SAYS FORMER TEAM-MATE

KEVIN McNAUGHTON

“That can work both ways and it can completely change the opposite way when there’s a change in manager as it happens in football a lot. One minute you’re the next big thing, then all of a sudden you’re not.

“A new manager can have a negative opinion of you and you find yourself out of the team and not getting games. That’s always going to affect your form.”

McNaughton hopes his old mate hits the ground running at Ibrox. If he does it could see him claiming the jersey of Lee Wallace who has been a first-team fixture for the last six years. He said: “A move to a club like Rangers can become a sink or swim situation but I feel Declan has what it takes to do a job. In Scottish football pace is a big thing and he has plenty of that.

“It’s vital he starts well at Ibrox, if not it could have a detrimental effect on his

GORDON PARKS ‘What happened to playing guys who were getting a game? Have Grant Hanley and Ikechi Anya appeared on team lists lately?’

JOE DODOO has joined League One Charlton on loan.

The 22-year-old, who signed a four-year deal last season, has fallen out of favour at Ibrox after the arrival of Eduardo Herrera and Alfredo Morelos.

Dodoo has now moved to the Addicks until January in a bid for first-team football. confidence.

“I’m keeping everything crossed for him and hopefully playing for Rangers pushes his career on.”