Michael Beale reckons the Lowland League isn’t providing Rangers’ young players with a proper pathway to his first team.
And he believes it’s wrong that he can’t field experienced pros alongside the kids to aid their development. At the moment, Rangers B play in the Lowland League but can’t be promoted to the SPFL Proposals for a new Conference League below League Two could change that. But Beale claims the current set-up hinders youngsters’ progress at Rangers and is keen for their top talent to play sides from England and Europe instead.
The Rangers boss said: “I don’t think the Lowland League is a good bridge so we need to look at other games. In the last month our B team played Chelsea, Liverpool, Celtic, Manchester United and Sunderland. It’s important to give these boys a bridge and create something like an old-fashioned reserve team, where the boys who aren’t playing for me, or are coming back from injury, play with the youngsters.
