Kris Boyd reckons Rangers missed two obvious transfer window success stories by refusing to try and land Kevin van Veen or Lawrence Shankland.
The Ibrox hero is confident the former Motherwell frontman and the Hearts captain would have been shrewd acquisitions for Michael Beale in a major summer overhaul.
Instead, Beale was backed in the window to land Sam Lammers, Danilo, and Cyriel Dessers in the attacking third.
For Boyd, the overlooked duo would have allowed for further investment elsewhere in the team instead of major expense up front.
And after a challenging start to the season, Boyd reckons Ibrox supporters would even "bite your hand off" to have Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent back at the club.
In his Scottish Sun column, Boyd wrote: "Ibrox fans had enough of Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent by the end of last season. Now they would bite your hand off to have them back.
"That’s not a good place to be when you’ve spent £14million on a replacement frontline.
"The recruitment hasn’t been good enough for a long time now. I’m told they now use a data-driven recruitment model and spend time crunching all the numbers.
"It’s just a pity they didn’t crunch Lawrence Shankland or Kevin van Veen’s numbers. Two guys with proven scoring records in the Premiership.
"Two guys who wouldn’t have cost £14m, and would have allowed Gers to keep the cash, and use it in other areas of the team.
"Some may say Shankland and Van Veen wouldn’t have made a difference in Europe. But it’s time to forget Europe."
