OUTCAST BLAST AT CAIXINHA
From Back Page doing a job at Ibrox when his loan is up in January.
But that ambition was shattered when Caixinha said during a press conference O’Halloran isn’t his type of player and doesn’t have what it takes to play for Gers.
O’Halloran said: “I’ve not heard anything from Pedro, or Rangers for that matter – only the comments in the paper.
“To not be given a chance and then told I had no future there like that was not nice. It was disappointing.
“It was news to me, as well as everyone else. He spoke to a few boys but I didn’t really get much out of him in terms of what he was thinking.
“He was quite hard to understand sometimes. I didn’t know what he was thinking. But I know my position now. It’s clear.
“When he said those comments I knew that was it for me at Ibrox. Since I have been to Rangers I have not really had a chance.
“I have only played in a handful of games. That is the main disappointment. I went there hoping I was going to play and kick on and it never happened.
“I am still contracted there. I was thinking I would come here and play then go back to Ibrox in January.
“But that kind of puts it in perspective. The comments were disappointing and football is always about proving people wrong. I’m not sure what the future holds. I am still contracted to Rangers so I really can’t say anything about that.
“It will be interesting come January. I would never say never.
“I wouldn’t rule out playing for Rangers again but I’m happy at Saints and only concentrate now on playing.
“I’m thriving playing for a manager and team who appreciate me.”
O’Halloran was forced to train on his own by hardliner Caixinha when it became clear he wasn’t part of his plans.
But even when he was involved in the first-team sessions, the forward reckons they weren’t tough. Asked how he found Caixinha’s training, O’Halloran said: “Different to say the least.
“I felt I was needing to do a lot of extra training to keep myself fit. I maybe wasn’t getting a lot out of the sessions, they weren’t very demanding.
“I felt I was having to go and do extra myself. I wasn’t playing at the time but I felt I had to do extra to keep me ticking over.
“I certainly didn’t keep myself fit through the training. I didn’t go on holiday this summer. I just worked myself trying to get fit again.
“You train every week for the Saturday and by the end I wasn’t even involved with the squad. It was frustrating watching them and watching the scores come in.”