Rangers Loan Review

RANGERS have a number of players out on loan across the Men’s, Women’s and Academy sides at present and here’s our review of how each of those fared over the weekend.

Ianis Hagi – Alaves

Ianis was an unused substitute as Alaves produced a 1-0 away victory over Valencia.

The victory marked a third successive triumph for the La Liga side as the Romanian midfielder targets a positive end to the campaign.

  • Apps: 19

  • Goals: 2

Sam Lammers – FC Utrecht

Sam’s impressive goalscoring streak may have come to an end this weekend, but the Dutch forward was still on the winning side as FC Utrecht produced a 1-0 win over Vitesse.

The 27-year-old has netted eight goals since the start of March and recently scooped the Eredivisie Player of the Month award for his prolific form infront of goal.

  • Apps: 16

  • Goals: 9

  • Assists: 3

Arron Lyall – Airdrieonians

Arron started and played the full 90 minutes as Airdrieonians rounded off their Scottish Championship campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Queen’s Park at Hampden Stadium.

The Diamonds will now shift their attention to the upcoming Scottish Premiership play-offs, with the 20-year-old hoping for further involvement in this evening’s first leg clash against Partick Thistle at the Excelsior Stadium.

  • Apps: 16

  • Assists: 1

  • Goals: 1

Jay Hogarth – Dumbarton

Jay was rested as Dumbarton fell to a 2-1 defeat to Peterhead in their final outing of regular season in League Two.

The 20-year-old goalkeeper has shown his worth between the posts for the Sons since making the loan switch and he will look to play an even bigger part as Dumbarton kick off their play-off campaign with a visit from Stirling Albion this evening.

  • Apps: 18

James Graham – Dumbarton

James was a half-time substitute in the defeat as he made a third successive appearance for the League Two side.

Indeed, the 19-year-old forward was on the scoresheet recently for the Sons and his pace and energy will be vital for Dumbarton in their bid for promotion.

  • Apps: 9

  • Goals: 2

Lewis Budinauckas – Stranraer

Lewis recorded another clean sheet as Stranraer rounded off their regular season campaign with a 2-0 triumph over champions Stenhousemuir.

However, results elsewhere condemned the Blues to the foot of the League Two table, where they will square off against East Kilbride to avoid relegation to the fifth tier.

  • Apps: 32

Megan Bell – Hearts

After being unavailable to face her parent club in the midweek defeat Megan was reintroduced into the Hearts squad for their home victory over Partick Thistle on Sunday afternoon.

The Northern Ireland midfielder appeared as a second half substitute in a 3-2 win as the Edinburgh club returned to winning ways in the SWPL.

She will be hopeful of playing a part in their final three fixtures of the season as they next take on their city rivals in the derby on Friday evening.

  • Apps: 8

  • Assists: 1

  • Goals: 2

Jenna Ferguson – Partick Thistle

Jenna added to her minutes whilst on loan with a further two appearances both from the substitutes bench over the last week.

The youngster was introduced for the final four minutes of the Jags’ 3-2 win over Hibs on Wednesday evening before falling to the same scoreline to Hearts four days later.

  • Apps: 23

Megan Cunningham – Partick Thistle

The goalkeeper was named in the starting lineup for Thistle’s midweek victory as they ran out narrow winners in the SWPL.

She was then not involved in the squad for their defeat on Sunday afternoon but will be hopeful of being restored to the side for their next league outing this weekend.

  • Apps: 21

Kayla Jardine – Motherwell

Kayla was involved in Motherwell’s last two outings over the last week as they stretched their unbeaten run to eight matches.

Firstly, the winger rounded off the scoring with a fine header as her side ran out 4-2 midweek winners over Spartans.

The youngster then featured for the majority of the contest as Paul Brownlie’s side played out a 1-1 draw with Montrose at Links Park on Sunday afternoon.

  • Apps: 21

  • Assists: 5

  • Goals: 5

Laura Berry – Motherwell

The striker continued her fantastic form since making the loan switch by racking up another two goals to her tally in the last two outings.

In doing so, the forward has now found the back of the net on eight occasions for the SWPL side, finding the target twice from the penalty spot in the midweek victory before featuring again on Sunday afternoon at Links Park.

Laura’s form also saw her nominated for the SWPL Player of the Month award and she will be hopeful of further involvement when they make the long trip north to face Aberdeen this Sunday.

  • Apps: 9

  • Goals: 8

Summer Laird – Spartans

Summer was an unused substitute for both of Spartans’ last two outings in the SWPL.

The Edinburgh side fell to a 4-2 loss to Motherwell in midweek before playing out a goalless draw with Dundee United at the weekend.

The young defender will hope to earn minutes in the final three games of the campaign, as they next host Hamilton.

  1. Apps: 12

Mason Clark – Hamilton Academical

Mason continued her good run of form as she provided an assist in Hamilton’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon.

The Accies are battling to stay in the division, as they currently occupy the relegation play-off spot with three matches to go but with a seven point deficit to make up on Spartans. They take on the Edinburgh side in a must win clash this weekend.

  • Apps: 22

  • Goals: 5

  • Assists: 1

Rebecca Taylor – Hamilton Academical

The midfielder hasn’t been involved in Hamilton’s fixtures in recent weeks as she continues to recovery from an injury.

She will be hopeful of being involved in the upcoming matches in the run-in, as the Accies aim to try maintain their top-flight status this season.

  • Apps: 15

  • Assists: 3

  • Goals: 0

Lucy Inman – Queen’s Park

Lucy started for the third match in a row between the posts as the SWPL 2 champions continued their impressive run of form with a 1-0 victory over St Johnstone at McDermid Park, with the youngster keeping a clean sheet in the process.

She was then an unused substitute in the weekend’s win over Kilmarnock as the Glasgow side came out on top in a five-goal thriller.

The goalkeeper will be hopeful of featuring in the Spiders’ last two outings of the campaign, as they prepare for football in Scotland’s top tier next season.

  • Apps: 6


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