, pointing to the Rangers crest on his sweatshirt. “You need to feel this responsibility.
“It’s not harder to wear this badge, you just need to be the right one. They are not our players any more. Of course I appreciate all the work they have been doing with us.
“I just wish them all the best and of course I hope they keep scoring for their new clubs.”
The players who remain at Ibrox, however, have struggled to show they can match the standards of unbeaten rivals Celtic, Aberdeen and St Johnstone this term.
Caixinha’s immediate concern is tomorrow’s clash at Ross County and preventing the loss of any more ground on the trio of Premiership pacesetters who currently hold a five-point advantage over his side.
Caixinha revealed it’s too early to include Manchester City’s teenager winger Aaron Nemane who signed on loan until January.
He said: “No, he has just arrived. He can help us in the wide areas.”